Events - Thursday, November 14 through Saturday, November 16 Archive - Leatherby Libraries

Please join us for the conference of La Frontera/The Border: An Interdisciplinary Examination Thursday, November 14 through Saturday, November 16

November 7, 2019 by Rachel Karas | Events

Please join us for the conference of La Frontera/The Border: An Interdisciplinary Examination Thursday November 14 through Saturday November 16. This free and public Chapman University conference is the culmination of the series of events, art exhibits, and courses focused on La Frontera. During Fall 2019, Chapman University embarked on a campus-wide interrogation of border

Winning the Vote: World War I and the American Suffrage Movement A Talk by Lynn Dumenil, Ph.D.

November 7, 2019 by Rachel Karas | Events

Next year’s presidential election, in November 2020, will mark the 100th anniversary of the first U.S. presidential election in which women in all states had the right to vote, as the 19th Amendment, granting women that right, was passed in 1919. In celebration of this centennial, the Leatherby Libraries currently has a fantastic display on

Leatherby Libraries Gets into the Halloween Spirit Costumes and pumpkins!

November 6, 2019 by Rachel Karas | Events

Halloween festivities started early this October, with a spooky book display put together by student employee Ruby Blakesleay, and a candy dish out on the Reference Desk. Leatherby Libraries staff really came together for the day itself, though, with costumes and an entry into the campus-wide Panther Pumpkin Pageant. Our entry into the contest was

La Frontera: The Border A Display in Honor of LA FRONTERA - THE BORDER: An Interdisciplinary Examination

October 30, 2019 by Hakeem Wakil | Exhibits and Displays

The latest display to be presented in Leatherby Libraries is that of La Frontera – The Border. Since the beginning of the year, La Frontera has presented on campus as part of a year-long initiative to explore the concept of borders and the many issues that surround the US-Mexico border. This display presents many different books

Poetry Reading by Vandana Khanna Moves and Inspires Tabula Poetica Collaboration with La Frontera - The Border

October 23, 2019 by Rachel Karas | Events

Earlier this week, a crowd filled in the Center for American War Letters Archives on the lower level of the Leatherby Libraries, ready for a Monday evening of poetry. Part of both Tabula Poetica, Chapman University’s Center for Poetry, and La Frontera – The Border: An Interdisciplinary Examination, the event was a reading by poet

The 19th Amendment: Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Women’s Right to Vote in the United States Display in Leatherby Libraries lobby August 18 - December 18, 2019

October 10, 2019 by Rachel Karas | Exhibits and Displays

On August 18, 1920, Congress ratified the Nineteenth Amendment, which guaranteed women’s constitutional right to vote. This display, in the hallway leading from the lobby to the Lewis Family Lounge on the first floor of the Leatherby Libraries, chronicles the struggle for voting rights and first sixty years of the women’s movement in the United

California in World War I Cal Poly Pomona visits Chapman for a lively discussion

October 3, 2019 by Rachel Karas | Events

Earlier this year, the Cal Poly Pomona California Center for Ethics and Policy and Veterans Resource Center received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to lead a series of dialogues about the California experience of war. One contingency of the grant was that some of the dialogues take place off of the

Interfaith Lessons from the Art Collections in Lahore Lecture in partnership with Sikhlens

October 2, 2019 by Rachel Karas | Events

Since 2013, the Leatherby Libraries has enjoyed collaborating with Sikhlens, The World’s Premier Sikh Film Festival, an organization based in Orange County focused on showcasing talent from the Sikh community and educating the community at large about Sikhs and Sikhism. From showcasing some of the festival’s excellent art exhibits to helping kick off each November’s

Second Annual OC Archives Bazaar Leatherby Libraries participates in public heritage event

September 17, 2019 by Rachel Karas | Events

Last year, the Leatherby Libraries helped organize the first ever Orange County Archives Bazaar, which was a smashing success. This year, we are happy to be participating again in this excellent cultural heritage event, which will take place on Saturday, October 26th, from 11 AM to 5 PM at the Hilbert Museum of California Art.

The American War Experience through California Voices An event in collaboration with Cal Poly Pomona

September 16, 2019 by Rachel Karas | Events

The Leatherby Libraries is happy to share that we are collaborating with the Cal Poly Pomona California Center for Ethics and Policy and Cal Poly Pomona Veterans Resource Center to host one of the dialogues in their “The American War Experience through California Voices” series. The discussion, which will take place on Tuesday, September 24th,