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Opening for 'A Rough Draft in Stone' 'Who Built Bryn Mawr?'

Sep 16
2022
6:30pm - 8:00pm
On Campus Event - Canaday Library, Class of 1912 Rare Book Room (Canaday Library, first floor)
A Rough Draft in Stone exhibition

Please join the opening for the third exhibition in the "Who Built Bryn Mawr?" project, "A Rough Draft in Stone: Founding Bryn Mawr College, 1872-1894."

This student-organized exhibition explores the earliest years of Bryn Mawr College from its conception in 1872 and the laying of its foundations in 1879, to its opening in 1885 and through its first decade of operation. It considers the motives and philosophies of the white Quaker men and women who brought the College into being. These earliest years were marked by contestation and compromise, as competing visions shaped the physical and conceptual landscape of the College.

  • Co-curators: Tessa Famatigan '24, Marion Hamilton '23, Rhian Muschett '23, and Madi Wyttenbach '23
  • Academic Co-Advisors: Alicia Walker, professor, Department of History of Art, and Alexis White, M.A. candidate, Department of History of Art
  • Curatorial Advisor: Carrie Robbins, curator and academic liaison for art & artifacts
  • Archival Research Advisor: Allison Mills, college archivist
  • Digital Technology Advisor: Alice McGrath, senior digital scholarship specialist

For more information about the exhibition, visit: https://wbbm.digitalprojects.brynmawr.edu/why-build/

For more information about the Who Built Bryn Mawr? project, visit: https://www.brynmawr.edu/about-college/history/bryn-mawr-histories/who-built-bryn-mawr

Questions? Contact SpecColl@brynmawr.edu and 610-526-6576.

Exhibitions and public programming are supported by the Friends of the Bryn Mawr College Library.

Audience: Public
Type(s): Exhibition, Reception
Contact:
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