What do seemingly unimportant bits of paper (call them “ephemera”) tell others about you, and about your life and times? (“You” could be anyone or anything–an individual, a corporation, or even a university.)
Trevor Bond, head of Libraries’ Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) office, will describe what ephemera is and what we can do with it when he presents the first Common Reading Tuesdays (CRT) expert lecture at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, in Smith CUE 203.
Everyone is welcome at the no-charge lecture.
“Transitory objects help humans remember events, places, and people,” said Trevor Bond, head of Libraries’ Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) office.
We collect it at home—are we hoarders or collectors of ephemera?
And we collect it at work, and much of it lands on the MASC doorstep. In fact, the current MASC exhibit displays thousands of slips, invitations, menus, brochures, tickets, and more in a unique and artistic way. Bond and Evelyn Moos are exhibit co-curators with graphic designer Amy Grey. [https://news.wsu.edu/2014/12/11/jan-22-reception-ephemera-exhibit-details-trash-to-treasure/#.VLArFvtN1pk]
Two days after Bond’s CRT presentation marks the official reception for the current MASC exhibit. It is set for 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. in the MASC main lobby in the Terrell Library.
The Common Reading Tuesdays series features faculty and guest experts speaking on topics relating to the year’s selected book, Garbology by Edward Humes. Thousands of WSU students and guests attend series presentations throughout the academic year. The Common Reading Program also partners with many campus units that host their own events and movie showings with ties to the book.
For a complete schedule of Common Reading Tuesdays speakers and Common Reading-aligned spring 2015 programming, visit https://CommonReading.wsu.edu/calendar.
