Elmer L. Andersen Library, Room 120
The Elmer L. Andersen Library is located on the West Bank of the Twin Cities Campus of the University of Minnesota.
October 2019
56th James Ford Bell Lecture
Paul Freedman, Chester D. Tripp Professor of History, Yale University, presents the 56th James Ford Bell Lecture, Poverty and Prestige: Food and Social Status in Pre-Modern Europe. The event takes place Thursday, October 17, 7:00 p.m. at Elmer L. Andersen Library, Room 120. Free and open to the public. Reservations requested.
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First Fridays November 2019
"Hmong Animal-Centered Stories," presented by Ellen Engseth, Curator, Immigration History Research Center Archives and "What We Learn From Animals," presented by Erik Moore, Head, University Archives. Friday, November 1, 2019, noon to 1:00 p.m. at Elmer L. Andersen Library.
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First Fridays December 2019
"Just a Dog," presented by Kate Dietrick, Archivist, Upper Midwest Jewish Archives, and "The Hound Underground," presented by Tim Johnson, Curator, Sherlock Holmes Collection. Friday, December 6, noon to 1:00 p.m. at Elmer L. Andersen Library, Room 120.
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First Fridays February 2020
"Fantastic Beasts? Find them at the Bell Library!" presented by Marguerite Ragnow, Curator, James Ford Bell Library. Friday, February 7, noon to 1:00 p.m. at Elmer L. Andersen Library, Room 120.
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First Fridays March 2020
"Animals, Vegetables, or Minerals? High-Tech Organisms," presented by Amanda Wick, Interim Archivist, Charles Babbage Institute Archives, and "Where Animals and Humans Meet," presented by Cheryll Fong, Interim Curator, Northwest Architectural Archives. Friday, March 6, noon to 1:00 p.m. at Elmer L. Andersen Library, Room 120.
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First Fridays April 2020
"Collies and Trogons and Bugs, Oh My!" presented by Kathy Allen, Librarian, Andersen Horticultural Library. Friday, April 3, noon to 1:00 p.m. at Elmer L. Andersen Library, Room 120.
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First Fridays May 2020
"About the Birds and the Bees..." presented by Linnea Andersen, Archivist, Social Welfare History Archives and Ryan Bean, Archivist, Kautz Family YMCA Archives. Friday, May 1, noon to 1:00 p.m., Elmer L. Andersen Library, Room 120.
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