The Adrian Van Sinderen Lecture by Rebecca Romney
The Adrian Van Sinderen Lecture
An Autobiography in the Form of a Treasure Hunt: Book Collecting as Storytelling
Rebecca Romney
General Public
Preserving Your History: Getting Started with Your Own Archives
Have old family documents you want to keep safe for the future? Worried about losing your digital photos? Have boxes of stuff and aren’t sure where to start? Join archivist Jennifer Coggins from Yale’s Beinecke Library for an introduction to preserving the records and stories you want to pass on to future generations of your family and community. Learn strategies for deciding what to keep, preserving materials in different formats, and applying “archival thinking” in our day-to-day lives. Register by calling Creative Arts Workshop at (203) 562-4927.
Mondays at Beinecke: Robert Nathaniel Dett with Nathaniel Gumbs, Jason Max Ferdinand, and Perry So
A talk in conjunction with the New Haven Symphony Orchestra’s Connecticut premiere of Robert Nathaniel Dett’s “The Ordering of Moses” (in concert on Sunday, February 9, at 3pm in Woolsey Hall). The talk will include Nathaniel Gumbs, Director of Chapel Music at Yale University; Jason Max Ferdinand, Director of Choral Activities at the University of Maryland, College Park; and Perry So, Music Director of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra.
Zoom webinar registration link: https://bit.ly/3WjFjCk
Mondays at Beinecke: Early Black Students at Yale and in the Civil Rights Movement
Beinecke Library’s ongoing research project Shining Light on Truth: Early Black Students at Yale has identified and compiled brief profiles of nearly 240 Black students who attended Yale from the 1830s to 1940. Many of these students were involved in important civil rights work in New Haven, in their home cities, and on a national level. This Mondays at Beinecke talk, led by library staff, will explore the lives of several of these students and their contributions to the movement.
Managing Your Digital Records
We create and use digital stuff all the time - photos, videos, documents - so much that it can be hard to manage. Beinecke Library digital archivist Alice Prael will share tips to help you organize and save your digital files for the long term. For more details, see the NHFPL calendar: https://nhfpl.libcal.com/event/13840274.
Mondays at Beinecke: In the First Person with Stephen Naron and Konstanze Kunst
Zoom webinar registration link: https://bit.ly/3ZOTz6T
Opening event: "People Look Up at Good Architecture”
The Yale Center for British Art (YCBA) was Louis Kahn’s last project and a landmark building for Yale. The exhibition “People Look Up at Good Architecture” examines Kahn’s innovative use of natural light and complex skylight system.
Brass concert
Brass returns to the Beinecke to present their 35th concert of the Marble and Brass series, featuring music chosen to show off the outstanding acoustics of the space, as well as the virtuosity of brass instruments!
Mondays at Beinecke: New Haven Food History with Colin M. Caplan
A delicious resolution for 2025: feast on local food history!
Zoom webinar registration link: https://bit.ly/4iz0Jol
2025 is the 100th anniversary of Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana and the 50th anniversary of Claire’s Corner Copia, two iconic establishments that exemplify the extraordinary history of restaurants and other food businesses in New Haven. There is no better contemporary guide to New Haven’s historic foodways than Colin M. Caplan, a New Haven native, architectural designer, historian, author, tour operator and pizza guru.
MLK and the Black Freedom Movement - Display at Beinecke Library
All are welcome to a special one-day display of highlights of Beinecke Library collections related to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Black Freedom Movement on view for the holiday in the courtyard level reading room. The 2025 display will be on Sunday, January 19.
