Adams, professor emeritus of architectural history at Vassar College, is author of “Gordon Bunshaft and SOM: Building Corporate Modernism,” new from Yale University Press.
He will discuss the life, career, and works of Bunshaft, including the iconic Beinecke Library itself.
From the Yale University Press:
“A nuanced portrait of the 20th-century architect whose work defined the built aesthetic of corporate America

A talk by Eric Slauter, Associate Professor of English, The University of Chicago
To learn more about the Yale Program in the History of the Book, please visit https://bookhistory.yale.edu

Join us for the opening reception of the fall exhibition, Beyond Words; read more about the exhibition online at https://beinecke.library.yale.edu/beyondwords. Exhibition on view through December 15 along with Drafting Monique Wittig; more information online at https://beinecke.library.yale.edu/draftingmoniquewittig

A panel discussion with Alexandra Franklin, Coordinator, Centre for the Study of the Book, Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, and Richard Lawrence, Printer, Oxford
To learn more about the Yale Program in the History of the Book, please visit https://bookhistory.yale.edu

From the Poetry Foundation: “Marilyn Nelson was born in Cleveland, Ohio, into a military family: she is the daughter of one of the last of the Tuskegee Airmen. Her mother was a teacher. Nelson spent much of her youth living on different military bases and began writing poetry in elementary school. She earned her BA from the University of California at Davis, her MA from the University of Pennsylvania, and her PhD from the University of Minnesota. An accomplished poet and translator, Nelson has also written numerous books for children and young adults.