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Letters from Edwin B. Turner, Iowa Band member

Letters of Iowa Band Member Edwin B. Turner

Stop by Burling and take a look at our new spotlight item on first floor containing a letter dated 1843 from Iowa Band member Edwin B. Turner to fellow Band member William Salter. The Iowa Band members were a group of missionaries who became founding members of Grinnell College.
Erik Henderson '19 with student publications

Student Publications in Special Collections

Stop by Special Collections and Archives and see the new exhibit of student publications by Erik Henderson ’19.
Display of books and media celebrating 50 Years After Stonewall riots

50 Years After Stonewall

The Burling Library display celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising featuring books and media that explore themes of revolution, class, culture, identity, sexuality and representation.
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Featured Events

Wed
Sep. 18

Common Read Book Club

Burling 1st Floor Lounge
Wednesday, September 18, 2019, 6:30 – 7:30pm
Wed
Oct. 16

Common Read Book Club

Burling 1st Floor Lounge
Wednesday, October 16, 2019, 6:30 – 7:30pm
Wed
Nov. 13

Common Read Book Club

Burling 1st Floor Lounge
Wednesday, November 13, 2019, 6:30 – 7:30pm
Wed
Feb. 5

Randye Jones Book Talk

Burling 1st Floor Lounge
Wednesday, February 5, 2020, 4:15 – 5:15pm
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Stop by Burling and take a look at our new spotlight item on first floor containing a letter dated 1843 from Iowa Band member Edwin B. Turner to fellow Band member William Salter. The Iowa Band members were a group of missionaries who became founding members of Grinnell College. This Spotlight Item was written by Will Junker '20.
There are two new all-in-one microfilm readers in the microfilm area of the media room. If you need assistance, just stop and ask at the circulation desk! #grinnellcollegelibraries #microfilm
#tbt This photo was previously misidentified but just this week we learned the story behind it, thanks to Phyllis Miller Lawrence '48 and her daughter, Maggie Lawrence Banning ’82. The photo is from Quad Dining Hall on Thanksgiving 1944. The government had declared that the trains were to be kept free for the war effort, so students remained at Grinnell for the holiday. Phyllis Miller Lawrence ’48 is pictured on the left, wearing the black velveteen jumper with a white crepe blouse (sewn by her mother) and remembers that the students were asked to dress up for the occasion and that the food was better than normal. #grinnellcollege #grinnellalumni #crowdsourcing #worldwarII
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