Marion Dean Ross:  The Legacy of a Scholar

This exhibit commemorates the contributions of Marion Dean Ross as a respected teacher, an original scholar, and generous benefactor.  Ross's legacy is on display throughout the four cases in Knight Library's two exhibit hallways. Interweaved are photographs taken by Ross himself, reproductions from rare books acquired through the Ross endowment, and architectural models created by Ross's students.

For additional information, see the online exhibit.

The Many Faces of Oregon Workers, circa 1900-1940

The struggle of women and minorities to gain a meaningful foothold in Oregon's expanding work force in the first half of the 20th century is the focus of the Knight Library exhibit and online exhibit entitled, "The Many Faces of Oregon's Workers, circa 1900-1940." The exhibit draws extensively from the collections of photography and historical materials housed in the library's Special Collections and University Archives.

For additional information, see the online exhibit and the Libraries' press release.

Zines & DIY Democracy

Zines (pronounced "zeens"), which are noncommercial, nonprofessional, small-circulation magazines that come in all shapes and sizes, offer a "do-it-yourself" (DIY) space for public discussion and the development of public values. As one of the exhibit's text panels describes it: "Zines exemplify a type of independent social critique and public engagement necessary to democracy."

Doug Blandy, associate dean for academic affairs and a professor in architecture and allied arts, was joined by a team of UO faculty and students in designing and curating the exhibit. Blandy, who taught a freshman seminar on zines last spring, says that they provide a powerful and critically important forum for free speech in a healthy democracy. "Many readers, especially young people, are drawn to zines because they challenge conventional wisdom about our political and social values," says Blandy. "They communicate the spirit and principles of grassroots democracy in its purest form."

For more information, see the Libraries' press release.

From Page to Stage

The exhibit traces the research process used to bring the physical and atmospheric qualities of New York in the 1950s to a modern stage for the production of Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge . Photographs and other documents related to Miller's life and career are on display, as well as several examples of source documents-books, photographs, clothing catalogs, and drama reviews-that provided the designers with crucial information on how to reconstruct the ambience of Red Hook, an Italian immigrant neighborhood situated just below the Brooklyn Bridge, the bridge referred to in the play's title.

For more information, see the Libraries' press release.

Uniting East and West: The Life and Work of Gertrude Bass Warner

The exhibit showcases materials held in Special Collections and University Archives that relate to Warner's life. Her original manuscripts, letters, travel diaries, photographs, Shinto shrine memorabilia, and Japanese lantern slides make up part of the collection and are featured in the exhibit. Gertrude Bass Warner, who moved to Eugene in 1921, encouraged the UO to establish its own art museum. She served as the museum's first curator and donated her own collection of art-the Murray Warner Collection of Oriental Art, named after her husband-as the museum's signature collection.

Browse or search digitized images from the Gertrude Bass Warner Collection, 1903-1929, from the Libraries' Historical Photograph Collection.

Building Oregon

The exhibit features more than 150 photographs, architectural drawings, maps, and other documents that trace the history of UO architecture from 1873 to the present.

Baseball: researching the national pastime

The Oregon Institute of Marine Biology