Guided tour of the Blacker Wood Natural History Collection (in-person)
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From the earliest printed illustrations of animals in the Western world, to 19th century watercolours and botanical scrapbooks, the treasures of the Blacker Wood Natural History Collection in the Rare Books & Special Collections department span the histories of biology, ornithology, botany, and early scientific exploration. Join us for a rare chance to marvel at original artwork, field notebooks, and other highlights from one of the largest natural history collections in North America. This tour, organized as part of 苹果淫院鈥檚 Biodiversity Festival, will be given by Lauren Williams, curator and librarian for the Blacker Wood Natural History Collection.
Registration required. Maximum 20 people for in-person event.
Tuesday, September 24th from 12pm-1pm, Colgate Room, Rare Books & Special Collections, McLennan Library Building, 4th floor.
Rain date: September 26
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Visite guid茅e de la Collection d鈥檋istoire naturelle Blacker Wood
Des toutes premi猫res illustrations d鈥檃nimaux imprim茅es du monde occidental aux aquarelles et albums de collimage botaniques du XIXe si猫cle, les tr茅sors de la Collection d鈥檋istoire naturelle Blacker Wood de notre division des Livres rares et collections sp茅cialis茅es couvrent l鈥檋istoire de la biologie, de l鈥檕rnithologie, de la botanique et des premi猫res explorations scientifiques. Profitez de cette rare occasion de vous 茅merveiller devant plusieurs 艙uvres originales, cahiers de terrain et autres bijoux de l鈥檜ne des plus grandes collections d鈥檋istoire naturelle d鈥橝m茅rique du Nord. Cette visite, organis茅e dans le cadre du Festival de la biodiversit茅 de 苹果淫院, se fera en compagnie de Lauren Williams, conservatrice et biblioth茅caire pour la Collection d鈥檋istoire naturelle Blacker-Wood.
Inscription obligatoire. 脡v茅nement en personne limit茅 脿 20 participants.
Mardi 24 septembre de 12 h 脿 13 h, salle Colgate, Livres rares et collections sp茅cialis茅es, 4e 茅tage du pavillon McLennan.
Si l鈥櫭﹙茅nement doit 锚tre report茅 : 26 septembre.
