April 8, 2014 - December 31, 2014 Curators: Bruce Bradley, Donna Swischer, and Eric Ward, Linda Hall Library On August 15, 1914, the Panama Canal opened for business after decades of construction by French and American engineers. Inspired by the centennial, the story of the events leading up to the grand opening of the canal will be retold in the Linda Hall Librarys exhibition, The Land Divided, The World United: Building the Panama Canal. Visitors to the exhibition will explore the dynamic period of canal building in the early 20th century through the eyes of Office Engineer A. B. Nichols who lived and worked in the Canal Zone from 1899 until the Panama Canal opened in 1914. The exhibition will include artifacts from the Librarys Nichols Collection, a scale model of the Canal Zone, a model of a working canal lock, and rare books from the Librarys History of Science collection. The exhibition will be accompanied by a free public lecture series, exhibition tours, and an educational website. Special thanks to the Advisory Committee: Enrique Chaves Carballo, M.D., University of Kansas Medical Center; James Flynn, M.D.; Dee Harris, Exhibitions Specialist, National Archives and Records Administration, Kansas City; Dr. David Rogers, Karl F. Hasselmann Chair in Geological Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Christine Taft, Research Specialist, Linda Hall Library; Dr. Kevin Truman, Dean, School of Computing and Engineering, University of Missouri-Kansas City; and Alan Wrenn, retired civil engineer, California Department of Transportation. This exhibition is made possible through the generous support of: Lead Sponsors The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Kansas City Southern Charitable Fund David L. & Candace Starling Institute of Museum and Library Services Exhibition Sponsors Harry Portman Trust, UMB Bank Trustee United Engineering Societies Foundation Programming Sponsors Ever Glades Foundation The Gridley Family Foundation Linda Hall Library Annual Fund Donors Victor E. Speas Foundation, Bank of America, Trustee Additional Partners University of Missouri - Kansas City University of Kansas Medical Center Kansas City Public Library Kansas City Public Television National Archives at Kansas City Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum
Posted on: Tue, 08 Apr 2014 14:06:55 +0000
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