Thursday, December 13, 2007

Temple University shows the 1960's

Temple University's Paley Library is currently featuring two
exhibits on the 1960's; Underground Social/Political Papers
of the 1960's from the Contemporary Culture Collection and
Politics and Protest in Philadelphia from the Urban Archives.
The Underground Papers exhibition on the First Floor and
Mezzanine features local papers like The Drummer and the
Philadelphia Free Press, examples of papers from other
cities and related material such as Liberation News Service
packets.
The Protest in Philadelphia exhibition in the Urban Archives
Alcove on the Ground Floor includes images of the anti-
Vietnam War movement in the city, the 1970 Black Panther
Convention at Temple, as well as other important equal
rights movements and political organizations,from the Urban
Archives George D. McDowell Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Collection.
Both exhibits will be up through the end of December. The
library will be open from 8 AM until 5 PM on December 14,
December 17-21, December 26-28 and December 31. The library
will be closed on the remaining days in December.

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