Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) will honor Syracuse University’s founding 150 years ago on March 24, also known as National Orange Day, with special exhibition tours and a pop-up exhibit. Visitors to Bird Library on that day can experience five different University history exhibitions:
University Archivist and curator Meg Mason will offer tours of the exhibition “150 Years of Tradition at Syracuse University” on the morning of March 24. Featuring a wide selection of photographs, printed materials, textiles and other memorabilia, this exhibition presents the numerous traditions of Syracuse University while also showing the University’s roots and how some of the heritage has moved generationally. Tours are scheduled for 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. in the SCRC gallery space on the sixth floor of Bird Library. Reserve your place in a tour by contacting Julia Chambers (jschambe@syr.edu) by March 18.
SCRC staff will also present a pop-up exhibition, “Student Life at Syracuse University over 150 Years,” in Room 606 (Hillyer Room) Bird Library from 1 to 4 pm on March 24. Visitors will have an opportunity to see additional historical materials from the University Archives, including photographs, maps, memorabilia and the papers of past Syracuse University students. Those interested in old photos and maps of campus, where students lived when the campus did not yet have residence halls, or the classwork and student extracurricular activities from years prior should attend this pop-up exhibition for glimpses into student life over Syracuse University’s history.
In addition to the five exhibits at Bird Library, the Libraries is also celebrating the sesquicentennial with:
