The Eugene B. Redmond Writers Club was incorporated on November 21, 1986 with the goals and Objectives of : Implementing a Literacy Project with an emphasis on Creative Writing and Great Books; Establishing a Visiting lecturers and Artists series featuring outstanding scholars, poets, writers, cultural luminaries and thinkers; acquiring and maintaining a Physical Facility to house a massive library, meeting rooms, office space and a concert/performing theater; Developing and staffing a Junior Division for Young Aspiring Authors; Organizing a Literature Performance Troupe that can tour our communities and the world; and Participating in and contributing to other worthwhile Artistic Endeavors. This display celebrates the history and continued contributions of the EBR Writers Club.
This display highlights the history of the Eugene B. Redmond Writers Club within the Eugene B. Redmond Collection.
Exhibit curated by Tiffany Dvorak and Katherine Knowles.
Exhibit curated by Therese Dickman, Tiffany Dvorak, and Doug Meyer (Library and Information Services)
Sponsored by SIUE Library and Information Services and SIUE University Museum
Featuring Materials from the Ruth Slenczynska Collection (SIUE) and the Dan Vizer Collection (SIUE)
Special thanks to Lydia Jackson, Jeffrey Brown, Ginger Stricklin, Erica Vandiver (Library and Information Services), Erin Vigneau-Dimick and Mike Whisenhunt (University Museum)
This display features amazing women that are included in materials from the Eugene B Redmond Collection. Women featured include: Maya Angelou, Gwendolyn Brooks, Jayne Cortez, Rita Dove, Nikki Giovanni, Jackie Joyner Kersee, Pinkie Gordon Lane, Madeline "Morningfire" Meyers. Toni Morrison, Tess Onwueme, Edna Patterson Petty, Darlene Roy, Sonia Sanchez, Barbara Ann Teer, Margaret Walker Alexander, Treasure Williams, and Oprah.
Exhibit curated by Katherine Knowles and Tiffany Dvorak
“Civil Rights legend Frankie Muse Freeman, who received an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from SIUE during its May 2017 commencement exercise, passed away Friday, Jan. 12, in St. Louis. She was 101.
Freeman spent her lengthy career advocating for civil rights issues that have had a lasting impact at the local, regional and national levels.”
Saint Louis Post Dispatch Obituary
This February 2018 exhibit featured the Black Arts Movement and the connection with SIUE. This display featured works by Amiri Baraka and Dr. Howard Rambsy.
Images of exhibits and background articles, books, websites, special collections, and contact information consulted in the creation of exhibits in 2018.
"Between the Worldly and Spiritual: The Woman Poet As Metaphorical Witch by Allie Barrows
A English graduate masters theses in the form of a display in the Redmond Learning Center, August 2018. Allie shares insights on poems by Sappho, Sylvia Plath, Furugh Farrukhzad, and Ai Ogawa.
Special thanks to Dr. Jessica DeSpain, Dr. Heather Johnson, Dr. Elizabeth Cali (English Department, SIUE), Lora Del Rio and Tiffany Dvorak (SIUE Lovejoy Library) for their frequent, thorough, help and support.
The House is Black by
This film about the leprosy colony in Tabriz, Iran is a compassionate portrait of forgotten people. Straightforward yet sympathetic, the film affords dignity to its subjects, particularly through Farrokhzad's striking poem read by the poet herself.
Diversity day display celebrating “Modern Voices From Around the World” features biographies, documentaries, first person accounts and translations of experiences and cultures from around the world which are available at Lovejoy Library. The voices chosen represent individual experiences and interpretations. These perspectives do not encompass the wide variety of opinions, thoughts, or views of the country in which they are associated.
A Kind of Grace by
Jackie Joyner-Kersee is one of the world's most successful athletes, and has dominated the women's decathlon for many years. With this book, Jackie discusses how she has overcome her difficult early years to rise to the top.
Isara by
The Nobel Prize-winning novelist and playwright examines the colonial period in his native Nigeria during his father's and grandfather's generations, revealing the human complexities of political oppression.
Aya by
"Ayais an irresistible comedy, a couple of love stories and a tale for becoming African. It's essential reading." --Joann Sfar, cartoonist ofThe Rabbi's Cat Ivory Coast, 1978. It's a golden time, and the nation, too--an oasis of affluence and stability in West Africa--seems fueled by something wondrous.Aya is loosely based upon Marguerite Abouet's youth in Yop City. It is the story of the studious and clear-sighted nineteen-year-old Aya, her easygoing friends Adjoua and Bintou, and their meddling relatives and neighbors. It's a wryly funny, breezy account of the simple pleasures and private troubles of everyday life in Yop City. Clément Oubrerie's warm colors and energetic, playful line connect expressively with Marguerite Abouet's vibrant writing. This reworked edition offers readers the chance to immerse themselves in Abouet's Yop City, bringing together the first three volumes of the series in Book One. Drawn & Quarterly will release volumes four through six of the original French series (as yet unpublished in English) in Book Two.Aya is the winner of the Best First Album award at the Angoulême International Comics Festival, the Children's Africana Book Award, and the Glyph Award; was nominated for the Quill Award, the YALSA's Great Graphic Novels list, and the Eisner Award; and was included on "best of" lists fromThe Washington Post,Booklist,Publishers Weekly, andSchool Library Journal.
Makala: An Intimate Portrait of a Man Supporting His Family in Congo
In The Shadows: Undocumented Immigration in America
Documentary videos available on Kanopy
Exhibit curated by Therese Dickman, Tiffany Dvorak, and Doug Meyer (Library and Information Services)
Sponsored by SIUE Library and Information Services
Franklin Valiant, Jr.
Friends of Lovejoy Library
National Ragtime and Jazz Archive
Featuring donated materials from Jean Kittrell Music Collection, Don Franz, and Dotti Miller
Special thanks to Lydia Jackson, Jeffrey Brown, Ginger Stricklin, Bill Weidler, and Marlee Graser (Library and Information Services), Emily Warf and Dr. Cory Willmott (College of Arts and Sciences), and Erin Vigneau-Dimick and Mike Whisenhunt (University Museum)
Jean Kittrell's obituary in the Intelligencer Edwardsville, August 2018
