: For Students, Faculty, and Staff
https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/2018/02/digging-past-highlights-rich-african-american-history-u-m-collections/
Historical material documenting the lives and culture of African Americans is represented in a new exhibit at the University of Minnesota’s Elmer L. Andersen Library.
On display through May 18, the exhibit includes photographs, manuscripts, slave manifests, letters, and works of art from more than 160 collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries, including the:
- Givens Collection of African American Literature
- Andersen Horticultural Library
- Tretter Collection of GLBT Studies
- Children’s Literature Research Collections
About Umbra Search
Umbra Search brings together hundreds of thousands digitized materials from over 1,000 libraries and archives across the country and makes African American history more broadly accessible through a freely available widget and search tool, digitization of African American materials across University of Minnesota collections; and support of students, educators, artists, and the public through residencies, workshops, and events locally and around the country.
Exhibit Information
What: Digging Up the Past: An exhibit
When: Through May 18, 2018
Where: Elmer L. Andersen Library Gallery
222 21st Avenue S, Minneapolis, MN 55455
Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Wednesday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
