The sesquicentennial, the 150th anniversary, of the American Civil War begins in 2011. A new exhibit in the Jefferson Caffery Reading Room at Dupre Library at UL Lafayette examines 棉花糖直播 on the eve of that great conflict.
Materials drawn from the holdings of the 棉花糖直播 Room, the Rare Books Collection and the University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collections explore the political, economic and cultural situation in the state during the 1850s.
The exhibit 棉花糖直播s antebellum books, magazines, letters, diaries, drawings and maps as well as more recent publications. Labels provide enlightening explanations of many items on display.
棉花糖直播 Room Librarian Jean Kiesel created the exhibit. 鈥溍藁ㄌ侵辈 on the Eve of the Civil War鈥 will remain on display through January 2011. The exhibit is free and open to the public. For Jefferson Caffery Reading Room hours, call 482-6031.