Archives Wednesday: Art and Design Special Collections

Event description

  • Academic events
  • Family friendly
  • Open to the public

Join the ASU Library for Archives Wednesday, an open house inside Hayden Library’s Wurzburger Reading Room. At this month’s event, explore selections from the library’s Design and the Arts Special Collections with Harold Housley, archivist for design and the arts. Take a look at materials on Gammage Auditorium and other Frank Lloyd Wright projects, the Arizona Biltmore Hotel and the work of mid-century modern Arizona architects such as Blaine Drake and Alfred Newman Beadle.

ASU Library’s archival and distinctive collections feature rare books, manuscripts, photographs, prints, historical newspapers, architectural drawings, ASU history and much more. Bring a friend and stop by to discover rare and unique materials that will delight and inspire you.

Image credit: Desert Cabana (1939), Blaine Drake Collection

 

Event contact

Patty Odle
podle@asu.edu
Date

Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Time

12:00 pm1:00 pm (MST)

Location

Hayden Library, Wurzburger Reading Room

Cost

Free