The Temple of Taste: Celebrating the Robert L. Dawson Collection

The Robert L. Dawson French Collection represents a rich repository of primary material for the study of the long eighteenth century.  The importance of that century and the role of France on the international stage make it a great resource for the study of European and world history as well.  This exhibit represents the collection's first introduction to the scholarly community since its acquisition by Texas A&M.  The materials shown here are a fraction of the total holdings and give us only a glimpse of the possibilities for research and teaching contained within the collection.

This exhibition gathers a cross-section of the Dawson Collection, intended not only to depict its many high points, but to give a sense of its breadth and possibilities in further study and research.  This gathering includes official documents, frequently signed by monarchs; private letters and manuscripts; and printed material, from the literary to the scandalous and gossip-driven.  Together, it demonstrates many of the concepts and conflicts of the period, which altered the world of France, of ideas, of governance, of art, and beyond.  Examining the catalog may provide evidence of these changes not only in the text of the represented works, but articulated by the material details of the objects themselves.

The Crypto-Jews and the Inquisition in New Spain Symposium at Texas A&M

The Cushing Memorial Library and Archives, the Hillel Foundation, and the Melborn G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research at Texas A&M University will hold a symposium titled "The Crypto-Jews and the Inquisition in New Spain" at the Evans Library, April 17-18, 2008. This symposium will explore on one of the most prominent crypto-Jewish families to migrate to northern New Spain in the 16th century, the Carvajal family. It will be divided into the following sessions: European Background of the Carvajal Family; Life and Times of Luis de Carvajal; Expressions of Crypto-Jewish Faith; The Enduring Legacy of Luis de Carvajal. The symposium will also feature key note speaker Dr. Stanley Hordes, a visiting scholar in the Department of History and the Latin American Institute at the University of New Mexico and author of "To the End of the Earth: A History of the Crypto-Jews in New Mexico."

Don Quixote at Texas A&M University: A Celebration, 1605-2005

The Cushing Memorial Library and Archives and the Melborn G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research at Texas A&M University announce Don Quixote Illustrated: Textual Images and Visual Readings, A symposium and an exhibit in celebration of the 4th centenary of the Quixote, 1605-2005. The symposium, taking place March 28-29, 2005, will feature speakers from Texas A&M University, the University of Calgary, the Hispanic Society of America, and the Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha.