LibRaRieS ReCeive MaJoR CHuRCHiLL CoLLeCTioN uNiveRSiTy ReCeiveS ...

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LibRaRieS ReCeive MaJoR CHuRCHiLL CoLLeCTioN uNiveRSiTy ReCeiveS ...

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• Philosophie et théologie

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• Publié par: ojuhyfub
• Nombre de lectures: 86
• Langue: Français
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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fall 20 09

University of so Uth carolina, col Umbia, sc

RRS RC MJR C HRCH CC

 hotograh of Chrchill taken dring the war ears

A reception in September served to welcome to the University Libraries a major new gift, the Dr. E. Conyers ’ryan r. Collection of inston S. Chrchill. Dr. ’ryan assembled this collection of the great ritish statesman’s writings, signed boos, artwor, and memorabilia over several decades. n his remars, he told a grop of library spporters abot his lifelong admiration for the person he char acteried as “the man of the centry” and the ways that admira tion prompted his collecting efforts. “oldn’t it be wonderfl,” he recalled thining, “if hndreds of people cold have the opportnity to see and se the things from this collection.” Dean of Libraries om cally, resident of the University arris astides, and University rstee Darla oore epressed appreciation to ’ryan for his generosity. resident astides reminded the adience of Chrchill’s renown as a writer as well as a statesman, and that he had been namedTimemagaine’s “an of the ear” three times in recognition of his mltiple talents. astides also pointed ot the research advantages of copling this new collection with the

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RS RCS   q M  PRRS

Dr. eter oblener and Dr. Caroline oblener of hiladelphia have donated oil portraits of the thcentry English poet ohn ilton and of his mother, Sara ilton, to the Department of are oos and Special Collections. he gift was annonced and the portraits were nveiled at a homas Cooper Society reception dring the recent Sotheastern enaissance Conference hosted by the Department of English Langage and Literatre. he ohn ilton portrait, depicting him as a yearold Cambridge University stdent, was painted by enjamin andercht in  from an earlier portrait by Cornelis anssen, dated . or nearly two centries ander continued on page 3

Shown left to right are Patrick Scott, Robert J. Wickenheiser, Dr. Peter Koblenzer, Dr. Caroline Koblenzer, Harris Pastides, Patricia MoorePastides, and o Mcall.