The E.O. Wilson lecture scheduled for October 15 at Old Cabell Hall has been canceled; however, the Harrison Institute’s Darwin exhibition, “On the Origin of Species at 150: The Evolution of an Idea” will open as planned on October 14. The exhibit commemorates the 150th anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species and will feature items from the Paul Victorius Evoluation Collection.

The former Barrett Room on the 2nd floor of Alderman Library is being transformed into the Asian Studies Room. Starting this fall, the room
will house periodicals and reference material in East Asian and South Asian studies, and provide a gathering place for students and faculty
who are working in those areas. The room contains tables and seating for individual study and seminars, and will eventually house the Stanley
and Lucie Weinstein Buddhist and Asian Studies Library when the bequeathed collection is received by the University.

For more information, contact Anne Houston, Director, Humanities and Social Sciences Services, at ahouston@virginia.edu.

Feb. 27, 2007 — The University of Virginia Library has acquired a previously unknown African-American slave narrative, which has been added to the University’s Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library.

“Rambles of a Runaway from Southern Slavery,” first published in Stratford, Ontario in 1869, was not listed in any library or bibliographic catalog. The 72-page autobiographical account relates the experiences of Henry Goings, a Virginia-born slave who escaped to freedom in Canada.

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Located adjacent to the entrance to the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, Declaring Independence: Creating and Re-creating America’s Document displays highlights of the most comprehensive collection of letters, documents, and early printings of the Declaration of Independence. The exhibition sheds light on not only the writing and signing of the Declaration, but also on its first printing, distribution across the colonies, and future impact on American history. An accompanying documentary film is available for viewing in the gallery.

Volunteer docents will give guided tours of the exhibit at the following days and times

* Tuesday – noon to 4 p.m.
* Wednesday – 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
* Thursday – 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
* Friday – 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
* Saturday – noon to 2 p.m.

Portions of the exhibit are available online at www.lib.virginia.edu/exhibits/declaration.

To learn more about the Small Library go to www.lib.virginia.edu/small.

Featuring archaeological artifacts on loan from the Flowerdew Hundred Foundation, this exhibit presents material evidence of Virginia’s early inhabitants: Native American pottery sherds; arms and armor used to defend the new colony; refined, imported wares from Europe; and American-made goods, including items manufactured by African Americans. The materials from U.Va.’s Special Collections also on display—images from sixteenth- and seventeenth-century maps and books—illustrate the importance of the historical record in the study of material culture.

For more information on the exhibit and the Flowerdew Hundred Foundation is available at www.lib.virginia.edu/small/exhibits/flowerdew/.