HeyJaredArchival Finds and Exhibits
This is mostly an attempt to keep myself organized as I wade through special collections and to keep a historical account of things I've worked on. Views and opinions expressed are my own.
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A Wagonload of Tortoises (opens the original)
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Hans Nagel was a beloved, larger-than-life figure who was the Hermann Park Zoo (now Houston Zoo) zookeeper in the 1920s and 1930s. His exploits included breaking and riding a zebra, shooting a Bengal tiger to save a man from being mauled, chasing intruders while firing a pistol, and training animals circus-style with a whip and pitchfork.I first learned about the Hans Nagel collection while researching for the Welcome to the Big Top! exhibition (2022),
25 (opens the original)
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Finding Alice: Artists Exploring Wonderland featuring Abelardo Morell (opens the original)
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Only a couple more weekends to view this exhibition before it heads to the next venue! I was surprised by how many versions of Alice in Wonderland exist! There are over 20 different versions on display on the colorful tables in the center of the exhibit hall and there are another 30 that you can peruse in our reading nook. I wish I had more time to read through all of them.Also on display are two books that I pulled from the Houston History Research Center’s Norma Meldrum Children’s Collection -
Echoes & Reverberations: Everyone is an Artist and an Engineer™ (opens the original)
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Echoes & Reverberations: Everyone Is an Artist & Engineer™ is a traveling exhibition that traces how Black communities across the African Diaspora have shared knowledge for more than 400 years through pattern, geometry, quilt codes, and expressive arts using reused and found materials.From ancestral fractals and coded textile systems to contemporary works produced through C-STEM, the exhibition highlights a living lineage of innovation—where cultural expression, mathematical thinking, and materi
Gregory School Turns 100! (opens the original)
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Several of our library buildings are celebrating milestone birthdays this year: Heights turned 100 a few months ago, Central is turning 50, the Julia Ideson Building (the original Central Library) is having its 100th birthday bash on August 22, another neighborhood library (whose name currently escapes me) is turning 50, and the Gregory School is having its 100th birthday gathering today!The Gregory School is home to our African American History Research Center, where you can research the histor
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