Let’s talk about love! From love letters to break up letters, the course of true love never did run smooth. Join us for the 2024-2025 season of First Fridays as we share matters of the heart from collections across Archives and Special Collections. This final program in the First Fridays season features presentations from the Charles Babbage Institute Archives and the Givens Collection of African American Literature and Life.
Light lunch at 11:30 a.m. Presentations begin at noon. A tour of the archival caverns will take place after the event concludes. ASL interpreters will be present for all First Fridays events.
Save the date! Event registration will open on March 3.
Presented by Amanda Wick, Curator, Charles Babbage Institute Archives
High tech fascinates us. Its potential and limitations constantly inspiring humans to push further, do more, and dream bigger. From the evolution of online dating to the passion of the space race and patriotic fervor of the nuclear arms race, this presentation will examine ways in which computers fuel unexpected matters of the heart and soul.
Love and Belonging in Black Art and PoliticsPresented by Davu Seru, Curator, Givens Collection of African American Literature and Life
There is Black Love in the archives. This presentation of materials from Givens Collection highlights how race leadership in the arts and politics have shaped a nearly 200-year romance with Black nationalism.
First Fridays is a series of intellectually stimulating conversations from the Archives and Special Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries. First Fridays is made possible by a generous gift from Governor Elmer L. Andersen and Mrs. Eleanor Andersen in honor of former University Librarian Dr. Edward B. Stanford.
What: First Fridays: Our High-Tech Love Affairs and Love and Belonging in Black Art and Politics
When: Friday, May 2, 2025 | Lunch at 11:30 a.m. | Presentations begin at noon
Where: Elmer L. Andersen Library, room 120 and ONLINE | Parking and directions
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