On 25 September, 2017, the Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts at the University of Pennsylvania Libraries will host a special display of highlights from the recent… Read More
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DELPHI Alumni: Bess Williamson
Bess Williamson was a participant in our first Delaware Institute for the Public Humanities in 2008. Earning a PhD in American History from the University of Delaware, Dr. Williamson has… Read More
Methods in Material Culture Working Group to Host Object Study-Skills Workshop at Winterthur Museum, June 22
The Methods in Material Culture Graduate Working Group invites you to join them at the Winterthur Museum for an afternoon surveying the fundamentals of object study. The workshop is free and open… Read More
CMCS Celebrates 10th Anniversary of the Delaware Public Humanities Institute (DELPHI)
The Center for Material Culture Studies is proud to announce the Delaware Public Humanities Institute Class of 2017. This year also marks the 10th Anniversary of DELPHI at the University… Read More
The Power of Objects in Eighteenth-Century British America, Jennifer Van Horn
Jennifer Van Horn The Power of Objects in Eighteenth-Century British America (UNC Press Culture, 2017) Over the course of the eighteenth century, Anglo-Americans purchased an unprecedented number and array of goods.… Read More