Blazing Through History exhibit in Seymour Library

Blazing Through History exhibit in Seymour Library

Images of the Blazing Through History exhibit in the Eastman Exhibit Area of Seymour Library

Seven images compose this item. One is a plaque on the wall of the second floor Seymour Library. It is bronze colored and metallic and reads, from top to bottom, with each quote written in all caps and on a separate line: "Eastman Exhibit Area," "in memory of," "Robert H. Eastman," "Class of 1935," "given by," "Bernice Dewitt Eastman," "Henry M. Seymour Library Renovation, 1987-91." This plaque names the space in which the other six images were taken. A second image shows the main 'Blazing Through History' exhibit board. It is a timeline with a muted gold and purple background in a wooden frame and under glass on the wall of the library. The timeline contains descriptions of events and images from between 1830 and 2020 which form part of the history of Knox College and Galesburg. Many portraits, photographs of buildings, and drawings are featured along the timeline. A large image of George Washington Gale sits alongside a quote from him in the upper left corner of the board. A large watermark of the Knox College logo sits near the bottom of the board. The next four images are detail images of this board. The final image contains another board, made with the same materials as the first, immediately adjacent to the exhibit, which discusses the timeline. This board says:
"Timelines have the ability to help us contextualize the accomplishments of our past and see the way in which linear time can be an inadequate representation of all we have done as a community. Galesburg's history and Knox College started years before their founding in 1837, back in New York State. Over the past 185 years, the City of Galesburg and Knox College have worked hard to define and redefine what it means to be both a College student and a citizen. The timeline only represents a fraction of our history. What would you add to the timeline? What will be your contribution? In 1827, George Washington Gale founded the Oneida Institute, a school that would go on to inspire several other colleges, such as Lane Theological Seminary, Western Reserve University, Oberlin College, and Knox College. While Knox College was an extension of Gale's manual labor idea, the college had strong ties to the anti-slavery movement and abolition. Over the course of the next couple of decades, both the city and the College would continue to dedicate itself to the cause of education, abolition, and anti-slaver. The city became a leading giant in industry and manufacturing as well as shipping and rail transportation, redefining the small toan into an average size American city. The city of Galesburg and the halls of Knox College have fostered some of the leading poets and writers of the early 20th century. It has nurtured leading thinkers and community leaders who have been blazing paths through history for the past 185 years."

Created by Knox College, photographed by Athko Ehrnstein

Knox College

Photographed 11/17/2022, placed on the wall during 2022

Wall exhibit, approximately 12 feet wide and 6 feet tall, along with another 4 foot wide, 6 foot tall wall exhibit. Both are paper posters which are behind glass in wooden frames. Also, there is a 1 foot by 2 foot metal plaque

English

Library exhibit

Seymour Library

Digital .jpg image files of posters in frames and a metal plaque.

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