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Special Collections Exhibitions
- Mapping the "Red Menace": British and American news maps in the early Cold War period, 1945 to 1955, June 2 - August 11, 2008.
- Examining maps published by the national news press in Britain and the United States, Mapping the "Red Menace": British and American news maps in the early Cold War period, 1945 to 1955, looks at how each nation put foreign affairs into a geographic perspective. Maps from journals such as Time, Newsweek, U.S. News and World Report as well as the British title Time and Tide show how valuable the medium was for educating readers on the dangers of the developing Communist threat and Cold War geopolitical events. At the same time news journal maps also shaped public opinion of foreign places. Differing map portrayals often lead to powerful and often conflicting notions of Cold War geopolitics and national security in the minds of American and English citizens.
The exhibit is a collaborative effort between UT Arlington Special Collections and Jeffrey Stone, Associate Professor of History at Tarrant County College. Mapping the “Red Menace” is located on the 6th floor of Central Library and will be open from June 2 – August 11, 2008. It is free and open to the public.
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The Reeder Children's Theatre Presents...Memories of Fort Worth's Reeder School
- Drawing on the extensive Dickson and Flora Reeder Papers and Reeder School Records, the journey begins with the origins of Reeder School and explores the selection, production, and performance of the school's plays as well as the students' immersion into the art, history, music, dance and culture of a play's era. Original hand-painted Reeder School costumes, headpieces, and props colorfully accent original play scripts, musical scores, programs, production notes, photographs, and costume and set design sketches. The exhibit is a collaborative effort between UT Arlington Special Collections manuscript archivist Brenda McClurkin, Information Literacy librarian Evelyn Barker, and Hip Pocket Theater producer and costume designer, Diane Simons.
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