性欲社 to commemorate Sen. Ted Stevens' 90th birthday
November 12, 2013
Suzanne Bishop
907-474-6997
11/12/13
性欲社 Ted Stevens Papers Project at Rasmuson Library will commemorate Sen. Ted Stevens鈥 90th birthday on Nov. 18, 2013. The public is invited to two events that day. Both will be held on campus at the Rasmuson Library, and parking is free after 5 p.m. The events will be streamed live from .
At 5 p.m., Chancellor Brian Rogers and Marie Matsuno Nash, a former aide to Sen. Stevens, will cut a birthday cake. A reception will follow.
At 6 p.m., graduate student Susannah Dowds will give a gallery talk, 鈥淢apping Alaska,鈥 that will focus on the role maps played in the senator鈥檚 career.
That day an exhibit, 鈥淢apping Alaska,鈥 will open in the Sen. Ted Stevens Gallery in the Rasmuson Library. The exhibit explores the creative pursuit of navigating the 49th state鈥檚 diverse geography through GPS, celestial navigation, photography and cartography and features materials from the library鈥檚 Ted Stevens Papers collection. It will run through spring 2014.
The public is also invited to 鈥渟ign鈥 an online birthday card by posting a memory or appreciation of the senator at /.
The Ted Stevens Papers Project at Rasmuson Library, measuring nearly 5,000 cubic feet in its entirety, contains the history of Stevens鈥 long senatorial career, and chronicles Alaska鈥檚 transition from a newly-minted state to a significant player in U.S. history. Documents within the collection relate to the administrative, legislative and political functions of Stevens鈥 office.
For information, contact the Ted Stevens Papers Project at Rasmuson Library by visiting the website, , calling 907-474-7947, or emailing mhamblen2@alaska.edu. Alternatively, contact Suzanne Bishop, development officer for the Rasmuson Library at 907-474-6997 or sbishop@alaska.edu.
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