Susan Resneck Pierce Lectures in Public Affairs and the Arts
Scope and Contents
DRAFT - note deleted folders in Series I (mis-filed)
Series I: Documentation
1/1 2005 March 25 Fareek Zakaria: The Future of Freedom
1/3 2005 October 26 Nina Totenberg: The Supreme Court and Its Impact on You
1/4 2006 February 16 Edward Albee: Improvisation and the Creative Mind
1/5 2007 February 16 Philip Glass
1/6 2007 September 10 David Brooks: How Does Being American Shape US?
1/9 2008 February 4 Twyla Tharp: The Creative Habit
1/10 2008 September 4 Cory Booker
++1/11 2011 November 15 Kay Redfield Jamison: Minds on Fire: Mood Disorders and Creativity
1/12 2012 April 4 Carlos Fuentes: From Law to Literature: A Personal Journey
Series II: Recordings
2004 October 11 Terry Tempest Williams: The Open Space of Democracy
2005 October 26 Nina Totenberg: The Supreme Court and Its Impact on You
2006 February 16 Edward Albee: Improvisation and the Creative Mind
2007 February 16 Philip Glass
2007 September 10 David Brooks: How Does Being American Shape US?
2008 February 4 Twyla Tharp: The Creative Habit
2008 September 4 Cory Booker
2009 September 22 Suzan-Lori Parks An Evening with Suzan-Lori Parks
2011 November 15 Kay Redfield Jamison: Minds on Fire: Mood Disorders and Creativity
2012 April 4 Carlos Fuentes: From Law to Literature: A Personal Journey
2013 February 7 Wole Soyinka: Writing for FreedomDates
- Creation: 2004-2012
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is available for research.
Fuentes recording only available for classroom use.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is available for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright, reproduction, and use restrictions may apply to the texts and the recordings of the lectures.
Biographical / Historical
The Susan Reseck Lectures in Public Affairs and the Arts was named in honor of Susan Resneck Pierce, University of Puget Sound president from 1992 to 2003. It brings to campus intellectuals, writers, and artists of high recognition in public affairs and the arts, and encourages classroom and co-curricular activities on the speaker's work. Past lectures include the following.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains recordings, event brochures documentation for this lecture series.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Video recordings of selected lectures are on DVDs and audio recordings are on mini-cassettes.
Accruals
This collection will continue to accrue new items.
Source
- University of Puget Sound (Organization)
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Susan Resneck Pierce Lectures in Public Affairs and the Arts
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- Elizabeth Knight and Patt Leonard, with Adriana Flores
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for preparing this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Puget Sound, Archives & Special Collections Repository
Collins Memorial Library
1500 N. Warner Street #1021
Tacoma 98416-1021 United States us
archives@pugetsound.edu