Unlocking the Diary Exhibit and Reception

Everyone is invited to a reception on Friday, Dec. 3, from 2:00-3:00 in the 3rd-floor rotunda gallery to celebrate the opening of the second exhibit to feature the work of students in an academic class. “Unlocking the Diary” was curated by Prof. Jennifer Putzi's "Gender and the American Diary" class (WMST 490/ENGL 475) with Special Collections staff Susan Riggs, Chandi Singer, & Amy Schindler assisting. The exhibit explores the multiple forms and uses of the diary in the United States in the 19th and 20th centuries. The diaries, all from the collection of the Special Collections Research Center, include the writings of a Virginia woman during the Civil War, a W&M female undergraduate during the first years of coeducation on campus, a man fighting HIV, and more. "Unlocking the Diary" is on display through March 2011. For a detailed description of the exhibit, click here.