Searching for Truth and Accuracy in
Marquette's Archives
Dr. Thomas Jablonsky,
The Harry G. John Professor of Urban Studies
and director of Marquette University's Institute
of Urban Life
Monday, October 29, 2007
3:00 p.m.
Prucha Reading Room, Department of Special Collections and University Archives
(Raynor Library,
3rd floor)
Dr. Jablonsky is the author of the new campus history: Milwaukee's Jesuit University: Marquette
1881-1981, published earlier this year by Marquette University Press. Dr.
Jablonsky and his research assistants spent seven years rereading thousands of primary source
documents within the University Archives to prepare the manuscript. Among other things, he
will discuss the difference between information, data, and offering interpretations of that data.
Wisconsin Archives Month is
sponsored by the Wisconsin Historical Records Advisory Board and the Wisconsin Historical Society.
The month celebrates the value of Wisconsin's historical records--"the original documents that
tell the story of our families, communities, business and civic organizations, and government
institutions. Other events sponsored or co-sponsored by the Marquette Libraries include John Rateliff's "History of the Hobbit" on Oct. 4; and
Michael Devine's Nov. 6 presentation on public history initiatives in the Presidential Library System.
All students, faculty, and staff are invited to join the colloquium, which is free and open to all.
An informal reception, refreshments, and book signing will follow Dr. Jablonsky's talk. The event
is jointly sponsored by the Libraries' Colloquium Committee and the Department of Special Collections.
Questions concerning the event may be addressed to Matt Blessing, 288-5901 or e-mail matt.blessing@marquette.edu |
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