Recent Events
2009
Latin American Library Open House September 18, 2009
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2008
| Crescent City Connections: 200 Years of the Spanish-Language Press in the United States LAL Open House & Book Sale September 26th, 2008
When: Friday, September 26, noon - 4:30 PM
Where: The Latin American Library, 4th floor Howard-Tilton Memorial Library
What: An open house to welcome new faculty and students, meet old friends from the campus and the community, and learn more about the Latin American Library's collections and services.
SALALM LIII: Encounter, Engagement and Exchange: How Native Populations of the Americas Transformed the World May 30th - June 3rd, 2008
The Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials (SALALM) is pleased to announce its 53rd annual meeting to be held May 30-June 3, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The theme for 2008 is "Encounter, Engagement and Exchange: How Native Populations of the Americas Transformed the World." The conference is sponsored by the Latin American Library, the Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, and the Stone Center for Latin American Studies at Tulane University.
Work in Progress Talk by Herman Byrd Tuesday, April 29, 2008 from 3-4 PM.
Belize and the Central American Federation, 1821-1839
Please join us for an informal talk by Herman Byrd, University of Belize, and 2007-2008 Richard E. Greenleaf Library Fellow.
Tuesday, April 29, from 3-4
The Latin American Library Seminar Room
This event was made possible through an endowment from Tulane Emeritus Professor Richard E. Greenleaf.
Work in Progress Talk by Danilo Orozco Monday, April 28th, 2008 from 3-4:30 PM.
Nexos musicoculturales Cuba-Nueva Orleans-Estados Unidos en aspectos medulares de su trasfondo histórico
Please join us for an informal talk by Danilo Orozco, Unión de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba (UNEAC) and 2007-2008 Richard E. Greenleaf Library Fellow.
Monday, April 28th, 2008 from 3-4:30 PM
The Latin American Library Seminar Room
This event was made possible through an endowment from Tulane Emeritus Professor Richard E. Greenleaf.
Work in Progress Talk by Marco Calderón Friday March 14, 2008 from 3:30-5 PM.
"Social Experiments and Indigenous Education in Mexico"
Please join us for an informal talk by Marco Calderón, Centro de Estudios Antropológicos, El Colegio de Michoacán, Mexico and 2007-2008 Richard E. Greenleaf Library Fellow.
Friday March 14, 3:30-5 PM
The Latin American Library Seminar Room
This event was made possible through an endowment from Tulane Emeritus Professor Richard E. Greenleaf.
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2007
2006
"Latinos and the Media" Town Hall Meeting
Also included an exhibit on the history of the Spanish-language press in New Orleans.
Fall 2006 Open House and First Annual Latin American Library Book Sale Lectures, Reception and Book Signing May 19th, 2006
"Overlapping Freedom Struggles: The Cuban Wars for Independence and the Search for Public Rights in Louisiana, 1863-1898" by Rebecca J. Scott, University of Michigan
"The Haitian Revolution and the Sale of Louisiana; Or, Thomas Jefferson's (Unpaid) Debt to Jean-Jacques Dessalines" by Laurent Dubois, Michigan State University
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2005
Spring 2005 Lectures
Andeanist historian Kathryn Burns, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
"Reading Notarial Truth: Peru's Colonial Archives"
"Making Indigenous Archives"
January 2005 Lecture
Latin American historian James Lockhart, Professor Emeritus of History at UCLA
"Sources and Methods of the New Philology"
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2004
Honduras Reception Co-hosted by the Honduras Consulate in New Orleans October 15, 2004
Reception to celebrate the opening of the "Maestros de Plata" Exhibit
The Exhibit, curated by Penny Morrill, was displayed at Tulane University's Newcomb Gallery. The Latin American Library featured a concurrent exhibit, William Spratling: Sketches from Mexico from March 4th through the 26th. Morrill was also an invited speaker at the Latin American Library with a talk on Spratling silver on Friday, March 5th.
Seminar on the History of the Book in Latin America, Pedro Guibovich Pérez of Princeton University
Opening reception for the the exhibit Reinventing Carnival in the Americas |
2003
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