Dr. Clifton H. Johnson Will Deliver Mayo Lecture February 25 Dr. Clifton H. Johnson, founder and emeritus executive director of the Amistad Research Center at Tulane University, will deliver the 5th annual Mayo Lecture on February 25 at the Cushing Memorial Library and Archives. His lecture, "The Birth and Development of the Amistad Research Center," will trace the history of Amistad from its early beginnings to becoming the nation's largest independent archives that documents the history of African Americans, the African Diaspora and other ethnic groups (http://www.amistadresearchcenter.org). "Throughout his life, Dr. Johnson has displayed incredible courage and integrity," observes Rebecca Hankins, Curator of Africana at Cushing Library. "Growing up in the Deep South at a time when racism was rampant, the Klan was openly supported, and being a white male was the ultimate privileged status, Dr. Johnson gave up the comfort of that status to collect, preserve, and disseminate the history of African Americans." The Mayo Lecture, which will take place at 4:00 p.m., focuses on topics related to the history of books and libraries, book collecting, and bibliography and textual studies. Co-funded by the English Department and the Library, it honors the memory of Thomas Mayo, pioneer library director (1919-1944) and former head of the English Department (1944-1952). For more information regarding the Mayo Lecture or Cushing Memorial Library, please contact Chris Morrow at (979) 845-1951 or [log in to unmask] Christopher L. Morrow Curator for Outreach Cushing Memorial Library and Archives Texas A&M University 5000 TAMU College Station, Texas 77843-5000 Phone: (979) 845-1951 Fax: (979) 845-1441 [log in to unmask] A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>