PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 4, 2008
CONTACT: Joan Stahl
(301)405-9065
jstahl@umd.edu
SPUDS! University Libraries Celebrate the International Year of the Potato
Spring 2008 exhibitions in selected libraries at the University of Maryland
College Park, MD -College Park, MD
In observance of the UN International Year of the Potato, the University Libraries showcase collection resources that focus on the importance of this ubiquitous tuber.
Themed displays are as follow:
- Art Library: The Potato in Art: Symbol, Icon . . . or Just a Potato?
- White Memorial Chemistry Library: Biological and Chemical Aspects of the Potato
- McKeldin Library, Government Documents: Federal Oversight from Root to Plate
- Engineering & Physical Sciences Library: Potato Harvesting Machinery: A Sample of Patents, 1895-1983
- Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library: Songs of the Irish Potato Famine
- R. Lee Hornbake Library:
The Waldron Family Papers: A First Hand Account of Irish History, 1816-1867
The Potato in Print: Agricultural Publishing in 19th-Century Maryland
To Produce, Protect, and Provide: The University of Maryland and the Potato.
For more info: http://www.lib.umd.edu/CLMD/SpecColl/spuds.html
