Building a Library of the Americas
Monday, September 23, 2013 8:00 AM - Friday, December 13, 2013 5:00 PM
Hosted By: Center for Regional Studies
Location: Herezstein Latin American Gallery, Zimmerman Library
This exhibition honors those early individuals, James F. Zimmerman, Joaquin Ortega, Wilma L. Shelton, and George P. Hammond, who envisioned Zimmerman Library as a true library of the Americas. The University Libraries' collection of Latin America-related books and rare visual and written materials currently stands as one of the finest and most extensive in the nation. This tradition of excellence dates back to the library’s opening in 1938, when University administration under the leadership of President James F. Zimmerman sought to “build this library into one of the finest research collections on Southwestern and Latin American material.”
