On hand Friday to open the Carl A. Kroch Library exhibit "125 Years of Achievement," which celebrates the College of Architecture, Art and Planning, are, from left: Lee S. Jablin '71, who sponsored the exhibition; Sarah Thomas, university librarian; Anthony Vidler, dean-elect of the college; and Stanley Bowman, interim dean. Thomas is thanking Jablin for underwriting the exhibition. Adriana Rovers/University Photography
The Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections has mounted an impressive collection of documents, photos and other memorabilia relating to the College of Architecture, Art and Planning's history and 125th anniversary.
The exhibition, on display at the Carl A. Kroch Library through Dec. 20, opened Friday, Oct. 4, with a reception for more than 150 invited guests. Retired faculty and alumni of the college perused the showcases and offered memories of their own.
New York City architect Lee S. Jablin, who earned a bachelor of architecture degree from Cornell in 1971, underwrote the exhibition. "I think it's important as we face the millennium to review and look back at the history of the college," he said. "I'm sure the future of the college will allow us to add many more important documents and memories to this collection."
Sarah Thomas, named university librarian six weeks ago, welcomed guests and introduced the college's dean-elect, Anthony Vidler, currently a faculty member at UCLA. Vidler will assume the deanship in January, pending approval by the Board of Trustees.
If you are unable to attend this exhibition in person, the World Wide Web can take you there. Angela Moll, electronic text archivist, has created an extensive Web site that features everything one can see at the Kroch Library exhibition and then some. More than 50 additional images have been culled from the collections for the online site. The College of Architecture, Art and Planning exhibition can be found at http://rmc-www.library.cornell.edu .
Exhibition hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m.
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