Nicole Rainey, Director of Development at the ACLU of Missouri
John M. Olin Library, Risa's Landing (Level 2)
The Collect O’Rama table is a space for individuals to share unique personal collections. Director of Development at the ACLU of Missouri Nicole Rainey has been collecting zines since the 1990s and shares a portion of them here in the Collect O’Rama table.
Rainey discovered zines in the mid-1990s by reading about riot grrrl punk in her dad’s Rolling Stone magazines. Zines reached a more prominent place in Rainey’s life as she discovered a community of activists protesting the war in Afghanistan after the September 11, 2001, attacks.
To read more information on Nicole Rainey’s zine collection in her own words, visit the Collect O’Rama table located on Level 2 of Olin Library in Risa’s Landing.
John M. Olin Library, Level 1, Miniature Books Case
Before publishers started mass producing books with standardized bindings, owners took their books to be bound individually according to their tastes and budget.
Intricately cut colors of leather, gold tooling, silver, ivory, and even gemstones would adorn the covers of these highly prized books. The Bound for Beauty exhibition explores the most beautiful books in the University Libraries’ collections—both miniature and average size—and the decorative techniques used to produce such beauty.
This exhibition was organized by the Curator of Rare Books, Cassie Brand, for the Washington University Libraries.
Bound for Beauty is generously sponsored by Donald A. and Laura E. Shindler.
Screening of the short film ‘More Than One Thing’ followed by a brief discussion
Ethical Society of St. Louis, 9001 Clayton Rd, St. Louis, MO, 63117 |
The story of the Pruitt-Igoe housing development is often considered a tragedy. Throughout its existence, local media regularly fixated on its downfall due to lack of resources, proliferating racist images of crime, neglect and disorder. In reality, its history is much more complex. The short film More Than One Thing provides a different viewpoint of this moment in history through the personal narrative of teenager and resident Billy Towns. The film was shot by WashU graduate student Steven Carver in 1968 and 1969 and is told through the eyes of Billy as he narrates over footage of his everyday life, sharing his hopes and dreams with the viewer. The film acknowledges some realistic concerns, but largely serves as an embracing and optimistic portrayal of the young man, providing space for him to speak in his own words.
Presentd by the Ethical Society of St. Louis and Washington University Libraries. The film was first screened at the Ethical Society in 1970 and was preserved and digitized by Washington University Libraries’ Film and Media Archive in 2016. The film is included in the exhibition Counter/Narratives: (Re)presenting Race & Ethnicity, on view at the John M. Olin Library through July 10, 2022.
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