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Alyssa Collins. Photo by Shane Lin.
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News Release - The Huntington Awards Octavia E. Butler Fellowship to Alyssa Collins

Apr. 19, 2021

The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens announced today that it has awarded Alyssa Collins, assistant professor of English Language and Literature and African American Studies at the University of South Carolina, a yearlong Octavia E. Butler Fellowship for the study of the renowned science fiction writer.

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Press Release - Exhibition on Octavia E. Butler to Explore Life and Work of Celebrated Science Fiction Author

Feb. 17, 2017

A new exhibition opening this spring at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens examines the life and work of celebrated author Octavia E. Butler (1947–2006), the first science fiction writer to receive a prestigious MacArthur “genius” award and the first African-American woman to win

 Patti Perret, photograph of Octavia E. Butler seated by her bookcase, 1984.  The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. © Patti Perret
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News Release - As Part of Its Centennial Celebration, The Huntington Seeds a New Fellowship in Honor of Octavia E. Butler

Aug. 19, 2020

As part of its Centennial Celebration, The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens has announced the creation of a one-year fellowship for the study of Octavia E. Butler (1947–2006)

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Press Release - NASA’s Orbit Pavilion Sound Experience to be First Exhibition in New Collaborative Project at The Huntington

Jul. 8, 2016

NASA’s Orbit Pavilion sound experience is scheduled to land at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens for a four-month stay, inaugurating a new initiative at The Huntington focused on creative collaborations with other organizations.

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Sandra L. Brooke, Princeton Librarian, Appointed Avery Director of the Library at The Huntington

Sep. 20, 2017

Sandra Ludig Brooke, Librarian of the Marquand Library of Art and Archaeology at Princeton University, has been named the Avery Director of the Library at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, The Huntington's Interim President, Steve Hindle, announced today.

Octavia E. Butler, Map of Acorn from notes for Parable of the Talents
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News Release - Exhibition to Explore the Construction of Fictional Worlds through Maps and Novels

Oct. 26, 2021

On the occasion of the centennial of James Joyce’s Ulysses, “Mapping Fiction” includes works by Octavia E. Butler, William Faulkner, Jack and Charmian London, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Mark Twain, among others.

Beatriz Santiago Muñoz, Robin Coste Lewis, Nina Katchadourian, Dana Johnson, and Rosten Woo. Photo: Kate Lain
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News Release - The Huntington and LA Arts Organization Clockshop Reunite for Contemporary Art Initiative

Jan. 24, 2019

The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens named Los Angeles arts organization Clockshop as its partner for the fourth year of The Huntington's /five initiative.

The Hilton Als Series: Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Jan. 25–May 11, 2020
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News Release - The Year Ahead at The Huntington

Dec. 3, 2019

2020 Public Programs Highlights

Will Alexander. Photo: Ramon Rao.
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News Release - The Huntington Acquires the Papers of Award-Winning Poet Will Alexander

Feb. 24, 2022

The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens announced today that it has acquired the papers of Will Alexander (b. 1948), a multimedia artist and award-winning writer.

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News Release - Two Consecutive Exhibitions Highlight Library Acquisitions in the 21st Century

Jul. 2, 2019

As part of its yearlong Centennial Celebration, The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens presents a two-part exhibition that invites visitors to consider the continued relevance of the Library's role in documenting the human experience.

Book cover for Thomas Pynchon's "Inherent Vice."
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News Release - The Huntington Acquires Thomas Pynchon Archive

Dec. 14, 2022

The Huntington has acquired the archive of American author Thomas Pynchon, considered by many to be among the greatest novelists of our time.

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News Release - The Huntington Acquires Eve Babitz Archive

Mar. 10, 2022

The collection spans from 1943 to 2011, documenting the professional and personal life of the LA author and cultural figure through manuscripts, original works of art, journals, photographs, and correspondence