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Some of Our Favorite Things

Mon., Dec. 26, 2016 | Kevin Durkin

As 2016 winds to a close, we invite you to take another look at a dozen stories plucked from the more than 80 we've published this past year on Verso.

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Recent Lectures: Nov. 22–Dec. 13, 2016

Thu., Dec. 22, 2016 | Huntington Staff

Home to gorgeous gardens, spectacular art, and stunning rare books and manuscripts, The Huntington also offers an impressive slate of lectures and conferences on topics and themes related to its collections. Featured are audio recordings of five recent lectures and conversations.

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Finding Harmony in Battle

Mon., Dec. 19, 2016 | Vanessa Wilkie, Ph.D.

I wrote my first serious history paper in 7th grade on the Battle of Hastings—the epic scene in 1066 when Duke William II of Normandy invaded England, defeating the Saxon King Harold. After the battle, England was ruled by a foreign king, court, and legal system.

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Press Release - Three Works by Important California Painters and an American Art Deco Sculpture Join The Huntington's Collections

Fri., Dec. 16, 2016

The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens announced today it has acquired three works by important 20th-century California painters as well as a significant American sculpture.

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Panel Discussion: Aerospace in Southern California

Fri., Dec. 16, 2016

The history of the aerospace industry in Southern California and its intersections with contemporary culture are the focus of this panel discussion, presented in conjunction with the exhibition of NASA’s Orbit Pavilion. Panelists are Peter Westwick, aerospace historian; William Deverell, director of the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West; and Daniel Lewis, senior curator of the history of science and technology at The Huntington.

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Preserving Parks for People

Wed., Dec. 14, 2016 | Linda Chiavaroli

"Geographies of Wonder: Evolution of the National Park Idea, 1933–2016," an exhibition in the Library's West Hall, examines how the idea of national parks evolved over time. Two images at the entrance bookend the history of the park system

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Press Release - Gregory Pieschala Elected to The Huntington's Board of Trustees

Tue., Dec. 13, 2016

Gregory Pieschala has been elected to the Board of Trustees at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, Huntington President Laura S. Trombley announced today. A longtime supporter of the institution, Pieschala takes the place of Stewart R. Smith who is retiring from the board

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You Don’t Know Jack

Tue., Dec. 13, 2016

In recognition of the centenary of Jack London’s death, The Huntington’s Sue Hodson, curator of literary manuscripts and former Jack London Foundation Woman of the Year, speaks about Jack London as a novelist, sailor, journalist, social activist, photographer, and adventurer, as well as about the importance of The Huntington’s 50,000-item Jack London collection.