Concurrent Exhibits on Local Themes

Little David North Puts Eastern on the Map: the 1954 Home Management House Controversy He was only an infant when he came to Eastern, and “North” was not his real last name, but Dear Friends, Welcome he made quite an impact during the months that he lived here. The young son of an unwed and ill mother, David was loaned to Eastern’s Home Management program, where he served Booth Library is excited to host the traveling exhibition, Breaking News: as a “model” baby for a dozen students enrolled in the program, and where he was well cared How the Associated Press Has Covered War, Peace, and Everything Else. for night and day by these surrogate “mothers” who were learning to become real mothers and The exhibition highlights signifi cant episodes from a book with the same home economics teachers. Even though Eastern’s program was far from unique nationally, it title, which is the fi rst ever fully documented account of the Associated was investigated by Illinois’ Welfare Department, which claimed that having so many mother Press, written by 13 of their reporters. The exhibit of 18 panels covers fi gures and no father fi gure would surely be detrimental to the child’s well-being. Eastern’s pro- war, trials, aviation, sports, civil rights, foreign correspondents, disas- gram was ultimately vindicated, but not before it and little David made headlines in the major ters, the White House, and the AP staff. As the world’s largest news- wire services, and in Time, Newsweek, Life, Look, and Pageant magazines, as well as in some gathering organization, the enduring role of the Associated Press, along 800 newspapers nationwide. with their Pulitzer Prize-winning images, has proven to be the defi nitive Robert Hillman, professor, Booth Library, curator (North Lobby) comprehensive source of breaking news. Many of the AP photographs are instantly recognizable and conjure Go Blue: Eastern’s Finest Athletes at Home memories of where you were on that date and time. These images are often the ones that are forever seared into our hearts and minds. Over the years Eastern has produced many fi ne collegiate athletes, some of whom have even gone on to professional sports careers. Depicted in this exhibit, drawn from 21 different sports Booth Library is grateful to the Department of Journalism and Sally programs, are current and past Eastern athletes who have made news. Individuals shown are Turner for their active role in bringing this exhibition to the Library, and among the fi nest Eastern players in their respective sports, both athletically and academically. for providing the presenters and guest scholars for the accompanying Sandy King, photographer and graphic designer, Athletics and Sports Information Departments, programs. Special thanks go to my colleagues for their role in making curator (North Lobby) this a success, the curators of concurrent exhibits, the faculty and staff of Library Services, and our many educational partners at Eastern Illinois University. Newsworthy Visitors to Eastern Illinois University We hope you enjoy the exhibition and participate in the additional pro- What do the Cowsills, Bob Woodward, Tony Bennett, Christine Jorgensen, Timothy Leary, grams that no doubt will enhance your experience and appreciation for Maya Angelou, Steppenwolf, Barry Manilow, Vice-President Gerald R. Ford, the Bangles, Bet- this grand service that began in 1846, the Associated Press. ty Friedan, the Carpenters, Ralph Nader, Goo Goo Dolls, Dr. Benjamin Spock, Henry Mancini, G. Gordon Liddy, the Fixx, Bob Hope, Nikki Giovanni, Bobby Seale, Simon & Garfunkel, and Sincerely, Burl Ives have in common? They have all been guests of Eastern Illinois University, perform- ing or providing a lecture. Many other newsworthy individuals have also visited EIU. Carl Lorber, professor, Booth Library; and David Bell, associate professor, Booth Library, cura- tors (Marvin Foyer) Allen Lanham, Ph.D. Dean of Library Services 18 3

11stst draft.indddraft.indd SpreadSpread 3 ofof 1010 - Pages(18,Pages(18, 3)3) 11/24/08/24/08 44:48:30:48:30 PPMM Series Events Tuesday, February 5 7:00 p.m. Booth Library Conference Room 4440 “Book TV Panel Discussion: Breaking News: How the Associated Press Has Covered War, Peace, and Everything Else,” fi lmed June 25, 2007

Monday, February 11 6:00 p.m. Booth Library Conference Room 4440 “Invisible People: Does Race Matter in News Coverage?” David Bell is in his ninth Robert Hillman serves Sandy King began her pho- Carl Lorber joined the Tuesday, February 12 year as a reference librarian at Eastern Illinois University as tojournalism career in 1983 at library faculty at Eastern 7:00 p.m. Booth Library West Reading Room 3000 Booth Library. He earned his university archivist and as a the Clark County Publishing Illinois University in 1988. M.S. in library and informa- reference librarian at Booth Company located in Casey, He is the head of reference “Always on Deadline: tion science at the University Library. He holds a B.A. in Illinois. In 1996, she joined services at Booth Library and How the Associated Press Covers the World” of Illinois at Urbana-Cham- English and religion from the Eastern Illinois University subject bibliographer for ref- paign, and an M.A. in English Principia College, an M.A. in Athletics Department and she erence and business resourc- Tuesday, February 19 literature at Northern Illinois cultural research from the Uni- currently serves as photogra- es. Professor Lorber holds an 6:00 p.m. Booth Library Conference Room 4440 University. He is subject versity of Illinois at Spring- pher and graphic designer to M.B.A. from the University bibliographer for journal- fi eld, and an M.L.I.S. from the athletics, sports informa- of Illinois at Springfi eld and “True Stories Behind Great Images” ism, theatre arts, recreation Brigham Young University. tion and marketing depart- a M.L.S. from the University administration and kinesiol- As exhibit curator for Little ments. Sandy was a project of Illinois at Urbana-Cham- Wednesday, February 20 ogy/sports studies. He served David North Puts Eastern photographer and graphics paign. As curator for the 7:00 p.m. assistant with the grant-funded Booth Library Conference Room 4440 on the planning committee on the Map: the 1954 Home Newsworthy Visitors exhib- and provided general research Management House Contro- Art and Architecture in Il- its, professor Lorber enjoyed “How Did It Get On Page One?” assistance for Breaking News versy, professor Hillman has linois Libraries project, and discovering the variety and events and as a curator for created a display documenting assisted in the development of number of famous individu- Wednesday, February 27 the Newsworthy Visitors to the story of a little baby who a traveling exhibit celebrat- als who spoke to or enter- 4:00 p.m. Eastern Illinois University was “loaned” to Eastern’s ing the rich architectural and tained the EIU community. Booth Library Conference Room 4440 exhibits. Home Management program. artistic heritage of Illinois Carl served on the planning “The Civil Rights Movement, News Images, Bob served on the planning libraries. In addition, she was committee and provided and the Awakening of the American Social Conscience” committee and provided the principal graphic designer general research assistance general research assistance for for the program booklet which for Breaking News events. Thursday, February 28 Breaking News events. accompanied the traveling 7:00 p.m. exhibit, Farm Life: A Century Booth Library Conference Room 4440 of Change for Farm Families “The Paper,” a documentary fi lm by Aaron Matthews and Their Neighbors displayed at Booth Library during the spring of 2007. 2 19

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