January Midday Program

“It is, Sir, as I have said, a small college, and yet there are those who love it.”

Daniel Webster

Curl up in your Zoom Room and prepare to be magically transported to that much loved small college in Hanover, New Hampshire.

As Londoners became increasingly literate, publishers met their desire for exciting (and inexpensive) content with a host of sensational soft cover serialized stories. These quickly earned the nickname Penny Dreadfuls. Unfortunately they weren’t exactly produced on high quality paper and nestled firmly between sturdy boards, so they tended to be read to death – and then repurposed to answer a variety of household uses.

That’s why we’re so fortunate that Morgan Swan will be able to share examples from Dartmouth’s remarkable collection. Dr. Swan is the Special Collections Librarian for Teaching & Scholarly Engagement. He received his PhD from Yale, his MLIS from UW-Milwaukee, and has the dual distinctions of having grown up in Macau, China and being a citizen of the Cherokee Nation.

Of course, the event is free. It won’t cost even a penny. Dreadful if you miss it. Register today!

Preregistration required via website. Zoom presentation is free and open to all. Please forward this notice to anyone who may find it of interest.

Even if you can’t attend at the scheduled time, if you’re interested, please register. After the program, we’ll send an email to all registrants, asking if you’d like a link to the complete recording. That way you can see the program even if you couldn’t attend live, ran into technical issues, or simply wanted to watch it again.

January Evening Program

The John Cage Collection held in the library at Northwestern University is a major research collection concerning the life and work of one of the most important artists of the 20th Century. Cage’s use of indeterminacy, electronics, silence, and other innovations created a lasting and profound impact on many creative fields. Northwestern students, faculty, and researchers from around the world find indispensable information related to many different areas of study.

In this talk, Music Library Curator Greg MacAyeal will describe the collection and tell the story of how it came to the university. He will highlight treasures of the collection, student and faculty use, past exhibits, and other important engagements. A particular focus will be on Notations (Something Else Press, 1969), a Cage project and artist’s book.

Greg MacAyeal is Senior Librarian, Curator of the Northwestern University Music Library, and Lecturer in the Northwestern University Bienen School of Music. He oversees all library collections and services related to music, and he teaches on the topic of research methods.

Register today!

Preregistration required via website. Zoom presentation is free and open to all. Please forward this notice to anyone who may find it of interest.

Even if you can’t attend at the scheduled time, if you’re interested, please register. After the program, we’ll send an email to all registrants, asking if you’d like a link to the complete recording. That way you can see the program even if you couldn’t attend live, ran into technical issues, or simply wanted to watch it again.

This calendar event serves as a placeholder for our upcoming 2025 Annual Caxton Club Meeting to be held on Thursday, 22 May 2025 at 6:30 PM CST.

Registration for this event will be via the Caxton Club website. Please check the website in the weeks ahead of this event to register. The event will be held via Zoom.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact secretary@caxtonclub.org.