Document Type

University Document

Publication Date

2024

Abstract

In 1959, the institution, then Newark State College, began the first annual M. Ernest Townsend Memorial Lectures Series. It was established to make the school a cultural center and to offer the campus and local community the opportunity to hear prominent individuals on a national and international level. All guests signed their names in a guest book, which includes the names and dates of speakers between 1959 and 1987.

Comments

The original signature book is available in the University Archives, Record Group 8.4.1 Conference and Events - Academic Events, Folder 1 M. Ernest Townsend Lecture Series Signature Book, 1959-70 (Incomplete).

(Includes Letter of Regret and Cancellation from Aldous Huxley, 1963 [Found at the back of the signature book, written two months before his death])

Rights

This collection is open to the public for research use. Copyright remains with Kean University. Credit this material. Personal photographs may be made for research purposes. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to the Special Collections Research Library and Archive at keanscrla@kean.edu.

Publishing Repository

Special Collections Research Library and Archive, Kean University

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