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The Eliot Bible: Encountering Colonial History in Illinois

Event Type: Lecture
Sponsor: The Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Location: 346 Main Library, 1408 W. Gregory Dr
Date: Nov 7, 2024 3:00 - 5:00 pm
Speaker: Bob Morrissey
Contact: Carrie Lingscheit
E-Mail: carriel@illinois.edu
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Originating Calendar: Campus Humanities Calendar; Professor Bob Morrissey joins us in the RBML to showcase the John Eliot Bible, published in 1663, and discuss how this unusual text can be used to examine American origin stories, as well as histories of historical interpretation and practice in our land-grant institution. Come take a look at RBML’s copy of this exceedingly rare book!