Monthly Archives: November 2010

Events, Exhibits, News

Please join us for the Elihu Burritt Birthday Party!

The Burritt Bicentennial event will take place in Special Collections at the library at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, December 8, 2010.

Sherrod Emerson Skinner III, the great-great-great grand nephew of Elihu Burritt will deliver keynote remarks.

December 8, 2010 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Elihu Burritt, New Britain’s most famous citizen.  Burritt is known as  “The Learned Blacksmith”, who from humble beginnings as a blacksmith’s apprentice, went on to become an internationally recognized 19th century pioneer peace activist, abolitionist, self taught linguist, writer and lecturer.  The Elihu Burritt Bicentennial celebration is an excellent occasion to honor the memory of this great man and to revive our community’s pride in this interesting personality.

Materials from the Elihu Burritt Collection will be on display through the month of December.

Birthday cake and Burritt birch soda will be served.

News

Library Awards Clarification

Please note that there are TWO different award contests sponsored by Burritt Library:

Elihu Burritt Library Undergraduate Research Awards

For papers and projects completed for classes in 2010. (A separate award from URCAD).

http://library.ccsu.edu/services/award/application.php

Deadline February 22, 2011

and

Elihu Burritt Bicentennial Writing/Creative Competition

This award will recognize excellence in research and/or creativity related to Elihu Burritt and his lifelong interest in many important topics, including abolitionism, international peace, linguistics, and ocean penny postage. Applicants are invited to submit essays, papers, short stories, plays, historical fiction, poems, descriptive prose, video documentaries, etc. for consideration.

http://library.ccsu.edu/services/award/burritt_award.php

Deadline: November 30, 2010

If students are interested please ensure the correct application is filled out and everything that is required is submitted.

If you have any questions or problems, please contact Susan Slaga  at slagas@ccsu.edu or 860-832-2095.

News

Burritt Bicentennial Competition Deadline extended until 11/30/10

The deadline for Burritt Bicentennial competition has been extended until November 30, 2010.  For more information and an application go to: http://library.ccsu.edu/services/award/burritt_award.php

All students are strongly encouraged to apply. Applicants are invited to submit essays, papers, short stories, plays, historical fiction, poems, descriptive prose, video documentaries, etc. Two prizes of $200 will be awarded.

Events, Exhibits

Burritt Celebration Continues Nov. 16

Come join us for a lecture on Elihu Burritt’s role in the anti-slavery movement by Prof.  Robert Wolff. The event will be held in the Special Collections Reading Room at noon on 11/16. Dr. Gilbert Gigliotti will read from Taylor Graham’s book, Walking with Elihu: poems on Elihu Burritt, The Learned Blacksmith, following the lecture.

We also invite you to view material from the Elihu Burritt Collection that will be on display in the library throughout the month of November!