Thurber in the House
April 29th, 2009
Thurber House and OSU Libraries’ Rare Books and Manuscripts Present “Thurber in the House”
Thurber House is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, making it an appropriate time to invite James Thurber back for a visit. The Rare Books and Manuscripts Library (RBMS) at The Ohio State University has done exactly that.
“Thurber in the House,” an exhibit of his cartooning art, focuses on some of Thurber’s favorite subjects: men, women, sex and dogs. The RBMS collection, 29 archival quality facsimiles, will run May 1 through September 6, 2009, at the Thurber Center, 91 Jefferson Ave., next door to Thurber House, and will be free and open daily, 1 – 4 p.m.
“We’re proud to be a contributor to the anniversary celebration,” said Geoffrey Smith, Ph.D, Professor and Head, RBMS. “Our partnership with Thurber House has become a tradition of frequent collaborations during this past quarter century. With the Thurber Humor Prize and its concomitant programs of visiting authors, literary picnics, children’s writing workshops and more, Thurber House accentuates the Thurber legacy and keeps his memory alive.”
As described by Smith, RBMS is the historical repository for the scholarly study of Thurber, Columbus’ and Ohio State’s greatest literary product. In addition to multiple printings and editions of virtually every Thurber publication, the library also administers a Thurber literary archive of more than 20,000 manuscript and typescript leaves, nearly 500 original drawings, photographs, scrapbooks, sound recordings and assorted Thurberiana.
“Geoff and the Rare Books and Manuscripts Library are the keepers of the ‘Thurber flame,’” said Thurber House Executive Director Susanne Jaffe.
Visitors are asked to stop by the house first and a staff member or volunteer will take them to see the collection. For more information, visit thurberhouse.org or call 614-464-1032.
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