The John Howard Birss, Jr. Memorial Program 2009
2009 Selection - Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Celebrating the 125th Anniversary of
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
EVENTS
PRELIMINARY LECTURE
The Fugitive Slave Law and Huckleberry Finn
Dr. James Tackach
Thursday, February 19, 2009
5:00 p.m. - CAS 152
Feinstein College of Arts and Sciences
Sponsored by the Feinstein College of Arts and Sciences
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Alice Cross
Roger Williams University
Monday, February 23, 2009
4:30 p.m. - Mary Tefft White Cultural Center
Roger Williams University Library
Co-sponsors: University Honors and RWU Library
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Huckleberry Finn: Persons Attempting to Find a Moral will be Banished
Dr. James Leonard
Professor of English
The Citadel
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
4:00 p.m. - CAS 157
Feinstein College of Arts and Sciences
Sponsored by The Professor John Howard Birss, Jr. Memorial Lecture Fund
LIBRARY EXHIBITION
Mark Twain and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
February 1-March 15, 2009
Prepared by Professor Christine Fagan
Collection Development/ Acquisitions Librarian
Roger Williams University Library
Sponsored by The Professor John Howard Birss, Jr. Memorial Library Fund
Click Here to see the original 2009 Birss resource page. Archive pages are presented as is.