Tag: Curtis Laws Wilson Library

‘D-Day, Omaha Beach’ traveling exhibit to include military historian presentation

Posted by on April 17, 2025

Military historian Dr. John McManus will give a public presentation titled “The Dead and Those about to Die, D-Day: The Big Red One at Omaha Beach” in late April at Missouri S&T. The talk will draw on his book of the same name and incorporate references to the current D-Day exhibition on display at S&T.

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‘D-Day, Omaha Beach’ traveling exhibit opens at S&T Library

Posted by on March 31, 2025

A new traveling exhibit, “D-Day, Omaha Beach,”will be on display at the Curtis Laws Wilson Library from Friday, April 4, through Thursday, May 15. This exhibit recreates the assault on Omaha Beach, the bloodiest and most contested of the five invasion beaches during the Allied invasion of Normandy. The library is located on the Missouri […]

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RESCHEDULED: Missouri S&T historian to give talk on Rolla poet

Posted by on January 31, 2025

Dr. Larry Gragg, university historian and professor emeritus of history and political science at Missouri University of Science and Technology, will present a talk titled “Inez Parker Griggs and the Rolla Community” this February. The talk is part of the Rolla Public Library’s Black History Month event series.

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‘Lights, Camera, ROLLA!’ exhibit to open at Missouri S&T Oct. 1

Posted by on September 24, 2024

This October, explore the history of film at an exhibition created by the Missouri University of Science and Technology Archives and the State Historical Society of Missouri’s Rolla Research Center. The exhibition will be housed on the second floor of the Curtis Laws Wilson Library at Missouri S&T from Tuesday, Oct. 1, to Thursday, Oct. 31.

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Missouri S&T’s library offers free library cards, notary services and more

Posted by on August 7, 2024

There’s a hidden gem on the Missouri S&T campus. Whether you’re a high school student, a retiree, or anywhere in between, if there’s something you want to learn, the Curtis Laws Wilson Library might be just the place you’re looking for.

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Two libraries team up to host eclipse events in Rolla

Posted by on February 29, 2024

The Curtis Laws Wilson Library at Missouri S&T and the Rolla Public Library are teaming up to host community events ahead of the solar eclipse this April. All eclipse events are free and open to the public.

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Texas Tech librarian named dean of libraries at Missouri S&T

Posted by on May 31, 2023

Dr. Bella Karr Gerlich has been named dean of libraries at Missouri S&T. Currently the grants and special projects librarian at Texas Tech University, Gerlich will join S&T Tuesday, Aug. 1.

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Missouri S&T historian to present talk on ‘Gangsters vs. Nazis’

Posted by on October 20, 2022

Dr. Larry Gragg, professor emeritus of history and political science at Missouri S&T, will present a talk on the anti-Nazi efforts of American Jewish gangsters as part of the event series connected to the Americans and the Holocaust exhibit at the university.

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‘Hidden child’ Holocaust survivor to speak at S&T

Posted by on October 7, 2022

A Holocaust survivor will speak at Missouri S&T this October as part of the event series held in conjunction with the Americans and the Holocaust traveling exhibit.

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S&T professor to give a talk on liberation of concentration camps

Posted by on October 5, 2022

Dr. John McManus, Curators’ Distinguished Professor of history at Missouri S&T, will give a talk on Oct. 12 as part of the event series associated with the Americans and the Holocaust exhibit.

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