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Celebrating the Life of a Patriot Printer: A Tribute to Isaiah Thomas
History / Heritage - Parade/Celebration
Thursday, September 20, 2012 10:00 AM-2:30 AM
WPI: Campus Center
Odeum Rooms
100 Institute Road
Worcester, MA 01609 Google Maps - MapQuest
The Isaiah Thomas Award in Publishing is coming full circle as Rochester Institute of Technology honors the American Antiquarian Society, a national research library of American history, literature and culture founded by Thomas, with the award during a reception on Sept. 20 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Mass. The event Celebrating the Life of a Patriot Printer: A Tribute to Isaiah Thomas will also include a panel discussion.The school will also pay homage to Thomas, who spent his life dedicated to publishing and printing, with a panel discussion titled “Preserving the History of News in a Digital Age.”
David Pankow, director of RIT Cary Graphics Art Press, will moderate the panel that includes Vincent Golden, curator of newspapers and periodicals at the American Antiquarian Society; Frank Romano, president of Museum of Printing and professor emeritus at RIT; Franziska Frey, Malloy-Rabinowitz Preservation Librarian at Harvard University; Bruce Gaultney, publisher of the Worcester Telegram & Gazette; and Alex Rogala, editor of RIT’s Reporter magazine.
Cost: Free
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Celebrating the Life of a Patriot Printer: A Tribute to Isaiah Thomas
History / Heritage - Parade/Celebration
Thursday, September 20, 2012
10:00 AM-2:30 AM
WPI: Campus Center
Odeum Rooms
100 Institute Road
Worcester, MA 01609
Google Maps - MapQuest
The Isaiah Thomas Award in Publishing is coming full circle as Rochester Institute of Technology honors the American Antiquarian Society, a national research library of American history, literature and culture founded by Thomas, with the award during a reception on Sept. 20 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Mass. The event Celebrating the Life of a Patriot Printer: A Tribute to Isaiah Thomas will also include a panel discussion.The school will also pay homage to Thomas, who spent his life dedicated to publishing and printing, with a panel discussion titled “Preserving the History of News in a Digital Age.”
David Pankow, director of RIT Cary Graphics Art Press, will moderate the panel that includes Vincent Golden, curator of newspapers and periodicals at the American Antiquarian Society; Frank Romano, president of Museum of Printing and professor emeritus at RIT; Franziska Frey, Malloy-Rabinowitz Preservation Librarian at Harvard University; Bruce Gaultney, publisher of the Worcester Telegram & Gazette; and Alex Rogala, editor of RIT’s Reporter magazine.
Cost: Free
Suggested Audiences: Elders, Adult, College
E-mail: library@mwa.org
Phone: 508-755-5221
Last Modified: August 6, 2012 at 5:03 PM
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