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Food History 2023, Food, Climate, and Community
Program / Program Materials

Food History Weekend 2023

Food, Climate, and Community

November 4, 2023
Fantasyland section of Disney map
Article

Searching for Space Mountain: Reading Disney maps

Bethanee Bemis
September 29, 2023
An elaborate outfit worn by Walter Mercado, with multiple layers of textured red fabric, gold highlights, large and pointed shoulders, and a cape.
Article

Blessings from the universe: Walter Mercado

Cindy M. Muñoz
September 15, 2023
A weathered black silk bow tie. The bow is noticeably crooked.
Article

Pre-tied yet crooked: What’s up with Abraham Lincoln’s tie?

Harry R. Rubenstein
September 5, 2023
The sound hole of Yomo Toro’s cuatro.
Article

“¡Ataca Yomo!”: A close-up look at Yomo Toro’s cuatro

Norman Storer Corrada
July 26, 2023
Section of rusted fencing topped with barbed wire.
Article

Deportations in the 21st century and the New Sanctuary Movement

A. Naomi Paik
July 17, 2023
A large array of buttons with various political messages connected to Latin American solidarity movements, many of which echo the simple message of one button, “U.S. out of El Salvador.”
Article

The origins of the Sanctuary Movement

Carl Lindskoog
July 11, 2023
Collage of images from the 2015 Power of Giving program featuring various speakers
Program / Program Materials

The Power of Giving 2015

Launch of the Philanthropy Initiative

July 1, 2023
A quilted textile depicting many people surrounding airplanes and other modes of transportation.
Article

Introducing: The Politics of Sanctuary

Sam Vong, A. Naomi Paik
June 20, 2023
A group of menstrual products in their original packaging, including tampons, sanitary napkins, a menstrual cup, and a sanitary belt.
Article

Introducing the MUM Menstrual History Collection

Rachel Anderson, Diane Wendt
May 25, 2023
A weathered white driver’s suit with prominent logos for Goodyear and other companies.
Article

The Black American Racers fought for equity in auto racing

Jane Rogers
May 19, 2023
Emerson radio with an elaborate front facing decorated with characters from Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, who are posed as if standing around a wooden house with a large window.
Article

Is this 1937 radio the fairest one of all?

Connie Holland
May 1, 2023
Julian “Cannonball” Adderley plays a saxophone on a stage
Article

The history behind Julian “Cannonball” Adderley’s saxophone

Theodore S. Gonzalves
April 3, 2023
Woodblock of four coffins. The black coffins appear side by side, and they are each decorated with a skull and crossbones. Each includes the unique individuals of a Bostonian killed during the Boston Massacre; one also includes a sickle and an hourglass.

Comparing coffins, remembering the Boston Massacre

Lauryn Baehr
March 15, 2023
A colorful square sticker with various messages, including “Be Kind” and “Stay 6 Feet Behind.”
Article

Artistic inspiration in the face of a pandemic

Joan Boudreau
March 9, 2023
Two cards with contrasting handwritten comments to the question, Did you or anyone in your family work as a child?
Article

What does babysitting mean to girls? It's complicated.

Nina Wattenberg
March 2, 2023
Becoming US logo
Video

What is Becoming US?

February 24, 2023
Jill Biden’s ensemble from the 2021 inauguration's swearing-in ceremony. The ensemble’s dress, and coat are ocean blue. The tweed dress’s neckline is decorated with Swarovski pearls and crystals.
Article

New dresses, new traditions: Jill Biden’s inaugural ensembles go on view

Lisa Kathleen Graddy
January 25, 2023
Large blue shoulder bag decorated with World War II pins and insignia.
Article

Betty White's shoulder bag is a time capsule of World War II

Frank Blazich
January 17, 2023
Black and white photo of Riker electric automobile parked outside. 
Article

Will electric cars help save the environment? 

Peter Liebhold
December 16, 2022