August 13, 2009 

MEDIA CONTACT: Nick Massella
massella@gwu.edu; 202-994-3087

GW'S SPECIAL COLLECTIONS RESEARCH CENTER HOSTS PRESIDENTIAL PRESENCE IN GELMAN LIBRARY
THROUGH SEPT. 24, 2009

EVENT: 

The George Washington University Special Collections Research Center of the Gelman Library is pleased to announce the opening of the exhibit Presidential Presence in the Gelman Library. The exhibit displays materials from the Jack Anderson Collection, the Ulysses S. Grant Family Papers, the Janet G. Travell Papers and individual manuscripts, including personal and official correspondence from presidents George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and John Quincy Adams.

WHEN: 

This exhibit is open Monday - Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Sept. 24, 2009.

WHERE: 

The George Washington University
Gelman Library, Room 207
2130 H St. NW, Washington, D.C.
Foggy Bottom - GWU Metro (Orange and Blue lines)

RSVP: 

This event is free and open to the public. A GWorld or photo identification card is required to enter Gelman Library. Media wishing to attend should contact Nick Massella at 202-994-3087 or massella@gwu.edu.

BACKGROUND: 

As commanders-in-chief, politicians and ordinary citizens, American presidents have been the target of intense scrutiny by reporters; admiration or condemnation by historians and voters; and fear and mistrust by detractors. Since its inception in 1968, Gelman Library's Special Collections Research Center has been amassing collections of primary or secondary documents generated by, for or about over half the United States presidents. The variety and scope of these documents provide a crucial academic dimension to the discourse, allowing researchers to supplement (or challenge) traditional histories and accepted viewpoints with their own conclusions.

For more information about GW's Melvin Gelman Library, visit www.gelman.gwu.edu.

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