In an effort to prevent the spread of the H1N1 flu and seasonal flu, Campus Facilities has purchased personal-sized, 2-ounce containers of alcohol-based hand sanitizer for staff. Ellis Library received a limited number (1 bottle per person) of sanitizer. The sanitizer will be available for interested staff during the week of September 21-25, 2009 in the Ellis Library Security Office, Room 93 Ellis Library. On an additional note Campus Facilities has installed alcohol-based hand-sanitizer dispensers throughout Ellis Library and other buildings on campus. Thank you for doing your part in helping prevent the spread of the H1N1 flu and seasonal flu.

Sept. 22, 2009
Lowry Mall
11  a.m. – 2 p.m.

Mizzou’s international students would like to offer a taste of their culture to Mid-Missouri. International Bazaar is one of Mizzou’s longest running traditions. This year marks the 33rd annual International Bazaar and the 1st MU International Day. Come enjoy free ethnic food, beverages and souvenirs. Sponsored by the MSA/GPC International Programming Committee.

Recycling
This week Civic Recycling pulled their paper recycling carts and cardboard dumpsters from campus. The City of Columbia is working to replace all of the paper and cardboard containers on campus so there is as little disruption as possible. In the meantime we will need to handle the recycling in Ellis Library differently. Newspapers should be bundled and tied in stacks (no more than 12” high); cardboard should be cut up and/or boxes broken down so they are no bigger than 24” x 20”; white paper and shredded office paper should be put in plastic bags before being put in the recycle bins. Plastic Bags have been ordered and should be available to areas in the library early next week. If you have any questions about these temporary changes please feel free to contact the Ellis Library Receiving Room. We will keep you posted. Please note the beverage container recycling will not be affected, it will remain the same since the City already picks it up.

Hand Sanitizer
The Libraries has ordered hand sanitizer and disinfected wipes for the direct service areas in Ellis Library and the branches. This is primarily for areas with public contact, especially at service desks and counters. We hope to receive the sanitizer early next week, and the distribution will be coordinated by Ellis Library Security. Also, today we learned the campus will be installing hand sanitizer dispensers early next week in areas throughout the library.

NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 1, 2009
Contact: Dr. Joan Stack (573) 882-7083

Twentieth-Century Portraits

Columbia—The art exhibit Twentieth-Century Portraits: From Famous to Familiar will open September 19, 2009, in the Main Gallery of The State Historical Society of Missouri. The exhibition explores how twentieth-century Missouri artists answered the difficult question “What is a portrait?” in an age when photographs became widely available and audiences began to question whether the complexities of identity could be captured by traditional artistic imitation.

A special work that will be included in the exhibit, The Truman Family by Greta Kempton (1952), represents President Truman, Mrs. Truman, and their daughter, Margaret. Kempton also painted Truman’s official presidential portrait. The Truman Family was commissioned for the Society by Richard R. Nacy of Jefferson City with extra funds raised by Missouri Democrats for Truman’s 1948 inaugural celebration. The large painting is one of the Society’s most significant portraits, and has been on loan to the Missouri State Governor’s Mansion for several years. This exhibition offers visitors an opportunity to view this important work from the Society’s permanent collection.

The exhibit will feature portraits of and by Missourians, and include likenesses of such famous residents as Mark Twain and President Harry S. Truman, as well as images of less well-known citizens. Portraits in a variety of media will be exhibited, including several lithographs by Thomas Hart Benton. The renderings will range from naturalistic to abstract and reflect the diversity of our people and inventiveness of our artists.

About The State Historical Society of Missouri

Founded in 1898 by the Missouri Press Association and a trustee of the state since 1899, the Society is the preeminent research facility for the study of the Show Me State’s heritage and a leader in programming designed to share that heritage with the public. Through educational outreach, such as the Missouri History Speakers’ Bureau and genealogy workshops, or the performing arts, like MoHiP Theatre, the Society not only brings Missouri history to the state’s citizens, but also gives Missourians the tools to uncover the history in their own lives. The Society is located on the ground floor of Ellis Library on the University of Missouri campus at Hitt Street and Lowry Mall.