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Bridal Magazines, 1992-2011
Curated by Jacqueline Culas, Haley Disterhoft, Isabelle "Jennie" Murray, Alison Restelli, Chayanne Sandoval-Williams, and Gretchen Tharp, 2025.
This exhibit focuses on a select number of Bridal magazines during that peak from 1992 to 2011. They were donated by Dr. Samir Husni, a leading expert on print and magazine journalism, known as Mr. Magazine. These magazines, mostly first volume editions, focus on the bridal industry from across the world. The exhibit was curated in summer 2025 as the final project of IS_LT 9428: History of Books and Media.
Style Before Social Media: Fifteen Fashion and Beauty Magazines from 1985 - 2005
Curated by Diana Bell, Gina Hays, Shelby Janke, Julianne Moore, Rachel Peters, Gabrielle Wicker, 2025.
This exhibit features issues of North American fashion magazines spanning 1985-2004. It was curated in summer 2025 as the final project of IS_LT 9428: History of Books and Media.
Religious Magazines, 1986-2020
Curated by Elisabeth Baker, Colin Hodges, Matthew Lane, Tamaka Mann, Sheri McCaskill, and Kelsey Meline, 2025.
The decades leading up to the new millennium and the decades beyond saw the arrival of modern religious magazines. These magazines delved into subjects both sacred and secular, from daily living for practicing adherents, to news from around the world and how it affected those faithful laypeople. Obviously, these religious magazines featured articles upon the faith and how those practitioners might best live their beliefs credibly. Many of these religious magazines were created specifically to be...
Sports Magazines, 1986-2006
Curated by Tess Childress, Anna Comfort, Faith Edwards, Hannah Kittle, and Caitlin Souers, 2025.
This exhibit presents sports magazines drawn from the Samir Husni Magazine Collection. The exhibit was curated in summer 2025 as the final project of IS_LT 9428: History of Books and Media.
Toys and Collectibles, 1987-2006
Curated by Arian Abdulla, Abigail Cutts, Zachary Gibson, Jeffrey Gluckman, Jonathan Phillips, & Renee Spinner, 2025
This exhibit presents toy and collectible magazines drawn from the Samir Husni Magazine Collection. The exhibit was curated in summer 2025 as the final project of IS_LT 9428: History of Books and Media.