Robert Allison - "Benjamin Franklin: How to Create a Better World"
History / Heritage - Lecture/Discussion
Sunday, May 4, 2008
2:00 PM-3:00 PM
Providence Public Library, Central
Barnard Room
150 Empire Street
Providence, RI 02903
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Robert Allison, professor, is chair of the history department at Suffolk University, Boston. In addition to varied history courses, Allison teaches on Benjamin Franklin and his Autobiography. He is the author of Stephen Decatur, American Naval Hero (2005), A Short History of Boston (2004), and The Crescent Obscured: The United States and the Muslim World 1776-1815 (2000).
Allison is vice president of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts and a Fellow of the Massachusetts Historical Society. In addition, he is involved with several Boston museums and historical societies, including the Commonwealth Museum and the U.S.S. Constitution Museum.
Sponsors
Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World was organized by the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary, Philadelphia, and the American Library Association Public Programs Office. The traveling exhibition for libraries has been made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: great ideas brought to life. The traveling exhibition is based on a major exhibition of the same name mounted by the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary to commemorate the 300th anniversary of Franklin's birth. The Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary is a nonprofit organization established through a major grant from The Pew Charitable Trusts to educate the public about Franklin's enduring legacy.
RI Sponsors
Programs and activities planned in conjunction with the Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World Exhibit's Rhode Island visit are presented by National Grid and also sponsored by the Rhode Island Freemasons and WJAR-10.
Providence Public Library is committed to providing quality programming on a variety of educational topics. The views and opinions expressed therein are those of the individual presenters and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of the Library. We welcome community members to work with us to provide free, thought-provoking events of interest.
Cost: free
Suggested Audiences:
Adult
E-mail:
jchoiniere@provlib.org
Last Modified: February 21, 2008 at 7:59 AM
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Providence Public Library is committed to providing quality programming on a variety of educational topics. The views and opinions expressed therein are those of the individual presenters and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of the Library. We welcome community members to work with us to provide free, thought-provoking events of interest.
Robert Allison - "Benjamin Franklin: How to Create a Better World"
History / Heritage - Lecture/Discussion
Sunday, May 4, 2008
2:00 PM-3:00 PM
Providence Public Library, Central
Barnard Room
150 Empire Street
Providence, RI 02903
Google Maps - MapQuest
Robert Allison, professor, is chair of the history department at Suffolk University, Boston. In addition to varied history courses, Allison teaches on Benjamin Franklin and his Autobiography. He is the author of Stephen Decatur, American Naval Hero (2005), A Short History of Boston (2004), and The Crescent Obscured: The United States and the Muslim World 1776-1815 (2000).
Allison is vice president of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts and a Fellow of the Massachusetts Historical Society. In addition, he is involved with several Boston museums and historical societies, including the Commonwealth Museum and the U.S.S. Constitution Museum.
Sponsors
Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World was organized by the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary, Philadelphia, and the American Library Association Public Programs Office. The traveling exhibition for libraries has been made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: great ideas brought to life. The traveling exhibition is based on a major exhibition of the same name mounted by the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary to commemorate the 300th anniversary of Franklin's birth. The Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary is a nonprofit organization established through a major grant from The Pew Charitable Trusts to educate the public about Franklin's enduring legacy.
RI Sponsors
Programs and activities planned in conjunction with the Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World Exhibit's Rhode Island visit are presented by National Grid and also sponsored by the Rhode Island Freemasons and WJAR-10.
Providence Public Library is committed to providing quality programming on a variety of educational topics. The views and opinions expressed therein are those of the individual presenters and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of the Library. We welcome community members to work with us to provide free, thought-provoking events of interest.
Cost: free
Suggested Audiences: Adult
E-mail: jchoiniere@provlib.org
Last Modified: February 21, 2008 at 7:59 AM
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