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CAWL Events & Exhibits
An Exhibition of American War Letters
Ongoing
A display of reproductions from every major conflict represented in the Center for American War Letters Archives, from the Civil War to today. Included are banners, artwork, and an immersive WWII display.
CAWLA Reading Room, Leatherby Libraries, Lower Level
Curated by Carl Privette
Armed Services Editions
Ongoing
A display of Armed Services Editions, miniaturized books created for soldiers during WWII.
Collection donated by Founding Director Andrew Carroll
Curated by Carl Privette
Past CAWL Events & Exhibits
“The United States in the First World War”
Million Letters Campaign
Saturday, April 1, 2017
Allred Entrada, Leatherby Libraries, 1st Floor
Events in Washington, D.C.
April 3 - 5, 2017
Threads of Utopia
Exhibition Dates: January 30 - May 18, 2017
Reception: February 8, 2017, 5:00 p.m.
Curator: Marc Voss Center for American War Letters Archives,
Leatherby Libraries, lower level
Get Square with the Rebs: The Charles M. Jenkins Civil War Diary
Wednesday, November 9, 2016 • 5 – 7 p.m.
Center for American War Letters Archives, Leatherby Libraries, lower level
Flyer
“ After War's Broken Heart: An Exploration of Moral Injury”
33rd Annual Founders Day
March 11-12, 2016
Wallace All Faiths Chapel
“ Howard Arthur Tibbs: Citizen, Musician, and Tuskegee Airman”
Lecture by Philip Tibbs
Partnership with the Center for American War Letters
and the MA Program in War and Society
Wednesday, February 17, 2016 • 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Center for American War Letters, Leatherby Libraries, lower level
The War Is Over
Commemorating the battles of the Pacific Theater and the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two
Partnership with the Center for American War Letters
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2015, 5 – 7 p.m.
Center for American War Letters Archive, Leatherby Libraries, lower level
Exhibit Dates: September 2nd - November 12th, 2015
War Comes Home
Exhibit commemorating the experience of veterans returning from war
Partnership with the Department of History, Cal Humanities, and the Center for American War Letters
Opening Reception: May 7th, 2015, 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Exhibit Dates: May 10th, 2015 - June 21st, 2015
Allred Entrada, Leatherby Libraries, first floor
“The American War Experience Through California Voices: WWI”
Roundtable Discussion, CAWLA Display and Participation
Cal Poly Pomona and the Center for American War Letters Archives
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
CAWLA Reading Room, Leatherby Libraries, Lower Level
“Three Wars: American Veterans in an Age of Perpetual Conflict”
Panel Discussion, CAWLA Display
Center for the Study of War and Society, Richard Nixon Foundation and Library
Thursday, September 19, 2019
Display curated by Andrew Harman
Pacific Club, Newport Beach