Library exhibit explores WWI impact
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The exhibit "World War I: Lessons and Legacies" is on display in the Rod Library Learning Commons through February 15. The exhibit is courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, the National Museum of American History, U.S. World War I Centennial Commission, and Smithsonian Women's Service. It includes artifacts from the UNI Museum and documents and photos from the Special Collections and University Archives. Two lectures will happen in conjunction with the exhibit: "Warriors, Caregivers, and Patriots: Women's Experiences in the First World War," by associate history professor Emily Machen, and "For the Fallen: Military Cemeteries of the Western Front," by associate history professor Thomas Connors; photos.