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Campi Phlegraei is a firsthand report which documents the late eighteenth century eruptions of Mount Vesuvius. Written by Sir William Hamilton, the British envoy to the Neapolitan royal court in 1764, the work is named for the area around Naples known locally as the Campi Phlegraei or "flaming fields." This name refers to the frequent and violent eruptions of Mount Vesuvius. The area was a popular destination for wealthy travelers undertaking the Grand Tour because of the long history of volcanic activity as well as the classical sites, Pompeii and Herculaneum, which were excavated in 1748 and 1738 respectively. Hamilton ...

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Fred and Estelle Marer donated an international collection of contemporary ceramics, including American, British, Japanese, Korean, and Mexican works. The collection's core is focused on West Coast ceramics, especially the work of the "Otis Group," who challenged the traditional direction of the field of ceramics in the mid-1950s. Fred Marer was not a man of wealth but a teacher of modest means, teaching mathematics at Los Angeles City College. Though he never had substantial resources, he slowly amassed his collection by interacting with ceramic artists and buying works directly from them. His collection came to Scripps through the influence of ...

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Donated by Charles and Elizabeth Handy to the Drucker Institute at Claremont Graduate University, the Charles Handy Papers include original correspondence, articles, manuscripts and other documents related to his career as a leading authority in the field of management. Among his most influential books are The Age of Unreason, The Empty Raincoat, The Elephant and the Flea, Gods of Management, The Age of Paradox, Beyond Certainty and Myself and Other More Important Matters. His latest book, The Second Curve: Thoughts on Reinventing Society, is set to be published in March 2015.

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The Scripps College Collection of Japanese Prints, which numbers over 1500 works with more than 500 works by the artists Chikanobu (1838-1912) and Yoshitoshi (1839-1892), is primarily a teaching collection, with woodblock prints and illustrated books from the late 17th century to late 20th century. Most Japanese print designers working in the 18-19th centuries are represented, including more than 150 works by Hiroshige (1797-1858). Various donors have contributed to the Collection, including Lilian Miller (in 1944), Mrs. James S. (Emiline) Johnson (from 1946), Fred and Estelle Marer (from 1993), Dr. and Mrs. William Ballard (in 1993), Mrs. Ruth LeMaster (in ...

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The City of Claremont History Collection documents the development of Claremont from its boom years at the end of the nineteenth century to the present day. Composed of photographs taken by various amateur and professional photographers over a one hundred year span, the collection provides a glimpse of Claremont’s past through photographs of its buildings, neighborhoods, local landscape, and daily life. Though many of the photographs in the City of Claremont History Collection are unsigned, the collection contains many examples of the work of local photographer Loyd Cooper (Pomona College, 1916) who documented life in Claremont and the surrounding areas ...

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This collection contains digital facsimiles of photographs, housed in the Library's special collections, of Claremont Colleges' buildings and landscapes. These digital images are the first phase of a larger digitization project that seeks to preserve the original photos by providing online access to The Colleges' archival photographs for teaching and research. The Archive provides a photographic record of the founding and development of The Claremont Colleges: Pomona College, 1887; Claremont College (now, Claremont University Consortium), 1925; Claremont Graduate University, 1925; Scripps College, 1926; Claremont McKenna College, 1946; Harvey Mudd College, 1955; Pitzer College, 1963; Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life ...

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The archive contains materials related to the efforts at The Claremont Colleges to create a more sustainable campus, one that minimizes the colleges' impacts on resources and the environment. The creation of this collection was sparked by The Claremont Colleges Sustainability Initiative announced by The Claremont Colleges Council of Presidents in March 2007. Recognizing that many students, faculty, and staff were concerned about environmental sustainability, the Council of Presidents offered funding for a three-year pilot program in which teams of faculty, staff, and students could apply for grants. The funding would be used to implement projects that assess the colleges, ...

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The Coptic civilization is one of the most ancient civilizations still in existence, and has vibrant manifestations in Egypt and around the world. Various aspects of Western civilization have their roots in, or are influenced by Coptic civilization and Egyptian Christianity. An invaluable reference tool for Coptic Studies is The Coptic Encyclopedia (Aziz S. Atiya, ed. NY: Macmillan, 1991). This monumental work, with approximately 2800 entries written by 215 scholars, covers treasures of Coptic language and literature; Copto-Arabic literature; Coptic art, architecture, archaeology, history, music, liturgy, theology, spirituality, monasticism; and biblical, apocryphal, social, and legal texts. The encyclopedia was the ...

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The Claremont Discourse Lecture Series was established in spring 1998. Its main function is as a forum for faculty at The Claremont Colleges to present current research, publications, and creative projects. In addition, an important purpose of the series is to highlight and foster the ties between the Library and faculty. The coordinators of Claremont Discourse try to present a wide variety of subjects from all disciplines, with an emphasis on the connections among subjects. With the lectures, the Library aims to attract non-specialized as well as specialized audiences. Attendance is open to anyone. True to the name of the ...

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The Howard W. Hunter Chair of Mormon Studies in the Claremont Graduate University's School of Religion was established in 2008. The appointment of the Chair results in the creation of a wide array of Mormon Studies courses, lectures, and conferences that will now be offered on a regular basis. The Claremont Mormon Studies collection contains videos and related materials selected from these courses, lectures and conferences. Currently, the collection consists of video presentations, papers and other records from three conferences. Our Visions, Our Voices: Mormon Women's Literary Tour was held on March 22, 2010. This poetry reading featured the works ...

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