Explore exhibits showcasing the fascinating items from our collections, spanning 20 years. At any given moment, visit the Class of '65 Galleries, our dedicated exhibit space located on the second floor of the library, to discover a curated selection of archival materials.

Poster for “When Two Worlds Meet: East Asian Experiences in the West and at Dartmouth,” featuring collaged illustrations of East Asian figures over a map and in front of a campus building.
When Two Worlds Meet
January 30, 2017 - March 17, 2017

Curated by Hannah Chung, the 2016-2017 Edward Connery Lathem '51 Special Collections Fellow

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Poster for the exhibit “Lives / Afterlives,” featuring a medieval-style illuminated scene: a seated, haloed figure in a gold frame with blue angels above and shrouded bodies rising from graves below, on a parchment background.
Lives and Afterlives
November 10, 2016 - January 27, 2017

Curated by Morgan Swan

Rauner Library, Class of 1965 Galleries
Poster for “Power, Honor and Authority: Samson Occom and the Founding of Dartmouth College,” featuring a green-toned, woodcut-style portrait with a faint campus spire in the background.
“Power, Honor and Authority,”
September 06, 2016 - October 28, 2016

Curated by Peter Carini & Laura Braunstein

Rauner Library, Class of 1965 Galleries
Poster for “We Look for Light from Within: Shackleton’s Indomitable Spirit,” featuring a profile portrait of a man with a faint sailing ship sketched behind him.
“We look for light from within”
June 29, 2016 - September 02, 2016

Curated by Rauner Library in Collaboration with Ross Virginia's Spring 2016 "Pole to Pole" class

Rauner Library, Class of 1965 Galleries
Poster for “The Doctor Will See You Now,” a student‑curated exhibit, featuring a black‑and‑white woodcut of a bandaged patient reclining on a bed.
The Doctor Will See You Now...
April 07, 2016 - June 13, 2016

Curated by Lexi Crosswait '19, Lily Hanig '19, Nicole Knape '19, David Ramirez '19, Lucy Tantum '19, Amber Zimmerman '19

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Poster for “Light and Shadows in the Thirties,” featuring a dense black‑and‑white collage of 1930s scenes—crowds, marches, military parades, aviators, factories, streets, and rural life.
Light and Shadows in the Thirties
February 16, 2016 - March 30, 2016

Curated by Bay Lauris ByrneSim

Rauner Library, Class of 1965 Galleries
Poster for “Up for Grabs: Campaigning, Debating and the New Hampshire Primary,” in red, white, and blue with stars. Center features a black‑and‑white photo of smiling candidates on a debate stage. A banner reads “Whoever you’re pulling for,” with cartoon donkey and elephant in a tug‑of‑war.
Up for Grabs
January 04, 2016 - February 12, 2016

Curated by Barbara Krieger and Jay Satterfield

Rauner Library, Class of 1965 Galleries
Poster for “Moby-Dick, or The Plurality of the Whale,” in black and white with a stylized whale tail and wavy lines.
Moby-Dick
September 04, 2015 - November 15, 2015

Curated by Bay Lauris ByrneSim, Edward Connery Lathem '51 Special Collections Fellow & Jay Satterfield

Rauner Library, Class of 1965 Galleries
Poster for “Beyond Battlefields: The Civil War’s Cultural Impact,” with a red header and a black‑and‑white engraving of a mourning figure before a pedestal labeled “Lincoln,” framed by an arch.
Beyond Battlefields
June 18, 2015 - August 25, 2015

Curated by Amanda Geduld ’15, Colleen Scannell ’15, and Elissa Watters ‘15 from Colleen Boggs’s English 72: Civil War Literatures.

Rauner Library, Class of 1965 Galleries
Poster for “A Cabinet of Curiosities: Meraviglia in the 17th Century,” featuring three human–animal hybrid figures.
A Cabinet of Curiosities
March 20, 2015 - June 15, 2015

Curated by Nancy Canepa's Italian 23 class: Simone T. Smith '15, Ana Sofia Gallagher '15, Henry Anderson '15, Marisa A. Werner '16 & Elizabeth Bertasi '15    

Rauner Library, Class of 1965 Galleries
Poster for “How the Experts Build a Snowman,” featuring sketches and a vintage photo of a large Winter Carnival snow sculpture, with notes reading “put him on a whale…” and “original sketch for ‘Nanook of the North.’”
How the Experts Build a Snowman
February 06, 2015 - March 01, 2015

Curated by Barbara Krieger and Jay Satterfield

Rauner Library, Class of 1965 Galleries
Poster for “Budd Schulberg and the Scripting of Social Change”: black‑and‑white public hearing scene overlaid with screenplay pages.
Budd Schulberg and the Scripting of Social Change
November 04, 2014 - January 30, 2015

Curated by Maria Fernandez, Edward Connery Lathem '51 Special Collections Fellow

Rauner Library, Class of 1965 Galleries