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NEW TRAVELLING EXHIBIT
April 4 - 20, 2008
You’ll Never Walk Alone: The Public and Private Life of Bob Dole
If a bit of a drive is what you have in mind, visit Logan, Kansas to see the first Dole Institute of Politics traveling exhibit, “You’ll Never Walk Alone: The Public and Private Life of Bob Dole.” Dole’s private life became public news as he served in Italy in World War II, campaigned for Congress, and ran for the Presidency of the United States. For the first time, this exhibit will explore the tension and connection between those private and public aspects of his life, drawing on original papers, artifacts, and photographs in his archive.
Curated by Dole Institute Archive intern, Jamin Dreasher, the exhibit will be on display at the Dane G. Hansen Memorial Museum, 110 W. Main Street in Logan, Kansas, from April 4 – April 20, 2008.
The museum is open Monday – Friday 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. – 4 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., and Sunday 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. Admission is free.
NEW EXHIBIT
Behind the Scenes: Preparing for the 1996 Presidential Debates
Gear up for the campaign trail by visiting Archive intern Susan Alig’s new exhibit “Behind the Scenes: Preparing for the 1996 Presidential Debates.” Peek behind the scenes as Senator Dole practices to debate against President Clinton and his advisors coach him on everything from blinking to posture to voice inflection. The exhibit features never-before-seen photographs of Senator Dole and his advisors the night before the San Diego debate.
The exhibit will be on display in the main exhibit hall through March 1st. After that, it can be viewed as part of a “White Glove Tour.”
A representative sample of 250 images from the photograph collection of the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas is now online at http://doleimages.ku.edu
The Dole Archive houses and makes available the papers, photographs, artifacts and audio visual materials relating to the life and political career of Robert J. Dole, former U.S. Congressman (1960-1969), Senator (1970-1996) and Presidential Candidate (1996).
As part of their summer internship in the Dole Archive, KU students Susan Alig and Sally Campbell selected, described and digitized 250 photographs that best represent Senator Dole’s life and career. The images highlight major legislative and humanitarian contributions by Senator Dole, as well as important events in his personal life. KU librarians John Miller and Sarah Goodwin Thiel provided technological assistance for the project.
This online collection, is one of 20 University of Kansas image collections which together contain over 240,000 images in categories as diverse as Art, Politics and Medicine. See example here. Because it uses Luna Insight photo management technology, the images can be searched and examined at high magnifications.
The mission of the Dole Institute Archive is to process, preserve and make available its collection of Senator Dole’s papers, photographs and audio-visual materials. The online collection will fulfill this mission both by reducing wear and tear on the original photos and by making the images easily accessible at no charge to anyone with internet access.
For more information about the Dole photograph collection contact A/V Archivist, Judy Sweets at asweets@ku.edu or call 785-864-1420.
The Dole Oral History Project
In January, 2007 the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics launched a comprehensive oral history project which, when completed, will document the accomplishments and legislative legacy of Senator Robert J. Dole. The project was conceived in 2002 and made possible by a gift from the Archer Daniels Midland Corporation and the Andreas Family Foundation.
The objective of the Dole Oral history project is to document both Senator Dole’s political life in Kansas, through the words of his longtime associates and grass-roots supporters, and his mastery of the Senate as its longest-tenured majority and minority leader (1985-1996). The resulting collection of interviews will be housed and preserved at the Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas will made available to scholars and researchers everywhere via the Web.
The value of these recorded interviews is twofold. They will contain candid and previously uncollected history not found in written documents or works. Additionally, they will collectively offer insight into the qualities which made Senator Dole a highly effective legislator, advocate, and dealmaker. This research will augment other primary source material and will provide a piece of history—recollections of the men and women who were there—at a level of detail and richness not available in other materials.
Dole Historians Brien Williams (L) and Richard
Norton Smith (R)
Two nationally prominent historians have been hired to complete of the project. Principal Historian Richard Norton Smith is well-known as a political commentator on network and PBS talk shows and the author of books on the American presidency. Project Manager and Historian Brien Williams has twenty years of experience in leading and advising oral history projects for the Library of Congress, the American Red Cross, Senator John Glenn and many others.
Senator Dole, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and Richard Norton Smith, 2003
Work will begin on January 1, 2007 and will be completed by the end of July 2008. To add a richer dimension to the narratives, selected interviews will be videotaped. Accepted standards and procedures in the field of oral history, as outlined by the Oral History Association, will be followed.
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