Exhibits and Displays

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    The Spectrum of Gary's Black Sentiments
    (2024) Jade Johnson, Faith Smith
    Vee-Jay Records Vee-Jay Records is an American record label founded in the 1950s, specializing in blues, jazz, rhythm and blues and rock and roll. The label was founded in Gary, Indiana, in 1953 by Vivian Carter and James C. Bracken, a husband-and-wife team who used their initials for the label's name. The Jacksons Members of the Jackson family make up the American pop group The Jackson 5, later known as the Jacksons. The brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon, and Michael comprised the group when it was first formed in Gary, Indiana, in 1964. Among the first African American acts to achieve a crossover fan base was this quartet. Mayor Hatcher For twenty years, from 1968 to 1988, American lawyer and politician Richard Gordon Hatcher was the first African American mayor of Gary, Indiana. Dr. Vernon G. Smith Member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc, Founder and President of I.U (Indiana University) Dons, who’s served as a 4 District Gary City Councilman from 1972 to 1990 and serves as a 14th House District Indiana State Legislator since 1990. Dr. Smith is also a founder of five other service or youth organizations and has been a Professor on IUN’s campus since 2009. Todd Deloney Founder of the Black Student Union on IUN’s campus, held the One-Man March to advocate for MLK Day to be an observed holiday. Hilda Richards First African American Chancellor on IUN’s campus.
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    The Story of Consuelo Ornelas-Garcia: Northwest Indiana's First Known Hispanic Nurse
    (2023-09) Erin Cassidy; Jeremy Pekarek
    During Hispanic Heritage Month in 2023, the Archives and Special Collections showcased an exhibit on Consuelo Ornelas-Garcia, Northwest Indiana's first known Hispanic nurse. The displays were curated by Indiana University graduate student, Erin Cassidy on behalf of the archives. The displays were available during Hispanic Heritage Month. In addition, the displays were featured during the "Diversity in Nursing Speaking Series" hosted by the Indiana University Northwest School of Nursing. All of the materials on display are part of a collection in the IU Northwest Archives.
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    Pride Month Display
    (2023-06) Jeremy Pekarek
    In 2023, Jeremy Pekarek, Archivist, curated a display in the lobby of the John W. Anderson Library in celebration of Pride Month. The display features materials that help shape a national story as well as local materials relating to Indiana University. In addition to the display, Cynthia Szymanski purchased a Pride flag on behalf of the library to compliment the display. The library lobby has two glass display cases, and two exhibits were featured at the same time for the month of June. In one case was the history of Pride month and the other was the history of Juneteenth.
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    Juneteenth A Visual History
    (2023-06) Jeremy Pekarek; Becca Hendricks
    Juneteenth is a federal holiday that commemorates African American freedom by acknowledging and celebrating the end of slavery in the United States. Also known as Emancipation Day, Juneteenth’s name and day of recognition originates from June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas where Union Troops announced that enslaved people of Texas were free. In June of 2023, the archives curated a display to share this information on campus during Juneteenth programming. In addition to sharing a national history, the story of John Eubanks was exhibited. Eubanks was born into slavery in Kentucky, fought for the Union Army in the Civil War, and eventually moved to Gary, Indiana where he was one of the last surviving veterans of the war in the City. Jeremy Pekarek, an Archivist, curated the exhibit and Becca Hendricks, a Graphic Designer in the Office of Marketing and Communications, designed the retractable banner.
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    Calumet Regional Archives: Celebrating 50 years of preservation, community engagement, research, and commitment
    (2023-10) Jeremy Pekarek; Becca Hendricks
    The Calumet Regional Archives was founded in 1973 by Dr. James B. Lane and Dr. Ronald D. Cohen, Professors Emeriti of History. In 1982 Stephen G. McShane became Indiana University Northwest’s first archivist. On October 12, 2023, the Calumet Regional Archives (CRA) celebrated its 50th Anniversary with an event located on the third floor of the John W. Anderson Library. In celebration of this event, an exhibit in the form of a retractable banner was curated to highlight the CRA's history and founders. The banner was curated and described by Jeremy Pekarek, Archivist at Indiana University Northwest, and designed by Becca Hendricks, Graphic Designer, Office of Marketing and Communications at Indiana University Northwest.
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    Hispanic Heritage Month Library Display, 2022
    (2022) Pekarek, Jeremy; Szymanski, Cynthia
    A display celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month was showcased in the John W. Anderson Library highlighting local authors and activists. This was co-curated by Jeremy Pekarek and Cynthia Szymanski of the library. The display ran from September to October of 2022 and featured a variety of books authored by John Fraire, a local educator, activist, historian, and playwright. In addition, it shed light on an IU Northwest alumnus, Jesse Villalpando Sr. who founded the Latino Historical Society of Northwest Indiana. Materials for this display were pulled from the library circulating collection and the archives.