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October 19th, 2001
WVU News and Information Services Virtual Newsroom
CONTACT: Frances O’Brien, Dean, WVU Libraries, 304-293-4040
A student takes a break from reading to gaze out a picturesque, curved glass facade at a busy University Avenue, shade trees swaying in the breeze and the Morgantown skyline beyond.
Nearby, another student types quietly on a laptop computer.
A few feet away yet another student searches for a book among the many shelves while a fourth studies in a computer-equipped carrel.
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October 19th, 2001
By Sara Bott
DA Staff Writer
The new addition to the Wise Library is nearing its completion. Penny Pugh, head of reference and government information services, said the addition should be completed by the first day of the Spring 2002 semester. She also added that this date depends on the construction and any delays that might occur.
Photo by Ian Benson
The addition to Wise Library is nearing completion. The new section to the library is expected to open at the beginning of the spring semester.
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October 18th, 2001
By Monte Maxwell
Mountaineer Spirit
John Cuthbert, curator of the West Virginia and Regional History Collection, joined the ranks of Sen. Robert C. Byrd, writer Denise Giardina and Harvard professor Henry Louis Gate Jr. during an Oct. 12 ceremony in Charleston.
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October 14th, 2001
WVU art historian Dr. John Cuthbert has been honored by the West Virginia Humanities Council for his work in fostering the arts in the Mountain State.
Cuthbert, the author and editor of the critically acclaimed book “Early Art and Artists in West Virginia,” received the Charles H. Daugherty Award in the Humanities in Charleston.
A frequent contributor to national publications like American Music and American Art Review, Cuthbert’s other books are “David Hunter Stroher: One of the Best Draughtsmen the Country Possesses,” and “The Edden Hammons Collection.”
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October 3rd, 2001
By Bob Schwarz. Staff Writer. The Charleston Gazette
The Glenwood Series starts its second year at 4 p.m. Sunday at Glenwood, the historic estate on Charleston’s West Side, when John Cuthbert, author of the book “Early Art and Artists in West Virginia,” gives a lecture related to his book.
The Marshall University Graduate College Foundation sponsors the lecture. In 1978, Lucy Quarrier, the house’s last resident, gave Glenwood to the West Virginia Graduate College Foundation, which is opening the estate to the public through these programs.
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