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SUMMARY:From Bookcase to Bender Room\, and Beyond: Approaching the Centennial of Rare Book Collecting at Stanford
DESCRIPTION:In September of 1926\, Albert M. Bender turned his philanthropic focus on Stanford University Library. As one of the founders of the Book Club of California\, Bender needs no introduction to this audience who will also be familiar with his efforts to establish an appreciation for the book arts at Mills College\, San Francisco Public Library\, and other Bay Area institutions. His offer to assemble\, with the co-operation of friends\, “a collection of notable examples of fine printing to be placed on exhibition in the Stanford Library”\, was immediately embraced by faculty\, students\, and library staff. This gift was the catalyst for the creation in rapid succession of a Typographical Collection\, a Rare Book Room\, a staff position for a Keeper of Rare Books\, and\, by the end of the 1930s\, a Division of Special Collections to manage the library’s growing holdings of rare and distinctive materials. \nOver the decades\, the Stanford collections were reorganized several times and much of the provenance information about this transformative period was lost from the library catalog\, with the foundational gift eventually being dispersed. This presentation explores some notable pre-Bender acquisitions\, once held on a bookcase in the library director’s office\, before introducing the foundational gift of “Finely Printed Books” that started\, and in many ways still shapes\, the collecting program at Stanford. \nAn in-person and virtual presentation by Benjamin Albritton\, Rare Books Curator in the Department of Special Collections at Stanford Libraries
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/from-bookcase-to-bender-room-and-beyond-approaching-the-centennial-of-rare-book-collecting-at-stanford/
LOCATION:The Book Club of California\, 312 Sutter Street Ste 500\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94108\, United States
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SUMMARY:Frank Ingerson and George Dennison: A Bay Area Love Story in Arts & Crafts (1910-1966)
DESCRIPTION:The Splendid Disarray of Beauty (2023) tells two intertwined stories\, one of love\, the other of art. \nIn 1910\, the San Franciscans Frank Ingerson and George Dennison became permanently paired in life and love. Known among their friends and in their community as the Boys\, they remained in a de facto common law marriage for 55 years. \nIn the eastern foothills of the Santa Cruz mountains they established the first stand-alone summers-only art school in California. The school was devoted to the lifestyle and aesthetic of the American Arts & Crafts movement\, which aimed to imbue beauty into every element of day-to-day living\, taking nature as a source of inspiration in doing so. \nThe school lasted only four years but had a significant impact on the California art scene—inspiring the creation of three other summer-only art schools in Northern California and its distinguished alumni went on to found the California Society of Etchers and the ArtCenter College of Design in LA (now in Pasadena). \nIn 1915 both men held positions at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition: George was on its central committee as the chief operations officer for the Palace of Horticulture and designed the landscaping for the fair. Frank was in charge of the principal decorative arts exhibitions. \nThe men went on to form life-long friendships with famous artists and Hollywood stars\, including Olivia de Havilland\, Joan Fontaine\, Yehudi Menuhin\, Loie Fuller\, and Ruth St. Denis. Additionally\, during this time the pair cultivated a glamorous life that glittered across two continents. \nIn this talk Richard D. Mohr introduces us to two of the most interesting and admirable men you have never met\, until now. \nAn in-person and virtual presentation by Richard D. Mohr\, author and Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and of the Classics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/frank-ingerson-and-george-dennison-a-bay-area-love-story-in-arts-crafts-1910-1966/
LOCATION:The Book Club of California\, 312 Sutter Street Ste 500\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94108\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230522T170000
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SUMMARY:California Burning: The Fall of Pacific Gas and Electric — and What It Means for America’s Power Grid
DESCRIPTION:Pacific Gas and Electric was a legacy company built by innovators and visionaries\, establishing California as a desirable home and economic powerhouse. In California Burning\, Wall Street Journal reporter and Pulitzer finalist Katherine Blunt examines how that legacy fell apart—unraveling a long history of deadly failures in which Pacific Gas and Electric endangered millions of Northern Californians\, through criminal neglect of its infrastructure. As PG&E prioritized profits and politics\, power lines went unchecked—until a rusted hook purchased for 56 cents in 1921 split in two\, sparking the deadliest wildfire in California history. \nBeginning with PG&E’s public reckoning after the Paradise fire\, Blunt chronicles the evolution of PG&E’s shareholder base\, from innovators who built some of California’s first long-distance power lines to aggressive investors keen on reaping dividends. Following key players through pivotal decisions and legal battles\, California Burning reveals the forces that shaped the plight of PG&E: deregulation and market-gaming led by Enron Corp.\, an unyielding push for renewable energy\, and a swift increase in wildfire risk throughout the West\, while regulators and lawmakers pushed their own agendas. \nCalifornia Burning is a deeply reported\, character-driven narrative\, the story of a disaster expanding into a much bigger exploration of accountability. It’s an American tragedy that serves as a cautionary tale for utilities across the nation—especially as climate change makes aging infrastructure more vulnerable\, with potentially fatal consequences. \nAn in-person and virtual presentation by Katherine Blunt\, journalist and author
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/california-burning-the-fall-of-pacific-gas-and-electric-and-what-it-means-for-americas-power-grid/
LOCATION:The Book Club of California\, 312 Sutter Street Ste 500\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94108\, United States
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SUMMARY:2023 Oscar Lewis Awards
DESCRIPTION:The Oscar Lewis Awards were established by the Book Club of California in 1994 in honor of Oscar Lewis (1893-1992)\, author\, historian\, and club secretary. Recipients to be announced. \nThis is an in-person and virtual event.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/2023-oscar-lewis-awards/
LOCATION:The Book Club of California\, 312 Sutter Street Ste 500\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94108\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230508T180000
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SUMMARY:Doctors and Distillers: The Remarkable Medicinal History of Beer\, Wine\, Spirits and Cocktails
DESCRIPTION:In 1848 when Samuel Brannan shouted “Gold! Gold! Gold from the American River!” the precious metal he was waving around was stored in a quinine bottle. Malaria\, scurvy\, and plague all impacted the young city of San Francisco- and many of the recommended treatments for each (cinchona bark\, citrus\, gin) came in beverage form. The City’s most fashionable bar\, located on the site of the Transamerica Building\, served a drink made with Peruvian brandy\, perhaps laced with a bit of cocaine\, which was described by Rudyard Kipling as “compounded of the shavings of cherub’s wings\, the glory of a tropical dawn\, the red clouds of sunset and the fragments of lost epics by dead masters.” \nIn this talk by author Camper English\, we’ll start locally and think globally about diseases and conditions treated by alcohol-based medicine. Alcohol and Medicine have an inextricably intertwined history\, with innovations in each altering the path of the other. The story stretches back to ancient times\, when beer and wine were used to provide nutrition and hydration\, and were employed as solvents for healing botanicals. Over time\, alchemists distilled elixirs designed to cure all diseases\, monastic apothecaries developed mystical botanical liqueurs\, traveling physicians concocted dubious intoxicating nostrums\, and the drinks we’re familiar with today began to take form. \nIn turn\, scientists studied fermentation and formed the germ theory of disease\, and developed an understanding of elemental gases and anesthetics. Modern cocktails like the Old-Fashioned\, Gimlet\, and Gin and Tonic were born as delicious remedies for diseases and discomforts. In Doctors and Distillers\, cocktails and spirits expert Camper English reveals how and why the contents of our medicine and liquor cabinets were\, until surprisingly recently\, one and the same. \nAn in-person and virtual presentation by Camper English\, cocktails and spirits writer and speaker
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/doctors-and-distillers-the-remarkable-medicinal-history-of-beer-wine-spirits-and-cocktails/
LOCATION:The Book Club of California\, 312 Sutter Street Ste 500\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94108\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230313T173000
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SUMMARY:Before Baedeker: Travel Guidebooks to 1840
DESCRIPTION:The late 19th century has been labelled the “Baedeker Era” after the famous series of compact\, bright-red travel guides published simultaneously in German\, English\, and French. The Baedeker guides’ trademark characteristics – systematic\, impersonal\, regularly updated\, in a portable format packed with practical information and complementary maps – have served as a template for all subsequent guidebooks up to the present day. \nBut how did this specialty format develop? In a talk based on original research drawn from his personal collection spanning 1600 to 1840\, Bill Newlin will trace the evolution of early travel guides\, beginning with itineraries of Italy and France written by and for tutors escorting young noblemen on the Grand Tour.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/before-baedeker-travel-guidebooks-to-1840/
LOCATION:The Book Club of California\, 312 Sutter Street Ste 500\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94108\, United States
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