In 2013, the Penn Libraries celebrated the dedication of the Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, named in honor of Jay I. Kislak (Wharton 1943). Jay I. Kislak and the Kislak Family Foundation donated $5.5 million to the Penn Libraries to complete the renovation of the 5th and 6th floors of the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center and also contributed to ongoing Kislak Center programming.
The 2021 Jay I. Kislak Symposium is focused on the ethical issues involved in collecting, archiving, and recording.
Black Women Writing Across Genres in the Late 20th Century
This conference and exhibit examine Swift and his works through a contemporary lens, exploring how they have travelled across three centuries and around the world.
This exhibit examines historical records of the movement and exchange of people, ideas, and objects throughout the world, and looks beyond Eurocentric ideas of exploration, conquest, and "discovery."
Image above: Image based on the sign used by the Gotham Book Mart