Current Exhibition
All Special Collections exhibitions are located in the cases outside the department on the third floor of the Main Library. They are viewable during the regular hours of the Main Library, even when Special Collections is closed.
On display April 30 - July 1, 2009
Where Many Have Gone Before: Re-launching Star Trek
Star Trek returns in May 2009 with a new cast playing the iconic roles of Kirk, Spock, and the Enterprise crew. The history of Star Trek fandom, and a look behind the scenes of earlier films, can be seen in Special Collections. The M. Horvat Collection of Science Fiction fanzines contains many examples of how Star Trek fandom developed. The Papers of Nicholas Meyer, director of Star Trek II and VI, and co-writer of Star Trek IV, offers a glimpse at the filmmaking process, and documents Meyer’s interactions with fans as he attempted to revive the franchise - the same situation the new film’s director, J.J. Abrams, is in today.
See items such as the first Star Trek fanzine from 1967, Spockanalia, early fan club material, and highlights from Nicholas Meyer's work on the Star Trek movies: a script, storyboards, and correspondence from Star Trek II, Meyer's reactions to the first draft of the Star Trek III script, an early version of the Star Trek IV script, and concept art from Star Trek VI.
2009 Exhibition Schedule
All exhibitions are located in the hallway outside Special Collections & University Archives, Third Floor, Main Library
January 5 - February 27, 2009
Printing on the Prairie: Iowa's Literary Fine Presses
Curated by Sara Sauers, Juli McClone, and Anne Covell
March 9 - April 24, 2009
Asian American Heritage
Curated by Lilly Chen and Chiaki Sakai
April 30 - June 29, 2009
Where Many Have Gone Before: Relaunching Star Trek
Curated by Greg Prickman
July 1 - August 31, 2009
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Curated by Anne Covell
September 8 - November 2, 2009
The Singing Spy
Curated by Jacque Roethler
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