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Branner Libary Centennial June 14, 1915 – June 14, 2015
Join us in celebrating the milestone of 100 years of collaboration, education, and experience at the Branner Earth Sciences Library & Map Collection.
We'll be hosting a series of anniversary events over the next 100 days that will culminate on Thursday, June 11, 2015, with a public celebration, speakers, and a curator's tour of the library. In addition, each week between now and the anniversary on June 14, 2015, we'll be exhibiting items from our collection and archive. You can see these items on display in the Branner Library exhibit case on the 2nd floor of the Mitchell Earth Sciences Building. Check below for more information about this week's exhibit and upcoming Branner 100 events.
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This exhibition commemorates the 100th anniversary of the University's purchase of John Casper Branner’s personal geological library, the foundation for the current Branner Earth Sciences Library. |
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| A prolific writer, Branner published over 400 articles and books during his lifetime, many of which are kept at Branner Library. A sampling of his writing is included in the exhibit, including resources written about the clays of Arkansas while he was State Geologist of Arkansas. | |
The Writings of John Casper Branner, Stanford’s Second President About John Casper Branner:
John Casper Branner (July 4, 1850 – March 1, 1922) was a former State Geologist of Arkansas and Stanford University’s first professor and Chair of the Department of Geology. In 1913, he became Stanford’s second president. He was a member of at least fifteen scientific societies, including the National Academy of Sciences. Branner was a charter member and president (1911–1914) of the Seismological Society of America, founded after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. On June 14, 1915, the University made the purchase of Branner’s private geological book collection of 5,000 volumes for $23,500 -- making it the foundation of the Branner Earth Sciences Library.
Other upcoming #Branner100 events to look forward to:
The William Smith Map at Stanford
Tuesday, March 31, 4 – 7pm
Hartley Conference Center
View the extremely large, original 1815 map and accompanying memoir and learn about how Stanford Libraries digitized it and hear from Prof. Gail Mahood and GES students talk about its significance and its influence on geologic mapping. Refreshments provided.
Data Day
Monday, April 1, 8 am – 2pm
Li Ka Shing Conference Center
The focus of this event will be around data publishing, data sharing, reproducibility, metadata, and data reuse. Note: Due to an overwhelming response, Data Day is fully capped.
'Game of Thrones' Geology
Friday, April 17, 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Braun Hall Auditorium 105 (GeoCorner)
Miles Traer will lecture on his fantasy Game of Thrones geologic map and theories on topics such as when and how the Red Mountains formed and how the splitting of Westeros from Essos occured.
Meet Stace Maples
Wednesday, May 13, 3 pm
Branner Library Teaching Corner
Come meet Stace Maples, the new Stanford Geospatial Center Geospatial Manager.
Branner Coffee Break Week
Monday, June 1- Friday, June 5, 9 am – 12 pm weekdays
Branner Library Lobby
Quals, Exams, Finals on your mind? Come get free coffee and snacks to destress from you work.
100th Year Anniversary of Branner Earth Sciences Library: Celebration and Tour
Thursday, June 11, 2015
Branner Library and Hartley Conference Center
Happy Anniversary Branner Library! This celebration is the culminating event in the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Branner Library and Stanford's second president John Casper Branner. Please join us for a public event with speakers, food, and a tour of the library. All are welome.
Stay tuned for more celebration announcements.
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