Events and Engagement

Events & Exhibits

EXHIBIT | Remembering One Man’s War in Vietnam

May 12, 2025 – May 30, 2025
Allen Library North, Ground Floor Lobby
Take in this exhibit commemorating the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War.

In 2013 the UW Libraries purchased an extensive collection of books, photographs, office files and ephemera curated by a civilian official in the US Embassy in Saigon, Robert Jones III (reportedly the longest-serving US official in Vietnam).

Normally found in the Southeast Asia section of the Libraries’ International Collection, this extensive range of historical, cultural and literary texts provides a glimpse into the social milieu of war-time Saigon. The collection tells us what books were circulating freely on the streets of Saigon, and what literary and historical texts influenced society at this critical time of war and dislocation in Vietnam.

These historical materials that Jones collected from the French colonial period in Vietnam, and the contemporary publications he continued to collect from the diasporic communities in the US after his return, show the continuities of these cultural worlds across time and geography.

EVENT & EXHIBIT | Celebrating the Legacy of Nicolette Bromberg

Thursday, Jun 26, 2025, 4pm–6pm
Allen Library N – 4th Floor, Petersen Room

Join us in celebrating the life and legacy of late Visual Materials Curator Nicolette Bromberg; this will include a first look at selections from her personal photography collection, now a part of Special Collections.

Brief remarks will begin at 4:15pm. To assist with planning, consider registering in advance. Alternatively, join us for introductory remarks via Zoom.
Learn more about this event and how you can be involved.