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February 21, 2008

Ottoman Artifacts Remain on Display

A collection of Ottoman artifacts from the personal collection of Dr. Donald Quataert of the BU History Department is on display in Special Collections on the second floor of the Glenn G. Bartle Library. Materials include textiles, coins, stamps, copperware, and maps. The exhibit will be on display until the end of the Spring 2008 semester.

Hours are M-F, 8:30am-5pm.

For more information, call 777-4844.

Posted by jgreen at 09:23 AM

February 12, 2008

The Ottoman Empire and Why It's Important In Today's World

Tuesday, February 19, 2008, 12noon-1:30pm

The Reinhardt Room LNG 332

Dr. Donald Quataert of the History Department will speak about the importance of the Ottoman Empire in today's fast-paced world.

Materials from Dr. Quataert's personal collection of artifacts will be on display in Special Collections on the second floor of the Bartle Library. A display of related materials from our Libraries' circulating collections will be on display on the Bartle Library mezzanine.

Posted by jgreen at 02:33 PM