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"Incendie du Cap" (Burning of Cape Francais) depicting a "General revolt of the Blacks. Massacre of the Whites" from 1815 Haiti
Mon, October 12, 2026
Event Start Time: 4:45 pm
Event Location: 0014 University Hall
A page from Tanner MS 407, a commonplace late medieval and early modern book
Tue, October 13, 2026
Event Start Time: 4:00 pm
Event Location: 455 Hagerty Hall
a pocket watch on a chain draped over a pile of old books
Mon, October 19, 2026
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Fri, October 23 - Sun, October 25, 2026
Event Start Time: 1:00 pm
Event Location: Scott Laboratory E001, E004, E024, E040

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