Born in 1850 this Cincinnatian was an illustrator, author, and one of the founders of the Boy Scouts of America.
Answer: Daniel Carter BeardBorn in 1965, this Cincinnatian attended the School for Creative and Performing Arts. In 2004 she won an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.
Answer: Sarah Jessica ParkerThis well-known author lived in Cincinnati from 1832-1850. In 1862, she visited President Abraham Lincoln where legend has it that he greeted her as "…the little woman who wrote the book that started this Great War!" (a.k.a. the American Civil War).
Answer: Harriet Beecher Stowe
These famous Cincinnatians and more and part of an exhibit on display on Langsam Library's 4th floor lobby. "Guess Who? Famous Cincinnatians at Home in University Libraries" highlights politicians, musicians, authors, media moguls, and more -- all from the Queen City.
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In November of 2004, the University of Cincinnati Libraries marked an important milestone as they added the three-millionth volume to their collections – Paoletta, an opera by Pietro Floridia, faculty member of College of Music of Cincinnati from 1906-1908. The opera was commissioned by Cincinnati for the 1910 Ohio Valley exposition. The three-millionth volume includes the piano-vocal score for the opera, 124 original watercolor costume designs by Will R. Barnes, and a belt that had been worn in the opera by one of the cast members.
On display on Langsam Library’s 5th floor March 1 through April 26, 2007 are scans of a sampling of the watercolor costume designs including those for Paoletta, the King, and numerous chorus members and supporting cast members. The watercolor costume designs, along with the score and belt, are housed in the Archives and Rare Books Library.
For more information about Paoletta and the costume sketches, visit www.libraries.uc.edu/libraries/arb/archives/collections/Paoletta.html.
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From 1938 through the early 1950s, the June Festival of Negro Music was an annual celebration of culture and community held in Cincinnati. For African-American musicians in segregated Cincinnati, it was an opportunity to meet each other and practice their art. The exhibit on display in Blegen Library's 4th floor lobby pays tribute to this festival and features celebrated musicians Artie Matthews and Paul Robeson who participated in the festival. The exhibit also highlights the collections of the College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) Library.
