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\"\"<\/a>The 1960s is regarded as one of the most turbulent times in recent history. SC&A has a new exhibit that highlights elements of the dramatic changes that took place during this decade using materials from the collections. The exhibit is divided into three parts: Popular Literature<\/em>, American Life<\/em>, and Politics and the Cold War<\/em>. There is a physical exhibit located outside the department in Fenwick Library in addition to the online version we created using Omeka <\/a>software. The primary collections featured in the exhibit include: The Francis McNamara Papers<\/a>, the Rare Book Collection<\/a>, American Public Transportation Association<\/a> (APTA) Records, the James McDonnell Transportation Collection<\/a>, and the Oliver Atkins Photograph Collection<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The online exhibit can be found here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/9xwTvL<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The 1960s is regarded as one of the most turbulent times in recent history. SC&A has a new exhibit that highlights elements of the dramatic changes that took place during this decade using materials from the collections. The exhibit is divided into three parts: Popular Literature, American Life, and Politics and the Cold War. 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