Exhibition & Events
The Prison and its Past - Exhibit Opening
Thomas J. Dodd Research Center
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT 06269
On display at the UConn Archives Gallery in the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center from March 18 – May 19, 2019, an exhibition of research collections on incarceration. Drawn from ephemera, art, and personal and political papers, this story is illustrated with the writings of the incarcerated from inside Connecticut prisons, the state’s documentation and formation of prisons, artists’ and activists’ responses to Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, and advocacy from inside and out. The exhibit includes selctions from the UConn Archives & Special Collections on incarceration and perspectives from behind bars. Materials on display were drawn from the Alternative Press Collection, the Cal Robertson Papers, Thomas J. Dodd Papers, Connecticut Politics and Public Affairs Collections, and the Storrs Experimental Station Records.
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Thomas J. Dodd Research Center
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT 06269