Samuel Johnson Tercentenary Symposium
Harvard University's Houghton Library
August 27-29, 2009

The year 2009 marks the 300th Blocked Memories/Disavowed Histories anniversary of the birth of Samuel Johnson. To commemorate the event, Harvard University's Houghton Library will host an international symposium to celebrate Johnson's manifold contributions to intellectual and creative cultures. The symposium, which will be held Thursday, August 27, through Saturday, August 29, 2009, will coincide with the opening of a major exhibition featuring rare books and manuscripts from the Mary & Donald Hyde Collection of Dr. Samuel Johnson.

Details will be announced over the next six months, so please check our website periodically: http://hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/houghton/conference_johnson.html

Thomas Horrocks
Houghton Library
Harvard University
Email: horrocks at fas dot harvard dot edu