FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 19, 2004

CONTACT: Brooke Benschoter, (515) 271-2017, brooke.benschoter@drake.edu

HISTORIAN TO GIVE COWLES LIBRARY LECTURE AT DRAKE

Myron "Mike" Marty, professor emeritus of history at Drake University, will present the inaugural Cowles Library Lecture at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 1. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will take place in Cowles Library, 28th Street and University Avenue.

In his lecture titled "Welcome to Cowles Library, Mr. Lincoln," Marty will escort Abraham Lincoln through the library, helping him discover the adventures and opportunities it holds for him and helping him make sense of what historians have done with him since that fateful day of his assassination at the Ford Theater in April 1865.

Streaming video will make it possible to enjoy this inaugural Cowles Library lecture without leaving your home or office. To view the Webcast, visit the Cowles Library Web site at http://www.lib.drake.edu.

Marty joined the Drake faculty in 1984 as dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. From 1994 to 2002, he held the title of Ann G. and Sigurd E. Anderson university professor. Marty is the author of numerous books, including "Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin Fellowship," on which he and his wife, Shirley, collaborated. His other recently published books are "Daily Life in the United States, 1960-1990: Decades of Discord," and "Nearby History: Exploring the Past Around You," which he co-authored with David Kyvig.

For more information about the lecture, call (515) 271-3994 or send an e-mail message to susan.breakenridge@drake.edu.