On December 1, 2014 at the Rubenstein Leadership Hall in the Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington, Erin Eisenbarth, a member of the Library’s 2014-2015 class of fellows, will discuss the results of her research topic, "Collecting George Washington: Myths, Meanings, and Memorabilia"
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Erin Eisenbarth
Eisenbarth is a Ph.D. candidate at the Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, and Material Culture. Her research examines of how George Washington’s legacy and possessions were used by late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century collectors to create idealized personal and national identities.
Parking
Attendees should park in Mount Vernon visitor parking lots and enter the library campus via the pedestrian gate near the 4-way stop.