Founder's Day Lectures at The Huntington

David Zeidberg, who retires in June after 21 years as director of the Library, looks back on some of the many highlights of his career in the annual Founder’s Day lecture. Recorded Feb. 23, 2017.

Kevin Salatino, the Hannah and Russel Kully Director of the Art Collections, looks at the origins of art at The Huntington and predicts its future course, asking "Where do we come from, what are we, where are we going?" This talk was part of the Founder’s Day Lecture series at The Huntington.

President Steven S. Koblik, who retires in June after 14 years at the helm of the institution, reflects on the momentous changes at The Huntington and challenges of the job in an imaginary conversation with a special guest.

Steve Hindle explores the similarities and differences between the English and American civil wars in his 2014 Founder’s Day lecture at The Huntington. Both English and American societies still bear the scars from civil wars, each with its heroes, villains, and contested legacy. Hindle is The Huntington’s W. M. Keck Foundation Director of Research.

David Zeidberg, Avery Director of the Library, gives an overview of The Huntington’s research holdings and discusses current trends in public and academic libraries. In the general move to digital resources, The Huntington is now distinguished as a “library of last resort,” where researchers have access to rare original materials as well as to digital resources.

Shelley M. Bennett discusses the family history of collecting and philanthropy of Collis, Arabella, Archer, and Henry Huntington. Bennett is senior research associate at The Huntington; she was The Huntington's curator of British and European art for 27 years before retiring in 2007. She is introduced by Steven Koblik, President of The Huntington.

The director of research provides an inside look at a side of The Huntington that the general public never sees: the research activity that’s at the heart of the institution. He is introduced by Steven Koblik, the president of The Huntington.

The president of The Huntington takes a look ahead at the challenges and opportunities for the institution in the next decade.

This talk explores the relationship between the scholars who use research libraries and the millionaires who built them. Albert Hurtado is the Paul H. and Doris Eaton Travis Chair in American History at the University of Oklahoma and the Los Angeles Times Distinguished Fellow at The Huntington for 2007–08.

The director of the Huntington Library looks back on the remarkable growth of the library in the last 10 years.