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Typewriter that Joseph Heller used to write Catch-22, ca. 1960.
On loan from: The Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, University of South Carolina Libraries -
Joseph Heller. Catch-22, a Novel.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1961.
First edition, first issue.
Inscribed by Joseph Heller.
On loan from: Matthew J. Bruccoli Collection of Joseph Heller, University of South Carolina Libraries WWII aviator statue
On loan from: Quonset Air MuseumU.S. Army Air Corps WWII bombardier jacket
(jacket front)
On loan from: Quonset Air MuseumU.S. Army Air Corps WWII bombardier jacket
(jacket back)
On loan from: Quonset Air MuseumModel head with flight helmet
On loan from: Quonset Air MuseumBinoculars, 1940s
On loan from: John Noble, Bristol, Rhode IslandAviator bust on 8th U.S. Army Air Corps plaque
On loan from: Quonset Air MuseumWWII Norden Bombsight
On loan from: Quonset Air MuseumModel WWII airplane, P40 Warhawk
On loan from: Quonset Air MuseumWWII model airplane, B17 Flying Fortress
On loan from: Quonset Air MuseumModel WWII airplane, B51 Mustang, originally U.S. Army Air Corps, converted to U.S. Air Force in 1947
On loan from: Quonset Air Museum
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Previous Exhibits
- 10th Annual Professor John Howard Birss, Jr. Memorial LectureCelebrating the 50th Anniversary of To Kill a Mockingbird
- 9th Annual Professor John Howard Birss, Jr. Memorial LectureCelebrating the 125th Anniversary of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- 8th Annual Professor John Howard Birss, Jr. Memorial LectureCommemorating The 50th anniversary of Elie Wiesel's Night
- 7th Annual Professor John Howard Birss, Jr. Memorial LectureCelebration of the 50th Anniversary of On the Road
About Birss Memorial Library Exhibition
The Professor John Howard Birss, Jr. Memorial Lecture and Professor John Howard Birss, Jr. Memorial Library Fund were established by University alums, Robert Blais '70, to honor Professor John Howard Birss, Jr., nationally recognized for his knowledge of first editions.
The Birss Lecture is an annual lecture series benefiting the humanities programs at Roger Williams University's Feinstein College of Arts and Sciences.