Corsica, Christmas 1944, Heller on right
Facsimile provided by: Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department, Brandeis UniversityPhotograph of the sign and some soldiers at the entrance to the 340th Bombardment Group --
Joseph Heller was a member of this Group.
Facsimile provided by: Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department, Brandeis University
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.