Notes:
Opening remarks and introduction of speakers, by David Whitehouse.
Speakers, Kenneth M. Wilson, Norma P. H. Jenkins, Librarian, The Corning Museum of Glass, David Whitehouse, Director, The Corning Museum of Glass.
Lecture presented to the Fellows of The Corning Museum of Glass, spring 1993, at The Corning Museum of Glass.
The first lecture presented by Kenneth Wilson, provides an overview of drinking customs and glassware in the United States from 1630-1910, featuring drinking glasses, bottles, flasks, decanters, and glass in art. The second lecture by Norma Jenkins reviews the history and different types of materials found in the Rakow Library of The Corning Museum of Glass.
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Event Notes:
Lecture presented to the Fellows of The Corning Museum of Glass, spring 1993, at The Corning Museum of Glass.
Contents:
Drinking vessels and customs in America, 1730-1930 / Kenneth M. Wilson (48 min.) --
On being the library of record / Norma P.H. Jenkins (51 min.)
