BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Missouri State University/Calendar of Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20070311T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 DTSTART:20071104T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:65a13424-603d-4660-8ef3-e685a503c69b.200787@calendar.missouristate.edu CREATED:20191030T145451Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191030T145451Z LOCATION:Meyer Library\, Duane G. LIBR 101 SUMMARY:Thomas M. Johnson Symposium DESCRIPTION:2019 marks the 100th anniversary of Thomas M. Johnson's passin g\, as well as the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Johnson L ibrary and Museum in Osceola\, Missouri. In celebration\, a two-day sympo sium will be held: Nov. 7\, 1:30-5:45 p.m. (MSU Libraries\, Springfield) : View a sample of MSU Libraries unique holdings related to Johnson. Sch olarly presentations by experts on Johnson will also take place\, each ap proximately 30 minutes in length. Nov. 8 (Osceola):Event organizers\, sp onsors and speakers will visit the Johnson Library and Museum and have th e opportunity to view samples of the family's extraordinary collection of books and letters. Visit the Johnson Library website for more details on this collection. Additional information on Johnson: Johnson (1851-1919) was born in Osceola\, where he served as mayor\, prosecuting attorney an d school superintendent. An ardent Platonist\, he was actively involved i n both philosophical and esoteric circles\, producing translations\, publ ishing journals and collecting rare books. He corresponded with dozens of intellectuals and prominent figures worldwide and amassed a library of n early 10\,000 volumes - hundreds of which were printed in the 16th and 17 th centuries. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<html><head><title></title></head><body><p>20 19 marks the 100th anniversary of Thomas M. Johnson's passing\, as well a s the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Johnson Library and Mu seum in Osceola\, Missouri. In celebration\, a two-day symposium will be held: <br> <br>Nov. 7\, 1:30-5:45 p.m. (MSU Libraries\, Springfield): <br > View a sample of MSU Libraries unique holdings related to Johnson. Scho larly presentations by experts on Johnson will also take place\, each app roximately 30 minutes in length. <br> <br>Nov. 8 (Osceola):<br>Event orga nizers\, sponsors and speakers will visit the Johnson Library and Museum and have the opportunity to view samples of the family's extraordinary co llection of books and letters. Visit the&nbsp\;<a href="http://www.johnso n-library.org">Johnson Library website</a> for more details on this colle ction.<br> <br> Additional information on Johnson:<br> Johnson (1851-1919 ) was born in Osceola\, where he served as mayor\, prosecuting attorney a nd school superintendent. An ardent Platonist\, he was actively involved in both philosophical and esoteric circles\, producing translations\, pub lishing journals and collecting rare books. He corresponded with dozens o f intellectuals and prominent figures worldwide and amassed a library of nearly 10\,000 volumes - hundreds of which were printed in the 16th and 1 7th centuries.</p></body></html> DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191107T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191107T174500 SEQUENCE:1 URL: CATEGORIES:Public,Alumni,Current Students,Faculty,Future Students,Staff END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR