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DEDICATION OF THE SLOCUM PUZZLE ROOM
THE LILLY LIBRARY
AUGUST 1–3, 2006
Following IPP26 in Boston, attendees are cordially invited to join Jerry
Slocum for the official opening of the Slocum Puzzle Room at the Lilly
Library, on the campus of Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
This special occasion will celebrate a new stage in the cultural history of
mechanical puzzles: for the first time a major research-oriented rare book
library will house, and make available to scholars for hands-on use and study,
a world-class collection of mechanical puzzles and books about puzzles. The
university is deeply grateful to Jerry Slocum for making this possible. A
broad range of Jerry's puzzles will be beautifully displayed in new cases
especially constructed for them with the help of generous donors who will also
be recognized at the ceremony.
Jillian Hinchliffe of the Lilly
Library has prepared this list of
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and a
detailed schedule.
Puzzle Tables: Call for Proposals
We hope to include up to four Puzzle Tables with "Secret Compartments" for
the storage and use of numerous hands-on puzzles in the new Slocum Puzzle
Room. These tables will be a permanent part of the puzzle exhibition, and a
brass plate with the designer and maker's name(s) will be attached to each
table.
Winning proposals will receive a $1000 award for each Puzzle Table upon
delivery, plus additional compensation of design and fabrication costs in
excess of the $1,000 Award;
the Lilly Library will pay for materials, and the Slocum Puzzle
Foundation will pay for transportation.
If you would like to build one of these tables, read this
Call for Proposals
(PDF format, revised November 29, 2005)
and the
letter
from Jerry Slocum and Breon Mitchell.
Festivities will include
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A Champagne Reception and Puzzle Exhibition to dedicate the new Slocum
Puzzle Room from 5:30-7:00 pm at the Lilly Library, Wednesday, August 2,
2006
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A Gala Banquet at the Indiana Memorial Union, following the
reception.
Program and Tours included:
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A Special Program by Will Shortz on the afternoon of August 2.
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A tour of the
Lilly Library,
where treasures from the Lilly vault, including the Gutenberg Bible,
the first folio of William Shakespeare, and Thomas Jefferson's own
copy of the Bill of rights, will be available for private viewing by
guests attending the dedication.
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A private tour of The
Kinsey Institute
for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction, recently featured in the
film, Kinsey, starring Liam Neeson and Laura Linney. This is
the leading institute for sex research in the world, with a collection
that ranges from books to films to artifacts.
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A private tour of the Indiana University Cyclotron, a world-class
multidisciplinary laboratory doing cutting-edge research in
accelerator physics, nuclear physics, materials science and medical
application
(Midwest Proton Radiotherapy
Institute—one of only
four facilities in the nation that offers proton radiation therapy).
Other Places of Interest on the Bloomington campus, rated one of the
ten most beautiful in America. (Take a
virtual campus tour.)
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IU Art Museum:
designed by I. M. Pei, the museum, directly
across from the Lilly Library, houses internationally acclaimed
collections ranging from ancient gold jewelry to African masks to
paintings by Jackson Pollock and Pablo Picasso.
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Mathers Museum of World
Cultures:
contains an outstanding collection of artifacts and photographs from
all ages and cultures.
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IU Auditorium,
directly to the right of the Lilly, contains a series of large murals
by Thomas Hart Benton depicting the history of Indiana, originally
commissioned for the Chicago World's Fair and now adorning the lobby.
Accommodations and Meals:
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A block of rooms has been reserved for Puzzle Party guests at the
Indiana Memorial Union,
the largest Student Union in the nation, with a first-rate hotel.
Rooms will be available for guests at a special rate of less than
$100 a night.
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Meals will be arranged in a variety of beautiful rooms in the Indiana
Memorial Union at a reasonable cost.
Travel:
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Convenient direct flights are available from Boston and other major
cities to Indianapolis International Airport.
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We will arrange for shuttle buses from the Indianapolis Airport to the
Indiana Memorial Union (IMU) in Bloomington, approximately one hour
away.
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The IMU is within easy walking distance of the Lilly Library and the
Kinsey Institute. Shuttle buses will be available for the Cyclotron
tour.
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We recommend that those who are coming arrive any time on Tuesday,
August 1, and depart on Thursday, August 3.
Indianapolis Attractions:
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Indianapolis Museum of Art,
among the largest general art museums in the
U.S., with a collection of 50,000 works that spans the range and
scope of art history. Highlights include the Samuel Josefowitz
Collection of Gauguin and the School of Pont-Aven; the Holliday
Collection of Neo-Impressionism, featuring the work of Georges
Seurat and his followers; and the largest collection of works by
J.M.W. Turner outside of Great Britain.
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Indianapolis Children's Museum,
the largest children's museum in the world. The more
than 400,000-square-foot facility houses 11 major galleries that
explore the physical and natural sciences, history, world cultures
and the arts. The Children's Museum is a place to learn and do.
Whenever possible, exhibits are "hands-on" or participatory in
nature. The Children's Museum strives to be one of the vital links
in the lives of children as it supports their intellectual curiosity
and love of learning.
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Eiteljörg Museum of American Indians and Western Art,
one of two museums
east of the Mississippi with both American Indian and Western Art.
The museum's extensive collections include many important works by
Frederick Remington and Charles Russell, as well as sampling of
pieces from almost every Native American tribe.
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