Please join McMaster University Library for a talk by Dr. William Hanley, Professor, Department of French, on the career and influence of distinguished McMaster scholar, Pierre Conlon (1924-2014) whose research helped to re-energize and revolutionize eighteenth-century French studies.

Date: Jan 26 2017 -6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (talk at 6:00pm; reception to follow)

Location: Levy Gallery, McMaster Museum of Art (located in the Alvin A. Lee Building, University Ave. at Sterling St.)

Guests are invited to attend a reception following this talk, and will have the opportunity to explore The Age of Enlightenment: the Pierre Conlon Book Collection,* an exhibit focusing on selected books from Professor Conlon’s extensive personal collection, now housed in McMaster’s William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections. The exhibition is a tribute to Pierre Conlon’s extraordinary scholarship and his contribution to McMaster University.

For more information about this talk, please contact Anne Plessl

plessla@mcmaster.ca or 905.525.9140 ext. 24865

*The Age of Enlightenment: the Pierre Conlon Book Collection will be on display at the McMaster Museum of Art from January 12- April 15. The exhibit is curated by Renu Barrett, Archivist, William Ready Division of Archives & Research Collections, Mills Memorial Library.