'Hygiene and Hoopla: The United States Sanitary Fairs During the Civil War'

The Sanitary Fairs, full of pageantry and spectacle, were held during the Civil War to raise huge sums of money for the medical care of soldiers. A talk by Lorraine Madway, curator of Special Collections, will feature Sanitary Fairs images from the WSU Libraries' Kantor Collection -- one of the leading collections of these materials in the U.S., from 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8, at the Marcus Welcome Center. Admission is free and refreshments will be served. For more information, call 978-3586.