Page of Reason, Vol. XIII, November 2022
Dispatches from your most humble servant, the Institute for Thomas Paine Studies, Iona University.
Welcome to Volume XIII of Page of Reason, a newsletter of the Institute for Thomas Paine Studies (ITPS), Iona University, New Rochelle, NY! Find more information about the ITPS and our activities at our Research Portal, theitps.org and follow us on Twitter @TheITPS.
Common Campus
Happy autumn from the beautiful Iona University campus!
Common Views
The ITPS welcomed Sid Lapidus, renowned philanthropist and collector, for a conversation with Karin Wulf, the Beatrice and Julio Mario Santo Domingo Director and Librarian at the John Carter Brown Library and Professor of History at Brown University to Iona University. Sid and Karin discussed the Lapidus Collection at Iona, a repository of antique books, bibliographies, and scholarly monographs that relate to the history of the eighteenth century. The Lapidus collection includes materials on the history of slavery and anti-slavery, book history, revolution, and Thomas Paine himself. Sid and Karin shared insights into collecting, archives, and the value they bring for education and learning.
Common Words
The ITPS was thrilled to host Dr. Elizabeth Ellis, Assistant Professor at Princeton University and a citizen of the Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, as the keynote speaker at our recent conference. Dr. Ellis’ keynote speech discussed her book, The Great Power of Small Nations: Indigenous Diplomacy in the Gulf South: The Great Power of Small Nations, fresh off the presses at the University of Pennsylvania Press!
Common Sounds
This spring, ITPS Podcast Season 2 host Dr. John Winters interviewed historian Michael Leroy Oberg. They focused attention on New York history, beginning with Oberg’s work on the digital mapping project Chenussio: The Indigenous History of Livingston County, New York. The conversation included the power of local history to inform and inspire, the role of students in local history projects like Chenussio, the complex indigenous history and politics of his home campus of SUNY Geneseo, and the incredible potential for public history projects in the state due to New York’s unique legal approach to local public history.
Listen here and subscribe on your favorite podcast platform!
Common Acts
The ITPS is proud to host the NYC Metro District Diversity and Collaborative Knowledge Center, part of the Consider The Source: Teaching With Historical Records initiative created by the New York State Archives. On December 13, 2022, the ITPS will host a Diversity and Collaborative Knowledge Workshop at Iona University, bringing together K-12 educators and history practitioners for conversations about how to integrate New York State- based archival sources into educational curriculum. Read more about the exciting resources and educational opportunities offered through the Consider The Source program!
Common Facts
Thanks to recent, generous donations, our Lapidus Collection of Revolutionary Era historiography is growing rapidly! We’ve begun a series of “Classic Covers” on ITPS social media, and this edition of Common Facts is inspired by this campaign. Name the author and title of the book in this snippet image:
Email your answer to itps@iona.edu, and the winner will receive gifts and goodies courtesy of the ITPS!