Date: Monday 29 April 2013
Time: 4-6pm
Venue: B.07, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields
32 Lincoln's Inn Fields| will be officially opened on Monday 29 April. To celebrate the opening LSE Archives will be putting on an exhibition which will be open to all LSE staff and students to visit.
The exhibition will feature information on the history of economics at LSE since the School’s foundation in 1895, including why the founders believed a School of Economics and Political Science was necessary; the developments during the School’s early years, when LSE became part of the University of London and then established the country’s first BSc degree in economics; the expansion during the directorship of William Beveridge (1919-37); the Department of Economics to the 1960s and a list of convenors (heads of the Department) since 1962.
The exhibition will also feature photographs of prominent economists from the School’s archive. There will be some originals from the archives and rare books collections on display, usually under lock and key in the Library, including:
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A merchants guidebook from 1643
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A volume by William Petty (1623-87), one of the founders of economic science
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The first edition of The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith
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Early graphs illustrating the economy in the 18th century
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Diary entry by Hugh Dalton regarding his teaching arrangements at LSE in 1919.
Suggested hashtag for this event for Twitter users: #LSE32LIF
This exhibition is free but only open to LSE staff and students. You need a valid LSE ID card to enter 32 LIF and the exhibition.