To commemorate the centenary of the Great War, McFarlin Library Department of Special Collections and University Archives will be hosting a number of exhibits from 2014-2018 focusing on different aspects of the war.
The first exhibit in this series “Europe, 1914: The Beginning” gives a general overview of the events that caused entire nations to become embroiled in a massive military undertaking they thought would be over by Christmas. No one could have known that the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary on Sunday, June 28, 1914, would lead to the deaths of at least 16 million people.
This exhibit will run from July 1 to September 30, 2014. Everyone is invited to come visit the exhibit and learn more about the history behind the beginning of the Great War. The Department of Special Collections and University Archives is open from 8 AM to 5 PM Monday through Friday. It is free and open to the public.