{"exhibit":{"id":1,"title":"Monuments and Memorials: University of the Pacific","description":"<p><span>The goal of the project is to help alumni and community members connect to the Stockton University of the Pacific campus by revealing the stories behind monuments and memorials.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span>The University of the Pacific will commemorate 100 years in Stockton, California in 2024. Familiar narratives will no doubt circulate and help fuel fundraising efforts. While these stories will heighten a sense of belonging for many alumni, students, faculty and staff, those who do not see their stories centered may feel alienated and erased. A digital inventory of monuments and memorials on campus with narratives and primary sources will tell the less well-known stories about the campus from the perspective of students, staff, and faculty. I will begin to contextualize a few sites such as the Jacoby Center named after a prominent mid-20th-century professor of sociology who became a War Relocation Authority employee in the 1940s, Anderson Hall where numerous student clubs met in the mid-20th century; and Burns Tower, a central landmark on campus which students stormed in the 1960s to demand a Black student union. During this semester, a website that offers content and interpretation, including primary sources that document these stories and biographies of important people, along the model of Histories of the National Mall [mallhistory.org] will take shape. Over time, I envision a participatory website where students, alumni, faculty, and staff can contribute their research over time.<\/span><\/p>","credits":"University of the Pacific","featured":0,"public":1,"theme":"","theme_options":null,"slug":"monuments-and-memorials","added":"2023-03-09 17:54:03","modified":"2024-02-18 23:01:23","owner_id":1,"use_summary_page":0,"cover_image_file_id":null},"item":{"id":27,"item_type_id":null,"collection_id":1,"featured":0,"public":1,"added":"2023-04-07 22:03:37","modified":"2023-04-08 14:22:56","owner_id":1}}