Rare Book Specialist Deirdre Stam Speaks at American Museum of Natural History for Explorer Weekend

In honor of Black History Month, Dr. Deirdre Stam, a professor in the Palmer School of Library and Information Science at Long Island University’s Manhattan Campus, spoke at the American Museum of Natural History for Explorer Weekend on February 8, 2009. Her subject was Matthew Henson, an African-American explorer who traveled with Robert Peary to the North Pole in 1909. The Explorers Club edition of Henson’s autobiography, “Matthew A. Henson's Historic Arctic Journey: The Classic Account of One of the World's Greatest Black Explorers,” was issued this week, featuring an introduction by Dr. Stam.

Posted: February 17, 2009