OXFORD, Miss. – The University Museum is offering a new Traveling Trunk based on the life and work of William Faulkner. The William Faulkner/Rowan Oak trunk, eighth in a series of educational trunks available to the schools and other groups, will be unveiled during a presentation Aug. 29 at the museum.
The event, which runs 7-8:30 p.m., is free and open to the public.
This trunk includes classroom sets (35) of two Faulkner short stories, “Barn Burning” and “A Rose for Emily,” and is the first trunk designed specifically for high school students. The highlight of the trunk is a 1918 typewriter that is similar to one used by Faulkner.
“The Museum’s Traveling Trunk program has expanded its reach exponentially over the past year, and we are excited to provide more offerings for high school teachers,” said Emily Dean, the museum’s curator of education. “The William Faulkner/Rowan Oak trunk will be a natural fit for teachers wanting to bring Faulkner into the classroom or supplement a visit to Rowan Oak.”
Funded through a grant from the Mississippi Humanities Council, the William Faulkner/Rowan Oak trunk is the first trunk to focus on a writer rather than on art.
This preview event is designed for educators, but the museum invites all interested parties to attend the presentation. The Traveling Trunk program is free to educators. Museum presenters will travel within a one-hour radius of Oxford to present the trunks, or teachers may check the trunks out themselves for up to two weeks of use. To RSVP or to inquire about the Traveling Trunk program, contact Emily Dean at esdean@olemiss.edu or at 662-915-7073.
The Mississippi Humanities Council is an independent, nonpartisan, nonpolitical organization funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities and private donations. The council’s primary objective is to shed light on the public policy issues of today by examining the larger value questions involved through the use of philosophy, literature, history and other disciplines in the humanities.
The University Museum is at the intersection of University Avenue and Fifth Street. Hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays. Admission is free for UM students, museum members and children under 5.