Celebrating 150 Years of Evolution at Vanderbilt
An exhibit currently on view at Vanderbilt’s Central Library marks the centennial anniversary of the landmark Scopes “Monkey” Trial and explores how evolutionary thought has been regarded by university officials and taught in the classroom since Vanderbilt’s founding.
An 1884 edition of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species, fossils like those once displayed in the university’s original natural history museum, and newspaper headlines and correspondence related to the 1925 Scopes trial are among the items in the exhibit. Vanderbilt’s leadership in evolutionary research post-World War II to present day is also featured.
Celebrating 150 Years of Evolution at Vanderbilt is on display in Central Library’s second-floor gallery through Nov. 14. The exhibit is open to the public during the library’s regular hours of operation.