Indians and Counterculture Focus of 2008 Calvin Horn Lecture

The University of New Mexico Center for the Southwest announces the 2008 C. Ruth and Calvin P. Horn Lecture in Western History featuring Sherry L. Smith, history professor and associate director of the Clements Center for Southwest Studies at Southern Methodist University. She will present, “Discovering the Nations Within: Indians, the Counterculture, and the New Left in the ‘Sixties’ West,” Thursday, April 3, at 5:30 p.m. in the Lobo Rooms A & B of the UNM Student Union Building. A reception will follow.

Photo: Sherry L. Smith

The C. Ruth and Calvin P. Horn Endowment Fund supports the C. Ruth and Calvin P. Horn Lectures in Western History and Culture, a distinguished lecture series now in its 23rd year. Calvin and Ruth’s vision for the series was to provide the campus and the larger community access to inspiring speakers who brought history to life by providing perspectives on the West.

By understanding the past we gain new insight into the history of such matters as land use, conservation, access to water, our regional identity, the creative arts and the actions of historical figures.

Past lectures have highlighted well-known western historians such as Paul Hutton, Patricia Nelson Limerick, Marc Simmons, David Weber, Vicki Ruiz, Philip Deloria and Hal Rothman. The late Calvin Horn was one of New Mexico’s most beloved civic leaders. Calvin and Ruth shared a passion for learning and became lead supporters of Manzano Day School and the University of New Mexico.

The lecture is free and open to the public. For information, contact the Center for the Southwest, in the UNM Department of History, at 277-7688, or e-mail, cntrsw@unm.edu

Media Contact: Carolyn Gonzales, (505) 277-5920; e-mail: cgonzal@unm.edu