{"id":31897,"date":"2022-03-24T07:21:24","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T12:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/?page_id=31897"},"modified":"2026-05-04T08:30:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T13:30:07","slug":"agsl-news-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/agsl\/agsl-news-events\/","title":{"rendered":"News &amp; Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row uwm-l-row--3\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-agsl-lectures\">AGSL Lectures<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>The AGSL hosts a number of lecture series, events, and exhibits throughout the year.&nbsp;To receive email updates about any of our&nbsp;lectures, send an email to <a href=\"mailto:agsl@uwm.edu\">agsl@uwm.edu<\/a> with the subject: lectures &amp; exhibits updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"h-maps-amp-america-the-arthur-holzheimer-lecture-series\">Maps &amp; America: The Arthur Holzheimer Lecture Series <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Held in the spring of each year in the AGSL on the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee campus, the\u00a0<em>Maps &amp; America<\/em>\u00a0Lecture Series was inaugurated by the noted cartographic historian, Brian Harley, in 1990. Since its inception, the lecture series has been generously sponsored by Arthur and Janet Holzheimer of the Chicago area. Over the years, the series has featured many of the leading figures in the field of map history and provided a multifaceted survey of this rapidly developing field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you would like to help support the AGSL\u2019s preservation efforts, you can&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/36kkymb\/7tpirf1l\/bld632x\">donate here<\/a>. Just choose \u201cother funds\u201d under designations and search or scroll to find the AGSL.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-academic-adventurers-series\">Academic Adventurers Series<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Our 2025-2026 Academic Adventurer series has concluded. Thank you so much to our attendees! The series will return in the fall.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like to help support the AGSL\u2019s preservation efforts, you can&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/36kkymb\/7tpirf1l\/bld632x\">donate here<\/a>. Just choose \u201cother funds\u201d under designations and search or scroll to find the AGSL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-uwm-department-of-geography-lectures\">UWM Department of Geography Lectures<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-colloquy\">Colloquy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Each academic year the AGSL hosts the UWM Geography Department\u2019s colloquium from 3:00-4:00pm (fall) or 2:30-3:30 (spring) on Friday afternoons.&nbsp;For more information see the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Department of Geography\u2019s calendar of events.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-harold-and-florence-mayer-lecture-series\">Harold and Florence Mayer Lecture Series<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This lecture series is sponsored by the Department of Geography and held in the AGSL in the fall and spring. It is made possible by an endowment from Harold and Florence Mayer. Harold Mayer (1916 \u2013 1994) was a professor of geography at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and one of the leading scholars in the field of urban geography in the twentieth century. He specialized in Urban and Transport Geography of North America with a focus on New York, Chicago, Milwaukee, and British Columbia.&nbsp;For more information see the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/mayer-lectures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Department of Geography\u2019s web site.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\"><div class=\"uwm-block-otp-nav \"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-31746\"><nav aria-label=\"Sidebar\" class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list uwm-p-navigation-list--gold-border \"><div class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list--title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/agsl\/\">American Geographical Society Library<\/a><\/div><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/directory\/?_people_categories_facet=agsl\">Staff<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/agsl\/agsl-visit\/\">Visit<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/agsl\/agsl-resources\/\">Explore<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/agsl\/collections\/\">AGSL Collections<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/agsl\/agsl-geospatial-data\/\">GIS &amp; 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