John H. Pollack
John H. Pollack is Curator, Research Services, in the Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts at the University of Pennsylvania Libraries. He has worked in this department since 1995. His responsibilities include providing assistance to students and scholars, and teaching and organizing class sessions centered on the collections. He is also responsible for the Furness Shakespeare Library, which is part of the Kislak Center.
John holds a PhD in English from Penn and a BA from Washington University in St. Louis. He specializes in Early American literature and history, and early modern book history. His research has focused on topics including Native American languages; colonial writings from New France; and Benjamin Franklin and colonial education.
Open-house event; no registration required.
While in-person visits to the library have been on hold, curators at the Kislak Center have been hard at work obtaining new and exciting items for the collection. From a tenth-century Greek scroll to 20th-century works by photographer Arthur Tress, many exciting new items have been added to our collections over the past 18 months. Drop in to the Kislak Center’s Orrery Pavilion to get a first-hand look at some of these fascinating new arrivals.
Register for this event is optional but appreciated.
Information for non-Penn affiliated visitors: To enter the library, you must show a green pass from the PennOpen Campus system. Here are instructions for using the system:
- Before arriving on campus, complete your vaccination, symptom, and exposure check at pennopen.med.upenn.edu/
campus. - You will receive a green pass when you report your fully vaccinated status, no symptoms, no recent contact with someone who may have COVID-19, and no recent positive test.
- Show your green pass at the entrance to the library.
Masks must be worn at all times.
