{"id":21296,"date":"2018-09-18T14:03:43","date_gmt":"2018-09-18T19:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/?p=21296"},"modified":"2018-09-18T14:04:24","modified_gmt":"2018-09-18T19:04:24","slug":"the-packers-century-wed-sept-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/archives\/21296","title":{"rendered":"The Packers&#8217; Century: Wed Sept. 19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.packers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #188064;\">Green Bay Packers<\/span><\/strong><\/a>! <strong>Jim Rice, author and Packers historian, will give a presentation on The Packers&#8217; Century oat 6:30 p.m. on Wed., Sept. 19, at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitewaterlibrary.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Irvin L. Young Memorial Library<\/a><\/strong> (Whitewater&#8217;s public library @ 431 W. Center St., Whitewater). This presentation on the history of the team will incorporate photos, football cards, newspapers, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Check out Rice&#8217;s website, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/packerscentury.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Packers Century, 1919-2019<\/a>&#8221; online. At the site you&#8217;ll find Rice&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/packerhero.com\/meet-jim\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">bio<\/a> and interview podcasts. Rice is the author of four Packer history books, including <em>Giant Cheeseheads \u2014 The Packer-Giant Rivalry<\/em>, <em>Great Games of the Gridiron \u2014  NFL Championship Games, 1933-1965<\/em>, <em>92 Years! \u2014 Bears-Packers, 1921-2014<\/em>, and <em>Green Bay\u2019s 13 Championship Seasons<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.uww.edu\/images\/library\/blog\/GBPack.jpg\" alt=\"book cover\" class=\"alignright\" \/>If you&#8217;d like to learn more, Andersen Library can help! Resources available include books such as <a href=\"https:\/\/uwi-primoalma-prod.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com\/primo-explore\/fulldisplay?docid=UWI71324238520002121&#038;context=L&#038;vid=WW&#038;search_scope=WW_VOY&#038;isFrbr=true&#038;tab=default_tab&#038;lang=en_US\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Green Bay Packers: The complete illustrated history<\/em><\/a> (3rd-floor Main OVERSIZE Collection, GV956.G7 G85 2007) and <em>Green Bay Packers: trials, triumphs, and tradition<\/em> (3rd-floor Main Collection, GV956.G7 P683 2012; preview available via <a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=xKNacmsMuCUC&#038;printsec=frontcover&#038;dq=Green+Bay+Packers+:+trials,+triumphs,+and+tradition&#038;hl=en&#038;sa=X&#038;ved=0ahUKEwjL64fPj8XdAhVK_oMKHdo9BAoQ6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&#038;q=Green%20Bay%20Packers%20%3A%20trials%2C%20triumphs%2C%20and%20tradition&#038;f=false\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Google Books<\/a>); articles that are available run the gamut from &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/libproxy.uww.edu:9443\/login?url=http:\/\/search.ebscohost.com\/login.aspx?direct=true&#038;AuthType=ip,uid&#038;db=f6h&#038;AN=120807408&#038;site=ehost-live&#038;scope=site\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pack it up, pack it in<\/a>&#8221; (<em>Sports Illustrated<\/em>, 2017, vol.26:no.3, pp.33-35) to &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/libproxy.uww.edu:9443\/login?url=https:\/\/search.proquest.com\/docview\/212185351\/F8396DB374EA4BF1PQ\/39?accountid=14791\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Building service brands via social identity: Lessons from the sports marketplace<\/a>&#8221; (<em>Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice<\/em>, 2001, vol.9:no.1, pp.1-13); digital collections include &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/content.wisconsinhistory.org\/cdm\/ref\/collection\/tp\/id\/86947\" target=\"_blank\">Green Bay Packers game programs, 1939-1965<\/a>.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Please <a href=\"http:\/\/library.uww.edu\/get-help\/ask-a-librarian\" target=\"_blank\">ask a librarian<\/a> (choose chat or email, phone 262-472-1032, or visit the Reference Desk) if you&#8217;d like assistance with finding materials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Green Bay Packers! 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