HUNTINGTON
FRONTIERS
The Huntington Library, Art Collections,
and Botanical Gardens

SENIOR STAFF OF THE HUNTINGTON

STEVEN S. KOBLIK

President

GEORGE ABDO

Vice President for Advancement

JAMES P. FOLSOM

Marge and Sherm Telleen
Director of the Botanical Gardens

KATHY HACKER
Executive Assistant to the President

SUSAN LAFFERTY

Nadine and Robert A. Skotheim
Director of Education

SUZY MOSER

Assistant Vice President for Advancement

JOHN MURDOCH

Hannah and Russel Kully
Director of Art Collections

ROBERT C. RITCHIE

W. M. Keck Foundation Director of Research

LAURIE SOWD

Associate Vice President for Operations

ALISON D. SOWDEN

Vice President for Financial Affairs

SUSAN TURNER-LOWE

Vice President for Communications

DAVID S. ZEIDBERG

Avery Director of the Library

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Editor
MATT STEVENS

Designer

LORI ANN VANDER PLUYM
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Huntington Frontiers is published semiannually by the Office of Communications. It strives to connect readers more firmly with the rich intellectual life of The Huntington, capturing in news and features the work of researchers, educators, curators, and others across a range of disciplines.

This magazine is supported in part by the Annenberg Foundation.

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