Lecture Series: The Joys of the Natural World over Two Centuries

Over two consecutive Wednesday sessions, the class will study and discuss the joys of the natural world as represented in rare books and manuscripts in The Huntington’s collections from the 19th and 20th centuries.

Key Details:

• Registration includes both sessions and free admission to The Huntington after each class.
• Enhance your class experience by purchasing Daniel Lewis’ new book, Twelve Trees: The Deep Roots of Our Future.

Day of Program:

• Please bring registration confirmation with you.
• Check in with Education staff at 9:30 a.m. near the Admissions windows.

For any questions or mobility concerns, please email Joy Yamahata or call 626-405-3457.

About the Instructor:

Daniel Lewis is the Dibner Senior Curator for the History of Science and Technology at The Huntington, where he is responsible for the science and technology holdings from 1800 to the present. He has had postdoctoral appointments at Oxford University, the Smithsonian, and the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society in Munich. He has a faculty appointment at Caltech, where he teaches upper-division courses on environmental history and humanities. Lewis is the author of four books; the most recent is Twelve Trees: The Deep Roots of Our Future from Simon & Schuster. He currently serves as a commissioner for the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Species Survival Commission. He also won an Emmy in 2020 for his work as a producer on the KCET series Women in Aerospace.

Authored works include Star Struck: One Thousand Years of the Art and Science of Astronomy; Iron Horse Imperialism: The Southern Pacific of Mexico, 1880–1951; The Feathery Tribe; Belonging on an Island: Birds, Extinction, and Evolution in Hawai‘i; and Twelve Trees: The Deep Roots of Our Future.