The interpretive text of this catalog documents most of the items in the UVM Bicentennial Exhibit at the Bailey/Howe Library from May through October 1991. The purpose of the exhibit was to tell the story of UVM through some of its most important documents and artifacts.

In 1830, Experience "Speedy" Goodrich died after undergoing an abortion in Burlington, Vermont. This tragedy and the resulting inquiry provide the foundation for Jeffrey D. Marshall's first novel. From the vibrant intellectual life of the University of Vermont to the public outcry over grave-robbing medical students in search of subjects for dissection, and from the progressive social movements of the day to the commercial bustle of a thriving inland...