<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><DIV class="Section1"><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; ">The Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities is pleased to continue the exploration the 20</SPAN><SUP style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.1111px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.1111px; ">th</SPAN></SUP><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "> century that we began at our Spring 2007 conference “Collecting and Interpreting the 20</SPAN><SUP style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.1111px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.1111px; ">th</SPAN></SUP><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "> Century.” We hope you will be able to join us on October 21</SPAN><SUP style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.1111px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.1111px; ">st</SPAN></SUP><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "> for Reggie Blaszczyk’s lecture </SPAN><B style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: bold; "><I style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; "><FONT color="#cc0000"><SPAN style="color:#CC0000; font-weight:bold;font-style:italic; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; ">Design and Consumer Culture in Post-War America</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></I></B><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "> and a guided tour of the traveling exhibition</SPAN><I style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-style: italic; "><FONT color="#cc0000"><SPAN style="color:#CC0000;font-style:italic; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-style: italic; ">Raymond Loewy: Designs for Consumer Culture</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></I><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; ">. We look forward to seeing you in </SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; ">Lexington</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; ">!</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P><DIV style="text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; "><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: center; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: center; "> </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV><P class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; "><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: center; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: center; ">The </SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: center; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: center; ">Massachusetts</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: center; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: center; "> Foundation for the Humanities and the Lowell Institute</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; "><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: center; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: center; ">are pleased to announce the</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; "><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: center; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: center; ">2007 </SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: center; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: center; ">Massachusetts</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: center; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: center; "> History Lecture</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P><DIV style="text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; "><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: center; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: center; "> </SPAN></SPAN></FONT><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><P class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; "><B style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; "><FONT size="3" color="#cc0000" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:#CC0000;font-weight:bold; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; ">Design and Consumer Culture</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></B></P><P class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; "><B style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; "><FONT size="3" color="#cc0000" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:#CC0000;font-weight:bold; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; ">in Post-War </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></B><B style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; "><FONT color="#cc0000" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-family:Arial;color:#CC0000; font-weight:bold; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; ">America</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></B></P><P class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; "><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: center; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: center; ">Lecture by </SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: center; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: center; ">Regina</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: center; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: center; "> Lee Blaszczyk</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P><DIV style="text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; "><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: center; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: center; "> </SPAN></SPAN></FONT><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><P class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; "><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: center; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: center; ">Sunday, October 21, 2007</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; "><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: center; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: center; ">National</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: center; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: center; "> </SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: center; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: center; ">Heritage</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: center; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: center; "> </SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: center; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: center; ">Museum</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; "><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: center; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: center; 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