FOR RELEASE: IMMEDIATE           DATE: 3/15/04

CONTACT: EMILY SILVERMAN, (413) 545-0995

UMASS AMHERST T-SHIRT EXHIBIT TELLS STORIES

     Amherst , Mass. – “The Shirts Off Our Backs: UMass Amherst T-shirts Telling Their Stories” is now on display on the Main Floor of the W.E.B. Du Bois Library at UMass Amherst.

     The exhibition features a variety of UMass Amherst T-shirts that have been collected by the Library's Special Collections and Archives. The shirts come from alumni, student organizations, campus departments, and schools and colleges. Selected historical photographs of students wearing some of their favorite T-shirts are also featured. The exhibit will be on display through April 16, 2004 .