California State University, Northridge

PRESS RELEASE

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Feb. 18, 1998

Contact: Cristina Arana,
(818) 677-2130
carana@exec.csun.edu

Annual Lecture To Focus on Walt Disney's Nature

University of Washington professor Richard White will deliver the annual W.P. Whitsett Lecture at Cal State Northridge entitled "Disney's Nature: Walt Disney and the Nature of America," on Friday, March 6.

White is a "New Western" historian and author of several award-winning studies on American Indians and the American West. He combines social and environmental history to provide a new perspective on Walt Disney.

The annual lecture series is held in memory of William Paul Whitsett, the San Fernando Valley pioneer who founded Van Nuys.

A reception will be held before the lecture at 5:30 p.m. The cost for the dinner is $25. Reservations can be made through the History department at (818) 677-3566, before Monday, March 2.

The lecture will begin at 8 p.m., in the University Student Union Grand Salon room, located on the east side of campus at 18111 Nordhoff St., in Northridge.

For more information, call (818) 677-3566.

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