{"id":10002933,"date":"2026-02-10T12:47:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T17:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/events\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=10630"},"modified":"2026-03-10T13:35:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T17:35:27","slug":"the-goddard-library-celebrates-robert-goddard","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/events\/event\/the-goddard-library-celebrates-robert-goddard\/2026-03-16\/","title":{"rendered":"The Goddard Library Celebrates Robert Goddard"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2295\" height=\"1506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/GoddardfamilygroupMapleHill1890-scaled-e1772125701214.avif\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Robert Goddard as a boy. 1890.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/GoddardfamilygroupMapleHill1890-scaled-e1772125701214.avif 2295w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/GoddardfamilygroupMapleHill1890-scaled-e1772125701214-300x197.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/GoddardfamilygroupMapleHill1890-scaled-e1772125701214-1024x672.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/GoddardfamilygroupMapleHill1890-scaled-e1772125701214-768x504.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/GoddardfamilygroupMapleHill1890-scaled-e1772125701214-1536x1008.avif 1536w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/GoddardfamilygroupMapleHill1890-scaled-e1772125701214-2048x1344.avif 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2295px) 100vw, 2295px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"double-bottom-margin\">Visit the Clark University Archives and Special Collections on Floor 1 of the Robert Hutchings Goddard Library to view unique materials from the Robert and Esther Goddard Archive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-small-font-size\" id=\"h-highlights-of-this-event\">Highlights of this event:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An exhibition highlighting&nbsp;<strong>Robert Goddard\u2019s boyhood<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An exhibition highlighting the life and work of&nbsp;<strong>Esther Goddard<\/strong>, Robert\u2019s wife, in&nbsp;<strong>preserving his legacy<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The first book that went to the moon!<\/strong>&nbsp;A miniature biography of Goddard, printed in Worcester, flown on Apollo 11, and signed by Astronaut Buzz Aldrin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To explore more about Robert Goddard\u2019s life and legacy please visit&nbsp;<strong>Clark University\u2019s Digital Commons:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.clarku.edu\/goddardcollection\/\">The Robert H. 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