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Rare Civil Rights Artifact from Special Collections Exhibited at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center

A new installation at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, D.C. features a rare pin-back button from Special Collections, SBU Libraries. The “I Am a Civil Rights Marcher” button commemorates the August 28, 1963 historic “March on Washington for

Posted in About Us, Diversity Equity & Inclusion, History, Political Science, Special Collections & University Archives

Stony Brook’s Trial Access to HeinOnline Academic

HeinOnline Academic includes more than 100 million pages of multidisciplinary content in more than 100 subject areas, including history, political science, criminal justice, religious studies, international relations, women’s studies, pre-law, and many more. Stony Brook has access to this database

Posted in About Us, Database Trials, Digital Collections, History, Political Science, Religious Studies, Women's Studies

Michael Dorman Collection Open for Research

"We Shall Overcome." [New York], [Delacorte Press]; distributed by the Dial Press [1964].

The Michael Dorman Collection, located in Special Collections of the University Libraries, is open for research. Journalist, reporter, and author Michael Dorman (1932-2008) was born in the Bronx, New York. He was a writer and editor at Newsday, a professor of journalism,

Posted in History, Journalism, Political Science, Special Collections & University Archives

Get Inspired with Making of the Modern World, 1450-1914

Writing a paper in history, political science, economics or cultural studies?  Try searching in SBU Libraries’ Making of the Modern World, 1450-1914 (Gale).  Find searchable books, serials, pamphlets, and essays from around the world that tell the story of four

Posted in Africana Studies, Arts & Humanities, Asian and Asian American Studies, Cultural Analysis & Theory, Databases, Economics, History, Italian American Studies, Journalism, Political Science, Sociology, Women's Studies, Writing and Literature

Government Information Spotlight: Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton, dubbed “the ten dollar founding father without a father” by Lin-Manuel Miranda in his Tony Award winning play, Hamilton: An American Musical, was a major figure in American and New York politics in the late eighteenth century and is now

Posted in Government Information, History, Political Science

Enhance Your Research with Sabin Americana (ProQuest)

The Sabin Americana database offers searchable, full-text access to thousands of archival documents from North, South, and Central America, as well as the Caribbean, from 1500 to 1926.  Use it to enhance your research in history, cultural studies, religion, literature,

Posted in Africana Studies, Arts & Humanities, Cultural Analysis & Theory, Databases, Electronic Resources, History, Political Science, Religious Studies, Social Sciences, Women's Studies, Writing and Literature

(Presidential) Primary Sources

The impending presidential primaries are dominating the news cycle and for sources of government information, polls, and breaking stories, there is no better place to turn than Stony Brook University Libraries. Our newly updated subject guide to Elections 2016 has aggregated key resources

Posted in Government Information, Journalism, Political Science

Dr. King Remembered

As our nation, state, and campus observe Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on January 19, SBU Libraries invite you to explore our resources on Dr. King’s life and message. From biographies on Dr. King to full text scholarly articles on

Posted in Libraries, Melville Library, Political Science

Election 2014- Library Resources

If you are thinking ahead to the upcoming 2014 elections, Stony Brook University Libraries have the resources to help you with research and other information. Our subject guide for Elections: 2014 shares links to the library resources you may need.These

Posted in Government Information, Political Science

Database Trial: Eighteenth Century Journals Portal

Eighteenth Century Journals Portal brings together rare journals and newspapers printed between c.1685 and 1835, illuminating all aspects of eighteenth-century social, political and literary life. Many are ephemeral, lasting only for a handful of issues, others run for several years.

Posted in Cultural Analysis & Theory, Database Trials, Economics, French, History, Journalism, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Religious Studies, Women's Studies, Writing and Literature