The Salvatore LaGumina Collection documents Dr. LaGumina’s career as an educator and his research on Italian Americans, in particular those who settled on Long Island, New York, with an emphasis on Nassau County. Comprised of 68 boxes of primary and secondary source materials, totaling 44 linear ft., the collection is now
Kristen Nyitray, Head of Special Collections and University Archives, and Associate Professor Ray Guins of the Department of Cultural Analysis and Theory have been awarded a $6,000 TLT TALENT Grant for their project “Digitization of Documents for the William A. Higinbotham Game Studies Collection.” Professor Tatiana Tchoubar of the Department
Stony Brook University’s collections of rare maps, atlases, manuscripts, and books comprise the largest repository of archival materials on Long Island. Special Collections and University Archives is the steward of these distinctive primary source materials. Visit the new Special Collections & University Archives website.
Special Collections of the University Libraries has received a donation of autographed books – literature and poetry – and archival materials, from Stony Brook University alumnus Dr. Daniel Thomas Moran. His series of donations over the past eight years include his own published and unpublished manuscripts, and more than 350
Dr. Jacqueline M. Newman recently made another significant gift of books, magazines, and audio-visual materials to Special Collections. Stony Brook University Libraries is extremely honored to have the Jacqueline M. Newman Chinese Cookbook Collection, a historically significant, specialized research collection comprised of more than 4,000 books, and hundreds of more unique items that
Stony Brook University Libraries is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Craig Harmon, a leader in technology and the AIDC industry (automatic identification and data capture). Mr. Harmon recently selected the AIDC 100 Archives at Stony Brook University as the repository for his vast personal collection of papers, original writings, and artifacts. “The
“Moon Cakes and Their Wooden Molds,” a collection of Dr. Jacqueline M. Newman, is the featured “Explore History: Objects from Asia” exhibit in the Charles B. Wang Center. Discover history and culture through objects from Asia! This a corner exhibition in the Wang Center is curated by faculty members, students, and community
“The Chinese in the United States: Their Early Cookbooks and Restaurants” Thank you for your interest. Due to popular demand, we have reached the maximum capacity for food tasting. You are welcome to register for the lecture, but the food tasting is sold out. Register for lecture only here. Lecture by
Dr. Daniel T. Moran and Karen Moran: Why We Made a Planned Gift to Stony Brook After pledging a residuary bequest that states the Morans will leave a portion of their estate to the University’s Department of Special Collections, Dr. Daniel Moran reflects on his family’s gift to Stony Brook
Greetings from Fire Island, a documentary researched and written by Frank Turano, a research assistant professor in Stony Brook University’s Department of Ecology and Evolution, will air October 31 at 10 pm on WLIW21. Segments of the documentary were filmed in the Melville Library. The film is part of WLIW’s program “Long Island
