The University Libraries is proud to sponsor a series of free lectures and conversations with Stony Brook faculty and visiting authors. Events will be held from 1-2 p.m. the Special Collections Seminar, room E-2340 (second floor), Melville Library. Click here to…
Special Collections and University Archives is currently featured on News 12’s “Long Island’s Hidden Past.” Hosted by journalist Danielle Campbell, the series showcases collections and repositories that preserve our region’s shared history. Featured in the segment are letters authored by…
#GivingTuesday, a global day to give back, is a great opportunity to highlight all that SBU Libraries contribute to the university community. The libraries offer students, faculty, and staff access to world class collections and services, including books, journals, databases,…
Special Collections profiles researchers that have consulted collections in the department. Derek Stadler is the Library Web Services Coordinator and E-Reserve Manager at the City University of New York, Borough of Manhattan Community College. My name is Derek Stadler and I am…
This November marks the 150th anniversary of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson). Located in Special Collections is a limited, oversized portfolio edition (47 cm.) of the literary work. Housed in a custom clamshell box, it…
Constantia Constantinou, Dean of University Libraries, and Kristen Nyitray, Head of Special Collections and University Archives, and University Archivist, were among the guests invited by Assemblyman Steve Englebright for a special meeting with Speaker of the New York State Assembly…
Spy Letters, Rare Books and More! Learn about Special Collections and University Archives at our open house on Wednesday, October 21 from 12-2 p.m. On display will be a selection of the university’s rare books, documents, photographs, and maps in…
The Libraries have subscribed to Kanopy Streaming Video, which allows users to stream videos related to the arts, business, education, global studies and language, health, communications, sciences, social sciences, and technical fields. Designed to augment and enrich academic work in…
Students in professor Douglas Pfeiffer’s EGL 494 course, “English Honors Practicum: Research” recently transcribed a rare manuscript, documenting slavery on Long Island in 1798. The contract, for the sale of a “Negro lad by the name of Jack” in Southampton, Long…
Special Collections profiles researchers that have consulted collections in the department. Stony Brook University graduate Matthew M. Montelione earned his M.A. in History and is currently a research assistant to professor Dr. Jennifer Anderson. My name is Matthew M. Montelione. I…
