Over the past two years, the University Libraries has been able to purchase some key research collections of primary resources. One such resource is Early English Books Online (EEBO). It includes digital facsimile page images of virtually every work printed…
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SBU Baseball: Images from the University Archives
Chinese Cuisine Event
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 1 p.m. CHINESE CUISINE: ITS HISTORY, ART, AESTHETICS & CULINARY APPEAL by Dr. Jacqueline M. Newman Dr. Jacqueline M. Newman founded, and for nineteen years, has edited the award-winning magazine Flavor and Fortune. It is…
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Special Collections co-sponsors public program on American Revolution, Civil War
Special Collections and the Three Village Historical Society collaborated on a private grant sponsored by the New York Council for the Humanities. The project was awarded full funding ($3,000) and will support “Rebels, Resistors, and Rioters,” a public program of lectures on the American Revolution…
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SBU Librarians, Faculty Featured at Museum Event
“The Beginning of Video Games”, a special event at the Museum of the Moving Image on Saturday, October 1, features Cultural Studies professor Raiford Guins, University Archivist and Head of Special Collections Kristen Nyitray, and Librarian Helene Volat. The program…
Long Island Historical Journal digital archives available
The Long Island Historical Journal (LIHJ), a peer-reviewed, scholarly journal founded by Roger Wunderlich at Stony Brook University (SBU), is now available online. Thirty-two issues were published by the Department of History and the Center for Regional Policy Studies at…
Remembering Dr. Margot Ammann Durrer
Stony Brook University Libraries is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. Margot Ammann Durrer. Dr. Durrer was one of the university’s most loyal and philanthropic supporters. In addition to establishing several student scholarships, she also made a…
Community Outreach: Setauket Elementary School
One of Stony Brook University’s George Washington letters (1779) made a special trip off-campus and was viewed by over 500 children and their parents at Setauket Elementary School on Monday, September 13. The event was covered by News 12 Long…
“The American Revolution on Long Island and in New York”
A special event sponsored by the Three Village Historical Society in cooperation with Special Collections of the University Libraries and the Center for Global and Local History. Monday, October 4th from 8:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. “The American Revolution on…
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Workshop: Using the Internet for Historical Research on April 7
Using the Internet for Historical Research More and more valuable historical information can now be found on the internet, especially primary source material being digitized by libraries and research institutions around the world. This workshop will highlight some of the…
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