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Archive of Dan’s Papers Donated to Stony Brook University Libraries
The University Libraries is pleased to announce that Dan’s Papers founder Dan Rattiner has donated more than a half century’s worth of his personal archives. Spanning 1960 to 2023, the collection is the most complete print run of Dan’s Papers held by a…
Dana Reijerkerk Receives 2023 LEADING Fellowship
Stony Brook University Libraries is pleased to announce that the Metadata Research Center in Drexel University’s College of Computing and Informatics named Dana Reijerkerk as a 2023 LIS Education and Data Science Integrated Network Group (LEADING) Fellow. In this remote…
In Remembrance
As 2022 comes to end, SBU Libraries remember with great reverence two long-time faculty librarians that passed away this year, Doris Williams and Amelia Salinero. Librarian Emerita Doris Williams began her career at Stony Brook in 1971. She most notably…
Rare Culinary Collections Featured in SBU Magazine
In the latest issue of Stony Brook University Magazine, the feature “Rare Treasures” highlights diverse culinary collections from the Special Collections division of the University Libraries, including unique cookbooks and handwritten recipes from more than 150 years ago. A growing body…
Posted in History, Special Collections & University Archives
Historic Exhibition of Black Abstract Artists on Display at Zuccaire Gallery
Artifacts from the University Archives (University Libraries) are currently on view and provide context for a new exhibition at the Staller Center’s Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery. Entitled “Revisiting 5+1,” the exhibition examines a critical moment at the junction of abstract…
Veterans Day: Special Collections on Exhibit
On November 9, Special Collections participated at SBU’s annual Veterans Day ceremony held in the Student Activities Center. Several collections that document the experiences of U.S. veterans were on display, ranging from the correspondence written during the American Revolutionary War…
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…
Culper Spy Day 2022 Re-Cap
More than 1,300 visitors attended Culper Spy Day activities on Saturday, September 10 in Setauket, NY. Special Collections, SBU Libraries was on site at the headquarters of Three Village Historical Society, and showcased its American Revolutionary War collections. Among the…
Announcing the 8th Culper Spy Day: Saturday, September 10
The 8th annual Culper Spy Day will be held on Saturday, September 10 (rain date: September 11) from 10am to 4pm. A collaboration of more than thirty local institutions and organizations, Culper Spy Day is an activity-filled day of community events…
