On Saturday, June 1, 2019, graduates of SBU’s class of 1969 visited Special Collections and University Archives as part of festivities for their 50th class reunion. Alums attended an open house that featured an exhibit of photographs, newspapers, yearbooks, and…
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Fuel Up For Finals
Studying for finals in the library this week? We are open 24 hours and will be handing out healthy late-night snacks on May 14th and May 16th from 10pm-12am to keep you fueled for your study sessions. Come see us…
Symposium and Special Performance: “Starting From Paumanok: Whitman, Long Island, The World” on May 3
Join us on Friday, May 3 at this symposium exploring Walt Whitman’s impact on literature, music, and the visual arts. The event will culminate with a lecture and performance featuring 2018 MacArthur Fellow Matthew Aucoin, composer and writer of the…
Art Crawl Draws Largest Crowd Yet!
On Wednesday, March 27 guests of the Art Crawl experienced an exciting and diverse array of books, photographs, paintings, multi-media installations, sculpture, and student art. Five exhibitions at Stony Brook University were featured at the spring 2019 event, including two…
Special Collections Announces Mary Olmsted Johnson Archive and Exhibition
Special Collections has acquired an important collection of artwork, papers, and artifacts documenting the life and artistry of Mary Olmsted Johnson (1890-1950). It is a trove for researchers studying social realism, art created during the period of the Great Depression…
Celebrating Women’s History Month with Literary Karaoke
On March 6th, students, faculty, and staff gathered to celebrate Women’s History Month with literary karaoke. Participants read from favorite texts, discussed important themes, and discovered new works. Please join the University Libraries for two more events…
“The Great Lolcat Massacre,” by Dr. Elyse Graham
Dr. Elyse Graham (Department of English) shared her research on trolling behavior on the early internet, with an emphasis on the development of the phenomenon in a context of community boundary maintenance, misogyny, and the accessibility of the early internet. …
Humanities and the Digital: A Workshop
In partnership with the Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures, the Humanities Institute, the Graduate Student Organization, and other campus entities, the library was very pleased to host Humanities and the Digital: A Workshop, on February 13th. This workshop, on…
3rd Annual MLA Forum at the Library, with AHA Content!
On February 6th, the University Libraries hosted its third annual forum dedicated to the Modern Language Association convention. This year, the forum included work presented at the American Historical Association meeting as well. Both conferences were held in Chicago in…
Dr. Scott Zukowski Presents on Digitized Periodicals
Dr. Scott Zukowski received his PhD in English from Stony Brook University and currently works for CELT. He presented some of his work with digitized periodicals, emphasizing the importance of these resources for understanding the formation of group identity, and…
