Historic Map Works provides access to over 1 million maps and to more than 1 thousand city directories from the United States and abroad. This searchable collection contains materials from the 15th through 19th centuries. The SBU Libraries will trial this…
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Play Culper Spies eGame this Presidents Day Week!
Presidents Day is next Monday, February 15th. Wondering what you can do to feel a little more patriotic? Why not learn more about our nation’s rich history while fine tuning your research skills! For those looking for a game that…
History Mystery?- Genealogy Resources at SBU Libraries
Whether for scholarly research or as a hobby, SBU Libraries have a number of important resources for genealogy. On February 25, the University Library Colloquium Series offers the opportunity to learn more about those resources and how they were used to…
Black History Month 2016
Black History Month (February 1 through 29) is a wonderful opportunity to navigate resources in the Melville Library which describe the multitude of events, places and contributions of peoples of African descent! The following electronic sources are rich in content and provide…
Posted in Africana Studies, History
1777 American Revolution, Long Island Letter Acquired
Special Collections has acquired a Revolutionary War-era letter (1777) authored by Samuel Blachley Webb (1753-1807), an aide and secretary to George Washington. The acquisition was made possible through a grant awarded by Assemblyman Steven Englebright. Days after this writing, Webb…
Posted in History, Special Collections & University Archives
Historic 1793 Document Conserved
A historic letter regarding the Montauk Point Lighthouse, written in 1793 and housed in Special Collections of the University Libraries, has been conserved. In the letter, dated 21 February 1793, George Clinton, the first Governor of New York, writes to…
Honoring our Veterans
Tuesday, November 11 is Veterans Day, the date of the signing of the armistice in 1918 which led to the conclusion of the First World War. The following November, President Woodrow Wilson set aside November 11 as Armistice Day to…
North American Women’s Letters & Diaries
North American Women’s Letters and Diaries is a fantastic database with thousands of pages of diaries and letters from over 1,325 women. This is a powerful tool for historians, researchers, genealogists, students and those who are fascinated by first-hand accounts…
Spotlight: Witchcraft
Witchcraft in Europe & America is a research database of Fulltext primary sources offering a wide range of writings on the subject of witchcraft from the 15th century to the early 20th century, including many rare and fragile manuscripts of eyewitness…
Database Trial: Eighteenth Century Journals Portal
Eighteenth Century Journals Portal brings together rare journals and newspapers printed between c.1685 and 1835, illuminating all aspects of eighteenth-century social, political and literary life. Many are ephemeral, lasting only for a handful of issues, others run for several years.…
