From the shores of Setauket in the late 1700s to the auction room at Christie’s, the new podcast “Washington’s Spy Letters” reveals the continuing evolution of the Culper Spy Ring’s historical significance. Part of the podcast series The Long Island History Project, hosts Chris Kretz and Connie Currie interview Kristen Nyitray,
On April 5, the Stony Brook health sciences librarians concluded their three-part workshop series for Suffolk County’s public librarians, What the Health? The series focused on teaching the public librarians more about the freely available health resources from the National Library of Medicine so that they can better assist members
April is National Poetry Month! In celebration, Special Collections is featuring several of its distinctive archives of poets ranging from manuscript drafts to published books. All are welcome to explore these unique literary works that celebrate “poetry’s vital place in our culture.” Join us on Tuesday, April 10 at 4pm
Thank you to all who attended the Art Crawl on March 28! The tour stops featured these diverse and inspiring works. Special Collections, Melville Library – Unscattered Leaves: Fifty Original Leaves from Medieval Manuscripts, Western Europe, XII-XVI Century MFA student Katherine Kaiser, Lawrence Alloway Gallery, Melville Library Paul W. Zuccaire
Art Crawl: March 28 from 3pm to 5pm (new date due to inclement weather) Tour Special Collections, Alloway Gallery, Zuccaire Gallery and the Wang Center. RSVPs are not necessary. Join at any stop along the crawl! Stony Brook University is host to a variety of renowned art galleries that provide
Stony Brook University’s class of 1968 is reuniting this May to celebrate a momentous milestone – 50 years since graduation. On Saturday, May 19 Special Collections and University Archives will participate in the Alumni Relations‘ event by hosting an open house with an exhibition of memorabilia, yearbooks, photographs and more.
collection recently published by Stony Brook University Libraries. Photographs from the Otto F. Ege compiled portfolio Fifty Original Leaves from Medieval Manuscripts, Western Europe, XII-XVI Century are featured. Special Collections, Stony Brook University Libraries owns portfolio “No. 19” of the 40 unique sets created by Ege. Register for the free April 19 lecture
SBU librarians Kate Kasten and Laurel Scheinfeld spoke to incoming veteran students at an orientation held by the Office of Veterans Affairs on January 17th. Kate and Laurel discussed the ways in which the library helps students to enhance their learning, research, and overall academic experience at SBU. It was a
Special Collections and University Archives had an amazing and banner 2017! Classes, tour groups, and researchers visited the department in person to consult the University Libraries’ unique research and primary source collections. Nearly 1,000 reference questions were answered. Digital collections were launched. New materials, including rare documents and scarce books were received
On November 13, two of the HSL librarians participated in a Veterans Resource Fair at Suffolk Cooperative Library System in Bellport. Jessica Koos and Gregg Stevens met public librarians from across Suffolk County and provided them with resources that would help them answer health-related questions from veterans. Jessica and Gregg
