On Friday, November 3, guests of the Art Crawl experienced an exciting and diverse array of photographs, paintings, multi-media installations, and sculpture. Four galleries at Stony Brook University were featured at the second event of the semester. Art Crawls unite Stony Brook University’s galleries through a series of free, guided tours led
Now on view in the Central Reading Room is a selection of posters and concert photos from the University Archives documenting Stony Brook’s amazing concert history and legacy. In the 1960s and ‘70s, from punk to jazz to folk, SBU played host to the biggest acts in music, including Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin,
Art Crawls unite Stony Brook University’s galleries through a series of free, guided tours led by expert curators. The University Libraries will be participating in the November Art Crawl. Join in at any point on the tours! The Art Crawl is supported by a Presidential Mini-Grant for Department Diversity Initiatives. Friday, November 3, 2017
Artifacts from the University Archives are highlighted in the exhibition “Gold Coast Classrooms” at the North Shore Historical Museum in Glen Cove, New York. The exhibition brings focus and attention to Long Island’s historic gold coast mansions adapted for educational purposes. It runs through early December 2017. In 1957, the Board
On October 20th, the Preservation Department’s Bookbinder/Preservation Technician, Arielle Hessler, hosted How to Make a Tiny Book. The event and room were filled to capacity as interested campus community members learned the in-and-outs of making a tiny book; the series is part of the department’s 2017-2018 outreach programming. For those interested
Prize-winning journalist, author, and historian Bill Bleyer presented “Long Island Naval History in Wartime, with an emphasis on World War I” on Thursday, October 19, 2017. Special guests in attendance included residents of the Long Island State Veterans Home, Stony Brook, NY. This program was part of New York Archives
Special Collections and University Archives is participating in New York Archives Week, October 18-25, 2017. Nationally, October is American Archives Month. Archives Week events are designed to raise the public’s awareness of the importance of preserving and making accessible our documentary heritage. Visit the second floor mezzanine of the Melville
[metaslider id=23825] SBU Libraries was proud to partner with faculty from the SBU History Department, The Geospatial Center at School of Marine and Atmospheric Studies (SoMAS) and SBU Center for the Study of Inequalities, Social Justice, and Policy to host a volunteer “Map-athon” event to assist relief efforts in Puerto
“World War I Through the Lens: Photographs of the Western Front, 1914-1918” 2017 marks the centennial of United States involvement in World War I. The Western Front was the site of a 400-plus mile stretch of land weaving through France and Belgium from the Swiss border to the North
On Saturday, September 23, 2017, Stony Brook University celebrated its first CommUniversity Day. It was a day to share some of the exciting and innovative offerings available on campus. Members of the University Libraries volunteered their time for the event, highlighting some of the ways the University Libraries supports academics and
