The SBU Southampton Library is proud to present a display on George Washington and the Culper Spy Ring for the month of February. Kristen Nyitray, Head of Special Collections and University Archives, provided the material and the background on this…
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University Libraries Presents: STEM Speaker Series
The University Libraries is pleased to announce its first lecture of the spring 2017 STEM Speakers Series presented by Dr. Dan Davis, Chair of Department of Geosciences. His talk, “Mapping the Geology of Long Island Through Time at and Below…
“Stony Brook on the Map” on Display in the CRR
Visit the Central Reading Room to view “Stony Brook on the Map,” a selection of rare atlases and maps from the University Archives and Special Collections that illustrate the growth and development of Stony Brook University and the Long Island region.…
Special Collections Acquires Rare Nautical Chart
Special Collections has acquired an extremely rare 1860 nautical chart or maritime map of Long Island by Brooklyn-based publisher Charles Copley. Copley’s chart covers Staten Island to Montauk, inclusive of the Connecticut coast, Long Island Sound, Long Island, New York…
SBU Libraries Trial Historic Map Works (ProQuest)
Rare 1897 Map of Long Island Acquired
A very rare, perhaps the first, dedicated road map of Long Island from the earliest days of the automobile has been acquired by Special Collections of the University Libraries. Published by Hyde & Company in June 1897, The Standard Road…
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DATABASE TRIAL: The North China Herald (1850-1940)
NY State Library features SBU historical maps site
The Web Team of the New York State Library is featuring SUNY Stony Brook’s “New York State Historical Maps” as their “Featured Site” for October 2006. Each month the NY State Library picks a site that they feel is of…
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