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ACH 102 Students Transcribe Rare Document

Isaiah Thomas letter, 1805

Students in professor Kristina Lucenko’s ACH 102 course visited Special Collections and transcribed an original letter dated September 24, 1805. Written by Isaiah Thomas in Boston, MA, he requests that his “esteemed friend” facilitate payment for bibles that he produced

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History of Costumes and the Arabian Nights Discussed at Writers Series

On Tuesday March 22, an engaged audience of students, faculty, staff, and community members attended the second event of the spring 2016 University Libraries Writers Series: A Conversation with Celia Marshik and Ruth (Sue) Bottigheimer. Costumes were incredibly popular in

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Writers Series Event on Tuesday, March 22

SBU professors Celia Marshik and Sue Bottigheimer will be the featured speakers at the University Libraries Writers Series program on Tuesday, March 22 from 1-2 p.m. Only a few spaces remain for this popular series, so please RSVP to reserve

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Diana Chang Collection Open for Research

The papers of Diana Chang, Chinese American novelist, poet, educator, and artist, are open for research. Her first novel, The Frontiers of Love, originally published by Random House in 1956, was the first novel to have been written by an

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The First Comic Book Produced by Women

"It Ain't Me Babe Comix." Trina Robbins, editor. Berkeley: Last Gasp Ecofunnies, July 1970.

In anticipation of Women’s History Month, Special Collections is highlighting “It Aint Me Babe,” the first comic book to be produced solely by women. In July 1970, Trina Robbins, Barbara “Willy” Mendes, and other noted artists created this feminist, underground

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University Libraries Writers Series features SBU Faculty

Douglas Pfeiffer and Joshua Teplitsky, University Libraries Writers Series, February 2016.

On Tuesday February 22, an enthused audience of students, faculty, staff, and community members attended the first event of the spring 2016 University Libraries Writers Series: A Conversation with Douglas Pfeiffer and Joshua Teplitsky. Looking at Erasmus of Rotterdam’s learned

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14 Reasons to #loveSBU

I love Stony Brook. pin, SBU Archives.

In the spirit of Valentine’s Day are 14 reasons to love SBU, featuring photographs from the University Archives. From traditions, to concerts, to the Roth Pond Regatta, this Alumni Association-produced “listicle” captures the essence of our nearly 60 year university

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Gardiner Foundation Gift to Foster Long Island History Initiatives

Thanks to a major gift from the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation, Stony Brook University will establish an endowed chair in the Department of History: the Robert David Lion Gardiner Chair in American History. The gift makes it possible for Stony

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Special Collections Researcher Spotlight: David Purificato

Special Collections profiles researchers that have consulted collections in the department. David Purificato is a Ph.D. student in the Department of History at Stony Brook University, where he previously earned a B.A. and M.A. in History.  My name is David Purificato

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University Libraries Writers Series – Registration Open

Naomi Wolf

The University Libraries is proud to sponsor a series of free lectures and conversations with Stony Brook faculty and visiting authors. Events will be held from 1-2 p.m. the Special Collections Seminar, room E-2340 (second floor), Melville Library. Click here to

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