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Long Island Collections

  Gala at Northport, 1910 From the Robert M. Emery Long Island Rail Road Collection   Long Island: The Sunrise Home Land, 1929. ABOUT Our Long Island collections are premier sources for the study and research of regional history. A primary collecting focus of Special Collections, our extensive Long Island book,

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Dan’s Papers Archive

Dan’s Papers Digital Archive Dan’s Papers Digital Archive The Iconic Long Island Newspaper Access the Digital Archive Special Collections is excited to announce that it has digitized Dan’s Papers issues produced between 2000 and February 2023. The content is available through the Internet Archive, a publicly accessible digital library dedicated

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Maps & Atlases

Map of Suffolk County from An Atlas of the State of New York, 1829 From the Map Collection at Special Collections Special Collections curates maps and atlases depicting Long Island and New York State dating back to the seventeenth century. Holdings for the map and atlas collections can be located

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Rare Books

Nuremberg Chronicle or Liber Chronicarum, 1493 An Landmark Rare Book from Special Collections The Rare Book Collection includes more than 30,000 rare, scarce and unique titles dating from 1493 to the present. Subject areas represented in the collections include 16th and 17th century history and literature, Long Island and New

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Collections by Subject

The depth and uniqueness of the materials housed in Special Collections and University Archives offer vast opportunities for scholarship and support a wide range of disciplines. The department is particularly recognized for its growing and comprehensive Long Island Collection, which includes maps, manuscripts, pamphlets, newspapers, and ephemera dating back to

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George Washington Letters

Documenting & Preserving the History of the Culper Spy Ring Letter signed as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army to Major Benjamin Tallmadge, Headquarters, Westpoint on September 24, 1779. 1779 Letter Letter signed as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army, to Major Benjamin Tallmadge, Headquarters, Bergen County on

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Policies

Collection Use Special Collections reproduces material upon request to the extent that physical condition and rights permit.  The department does not retain intellectual rights or copyright to a majority of its collections.  It is the sole responsibility of the user to investigate the rights status of any given work and

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Research Spotlight

Research in the archives: a sampling of the diverse books, articles, papers, and films with published acknowledgements of the collections and research assistance provided by Special Collections. Shorter, Edward, and Max Fink. The Madness of Fear: A History of Catatonia. NewYork: Oxford University Press, 2018. Altstatt, Alison. “Remembering the Wilton Processional”

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Teaching with the Collections

Students in EGL/HUI 333 study the papers of Pietro di Donato. Instructors are encouraged to integrate special collections in assignments. Below are a few ways the University Libraries foster student learning and engagement with primary sources. Create an Assignment Assistance is available to develop assignments using primary sources located in

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Searching the Collections

Starting Your Research Special Collections and University Archives has incredibly diverse, historical, and unique primary and secondary sources. At this time, there is no single portal to search across the collections. However, we have put great effort into arranging and describing collections to enhance discoverability through our website and catalog.

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