Tag: History

African American Music Appreciation Month 2017

I grew up in a very musical household and that identity follows me wherever I go. Name: Katrina Spencer Title: Literatures & Cultures Librarian Hometown: Los Angeles, California Collaborators: Kat Cyr, Arabella Holzapfel, Amy Frazier, Terry Simpkins, Marlena Evans, Heather Stafford, Innocent Mpoki, Joe Antonioli, Sue Driscoll, Dan Frostman, Kim Gurney, Janine McDonald, Todd Sturtevant, […]…Continue Reading African American Music Appreciation Month 2017

New library collections for American history

American West Original manuscripts, maps, ephemera, and printed sources from the Newberry Library, Chicago detailing frontier life, Native Americans, the growth of urban centres, the environmental impact of westward expansion, and life in the borderlands. Everyday Life and Women in … Continue reading →…Continue Reading New library collections for American history

Trial access to three American history databases

Until June 25th, you can investigate these databases, focusing on 19th and early 20th century American History: The American West (archives drawn from the Western Americana collections at the Newberry Library, Chicago) Everyday Life and Women in America, c.1800-1920 (archives from the Sallie … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Trial access to three American history databases

Trial access to South Asian historical archives (through April 30)

For the month of April, please visit the following East Asian historical archives databases. The Library is considering them through a collaboration with several Vermont colleges: India Raj and Empire Original manuscript material ranging from the foundation of the East India Company … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Trial access to South Asian historical archives (through April 30)

Trapped in the ’70s, Dreaming about the ’40s: What about Tomorrow?

I’d like to write this entry in a slightly less belligerent tone that usual. Not that I think it will offend anyone in particular, but because I should really practice calming down once in a while. Lebanon will soon be remembering the 35th anniversary of the beginning of its disastrously famous civil war (April 13th), […]…Continue Reading Trapped in the ’70s, Dreaming about the ’40s: What about Tomorrow?