SCRC Blog Posts
List of blog posts
Special Collections Notable Acquisitions 2024-2025
Posted on March 25, 2025, 4 p.m.
New and notable acquisitions in the Special Collections Research Center.
Oates in Translation
Posted on March 17, 2025, 4 p.m.
The papers of Joyce Carol Oates, award-winning American novelist, poet and teacher.
Exploring the Legacy of Andragogy
Posted on March 3, 2025, noon
As an adult education educator, researcher, and lifelong learner, I spent two weeks in the SCRC supported by the Alexander N. Charters Adult Education Grants-in-Aid program.
Doodles Exhibit Personality of Union Colonel
Posted on Feb. 24, 2025, 10 a.m.
On one side, the name Ulric Dahlgren written in different styles covers the page surrounded by tiny, unlabeled dollar amounts.
SCRC’s 2025 Media Preservation Shipment
Posted on Feb. 14, 2025, 9 a.m.
The SCRC team consists of multiple functional specialists who collaborate to choose and carefully package selected media assets for our ongoing preservation and digitization efforts.
Research at SCRC by the Numbers, 2024 Edition
Posted on Jan. 31, 2025, 9 a.m.
Get an up-close view of the research work that went on in SCRC in 2024.
SCRC Fall 2024 Events Galore!
Posted on Jan. 22, 2025, 11 a.m.
SCRC had a fall full of programs and events that centered smart speakers in conversation with archives and special collections as material sites of discovery and creative-critical inquiry.
Welcome to Our New Assistant Director!
Posted on Dec. 9, 2024, 2 p.m.
SCRC welcomed our new Assistant Director, Lindy Smith.
Retired Otto the Orange Gets TLC
Posted on Nov. 18, 2024, 10 a.m.
The University Archives has a wide range of objects that capture the history of the University, including three Otto the Orange mascots.
In the Aftermath: Documenting and Researching Victims Support Groups
Posted on Nov. 12, 2024, 1 p.m.
As part of Remembrance Week 2024, the Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives hosted the hybrid discussion “In the Aftermath: Documenting and Researching Victims Support Groups."
The Oneida Community Communicate with the Dead
Posted on Oct. 30, 2024, 10 a.m.
Situated in Oneida, New York, the Oneida Community was a utopian commune active from 1848 to about 1916.
Changing Hands: Ownership Erasures in Rare Books
Posted on May 31, 2024, 2 p.m.
Many books at the SCRC showcase layers of ownership marks; but in some cases, the distinctive marks left by earlier owners were erased by the subsequent keepers.
SOURCE Explore: Finding Yourself in the Archives with Special Collections Research Center
Posted on May 24, 2024, noon
SCRC partnered with SOURCE on a new undergraduate research program, SOURCE Explore.
Graduate Student Educators Showcase of Work on Disabilities
Posted on May 15, 2024, 9 a.m.
Graduate students and educators enrolled in Syracuse University’s School of Education course “SPE 644: Significant Disabilities: Shifts in Paradigms & Practices” created a digital exhibition of their research.
Preserving Your Heritage: How to Care for the Family Album
Posted on May 1, 2024, 2 p.m.
Advice from Special Collections' photograph conservation, along with “Do & Don’ts” and useful resources for keeping your family heritage in good condition.
What’s New in Special Collections? — You Found Out!
Posted on April 17, 2024, 9 a.m.
The Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) held a spring open house on March 21, 2024.
Re-Designing the Phonographic Disc Box
Posted on Jan. 3, 2024, 9 a.m.
The Conservation Lab staff redesigned the phonographic disc containers to ensure the safety and maximum longevity of damaged or degrading discs.
About the Ted Koppel Collection at Syracuse University Libraries
Posted on Dec. 13, 2023, noon
Donated by broadcast journalist and Syracuse alumnus Ted Koppel ’60 in 2012, the primarily videotape-based collection contains over 7,000 items covering the latter half of the 20th century.
A Survey of Spooky in SCRC
Posted on Oct. 31, 2023, 2:54 p.m.
Ariana Cook G'24 highlights spooky finds from the Special Collections Research Center in honor of Halloween!
“Boxes, and envelopes, and photos, oh my!” Fred Meyer and The Wizard of Oz Fandom
Posted on May 31, 2023, 4 p.m.
Processing Fred Meyer's papers, co-founder The Wizard of Oz Club.