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James Thornton and The Syracuse State School

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Posted on Nov. 13, 2019, 8:41 a.m.

Syracuse State School was a facility that cared for mentally disabled children and, in some cases, adults.

Delight in the Mundane: Rehousing the Plastics Artifacts Collection

Pair of white sunglasses with seahorses on the sides of the lenses.

Posted on Nov. 5, 2019, 8:52 a.m.

A Library and Information Science student doing an internship in SCRC’s Plastics Artifacts Collection

October 2019 News Wrap Up

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Posted on Oct. 30, 2019, 8:59 a.m.

Recap of past month's events and news mentions

"Where there is no imagination, there is no horror..."

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Posted on Oct. 22, 2019, 9:07 a.m.

Selection of spooky materials from SCRC.

Shedding Light on Illuminated Manuscripts

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Posted on Oct. 15, 2019, 9:55 a.m.

Illuminated manuscripts are handwritten books that have been adorned with vibrant colors, artwork, and even gold.

Ninth Street Women and New Books at SCRC

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Posted on Oct. 10, 2019, 11:12 a.m.

Ninth Street Women by Mary Gabriel, an immersive look at the post-war modern art movement from the viewpoint of the women who helped shape it.

September 2019 News Wrap Up

“A white sweatshirt with an embroidered orange letter ‘S’ and an orange textile stating “Syracuse” on top of a brown table.

Posted on Oct. 1, 2019, 11:30 a.m.

New exhibits, new acquisitions and recent events.

New Acquisition: Josef Albers' Interaction of Color

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Posted on Sept. 25, 2019, 11:47 a.m.

Acquisition of a 1963 copy of The Interaction of Color by Josef Albers.

It's No Wonder...That They're Called Little Wonders!

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Posted on Sept. 17, 2019, 12:43 p.m.

Little Wonders are 5 ½ inches in diameter and carry sound on a single side.

American and Soviet "Truth": Pravda in Special Collections

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Posted on Sept. 10, 2019, 1:08 p.m.

20th century American cartoonists' take on the Soviet Union.

150 Years of Tradition at Syracuse University

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Posted on Sept. 3, 2019, 1:18 p.m.

University Archives’ most historically rich collections, including the Photograph Collection and Memorabilia Collection

August 2019 News Wrap Up

Exhibition wall that has Syracuse flag and beginning of letters that will read "150 Years of Tradition

Posted on Aug. 29, 2019, 1:36 p.m.

August 2019 updates include new acquisitions and new oven.

Andre Norton: Creator and Guardian of Fantastic Worlds

Pink and blue colored fantasy scenes

Posted on Aug. 20, 2019, 2:50 p.m.

Pulp Literature and Science Fiction Collections is home to the papers of Andre Norton

Voices from Attica

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Posted on Aug. 13, 2019, 3:06 p.m.

The book of poetry Betcha Ain’t: Poems from Attica exemplifies the press’s commitment to publishing voices that may not otherwise exist.

A Perfect Pair of Graduate Student Summer Projects

Two graduate students standing together in Belfer Audio Archives

Posted on Aug. 6, 2019, 3:14 p.m.

Two students working this summer in the Belfer Audio Archive

July 2019 News Wrap Up

old audio players in Belfer, including phonograph

Posted on July 30, 2019, 9:42 a.m.

News and newly processed collections.

Virtual Plastic: SCRC as Creative Laboratory

Students gesturing towards plastic objects

Posted on July 23, 2019, 9:51 a.m.

Professor Jacob Riddle, a faculty member of Transmedia and the School of Art used Plastics Artifacts Collection for Digital Fabrication and Transmedia courses.

New Acquisition: Jantzen Swimwear Advertising Portfolio

Two models standing on a waterfront deck wearing 1930s Jantzen swimsuits

Posted on July 16, 2019, 10:09 a.m.

Jantzen Swimwear advertising photographs from the 1930s and 1940s.

Blake's Prints: 1789 Songs of Innocence by William Blake

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Posted on July 9, 2019, 10:28 a.m.

1789 edition of William Blake’s Songs of Innocence

Q&A with SCRC's New Director Petrina Jackson

Petrina Jackson

Posted on July 2, 2019, 11:17 a.m.

Get to know the new Director of SCRC.

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