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2020 Electronic Theses and Dissertations Now Available

SURFACE logo

Posted on March 30, 2021, 9:45 a.m.

ETDs submitted by the Graduate School for Spring 2020 have been processed and loaded into SURFACE

Inside SCRC | Belfer Audio Archive with Jim Meade

three old record players

Posted on March 26, 2021, 1 p.m.

The acoustic recording equipment used to record and play wax cylinders.

Maija Grotell: Revolutionary Craft in 20th Century America

maija grotell banner

Posted on March 25, 2021, 10:58 a.m.

The “Mother of American Ceramics,” Maija Grotell was a prolific and influential ceramist and educator.

Inside SCRC | Cartoon, Pulp Lit, and Sci-Fi Collections

Petrina Jackson standing in front of SCRC reading room

Posted on March 20, 2021, 4 p.m.

Sharing a diverse range of historical materials from Cartoon, Pulp Lit and Sci-fi collections

Get a lift from documentary films on SU’s Wellness Days

Orange, pink and red tulips and budding trees growing in front of walkways to Carnegie Library

Posted on March 18, 2021, 12:44 p.m.

Looking for some Wellness Day education and inspiration?

The Digital Underground: Patrick Williams

Brittany and Patrick

Posted on March 12, 2021, 3:26 p.m.

An interview with Patrick Williams in September 2020

Lubin House History

female standing in front of table with materials from archives

Posted on March 12, 2021, 10 a.m.

History of the Lubin House in New York.

Pieces of Puerto Rico: Plastics and Protest

workers in Puerto Rico

Posted on March 11, 2021, 4:01 p.m.

The Branchell Company background included within the Edward Hellmich Papers.

"This is not a woman who composes, but a composer who is a woman."

Black L’Enjoleuse (GC-5557) record with gold writing

Posted on March 3, 2021, 2:45 p.m.

Cécile Chaminade recorded seven compositions for the Gramophone and Typewriter Company.

Digital Underground: Conversation with University Archivist, Meg Mason

150 Years of Tradition graphic

Posted on March 2, 2021, 11:11 a.m.

An interview conducted with Meg Mason in September 2020

Thematic Resources – Architecture Research Guide page

Slocum Hall surrounded by green trees and grass

Posted on March 1, 2021, 1:05 p.m.

Celebrating Black History month at King + King Architecture Library.

Reflecting Forward: The Digital Underground Series

Brittany Bertazon in Reading Room

Posted on Feb. 23, 2021, 11:17 a.m.

Visualizing our past in the context of our future as a library and community.

Inside SCRC | Abolitionist Materials

black woman wearing mask standing next to materials from archives

Posted on Feb. 22, 2021, 4 p.m.

Petrina Jackson spotlights anti-slavery and abolitionist collection items.

Bento-box Focus Group

NCSU Libraries' bento box search results for systematic review

Posted on Feb. 19, 2021, 12:36 p.m.

NCSU Libraries’ bento-style search interface

Researching Stenogravures, Crystopal and Armand Winfield

Blue-green sample of Crystopal. Plastics Artifacts Collection.

Posted on Feb. 17, 2021, 7:12 p.m.

Stenogravures are very strong and are akin to stone carvings

Film and Media Roundtable Announces 2021 Notable Films

orange video camera icon over blue overlaid photo of Bird Library

Posted on Feb. 15, 2021, 9:34 a.m.

Movie clapper icon by Shmector is licensed under CC BY 2.0

Reconstructing Racial Equality in Syracuse

Description of CORE from the first issue of their newsletter “In the Wind.”

Posted on Feb. 10, 2021, 7 p.m.

Syracuse’s Interstate 81 has played a major role in the racial, social, and economic landscape of the city.

Black History Month Resources 2021

Black History

Posted on Feb. 10, 2021, 8:55 a.m.

Although not comprehensive, highlights from our collections in celebration of Black History Month include:

Research Starting Points

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Posted on Feb. 8, 2021, 10:03 a.m.

Explore the Syracuse Universities Libraries website

75 Years of Benjamin Spock’s Common Sense Parenting

Spock talking with a patient at the health center. Benjamin Spock and Mary Morgan Papers.

Posted on Feb. 3, 2021, 6:32 p.m.

2021 marks the 75th anniversary of the publication of the first edition of Benjamin Spock’s Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care.

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