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30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act

Posted on July 27, 2020, 1:26 p.m.

Petrina Jackson, Director of SCRC

Traces of a Movement

Posted on July 14, 2020, 5:16 p.m.

Irene Castle was as an internationally-recognized ballroom dancer, silent film star, and one of the first celebrities with an eponymous fashion line.

Accessibility and Discoverability: Describing Street and Smith Cover Art

Posted on July 7, 2020, 6:37 p.m.

Founded in 1855, Street & Smith was the largest publisher of pulp fiction and dime novels in the United States of its time.

June 2020 Wrap Up

Posted on June 30, 2020, 1:53 p.m.

By Grace Wagner, Reading Room Access Services Supervisor

Rehousing the American Book Company Illustrations

Posted on June 24, 2020, 1:35 p.m.

Massive preservation project of 17,000 plates used as textbook illustrations by the American Book Company.

A Perfect Recipe for Conservation

Posted on June 16, 2020, 5:44 p.m.

Diary entries and recipes probably written in the early 1880’s.

Resources for LGBTQ+ Studies

Posted on June 10, 2020, 1:06 p.m.

June is here, which means the celebration of Pride Month for the LGBTQ+ community and our allies.

Dragnet! A Musical Controversy

Posted on June 2, 2020, 2:27 p.m.

Miklós Rózsa (1907-1995), whose papers are held at SCRC, was a Hungarian-American composer known for his dramatic film scores.

May 2020 Wrap Up: National Photography Month

Posted on May 26, 2020, 1:53 p.m.

Celebrating National Photography Month through coverage of special collections and University Archives materials

Subject Librarian Online Engagement

Posted on May 21, 2020, noon

Ways subject librarians can support online learning.

An Incomplete History of the Inn Complete

Posted on May 19, 2020, 1:34 p.m.

Even though the Inn Complete has only been in this location since the 1990’s (it was originally located in the Sky Barn), the structure has had a storied life over the last 100 years.

New Acquisition: Rare 19th Century Photograph Album Featuring Black Americans

Posted on May 12, 2020, 5 p.m.

The photo album contains 20 cabinet card albumen photographs of fashionably dressed well-off Black people from the late 19th century.

Charles Eisenmann’s Circus Photography and the Cartes de visite Collection

Posted on May 5, 2020, 9 a.m.

Cartes de visite Collection consists of one small rectangular box with a total of 322 images.

Being a New Librarian in the Age of COVID-19

Posted on April 30, 2020, 10:45 a.m.

Librarianship as a second career during pandemic.

April 2020 Wrap Up

Posted on April 28, 2020, 9:19 a.m.

Today marks six weeks since SCRC and SU Libraries moved to online operations.

New Sesquicentennial Digital Exhibition: A Legacy of Leadership

Posted on April 21, 2020, 10 a.m.

Another digital exhibition: A Legacy of Leadership: The Chancellors and Presidents of Syracuse University.

An Artist in Pictures: Photographs of Grace Hartigan

Posted on April 14, 2020, 10:19 a.m.

In the Grace Hartigan Papers held at SCRC are photos of the vibrant Abstract Expressionist painter.

Zoom Backgrounds Now Available for Download

Posted on April 13, 2020, 5:26 p.m.

Not a Zoom user? Use these photos as a new desktop screensaver, phone wallpaper, or wherever else you want to spread Orange pride!

Documentary Films from American Library Association’s Notable Videos

Posted on April 7, 2020, 12:44 p.m.

American Library Association’s Film and Media Roundtable’s selections of top titles in 2019 and 2020.

A Century of Syroco

Posted on April 7, 2020, 10:35 a.m.

Less than one linear foot, the Syracuse Ornamental Company (Syroco) Collection consists of two document boxes and a handful of product catalogs, documenting the company’s century-long history.