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New Sesquicentennial Digital Exhibition: A Legacy of Leadership

Portrait of Chancellor Winchell, a person in a dark suit and long beard.

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

Woman painting on canvas

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

Panoramic view of Syracuse University campus, 1903

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

orange video camera icon over blue sepia photo

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

Gold lettering on tattered cover with words Syracuse Ornamental Company

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.

Accessing Full Text Using Google Scholar

google scholar screen shot and orange graduation cap

Posted on April 2, 2020, 5:49 p.m.

Follow these steps to connect to SU’s full text electronic resources from home or from anywhere off campus.

March 2020 Wrap Up

Instagram post with photo of person looking at collections

Posted on March 31, 2020, 10:52 a.m.

Public events have been postponed, and we are ending March on a quieter note as we shift to operating remotely.

The Orange in National Orange Day

Two women wearing orange cardigans sitting behind Syracuse University Archives table, with memorabilia including band uniform on table

Posted on March 24, 2020, 11:29 a.m.

The history of orange as Syracuse University's color.

Bringing Art to the People

Pencil illustration of mother and child on red background

Posted on March 19, 2020, 11:44 a.m.

Pop-up exhibit on the Black Arts Movement.

Music in the Stacks

Music notation on parchment paper

Posted on March 10, 2020, 12:45 p.m.

The Franz Liszt Manuscript

Open Access Electronic Theses and Dissertations, Winter 2019

SURFACE logo

Posted on March 6, 2020, 2:29 p.m.

Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) submitted by the Graduate School for Winter 2019.

Happy International Women's Day!

Marguerite Higgins typing on typewriter

Posted on March 3, 2020, 1 p.m.

Highlights of groundbreaking or interesting women from collections.

February 2020 News Wrap Up

screen shot of instagram post featuring Black Arts Movement popup exhibit

Posted on Feb. 28, 2020, 11:30 a.m.

Looking back at events, newly processed collections

Special Collections Research Center History Highlights

Leopold von Ranke in his library, early 1880s

Posted on Feb. 24, 2020, 11:45 a.m.

Let the Reader Emerge! Milestones of the Syracuse University Libraries

Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month in Books

hispanic heritage month words with colorful circle

Posted on Feb. 20, 2020, 1:15 p.m.

Six Book Highlights from Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month

Kenya National Archives

Three Kenya Archivists standing with two female SU Libraries staff

Posted on Feb. 17, 2020, 2:48 p.m.

The Kenya archive collections comprise a large variety of materials which are mostly primary source government documents.

Unfaithful: Marriage Reform and Utopian Dreams

Book cover with image of 1800s couple

Posted on Feb. 13, 2020, 12:31 p.m.

Radical reform movements, including the Oneida Community in upstate New York and the Free Love Club and the Unitary Home in New York City.

New Collections Resources, Winter 2020

Interior of Carnegie Library looking toward vaulted ceiling

Posted on Feb. 11, 2020, 3:56 p.m.

Check out the newly acquired resources:

December January 2020 News Wrap Up

Black students sitting in classroom

Posted on Feb. 4, 2020, 1:48 p.m.

Review, upcoming events and newly processed collections

Information Literacy and The High School to College Transition

Bird first floor

Posted on Feb. 3, 2020, 5 p.m.

What should students learn in high school in order to be prepared for college-level research?

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