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Hockey in Broome County is Special Collections Featured Book for May 2013

Posted on May 14, 2013 by jgreen

In honor of the Stanley Cup playoffs, Hockey in Broome County (2005) is Special Collections’ Featured Book for May 2013. The Binghamton Senators, AHL-affiliate and farm team for the Ottawa Senators, may not have gotten far in the Caldor Cup playoffs but … Continue reading →

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Libraries offer trials to NY history databases

Posted on March 14, 2013 by jgreen

The Binghamton University Libraries are now offering trials to Gateway to North America: People, Places, and Organizations of 19th-Century New York and Revolutionary War Era Orderly Books from the New-York Historical Society. Gateway to North America chronicles the people, businesses, churches, governments and … Continue reading →

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Special Collections Featured Item for March 2013

Posted on March 1, 2013 by jgreen

To celebrate Irish-American Heritage Month and Saint Patrick’s Day, the Special Collections’ Featured Item for March 2013 is sheet music from the Lois Root Collection of music scores: Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral : That’s an Irish Lullaby, with words and music by J.R. … Continue reading →

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New exhibit includes books from BU Libraries’ Special Collections

Posted on January 22, 2013 by jgreen

“Quiet Cruelties: Prints, Sculpture, and Unique Works on Paper” by Rimer Cardillo will be on display at the University Art Museum (FA-213) from Jan. 24-March 23. Cardillo, professor of art at SUNY New Paltz, will give a public lecture on … Continue reading →

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Special Collections’ Civil War Collections featured in BU’s Discover-e magazine

Posted on January 7, 2013 by jgreen

Binghamton University’s Discover-e magazine featured images of materials from Binghamton University Libraries’ Special Collections’ Civil War Collections. The Binghamton University Libraries Civil War Collections consist of sixteen individual collections of materials. Together the collections contain over 1700 letters, diaries, photographs, … Continue reading →

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Special Collections Intersession and Winter Session Hours

Posted on December 18, 2012 by jgreen

December 24-25, 31, and January 1 CLOSED December 26 – January 4 M-F – By appointment only January 7-27 M-F – 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Closed weekends. For more information, call our Special Collections Reference Desk @ (607) 777-4844 Have … Continue reading →

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Binghamton University Student Newspaper, Pipe Dream, Highlights Civil War Event

Posted on November 30, 2012 by jgreen

Library shows Civil War materials by Joseph Hawthorne Special Collections staff members Beth Kilmarx and Yvonne Deligato hosted a presentation Thursday to display some of Glenn G. Bartle Library’s Civil War artifacts. Attendees were encouraged to bring a lunch and … Continue reading →

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Civil War Collections in the Binghamton University Libraries’ Special Collections

Posted on November 19, 2012 by jgreen

Civil War Collections Brown Bag Presentation at Bartle Library When: Thursday, November 29, 2012, 12:00 noon Where: Glenn G. Bartle Library, 2nd Floor Lounge Come learn about items related to the American Civil War in our Libraries’ Special Collections. Many … Continue reading →

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Maria Mazziotti Gillan reading at Binghamton University on 11/13/12

Posted on November 8, 2012 by jgreen

Maria Mazziotti Gillan will read from her newly released book, The Place I Call Home, on Tuesday, November 13. The reading will take place in Science I Room 149 @ 8:00 p.m. the event is free and open to the public. … Continue reading →

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Harvard to Contribute Special Collections Materials to Digital Public Library of America

Posted on November 7, 2012 by jgreen

October 31, 2012—The Harvard Library plans to share several collections with the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)—becoming the first DPLA content hub. The Harvard Library contains a wealth of special collections, and is dedicated to providing open access to them, … Continue reading →

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