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In celebration of National Poetry Month: Poetry in Motion is Special Collections featured book for April 2012

Posted on April 4, 2012 by jgreen

Launched in 1992 by the Poetry Society of America and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Poetry in Motion, now known as Arts for Transit, is today one of the most popular public literary programs in American history. This outstanding program places poetry … Continue reading →

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Distinguished Service Professor Aldo Bernardo Dies

Posted on November 30, 2011 by jgreen

Binghamton University Libraries’  and Special Collections were saddened to hear of the passing of friend, Aldo Bernardo. Bernardo, 91, was a distinguished service professor of Italian and comparative literature. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Brown University and his … Continue reading →

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Sinicæ historiæ decas prima is Featured Book for August 2011

Posted on August 9, 2011 by bkilmarx

Sinicæ historiæ decas prima : res à gentis origine ad Christum natum in extrema Asia, sive magno Sinarum imperio gestas complexa by Martino Martini. Monachii : L. Straubii, 1658. 362 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. Call Number: DS 741.3 .M38  Rare Book Collection Sinicæ … Continue reading →

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A History of the Negro Troops in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865 is Featured Book for June 2011

Posted on June 6, 2011 by jgreen

The Binghamton University Libraries’ Special Collections department is home to many fascinating historical works.  One of our more compelling books is George Washington Williams’ A History of the Negro Troops in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865.    The Special … Continue reading →

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Special Collections Book featured in Inside BU

Posted on February 14, 2011 by amarcin

The Special Collections department has discovered a book in its collection with a splendid example of a disappearing single fore-edge painting. Fore-edge painting is when a scene is painted on the edges of the pages of a book. Disappearing fore-edge … Continue reading →

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