Blog 2017

Unique resources for understanding the presidential force of law at the 75th anniversary of Executive Order 9066.

Primary sources recount Jim Crow-era hardships endured by boxing’s first African-American heavyweight champion.

Exploring resources for insights on the life and enduring influence of escaped slave, abolitionist writer, orator and American hero on his birthday.

Discover how curated interdisciplinary resources connect researchers to the people, places and creative process behind the musical.

Based on customer feedback, the premiere web-based system for searching and ordering print and ebooks is improving resources to make life easier for librarians.

Rare primary source materials provide researchers with insights into struggles with the criminal justice system.

Personal artifacts and testimonies from Holocaust witnesses and survivors inspire a human connection for researchers.

Discovery and digitization of the Black Panthers’ Archive provide researchers with a comprehensive view of a revolutionary movement.

Whether the change involves a print-to-electronic transition or a space reclamation project, there are bound to be questions, concerns and even resistance.

“These testimonies take the historical stories out of the realm of history and place them in the realm of the human.”