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An Artist in Pictures: Photographs of Grace Hartigan
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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](/media/images/Panorama_Campus_1903.2e16d0ba.fill-300x200.jpg)
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
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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](/media/images/Syroco1923-769x600.2e16d0ba.fill-300x200.jpg)
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
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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
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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](/media/images/OrangeCentral2017-727x600.2e16d0ba.fill-300x200.jpg)
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](/media/images/EternalLove1-490x600.2e16d0ba.fill-300x200.jpg)
Posted on March 19, 2020, 11:44 a.m.
Pop-up exhibit on the Black Arts Movement.
Open Access Electronic Theses and Dissertations, Winter 2019
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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](/media/images/mhiggins_8308-470x600.2e16d0ba.fill-300x200.jpg)
Posted on March 3, 2020, 1 p.m.
Highlights of groundbreaking or interesting women from collections.
February 2020 News Wrap Up
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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](/media/images/3A_Leopold-von-Ranke-in-his-librar.2e16d0ba.fill-300x200.jpg)
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
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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](/media/images/Kenya-National-Archives-2019.2e16d0ba.fill-300x200.jpg)
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](/media/images/Unfaithful-1-702x1024.2e16d0ba.fill-300x200.jpg)
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
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Posted on Feb. 11, 2020, 3:56 p.m.
Check out the newly acquired resources:
December January 2020 News Wrap Up
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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
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Posted on Feb. 3, 2020, 5 p.m.
What should students learn in high school in order to be prepared for college-level research?
SU Libraries’ Discovery Team
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Posted on Jan. 28, 2020, 2:07 p.m.
Providing easily accessible information to our communities.