Collection Highlight: Geneologia
A peek into our Special Collections, featuring an 18th century manuscript with ties to the Spanish Inquisition. Continue reading Collection Highlight: Geneologia
Tag: History
Now available in the Donohue Rare Book Room
A list of newly cataloged special collections, November 2022 Continue reading Now available in the Donohue Rare Book Room
A Primary Source for Black History
Newspapers can be powerful agents of social change and newspapers can contain powerful primary sources for historical research. The Chicago Defender is powerful in both these ways, and is a great resource to check out when celebrating Black History Month. Under the direction of its founder, Robert S. Abbott, and his successor, John H. Sengstacke, The Defender brought focus to … Continue reading A Primary Source for Black History
Reading newspapers on computers in 1981
With all the talk about printed newspapers dying out, there’s a funny video on YouTube from a 1981 news program on San Francisco’s KRON channel 4. On it, they describe how some people are now able to read the San Francisco Examiner and San Francisco Chronicle using their home computers. It’s a great reminder of … Continue reading Reading newspapers on computers in 1981