The Walter C. Langsam Library will be closed Friday, Oct. 10, 2025.
Facilities will conduct a water shutdown to complete necessary repairs to the building’s fire pump.
Normal library hours resume Saturday, Oct. 11.
Last November, the University of Cincinnati Libraries announced the award of an Archives Grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission to the Libraries’ Archives and Rare Books Library (ARB). This grant supports the archival processing of records related to the lawsuit Bronson v. Board of Education of the City School District of the City of Cincinnati maintained by the local branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and donated to the University of Cincinnati in the 1980s.
As ARB wraps up the project to process the records of the Cincinnati Branch of the NAACP regarding the 1974 lawsuit Bronson v. Board of Education of the City School District of the City of Cincinnati, we look at the 1984 settlement agreement that brought to an end the decade-long legal struggle to end racial isolation in Cincinnati’s public schools.
On April 6, 1984, the ten-year lawsuit ended when a final settlement was approved by all parties and fairness hearings were conducted. Although the case did not go to trial, it is clear through the thousands of exhibits, dozens of deposed individuals and numerous lawyers that the case had a lasting impact on the city of Cincinnati. The settlement called for Cincinnati Public Schools to lessen racial isolation in the school system by 1991. The four major sections of the settlement stated:
Continue readingAre you the family historian? Do you like to look at old photographs? Like solving puzzles and bringing a little order to unorganized things? Then a career in archives may be just what you are looking for!
The Archives and Rare Books Library would like to cordially invite all UC students to attend our Archives Career Panel in celebration of American Archives Month this October.
This moderated, hour-long talk will feature conversation between archivists from UC Libraries, as well as local Cincinnati archivists, as they discuss their career paths, reflect on the current and future state of the profession, and answer audience questions in a Q&A.
The event will be held on Monday, October 6th from 1:30-2:30pm in Room 471 of Langsam Library.
Please direct any questions about the event to Catherine Cubera at cuberace@ucmail.uc.edu or Christopher Harter at hartercr@ucmail.uc.edu.
We hope to see you there!
The Henry R. Winkler Center for the Health Professions and the Cecil Striker Society present the Annual Cecil Striker Lecture.
The lecture, “Pharmacy Education in the Queen City: 1850-2025” presented by Dennis B. Worthen, PhD, is in celebration of the James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy’s 175th anniversary.
Tuesday, Oct. 14, 5-7pm
Kowalewski Hall Auditorium, room 140
The event is open to all. RSVP by Sept. 30. Can’t attend in person? The lecture will be streamed live via Zoom.
After the event, visit the University of Cincinnati Pharmacy Education exhibit in the Stanley J. Lucas, MD, Board Room in the UC Medical Sciences Building. The exhibit will feature images and artifacts held by the Henry R. Winkler Center for the History of the Health Professions. The exhibit will feature biographical information about Dr. Dennis B. Worthen, an 1815 downtown Cincinnati map, the Cincinnati College of Pharmacy Charter and various buildings, the Queen City College of Pharmacy, Cincinnati College of Pharmacy Students, the esteemed Dr. Joseph Kowalewski and information about the College of Pharmacy Cosmetic Science program. The images will be accompanied by pharmaceutical artifacts.
Originally formed in 1976, the Cecil Striker Society for the History of Medicine was called the Medical History Society. One month after its first meeting Dr. Striker died, prompting members to rename the organization the Cecil Striker Society. Its purpose was straightforward: to promote and perpetuate an interest in the history of medicine and all related disciplines in the health care field.
Dennis B. and Patricia L. Worthen have generously funded an annual travel grant/scholarship (award not to exceed $5000 per year) to underwrite the expenses related to visiting and researching materials held at the University of Cincinnati’s Henry R. Winkler Center for the History of the Health Professions. Located within the Donald C. Harrison Health Sciences Library, the Center is home to over 100 archival collections including those from physicians, scientists, inventors, nurses, pharmacists and artists. Also included are histories of Cincinnati hospitals, the development of medical equipment and/or now-standard protocols, as well as letters and drawings from the Civil War.
The grant will be made to individuals whose permanent address is more than 150 miles from the University. Applicants who are graduate students, non-tenured faculty and/or independent scholars will be given first consideration.
All travel grants require a scholarly product such as a manuscript or a presentation.
Grants will be administered by a Grant Committee comprised of the Director of the Health Sciences Library, the Archivist/Curator of the Winkler Center and the donors or their proxy.
The 2025/26 call for applications will take place in the fall. Stay tuned!
Medical illustrations and drawings are a reflection of the state of medical practice at a specific moment in time providing a visual record of science, technology, and anatomical knowledge.
The artwork of Daniel S. Young highlights the artistic and medical contributions of an American Civil War era medical illustrator in a military context. Daniel S. Young: American Civil War Medical Illustrations on JSTOR. His artistry paints a portrayal of how medical illustration informed medical professionals during the 19th century. Young’s Civil War medical illustrations were crucial in educating doctors on surgical procedures and about previously unseen wounds. While medical illustrations such as Dr. Daniel Young’s served to educate doctors they were also important in aiding veterans in their pension claims and showing how the war impacted the soldiers’ health.
We are happy to share that UC Libraries now has a Youtube channel. The platform is the home for more long-form content, including Library Get-to-Knows, Poetry Stacked videos and segments surrounding special exhibits and collections.
The newest project we are excited to share is a video on the Daniel S. Young Civil War Medical Illustrations. Devhra BennettJones, Dr. Kris Ramprasad, Sean Crowe and Sidney Gao have kindly shared their perspectives on what it was like to process and digitize the collection. In addition, they shared about the impact the illustrations have had both in the medical and academic communities.
Check out the video at the link: https://youtu.be/clBtdAjzoBA?si=-1Z-8CSEnINPYKog
Read Source, the online newsletter, to learn about the news, events, people and happenings in UC Libraries.
In this issue of Source, Liz Kiscaden, dean and university librarian, welcomes Bearcats to campus and we highlight what we did over the summer. We announce a new digital collection, The Daniel S. Young Archives of Medical Illustrations, as well as a collaboration to digitize rare manuscripts. We invite readers to the upcoming Cecil Striker Annual Lecture, “Pharmacy Education in the Queen City,” and to learn more about other Library Events. Chris Platts, assistant professor of art history and frequent collaborator with the Libraries, talks about some of his projects and research interests. And Katie Foran-Mulcahy writes about efforts to re-make the MakerLab in the CECH Library.
Read these articles, as well as past issues, on the website. To receive Source via e-mail, contact melissa.norris@uc.edu to be added to the mailing list.
For 100 years, the Arlitt Center has been a cornerstone of early childhood education, founded as one of the nation’s first laboratory preschools and continuously championing the rights and potential of young children. The center was founded by Ada Hart Arlitt, PhD, University of Cincinnati faculty member and a prominent figure in early childhood psychology and the child study movement.
An exhibit on display on the fourth floor of the Walter C. Langsam Library celebrates the past, present and future of the Arlitt Center. Included in the exhibit are images from the Archives and Rare Books Library and a bibliography of published works by Ada Hart Arlitt.
The Archives and Rare Books Library holds the Ada Hart Arlitt Papers, containing correspondence related to her professional activities as a faculty member in the Department of Child Care and Training at UC, as well as her involvement with the National Congress of Parents and Teachers. A finding aid about the collection is available.
The exhibit was a collaboration between with Arlitt Center and UC Libraries. Reece Guthier, communication design co-op student, designed the exhibit.
The University of Cincinnati Libraries and the Elliston Poetry Room announce the next roster of poets for Poetry Stacked. At the event, scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 5pm in the Student Wellness Center located at 480 Steger Student Life Center, three poets will read their original work:
This special session of Poetry Stacked is a collaboration with UC’s Student Wellness Center and will focus on mental health. It will include an open mic after the initial reading. Those in the UC community interested in reading their original poetry, can sign up to share a 2-3 minute performance of poetry they’ve written about their mental health journey.
The evening will conclude with a reception open to all in attendance.
A semi-regular poetry reading series, the mission of Poetry Stacked is to celebrate poetry and raise awareness of the collections of both UC Libraries and the Elliston Poetry Room.
Each reading engages audiences via exposure to contemporary poetry and increases appreciation for both the talents of UC and community poets, as well as for poetry itself. Poetry Stacked is free and open to all to attend. Following each reading, guests are invited to tour the Elliston Poetry Room.
Can’t make it to Poetry Stacks in person? It will be live streamed via the Elliston Poetry Room’s Instagram.
