My work on the Berry Project for much of this week can be best summed up by one word: “wonder.” Many factors have contributed to this conclusion. Unfortunately one of them is “I wonder what on Earth that is!” (Please feel free to tell me if you have any idea what the metal object pictured could be, because I haven’t the foggiest.) For the most part though, I’m referring to the almost constant sense that I’m reading a great epic novel, except that its chapters are all out of order. For instance, I’ve come across items linking Theodore Berry with arguably three of the most influential public figures of the 1960s: John F. Kennedy, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Henry Kissinger. Continue reading
New German-Americana at ARB: The Robert E. Cazden Collection
Currently in process at the Archives and Rare Books Library are the papers of Robert E. Cazden, Professor Emeritus of the School of Library and Information Science at the University of Kentucky. Cazden was a scholar of printing, publishing, and the German-American book trade, and his papers focus largely on the research he conducted for his books including German Exile Literature in America 1933-1950: A History of the Free German Press and Book Trade (1970) and Social History of the German Book Trade in America to the Civil War (1984). Continue reading
UC Libraries Add SimplyMap to Database Collection
Highlights from the DAAP Library Special Collection
Art Education Student Exhibit
Flavia Bastos’ students enliven the DAAP Library with their lovely creations. Come and see their work on exhibit in the DAAP Library through December!
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An Update on the Theodore M. Berry Collection
After just over a month working with the Theodore M. Berry collection, I’m really beginning to feel that I have a strong grasp on who he was as a person, a politician and a civil rights activist and what he meant to the city of Cincinnati and to the United States. During my initial exploration of the collection, I was lucky enough to discover things in a fairly logical, chronological order; finding a large felt “W” from Berry’s stint on the football team at Woodward High School, a membership card for the University of Cincinnati chapter of AΦA , his 1931 class picture from the College of Law, a letter of acceptance from the Ohio Bar Association, literature from his Cincinnati City Council campaigns, over 100 letters of congratulations after his presidential appointment to the Office of Economic Opportunity, newspaper clippings from his 1972 Mayor Inauguration and a 1945 Valentine from Ted to his wife, Johnnie Mae. These things, which on their own would seem too little to be of much significance, are together telling me a story of a man whose impact on Cincinnati and on the United States as a nation seems immeasurable. Continue reading
Survey- Federal Depository Library Program
The Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) has developed a survey to understand user perceptions of the value and performance of libraries with government documents collections. The University of Cincinnati Libraries is a participating library in the FDLP. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HSLCRRB.
Rare Editions of Mark Twain's Works in ARB
Volume one of Mark Twain’s authorized and uncensored autobiography is now widely available. For those interested in this literary great, the Archives and Rare Books Library holds some rare volumes of Twain’s work including a first edition of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Learn more about the Archives and Rare Books Library holdings and Twain’s autobiography in this article by Dawn Fuller: http://www.uc.edu/news/NR.aspx?id=12564
UC Libraries: Veterans Day Hours
A quick reminder that most UC Libraries will be closed on Thursday, November 10, 2010 for Veteran’s Day.The Health Sciences Library will be open from 9-5pm.
Check the library website or library location for exceptions or changes to the listed hours. [List of all Libraries with links]
New System for Requesting Articles and Books
The Health Sciences Library has moved to a new system (Illiad) for requesting articles and books. To access the system, look for the Request Article/Books link on the left side of the Health Sciences Library’s web page (http://www.libraries.uc.edu/hsl). Use your UC central login credentials to access the system. Once you log into the Illiad system for the first time, you will be prompted to complete a profile. You will only need to complete the profile one time. Illiad will store the information for use on all future requests.
If you have any questions about this or experience any problems, please contact Lorna Newman, Head of Interlibrary Loan Services and Government Documents (lorna.newman@uc.edu or x61885) or Gerry Wagner, HSL Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery (gerry.wagner@uc.edu or x88389).