Looking for a place to study during exams? Langsam Library begins exam hours March 12 through March 20.
Geology-Mathematics-Physics Library Now Open
UPDATE: The Geology-Mathematics-Physics Library is now open after a power outage this morning in Braunstein Hall.
Protest! The Campus and Reaction Against War
In May 1970 the University of Cincinnati closed its doors to students and canceled classes. Campus demonstrations over the escalating Vietnam War and the invasion of Cambodia, the deaths of protesters at Kent State University and Jackson State University, and discontent with the administration’s efforts in enfranchising African American students led to the occupation of Van Wormer Hall and Beecher Hall. UC came to a standstill as students, faculty, staff, and administrators grappled with the issues of world turmoil being faced at the university. Continue reading
HSL New Book List
Take a look at the new books that are now available at the Health Sciences Library!
A new book list will be posted on the HSL blog the first week of every month .
Announcing a new digital image collection: Alice Weston Great Houses
This collection contains over 1400 images of Cincinnati’s architectural gems photographed by environmental artist Alice Weston.
The Papers of George B. Barbour, Geologist, World Traveler, and Teacher
A Chinese Boat Woman and her Baby from a latern slide Barbour used in his classes
Professor George Barbour was an internationally-known geologist and educator, whose life was filled with adventure. Barbour traveled the world for the first time at age 21, served in the First World War, and was involved with the research group that discovered the “Peking Man.” His papers, which are part of the University Archives collection in the Archives and Rare Books Library, contain correspondence, photographs, field diaries, and teaching materials which illustrate both his personal and professional life. Continue reading
Poor Pearl, Poor Girl! The Awful Story of the Murder of Pearl Bryan
One hundred thirteen years ago, two UC dental students were executed by hanging. Yes, it’s true: the University of Cincinnati once had a dental school. It was the Ohio College of Dental Surgery and from 1888 to 1906, and then again from 1923 to its closing in 1926, the dental college was part of the university. Cincinnati had a distinct shortage of dentists in the early years of the 19th century – there were only two in 1830. The Ohio College of Dental Surgery was founded in 1845, and just a few short years after that, the Queen City boasted a directory of over forty dentists. The school attracted students from around the Midwest and was the first dental college to graduate a woman, one Lucy Hobbs of McGregor, Iowa. It was the custom of the college’s faculty in those days to send each student out into the world equipped with both a diploma and a Bible. There are, after all, many kinds of cavities to fill in day-to-day existence. The college’s later affiliation with the University of Cincinnati was a reflection of the number of medicine-oriented schools in 19th century Cincinnati that strived to combine classroom instruction with practical experience. Continue reading
Metropolitan Museum of Art archival collections of interest to Museum Studies students
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Archives is pleased to announce that two recently processed collections are now open for scholarly research:
Durr Friedley Records, 1906-1918
Durr Friedley was a staff member of the Department of Decorative Arts of The Metropolitan Museum of Art from 1911 until 1917, serving as an assistant, Assistant Curator and Acting Curator. Records consist primarily of correspondence regarding prospective Museum acquisitions. Items of special interest include letters concerning the Museum’s acquisition of early American colonial furnishings, later displayed in the American Wing.
Finding aid: http://libmma.org/digital_files/archives/Durr_Friedley_records_b1717476.pdf
William Church Osborn Records, 1904-1953 William Church Osborn was a longtime trustee of The Metropolitan Museum of Art who also served as the institution’s Vice President, President and Honorary President. Records consist primarily of correspondence regarding all aspects of Museum operations including acquisitions, exhibitions, fundraising, buildings and trustee affairs.
Finding aid: http://libmma.org/digital_files/archives/William_Church_Osborn_records_b1717230.pdf
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Archives
The objective of The Metropolitan Museum of Art Archives is to collect, organize, and preserve in perpetuity the corporate records and official correspondence of the Museum, to make the collection accessible and provide research support, and to further an informed and enduring understanding of the Museum’s history. Archives holdings include Board of Trustees records, legal documents, Museum publications, office files of selected Museum staff, architectural drawings, press clippings, and ephemera. The Archives is accessible to Museum staff and to qualified scholarly researchers at the graduate level and above. Requests for access should be sent via email, and should include a brief summary of the research project, an outline of sources already consulted and a curriculum vitae or resume. Access is granted at the discretion of Archives staff, and certain materials may be restricted.
Website: http://libmma.org/portal/museum-archives/
Email: archives@metmuseum.org<mailto:archives@metmuseum.org>.
Celebrating Women's History in the Archives & Rare Books Library
The Cover of Woman Triumphant by Rudolph Cronau, published in 1919.
Since 1980 the National Women’s History Project (NWHP) has designated the month of March as a time to celebrate women’s history. The celebration began in 1980 when President Carter issued a Presidential Proclamation declaring the week of March 8 as National Women’s History Week. In 1987 Congress extended it to the entire month thanks to successful lobbying efforts by the NWHP.
The 2010 Women’s History Month theme is “Writing Women Back into History.” According to the NWHP, “It often seems that the history of women is written in invisible ink. Even when recognized in their own times, women are frequently left out of the history books.” Continue reading
Former President Nancy Zimpher's Papers in the University Archives
The Office of the President recently transferred nineteen boxes of papers from former UC President Nancy Zimpher for inclusion in the University Archives Collection. President Zimpher, UC’s first woman president, served the University from October 2003 to May 2009, when she resigned to become Chancellor of the State University of New York system.
The new collection, accessioned as UA-10-01, mainly consists of the hundreds of speeches that President Zimpher made between 2004 and 2007. She was a popular sought-after speaker, averaging one speech a day to both campus groups and outside organizations. Also included are subject files from her work with The Coalition of Urban Serving Universities and The Brookings Institute, as well as various publications from 2005-2009.
The Archives holds two other collections of President Zimpher’s papers as well: Collection Number UA-09-24 contains calendars from 2003-2009, and Collection Number UA-06-07 contains office files from 2003-2006. Finding aids for all of the collections can be found on the Archives & Rare Books Library website at http://www.libraries.uc.edu/libraries/arb/archives/collections/UACollectionRecords.html.
– Janice Schulz