 Join us and explore the research of the Archival Scholars Archival Scholars in Action highlights the research work and progress of the Archival Scholars Research Award (ASRA) recipients through a series of lightning talks, a panel discussion, and display of a selection of primary sources. Friday, March 22, 2024 from 1 – 3 p.m. in the Hillman Library, Third Floor 340 Archives & Special Collections Instruction Room.
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 Japanese woodblock prints donated to the library The University of Pittsburgh Library System received the generous gift of 130 Japanese woodblock prints from Pitt alumni Barry and Elizabeth Rosensteel, adding to their previous donations.
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 African American Migrant and European Immigrant Oral Histories Now Online We are pleased to announce the online availability of 300+ oral histories of African American migrant and European immigrant populations to the Steel Valley!
Audio oral history collections highlighting the experiences of minority communities, their lives, and their voices in Western PA from the 1970s - early 2000s are now available online, made possible through a grant from the Recordings at Risk Program... |
 Papers of Neurosurgery Pioneer Dr. Peter Jannetta Open for Research at the University of Pittsburgh Library System We are pleased to announce the opening of the archival papers of Dr. Peter J. Jannetta. The collection documents the life and career of Dr. Jannetta (1932-2016), an innovator in neurosurgery who made early use of the operative microscope to work effectively on a scale not before possible.
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 Evry Thing That Glitta, Ain’t... As part of our effort to share the August Wilson Archive with the broader Pittsburgh community, we cordially invite you to the opening reception for the newly created artwork installation of local artist Ricky Davii, inspired by August Wilson’s musical “Black Bart and the Sacred Hills” (1977) on Saturday, January 20 from 4-7 p.m. at Hillman Library. ...
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 University Library System Acquires Jonas Salk Papers We are pleased to announce the acquisition of an archival collection documenting the research and career of Dr. Jonas Salk, who developed the first successful polio vaccine.
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 We’ve acquired the archive of jazz legend Sam Rivers Rivers was an American jazz musician and composer. Though most famously a tenor saxophonist, he also performed on soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, flute, harmonica, piano, and viola. With a thorough command of music theory, orchestration, and composition, Rivers was an influential and prominent artist in jazz music. more...
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 Recovering the Lost Gospel Music of Charles and Frankie Pace Join us in celebrating this important but little-known piece of Pittsburgh history in a Gospel Music Tribute to Charles and Frankie Pace on Saturday, March 25, 2023, 7 p.m., at Ebenezer Baptist Chruch.
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 WTAE TV Spotlight on Black History August Wilson exhibit highlights monthlong Black History Month celebration in Pittsburgh
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 The August Wilson Archive is Now Open for Research Use The University of Pittsburgh Library System is pleased to announce that students, faculty, researchers, scholars, and the public now have access to the August Wilson Archive in Hillman Library. The organization of the archive is detailed in the collection finding aid. more...
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