19th-century cyclist captures views of Rochester
Bike culture in Victorian Rochester has been beautifully captured in the May Bragdon Diaries Project, an online resource curated and hosted by River Campus Libraries.
Seward family papers project earns National Archives grant
The grant will be used to continue and expand the collaboration with volunteers from the Highlands at Pittsford retirement community and retired UR staff and librarians to transcribe, annotate, and tag achival documents.
Generations join forces to bring a digital archive of Victorian-era letters to life
The Seward Family Papers Project joins students, gaining experience with digitization and documentary editing, and residents of the Highlands at Pittsford, a University-affiliated retirement community, bringing their familiarity with letter writing and reading cursive handwriting.
Papers of World War II spy, friend of Mahatma Gandhi now fully available to the public
In her formative years, Joan Bondurant dreamt of a career in music. Instead, she became a spy. Now, in time for what would have been her 97th birthday, the Joan V. Bondurant Papers are fully processed at the River Campus Libraries and are available to scholars across the globe.
Early Douglass daguerreotype on display
One of the earliest images of the 19th-century abolitionist is on loan at the River Campus Libraries through February. While here, the 1848 portrait will feature in a larger exhibition about the University’s work on researching and preserving daguerreotypes.
Daguerreotype exhibit explores nanotechnology’s role in preserving local history
While damage to daguerreotype plates is often visible by eye, evidence of further deterioration may only be detected at the nano level. The University is leading groundbreaking research that bridges the gap between science, history, and the arts.
Barbara J. Burger commits $1 million to River Campus Libraries
The gift will support the creation and implementation of the iZone, a collaborative, technology-rich space that will provide students with programs, services, and resources to explore their ideas and develop innovative projects for social, cultural, community, and economic impact.
Melissa Mead receives 2015 Messinger Award for outstanding service as University archivist
The photographs, texts, recordings, and additional items that fill the University Archives paint a full picture of the University of Rochester’s 165-year history. Few know this history better—or are more familiar with these materials—than Melissa Mead.
University of Rochester alumni endow directorship for new Humanities Center
University of Rochester Trustee Ani Gabrellian ’84 and her husband, Mark Gabrellian ’79, have committed $2 million to establish a directorship for the University’s newly created Humanities Center.
New director appointed for Robbins Library, Koller-Collins Center
Marie L. Turner has been appointed director of the Rossell Hope Robbins Library and the Koller-Collins Center for English Studies at the River Campus Libraries. The Rossell Hope Robbins Library houses one of the most comprehensive medieval studies collections in North America.