Anti-Racism & Social Justice
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Princeton University Library honors Native American Heritage Month
In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, Princeton University Library (PUL) highlights the following resources and efforts around the Library.
Posted on Thursday, 30 November 2023 - 10:54am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Featured on Social Media, General news -
PUL Co-hosts Third Annual Munsee Language and History Symposium
On Friday, November 3, Princeton University Library (PUL) hosted more than 50 Munsee community members and history scholars at Firestone Library as part of the Third Annual Munsee Language and History Symposium. https://libguides.princeton.edu/IndigenousStudies/home
Posted on Tuesday, 28 November 2023 - 11:35am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, General news -
Featured Collection: PUL’s Indigenous Studies Collection
In October 2022, Princeton University Library (PUL) took a step towards promoting the study and appreciation of Indigenous cultures and histories by unveiling its Indigenous Studies Collection. The resource was born out of a vision to center Indigenous voices and perspectives.
Posted on Wednesday, 15 November 2023 - 10:24am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Collections, General news -
Princeton University Library celebrates acquisition of Alma Concepción archive
Dozens of visitors from Princeton, Trenton, New York, Chicago, and other parts of the country came to Princeton University on Thursday, November 2 for “Dance, Literature and Comunidad,” a celebration of the life and of the opening of the archives of Puerto Rican dancer, educator, choreographer, and independent scholar Alma Concepción.
Posted on Monday, 13 November 2023 - 3:31pm in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, General news, Special Collections -
Princeton University Library advocates for reparative description for Indigenous collections through working group
In a move towards inclusivity and equity, Princeton University Library (PUL)’s Special Collections established the Indigenous Collections Working Group (ICWG) to conduct inclusive and reparative description work on archival and rare book collections that center around Indigenous communities in North America. Formed in 2021, this team is a subsidiary of the Special Collections Archival Description and Processing (ADAPT) Team's Inclusive Description Working Group.
Posted on Wednesday, 1 November 2023 - 8:42am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, General news -
PUL honors Hispanic Heritage Month
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Library has curated e-resources, research guides, new items and more that speak to the contributions of Hispanic leaders and communities.
Posted on Sunday, 15 October 2023 - 8:31am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, General news -
Princeton University Library acquires the papers of Soviet poet and secretary to Anna Akhmatova Anatoly Naiman (1936-2022)
Along with Dmitrii Bobyshev, Nobel laureate Joseph Brodsky, and Evgenii Rein, Anatoly Naiman was a member of the “Akhmatova orphans” circle, a group of four poets whom the Silver-Age poet Anna Akhmatova called her “magic choir.” Naiman would also become Akhmatova’s secretary in her later years. In addition to drafts of his own works and his own personal and professional correspondence, Naiman’s papers include correspondence and other typescript and manuscript materials by many impactful twentieth-century Russian literary figures, among them Akhmatova herself, Brodsky, Sergei Dovlatov, Lidia Chukovskaya, Evgenii Rein, and Dmitrii Bobyshev.
Posted on Tuesday, 3 October 2023 - 12:03pm in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, General news -
Meet Reid Higgins, 2023 ASAP Library and Archives Research Assistant
This summer, Reid Higgins, a rising senior at Rowan University worked at Princeton University Library as a research assistant with Librarians Sara Howard and Valencia Johnson.
Posted on Wednesday, 20 September 2023 - 8:48am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Featured on Social Media, General news -
Meet Stephanie Martinez, 2023 ASAP Library and Archives Research Assistant
Aspiring Scholars and Professionals (ASAP) is a cohort program at Princeton’s Emma Bloomberg Center for Access & Opportunity, designed to introduce undergraduates from other New Jersey colleges and universities to higher education careers in the humanities and qualitative social sciences. This summer, Stephanie Martinez, a rising junior at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) worked at Princeton University Library as a research assistant with Librarians Sara Howard and Valencia Johnson.
Posted on Tuesday, 5 September 2023 - 8:39am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Featured on Social Media, General news -
Meet Beck Davis, PUL’s new Cataloging and Metadata Services Fellow
Princeton University Library is excited to announce the hire of Rebecca (Beck) Davis as the Cataloging and Metadata Services Fellow. Davis joined the Metadata and Enterprise Operations (MEO) Team on June 12 and has been working collaboratively with colleagues on the MEO Team to learn to transform metadata and assist in the management and configuration of the Library’s Alma system to support the Library’s various functional areas and to help enhance their operations.
Posted on Monday, 14 August 2023 - 10:28am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, General news -
PUL and HBCUs collaborate to revitalize summer ARCH program
Princeton University Library (PUL) joined forces with six Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) to offer Archives Research and Collaborative History (ARCH), a program aimed at introducing participants to archival work through hands-on, experiential learning with Library collection items and access to professionals in the field.
Posted on Thursday, 10 August 2023 - 9:03am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Featured on Social Media, General news -
PUL hosts Inaugural Lunaape Language Camp in its Makerspace
On Saturday, July 29, Princeton University Library (PUL) hosted 15 Munsee language-keepers and young adults in the PUL Makerspace for hands-on activities as part of the inaugural Lunaape Language Camp, deepening collaborations that began more than two years ago.
Posted on Monday, 7 August 2023 - 8:34am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, General news -
LGBTQIA+ Periodical and Ephemera Collection - now digitized
The LGBTQIA+ Periodical and Ephemera Collection, which contains over 60 boxes of magazines, zines, ephemera, monographs, and other materials dating from the early 1900s to the present day, is now available in Princeton University Library’s (PUL) digital repository, Digital PUL.
Posted on Monday, 31 July 2023 - 8:59am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, General news -
Notable works on LGBTQIA+ topics (2023)
In recognition of Pride Month, Princeton University Library shares media recommendations by students, staff, and faculty who visited Princeton University’s Pride Fair in April 2023.
Posted on Friday, 30 June 2023 - 1:39pm in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, General news -
The Problem of Colored Lines: Student Debt and Racial Disparities
This new exhibition from The Dignity and Debt Network (Sociology) and the VizE Lab (Anthropology) at Princeton visualizes social complexities within the urgent issue of student loan debt.
Posted on Wednesday, 17 May 2023 - 10:16am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Exhibitions, General news -
Inside the Milberg Gallery: Sites of Memory - "Thereness-ness"
A series of inside looks at the current exhibition in Princeton University Library’s Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery in Firestone Library - “Toni Morrison: Sites of Memory.”
Posted on Thursday, 27 April 2023 - 9:05am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Exhibitions, General news, Series: Inside the Milberg Gallery
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Charissa Jefferson and Industrial Relations Section receive ALA Award
The Industrial Relations Library at Princeton University—a part of the Industrial Relations Section (IR Section) in Princeton’s Economics Department—has been awarded the 2023 John Sessions Memorial Award by the American Library Association’s Reference & User Services Association.
Posted on Monday, 10 April 2023 - 11:22am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Featured on Social Media, General news -
Travis York ‘23 is tracing LGBTQIA history through the archives
How do you begin when you’re tasked with looking through physical archival material but most of your experience is with digital resources? Travis York’s strategy was to dive in head first.
Posted on Tuesday, 4 April 2023 - 10:13am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Featured on Social Media, General news, Series: Spotlights -
Nobody Turn Us Around: The Freedom Rides and Selma to Montgomery Marches– Selections from the John Doar Papers
A new exhibition opens on April 24 at Seeley Mudd Manuscript Library that showcases photographs and documents from two watershed events during the 1960s U.S. civil rights movement: the Freedom Rides of 1961 and the Selma-to-Montgomery marches of 1965.
Posted on Tuesday, 28 March 2023 - 1:52pm in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Exhibitions, General news, Special Collections
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PUL honors Women's History Month
In celebration of Women’s History Month, Princeton University Library (PUL) highlights a selection of collection items that speak to the efforts of female writers, suffragettes, and others who directly support issues related to women’s rights.
Posted on Thursday, 23 March 2023 - 2:22pm in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, General news -
PUL digitizes letter from John Brown to Frederick Douglass
Following Princeton University Library’s (PUL) acquisition of an 1861 letter from Frederick Douglass, Assistant University Librarian for Special Collections, Technical Services Alexis Antracoli revisited the Library’s General Manuscripts Miscellaneous Collection (1502-2012) to find related material. Upon closer inspection she found an interesting piece: a letter from abolitionist John Brown to Frederick Douglass.
Posted on Monday, 20 March 2023 - 8:12am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, General news -
Entering the Public Domain
Princeton University Library (PUL) has launched its "In the Public Domain” digital collection, a curated selection of books entering the public domain starting in the year 2020 (or those published in 1924).
Posted on Tuesday, 7 March 2023 - 3:14pm in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, General news -
PUL honors Black History Month
In celebration of Black History Month, Princeton University Library highlights the following e-resources and research guides that speak to the contributions of Black leaders and communities.
Posted on Tuesday, 28 February 2023 - 1:25pm in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Featured E-Resource, General news, Recent Acquisitions -
PUL acquires 1861 letter by Frederick Douglass
Princeton University Library (PUL) has acquired another letter written by abolitionist, author, and statesman Frederick Douglass. Written in 1861 and currently housed in PUL Special Collections, the acquisition features Douglass contemplating the onset of the Civil War.
Posted on Tuesday, 14 February 2023 - 8:16am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, General news -
Teaching with Collections: Religious Intersections in Jerusalem
A first-year class of students visited Princeton University Library (PUL) Special Collections to visualize the importance of the city of Jerusalem to three major faiths: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Led by Jonathan Gribetz, Associate Professor in the Department of Near Eastern Studies and in the Program in Judaic Studies, the seminar investigated the foundation of the holy city through a variety of sources, ranging from biblical lamentations to archeological excavations, and international political resolutions.
Posted on Wednesday, 8 February 2023 - 8:09am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Series: Teaching with Collections, General news -
Inside the Milberg Gallery: Artist Activism in Pakistan – Then and Now
A series of inside looks at the current exhibition in Princeton University Library’s Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery at Firestone Library - “Records of Resistance: Documenting Global Activism 1933 to 2021.”
Posted on Wednesday, 30 November 2022 - 2:45pm in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Exhibitions, General news, Series: Inside the Milberg Gallery -
Ledgers documenting free Black communities now available at PUL
Princeton University Library (PUL) has collected more than 20 items from the 19th century documenting free Black communities that are now available for digitization requests.
Posted on Monday, 21 November 2022 - 9:51am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, General news -
Inside the Milberg Gallery: Documenting Jewish Resistance & Activism
A series of inside looks at the current exhibition in Princeton University Library’s Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery at Firestone Library - “Records of Resistance: Documenting Global Activism 1933 to 2021.”
Posted on Wednesday, 16 November 2022 - 7:28pm in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Exhibitions, General news, Series: Inside the Milberg Gallery -
Democracy Prep Bronx High School students have Korean day at East Asian Library
Approximately 50 students from the Democracy Prep Bronx High School visited Princeton University on October 18 as part of the High-Versity Day project. The visit, organized by Ho Jung Choi, Director of the Korean Language Program, and with support from the American Association of Teachers of Korean (AATK) and Princeton’s East Asian Studies Program, was part of a Korean culture week, which sought to provide effective spaces and new possibilities for the community-based language learning (CBLL) and meaningful community engagement.
Posted on Monday, 14 November 2022 - 10:42am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, General news -
Inside the Milberg Gallery: John Doar ’44 - His Life and Papers
A series of inside looks at the current exhibition in Princeton University Library’s Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery at Firestone Library - “Records of Resistance: Documenting Global Activism 1933 to 2021.”
Posted on Wednesday, 9 November 2022 - 7:55am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, General news, Series: Inside the Milberg Gallery -
Inside the Milberg Gallery: Role of the Mapuche People in Chile’s Estallido Social
A series of inside looks at the current exhibition in Princeton University Library’s Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery at Firestone Library - “Records of Resistance: Documenting Global Activism 1933 to 2021.”
Posted on Wednesday, 2 November 2022 - 9:47am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Exhibitions, General news, Series: Inside the Milberg Gallery
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Inside the Milberg Gallery: Resistance and the Exodus Story
A series of inside looks at the current exhibition in Princeton University Library’s Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery at Firestone Library - “Records of Resistance: Documenting Global Activism 1933 to 2021.”
Posted on Tuesday, 4 October 2022 - 5:03pm in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Exhibitions, General news, Series: Inside the Milberg Gallery -
Inside the Milberg Gallery: the ongoing struggle for social justice in Chile
A series of inside looks at the current exhibition in Princeton University Library’s Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery at Firestone Library - “Records of Resistance: Documenting Global Activism 1933 to 2021.”
Posted on Thursday, 22 September 2022 - 10:56am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Exhibitions, General news, Series: Inside the Milberg Gallery
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Inside the Milberg Gallery: The Aurat March and Environmental Justice
A series of inside looks at the current exhibition in Princeton University Library’s Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery at Firestone Library - “Records of Resistance: Documenting Global Activism 1933 to 2021.”
Posted on Tuesday, 13 September 2022 - 3:34pm in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Exhibitions, General news, Series: Inside the Milberg Gallery, Digital Library -
Records of Resistance exhibition documents activism from around the world
Open now in the Milberg Gallery at Firestone Library!
Posted on Thursday, 18 August 2022 - 3:06pm in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Exhibitions, General news -
Dr. Ufuoma C. Abiola named inaugural Executive Head and Associate University Librarian for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Princeton University Library
Dr. Ufuoma C. Abiola has been named the inaugural Executive Head and Associate University Librarian for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) at Princeton University Library (PUL). In her role, Abiola will provide strategic vision, advice, and leadership for DEI initiatives across PUL.
Posted on Tuesday, 16 August 2022 - 8:51am in Announcements, Anti-Racism & Social Justice, General news -
Romus Broadway photo collages to be on display in Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood
Princeton University Library (PUL) and the Arts Council of Princeton are planning a public exhibition celebrating the history of Princeton’s Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood. Drawing from PUL’s Romus Broadway photography collection, the exhibition, curated by Jennifer Garcon, PUL’s Librarian for Modern and Contemporary Special Collections, will see photographic collage banners that document Witherspoon-Jackson’s history adorn the neighborhood from August 10 through May 2023.
Posted on Tuesday, 2 August 2022 - 10:11am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, General news -
Princeton University Library incorporates Homosaurus vocabulary in item tagging
Princeton University Library (PUL) has adopted the use of the Homosaurus, a specialized vocabulary for describing LGBTQIA+ materials in libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions.
Posted on Wednesday, 13 July 2022 - 11:19am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, General news -
Meet Tyler Wade, new Cataloging and Metadata Services Fellow at Princeton University Library
Princeton University Library (PUL) is delighted to announce the appointment of Tyler Wade, Cataloging and Metadata Services Fellow. Wade is one of two Fellows who will participate in a two-year fellowship created through the PUL Early Career Fellowship Program.
Posted on Monday, 11 July 2022 - 11:39am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, General news, Series: Spotlights -
Meet Robert-Anthony Lee-Faison, new Information Technology Operations Fellow at Princeton University Library
Princeton University Library (PUL) is delighted to announce the appointment of Robert-Anthony Lee-Faison, Information Technology Operations Fellow. Lee-Faison is one of two Fellows who will participate in a two-year fellowship created through the PUL Early Career Fellowship Program.
Posted on Friday, 1 July 2022 - 9:01am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, General news, Series: Spotlights -
Notable works on LGBTQIA+ topics
In recognition of Pride Month, Princeton University Library shares media recommendations by students, staff, and faculty who visited Princeton University’s Pride Fair in April 2022.
Posted on Thursday, 30 June 2022 - 10:38am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, General news -
Meet August Roberts, PUL's spring 2022 PACSCL DEI Intern
August Roberts joined Princeton University Library (PUL) during the spring 2022 term as its inaugural Special Collections intern through the Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries (PACSCL)-sponsored program. A first-year student, Roberts reflected on their time at PUL, which included learning about the archives and the preservation of LGBTQIA stories.
Posted on Monday, 13 June 2022 - 10:06am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Featured on Social Media, General news, Special Collections -
PUL honors Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, Princeton University Library (PUL) highlights a selection of collection items and resources that illustrate the history, culture, and political and social efforts of AAPI communities.
Posted on Wednesday, 25 May 2022 - 8:28am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, General news -
Inside the Step by Step exhibit: “‘An Equal Chance to Get the Job, To Keep the Job, To Grow on the Job,’ by New York State Commission Against Discrimination, 1948
The following is the next in a series of inside looks at the current exhibition in the Industrial Relations Section at Princeton University.
Posted on Wednesday, 4 May 2022 - 4:27pm in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Exhibitions, General news -
Varied Activities of Women tells little known stories about women’s history
How do you research an early 20th century female wreckage diver whose entire career is summarized in a couple sentences in the Chicago Tribune? Reference Professional for Special Collections Emma Sarconi and Gender and Sexuality Studies Librarian Sara Howard set out to answer that question through their project and Wintersession course, “An Archival Treasure Hunt in the Chicago Daily Tribune’s Varied Activities of Women Column.”
Posted on Monday, 21 March 2022 - 10:06am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Featured on Social Media, General news, Special Collections -
Inside the Step by Step exhibit: “Why?” The National Foremen’s Institute guide to managing an interracial workplace (c.1954)
The following is the first in a series of inside looks at the current exhibition in the Industrial Relations Section at Princeton University.
Posted on Thursday, 17 March 2022 - 10:53am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, General news -
New PUL fellowship program aims to address racial and ethnic disparities in the library & information science field
Princeton University Library (PUL) announced today the PUL Early Career Fellowship Program. In collaboration with Princeton University’s Office of the Provost and North Carolina Central University (NCCU) School of Library and Information Sciences (SLIS), the program creates eight fellowship opportunities aimed at recent graduates of NCCU SLIS over the course of the next four years.
Posted on Thursday, 24 February 2022 - 9:09am in Announcements, Anti-Racism & Social Justice, General news -
PUL remembers the life and legacy of bell hooks
bell hooks was an activist, author, feminist, poet, professor, and scholar, and from reading accounts from those who were blessed to know bell hooks personally, a phemeonal family member, friend and teacher. Trying to encompass the work of bell hooks in a few sentences is a futile task. Dr. Imani Perry stated, “I think we can’t overstate her influence.”
Posted on Wednesday, 9 February 2022 - 10:08am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, General news -
New Exhibit! Step by Step: The March Towards Equal Employment Opportunity
A new exhibit in the Industrial Relations Section of Princeton University displays a series of pamphlets that help depict the political origins of antidiscrimination efforts in the workplace.
Posted on Wednesday, 2 February 2022 - 4:52pm in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Exhibitions, General news -
PUL Celebrates Native American Heritage Month: selections from Native American life and culture collections
Princeton University Library highlights a sampling of our collections on Native American life and culture, including phonotapes, advocacy records, newspapers, postcards, photographs, and manuscripts.
Posted on Monday, 29 November 2021 - 2:38pm in Anti-Racism & Social Justice -
Wild Reads: Navajo Nation and the environment
In recognition of Native American Heritage Month, Chemistry, Geosciences and Environmental Studies Librarian Emily Wild recommends the following books on the topic of the Navajo Nation and the environment.
Posted on Friday, 19 November 2021 - 1:14pm in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, General news -
New art exhibition documents the struggles of debtors in America
The “Debt Collectors Series” art exhibition, conceptualized by Frederick F. Wherry *00 *04, the Townsend Martin, Class of 1917 Professor of Sociology at Princeton, tells the story of the debt industry and the lives it has impacted. It opens November 10, 2021.
Posted on Monday, 8 November 2021 - 9:32am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Exhibitions, General news -
PUL Special Collections now accepting applications for spring 2022 intern
Princeton University Library's (PUL) Special Collections is excited to announce the opportunity for a paid internship position through the Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries (PACSCL) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Internship Program.
Posted on Monday, 1 November 2021 - 4:36pm in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, General news, Special Collections -
PUL helps uncover international mystery of a 15th century Spanish-Latin dictionary
Mysteries sit among the shelves that weave through Princeton University Library (PUL). Library staff regularly seek answers to questions about collection ownership or the age and rarity of materials. Sometimes those puzzles have straightforward solutions – a cover inscription or some notches on the binding. Other times, they are tucked between pages that appear to have nothing to do with the item in question.
Posted on Wednesday, 8 September 2021 - 1:52pm in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, General news -
18th century abolitionist coin acquired by PUL’s Numismatics Collection
In May 2021, Princeton University Library’s (PUL) Numismatics Collection acquired a rare copper eighteenth-century British token advocating the abolition of the slave trade.
Posted on Tuesday, 29 June 2021 - 3:24pm in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, General news -
Q&A: FLI is Fly Week and SIFP with Sara Howard
Between April 19-25, Princeton University Library joins the University community in celebrating FLI is Fly week, which celebrates the successes of first-generation and low-income (FLI) students while shining a spotlight on available resources and services.
Posted on Thursday, 22 April 2021 - 5:34pm in Anti-Racism & Social Justice -
Featured E-Resource: Black Lives Matter research guide for systemic racism and activism
To support research related to the Black Lives Matter movement, this Princeton University Library research guide features information about systemic racism and activism.
Posted on Tuesday, 20 April 2021 - 9:53am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Featured E-Resource, Resources -
Featured E-Resource: Black Lives Matter research guide for policing and incarceration
Princeton University Library draws your attention to its Black Lives Matter research guide about policing and incarceration.
Posted on Sunday, 18 April 2021 - 9:48am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Featured E-Resource, Resources -
Yours, mine, and hers: Her Book project identifies missing female book ownership in PUL collections
Her Book creates an inventory of women’s ownership markings found within Special Collections material in an effort to promote the study of gendered patterns of book ownership at Princeton and afar.
Posted on Tuesday, 16 March 2021 - 1:07pm in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, General news -
PUL acquires collections documenting women's experiences in early America
Until recently, Princeton University Library’s Special Collections contained a number of family papers and collections documenting the American Revolution, early national period, and the abolitionist movement, yet lacked documentation of women’s experience during this era. Over the past year, PUL acquired several collections that fill this gap and detail a range of women’s issues, from abortion trials to land inheritance.
Posted on Tuesday, 16 March 2021 - 10:39am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Collections, Special Collections, Acquisition Highlights -
Join us for Why Black Bibliography matters, March 23
Join us to learn about the Yale-Rutgers Black Bibliography Project that uses linked open data technologies to encode the intersection of African American studies, descriptive bibliography, rare book cataloging, and emerging standards for modeling bibliographic metadata.
Posted on Sunday, 14 March 2021 - 10:30am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice -
PUL identifies women in the Latin America manuscripts collections, securing a place in history
In fall 2020, Princeton University Library (PUL)’s Inclusive Description Working Group (IDWG) sought to identify 82 unnamed women in the Latin America manuscripts collections.
Posted on Friday, 5 March 2021 - 2:25pm in Anti-Racism & Social Justice -
PUL acquires limited-run items from the 20th-Century Black Arts Movement
This past year, with the support of faculty and subject-area librarians, Special Collections at Princeton University Library (PUL) acquired important additions to its collection in support of the African American studies curriculum.
Posted on Monday, 1 March 2021 - 5:42pm in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, General news -
Fictioning archives and the future of archival silences, March 2
For the third and final event of the year, the Archival Silences working group invites three award-winning novelists to discuss the techniques and practices that fiction writers use to address untold histories of unrecognized experiences. The panel discussion, which is open to the public, will take place virtually on Tuesday, March 2 at 4:30 p.m.
Posted on Wednesday, 27 January 2021 - 7:53pm in Anti-Racism & Social Justice -
New photographs in PUL's digital archive document Chilean protests, Oct. to Dec. 2019
Princeton University Library recently published a collection of photographs documenting the social upheaval and crisis in Chile that began in October 2019.
Posted on Monday, 14 December 2020 - 10:22am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Collections, Digital Library -
Featured E-Resource: Black Arts Research Guide
The guide provides resources to related to Black arts from the 1800s up to the present.
Posted on Monday, 14 December 2020 - 10:22am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice -
Inside Marquand Library: A century of collecting Harlem Renaissance art
Over the past hundred years, Marquand Library has sought to preserve the art historical record of the Black artists who lived and worked during this period that spanned roughly 1918 to 1935.
Posted on Monday, 14 December 2020 - 9:11am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Acquisition Highlights -
Grappling with archival silences: Decolonizing knowledges, Nov. 17
Library and special collections staff across the world are grappling with how to address inherent biases and silences in the archives.
Posted on Sunday, 8 November 2020 - 10:01am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice -
Featured E-Resource: The HistoryMakers, oral history database of African American leaders
Princeton University Library is pleased to provide faculty, students, and staff access to The HistoryMakers, a database of oral history interviews with more than 2,600 historically significant African Americans in fields such as the arts, business, education, entertainment, the law, the military, politics, religion, and science.
Posted on Thursday, 10 September 2020 - 1:32pm in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Featured E-Resource -
Celebrating the life and work of Congressman John Lewis: A visual record of the civil rights movement at Marquand Library
In honor of congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis (1940-2020), Marquand Library of Art and Archaeology is honored to highlight a collection of books that visually document the 1960s civil rights movement.
Posted on Monday, 10 August 2020 - 9:41am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Collections -
PUL’s inclusive description working group shares progress on effort to describe collections accurately, respectfully
A team of archivists at Princeton University Library is working to describe archival materials in a manner that is accurate and respectful to the individuals and communities who create, use, and are represented in the collections.
Posted on Sunday, 2 August 2020 - 7:16pm in Anti-Racism & Social Justice -
Notable movies on systemic racism, racial justice, and anti-racism, available at PUL
Princeton University Library has compiled a list of movies on systemic racism, racial justice, and anti-racism.
Posted on Thursday, 30 July 2020 - 1:08pm in Anti-Racism & Social Justice -
Afrofuturism: How Octavia Butler is moving us forward
Octavia E. Butler was a visionary African American author, who imagined an alternate future for herself and our shared world.
Posted on Friday, 24 July 2020 - 11:25am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Events & Workshops, General news -
Highlighting archival materials about and by Black and Latinx communities: Selections from the Mudd Library blog
PUL highlights a selection of Mudd Library blog posts about Black and Latinx people in the Princeton University Archives.
Posted on Monday, 6 July 2020 - 2:45pm in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Collections -
Celebrating Black LGBTQIA Stories: Selections from the Gender and Sexuality Studies Collection
In celebration of Pride Month this year, Princeton University Library highlights the following books written by Black LGBTQIA authors or about Black LGBTQIA lives, stories, and histories, selected from the Gender & Sexuality Studies Collection at Firestone Library.
Posted on Monday, 29 June 2020 - 10:07am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Collections -
Notable books on systemic racism, racial justice, and anti-racism, available at PUL
To encourage learning and research in systemic racism, racial justice, and anti-racism, Princeton University Library staff highlight the following notable books on the topic, available at the Library.
Posted on Tuesday, 16 June 2020 - 3:31pm in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Collections -
Mudd Library symposium focuses on revealing underrepresented demographics in Special Collections
On Jan. 24, Mudd Library held a symposium to share the curation process of the exhibition, On Display: The Public Lives of 20th-Century American Women, discuss challenges of conducting research on underrepresented demographics, and brainstorm strategies to promote access to students and researchers.
Posted on Sunday, 9 February 2020 - 2:12pm in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Events & Workshops, General news, Special Collections -
Student Activism at Princeton: Then & Now
Explore the past and record the present with Princeton University Library's Archives Ambassador Program.
Posted on Friday, 24 January 2020 - 10:00am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Events & Workshops, Special Collections -
PUL and HBCUs join forces to launch inaugural archives student program
During the week of July 9 to July 13, 2018, 12 undergraduate students and 2 graduate students from historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) across the nation will visit Princeton University to explore archives, historical narratives, and social justice.
Posted on Wednesday, 13 June 2018 - 2:13pm in Anti-Racism & Social Justice
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