Join Matthew Skic, curator of Museum of the American Revolution’s Black Founders, to learn how archives help shape a museum exhibition. Continue reading
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Using Law to Fight Racial Violence: What the Clare Gerald Fenerty Papers Tell Us About George Floyd, Emmett Till and Thomas Maddox – October 10, 2023
An interesting and informative talk about the law and racism focusing on the Maddox decision made by Judge Clare Fenerty, given by Dr. Susan Liebell, Professor of Political Science and Lesley Carey, Archivist at SJU with original papers on display. Continue reading
Try Your Hand! Deciphering Cursive in the Archive – October 11 & 12, 2023
Test your skills reading, transcribing, and writing cursive script found on manuscript material in the archives! Continue reading
Library Treasure Tour: “A Century of Immigrant Aid: The German Society’s Agentur Ledgers, 1847-1947” – October 12, 2023
Join us for a hands-on tour of the records of German Society’s “Agentur” which dispensed aid to thousands of immigrants for over a century. Continue reading
Open House and Tour – October 23, 2023
George Blood LP is hosting our first Open House on Monday, October 23, 2023. We invite librarians, archivists, engineers, movie buffs, collectors, scholars, and anyone interested to tour our 41,000 square foot facility and learn how we transfer audio, video, film and data to digital files. Continue reading
Rooted 201: Intermediate Genealogy Skills – October 3, 10, 17, & 24, 2023
Get beyond beginner-level approaches to family history research, guided by a professional genealogist. Continue reading
PACSCL Reading Room Inclusivity Guidelines Panel Discussion – October 25, 2023
PACSCL DEI committee invites you to a panel discussion of their research results and recommendations in creating PACSCL Reading Room Inclusivity Guide. Continue reading
Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s Radical Form: the Double Works of Art (Lecture) – October 25, 2023
Learn about the “”The Rossettis: Radical Victorian Artists and Writers,”” a lecture held in conjunction with the Delaware Art Museum and its exhibition “The Rossettis.” Continue reading
Revolution Remix – October 28, 2023
A walking tour of Philadelphia through the eyes of South Asian Americans Continue reading
Depicting Genocide: 20th Century Responses to the Holodomor – Multi-day exhibit, 2023
Learn about the 1932-1933 artificial famine in Ukraine through artwork, archives, and historical photographs. Continue reading
Illuminating Birds – Multi-day exhibit, 2023
Part gallery and part studio, Illuminating Birds celebrates the enduring appeal of drawing and writing about birds. Continue reading
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