NewYorkHeritage.org is a research portal for students, educators, historians, genealogists, and others who are interested in learning more about the people, places and institutions of historical New York State. The site provides immediate free access to more than 160 distinct ...
The British Library has digitised over a quarter of its Greek manuscripts (284 volumes) for the first time and made them freely available online at www.bl.uk/manuscripts thanks to a generous grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. The website provides researchers ...
Of Spice and Men: An Exhibit of Rare Books and Maps Related to the Commercial Revolution from the Medieval to the Early Modern World In September 2010, CEMERS will host its annual conference. This year’s conference, “Negotiating Trade: Commercial Institutions ...
Stereoscopes made 3D possible in the mid-nineteenth century! Stereoscopes, also known as stereopticons or stereo viewers, were one of America’s most popular forms of entertainment in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The first patented stereoscope was invented by Sir ...
Amorphophallus titanum a.k.a. corpse flower or titan arum – is expected to bloom on or around Tuesday, September 14 in the E.W. Heier Teaching & Research Greenhouses on Binghamton University’s campus. See the latest video about the event here. Read ...
Title Page The School of Reform; or, How to Rule a Husband: a Comedy in Five Acts by Thomas Mortan is the featured book for September 2010. Printed in the early-1850s by John Cumberland of London, this brief volume (only ...
World War II Sketchbooks from the Victor A. Lundy Archive Photo: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print A visual diary with 158 pencil sketches brings to life the wartime experience of noted architect Victor ...
Welcome back everyone! Binghamton University Libraries Special Collections will be open Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. through the Fall 2010 semester. We are closed weekends. Note: Hours may vary during holidays. For more information, please call our ...
Like so many soldiers of his generation, William V. Spanos was not much more than a boy when he went off to fight in World War II. In the chaos of his first battle, what would later become legendary as ...
The New York State Library offers a website entitled Information Lifelines provides access to library and statewide e-resources to help patrons access online support services. The Lifelines site supports civic engagement in a digital world and provides a reason for ...