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Binghamton University Libraries Special Collections and University Archives summer hours begin on Monday, May 21, 2012. We will be open Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. and closed weekends. For more information, call (607) 777-4844. ...

Albert Einstein’s digital archives: Pretty smart stuff

You can now view online a rare manuscript of Albert Einstein‘s theory of relativity written in his own hand, as well as the Nobel laureate’s correspondence to and from other scientific luminaries and newsmakers of the day, not to mention love ...

Donor and Friend of Special Collections, Professor Sandro Sticca, finds treasure in his native region of Abruzzi, Italy

Benedict Arnold: an American hero?

2 NY sites recall Benedict Arnold’s early heroics Published – May 10 2012 12:11PM EST CHRIS CAROLA, Associated Press (ASSOCIATED PRESS) FILE – This Aug. 19, 2005 file photo taken in the New York State Archives in Albany, N.Y., shows ...

UCTD Workshop: ‘This Old Book’ given by Curator of Rare Books, Beth Kilmarx

“This Old Book” will take place from noon-1 p.m. Thursday, May 17, in UU-124. Have you ever been given an old book from a relative and wonder how to care for it?  Or, buy an interesting looking book at a ...

Four students to speak at Commencement ceremonies

One graduate student has been chosen to speak at the Graduate Commencement ceremony at 5 p.m. Saturday, May 19, and three undergraduate students have been selected to speak at the undergraduate ceremonies on Sunday, May 20, in the Events Center. ...

Treasure Unearthed in the Bartle Stacks!

Beth Kilmarx, Curator of Rare Books at the Binghamton University Libraries, was going through the Special Collections closed stacks one afternoon last December when she came across an unusual looking book. Kilmarx noticed that the book’s fore-edge, the side opposite ...

Three to receive honorary degrees May 20

Three honorary degrees will be conferred during Commencement ceremonies Sunday, May 20, in the Events Center. Honorary doctorates will be awarded to healthcare policymaker Mary Wakefield, composer and author Steve Karmen, and alumnus and real estate investment manager Paul Turovsky ...

‘Where Wild Things Are’ author Maurice Sendak dies

Published – May 08 2012 08:16AM EST SAMANTHA CRITCHELL, Associated Press Writer (The Associated Press) FILE – In this Sept. 6 2011 file photo, children’s book author Maurice Sendak is photographed doing an interview at his home in Ridgefield, Conn. ...

What can dirt on pages tell us about medieval manuscripts and their readers?

For the first time a new scientific technique has allowed us into the minds and motivations of medieval people – through their dirty books. A new technique invented by Dr Kathryn Rudy, lecturer in the School of Art History at ...