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Materials from the Libraries’ Civil War Collections will be soon made available to researchers thanks to a 2015 Regional Data Bases and Interlibrary Resources Sharing (RBDB) Program grant from the South Central Regional Archives Council (SCRLC). The project plans to digitize ...

A murderer whose last words at the gallows were “Hurry up! I want to be in Hell in time for dinner?” A red door and a ghostly nurse that serve as a reminder of a deadly influenza epidemic? A long ...

In honor of a national pastime, Ball, Bat & Bible Baseball and Sunday Observance in New York, has been selected as the featured book for August 2015.  Written by Charles DeMotte, baseball historian, this book chronicles the social and moral ...

On Wednesday April 15, 12-1 p.m., Diane Miller Sommerville, Associate Professor of History and Yvonne Deligato, University Archivist will be giving a presentation as part of the Special Collections Occasional Lecture Series.  The talk is titled “Civil War Experience and ...

Two student-curated exhibits at the Binghamton University Art Museum feature materials from the Binghamton University Libraries’ Special Collections. The exhibits are: The Civil War: Images of Ruin, curated by graduate students from the Departments of History and Art History, which ...

Binghamton University Special Collections has selected The 1964-1965 New York World’s Fair, in celebration of its 50th anniversary, as its featured book for December 2014.  Written by Bill Cotter and Bill Young, longtime members of the World’s Fair Collectors Society, ...

Thursday, October 9 is the last day to sign up for the all expenses paid day-trip to Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY.  Come enjoy the peak of autumn color and learn about the fascinating culture of Eastern Orthodoxy here ...

Edwin A. Link Jr. is the topic of a story in the recent issue of Elks Magazine.  This magazine is the official publication of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elk of the United States, and has a circulation of over 850,000 ...

Binghamton University students will present the results of a community-based research project in a public poster session from 6-7:45 p.m. Wednesday, April 30, at the Broome County Public Library, 185 Court Street, Binghamton. All are welcome to attend. The students ...

Using maps, books and artifacts from Local History collections, Special Collections takes the visitor on a journey around the Southern Tier. Highlighted are manufacturing, industry and cultural landmarks using materials from the Mark Kulikowski Collection, the Local History Collection, the ...