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Category Archives: History
Too Many Walton Buildings: Early GSU History Revisited
Georgia State University traces its origins to day and evening commerce classes that began on the Georgia Tech campus in 1913. In 1914 some of the evening classes moved to downtown Atlanta, so older students who worked full-time in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Georgia State University, Georgia State University buildings, Georgia State University history, GSU Archives, GSU History, higher education
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New Database: Sex and Sexuality
We’re pleased to announce that the GSU Library now provides access to the Adam Matthew Digital primary resource database Sex and Sexuality. Sex and Sexuality has two modules. Module I contains the digitized research collections from the Kinsey Institute Library & Special Collections, including … Continue reading
(8 votes, average: 3.38 out of 5)Loading...It’s time to celebrate Black History Month
February is Black History Month, the annual celebration of the achievements of African Americans and their contributions to history. Black History Month grew out of “Negro History Week”, created by historian Carter G. Woodson and other prominent African American figures in 1926. This event inspired schools and communities nationwide to … Continue reading
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Teaching with Primary Sources Instructor Workshop: Using Sources to Build Narratives
On Monday, April 29, Kevin Fleming, Popular Music and Culture Archivist and Jill Anderson, Humanities Instruction Librarian, are offering a “Teaching with Primary Sources: Using Sources to Build Narratives” workshop for faculty and graduate student instructors. This is a hands-on workshop where attendees … Continue reading
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Upcoming: “Teaching with Primary Sources” Workshops
In April the Library will be offering three “Teaching with Primary Sources” workshops. “Teaching with Primary Sources” is an ongoing series of workshops designed to introduce faculty and graduate student instructors to creative strategies for using primary sources– archival, digital, … Continue reading
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Tagged #GSUSpecialCollections, #primarysources, historical periodicals, periodicals, primary source literacy, primary sources, teaching workshops, workshop, workshops
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An Antiracism Reading List
On February 12, Ibram X. Kendi, professor and Director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at American University, published “A Reading List for Ralph Northam” in the Atlantic Monthly. Kendi wrote specifically in response to Virginia Governor Ralph Northam’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Black History Month, Black Lives Matter
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1913 or 1914: When was Georgia State “Founded”?
We know that Georgia State University was “founded” in 1913. Or was it? University Archives includes many early “bulletins” (course catalogs) that clearly state on title pages: “Georgia School of Technology. Evening School of Commerce. ORGANIZED 1914.” What should we … Continue reading
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Free digital textbooks from the University of North Georgia Press
In partnership with the Affordable Learning Georgia initiative, the University of North Georgia Press offers a number of free digital textbooks. Most of the free digital textbooks include a Creative Commons license that allows them to be uploaded to iCollege … Continue reading
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M.H. Ross Papers Highlights
For this final blog post about the M.H. Ross Papers, the team who worked on the digitization project are highlighting our favorite pieces from the collection. Kathryn Michaelis, Digital Projects Coordinator, Digital Library Services Over the course of this year, … Continue reading
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Tagged Chicano history, coal miners, comic books, folk music, Jim Crow, labor unions, M. H. Ross Papers, oral history, Progressive Party, voting rights
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National History Day @ GSU Library
This fall we are opening our doors to the National History Day community. On October 6th and October 20th, Georgia State University Library is participating in NHD Georgia’s Research Roundup events. National History Day is an academic program and competition … Continue reading
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