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  • Two New Primary-Source Databases: Illustrated London News Historical Archive, 1842-2003 and Slavery & Anti-Slavery: A Transnational Archive

    The GSU Library now subscribes to two new primary-source databases, Illustrated London News Historical Archive, 1842-2003 and Slavery & Anti-Slavery: A Transnational Archive, available through...
    Topics
    • African American Studies
    • Communication
    • Databases
    • For Faculty
    • For Graduate Students
  • Speaker: Civil Rights, Labor, and the Politics of Economic Development in Charlotte, North Carolina

    Join us in Georgia State University’s Department of History for Julia Gunn’s upcoming talk based on research for her in-progress dissertation, “‘A Good Place to...
    Topics
    • African American Studies
    • Economics
    • For Faculty
    • For Graduate Students
    • For Students
  • New Virtual Exhibits

    Virtual exhibits created by the Special Collection and Archives are now available online. The current exhibit topics include the history of radio broadcasting in Georgia,...
    Topics
    • For Faculty
    • For Graduate Students
    • For Students
    • General
    • Primary Resources
  • Thinking about African American History Month: Making It Every Month

    Established in 1976 (as an expansion of Negro History Week, first established by Carter G. Woodson in 1925), African-American History Month has been observed for...
    Topics
    • African American Studies
    • Books
    • Databases
    • For Faculty
    • For Graduate Students
  • Upcoming Workshop: “Teaching with Archival Sources”

    Morna Gerrard, GSU’s Women and Gender Collections Archivist, and Jill Anderson, History/African-American Studies/Women’s Studies Librarian, will be offering a workshop for faculty and graduate students...
    Topics
    • Communication
    • English
    • For Faculty
    • For Graduate Students
    • History
  • GSU Women’s Collections Commemorate the Life of Dorothy Gibson-Ferrey

    Donor and longtime friend to the University Library Women’s Collections, Dorothy Gibson-Ferrey passed away in late November, shortly after her 97th birthday. Dorothy Wiggins Gibson-Ferrey...
    Topics
    • Digital Collections
    • For Faculty
    • General
    • History
    • Oral Histories
  • Did you know today (December 15) is Bill of Rights Day?

    Authorized and requested to do so by Congress, President Franklin D. Roosevelt on November 27, 1941, issued Proclamation 2524, establishing December 15 as “Bill of Rights...
    Topics
    • Books
    • For Faculty
    • For Graduate Students
    • For Students
    • Primary Resources
  • Atlanta Constitution: More Full-Text Added!

    The Georgia State University community can now access and search the full-text of the Atlanta Constitution online from 1868-1984! Previously, online full-text content for the...
    Topics
    • For Faculty
    • For Graduate Students
    • For Students
    • New Resources
    • Primary Resources
  • Lecture: Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, “An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States”

    On Wednesday, October 22, historian and activist Dr. Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz will give a lecture on “An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States.” Co-sponsored by...
    Topics
    • Books
    • Databases
    • For Faculty
    • For Graduate Students
    • For Students
  • Primary Resources for Historical Research: Archives Unbound

    The Georgia State University community has access to 42 primary resource collections on Archives Unbound. The collections available focus primarily on 20th century issues and...
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    • For Faculty
    • For Graduate Students
    • For Students
    • Primary Resources
    • Resources