Category Archives: Resources

New Primary-Source Database: History Vault, Black Freedom I and II

photo, Bayard Rustin at news briefing on the Civil Rights March on Washington in the Statler Hotel, half-length portrait, seated at table

The Georgia State University Library now provides access to two modules of the ProQuest History Vault, a project involving the digitization of historical primary sources previously available on microfilm. These two modules focus on 20th-century African-American history and are a … Continue reading

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Several New Publications

Congratulations to the Department of Criminal Justice’s Dr. Scott Jacques who had two articles published in early 2013. Dr. Jacques’ research “focuses on victimization and social control among drug dealers.” Most recently he published: Jacques, S., & Rennison, C. (2013). … Continue reading

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GSU Emeritus Sociology Professor Of War and Men Book Talk

GSU Emeritus Sociology Professor Ralph LaRossa

Ralph LaRossa, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, will be giving a talk about his latest book on Thursday, June 6, from 11:00am – 12:30pm in the Library South 8th Floor Colloquium Room.  If attending, *please RSVP* by Monday, June 3, to … Continue reading

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GSU Gerontology Professor’s Research shows that “Family Matters”

GSU Gerontology professors Kemp and Ball

Check out this recently-published article by GSU Gerontology Professor Candace Kemp‘s (and former GSU professor Mary Ball), which applies their “convoy model” developed in a previous article (Kemp, Balll, & Perkins, 2013): Perkins, M. M., Ball, M. M., Kemp, C. … Continue reading

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Great American Songbook Competition

On Saturday May 11th, The Michael Feinstein Great American Songbook Initiative will host a high school vocal academy and competition dedicated solely to the music from Broadway, Hollywood musicals and the Tin Pan Alley era of the early to mid-twentieth … Continue reading

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What the Bones Tell Us…

GSU Anthropology Professor Bethany Turner

Check out this recently-published article by GSU Anthropology Professor Bethany Turner reporting her archaeological research on mid-15th/early-16th century Peruvian sacrificial victims: Turner, B. L., Klaus, H. D., Livengood, S. V., Brown, L. E., Saldaña, F., & Wester, C. (2013). The … Continue reading

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Florence Nightingale and National Nurses Week

May 6th through May 12th this year has been designated as National Nurses Week by the American Nurses Association. The week ends on May 12th, Florence Nightingale’s birthday. Nightingale is commonly dubbed the “founder of modern nursing,” and is also … Continue reading

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Gun Control: Reactions to New Proposal

iPOLL Database

Recent gun shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut and at the movie theater in Aurora, Colorado have brought the issues of gun control and gun violence to the forefront.  If you’re interested in researching this issue further, … Continue reading

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month

As the school-year comes to an end, finals wind-up, and summer approaches, it seems appropriate that May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Time to shake off some stress and learn more about mental health issues that may be affecting friends, … Continue reading

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Library at Georgia State University Receives $210,000 NEH Grant

“Planning Atlanta: A New City in the Making, 1930s – 1990s” - NEH grant winner

Georgia State University Library recently received a $210,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for “Planning Atlanta: A New City in the Making, 1930s – 1990s”, submitted by librarian Joe Hurley (Principal Investigator) and history professor Kate Wilson … Continue reading

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