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University Library Blog » Special Collections & Archives http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library Mon, 20 May 2013 11:30:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Great American Songbook Competition http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/05/09/41406/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/05/09/41406/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 17:20:08 +0000 Kevin Fleming http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=41406

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 →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/05/09/41406/feed/ 0 Machinists Celebrate 125 Years; Birthplace was Atlanta Railroad Pit http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/05/03/machinists-celebrate-125-years-birthplace-was-atlanta-railroad-pit/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/05/03/machinists-celebrate-125-years-birthplace-was-atlanta-railroad-pit/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 19:02:44 +0000 Traci JoLeigh Drummond http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=41331

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) was founded in Atlanta 125 years ago this coming Sunday. On May 5, 1888, nineteen machinists led by Tom Talbot joined together to found the Order of the United Machinists and … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/05/03/machinists-celebrate-125-years-birthplace-was-atlanta-railroad-pit/feed/ 2 Photo of Overlooked GSU Landmark Rediscovered http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/04/30/photo-of-overlooked-gsu-landmark-rediscovered/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/04/30/photo-of-overlooked-gsu-landmark-rediscovered/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:04:49 +0000 Peter J. Roberts http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=40205

Director George Sparks’ earliest memory of what is now Georgia State University was when it was located at Pryor St. (now Peachtree Center Ave.) and Auburn Ave. See Sanborn map of location here and hear Sparks describe the college. When … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/04/30/photo-of-overlooked-gsu-landmark-rediscovered/feed/ 0 Georgia State University’s Urban Pioneers http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/04/10/georgia-state-universitys-urban-pioneers/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/04/10/georgia-state-universitys-urban-pioneers/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 20:00:13 +0000 Christian Steinmetz http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=41028 Students in the 1950s in front of the University System of Georgia Center

Students in the 1950s in front of the University System of Georgia Center

People and Places: Georgia State’s Urban Pioneers is a new exhibit celebrating Georgia State’s centennial by focusing on the people and places that define our campus. This exhibit is next to the Library South entrance. Throughout 2013 the library plans … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/04/10/georgia-state-universitys-urban-pioneers/feed/ 0 Prison and Baseball in the Southern Labor Archives? http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/03/27/prison-baseball-labor/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/03/27/prison-baseball-labor/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:52:29 +0000 Traci JoLeigh Drummond http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=40760

Jennifer Williams, a Graduate Research Assistant currently working with the Southern Labor Archives photograph collection, has found some interesting (and unexpected) things while preparing photographs for inclusion in Digital Collections. This blog post was inspired by images found in the … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/03/27/prison-baseball-labor/feed/ 0 Georgia Old-Time Fiddlers Conventions: A Centennial Celebration http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/03/26/georgia-old-time-fiddlers-conventions-a-centennial-celebration/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/03/26/georgia-old-time-fiddlers-conventions-a-centennial-celebration/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:04:34 +0000 Kevin Fleming http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=40568

In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the creation of the Georgia Old-Time Fiddlers Conventions, Georgia State University is presenting an event that highlights the significance of the conventions and their importance in the development of country music. The event … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/03/26/georgia-old-time-fiddlers-conventions-a-centennial-celebration/feed/ 0 Georgia Women’s Movement Project Spring Event 2013: Doe Dialogues http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/03/07/georgia-womens-movement-project-spring-event-2013-doe-dialogues/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/03/07/georgia-womens-movement-project-spring-event-2013-doe-dialogues/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 21:51:40 +0000 Morna Gerrard http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=39725

DOE DIALOGUES The Georgia Women’s Movement Project Spring Event is held annually to highlight collections in the Georgia State University Library Women and Gender Collections, and to celebrate the lives of the unsung heroines of the women’s movement in Georgia. … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/03/07/georgia-womens-movement-project-spring-event-2013-doe-dialogues/feed/ 1 Domestic Workers records available online http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/02/28/domestic-workers-records-available-online/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/02/28/domestic-workers-records-available-online/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:25:31 +0000 Traci JoLeigh Drummond http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=40048

The records of the National Domestic Workers Union (NDWU) have been digitized by Gale/Cengage Learning and made available through their Archives Unbound database. Gale, “a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses,” approached the Southern … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/02/28/domestic-workers-records-available-online/feed/ 0 GSU Oral History Roundtable meeting February 22 http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/02/21/gsu-oral-history-roundtable-meeting-february-22/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/02/21/gsu-oral-history-roundtable-meeting-february-22/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:35:04 +0000 Traci JoLeigh Drummond http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=39845

The next meeting of the Georgia State University Oral History Roundtable will meet February 22, 2013, at noon in the Colloquium Room on Library South 8. Staff from the Library’s Special Collections and Archives will present on the department’s oral … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/02/21/gsu-oral-history-roundtable-meeting-february-22/feed/ 0 Bazaar Education: Night School in the Peachtree Arcade http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/01/30/bazaar-education-night-school-in-the-peachtree-arcade/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/01/30/bazaar-education-night-school-in-the-peachtree-arcade/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 22:09:41 +0000 Peter J. Roberts http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=32515

In 1917, at the beginning of U.S. involvement in World War I, the Georgia School of Technology’s Evening School of Commerce (now Georgia State University) moved into two rooms at the newly constructed Peachtree Arcade near Atlanta’s Five Points. The … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/01/30/bazaar-education-night-school-in-the-peachtree-arcade/feed/ 0 Extinguished Luminaries of GSU: Robert R. Johnson http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/01/30/extinguished-luminaries-of-gsu-robert-r-johnson/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/01/30/extinguished-luminaries-of-gsu-robert-r-johnson/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:31:07 +0000 Laurel Bowen http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=34647

In the pantheon of distinguished GSU luminaries, the names of George Sparks (first president and recipient of the “Shining Light” award) and Wayne Kell (founder and first director) glow brightly. But there are other leaders and benefactors, now unfortunately forgotten, … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/01/30/extinguished-luminaries-of-gsu-robert-r-johnson/feed/ 0 Blank Slate: GSU’s First Downtown Location http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/01/23/blank-slate-gsus-first-downtown-location/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/01/23/blank-slate-gsus-first-downtown-location/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:29:51 +0000 Peter J. Roberts http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=31663

The Georgia School of Technology’s Evening School of Commerce (now Georgia State University) was housed in the Walton Building from 1914 to 1916. This is the first building the Evening School occupied in downtown Atlanta. The relocation of the Evening … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/01/23/blank-slate-gsus-first-downtown-location/feed/ 0 Little-Known and Unappreciated Facts about GSU History http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/01/23/little-known-and-unappreciated-facts-about-gsu-history/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/01/23/little-known-and-unappreciated-facts-about-gsu-history/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:31:36 +0000 Laurel Bowen http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=34828

It is well known that Georgia State University traces its origins to the Georgia School of Technology’s Evening School of Commerce. Nighttime classes appealed to workers in Atlanta’s central business district who wanted to further their careers and skills. But … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/01/23/little-known-and-unappreciated-facts-about-gsu-history/feed/ 0 MLK’s Labor Legacy began in Atlanta http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/01/22/mlks-labor-legacy-began-in-atlanta/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/01/22/mlks-labor-legacy-began-in-atlanta/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:40:16 +0000 Traci JoLeigh Drummond http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=39233

Yesterday, Creative Loafing online posted a photo essay titled “Martin Luther King Jr. in Atlanta” to commemorate Dr. King’s legacy and his ties to the city. The essay discusses the places he lived, worked, planned, and agitated, including the former … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/01/22/mlks-labor-legacy-began-in-atlanta/feed/ 0 GSU Oral History Roundtable to hold meetings at GSU Library http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/01/17/gsu-oral-history-roundtable-to-hold-meetings-at-gsu-library/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/01/17/gsu-oral-history-roundtable-to-hold-meetings-at-gsu-library/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:59:22 +0000 Traci JoLeigh Drummond http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=39149

The Oral History Association (OHA) has recently moved its national office to Georgia State University. The OHA offices will be based in GSU’s History Department and its executive director is GSU’s own Dr. Cliff Kuhn. This move marks an important opportunity … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/01/17/gsu-oral-history-roundtable-to-hold-meetings-at-gsu-library/feed/ 0 The Changing Face of GSU: The Road To Diversity http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/01/16/the-changing-face-of-gsu-the-road-to-diversity/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/01/16/the-changing-face-of-gsu-the-road-to-diversity/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:50:23 +0000 Christian Steinmetz http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=39098 Mrs. and Miss Homecoming queens Gloria Shurbutt Beachham (left) and Marcia Briscoe celebrate their victories in 1970

Mrs. and Miss Homecoming queens Gloria Shurbutt Beachham (left) and Marcia Briscoe celebrate their victories in 1970

To mark Georgia State University’s centennial, the university library will host a series of exhibits throughout 2013. To kick off a year of celebration, you are invited to a reception to launch the first exhibit, The Changing Face of GSU: … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/01/16/the-changing-face-of-gsu-the-road-to-diversity/feed/ 0 Oral History Lecture 2013: Kathryn L. Nasstrom http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/01/15/oral-history-lecture-2013-kathryn-l-nasstrom/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/01/15/oral-history-lecture-2013-kathryn-l-nasstrom/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:09:44 +0000 Traci JoLeigh Drummond http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=39092 Dr. Kathryn L. Nasstrom, Univeristy of San Francisco

Dr. Kathryn L. Nasstrom, Univeristy of San Francisco

Kathryn L. Nasstrom will trace the influence of oral history on the development of civil rights historiography during its several phases. How has oral history shaped civil rights historiography? To what extent and to what effect? Dr. Nasstrom is associate … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/01/15/oral-history-lecture-2013-kathryn-l-nasstrom/feed/ 0 Good Chemistry: GSU’s First Location http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/01/11/good-chemistry-gsus-first-location/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/01/11/good-chemistry-gsus-first-location/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 20:12:38 +0000 Peter J. Roberts http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=31546

In 1913, the Georgia School of Technology’s School of Commerce held its first classes at Tech’s ivy-covered chemistry building (Lyman Hall). The Evening School of Commerce moved to downtown Atlanta the next year. Since then, Georgia State University has … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2013/01/11/good-chemistry-gsus-first-location/feed/ 1 “Don’t sleep with Stevens!”: Reed Fink lecture on November 13 http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/10/31/%e2%80%9cdon%e2%80%99t-sleep-with-stevens%e2%80%9d-reed-fink-lecture-on-november-13/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/10/31/%e2%80%9cdon%e2%80%99t-sleep-with-stevens%e2%80%9d-reed-fink-lecture-on-november-13/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2012 14:06:25 +0000 Traci JoLeigh Drummond http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=37663 L1992-11-91

“Don’t sleep with Stevens!” was the rallying cry of textile workers in the South from 1963-1980. The Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union fought J. P. Steven’s unsafe working conditions and low wages for almost twenty years and the high-profile … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/10/31/%e2%80%9cdon%e2%80%99t-sleep-with-stevens%e2%80%9d-reed-fink-lecture-on-november-13/feed/ 0 GSU Women’s Collections Shero of the Year Event, 2012 http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/10/09/gsu-womens-collections-shero-of-the-year-event-2012/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/10/09/gsu-womens-collections-shero-of-the-year-event-2012/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2012 20:28:39 +0000 Morna Gerrard http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=36230

Let’s Kick Ashe! Presented annually, the Shero of the Year Award recognizes an individual or individuals whose support has made a significant impact on the Georgia State University Library’s Women’s Collections. The 2012 Shero of the Year Celebration will be at … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/10/09/gsu-womens-collections-shero-of-the-year-event-2012/feed/ 0 The Gift of Activism: Which Side Are You On? http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/09/26/the-gift-of-activism-which-side-are-you-on/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/09/26/the-gift-of-activism-which-side-are-you-on/#comments Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:35:16 +0000 Hilary Morrish http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=36149 A woman's Place is in her union

Every October, archives and repositories across the country celebrate Archives Month in order to showcase their collections and raise awareness of their work. In Georgia, the theme for this year’s Archives Month is, The Gift From One Generation To the … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/09/26/the-gift-of-activism-which-side-are-you-on/feed/ 2 Visualize Atlanta’s Past with Historical Atlanta Maps from GSU’s New “Planning Atlanta” Digital Collection http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/09/18/visualize-atlanta%e2%80%99s-past-with-historical-atlanta-maps-from-gsus-new-%e2%80%9cplanning-atlanta%e2%80%9d-digital-collection/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/09/18/visualize-atlanta%e2%80%99s-past-with-historical-atlanta-maps-from-gsus-new-%e2%80%9cplanning-atlanta%e2%80%9d-digital-collection/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:39:15 +0000 Joe http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=35739 Map of Atlanta: Land Use 1952

The Atlanta metropolitan region has witnessed dramatic change over the past 60 years. The construction of highways, numerous urban renewal projects, and expansive suburban growth are just a few examples of how Atlanta’s urban form changed during the second half … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/09/18/visualize-atlanta%e2%80%99s-past-with-historical-atlanta-maps-from-gsus-new-%e2%80%9cplanning-atlanta%e2%80%9d-digital-collection/feed/ 0 Labor Day 2012 http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/08/31/labor-day-2012/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/08/31/labor-day-2012/#comments Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:06:47 +0000 Traci JoLeigh Drummond http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=35627

Labor Day differs in every essential from other holidays of the year in any country. All other holidays are in a more or less degree connected with conflict and battles of man’s prowess over man, of strife and discord for … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/08/31/labor-day-2012/feed/ 2 Atlanta History Author Uses Digital Collections In New Book http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/08/29/atlanta-history-author-uses-digital-collections-in-new-book/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/08/29/atlanta-history-author-uses-digital-collections-in-new-book/#comments Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:09:47 +0000 Christian Steinmetz http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=35500 9781609491918cvr

Are you interested in Atlanta’s rich history? Are you researching a topic that requires historical photographic evidence? Georgia State University Library’s Special Collections and Archives is home to thousands of historical photos, many of which are hosted in our online … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/08/29/atlanta-history-author-uses-digital-collections-in-new-book/feed/ 3 Library Closed: Saturday, September 1, 2012 http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/08/28/library-closed-saturday-september-1-2012/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/08/28/library-closed-saturday-september-1-2012/#comments Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:00:31 +0000 Christian Steinmetz http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=35398

Plan ahead students, faculty and other researchers! Your study schedule could be impacted by an upcoming closure of the library on Saturday, September 1. Why Are We Closing That Day? The university is planning an outage while portions of the … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/08/28/library-closed-saturday-september-1-2012/feed/ 0 New Interdisciplinary Research Guide: LGBTQIQ Studies http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/08/20/new-interdisciplinary-research-guide-lgbtqiq-studies/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/08/20/new-interdisciplinary-research-guide-lgbtqiq-studies/#comments Mon, 20 Aug 2012 18:58:27 +0000 Jill Anderson http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=35305

Our new research guide, LGBTQIQ Studies, provides comprehensive information about LGBTQIQ (Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer/Intersex/Questioning) resources in the GSU Library, from books and articles to films and television shows, to oral histories with local LGBTQIQ activists and other unique materials held in GSU’s … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/08/20/new-interdisciplinary-research-guide-lgbtqiq-studies/feed/ 0 Sheet Music Database http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/08/13/sheet-music-database/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/08/13/sheet-music-database/#comments Mon, 13 Aug 2012 19:28:29 +0000 Kevin Fleming http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=35150

The Special Collections and Archives recently launched a sheet music database online that consists of over 12,000 pieces of 19th and 20th century American popular music. It includes published piano-vocal sheet music and Tune-Dex cards. Users may search the database … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/08/13/sheet-music-database/feed/ 2 The Olympics: Rich in Ideas http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/07/31/the-olympics-rich-in-ideas/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/07/31/the-olympics-rich-in-ideas/#comments Tue, 31 Jul 2012 12:52:46 +0000 Mary Jo http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=34661

What did you think about that opening ceremony; was it a masterpiece or a mess? Either way the Olympics are happening now and quite spectacular. And with an eye toward the upcoming Fall semester the Olympics are also rich … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/07/31/the-olympics-rich-in-ideas/feed/ 3 Special Collections Hours Updated http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/07/30/special-collections-hours-updated/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/07/30/special-collections-hours-updated/#comments Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:16:24 +0000 Christian Steinmetz http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=34639 Student researching in the Special Collections reading room.

Student researching in the Special Collections reading room.

Researching unique materials from our library can be exciting, like excavating history from a vault of twentieth century secrets. Our mission is to make resources as accessible as possible for our users. The Special Collections and Archives of Georgia State … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/07/30/special-collections-hours-updated/feed/ 0 Morgan Mahone Winner of 2012 Jacobs Labor Scholarship http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/07/20/morgan-mahone-winner-of-2012-jacobs-labor-scholarship/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/07/20/morgan-mahone-winner-of-2012-jacobs-labor-scholarship/#comments Fri, 20 Jul 2012 18:42:47 +0000 Traci JoLeigh Drummond http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=34604

Morgan Mahone is the 2012 recipient of the Joseph Jacobs Labor Scholarship. The scholarship was established in 1983 to honor Joseph Jacobs, a long-time labor attorney who represented unions in Georgia, by the Organized Labor and Workmen’s Circle Awards Committee … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/07/20/morgan-mahone-winner-of-2012-jacobs-labor-scholarship/feed/ 0 Celebrating a Half Century of Sisterhood and Philanthropy http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/07/19/celebrating-a-half-century-of-sisterhood-and-philanthropy/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/07/19/celebrating-a-half-century-of-sisterhood-and-philanthropy/#comments Thu, 19 Jul 2012 14:33:47 +0000 Peter J. Roberts http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=34573

Georgia State University’s Delta Xi Chapter of the Alpha Xi Delta national fraternity for women will celebrate its 50th anniversary on campus in 2013. Shown in the photo is a ceremony from a preference party held in Dunwoody during Rush … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/07/19/celebrating-a-half-century-of-sisterhood-and-philanthropy/feed/ 1 Digital Collections provides online access to Library Resources http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/06/28/digital-collections-provides-online-access-to-library-resources/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/06/28/digital-collections-provides-online-access-to-library-resources/#comments Thu, 28 Jun 2012 17:28:34 +0000 Traci JoLeigh Drummond http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=34394

Georgia State University Library’s Digital Collections is comprised of rare or unique resources which have been digitized or are born digital. These resources come from of the University Library’s Special Collections and Archives and, in some cases, its general collection, … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/06/28/digital-collections-provides-online-access-to-library-resources/feed/ 1 Rediscovering “Heaven Bound” http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/06/20/rediscovering-heaven-bound-4/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/06/20/rediscovering-heaven-bound-4/#comments Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:06:49 +0000 Kevin Fleming http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=34381

How exciting to discover a box filled with over 90 rolls of film that have been unseen since the 1930s! These previously unknown 35mm negatives offer a remarkable glimpse of life in Atlanta 75 years ago. Since its acquisition … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/06/20/rediscovering-heaven-bound-4/feed/ 1 Photo of the Week: Aerial of Unknown Georgia Town http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/06/14/photo-of-the-week-aerial-of-unknown-georgia-town/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/06/14/photo-of-the-week-aerial-of-unknown-georgia-town/#comments Thu, 14 Jun 2012 19:39:17 +0000 Peter J. Roberts http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=32781

Can you identify this Georgia town? If so, please leave a comment below. Click on the image to zoom in. This low oblique aerial photo shows a factory situated near the railroad tracks of an unidentified Georgia town. Aerial photographs … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/06/14/photo-of-the-week-aerial-of-unknown-georgia-town/feed/ 4 Dick Clark’s Georgia Legacy http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/04/20/dick-clarks-georgia-legacy/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/04/20/dick-clarks-georgia-legacy/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:54:35 +0000 Peter J. Roberts http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=33648

In October 1958, Dick Clark promoted the March of Dimes’ newly redirected focus on eliminating birth defects. At that time The March of Dimes was the fundraising arm of the National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis, which was established in Georgia … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/04/20/dick-clarks-georgia-legacy/feed/ 1 MLK and the Memphis Sanitation Workers http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/04/02/mlk-and-the-memphis-sanitation-workers/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/04/02/mlk-and-the-memphis-sanitation-workers/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:55:14 +0000 Traci JoLeigh Drummond http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=33209

The Walter P. Reuther Library, official repository for the records of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, has produced an online exhibit about Dr. King’s fateful visit to Memphis in support of AFSCME Local 1733′s sanitation workers. … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/04/02/mlk-and-the-memphis-sanitation-workers/feed/ 0 90 Years of WSB Radio http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/03/14/90-years-of-wsb-radio/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/03/14/90-years-of-wsb-radio/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 21:02:07 +0000 Kevin Fleming http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=32451

March 15th marks the 90th anniversary of the first broadcast by WSB Radio in 1922. In recognition of this milestone, WSB has created a timeline webpage that includes galleries of photographs and broadcast excerpts from programing throughout the years. A … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/03/14/90-years-of-wsb-radio/feed/ 2 Digitized PATCO Records Available for Research Online http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/03/06/digitized-patco-records-available-for-research-online/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/03/06/digitized-patco-records-available-for-research-online/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:41:37 +0000 Kelly Pepper http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=32275 PATCO strike image

Digital Library Services has completed half of the digitization project for the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) records which is now publicly available for research. PATCO was formed in 1968 to represent the interests of federally employed air traffic … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/03/06/digitized-patco-records-available-for-research-online/feed/ 1 “Distinctively Southern” Anti-Union Practices: Labor History Presentation on March 14 http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/03/01/%e2%80%9cdistinctively-southern%e2%80%9d-anti-union-practices-labor-history-presentation-on-march-14/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/03/01/%e2%80%9cdistinctively-southern%e2%80%9d-anti-union-practices-labor-history-presentation-on-march-14/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:45:10 +0000 Christian Steinmetz http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=32048 Piping Industry Program (workers in shop)

Piping Industry Program (workers in shop)

Most studies of the Progressive Era anti-labor union open-shop movement focus chiefly on the activities of organized employers in northeastern and Midwestern cities, but between 1895 and 1910 Southern “open-shoppers” were uniquely qualified to use racism and state assistance to … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/03/01/%e2%80%9cdistinctively-southern%e2%80%9d-anti-union-practices-labor-history-presentation-on-march-14/feed/ 0 Radical Voices added to Labor Oral History Collection http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/02/24/radical-voices-added-to-labor-oral-history-collection/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/02/24/radical-voices-added-to-labor-oral-history-collection/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:27:19 +0000 Traci JoLeigh Drummond http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=31700

Oral histories with Modibo Kadalie and Ken Lawrence have been added to the Voices of Labor Oral History Project, part of the Southern Labor Archives in GSU Library’s Special Collections and Archives Department. Modibo Kadalie, professor of political science and … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/02/24/radical-voices-added-to-labor-oral-history-collection/feed/ 0 President’s Speaker Series: A Conversation with Paul N. Courant http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/02/23/president%e2%80%99s-speaker-series-a-conversation-with-paul-n-courant/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/02/23/president%e2%80%99s-speaker-series-a-conversation-with-paul-n-courant/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 20:15:13 +0000 Christian Steinmetz http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=31727 GSU President Mark Becker and University of Michigan Dean of Libraries Paul Courant

GSU President Mark Becker and University of Michigan Dean of Libraries Paul Courant

At yesterday’s public conversation with President Becker, Paul N. Courant said, “If we don’t respond to student demand, we’re toast.” If you’re interested in the future of academia, you’ll want to hear Courant’s ideas. As Provost at the University of … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/02/23/president%e2%80%99s-speaker-series-a-conversation-with-paul-n-courant/feed/ 0 African American Politicians http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/02/14/african-american-politicians/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/02/14/african-american-politicians/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:47:56 +0000 Mary Jo http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=31397

This year the theme for African American History Month is “Black Women in American Culture and History,” and with 2012 also being an election year (Just in case you missed that!) this February we should reflect upon the significant contributions … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/02/14/african-american-politicians/feed/ 0 Labor History Presentation on 2/16/12 http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/01/30/labor-history-presentation-on-21612/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/01/30/labor-history-presentation-on-21612/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:32:59 +0000 Christian Steinmetz http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=31064

Americans are heavily focused on the economy right now, from the Occupy Wall Street movement to the tax rates of presidential candidates. Globalization, deindustrialization and activism are all elements of this dilemma. But did you know that these same factors … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/01/30/labor-history-presentation-on-21612/feed/ 0 Expanded Special Collections Hours http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/01/30/expanded-special-collections-hours/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/01/30/expanded-special-collections-hours/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:10:28 +0000 Christian Steinmetz http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=31057 Student researching in the Special Collections reading room.

Researching unique materials from our library can be exciting, like excavating history from a vault of twentieth century secrets. Sometimes however it’s difficult for researchers to find a way to make their schedule fit with ours, whether they’re already at … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/01/30/expanded-special-collections-hours/feed/ 0 New Electrical Workers’ materials now available for research! http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/01/17/new-electrical-workers-materials-now-available-for-research/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/01/17/new-electrical-workers-materials-now-available-for-research/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:25:00 +0000 Traci JoLeigh Drummond http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=30731

Both the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 84 (Atlanta, Ga.), records and a new accession of the J.W. Giles papers are now available for research at Georgia State University Library’s Southern Labor Archives. About the IBEW Local 84 (Atlanta, … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/01/17/new-electrical-workers-materials-now-available-for-research/feed/ 0 Photo of the Week: X-Ray Fun for Kids http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/01/12/photo-of-the-week-x-ray-fun-for-kids/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/01/12/photo-of-the-week-x-ray-fun-for-kids/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:23:50 +0000 Peter J. Roberts http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=30518

Photographs that appear mundane may occasionally harbor facets of forgotten history. This store interior includes a large wooden box on the left called a shoe-fitting fluorosope. These machines were popular in up-scale shoe stores from the 1920s to the 1960s. … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/01/12/photo-of-the-week-x-ray-fun-for-kids/feed/ 2 9to5 Atlanta Working Women Records Now Open for Research! http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/01/09/9to5-atlanta-working-women-records-now-open-for-research/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/01/09/9to5-atlanta-working-women-records-now-open-for-research/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:00:24 +0000 Traci JoLeigh Drummond http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=30498

The 9to5 Atlanta Working Women Records, part of Georgia State University Library’s Southern Labor Archives, are now open for research. These documents provide an in-depth view into the specific issues faced by working women since the 1970s as well as … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2012/01/09/9to5-atlanta-working-women-records-now-open-for-research/feed/ 0 New PATCO Collections now available for research! http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/11/16/new-patco-collections-now-available-for-research/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/11/16/new-patco-collections-now-available-for-research/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:16:18 +0000 Traci JoLeigh Drummond http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=29912

The Southern Labor Archives at Georgia State University Library is excited to announce the availability of five new additions to the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) collections. Over 11,000 PATCO members were fired by the Reagan Administration after conducting … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/11/16/new-patco-collections-now-available-for-research/feed/ 0 Happy Birthday, Ms. Magazine http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/10/31/happy-birthday-ms-magazine/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/10/31/happy-birthday-ms-magazine/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 22:13:52 +0000 Jill Anderson http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=29342 ms_rasp

Ms. Magazine, part of what is now called the “second wave” of US feminism (the “first wave” revolved around the suffrage movement) was founded forty years ago by founding editors Gloria Steinem and Letty Cotton Pogrebin, along with Patricia Carbine, … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/10/31/happy-birthday-ms-magazine/feed/ 0 Moving Around Town in Downtown: GSU’s Earliest Locations (1914-1955) http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/10/31/moving-around-town-in-downtown-gsus-earliest-locations-1914-1955/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/10/31/moving-around-town-in-downtown-gsus-earliest-locations-1914-1955/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 21:25:14 +0000 Laurel Bowen http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=28971

Ever wonder where Georgia State University was headquartered during its early years? The first class met at Georgia Tech, but in 1914 the school relocated to downtown Atlanta, where it then moved from one building to another. Early records are … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/10/31/moving-around-town-in-downtown-gsus-earliest-locations-1914-1955/feed/ 8 Homecoming at GSU http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/10/14/homecoming-at-gsu/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/10/14/homecoming-at-gsu/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:01:02 +0000 La Loria Konata http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=28314

As you are enjoying the activities of homecoming, meeting and reconnecting with other alumni, take a moment to discover the interesting history of Georgia State University. Did you know that once upon a time, GSU’s mascot was the Owl, not … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/10/14/homecoming-at-gsu/feed/ 0 GSU Library will celebrate Great Speckled Bird digitization and traveling exhibit http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/10/12/gsu-library-will-celebrate-great-speckled-bird-digitization-and-traveling-exhibit/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/10/12/gsu-library-will-celebrate-great-speckled-bird-digitization-and-traveling-exhibit/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:20:45 +0000 Traci JoLeigh Drummond http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=28476

Join Georgia State University Library as we celebrate the digitized Great Speckled Bird and grant-funded traveling exhibit! What: Great Speckled Bird Launch Party When: Thursday, October 27th, 3:00p.m.-5:00p.m. Where: GSU Library, 8th floor of Library South (directions) The event is … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/10/12/gsu-library-will-celebrate-great-speckled-bird-digitization-and-traveling-exhibit/feed/ 1 Brown Bag Lecture; More than a Run Up a Hill http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/10/10/brown-bag-lecture-more-than-a-run-up-a-hill/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/10/10/brown-bag-lecture-more-than-a-run-up-a-hill/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:22:00 +0000 Hilary Morrish http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=28310

More Than a Run Up a Hill: The Spanish-American War 1898 Presented by Dr. Mark Barnes The Spanish-American War of 1898 represents a largely forgotten episode in U.S. history. Using period photography and illustrations, this presentation will explore the conflict, … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/10/10/brown-bag-lecture-more-than-a-run-up-a-hill/feed/ 1 WSB Radio Photographs http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/10/05/wsb-radio-photographs/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/10/05/wsb-radio-photographs/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:32:53 +0000 Kevin Fleming http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=28235 WSB Radio microphone

The Special Collections and Archives have recently digitized a portion of the images from the WSB Radio Records and they are now available online as part of the Library’s Digital Collections. WSB (“Welcome South, Brother”) Radio was the first station … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/10/05/wsb-radio-photographs/feed/ 1 Brown Bag Lecture, Baseball in Atlanta http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/10/05/28188/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/10/05/28188/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:34:23 +0000 Hilary Morrish http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=28188

A Brown Bag Lecture slideshow will be held on October 10, 2011 at noon in Library South’s Colloquium Room. Guest speaker Paul Crater, Vice President, Research Services at the Atlanta History Center, will be giving a presentation based on his … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/10/05/28188/feed/ 0 Georgia Archives Month is Georgia History…Worth Saving! http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/09/30/georgia-archives-month-is-georgia-history%e2%80%a6worth-saving/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/09/30/georgia-archives-month-is-georgia-history%e2%80%a6worth-saving/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:40:55 +0000 Hilary Morrish http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=28094

Archives Month is here!!! Every October, archives and repositories across the country celebrate Archives Month in order to showcase their collections and raise awareness of their work. The theme for this year’s Georgia Archives Month is Georgia History…Worth Saving! At … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/09/30/georgia-archives-month-is-georgia-history%e2%80%a6worth-saving/feed/ 0 Author Joseph McCartin talks Reagan, Air Traffic Controllers at Carter Library on October 5 http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/09/22/author-joseph-mccartin-talks-reagan-air-traffic-controllers-at-carter-library-on-october-5/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/09/22/author-joseph-mccartin-talks-reagan-air-traffic-controllers-at-carter-library-on-october-5/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:24:38 +0000 Traci JoLeigh Drummond http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=27991

“… Joe McCartin brilliantly and compellingly tells [a] tragic tale, and situates it in the broader narrative of middle-class America’s long and sickening decline,” says Harold Meyerson, Editor-at-Large of The American Prospect, regarding McCartin’s new book Collision Course: Ronald … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/09/22/author-joseph-mccartin-talks-reagan-air-traffic-controllers-at-carter-library-on-october-5/feed/ 0 Women’s Collections Fall Fundraiser: Speak Out for Women’s Rights! http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/09/20/womens-collections-fall-fundraiser-speak-out-for-womens-rights/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/09/20/womens-collections-fall-fundraiser-speak-out-for-womens-rights/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:42:39 +0000 Morna Gerrard http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=27608

SPEAK OUT FOR WOMEN’S RIGHTS! WOMEN’S COLLECTIONS FALL FUNDRAISER Did you realize that conducting and processing a two-hour oral history takes 30-60 hours of staff time and costs an average of $1,200? The Georgia State University Library’s Women’s Collection Fall … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/09/20/womens-collections-fall-fundraiser-speak-out-for-womens-rights/feed/ 0 Georgia’s History…….Worth Saving! http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/09/09/georgias-history-worth-saving/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/09/09/georgias-history-worth-saving/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 21:48:27 +0000 Hilary Morrish http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=27686

Atlanta Crackers, circa 1930’s, from the Lane Brothers Photographer Collection, LBCB011-057a Next month is Georgia Archives Month, and every October, archives and repositories across the country celebrate Archives Month in order to showcase their collections and raise awareness of their work. … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/09/09/georgias-history-worth-saving/feed/ 0 Dorothy Bolden gave voice to Atlanta’s “Help” http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/09/07/dorothy-bolden-gives-voice-to-atlanta%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9chelp%e2%80%9d/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/09/07/dorothy-bolden-gives-voice-to-atlanta%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9chelp%e2%80%9d/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 22:39:48 +0000 Traci JoLeigh Drummond http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=27660 Bolden spent much of her time speaking to interested groups and reaching out to domestic workers

Bolden spent much of her time speaking to interested groups and reaching out to domestic workers

This is a guest blog from Daniel Horowitz Garcia, a graduate student currently enrolled in Georgia State University’s Department of History. He began researching the work of Dorothy Bolden while an undergraduate and received his B.A. in 2010. A brief … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/09/07/dorothy-bolden-gives-voice-to-atlanta%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9chelp%e2%80%9d/feed/ 0 What is Labor Day REALLY about? http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/09/02/what-is-labor-day-really-about/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/09/02/what-is-labor-day-really-about/#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 21:05:07 +0000 Mandy S-H http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=27612 labor poster

What is the Labor Day holiday really about? Here are various resources that will fill you in on Labor Day’s history as well as labor unions/movements in the U.S. – past and present: History Channel’s “History of Labor Day” video … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/09/02/what-is-labor-day-really-about/feed/ 0 KKK infiltrator, Civil Rights activist Kennedy dies at 94. http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/08/29/kkk-infiltrator-civil-rights-activist-kennedy-dies-at-94/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/08/29/kkk-infiltrator-civil-rights-activist-kennedy-dies-at-94/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:19:03 +0000 Traci JoLeigh Drummond http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=27536 Stetson Kennedy as a young man

Stetson Kennedy, noted Civil Rights activist perhaps best known for infiltrating and exposing the Ku Klux Klan in Georgia in the 1940s, passed away Saturday, August 27, at the age of 94. Kennedy was a donor to Georgia State University … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/08/29/kkk-infiltrator-civil-rights-activist-kennedy-dies-at-94/feed/ 0 John E. Aderhold dies http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/08/15/john-e-aderhold-dies/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/08/15/john-e-aderhold-dies/#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2011 20:58:35 +0000 Laurel Bowen http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=27246

John E. Aderhold–businessman, civic leader, and Georgia State University benefactor–died Wednesday, August 10. The university’s Aderhold Learning Center was funded by the family and is named for Mr. Aderhold’s wife, Helen (Class of ’76). For further information, refer to the “GSU History–Building … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/08/15/john-e-aderhold-dies/feed/ 0 WSB Radio Sound Recording Collection http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/08/11/wsb-radio-sound-recording-collection-2/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/08/11/wsb-radio-sound-recording-collection-2/#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:41:28 +0000 Kevin Fleming http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=27133 WSB Radio record collection, circa 1960s

WSB Radio record collection, circa 1960s

The Special Collections and Archives is currently processing a collection of over ten thousand 10” sound recordings, mostly 78 rpm discs from the WSB Radio Records. These sound recordings are part of the nearly 60,000 records donated by WSB to … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/08/11/wsb-radio-sound-recording-collection-2/feed/ 0 Photo(s) of the Week: Unidentified Georgia City http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/08/09/photos-of-the-week-unidentified-georgia-city/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/08/09/photos-of-the-week-unidentified-georgia-city/#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2011 20:45:36 +0000 Peter J. Roberts http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=27058

Can you confirm where these photographs were taken? This is a United States Highway motorcade sponsored by the Atlanta Journal newspaper. Click on an image to zoom in. Online photo sleuthing is one way archivists and other information seekers benefit from … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/08/09/photos-of-the-week-unidentified-georgia-city/feed/ 0 PATCO Strike Files Reveal Solidarity http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/08/02/patco-strike-files-reveal-solidarity/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/08/02/patco-strike-files-reveal-solidarity/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 15:45:13 +0000 Kelly Pepper http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=26853

The Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) Records Digitization Project is underway at Georgia State University Library. Series V: Strike Files has been added to GSU’s Digital Collections and will be available for public research in the fall. This series … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/08/02/patco-strike-files-reveal-solidarity/feed/ 0 Guest Post: Terry Kraus from the Federal Aviation Administration http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/07/27/guest-post-terry-kraus-from-the-federal-aviation-administration/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/07/27/guest-post-terry-kraus-from-the-federal-aviation-administration/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 13:28:07 +0000 Traci JoLeigh Drummond http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=26802

Theresa Kraus, historian for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), visited Georgia State University Library’s Special Collections and Archives to use the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) records. She followed up her research visit with this contribution. This is my … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/07/27/guest-post-terry-kraus-from-the-federal-aviation-administration/feed/ 0 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photograph Collection: Update http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/07/19/atlanta-journal-constitution-photograph-collection-update/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/07/19/atlanta-journal-constitution-photograph-collection-update/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:56:23 +0000 Stephen Zietz http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=26552 Lucy Abrams sewing a quilt as a member of the Freedom Quilting Bee, Alberta, Alabama, January 25, 1989.

Lucy Abrams sewing a quilt as a member of the Freedom Quilting Bee, Alberta, Alabama, January 25, 1989.

Georgia State University transferred the five million images in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs Collections to a Special Collections and Archives service facility in April 2010. In the intervening months, Special Collections and Archives has completed an inventory of the 55,000 … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/07/19/atlanta-journal-constitution-photograph-collection-update/feed/ 0 Portals to the Past: Creative Web Uses of Historic GSU Photos http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/07/13/portals-to-the-past-creative-web-uses-of-historic-gsu-photos/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/07/13/portals-to-the-past-creative-web-uses-of-historic-gsu-photos/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 15:06:58 +0000 Peter J. Roberts http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=26452

The North Avenue Marta Station Entrance.

Several Web sites are making innovative use of historic Atlanta photographs from Georgia State University Library Collections. The Atlanta Time Machine shows historic photographs juxtaposed with contemporary ones: The North Avenue Marta Station Entrance. The following social network sites allow the … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/07/13/portals-to-the-past-creative-web-uses-of-historic-gsu-photos/feed/ 1 Jim Ashlock Oral History now open for research http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/07/07/jim-ashlock-oral-history-now-open-for-research/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/07/07/jim-ashlock-oral-history-now-open-for-research/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 20:53:42 +0000 Traci JoLeigh Drummond http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=26427 L1986-27-4-3-3

James R. “Jim” Ashlock (standing, second from right) worked for Eastern Air Lines from 1966 to 1991. In 1968, Ashlock was transferred to Miami, Eastern’s operating headquarters. Ashlock held various public relations titles over the next 14 years, focusing on … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/07/07/jim-ashlock-oral-history-now-open-for-research/feed/ 0 Digitizing the PATCO Records http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/06/06/digitzing-the-professional-air-traffic-controllers/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/06/06/digitzing-the-professional-air-traffic-controllers/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 15:20:25 +0000 GSU Library http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=26023

Work on scanning the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) records began this spring in the University Library’s Digital Library Services Department. PATCO was shut down by the Reagan administration in 1981 after the air controllers union organized a strike … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/06/06/digitzing-the-professional-air-traffic-controllers/feed/ 0 Feed Your Senses http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/05/13/feed-your-senses/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/05/13/feed-your-senses/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 16:44:30 +0000 Kevin Fleming http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=25658

As part of the Rialto Center for the Arts “Feed Your Senses” series, Dr. Wayne Daniel will be speaking about early country music in Atlanta, and The Georgia Crackers, a retro country string band, will be performing. This event will … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/05/13/feed-your-senses/feed/ 0 Photo of the Week: Unidentified Southern City http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/05/10/photo-of-the-week-unidentified-southern-city/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/05/10/photo-of-the-week-unidentified-southern-city/#comments Tue, 10 May 2011 20:20:48 +0000 Peter J. Roberts http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=25590

Can you confirm the location of this aerial photograph taken in an unidentified Southern city about 1970? Is it New Orleans? It is Savannah, Georgia taken in 1976. Click on the image to zoom in. Online photo sleuthing is one way archivists and other information seekers … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/05/10/photo-of-the-week-unidentified-southern-city/feed/ 2 Lillie West Oral Histories, Labor and Folk Song Books added to MH Ross Papers http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/05/09/lillie-west-oral-histories-labor-and-folk-song-books-added-to-mh-ross-papers/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/05/09/lillie-west-oral-histories-labor-and-folk-song-books-added-to-mh-ross-papers/#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 15:44:18 +0000 Traci JoLeigh Drummond http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=25559 To Fan the Flames of Discontent

Two important new accessions have been added to the Myron Howard “Mike” Ross papers, part of the Southern Labor Archives at Georgia State University Library. The original donations of Ross’ papers were processed in 2001, and include correspondence, flyers, news … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/05/09/lillie-west-oral-histories-labor-and-folk-song-books-added-to-mh-ross-papers/feed/ 0 Historian Reveals the Knotted Roots of Mississippi’s Labor Movement http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/04/08/historian-reveals-the-knotted-roots-of-mississippi%e2%80%99s-labor-movement/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/04/08/historian-reveals-the-knotted-roots-of-mississippi%e2%80%99s-labor-movement/#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2011 13:54:28 +0000 Christian Steinmetz http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=25032 Martin Luther King, Jr. in Mississippi, August 1966

Martin Luther King, Jr. in Mississippi, August 1966

Did you know that the organized labor movement in the South learned from and influenced the black freedom struggle? These stunning events are revealed in Dr. Max Grivno’s (University of Southern Mississippi) new essay “Protest in the Pines: Organized Labor … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/04/08/historian-reveals-the-knotted-roots-of-mississippi%e2%80%99s-labor-movement/feed/ 0 AJC Newspaper Photograph Exhibit in Library North http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/04/05/ajc-newspaper-photograph-exhibit-in-library-north/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/04/05/ajc-newspaper-photograph-exhibit-in-library-north/#comments Tue, 05 Apr 2011 14:42:26 +0000 Peter J. Roberts http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=24922

SOUTHERN LIGHT: Selections from The Atlanta Journal – Constitution Newspaper Photographic Archives is on display until April 29th, 2011, on the first floor of Georgia State University’s Library North building. The exhibit helps publicize the new database in Special Collections … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/04/05/ajc-newspaper-photograph-exhibit-in-library-north/feed/ 0 Johnny Mercer Exhibit in Library North http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/03/30/johnny-mercer-exhibit-in-library-north/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/03/30/johnny-mercer-exhibit-in-library-north/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:33:18 +0000 Kevin Fleming http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=24827

Modifications have recently been made to the Johnny Mercer: The Bard from Savannah exhibit located on the 1st floor of Library North next to the Saxbys Coffee shop. The exhibit now includes a restored 1946 Wurlitzer Jukebox, an upgraded sound … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/03/30/johnny-mercer-exhibit-in-library-north/feed/ 4 Morna Gerrard Wins MAC’s Margaret Cross Norton Award http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/03/21/morna-gerrard-wins-mac%e2%80%99s-margaret-cross-norton-award/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/03/21/morna-gerrard-wins-mac%e2%80%99s-margaret-cross-norton-award/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 20:38:01 +0000 Stephen Zietz http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=24630

Georgia State University’s Women’s Collection Archivist Morna Gerrard received this year’s Margaret Cross Norton Award for the best article in the previous two volumes of Archival Issues, for her “Hear Them Roar: Challenge and Collaboration in Putting the Georgia Women’s … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/03/21/morna-gerrard-wins-mac%e2%80%99s-margaret-cross-norton-award/feed/ 2 Pioneers of Country Music http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/02/21/pioneers-of-country-music/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/02/21/pioneers-of-country-music/#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2011 21:29:48 +0000 Kevin Fleming http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=23833

The city of Atlanta played a vital role in the development of the country music industry during the first half of the twentieth century. Beginning in about 1913, the annual fiddlers’ convention drew large crowds of listeners, and with the … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/02/21/pioneers-of-country-music/feed/ 0 Valuable Vestige: Usable 5.25 inch floppy drive http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/02/21/valuable-vestige-usable-5-25-inch-floppy-drive/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/02/21/valuable-vestige-usable-5-25-inch-floppy-drive/#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2011 20:33:21 +0000 Peter J. Roberts http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=23542

There are good reasons for certain repositories to keep outdated computer technology. Important information may only exist on these legacy systems. Archives routinely acquire historical records stored on obsolete computer formats and need to migrate them to newer storage … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/02/21/valuable-vestige-usable-5-25-inch-floppy-drive/feed/ 3 Southern Labor Archives Periodicals http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/02/16/southern-labor-archives-periodicals/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/02/16/southern-labor-archives-periodicals/#comments Wed, 16 Feb 2011 21:27:40 +0000 Hilary Morrish http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=23602 Postal-Clerk-3

Beginning a little over a year ago, Special Collections and Archives saw the importance of having the Southern Labor periodicals catalogued as a highly useful resource to students and researchers alike. Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/02/16/southern-labor-archives-periodicals/feed/ 0 Photo of the Week: The Discomfiture of Southern Culture http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/02/03/photo-of-the-week-the-discomfiture-of-southern-culture/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/02/03/photo-of-the-week-the-discomfiture-of-southern-culture/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 14:16:30 +0000 Peter J. Roberts http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=23110

Significant subjects in photographs are not always apparent at first glance. This crowd scene at the fair appears rather mundane. A closer inspection reveals the attendees are all African-American and and the vendors are Caucasian. Southern fairs would typically hold … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/02/03/photo-of-the-week-the-discomfiture-of-southern-culture/feed/ 1 History faculty McMillian publishes Smoking Typewriters http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/02/02/history-faculty-mcmillian-publishes-smoking-typewriters/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/02/02/history-faculty-mcmillian-publishes-smoking-typewriters/#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 15:31:59 +0000 Traci JoLeigh Drummond http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=23096

Congratulations to Dr. John McMillian on the publication of his new book, Smoking Typewriters: The Sixties Underground Press and the Rise of Alternative Media in America. From the description on the Oxford University Press website: How did the New Left … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/02/02/history-faculty-mcmillian-publishes-smoking-typewriters/feed/ 1 “Four Negroes Acting Unwise?” http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/01/26/four-negroes-acting-unwise/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/01/26/four-negroes-acting-unwise/#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2011 22:13:35 +0000 Laurel Bowen http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=22914

Charlayne Hunter-Gault, one of two students who integrated the University System of Georgia in 1961, will speak at Georgia State University (GSU) at 11 a.m. today (January 27) in the Student Center Speakers Auditorium. Integration was attempted at GSU much earlier–in … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/01/26/four-negroes-acting-unwise/feed/ 0 NHPRC Awards Georgia State University Library Grant to Digitize PATCO Records http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/01/19/nhprc-awards-georgia-state-university-library-grant-to-digitize-patco-records/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/01/19/nhprc-awards-georgia-state-university-library-grant-to-digitize-patco-records/#comments Wed, 19 Jan 2011 16:24:00 +0000 Christian Steinmetz http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=22834 PATCO Workers Strike, Photo from Southern Labor Archive, Georgia State University Library

PATCO Workers Strike, Photo from Southern Labor Archive, Georgia State University Library

The decertification of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) stands as a watershed in American labor history, continuing to inform labor-management relations in the United States to this day. Researchers interested in studying PATCO’s records will soon have access … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/01/19/nhprc-awards-georgia-state-university-library-grant-to-digitize-patco-records/feed/ 4 Photo of the Week: Unidentified Street Scene, Bainbridge, GA, 1950 http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/01/18/photo-of-the-week-unidentified-street-scene-bainbridge-ga-1950-4/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/01/18/photo-of-the-week-unidentified-street-scene-bainbridge-ga-1950-4/#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2011 19:04:42 +0000 Peter J. Roberts http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=22780

Can you confirm the location of this unidentified Bainbridge, Georgia street scene which was photographed in 1950? This photo has been identified as looking north on Broad Street from Shotwell Street. Click on the image to zoom in. Online photo … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2011/01/18/photo-of-the-week-unidentified-street-scene-bainbridge-ga-1950-4/feed/ 4 Photo of the Week: Unidentified Street Scene, Albany, GA, 1950 http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2010/12/14/photo-of-the-week-unidentified-street-scene-albany-ga-1950/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2010/12/14/photo-of-the-week-unidentified-street-scene-albany-ga-1950/#comments Tue, 14 Dec 2010 17:25:45 +0000 Peter J. Roberts http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=22669

Can you confirm the location of this unidentified Albany, Georgia street scene which was photographed in 1950? Click on the image to zoom in. Online photo sleuthing is one way archivists and other information seekers benefit from collaborative intelligence facilitated by Web 2.0 … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2010/12/14/photo-of-the-week-unidentified-street-scene-albany-ga-1950/feed/ 14 Photo of the Week: Unidentified Street Scene, Atlanta, 1946 http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2010/12/08/photo-of-the-week-unidentified-street-scene-atlanta-1946/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2010/12/08/photo-of-the-week-unidentified-street-scene-atlanta-1946/#comments Wed, 08 Dec 2010 15:56:43 +0000 Peter J. Roberts http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=22557

Can you confirm the location of this unidentified Atlanta street scene which was photographed in 1946? The building on the left is a Sherwin Williams Paint Company store and therefore it could be Gordon Street. Online photo sleuthing is one way … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2010/12/08/photo-of-the-week-unidentified-street-scene-atlanta-1946/feed/ 4 “Life as a Feminist in Georgia: A Personal Recollection” Now Available Online http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2010/11/29/life-as-a-feminist-in-georgia-a-personal-recollection-now-available-online/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2010/11/29/life-as-a-feminist-in-georgia-a-personal-recollection-now-available-online/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 21:09:34 +0000 Morna Gerrard http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=18949 LIFE AS A FEMINIST IN GEORGIA_FRONT COVER

LIFE AS A FEMINIST IN GEORGIA_FRONT COVER

Published to coincide with the 15th anniversary of the Women’s Collection, Margaret Miller Curtis’ Life as a Feminist in Georgia: A Personal Recollection describes the author’s burgeoning feminism, her experiences during the fight to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment in … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2010/11/29/life-as-a-feminist-in-georgia-a-personal-recollection-now-available-online/feed/ 0 Photo of the Week: Unidentified Intersection, Atlanta, 1966 http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2010/11/22/photo-of-the-week-unidentified-intersection-atlanta-1966/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2010/11/22/photo-of-the-week-unidentified-intersection-atlanta-1966/#comments Mon, 22 Nov 2010 22:11:53 +0000 Peter J. Roberts http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=22057

Can you name this unidentified Atlanta intersection? This photo was taken in 1966 for the Overnight Transportation Company located at 2427 Moreland Ave. Online photo sleuthing is one way archivists and other information seekers benefit from collaborative intelligence facilitated by Web 2.0 social … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2010/11/22/photo-of-the-week-unidentified-intersection-atlanta-1966/feed/ 4 Johnny Mercer Photograph Collection http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2010/11/18/johnny-mercer-photograph-collection/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2010/11/18/johnny-mercer-photograph-collection/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 15:05:19 +0000 Kevin Fleming http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=21961

Today marks the 101st anniversary of the birth of Johnny Mercer. Last year, as part of his centennial celebration, an Emmy-nominated documentary film was made about his life and career. The making of this film initiated a project to digitize … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2010/11/18/johnny-mercer-photograph-collection/feed/ 1 What do Eisenhower and Lisa Murkowski have in common? http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2010/11/09/what-do-eisenhower-and-lisa-murkowski-have-in-common/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2010/11/09/what-do-eisenhower-and-lisa-murkowski-have-in-common/#comments Tue, 09 Nov 2010 16:08:19 +0000 Mary Jo http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=21509

They both had success as write-in candidates. Eisenhower won the 1952 Massachusetts Republican presidential primary as a write in, and in last week’s election Lisa Murkowski may have won Alaska’s Senate race (pending final verification). According to the reference book, … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2010/11/09/what-do-eisenhower-and-lisa-murkowski-have-in-common/feed/ 0 Kennedy, Kalin film at Southern Labor Archives http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2010/11/04/kennedy-kalin-film-at-southern-labor-archives/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2010/11/04/kennedy-kalin-film-at-southern-labor-archives/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 19:33:01 +0000 Traci JoLeigh Drummond http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=21086

On Thursday, October 28, author and human rights activist Stetson Kennedy visited Georgia State University Library’s Southern Labor Archives with documentary filmmaker Andrea Kalin. Kennedy donated his papers to the Southern Labor Archives in 1979. The papers include material on … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2010/11/04/kennedy-kalin-film-at-southern-labor-archives/feed/ 1 Call for Applications – 2011 Reed Fink Award in Southern Labor Studies http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2010/10/29/call-for-applications-2011-reed-fink-award-in-southern-labor-studies/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2010/10/29/call-for-applications-2011-reed-fink-award-in-southern-labor-studies/#comments Fri, 29 Oct 2010 19:49:59 +0000 Traci JoLeigh Drummond http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=21069

One or more awards of $250-$500 are given annually to individuals whose research in the Southern Labor Archives will lead to a book, article, dissertation, or other substantive product. In return, recipients agree to make a presentation about their research to … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2010/10/29/call-for-applications-2011-reed-fink-award-in-southern-labor-studies/feed/ 0 Gordon Pavy visit to Southern Labor Archives http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2010/10/29/gordon-pavy-visit-to-southern-labor-archives/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2010/10/29/gordon-pavy-visit-to-southern-labor-archives/#comments Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:29:29 +0000 Traci JoLeigh Drummond http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=20946

Gordon Pavy, director of Collective Bargaining for the AFL-CIO, visited the Special Collections and Archives department of Georgia State University Library on the morning of October 14 with Philip LaPorte, director of GSU’s Labor Studies Program. The Southern Labor Archives, … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2010/10/29/gordon-pavy-visit-to-southern-labor-archives/feed/ 0 Photo of the Week: Unidentified Resort Hotel http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2010/10/27/photo-of-the-week-unidentified-resort-hotel/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2010/10/27/photo-of-the-week-unidentified-resort-hotel/#comments Wed, 27 Oct 2010 15:23:40 +0000 Peter J. Roberts http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=20935

Can you name this unidentified resort hotel? It was taken about 1907 by C.J. French who was a surveyor in West Virginia and Virginia for the Norfolk and Western Railway. Online photo sleuthing is one way archivists and other information seekers benefit … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2010/10/27/photo-of-the-week-unidentified-resort-hotel/feed/ 0 Southern Labor Archives opens AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education, Area 3, records http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2010/10/22/southern-labor-archives-opens-afl-cio-committee-on-political-education-area-3-records-for-research/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2010/10/22/southern-labor-archives-opens-afl-cio-committee-on-political-education-area-3-records-for-research/#comments Fri, 22 Oct 2010 13:08:09 +0000 Traci JoLeigh Drummond http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=20765

The AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education (COPE), Area 3, comprised Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky, and West Virginia. COPE’s main purpose was to solicit and encourage voting and voter registration, especially among women, minority, senior citizen, and … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2010/10/22/southern-labor-archives-opens-afl-cio-committee-on-political-education-area-3-records-for-research/feed/ 0 Popular Music Tune-Dex Cards http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2010/10/13/popular-music-tune-dex-cards/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2010/10/13/popular-music-tune-dex-cards/#comments Wed, 13 Oct 2010 18:58:16 +0000 Kevin Fleming http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=20612 TuneDex

The Special Collections and Archives Department is currently cataloging a collection of approximately 8,000 Tune-Dex cards from the WSB Radio Records. Similar to lead sheets, Tune-Dex cards are 3×5 index cards that consist of the essential elements of popular songs … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2010/10/13/popular-music-tune-dex-cards/feed/ 10 “Yo, It’s a Time Machine!” http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2010/10/13/%e2%80%9cyo-it%e2%80%99s-a-time-machine%e2%80%9d/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2010/10/13/%e2%80%9cyo-it%e2%80%99s-a-time-machine%e2%80%9d/#comments Wed, 13 Oct 2010 09:00:52 +0000 Laurel Bowen http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=19668

Investigating an unknown cultural object can be a fascinating way to teach research and critical thinking skills—and to learn about unfamiliar times and places. The startled student who unexpectedly discovered this “time machine” encountered one of the largest artifacts in the … Continue reading →]]> http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2010/10/13/%e2%80%9cyo-it%e2%80%99s-a-time-machine%e2%80%9d/feed/ 0 Five Questions for researcher Thomas Davies http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2010/10/12/five-questions-for-researcher-thomas-davies/ http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/2010/10/12/five-questions-for-researcher-thomas-davies/#comments Tue, 12 Oct 2010 18:29:06 +0000 Traci JoLeigh Drummond http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/?p=20385

Thomas Davies recently arrived in Atlanta for a month long-research trip. He began his research at Georgia State University Library’s Special Collections and Archives department and is also visiting other archival repositories in the area. Mr. Davies was kind enough … Continue reading →]]>