The Penn Libraries now offers access to two new streaming film and video platforms, Projectr EDU and Docuseek. Both platforms feature quality documentary and narrative films from a number of leading independent distributors, which enhances the number of acclaimed, engaging films available to members of the Penn community for on-demand viewing. Projectr EDU is a … Continue reading
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Restricted Access to Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center and Fisher Fine Arts Library During Reading Period and Final Exams
The restricted access policy for the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center and the Fisher Fine Arts Library will be in effect during the reading period and final exams, December 10 – 19, 2019. Access to VPDLC and FFAL during this period will be restricted to individuals who hold one of the following credentials: A PennCard A … Continue reading
Student Spotlight: Jiaqi Song
Jiaqi Song was born on one continent (Asia, in Beijing), grew up on another (Europe, in Rome), and now attends college on a third (North America, in Philadelphia). Fittingly enough, he’s a second-year student in Wharton’s Huntsman Program in International Studies and Business. In addition to being a globetrotter, Song is also a videographer, bibliophile, … Continue reading
Gifts from Arnold and Deanne Kaplan, Totaling $12 Million, Enrich Judaic Scholarship and Digital Humanities at the Penn Libraries
Collections of More Than 11,000 Items Reveal Four Centuries of American Jewish History The University of Pennsylvania Libraries has received a series of gifts from Arnold and Deanne Kaplan, including the world’s first endowed position in Judaica digital humanities, totaling $12 million. The Kaplans’ contributions also comprise an in-kind gift of collections of Americana and … Continue reading
Research Tea: Megan C. Kassabaum
On December 3, Megan C. Kassabaum will present at the Libraries’ final Research Tea of the semester. An assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology, Kassabaum also serves as Penn Museum’s Weingarten Assistant Curator for North America. Her wide-ranging research interests include food and feasting, ceramic technology, social organization, and public and museum archaeology. For … Continue reading
Q&A with Juan Castrillón, Ethnomusicology Student and Neyzen
The ney flute’s airy, organic melodies are a characteristic element of Turkish classical music, though the melodies don’t come easily. This end-blown woodwind instrument, crafted from a single reed, is notoriously difficult to master, requiring weeks of consistent practice for a novice to produce one recognizable note. Juan Castrillón is a fifth-year doctoral student in Ethnomusicology … Continue reading
Historical African American Newspapers
The Libraries have added two African American newspapers to our collection on the Proquest Black Newspapers platform. The Los Angeles Sentinel (1934-2005) is the oldest and largest black newspaper in the western United States and the largest African-American owned newspaper in the U.S. It is also the only paid-circulation African American newspaper in Southern California, upon … Continue reading
Penn Libraries Acquires Archive of Renowned Author and Artist Ashley Bryan
The University of Pennsylvania Libraries announces the acquisition of the archive of renowned artist Ashley Bryan, an internationally recognized children’s book author and illustrator, poet, and humanitarian. Bryan’s archive came to the Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts at the Penn Libraries through the Ashley Bryan Center, which has represented and preserved … Continue reading
FBI Confidential Files and Radical Politics in the U.S., 1945-1972
Throughout most of the 20th century, the FBI produced a uniquely important record of the concerns, biases and public and surreptitious activities of the federal government’s principal law enforcement agency. This collection focuses on the FBI’s vigorous investigations of Communist groups, Communist-front groups, and other radical organizations in the United States. It includes records of: … Continue reading
Margaret Sanger and Womens’ Rights Movements
The Library has acquired the Margaret Sanger Papers online as part of the History Vault collection of primary source material. Margaret Sanger (1879-1966) worked to ensure that women had the knowledge and the right to practice birth control. From the publication of the Woman Rebel in 1914 through her leadership of the International Planned Parenthood … Continue reading
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