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John Leavitt Stevens (1820-1895)
Get PDFJohn Leavitt Stevens (1820-1895) was a journalist, author and diplomat
David Grandison Fairchild (botanist)
Get PDFBiographical sketch of American botanist David Grandison Fairchild (1869-1954)
Librarians with Faculty Status: Reassignment Leaves in the Libraries at The City University of New York (CUNY) as a Vehicle of Professional Development
Get PDFThis article discusses the requirements and benefits of faculty status to CUNY academic librarians. Union contractual research leaves have provided time in fulfilling scholarly expectations and in promoting professional development for library faculty. How librarians have taken advantage of these leaves and how chief librarians have perceived the effects of these leaves on library operations are reviewed
20th Century Bronx Childhood: Recalling the Faces and Voices
Get PDFA popular photographic exhibit on childhood, originally featured in the Lehman College Art Gallery in the Bronx, New York, was brought to life two decades later through a library digitization grant. The website Childhood in the Bronx features 61 photographs of boys and girls with family or friends, at play, on streets, and in parks, schools, shelters, hospitals, and other locales. Oral history sound excerpts about their childhood, not heard in the original exhibit, complement the 18 vintage photographs shown. The combination of images with the spoken word enhances the user\u27s sensory experience with deeper meaning and enjoyment. This article discusses how the project was accomplished and what can be learned from the Lehman digitization team\u27s experience. The website underwent a redesign and content migration in 2020: https://www.lehman.edu/library/childhood
New York
Get PDFNew York, one of the thirteen original colonies, had a Dutch-English heritage. Characterized from its inception for religious and ethnic diversity, New York was captured from the Dutch by the English. After reverting back to the Dutch, the colony finally capitulated to the English under generous terms which maintained established commerce. The American Revolution ultimately led to the end of British colonialism for New York and the forming of our independent nation
New Amsterdam
Get PDFNew York City was originally called New Amsterdam. Established by the Dutch West India Company as a commercial center for the colony of New Netherlands, New Amsterdam was noted for its religious and ethnic diversity. When England pressed its claim on a virtually defenseless New Amsterdam, Director-General Peter Stuyvesant surrendered and the city was renamed New York in honor of James, Duke of York
Baldrige Awards
Get PDFBaldrige Awards recognize premier U.S. organizations exemplifying sustained performance excellence and quality
Antonio Jose de Sucre (1745-1830)
Get PDFAntonio Jose de Sucre was a military leader and statesman in the 19th century Spanish American independence movement against Spain
Liberace
Get PDFLiberace was a pianist and popular entertainer who projected old-world elegance and set the tone for showmanship in the postwar era
Making Waves in the Bronx: The Story of the U.S. Naval Training School (WR) at Hunter College
Get PDFDiscusses the construction of and military training provided at the boot camp for the Women\u27s Reserve, or Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES), established in 1943 on Hunter College\u27s Bronx campus. By the time it closed in 1946, 85,885 WAVES, 1,914 SPARS (the Women\u27s Coast Guard Reserve), and 3,339 Marines had enrolled
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