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SEEK History Now Online

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By: Annie Tummino, Head of Special Collections & Archives

This past spring, Special Collections and Archives mounted an exhibit in the Rosenthal Library celebrating the history of the , from its origins in the Civil Rights Movement to its emergence as a national model for higher education opportunity programs across the country. The exhibit featured items from , such as brochures, handbooks, newsletters, photographs, clippings, and fliers, demonstrating the incredible innovation, resilience, and impact of the program over its 58-year history.

Now, Special Collections and Archives is proud to announce that the majority of items featured in the exhibit, plus a number of others, have been scanned and are available through ! This online access will benefit researchers around the world as well as our local community here at 黑料专区. The collection currently has 71 entries, but we hope to add hundreds more as resources allow.

黑料专区 SEEK Program

Please enjoy browsing the collection, as well as using JSTOR鈥檚 tools for downloading, citing, saving, and sharing items of interest. If you have any questions about the SEEK collection or how to use JSTOR, please email qc.archives@qc.cuny.edu.

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Special Collections & Archives James J. Periconi Research Fellowship

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By: Annie Tummino, Head of Special Collections & Archives

In late 2021, James J. Periconi donated his collection of Italian-language American imprints to 黑料专区 Special Collections and Archives. Lovingly curated over multiple decades, the collection consists of over 500 items that provide unique insight into what Italian immigrants to the United States were reading, writing, and thinking about at the end of the 19th and first half of the 20th centuries.

After a successful first year, the 黑料专区 Library, in collaboration with the and generously supported by James J. Periconi, is again offering a research fellowship program that will defray costs for a scholar to conduct research with the collection over a period of two to four weeks.听Read about last year’s fellows and their fascinating research in this collection.

Il Martello [The Hammer], Vol. VIII, No. 14. New York: Casa Ed. “Il Martello,” 27 Aprile [April] 1922

The collection can be browsed through the or on a that includes images and essays. Research fellowship applications are due by June 15, 2024. This program is generously funded by James J. Periconi.听Details are posted below.

Research Fellowship details and logistics

Details and Requirements:

• Scholars receive a stipend of between $2500-$4500 to defray travel costs, depending on budget and length of stay. The stipend is provided once the scholar is in-residence.
• Scholars are expected to be in residence for two to four weeks, between September 1, 2024, and September 1, 2025. Dates must be arranged with Special Collections and Archives well in advance.
• All research will take place at the Benjamin S. Rosenthal Library Building, 黑料专区, City University of New York, during normal business hours.
• During the summer months only, on-campus housing may be possible just steps from the library. Detailed information upon request.
• Scholars at all stages of their careers from the U.S. or abroad may apply. Accepted applicants from outside the U.S. are required to obtain a J-1 visa.
• Fellows will have opportunities to interact with the Calandra Institute and associated scholars at The City University of New York, as well as James J. Periconi.
• Fellows are expected to share their research in-progress through a discussion hosted by the Calandra Institute.

Three World War I Patriotic (Anti-German Militarism) Italian-American Chromolithographs. New York: Italian Book Co., 1918

 

Three World War I Patriotic (Anti-German Militarism) Italian-American Chromolithographs. New York: Italian Book Co., 1918

Application details

Applications for the 2024-2025 fellowship are due by June 15, 2024.

Applications must include:

• A brief biographical statement of not more than 350 words
• An overview of the proposed project, and how access to the Periconi Collection will aid the research process (3 pages maximum)
• A current resume or CV.
• One letter of reference.
• One-page budget and proposed length of research visit (between 2-4 weeks)

Submit applications with Subject Line 鈥淩esearch Fellowship Application to鈥� qc.archives@qc.cuny.edu by the end-of-day on June 15, 2024. Applications will be judged by a committee of reviewers.

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Select items from the collection are on display in a library exhibit, Leaving it All on the Court: 黑料专区鈥檚 Lucille Kyvallos and her Iconic Legacy. Stop by Rosenthal to see photographs, trophies, awards, and primary documents from this extensive and multilayered collection. The exhibit opened March 1st in celebration of Women鈥檚 History Month but will remain on display through December of this year. The exhibit is located in the display cases in the Charles J. Tanenbaum room and adjacent lounge area on the 3rd floor. 

Lucille Kyvallos is a trailblazer of women鈥檚 basketball in collegiate sports. She was the head coach of the women鈥檚 basketball team at 黑料专区 from 1968 through 1981, holding an overall record of 239-77. Kyvallos helped bring her team and the sport to the national stage: she coached the first women鈥檚 college basketball game played at Madison Square Garden in 1975 and led the 1977 US National Women鈥檚 Basketball Team at the World University Games to a silver medal, among other accomplishments. During her tenure, she worked tirelessly to promote women鈥檚 college basketball and bring it to a wider audience. 

Sarah Barlow-Ochshorn, a graduate Fellow from the Graduate School of Library and Information Studies (GSLIS), processed the collection and curated the exhibit, thanks to generous funding from Lucille Kyvallos and the Department of Recreation and Athletics.   

鈥淕etting to learn about Lucille and her impact on women鈥檚 collegiate basketball has been a joy. The materials in her collection reveal the perseverance, resilience, and teamwork that led to the success of the QC women鈥檚 basketball team in an era when women鈥檚 sports lacked adequate support and resources,鈥� said Sarah.

Interested in learning more about Lucille Kyvallos and her collection? 

Access the for the Lucille Kyvallos Athletics Records and Papers now! To book a research appointment, please email qc.archives@qc.cuny.edu. 

View an oral history with Lucille Kyvallos, or download the transcript, on the .

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Thanks to library cataloger Ronnie Gomez, the Periconi collection is now fully cataloged and open for research.  What鈥檚 more, the 黑料专区 Library, in collaboration with the , has launched a research fellowship program that will defray costs for a scholar to conduct research with the collection over a period of two to four weeks.  

The collection can be browsed through the or on a that includes images and essays. Research fellowship applications are due by May 3, 2023 (extended from April 2). This program is generously funded by James J. Periconi.  Details are posted below.

Research Fellowship details and logistics

Scholars receive a stipend of between $2500-$4500 to defray travel costs, depending on budget and length of stay. The stipend is provided once the scholar is in-residence. 

Scholars are expected to be in residence for a period of two to four weeks between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024. Dates must be arranged with Special Collections and Archives well in advance.  

All research will take place at the Benjamin S. Rosenthal Library Building, 黑料专区, City University of New York, during normal business hours. 

During the summer months, on-campus housing may be possible just steps from the library. Detailed information upon request. 

Scholars at all stages of their careers from the U.S. or abroad may apply. Accepted applicants from outside the U.S. are required to obtain a J-1 visa. 

Fellows will have opportunities to interact with the Calandra Institute and associated scholars at The City University of New York, as well as James J. Periconi.  

Fellows are expected to share their research in-progress through a virtual discussion hosted by the Calandra Institute within six months of their visit. 

Applications for the 2023-2024 fellowship are due by May 2, 2023 (extended from April 2).

Applications must include: 

• A brief biographical statement of not more than 350 words 
• An overview of the proposed project, and how access to the Periconi Collection will aid the research process (3 pages maximum) 
• A current resume or CV
• One letter of reference
• One-page budget and proposed length of research visit (between 2-4 weeks) 

Submit applications with Subject Line 鈥淩esearch Fellowship Application to鈥� qc.archives@qc.cuny.edu by end-of-day on May 3, 2023. Applications will be judged by a committee of reviewers.  

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Douglass Day is a collective act of radical love for Black history, and an event that helped inspire the creation of Black History Month. 

Details for 黑料专区:

• Date: 2/14
• Location: 黑料专区 Library Room 225
• Time: 12:30pm – 2pm
• Light refreshments will be provided!

Douglass Day is an annual program that marks the birth of Frederick Douglass. Each year, we gather thousands of people to help create new and freely available resources for learning about Black history. We frequently focus on important Black women鈥檚 archives, such as Anna Julia Cooper (2020) and Mary Church Terrell (2021).  

This year, Douglass Day features a transcribe-a-thon of the papers of (1823-1893), who “was one of the earliest Black women to edit a newspaper, serve as a Civil War recruiter, attend law school, and so much more” according to the Douglass Day website. The organizers of the event “are pleased to be partnering with the Archives of Ontario, Libraries and Archives Canada, and many others. Together we are presenting newly digitized and fascinating collections from Shadd Cary鈥檚 long and fascinating life.”

The event is organized by Transformative Learning in the Humanities and will run at three CUNY campuses. A transcribe-a-thon is an event in which people gather in person or online to work simultaneously on a crowdsourcing project. We share cool finds and more on social media, connecting across all of our locations. 

Please register (RSVP) at the link above if you plan to attend in-person at 黑料专区 Library! 

We also encourage anyone who is unable to attend in person to join the live stream on , and contribute transcriptions for the project on February 14. Visit for more details! 

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Wondering what an archivist does? In this post, Pamela Padilla, the library鈥檚 Shirley Klein Rare Book and Manuscripts Graduate Fellow, provides a sneak peek of her work processing the Alexander Kouguell Papers. Kouguell, a world-class cellist, taught at 黑料专区 for over 68 years and sadly passed away on October 2, 2022. He donated his papers to the 黑料专区 Library just a couple of months ago, in August 2022. 

Most librarians will agree that archival science is an important branch of library work, but despite the deference there is often the question of what exactly an archivist does. There are many aspects to an archivists鈥� profession such as reference work, collections care, and management of new/existing material, but today I will be focusing on processing鈥攁n invaluable part of collections care.

This was the case with the Alexander Kouguell collection, which required extensive processing. Not every collection has these processing demands, but the Alexander Kouguell Collection is diverse not only in its content but its mediums. Music manuscripts required rehousing, documents required de-framing, and photographs required sleeving. Several scrapbooks had to be vacuumed to mitigate any risk of mold, and their contents were well worth saving. 

Dr. Kouguell鈥檚 career as a professor at 黑料专区 began in the 1940鈥檚 and lasted over 60 years, with an additional 10 as an adjunct lecturer. His collection offers its viewer a snapshot of his life, from his honeymoon photos to his participation in 黑料专区s faculty orchestra throughout his tenure, but his extensive career as a cellist also offers a cultural snapshot of NYC throughout half a century. The preservation of his life and history serve as a reminder of the impact that can be made by a singular person. 

It鈥檚 usually the case that people unfamiliar with the profession may ask 鈥淲hy rehouse anything? Aren鈥檛 the folders/envelopes/plastic slips that these materials come in enough?鈥� and our answer to that is that they usually aren鈥檛. Photographic negatives, photographs themselves, or oversized papers aren鈥檛 typically argued against when discussing rehousing, but even paper requires special care. Paper isn鈥檛 what it used to be and hasn’t been since the mid 19th century鈥攊ts lower quality leads to an inevitable yellowing and breakdown due to acid hydrolysis, or the breaking down of the cellulose that keeps the paper together. This process threatens paper and its contents. 

The processing of collection often begins before the first object is rehoused. That is, it begins with the acquisition. An archivist ensures that their institution has an appropriate level of copyright and intellectual control through of a deed of gift. By ensuring the proper acquisition of a collection from a donor through a mutually agreed upon deed of gift (assuming the donor is one outside of the institution), an archivist has begun the processing of this collection.  

The processing of an archival collection takes time, patience, and (surprisingly enough) a bit of elbow grease. It鈥檚 how we rehouse our materials to maximize their longevity and how institutions ensure they have the intellectual control needed to make collections accessible. 

Pamela Padilla is a second-year candidate in the Dual Degree program in Library Science and History (MLS/MA), pursuing a Certificate in Archives and Preservation of Cultural Materials. Padilla is one of three graduate students participating in the over the 2022-2023 academic year. Fellows carry out real-world projects in Special Collections and Archives, receiving stipends, mentorship, and professional development opportunities.

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Dr. Archer is widely known as the   As explained by the : 

Peter Archer, a band teacher for more than 30 years at Middle School 74 in Bayside, Queens, served as a consultant on the movie, which has Jamie Foxx voicing Joe Gardner, a middle-aged teacher and musician. Archer, 58, helped pinpoint everything from the aesthetic of a middle school band classroom to the emotional tug of balancing a passion for music and a love of teaching. 

Here at 黑料专区, Dr. Archer is known as an alum with a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Performance and a Master of Science degree in Music Education. While working on his doctorate for Boston University, Archer also spent many long days at the Benjamin S. Rosenthal Library archives conducting research for his dissertation, The History of The Aaron Copland School of Music at 黑料专区: 1938-2010, which is available in the .  

Dr. Archer鈥檚 papers will join the collections of other prestigious ACSM faculty and alumni, including K. Robert Schwarz, Karol Rathaus, and Leo Kraft. We are thrilled that Dr. Archer is willing to add his own papers to our growing repository of valuable research materials! 

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In this video, Annie Tummino, Head of Special Collections and Archives, discusses collections featured on , and how they are used by researchers, students, faculty, and the 黑料专区 community.

include The Silhouette, the annual yearbook of 黑料专区 since 1941; activist ephemera; Civil Rights Movement photographs; commencement records, and more. For more information or to schedule an archives visit, see on the library website or email us at qc.archives@qc.cuny.edu.

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Watch Professor Yearwood moderate the discussion on :

Check out the Black History Month events on the .

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