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Oriskany Battlefield Ethnography

February 25, 2010 - 5:37pm — mjw

Welcome to the first of what I hope to be monthly entries highlighting a new and/or interesting U.S. federal document in the Colgate Libraries Collection. I'll start with a new arrival: Oriskany: a Place of Great Sadness: a Mohawk Valley Battlefield Ethnography. Call number Case Docs I 29.2:OR 4.  The Mohawk Valley Ethnography Project was designed to document the relationships between contemporary Native Americans and Europeans/Americans in the mid to late 18th century, focusing on Fort Stanwix (just up the road in Rome, NY). Fort Stanwix was the site of several critical treaties between the British and the Iroquois and, after the Revolution, the U.S. and the Iroquois. The region is the homeland of the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy, whose neutrality or military support was desired by both the Brisith and the "rebels" during the Revolution.
The Project was particualrly interested in finding and documenting any oral traditions that survive among the descendatns of particpants in the Battle of Oriskany (8/6/1777). Although none were found, archival research and consultation with current Native Americans resulted in this document, which includes mangement and planning for the Fort Stanwix National Monument.
Enjoy,

10 PM Closing for Case Library Tonight (2/25/10)

February 25, 2010 - 4:27pm — joanne

Due to severe winter weather conditions involving heavy snow, increasing winds late this afternoon and through the night, and the expectation of near blizzard conditions, Case Library and Geyer Center for Information Technology will close at 10:00 pm tonight.   
 
At this time, Cooley Science Library in McGregory Hall is planning to remain open until midnight. 
 
Joanne A. Schneider, University Librarian

Rotunda - American Founding Era collection

February 17, 2010 - 5:37pm — mike

Titles in Rotunda's American Founding Era collection have been added.  The collection includes the digital editions of the papers of a number of early presidents which are now searchable by keyword or browsable in context and cross-linked.  Collections include -

  • The Documentary History of Ratifications of the Constitution
  • The Papers of George Washington
  • The Papers of Thomas Jefferson
  • The Adams Papers Digital Edition
  • The Dolley Madison Digital Edition
  • The Papers of James Madison (forthcoming)

New books and videos lists for January

February 16, 2010 - 8:35am — mike

The new book lists are available for the month of January.  New videos added during January have also been processed.

Winter Olympics

February 11, 2010 - 11:16am — mjw

The Olympics are here! Every 4 years, just when college work starts to get heavy, the winter Olympics come along to distract you. For those of us fortunate to live close to the Canadian border, we have at least 2 ways to watch: NBC (Time Warner channels 3 and 863 in Hamilton) and streaming online through NBC partnerships with various cable providers. The best way to find out what's on when is to consult our Winter Olympic 2010 guide. My favorite event: curling, that "funny" sport where you throw rocks at houses and sweep with brooms. Of course, I'm biased. I'm the Colgate Curling Club faculty advisor!

Black History Month - February

February 5, 2010 - 10:46am — clarence
Woodson

The African American historian, Carter G. Woodson, first conceived of the idea of a Negro History Week (which later became Black History Month). He envisioned a celebration of black history and achievement as well as an educational forum. The first annual celebration took place in 1926. It was held during the 2nd week of February in honor of the birthdays of African American scholar Frederick Douglass and former United States president Abraham Lincoln.
 
The Colgate University Libraries have numerous resources for learning about African American history and experience. Some examples include:

Encyclopedias
Oxford African American Studies Center
Civil Rights Movement: People and Perspectives
Africana : the encyclopedia of the African and African American experience, Case Ref - DT14 .A37435 2005
Encyclopedia of African-American culture and history: the Black experience in the Americas
Encyclopedia of the African Diaspora: Origins, Experiences, and Culture
Slavery in the United States: A social, political, and historical encyclopedia
Harlem Renaissance
 
Newspapers & Magazines
Ethnic NewsWatch
African American Newspapers: the 19th Century
African American Newspapers - 1827 - 1998 (Newsbank)
 
Scholarly Articles
America: History and Life
Africana Periodical Literature Bibliographic Database
 
Primary Sources
African American frontiers : slave narratives and oral histories
Black Literature Index
Oxford African American Studies Center
Antebellum slave narratives : cultural and political expressions of Africa, CASE Main - E444 .A73 2009  
 
Many other resources are available from the Libraries' African American Studies page or by searching in the Library Catalog.
 
Note: The text was adapted from an article by Marian Aguiar in the Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience. The photo is by Robert Scurlock, Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. The text and photo are available from the Oxford African American Studies Center.

 

Brief Library Catalog downtime - Friday Feb. 5th - COMPLETED

February 4, 2010 - 5:16pm — cindy

We will have a brief outage of the Library Catalog Friday morning at 8:10AM.  We expect it to take only 10 minutes.

New online reference books added

February 3, 2010 - 4:19pm — mike

ABC-Clio ebooks
Belligerents, Brinksmanship and the Big Stick
This encyclopedia offers authoritative coverage of the concepts, traditions, events, and individuals that shaped United States' foreign relations from the American Revolution to the present.

Canada and Arctic North America : an Environmental History
A comprehensive treatment of the environmental history of northern North America offers a compelling account of the complex encounters of people, technology, culture, and ecology that shaped modern-day Canada and Alaska.

Creation Myths of the World
A resource on creation myths from around the world—their narratives, themes, motifs, similarities, and differences—and what they reveal about their cultures of origin.

Gay and Lesbian Rights (2nd edition)
This thoroughly updated edition provides readers with the background and resources needed to understand one of the important civil rights issues of our time.

Koreas
Asia in Focus: The Koreas is the most complete, accessible, and up-to-date resource available on both North Korea and South Korea.

Sharpe Online Reference
Offering a unique, interdisciplinary approach to U.S. History and Culture, Sharpe Online Reference (SOLR) explores the broad range of events, people, movements, and political, social, economic, and cultural issues that have shaped the nation from colonial times to the present day.
American Presidential Campaigns and Elections 1788-2008

American Social Movements

Colonial America

Encyclopedia of American folklife

Encyclopedia of the Gilded Age and Progressive era

Encyclopedia of the great depression and the new deal

Encyclopedia of the Jazz Age

Postwar America (1945 to the Present) : An Encyclopedia of Social, Political, Cultural, and Economic History

Social issues in America

 
Oxford Digital Reference Collection
Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome
This multivolume reference work is a comprehensive overview of the major cultures of the classical Mediterranean world--Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman--from the Bronze Age to the fifth century CE. It also covers the legacy of the classical world and its interpretation and influence in subsequent centuries.

 
Sage eReference
Encyclopedia of African-American Education
This reference is a comprehensive guide to significant issues, policies, historical events, and persons associated with the education of African Americans in the United States.