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Events and news of what's happening around the Fredonia campus.
Events and news of what's happening around the Fredonia campus.
An exhibit, “Art & Archives: Robert Rie Papers” opened Feb. 9 in the Gallery@Reed in Reed Library at SUNY Fredonia.
Students in ENGL 213: Texts & Contexts class celebrated the birthday of the acclaimed author Stefan Zweig’s with a birthday cake and a visit to the Zweig Archive.
Coordinator of Archives and Special Collections Mandi Shepp was interviewed by the New York Times to give expert insight into the history of Spiritualism and life in Lily Dale, a hamlet the Times article described as a haven for Spiritualism.
The Certified Archivist designation has been earned by Coordinator of Special Collections and Archives Amanda Shepp, after passing the rigorous Academy of Certified Archivists examination.
Faculty members including Reed Library Senior Assistant Librarian Mandi Shepp and Visiting Assistant Librarian Katelynn Telford, with School of Music Associate Professor Jill Reese, collaborated on a new exhibit that honors SUNY Fredonia Music Education alumni Dr. Bennett Reimer, '54, and Roberta Guaspari, '69.
The Western New York Library Resources Council (WNYLRC) has selected Dawn Payne, a senior Animation and Illustration major from Orchard Park, to create an original map that identifies the locations of libraries as well as museums, art galleries and historical societies across Western New York.
Reed Library Special Collections and Archives has purchased two series of original correspondence, one written by Stefan Zweig to Felix Wittmer, and the other written by Friderike Zweig to various correspondents.
The Browder-Wallenberg Collection, a set of video-recorded and audio-recorded interviews of individuals who survived the Holocaust, is now available to researchers and community members at Reed Library.
What do a publicity photograph of ʼ70s punk rockers, The Ramones, the cornerstone box from the original Fredonia Academy building, correspondence of acclaimed author Stefan Zweig, photographs of Buffalo Bills players signing autographs, a far different look at the Reed Library interior and postcards of local scenes from the turn of the 20th century have in common?
How Holocaust survivors who relocated to western New York recalled their German camp experiences in interviews they gave more than three decades ago have been preserved in a digitalization project undertaken by Special Collections and Archives.