The Archives
and Special Collections underwent renovations this summer, and what a
difference a few months can make!
Offices were redesigned, work spaces were moved, and most importantly,
our storage areas were completely overhauled.
The Archives and Special Collections now has state-of-the-art storage
facilities, including two new mobile shelving systems. Our College history and manuscript
collections are now better preserved and access to them has been vastly
improved.
The
Archives and Special Collections’ website also has new features. You can now follow us on Twitter to learn
about Marist history and our collections.
Our Twitter handle is @LowellJThomas.
Additionally, we now have a Facebook page that includes a Marist history
time-line and many photos from our College Archives and other collections. You can find us on Facebook at the following
URL: <http://www.facebook.com/maristarchives>.
Faculty
interested in using our collections are encouraged to drop by or schedule a
time to meet with the Head of Archives and Special Collections, John Ansley, to
arrange class sessions in the Archives and Special Collections or to discuss
research projects. John may be reached at ext. 5217 or john.ansley@marist.edu.
Guides or finding aids to the
collections can be found by visiting the home page for the Archives and Special
Collections: http://library.marist.edu/archives/.
Books in the Special Collections can be found on the Library’s catalog: http://voyager.marist.edu/vwebv/searchBasic?sk=en_USmarist.
Images from the Lowell Thomas Papers and our student newspaper archive can
be search on-line: http://library.marist.edu/archives/search/.
The above materials will be added to Fox Hunt during the fall semester.
The
Archives and Special Collections holds over 50 unique collections that include:
original documents, photographic prints, glass plate negatives, lantern slides,
reel to reel audiotape, wire recordings, phonograph records, objects,
artifacts, motion picture film, videotape, DVDs, artwork, scientific reports,
plays, and rare books. Highlights
include the Lowell Thomas Papers, our award winning Environmental History
Collections, Hudson River Valley history, and the College Archives.
All
of the collections held in the Archives and Special Collections are open to the
Marist Community and all interested researchers. The collections are
non-circulating, but digital copies can be made of most items for classroom or
research purposes.
LOCATION:
LB 134 (1st
floor of the James A. Cannavino Library)
HOURS:
Monday – Friday, 8:30 am –
5:00 pm
RESOURCES:
· Over 50 unique collections
· 9,000 books and monographs
· 40,000 images
· 1,000 hours of audio
· 1,500 hours of film ns
· 1,000,000 documents
CONTACT INFORMATION:
· Main number – 575-3199
· John Ansley, Head of Archives
& Special Collections – 575-5217 or john.ansley@marist.edu
· Monish Singh, Digital Archivist
– 575-5214 or monish.singh1@marist.edu
· Nancy Decker, Library Assistant
– 575-3199 or nancy.decker@marist.edu
URL:
Twitter Handle:
@LowellJThomas
Facebook:
