Please Join the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and the C.V. Starr East Asian Library for a talk and discussion on Re-examining Relations between Hu Shih and T. V. Soong as Top Chinese Diplomats in the U.S. During WWII: New Discoveries from Koo, Soong and Hu Papers, on Wednesday, October 11, 2023, 4-5PM, in Room 918, International […]
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Tips for researchers’ first time in the archives: photos and scanning
Carrie Smith, Lecturer at Cardiff University, recently posted a thread on Twitter with basic advice for first-time archives researchers. The thread has tips that work well for our own RBML users — even for our more regular visitors. […]
Processing the Gung-ho Oversized Artworks
“Gung-ho” is a term meaning being overly enthusiastic or energetic. This term originated from the Wade-Giles name of the Chinese Industrial Cooperatives (CIC), and their slogan was Gung-ho, which translates into working together or a cooperative. The term was later adopted by Evans F. Carlson, a US Marine colonel who was involved with the CIC, […]
Linking Names in Our Archival Collections: Shared Authority Review (Interim update)
One of our collaborative work-from-home projects since the COVID pandemic started in March 2020 is our ongoing review of linked authority records in our archival collections. The shared authorities in our archival collections are managed in ArchivesSpace and are utilized across four of our distinctive collections including the Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, the […]
THIS THURSDAY, 2:00-3:15 PM – Lehman Center Book Talk on The Hispanic Republican
Join the Lehman Center for American History for a talk by Geraldo Cadava (Northwestern University) on the author’s new book, The Hispanic Republican: The Shaping of an American Political Identity, from Nixon to Trump. Thursday, October 8th, 2:00-3:15 PM — CLICK HERE TO REGISTER — […]