Abortion, Feminism, and Education in the Patricia S. McCormack Papers

By Sophia Scanlan, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, History PhD student Like all great journalist collections, the recently processed Patricia S. McCormack Papers (finding aid) offer insight into both the period she covered and the way she understood the world around her. Though the collection doubtless provides ample material for mid-to-late twentieth-century women’s historians, […]

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Oral History | Newly available Cuban Voices oral history collection

  The Cuban Voices oral history collection is processed and its finding aid is ready for researcher use. Elizabeth Dore, Emeritus Professor of Modern Languages and Linguistics at the University of Southampton coordinated the Cuban Voices Project, also known as Memories of the Cuban Revolution. Dore received a Ph.D. in Latin American History from Columbia […]

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Two Glimpses of Judy Garland at the RBML: Part II

This post is by Callum Blackmore, a GSAS student and intern in the RBML’s Graduate Student Internship in Primary Sources. Two recently processed collections at the Rare Book and Manuscript Library provide insights into the life and work of Judy Garland. But while one paints the star in a largely negative light, the other offers […]

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Two Glimpses of Judy Garland at the RBML: Part I

This post is by Callum Blackmore, a GSAS student and intern in the RBML’s Graduate Student Internship in Primary Sources. Two recently processed collections at the Rare Book and Manuscript Library provide insights into the life and work of Judy Garland. But while one paints the star in a largely negative light, the other offers […]

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