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photo of a 19th century handwritten diary with a hand drawn map of Virgina
Society & Culture
April 2, 2015 | 03:27 pm

Libraries commemorate 150th anniversary of Civil War

This journal was kept by William Carey Morey, a University of Rochester graduate who would later become a beloved professor and namesake of Morey Hall and who fought in the Battle of the Wilderness. River Campus Libraries is marking the 150th anniversary of the Civil War with a series of events commemorating the experiences of Rochester’s soldiers and citizens.

topics: anniversary, civil war, events, River Campus Libraries,
historic photo of women outside a factory during World War II
Society & Culture
March 24, 2015 | 02:46 pm

Talk explores ‘Hidden American Histories of World War II’

Combat GIs dominate the history of Americans abroad during World War II. But these soldiers constituted only a small fraction of the unprecedented millions of Americans who mobilized for war. Brooke Blower, a Boston University historian, explores the backstories of a diverse group of noncombatants and their paths into global war.

topics: Department of History, events, School of Arts and Sciences, World War II,
Ed Ayers
Society & Culture
March 11, 2015 | 12:58 pm

Edward Ayers to lecture on ‘The Shape of the Civil War’

Edward Ayers will appear on campus as the 2015 Distinguished Visitor in the Humanities. Ayers’ digital archive project, The Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities in the American Civil War, has been used in thousands of classrooms around the world.

topics: Department of History, events, School of Arts and Sciences,
Rush Rhees Library
Society & Culture
March 11, 2015 | 11:18 am

Mellon Grant helps River Campus Libraries establish Digital Humanities Institute

River Campus Libraries has been awarded a $100,672 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to fund a pilot program designed to strengthen librarians’ competencies in digital scholarship. “21st Century Skills: Digital Humanities Institute for Mid-Career Librarians” will launch during the summer of 2015.

topics: announcements, digital humanities, grant, River Campus Libraries,
map showing explorations into the unknown of Zheng He around Asia
Society & Culture
February 27, 2015 | 11:47 am

What drives human exploration of the unknown?

In his new book, professor of history Stewart Weaver chronicles journeys of discovery from the pre-historic trek of humans across the land bridge over the Bering Strait some 12,000 years ago to the mid-20th century deep sea voyages of Jacques-Yves Cousteau.

topics: Department of History, Environmental Humanities Program, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, Stewart Weaver,
Susan B. Anthony's gravesite with yellow roses
Society & Culture
February 13, 2015 | 11:50 am

Celebrating Susan B. Anthony’s 195th Birthday

Faculty, students, and staff will celebrate Susan B. Anthony’s birthday with a visit to her gravesite in Mount Hope Cemetery on Monday, Feb. 16.

topics: events, Susan B. Anthony, Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender Sexuality and Women's Studies,