Turn on, Tune in, Drop out, or Just Browse the Sixties

Posted on March 17th, 2009 by janestrudwick

Shortly after the demonstration, I got a call from Manny, my college roommate. He was now an army psychologist, working on secret LSD experiments with soldiers (recently it was revealed that these experiments were CIA-funded), and he wanted to know if I was interested in trying some. “Sure,” I replied. I had never even tried [...]

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The American Civil War Research Database - March Database of the Month

Posted on March 5th, 2009 by janestrudwick

The American Civil War Research Database is the definitive online resource for researching the soldiers, regiments, and battles of the American Civil War. Originally created by Historical Data Systems, Inc., the database contains indexed, searchable information on over 4 million soldiers and thousands of battles, together with 15,000 photographs. With thousands of regimental rosters and [...]

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In the News: The White House

Posted on January 20th, 2009 by MarisHayashi

Week of January 20, 2009
News Item: Barack Obama will become the 44th President of the United States on January 20, at which time he and his family will take up residence in the White House. The titles listed here provide various insights into the building located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC. (As an aside: [...]

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America’s Historical Newspapers - January Database of the Month

Posted on January 4th, 2009 by janestrudwick

America’s Historical Newspapers allows users to search more than 1,000 U.S. historical newspapers published between 1690 and 1922, including titles from all 50 states. Created by Readex through partnerships with the American Antiquarian Society, Library of Congress, Wisconsin Historical Society and others, America’s Historical Newspapers enables researchers to explore virtually every aspect of America during [...]

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The Wilbur H. Siebert Underground Railroad Collection

Posted on December 16th, 2008 by janestrudwick

The FAU Libraries have received another generous gift from Mr. Hugh W. Ripley. 
Finding that students in his American history classes “were inclined to be restless and inattentive, [Wilbur H. Siebert] decided to arouse their interest over a mysterious and romantic subject that was rich in adventure.”
The Wilbur H. Siebert Collection contains correspondence, notes, manuscripts, student [...]

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