Comprehensive coverage of the African American experience from the early 18th century to the early 21st – from pre-Revolution America to the modern era. Sourced from nearly 20,000 American and global newspapers from 1704 to the present, including over 400 African American newspapers. Provides full-text searching as well as access to content by Topic, Event, … Read more
The experience and impact of Hispanic Americans as recorded by the new media. To access this database via the library website visit: Hispanic Life in America
Wesleyan’s World Music Archives and Music Department invite you to a celebration in honor of Winslow-Kaplan Professor of Music Sumarsam’s forthcoming book, History and Myth, Interculturalism and Interreligiosity: The In-Between in Javanese Performing Arts (Wesleyan University Press). This hour-long event includes a concert, featuring guest singer Heni Savitri, and a short presentation by Sumarsam entitled “History and … Read more
The Library is happy to announce that we’ve recently purchased perpetual access to Proquest’s Historical Black Newspapers database . This unique resource offers , full-text primary source content from some of the most important historical black newspapers, including the Chicago Defender, New York Amsterdam News, Pittsburgh Courier, and many others. Patrons can access full-page and … Read more
We invite you to stop by Olin Lobby to view eight posters by Embodying Antiracism Initiative (EAI) community fellow Barbara McClane, on display through April 30, 2023. “Women Who Pour” is part of McClane’s “I Am Woman” series, which celebrates the beauty, strength, and resilience of local community members. This year’s theme honors women who … Read more
We are pleased to share the library’s 2023 winter update on our work towards a more just library, campus, and world. We welcome your questions, suggestions, and collaborations as we continue this crucial work. Access the library’s DEIJ web page here. — Andrew White, University Librarian Winter 2023 DEIJ Update Building on the progress the library … Read more
Friday, February 24, 2023 at 4:30pmOlin Library, Smith Reading Room, 252 Church Street, Middletown, Connecticut FREE! Photographer, author, and Embodying Antiracism Initiative Community Fellow Barbara McClane shines a light into her new memoir. Blessed Not Bitter: The Barbara McClane Journey is a transparent, inspiring, and hope-giving story of McClane’s life challenges, self-discovery, and finding her family after 60 years. A reception with refreshments … Read more
Click here to join the event on Zoom Click here to RSVP to attend in person On Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 7:00 pm, join Marvin McNeill (Wesleyan alum and Assistant Professor of Music and African American Studies, Emory University) and New Orleans musician Edward “Juicey” Jackson in a virtual screening of the hour-long documentary From the Mouthpiece on … Read more
Celebrate CONSTITUTION DAY with Festival Harmony and assisting instrumentalists conducted by the composer from the harpsichord the amendments read by Gregory Harris THE BILL OF RIGHTS: TEN AMENDMENTS IN EIGHT MOTETS music by Neely Bruce, composed in the style of William Billings the text from various sources, edited by James Madison 12:00 noon – 1:00 … Read more
We are pleased to share highlights of Wesleyan Library’s most recent efforts to create more equitable and welcoming services and spaces for the Wesleyan community: Incorporating the FGLI Textbook Collection into the Science Library, including the creation of an online discovery interface, to increase access to textbooks. Installing the WSA BIPOC Browsing Collection in Olin … Read more
