Gleeson Library Digital Collections

DYK we have a petrified lichen the size of a cowboy hat?! This new @SFFoghorn article is a must read. "The @usfca Archives: Sentiment and Strangeness" by Savannah Dewberry. Thanks for the profile, @SFFoghorn! #americanarchivesmonth #magicmushrooms 🔗sffoghorn.com/the-usf-archiv…

Until the end of November you can view “The Enemy Alien Files: Hidden Stories of World War II,” a new exhibit from the National Japanese American Historical Society. Admission is free. For more info, visit aiisf.org/events/enemyal….

We are hiring! Assoc Dean - Access, Instruction & Research at The Univ. of San Francisco's @GleesonLibrary Salary range in the job desc. Feel free to reach out if you would like to discuss & nominations welcome. #usfca #acrl #ala #libaryjobs usfca.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/USF_Staf…

Sharing a #CollectionHighlight for #AmericanArchivesMonth📁: Here's a peek into our collection of memos, speeches, correspondence, photos, & newspaper clippings related to "Handsome Gene" Schmitz, SF Mayor 1902-1907. #SanFrancisco #politics #EugeneSchmitz #GleesonLibrary #usfca

@wtneary Ooooh, I'll have to check the print archives for that. I hope so! we've got the Atlas Observer, from the late 80s, which claims to be the "unofficial student newspaper" & the SF Scene issued by KUSF in '69 when the Foghorn went on hiatus

@USFCA_Digi_Coll thx, lol, well it was like the third newspaper story I ever wrote in what turned out to be a reasonably long career. Do u have copies of the Compass, the underground paper we put out in 198X as an alternative to the Foghorn?

I was recently astonished to find myself (or I guess I should say, something I wrote) footnoted in a history book. That's when I learned many of my college newspaper articles are now online. Nice, @USFCA_Digi_Coll amazon.com/Queer-Nuns-Rel…

Stockton is the hub of the nation’s Filipino community, which developed after the U.S. annexation of the Philippines in 1898. It’s a huge part of the history of the nation’s Asian American community. smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithson…

October is #AmericanArchivesMonth📂Follow us over at @usfca_scua where we'll be tweeting this month about @GleesonLibrary's archival collections and the work being done to preserve and provide access to these collections. #usfca

(1/7) Join Our Team in Deciphering the Disappeared We would love to invite people who have an interest in paleography and transcription to join our project.

(1/9) Welcome to the official Twitter account for Native Bound Unbound! We are creating a digital archive of the Indigenous enslaved across the Americas, name by name, place by place, event by event and story by story. Supported by @MellonFdn; ED @ERaelGalvez

@CannonDr @usfca @GleesonLibrary Agreed. It was fun to hear your laugh ringing through the stacks. And it was a joy to see and hear so much appreciation for your hard work & compassionate leadership.

Yesterday, @usfca celebrated the career & accomplishments of @CannonDr, our @GleesonLibrary Dean for 25 years. Much gratitude & cheers to Tyrone in his retirement! #librarians #MonihanAtrium #usfca

Check out The People’s Graphic Design Archive @PeoplesGDArc - a crowd-sourced virtual archive that aims to expand, diversify, and preserve graphic design history. peoplesgdarchive.org #graphicdesign #digitalcollections #designhistory #visualresources

Come out and say hi this Sunday— We are hosting another Graphic Design Roadshow event at the Grey Area Festival grayarea.org/course/ga-fest…

You didn't think @lizzo played that antique flute on stage without practicing first, did you? She visited the Library Monday & played several of the flutes in our collection, which is the largest in the world. #LizzoAtLOC See & hear more from her visit: blogs.loc.gov/loc/2022/09/it…

Finally got a chance to see a print copy of the #USFMagazine feature on the impact of the Black Student Union at @usfca - so good! #BSUatUSF #archives #BlackLivesMatter #BlackStudentsMatter usfca.edu/magazine/may-2…

Volume 5, Special Issue: Human Rights Education & Black Liberation. Edited by @monishabajaj, @SusanitaKatz, and Lyn-Tise Jones #IJHRE @USFCA_SOE @USFCA_IME @USFCA_Digi_Coll 📓 repository.usfca.edu/ijhre/vol5/iss…

The work of student organizers remains necessary and has played one of the most significant roles in the development of our academic institutions, but the threat of surveillance remains constant. As archivists/memory workers, this is another reminder that we must engage