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1987

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Alistair Cooke: A Response To Granville Hicks' I Like America, Kathleen Manwaring Oct 1987

Alistair Cooke: A Response To Granville Hicks' I Like America, Kathleen Manwaring

The Courier

Written at the urging of his friend Louis Birk, managing editor of Modern Age Books, I Like America was Granville Hicks' attempt to present to a middle-class audience "the official line of the Communist Party in the Popular Front period". Published when the slogan 'Communism is Twentieth-Century Americanism' identified the interests of the mass of the American population, which was suffering from the Depression and the inadequate response of the New Deal for relief, with the aims of the Party, the book was later described by Hicks as "a venture in propaganda". The Granville Hicks Papers in the George Arents …

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Jan Maria Novotny And His Collection Of Books On Economics, Michael Markowski Oct 1987

Jan Maria Novotny And His Collection Of Books On Economics, Michael Markowski

The Courier

This article describes the life and books of economist Jan Novotny, whose extensive collection is now housed in the Syracuse University Libraries. Novotny believed that a comprehensive, liberal arts education was an essential prerequisite for anyone who wished to study or professionally practice finance and business. The well-roundedness obtained from the humanities, he argued, would lead those in business and finance to make moral and ehtically sound decisions. His collection covers the last five hundred years, consisting of nearly 6,000 books in many different languages. Novotny managed to flee Czechoslavakia with all of these books, which now provide a wealth …

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"A Citizen Of No Mean City": Jermain W. Loguen And The Antislavery Reputation Of Syracuse, Milton Charles Sernett Oct 1987

"A Citizen Of No Mean City": Jermain W. Loguen And The Antislavery Reputation Of Syracuse, Milton Charles Sernett

The Courier

This article describes the life and struggles of Jermain W. Loguen (originally named Jarm Logue), born a slave, who escaped to Syracuse, New York. Once in Syracuse, he became active in the Underground Railroad, the abolition movement, and even entered politics as a public speaker. His letters can be found in the Syracuse University Special Collections, as part of the Gerrit Smith papers. Smith was also a leading abolitionist who corresponded with major figures in the antislavery movement and influential freed slaves such as Frederick Douglass.

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Benjamin Spock And The Spock Papers At Syracuse University, Robert S. Pickett Oct 1987

Benjamin Spock And The Spock Papers At Syracuse University, Robert S. Pickett

The Courier

This article gives a portrait of the controversial pediatrician and popular author Benjamin Spock, much of it gleaned from his personal papers located at Syracuse University's Special Collections. Among some of the insights into his life worth noting are his wife Jane's contributions to his personal attitudes and even his books.

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William Martin Smallwood And The Smallwood Collection In Natural History At The Syracuse University Library, Eileen Snyder Oct 1987

William Martin Smallwood And The Smallwood Collection In Natural History At The Syracuse University Library, Eileen Snyder

The Courier

This article details the life and efforts of Syracuse Professor William Smallwood to collect major works on many of the major disciplines of science. Together the Smallwood collection provides a wonderful resource for the history of science and natural history.

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Courier, Vol.Xxii, No.2, Fall 1987, Syracuse University Library Associates Oct 1987

Courier, Vol.Xxii, No.2, Fall 1987, Syracuse University Library Associates

The Courier

Benjamin Spock and the Spock Papers at Syracuse University / Robert S. Pickett, Professor of Child and Family Studies, Syracuse University, p.3 -- Alistair Cooke: A Response to Granville Hicks' I Like America / Kathleen Manwaring, Syracuse University Library, p.23 -- "A Citizen of No Mean City": Jermain W. Loguen and the Antislavery Reputation of Syracuse / Milton C. Sernett, Associate Professor of Afro,American Studies, Syracuse University, p.33 -- Jan Maria Novotny and His Collection of Books on Economics / Michael Markowski, Syracuse University, p.57 -- William Martin Smallwood and the Smallwood Collection in Natural History at the Syracuse University …

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News Of The Library And The Library Associates, From Courier, Vol.Xxii, No.2, Fall 1987, Syracuse University Library Associates Oct 1987

News Of The Library And The Library Associates, From Courier, Vol.Xxii, No.2, Fall 1987, Syracuse University Library Associates

The Courier

Another Liszt Manuscript at Syracuse -- Recent Acquisitions / Carolyn Davis ; Amy S. Doherty -- Second Annual Book Sale

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Leopold Von Ranke, His Library, And The Shaping Of Historical Evidence, Edward Muir Apr 1987

Leopold Von Ranke, His Library, And The Shaping Of Historical Evidence, Edward Muir

The Courier

This article describes the life and collection of the famous historian Leopold von Ranke, whose collection is now housed in the Syracuse University Special Collections. Von Ranke was instrumental in developing what he saw as the most objective form of history possible, adhering to primary sources and straying from moral judgments. The thousands of documents that make up the Ranke Library are an invaluable source for the study of history.

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Ranke And The Venetian Document Market, Ugo Tucci Apr 1987

Ranke And The Venetian Document Market, Ugo Tucci

The Courier

This article discusses Leopold von Ranke, the seminal historian, specifically his times in Venice, where he developed his thorough objective historical method, under the influence of Venetian ambassadorial writings, or relazioni. He was also in the perfect situation to amass an impressive manuscript and rare book collection, as the Republic was falling at the time, and entire library and art collections were being liquidated. His vast collection is now part of the Syracuse University's Special Collections.

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Freak Show Images From The Ron Becker Collection, Robert Bogdan Apr 1987

Freak Show Images From The Ron Becker Collection, Robert Bogdan

The Courier

This article details the rise of freak shows from 1840 to 1940 in America, drawing from the extensive collection found in the Ron Becker Collection in the Syracuse University Special Collections. The exhibits played upon the superstitions and prejudices of popular American culture, and every exhibit was a fraud of some sort. The photographs of these "human curiosities" fascinated Ron Becker, who amassed a collection of the photos, mostly from the photographers Charles Eisenmann and Frank Wendt.

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Ranke's Favorite Source: The Relazioni Of The Venetian Ambassadors, Gino Benzoni Apr 1987

Ranke's Favorite Source: The Relazioni Of The Venetian Ambassadors, Gino Benzoni

The Courier

This article describes how certain administrative documents written in Venice during the Holy Roman Empire, dubbed relazioni, had a profound effect on the famous historian Leopold von Ranke, and the development of his extremely objective historiography. Von Ranke collected many of these relazioni, and they can be found in the Ranke Library at Syracuse University.

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The Imperishable Perishable Press, Terrance Keenan Apr 1987

The Imperishable Perishable Press, Terrance Keenan

The Courier

When art and meaning come together so effectively, when craft and purpose meld so well, something precious emerges. Of the many one-of-a-kind things in the world, few have a memorable identity. In the work of Walter Hamady the art of bookmaking explores new terrain. The finished product is not a candidate for the museum or the gallery. It holds something for the eye and the mind both, something that was created by human hands to be held by human hands. Often beautiful, always different and provocative, the books of the Perishable Press are durable reminders of the creative spirit at …

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The William A. Hinds American Communities Collection, Mark F. Weimer Apr 1987

The William A. Hinds American Communities Collection, Mark F. Weimer

The Courier

This article discusses the life and contributions of William A. Hinds, who in his book American Communities, tried to document communistic societies within America, such as the Oneida Community. The article includes a list of the communities and associations that Hinds documented.

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News Of The Libraries And The Library Associates, From Courier, Vol.Xxii, No.1, Spring 1987, Syracuse University Library Associates Apr 1987

News Of The Libraries And The Library Associates, From Courier, Vol.Xxii, No.1, Spring 1987, Syracuse University Library Associates

The Courier

The Kellogg Project -- New Granville Hicks Material Acquired -- Daniel Berkeley Updike and the Merrymount Press -- Post-Standard Award Citation, 1987, For Melvin A. Eggers -- Program for 1987-88

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Courier, Vol.Xxii, No.1, Spring 1987, Syracuse University Library Associates Apr 1987

Courier, Vol.Xxii, No.1, Spring 1987, Syracuse University Library Associates

The Courier

Leopold von Ranke, His Library, and the Shaping of Historical Evidence / Edward Muir, Associate Professor of History, Louisiana State University, p.3 -- Ranke's Favorite Source: The Relazioni of the Venetian Ambassadors / Gino Benzoni, Professor of History, University of Venice, p.11 -- Ranke and the Venetian Document Market / Ugo Tucci, Professor of Economic History, University of Venice, p.27 -- The Imperishable Perishable Press / Terrance Keenan, Syracuse University Libraries, p.39 -- Freak Show Images from the Ron Becker Collection / Robert Bogdan, Associate Professor of Special Education, Syracuse University, p.45 -- The William A. Hinds American Communities Collection …

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