Mdocs Poster-2015-02-18, John Beckman, Experiential Storytelling And Science Exhibits, Sarah Dean, Shane Boissiere

MDOCS Publications

Event Poster.

Skidmore College Alum John Beckman, '94 (Theater/Design, Art History) delivered a talk on February 18, 2015 at 5:30pm in Davis Auditorium, Experiential Storytelling and Exhibit Design.

John Beckman is Director of Exhibit Design & Development, Museum of Science & Industry (Chicago). Mary Odekon (Professor of Physics) and Ray Giguere (Professor of Chemistry) who had helped curate exhibitions at the Tang Museum, provided commentary.

The event was sponsored by MDOCS (John B Moore Documentary Studies Collaborative), Art History, Arts Administration, and with the support of the Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum

Mdocs Publication-2015-02-11, Latin American Films To Be Featured In Skidmore Series, Anonymous Anonymous

MDOCS Publications

"Latin American Films to be featured in Skidmore Series"

The Saratogian

February 11, 2015

Author:

A Librarian’S Genealogical Study To Outreach For Ethnic Populations, Sheau-Yueh J. Chao

Publications and Research

Chinese Americans searched for their identities and strove for achievement in the United States. Respect for the elders is considered as one of the outstanding virtues of Chinese culture. The importance of this trait is underscored via its record-keeping traditions and clan genealogies called Jiapu which was fostered by centuries of Confucian philosophy. Some of the history of Chinese in America can in fact be found not only in China but also internationally around the globe. In this paper, the author will share her experiences and ideas on building and enhancing family history research through understanding the major components in …

Mdocs Newsletter-2015-02-06, 1.7, Jordana Dym, Maggie Clark

MDOCS Publications

No abstract provided.

Mdocs Flyer-2015-01-26, Salim Amin And Chip Duncan Screen Mo And Me, Jordana Dym

MDOCS Publications

On January 26, MDOCS hosted photographer/filmmakers Salim Amin and Chip Duncan, who screened the film Mo and Me. The film follows the life of documentary photographer and filmmaker Mo Amin, Salim's father. Duncan discussed a feature film project that he is developing based on this documentary film.

Mel Salazar (Part 2), Csusb

South Colton Oral History Project Collection

No abstract provided.

Bob Carrasco, Csusb

South Colton Oral History Project Collection

No abstract provided.

Lonnie Edwards Oral History, Ashley Davis

Vietnam

Lonnie Edwards was born in Madison County, Alabama on December 6^th 1942. He attended high school at a local school in Madison County. He had basic training at Fort Rally Camp before being sent over to Vietnam. After he came back from Vietnam he went to trade school at JF Drake in Huntsville and worked with PPJN Industries. He married and had children and later got divorced and remarried. They are both retired and living in Madison County.

Mdocs Flyer-2015-01-01, Myors (Make Your Own Radio Show) With Adam Tinkle, Jordana Dym, Adam Tinkle

MDOCS Publications

Adam Tinkle hosts MYORS Make Your Own Radio Show, a once-a-month session to help Skidmore and Saratoga Springs community members create their own audio work using "everyday" tools and widely availble programs.

Mdocs Flyer-2015-01-01, Carr Residency, Jocelyn Arem, The Multimedia Archive, Jordana Dym

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MDOCS FEATURED EVENT: The Multimedia Archive

THE MULTIMEDIA ARCHIVE WORKSHOPS WITH JOCELYN AREM

The John B. Moore Documentary Studies Collaborative and Special Programs welcome Jocelyn Arem, '04, for a series of spring workshops on the Multimedia Community Archive, helping students, faculty and community partners develop and manage documentary projects with archival sources from conception through development of archival evidence, to documentary production planning.

Workshops:

• January 30: Preparation: Getting Started

• February 27: Production: Working with Sources

• March 27: Presentation: Storytelling

Fridays, 2-4pm, Tisch 302

Workshops are open to Skidmore College faculty, staff, and students and community partners. RSVP to mdocs [@] …

Ua94/6/14 Student / Alumni Personal Papers Wku Herbert Cary, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by Herbert Cary regarding the history of the Agriculture Department. These research materials resulted in the publication of Cary's book, Road to Excellence: Agriculture at Western Kentucky University, 1998.

Communal Reflections: The Jewish Historical Society Of Staten Island Oral History Project, Amy F. Stempler

Publications and Research

The history of Jewish communities in New York has often cast a shadow over the history of other communities throughout the United States. Staten Island, though part of America’s largest Jewish city, has not received the scholarly attention awarded to Manhattan and the other outer boroughs. By the end of the twentieth century, Staten Island had the fastest growing Jewish community in New York City. Jews constituted 9 percent of the borough’s population, a higher proportion of the population than the number of Jews in all states outside of New York. Little is known about the community, especially its early …