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Introducing Genealogy To The Academic Library In The 21st Century, Tom Mcfarland, Joan Barnes Jan 2018

Introducing Genealogy To The Academic Library In The 21st Century, Tom Mcfarland, Joan Barnes

UNL Libraries: Faculty Publications

This case study examines the development of a new program to foster genealogical research in an academic library that did not encourage or promote genealogical research. In early 2014, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries set a strategic initiative of increased outreach. As one way to reach the goal, the staff development officer and the community engagement librarian proposed a genealogical program with three objectives: • to reach out to campus faculty, staff, and students • to involve library faculty and staff • to bring community users into the academic library The staff development officer and the community engagement librarian became …


The Susan Barbara Tallmon Sargent Collection: A Biographical And Genealogical Guide To A Digitized Manuscript Collection At The University Of Utah’S J. Willard Marriott Library, Ken Rockwell Mar 2017

The Susan Barbara Tallmon Sargent Collection: A Biographical And Genealogical Guide To A Digitized Manuscript Collection At The University Of Utah’S J. Willard Marriott Library, Ken Rockwell

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

: Description of the Susan Barbara Tallmon Sargent Collection, a manuscript collection now available online through the University of Utah’s Marriott Library. The collection contains correspondence, reports, and other documents about medical missionaries in China, as well as correspondence of the Tallmon family of Iowa, California, and Oregon. This article is particularly useful in identifying the many writers and recipients of letters and reports in the collection.


Sobrevivimos … Al Fin Hablo, Leon Malmed Aug 2015

Sobrevivimos … Al Fin Hablo, Leon Malmed

Zea E-Books Collection

Esta es la historia real de Leon Malmed quien, junto a su hermana Rachel, escapó de Francia durante la época del Holocausto gracias a sus valientes y heroicos vecinos quienes, después de haber presenciado el arresto de los padres de nuestro protagonista en 1942, se ofrecieron a cuidarlo a él y a su hermana hasta que regresaran. Primero, los padres de Leon fueron llevados a Drancy, después a Auschwitz-Birkenau, y nunca volvieron. Mientras tanto sus vecinos, que vivían en el piso de abajo, Henri y Suzanne Ribouleau, los acogieron dándoles un hogar y una familia; protegiéndolos mientras la ocupación los …