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Join us on Thursday, October 15, 2026 from 2-4 p.m. in the Archives & Special Collections Instruction Room, 340 Hillman Library, 3rd Floor and explore Pitt's rich queer history in the LGBTQIA+ archives at the University of Pittsburgh Library System's Archives & Special Collections! You'll see University Archives, local LGBTQIA+ newspapers, and more!

Why do queer audiences embrace horror? The monsters? The camp? Maybe it’s the chance to see versions of ourselves in stories about otherness, transformation, and challenging fear?

Join us on Tuesday, October 27, 2026 from 7-8:30 pm in Text & conText Lab at Hillman Library for a conversation about queer horror, from classic monsters to ’80s and ’90s breakthroughs to contemporary favorites...more

Two hundred and fifty years of American history is neither simple nor settled. Our Archives & Special Collections preserve the voices, images, and stories that make up that history in its full complexity — the celebrated and the contested, the familiar and the forgotten.

The ULS is a partner in the creation of a comprehensive digital critical edition of the complete works of Rudolf Carnap (1891-1970), a pioneer of Analytic Philosophy and a key figure in the Vienna Circle, profoundly shaped 20th-century thought. This 25-year €400,000-per year funded international collaboration affirms Pitt’s role as a global leader in philosophical scholarship...more

The ULS is pleased to announce the acquisition of the archive of Bill Cole, a jazz musician, ethnomusicologist, educator, author, and composer known for his use of non-western instruments....more

Explore the latest soundscape radio-art piece by August Wilson Archive Community-Artist Scholar, Ricardo iamuuri Robinson. “The Gospel According to WILSON” uses excerpts from interviews with the late playwright August Wilson to convey contemporary messages. It transforms Wilson’s spoken words into a cohesive experimental jazz vocalese, creating a recycled stream of consciousness that bridges historical language with current societal issues....more