University of Pittsburgh Library System

Listen to Hillman University Librarian and Director of the University Library System Kornelia Tancheva discuss resources, research expertise, one-of-a-kind collections, and new spaces. The conversation is part of the "From the Office of the Provost" podcast, which highlights exciting activities and initiatives in the office or University-wide that bolster and enhance our collective vision for growth and transformation. 

We are pleased to announce the acquisition of an archival collection documenting the research and career of Dr. Jonas Salk, who developed the first successful polio vaccine.

Rivers was an American jazz musician and composer. Though most famously a tenor saxophonist, he also performed on soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, flute, harmonica, piano, and viola. With a thorough command of music theory, orchestration, and composition, Rivers was an influential and prominent artist in jazz music. more...

Join us in celebrating this important but little-known piece of Pittsburgh history in a Gospel Music Tribute to Charles and Frankie Pace on Saturday, March 25, 2023, 7 p.m., at Ebenezer Baptist Chruch.

The PRESSED exhibit draws from the Forward archive a selection of the metal printing plates used to print photographs in the paper, depicting daily life and historical moments of Jewish life in America and around the world from the 1920s to the 60s.

The University of Pittsburgh Library System is pleased to announce that students, faculty, researchers, scholars, and the public now have access to the August Wilson Archive in Hillman Library.  The organization of the archive is detailed in the collection finding aid. more...

See our Horror Studies Collection Coordinator give WTAE TV a tour of the Romero Archive!