Archives & Special Collections News

Illustrion of a Black man sitting in front of a barrel

Evry Thing That Glitta, Ain’t...

As part of our effort to share the August Wilson Archive with the broader Pittsburgh community, we cordially invite you to the opening reception for the newly created artwork installation of local artist Ricky Davii, inspired by August Wilson’s musical “Black Bart and the Sacred Hills” (1977) on Saturday, January 20 from 4-7 p.m. at Hillman Library...
University Library System Acquires Jonas Salk Papers

University Library System Acquires Jonas Salk Papers

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.
Join us and explore the research of the Archival Scholars

Join us and explore the research of the Archival Scholars

Archival Scholars in Action highlights the research work and progress of the Archival Scholars Research Award (ASRA) recipients through a series of lightning talks, a panel discussion, and display of a selection of primary sources. Friday, March 22, 2024 from 1 – 3 p.m. in the Hillman Library, Third Floor 340 Archives & Special Collections Instruction Room.
Sam Rivers playing the soprano saxophone

We’ve acquired the archive of jazz legend Sam Rivers

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...
Charles and Frankie Pace Sheet Music and Images

Recovering the Lost Gospel Music of Charles and Frankie Pace

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.
Still frame from video of a news video about the August Wilson Archives

WTAE TV Spotlight on Black History

August Wilson exhibit highlights monthlong Black History Month celebration in Pittsburgh

The August Wilson Archive is Now Open for Research Use

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...
Romero Artifacts

WTAE TV Takes a Look Inside the Romero Archive

See our Horror Studies Collection Coordinator give WTAE TV a tour of the Romero Archive!
A Conversation with Evan Laine on his Book: Arlen Specter: Scandals, Conspiracies, and Crisis in Focus

Conversation with Evan Laine on his Book: Arlen Specter: Scandals, Conspiracies, and Crisis in Focus

Arlen Specter Center, Paul J. Gutman Library and the University of Pittsburgh Library System present a Conversation with Evan Laine on his Book: Arlen Specter: Scandals, Conspiracies, and Crisis in Focus

Andrey Avinoff: Fantastic Visions

This exhibition at the University Art Gallery explores the life and art of Andrey Avinoff (1884-1949), the émigré artist, scientist, professor, and museum director whose scholarly rigor and flamboyant creativity left an indelible mark on Pittsburgh’s cultural landscape. The exhibition will span displays at the University Art Gallery and the Hillman Library.

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