We are pleased to announce the acquisition of the papers of Dr. Freddie Fu, noted orthopaedic surgeon and a leader in the field of sports medicine.
Dr. Avinoff is known locally as a former Director of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History and as the designer of Pitt's Russian Nationality Room
Pittsburgh was selected to join cities worldwide on Google Arts & Culture, and the library is helping to tell Pittsburgh's story
250 years ago, the first copies of the Declaration of Independence to be distributed to the public were printed on July 4, 1776, as broadsides. Join us on July 7, 2026 from 4-5:30 p.m. at Archives & Special Collections Reading Room, Hillman Third Floor to explore themes of freedom and democracy in print and then get hands-on as you typeset and print your own broadside in the Text & conText Lab. ...more
Celebrate 100 years of Pitt’s Nationality Rooms & Intercultural Exchange Program (NRIEP) at the grand opening of two new exhibits! Join us Thursday, February 26, 2026, from 5–7 PM at Hillman Library, 3rd floor, The Hyland Gallery Archives & Special Collections Exhibits....more
Join lead curator Dr. Lina Insana, Professor in the Department of French and Italian, on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 from Noon-12:45 p.m. for a gallery talk on the new exhibit, Read the Room! Uncovering the Italian Room's Transnational Traces. This exhibit documents the transnational networks and economic class dynamics at play during the Room's development in the 1930s and 1940s. ...more
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
Join us on Friday, September 12, 2025 from 2:30-3:30pm in the Archives & Special Collections Gallery to hear directly from the curator about the new exhibit Dig In! Exploring the Culinary World Through Rare Books and Archives. Then, visit the Text & conText Lab to make your own recipe book!...more
