Archives & Special Collections News

Archives & Special Collections Gallery Talk

Join curator Victoria LaFave, University of Pittsburgh Department of Theatre Arts PhD candidate, about the exhibit "Consulming Divas: Legacies of Fan Culture in American Theatre" on Friday, November 8, 2024 at Noon. Who is your favorite celebrity – for better or worse? Are you consuming their art, or have you gone a step further by following them on social media? We might think contemporary...

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This is what you've been waiting for "owl" year!

Join us on Friday, November 15, 2024 for The University of Pittsburgh Library System's Annual Audubon Day! At 10 a.m., Sean Morrissey will present Collaboration and Process: Producing the Birds of America. Followed by Birds and Conservation presented by the National Aviary with a LIVE BIRD at noon! Audubon prints will on display, as well as Text...

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Ahmad Jamal Comes Home to Pittsburgh

The archive of the late jazz pianist acquired by the University of Pittsburgh Library System

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Get to Know our August Wilson Archive Outreach and Engagement Coordinator

In August Wilson’s works, Brenden Peifer found his family’s voices — and his own.

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The University Library System (ULS) received a transformative $1M gift to name the Archives & Special Collections Gallery

We have received a transformative $1M gift to name the Archives & Special Collections Gallery on the third floor of the newly renovated Hillman Library. This gift will allow us to enhance our distinctive collections through the acquisition and preservation of material of national and international importance and will greatly facilitate our outreach efforts in order to support Pitt’s strategic mission of community engagement and global relevance.

Sam Rivers Concert featuring members of the RivBea Orchestra

Part of the 54th Annual Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert hosted by the University of Pittsburgh Library System and the Pitt Jazz Studies Department.

SEMINAR: Monday, October 28, 2024 at 4p.m. - Free and open to the public!
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Discover How August Wilson’s “Jitney” Debuted in Vicenza, Italy

Don’t miss director Renzo Carbonera discussing the first-ever Italian translation and stage performance of “Jitney.” The 2023 production featured an entire cast of Black Italian actors, all of African origin. Register here to attend the event on Wednesday, October 30 at 4:30 p.m.

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Japanese woodblock prints donated to the library

The University of Pittsburgh Library System received the generous gift of 130 Japanese woodblock prints from Pitt alumni Barry and Elizabeth Rosensteel, adding to their previous donations.

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African American Migrant and European Immigrant Oral Histories Now Online

We are pleased to announce the online availability of 300+ oral histories of African American migrant and European immigrant populations to the Steel Valley!
Audio oral history collections highlighting the experiences of minority communities, their lives, and their voices in Western PA from the 1970s - early 2000s are now available online, made possible through a grant from the Recordings at Risk Program...

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Papers of Neurosurgery Pioneer Dr. Peter Jannetta Open for Research at the University of Pittsburgh Library System

We are pleased to announce the opening of the archival papers of Dr. Peter J. Jannetta. The collection documents the life and career of Dr. Jannetta (1932-2016), an innovator in neurosurgery who made early use of the operative microscope to work effectively on a scale not before possible.

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