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Obama exhibit
Nov 7, 2008
The Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library plans Obama exhibit in Denver

Scrapbooks open up past
Nov 3, 2008
Scrapbooks have gained new respect as research tools by historians.

Pioneers of Rhythm and Blues
Oct 22, 2008
Grammy grant to IU archive aims to preserve historic interviews with R&B pioneers

U Chicago Exhibit
Oct 17, 2008
Integrating the Life of the Mind: African Americans at UC, 1870-1940

Civil Rights Digital Library
Oct 8, 2008
Teenie Harris photographs now part of digital library

Digitizing DuBois' Writings

Sep 22, 2008

(source: Amherst Bulletin, www.amherstbulletin.com, September 5, 2008, by Kristin Palpini)

 

The University of Massachusetts library is now raising money to digitize Du Bois' writings in the university's collection. A scholarly center dedicated to researching Du Bois' writing is also in the works.

"Du Bois was a scholar, but at the same time he was interested in not just the scholarly side of things, but the civic side," Robert S. Cox, special collections archivist at UMass said.

"He was interested in turning scholarship into something beneficial for society. We want to have this center be part of that too," said Cox.