Zakiya T Collier – Humanities for STEM: Using Archives to Bridge the Two Cultures Divide

American Museum of Natural History Library Visit

On March 9, 2018 the collaborative visited the Research Library and Special Collections at the American Museum of Natural History. Research Services Librarian, Mai Reitmeyer and Special Collections Archivist, Becca Morgan hosted us for a tour. The library, established in 1869 as…

New York Academy of Medicine Archives Visit

On January 19, 2018, collaborative member and Librarian Arlene Shaner and Rare Books Curator Anne Garner hosted us at the New York Academy of Medicine Library and Archives. The Rare Book and Manuscript Collection contains archives documenting the history…

New York Transit Museum Archives Visit

On November 3, 2017 the collaborative visited the New York Transit Museum Archives at the new Gabrielle Shubert Research Center in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Archivists, Rebecca Haggerty and Desiree Alden-Gonzalez, hosted us. During our visit we toured the 14,000 square foot collections storage…

Columbia University Health Sciences Archives Visit

On October 13, 2017 the Research Collaborative visited the Columbia University Medical Center Health Sciences Archives and Special Collections located in the Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library. Stephen Novak, Head of Archives and Special Collections, hosted the group. During…

Year 2 Kick-Off

Welcome to Year Two of Humanities for STEM! Lindsay welcomed our new members with a quick introduction of the collaborative goals and an overview of our year two objectives and visits. Following Lindsay’s introduction, Zakiya reviewed the spring 2018 symposium…

End of the Year Reception

We have officially finished the first year of our two-year research collaborative and we celebrated with an end of the year reception on April 26, 2017. Thank you to all who presented, attended, and engaged in Q&A. Lindsay started off with…

Stevens Institute of Technology Archives Visit

On March 24, 2017 the Research Collaborative visited the Stevens Institute of Technology Archives and Special Collections housed in the Samuel C. Williams Library. Leah Loscutoff, Head of Archives and Special Collections and collaborative member, hosted the group. Our visit included…

Surveys, Soliciting Papers, and Saving Climate Change Data

As the primary goal of this collaborative is a culminating symposium in the spring of 2018 surrounding the ways in which the use of primary sources and archival materials can support and enhance scholarship and education in the sciences, we…

Faculty and Archivist Collaboration

To further explore our interests in the integration of archival research into STEM education, some of our members presented on their experiences on faculty/archivist collaboration. Deena Engel, Professor of Computer Science, shared her experience of collaborating with archivists in the…

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