Image: Signed First Edition of How to Make it in a Man’s World from the library of The American Jewish Historical Society
Before Sheryl Sandberg told women to Lean In, Letty Cottin Pogrebin (Born June…
Did you hear about the new Dr. Seuss book “What Pet Should I Get?” released today?
In March of 2012 Melanie J. Meyers, M.S. Senior Reference Services Librarian, Special Collections, wrote a piece for the blog on Dr. Seuss books in the collections.
Happy Birthday, Dokter Seuss!
by Melanie J. Meyers, M.S., Senior Reference Librarian, Center for…
Happy Birthday, Dokter Seuss!
by Melanie J. Meyers, M.S., Senior Reference Librarian, Center for Jewish HistoryMarch 2, 2012 would have been the 108th birthday of the venerable cartoonist and children’s book author, Doctor Seuss. While Dr. Seuss was not Jewish, his books have a universal appeal that resonates with children (and adults) of all religions and cultures. His…
Mapping the Offenbach Archival Depot: A Collaborative Endeavor
by Melanie J. Meyers, M.S., Senior Reference Services Librarian, Special Collections, Center for Jewish History
Click here to view a map that shows how books looted by the Nazis traveled across Europe.
As a reference librarian at the Center for Jewish History, one of my favorite items to show when I…
Translating Charles Darwin
by Melanie J. Meyers, M.S., Senior Reference Services Librarian, Special Collections, Center for Jewish History
November 24 was the 154th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin’s most famous work, The Origin of the Species. The full title of the work was On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for…