Syracuse University

Special Collections Research Center

Syracuse University Libraries

Bird Library, Room 600

Syracuse, NY 13244, United States

315.443.2697

scrc@syr.edu

The Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) offers scholars and students a vibrant research and learning environment. We collect, preserve, and provide access to materials that document the history of our global society, including original manuscripts, photographs, architectural renderings, industrial design prototypes, graphic artworks, audio and moving image recordings, and much more. Today, the SCRC’s collections total approximately 150,000 printed items and over 30,000 linear feet of archival material in 2,400 separate collections, as well as the holdings of the renowned Belfer Audio Archive and the University Archives. Together, these collections offer unfiltered access to primary source material, the “authentic voice” of a writer or creator, from which scholars and students can develop their own views and create their own narratives.

Collection Sampling

William Safire Papers, 1941-2009

Spanning 1941 to 2009, the William Safire Papers comprises research files, notes, incoming correspondence and book manuscripts of the American author and journalist (1929-2009). Reflecting his interest in both politics and lexicography, the collection documents Safire's dual career as political and language columnist for the New York Times and chairman of the Dana Foundation.

Collection ID: 2458205

W. C. Crosby Autograph Collection, 1856-1868

8 letters sent to Crosby from prominent Republicans of the Civil War era.

Collection ID: 2738245

W. B. Harden Scrapbook, circa 1921-1922

Scrapbook relating to two companies that manufactured presses for the textile and garment industry, Hoffman Machinery Company and Syracuse Triplex Presser Company, both located in Syracuse, New York.

Collection ID: 4597829

Coolie Verner Papers, 1953-1972

American educator Coolie Verner received his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1952. He was professor of adult education at Florida State University (1953-1961) and the University of British Columbia (1961-) where he served as department chair. His awards include a Fulbright Fellowship (1952-1953), a Canada Council Fellowship (1968-1969) and an Imago Mundi Award (1959). Papers include agendas, correspondence, drafts, programs and reports. Papers include those generated while professor at Florida State University and the University of British Columbia. There are also papers from his activities in the Canadian Association for Adult Education, the International Congress of University Adult Education, from Washington State University, and those which resulted from his writings. A significant portion of the correspondence is that of Thurman J. White.

Collection ID: 149422

Katherine Anne Porter Photograph, undated

Pulitzer prize-winning American author. Collection consists of a single large photograph of Porter, undated (circa 1955?).

Collection ID: 3170409

Howard Family Diaries, 1868-1875

Diaries of Henry S. Howard and John Howard as schoolboys, 1869-1875, and of Charles L. Howard as a farmer in Reading, Schuyler County, 1868-1875.

Collection ID: 149218

Dik Browne Cartoons, 1964-1967

Correspondence, preliminary sketches, original daily and Sunday cartoons from the newspaper comic strip Hi and Lois.

Collection ID: 2512559

Lemon Thomson Letters, 1843-1855

Letters from Lemon Thomson, during and after his time as a student at Union College in Schenectady, New York. Most are to his father, Charles C. Thomson, and to Abby Sherman who later became his wife.

Collection ID: 4596304

Ed Begley Papers, 1943-1965

Papers of the American character actor of stage, screen, radio and television. Files, letters, photographs, telegrams, news clippings, scripts for radio, film, television and theatre. Of particular interest are the scripts, which document more than twenty years (roughly the mid-1940s through the mid-1960s) of drama in four different media, and the news clippings which describe the career of the American actor through these years.

Collection ID: 148839

Ron Beckman Papers, 1920-2010 [estimate]

Papers of the American industrial designer, architect, and professor.

Collection ID: 4658248