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The Gleeson Library | Geschke Learning Resource Center at the University of San Francisco

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USF Gleeson Library retweeted
University of San Francisco@usfca20 Mar 2023
Calling all Dons! Tomorrow is #DayoftheDons! Be a part of shaping the futures of #USFCA students. It all starts tomorrow on March 21.
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Loving this week's @SFFoghorn cover story: "A Look at the History of Black student Activism at USF" by Nia Ratliff sffoghorn.com/a-look-at-the-… #BlackLivesMatter #digitalarchives @gleesonlibrary #studentactivism #usfca

A Look at the History of Black student Activism at USF - San Francisco Foghorn

The Black Student Union (BSU) at USF was founded in 1968, for reasons the founding members cited as “a sense of alienation and dissatisfaction” due to an “overwhelming white stratification at USF,”...

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As part of that effort, we've been thinking about the long & inspiring history of student activism at @usfca. The Foghorn & USF Yearbooks document student life & activism through the years. And they are included in @GleesonLibrary's digital collections.
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October is #AmericanArchivesMonth📂Follow us over at @usfca_scua where we'll be tweeting this month about @GleesonLibrary's archival collections and the work being done to preserve and provide access to these collections. #usfca
A banner celebrating American Archives Month, showing various storage media and documents found in archives.

ALT A banner celebrating American Archives Month, showing various storage media and documents found in archives.

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Many of you following along with #LizzoAtLOC were surprised that the Library has a flute vault. We are the largest Library in the world & home to more than 173 million objects, so there are many more surprises like that in our collections. Enjoy this thread of just a few of them.
Lizzo and Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden with flute vault curator Carol Lynn Ward-Bamford, September 26, 2022. Photo by Shawn Miller/Library of Congress.

ALT Lizzo and Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden with flute vault curator Carol Lynn Ward-Bamford, September 26, 2022. Photo by Shawn Miller/Library of Congress.

The flute vault at the Library of Congress, September 26, 2022. Photo by Shawn Miller/Library of Congress.

ALT The flute vault at the Library of Congress, September 26, 2022. Photo by Shawn Miller/Library of Congress.

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Yesterday, @usfca celebrated the career & accomplishments of @CannonDr, our @GleesonLibrary Dean for 25 years. Much gratitude & cheers to Tyrone in his retirement! #librarians #MonihanAtrium #usfca
A retirement cake and other desserts in celebration of Dean Cannon's retirement from the University of San Francisco.

ALT A retirement cake and other desserts in celebration of Dean Cannon's retirement from the University of San Francisco.

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USF Gleeson Library retweeted
USF Gleeson Library@GleesonLibrary28 Jan 2022
International Holocaust Remembrance Day – Gleeson Gleanings: News & Updates from Gleeson Library | Geschke Center, USF gleesongleanings.wordpress.c…
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USF Gleeson Library retweeted
McCarthy Center@USF_LTMC1 Feb 2022
NOW HIRING: The Healthy Corner Store Coalition (HCSC) is looking for a Program Supervisor! Work with low income communities and learn about food justice and community organizing: ow.ly/FR8T50HIy46 @TNDC @FoodRunnersSF @USFcareer @SFMFoodBank @USFcaUPA @SF_HSH @SF_Rising
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USF Gleeson Library retweeted
SF Public Library@SFPublicLibrary5 Jan 2022
Thank you @sfexaminer for featuring our amazing Poet Laureate @_Tongogara_ in today's paper. Check out the article for free at a branch near you!
SF Examiner@sfexaminer5 Jan 2022
Happy Wednesday, SF 🌁 Today’s front page — which goes great with a cup of coffee — is dedicated to The City’s economic recovery, AI and @_Tongogara_, our poet laureate!
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USF Gleeson Library retweeted
University of San Francisco@usfca22 Dec 2021
Celebrating USF's Winter Commencement graduating class of 2021🎓🌁
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USF Gleeson Library retweeted
USF School of Education@USFCA_SOE21 Oct 2021
Thank you @jesuitcolleges and @JamesMartinSJ for highlighting the @usfca community! Read the full article: "Embracing Qmmunity in Jesuit Higher Education: How USF Welcomes LGBQTIA+ People" bit.ly/3jopCGn @DLSusfca
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@JamesMartinSJ20 Oct 2021
Great news: In light of LGBTQ History Month, the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities has dedicated the October issue of AJCU's monthly online magazine, "Connections," to programs and initiatives that support LGBTQ+ students on Jesuit campuses. @jesuitcolleges
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USF Gleeson Library retweeted
McCarthy Center@USF_LTMC5 Oct 2021
Today is World Teacher's Day! We are thankful for all our USF faculty who are working tirelessly to support students both virtually and in person this Fall. We appreciate all of you! @USFVOTES @USFcareer @GleesonLibrary @usfsle @USFPoliticsDept
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Replying to @GleesonLibrary
@GleesonLibrary Digital Collections are now featured on the @JSTOR platform in an exciting pilot project designed to bring more widespread attention to the library’s digital collections! jstor.org/site/university-of… #usfca #usfdigitalcollections
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NEW to @GleesonLibrary Digital Collections, Rare Book Collection: Jazz instruments: a Weather Bird Press picture portfolio. This 2003 book by Vance Gerry has illustrations of musical instruments and words about jazz musicians who played them. 🎷🎹🥁 #books #usfdigitalcollections
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Today is the first day of #HispanicHeritageMonth! Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former president of Costa Rica, Óscar Arias, spoke at @usfca in 2002 ("Peace Is Not Just a Dream," @SFFoghorn, Sept 26, 2002, p 1, @GleesonLibrary Digital Collections). #HispanicHeritageMonth2021
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#FlashbackFriday: Four photographs from 1949 show the construction of @GleesonLibrary, starting with excavation in pics 1 and 2. Construction was completed in 1950 ("A Long Way in a Short Time," Oct 20, 1950, @SFFoghorn, p 2, @GleesonLibrary Digital Collections). #USFCA #FBF
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Replying to @usfca_scua
@usfca_scua and @usfca_digi_coll at Camp Gleeson for @usfsle Weeks of Welcome. We really enjoyed talking to @usfca students about @GleesonLibrary's Special Collections, University Archives, and Digital Collections! Welcome back, Dons! 💚💛 #USFCA #BackToSchool #BackToTheHilltop
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American poet, onetime #SanFrancisco Poet Laureate, radical Beat, and social activist Jack Hirschman died on Sunday at age 87. A 2018 book of his #poetry, one day, can be read in @GleesonLibrary Digital Collections, Rare Book Collection. #books #usfca #usfdigitalcollections
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#OnThisDay 101 years ago, the #19thAmendment was ratified, guaranteeing white women the #RightToVote. #WomensRights activist Susan B. Anthony tirelessly fought for this right. See her portrait in the #WomanSuffrage Collection, @GleesonLibrary Digital Collections. #VotingRights
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Happy #NationalBookLoversDay! In the 1966-67 school year, a @usfca law student browses at Zief Law Library. Photo: 1967 Don, USF Yearbooks, @GleesonLibrary Digital Collections. 📚🧑🏾‍⚖️ @usflawlib #usfdigitalcollections #usfca #books #BookLoversDay
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