Archives & Special Collections at the University of Pittsburgh, part of the University Library System @pittlibraries. Instagram: @pittarchives
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Join us tomorrow for Audubon Day! Full schedule and registration: pitt.libcal.com/event/133432… Free and open to the public! 🦉🐦⬛🐦🦆
Celebrate world-renowned jazz saxophonist, flutist, pianist, composer, & entrepreneur Sam Rivers' 101st birthday by learning about his Archive @PittLibraries (library.pitt.edu/sam-rivers-…) & attending events in October: Panel pi.tt/RiversPanel24 & Concert pi.tt/RiversConcert24!
We've got more George A. Romero Archival Collection content online! Visit @pittlibraries' ULS Digital Collections to view film posters, premiere photos from 🧟♀️Night of the Living Dead🧟♂️ and more! Explore today: digital.library.pitt.edu/col…
We're saddened by the news of James Earl Jones' passing. Brenden Peifer, August Wilson Archive Engagement & Outreach Coordinator @PittLibraries, spoke with @WTAE about the legacy of James Earl Jones and August Wilson last night. View the story below.
Pittsburgh actors remember James Earl Jones' impact | Click on the image to read the full story wtae.com/article/james-earl-…
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Join @DanielDKraus & @PittArchives at Hillman Library on 9/12 to launch his novel, Pay the Piper. Once again, he's revived an unfinished manuscript by George A. Romero!
Learn about the process and discover another tale from two horror greats. Register: universitylibrarysystem.cmai…
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So exciting to visit the @PittArchives and peruse the wonderful legacy of Thomas Starzl who changed the trajectory of transplantation forever from his home base of @Hail_Pitt @ChildrensPgh @InstituteStarzl and @UPMCnews - here’s a look at the global diversity he touched with his Puzzle People for example! Thank you to @PittLibraries for this wonderful treasure
We're excited to host @DanielDKraus on 9/12 to promote the launch of Pay the Piper- his 2nd post-humous collab with George A. Romero! Join us: pi.tt/kraus24
Join us in celebration of August Wilson Award recipients this month! This Friday 8/9, learn ab new artwork by Pittsburgh high school students who received the August Wilson Archive Student Research Award. bit.ly/AWStudents
Next Wednesday 8/14, a panel of local recipients of the August Wilson Archive Educator Award will discuss the lesson plans they developed about the playwright with @PittLibraries. bit.ly/AWTeachers
These pages may remind you of a graphic novel, but in the early 20th c., books like this were called novels without words. Learn more about @PittLibraries holdings in this unique genre in an upcoming exhibit and public program! Free & open to the public! bit.ly/3zG0HJw🔗
@PittArchives is excited for the partnership & support of the @HorrorWriters during their annual summer fundraiser! Contributions help support HWA scholarships as well as student employment in A&SC to process horror studies collections. 🦇pledge.to/2nd-annual-hallowe…🦇
Read ab the life of trailblazing #Pitt alum Robert "Bobby" Grier, who passed away last month, in the @pittofficial story below. Interested in seeing original reporting & other University archives documenting Grier's time at Pitt? Visit @pittlibraries' documenting.pitt.edu
Trailblazing Pitt alum Robert “Bobby” Grier Sr., who broke the color barrier in the Sugar Bowl, has died at 91. Bobby Grier was a 1957 Pitt College of Business Administration alum and Air Force veteran.
📰 Read more about Grier and his life: pitt.ly/4cON3BW
ALT A historical black and white photo of Bobby Grier in a classic uniform running with the ball.
ALT A historical black and white photo of Bobby Grier in a classic uniform running.
Pittsburgh high school students! The August Wilson Archive @pittlibraries & @westernpa_wp are hosting a FREE summer writing & research seminar 6/24-7/3. Do you want to earn $200 while expressing yr creativity & visiting iconic Pgh locations? Sign up today: bit.ly/3Rkwupl
SAVE THE DATE: 5/11 📚The 3rd annual Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books is back on the campus of @pghseminary. This free event is a celebration of our city's literary culture & its collective love for reading. @pittlibraries is proud to be a sponsor & vendor this year!
pittsburghbookfestival.org/ for a full list of activities and registration!
Read about @PittLibraries' efforts to commemorate early 20th c. Italian actress Eleanora Duse's final performance in the Spring 2024 issue of the Mid-Atlantic Archivist!
The Spring 2024 issue of Mid-Atlantic Archivist is here!
Learn about records of a traveling theater company, hear from the Arline Custer award winner, learn about MARAC Mentoring, & how to access rights-restricted digital collections @librarycongress
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#OTD in 1979, George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead premiered in Pittsburgh! This ticket from the April 12, 1979 premiere at the Gateway Theatre downtown (now a former Bally Total Fitness) is part of the George A. Romero Archive @pittlibraries
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For the 45th anniversary this year, theaters around the U.S. & Canada are screening Dawn. Catch it this weekend in #Pittsburgh at the Harris Theater (@CulturalTrust) or the Cinemark Monroeville Mall!