Peanuts, Plains & Politics October 27th @ 12:30pm

Kiss of the Tarantula Screening with Live Tarantulas October 24th @ 7:30pm

The 2nd Annual Kiss of the Tarantula screening and Oxbow Meadows presentation with live tarantulas will be in the main library forum area at 7:30pm on October 24th. Refreshments will be provided.

Casting a Long, Long Shadow: The Brilliance of Col. Richard Hallock

Join the Simon Schwob Memorial Library and CSU Archives in celebrating the opening of the Colonel Richard R. Hallock papers, Monday April 20^th at 6 p.m. The opening will feature guest speaker Pierre Sprey, former defense analyst under Robert McNamara.

Following the presentation, a reception will be held afterwards. Students, patrons, and faculty and staff members are advised and invited to this special occasion.

Don't miss out on an occasion to celebrate veterans, military and American military history. For more information, feel free to browse CSU Archives or CSU Libraries.

Battle of Columbus Interactive Map

Experience the Battle of Columbus through this interactive map created by CSU Archives which includes troop placements and defensive fortifications. Often called the last battle of the Civil War, the Battle of Columbus took place on April 16, 1865, just a few days after Lee’s surrender at Appomattox on April 9, 1865.

The interactive map also highlights Columbus as a whole during the Civil War with important points of interests such as Columbus businesses and homes of prominent individuals all highlighted in this digital exhibit. Unique items from the collections of the CSU Archives and the Columbus Museum help tell the story, such as Colonel Von Zinken’s original letter telling local citizens to get out of town and many historic photographs representing Columbus during the Civil War.

The battle is certainly an important part of Columbus’ history. Some of the city's most fascinating stories come from this time, such as Randolph L. Mott, John Pemberton, Henry Benning, the Eagle Mills, Haiman’s Sword Factory, the CSS Jackson, and many others. 

For more information, be sure to view the Battle of Columbus Map webpage, or, CSU libraries official page, or the CSU Archives. 

Cultural Collaborations: Collecting and Preserving our Valley’s Cultural Heritage Panel Discussion

On April 30, 12:30-1:30pm, the Columbus Museum and the Columbus State University Archives will present a panel discussion of the city’s Jewish history with local residents. This panel is in conjunction with the Museum’s exhibition Shalom Y’All: The Valley’s Jewish Heritage, which is on view through July 13.

CSU history students have been collecting oral histories as part of this exhibit and for placement in the CSU Archives, which recently received a significant donation of archival materials from Temple Israel. This program is free and open to the public. Seating is limited. Lunch will be provided on a first come, first serve basis.

CSU ePress

The CSU libraries would like to tell you about an exciting opportunity for faculty and students called the CSU ePress. The CSU ePress is a digital archive of the academic output of CSU that highlights the writing and work of faculty members and students. Right now, the focus is collecting the published works of our faculty members and uploading them to the CSU ePress so that they are easily accessible by students and faculty alike. Some of the benefits to having the published work of CSU faculty members available through the CSU ePress include:

•        Students’ ability to easily access the works of their professors for research and reading

•        Faculty member awareness of and access to the work of their cohorts

•        The academic work of our faculty members being highlighted

See for yourself! Here is a link to the main page of the CSU ePress:

http://ldsp01.columbusstate.edu:8080/xmlui

 

For more information, feel free to contact Jackie Radebaugh through her campus email, radebaugh_jacqueline@columbusstate.edu.

You can also contact her graduate assistant at

clay_sarah@columbusstate.edu.

J. Kyle Spencer Map Exhibition Opens Friday

Who was Simon Schwob?

Simon Schwob (1886 - 1954), a Columbus industrialist and philanthropist was a strong supporter of the movement to establish a college in Columbus. He was also concerned with charitable and religious activities in the Columbus community. In line with Schwob's interests, the Simon Schwob Foundation was incorporated in 1949 as a religious, charitable, and educational foundation.

Columbus State University began as Columbus College in September of 1958. The Columbus College Library opened in the fall of 1959. The Columbus College Library became the Simon Schwob Memorial Library in 1973.

Construction for a new library was planned. The new Simon Schwob Memorial Library opened in March of 1975. The 85,000 square foot facility cost $2.5 million.

The Library is currently undergoing renovations. The renovations will modernize library services. The Simon Schwob Memorial Library continues its commitment to providing CSU Students and Faculty, as well as the Columbus community, the very best the Library has to offer.

Thirty-seven years after the portrait of Simon Schwob was placed in the newly constructed Library, Mr. Schwob continues to inspire. He's been recently spotted sporting a Google ChromeBook (see photo). Have you tried a Google Chromebook yet?

Source: CSU Archives

Guest Blogger: Simone

1940 Census Released

Genealogists and researchers alike will be interested in the news that the 1940 Census was released on April 2, 2012. Because of privacy concerns, individual data gathered from a census cannot be released until 72 years have passed.

The 1940 Census can be accessed now from the National Archives and Ancestry (available at the CSU Libraries through GALILEO). To find a specific name, you need to know where the person was living in 1940. One way is to search old city directories. 1940 city directories for Columbus and Phenix City can be found in the CSU Archives. Another way to locate a person is by finding his or her Census Record from 1930 in Ancestry and converting the enumeration district to the 1940 Census, which works if the person did not move in the interim.

Because of the time spent on indexing, the Census is currently searchable by name in Ancestry for the states of Delaware and Nevada. The goal is to make it searchable in the near future for all fifty states.

Happy Discovery!

New to GALILEO: ArchiveGRID

CSU Libraries are proud to announce that ArchiveGrid is now included in GALILEO!

ArchiveGrid provides online access to nearly a million descriptions of archival collections owned by thousands of libraries, museums, historical societies and archives worldwide. ArchiveGrid is an important destination for searching for historical documents, personal papers and family histories held in archives.

To access ArchiveGrid, go to GALILEO under "A" or directly access it online at: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zorx

For more information, please Ask a Librarian or call 706-562-1492.

Happy Searching . . . Happy Discovery!