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It's Word Nerd Day!

Upon learning that today, January 9th, is known to a national audience as Word Nerd Day, we can’t help but identify our dear Mr. Morley...

Jan 9, 20211 min read

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In January 2011, a recollection of holiday memories from early LHC donor Stewart Donaldson appeared in the Bryant Library Newsletter with...

Dec 30, 20205 min read

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As the dear patrons of our little blog know, the Bryant Library’s Local History Collection contains a veritable trove of Christopher...

Dec 23, 20206 min read

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If you grew up in Long Island, there’s a good chance that you learned about “Indian wampum,” the traditional Native American beads that...

Nov 23, 20202 min read

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On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in the year 1918, the nation celebrated the end of World War I,...

Nov 11, 20202 min read

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November 3rd, 2020, marks the 226th anniversary of William Cullen Bryant's birthday. In his 67th year, Bryant wrote The Third of...

Nov 3, 20202 min read

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From time to time, our Local History Collection staff likes to poll the library community about what they would like to see from our...

Oct 30, 20205 min read

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The cornerstone for the structure that is currently The Bryant Library was laid one hundred years ago, on October 24, 1920. The building...

Oct 23, 20202 min read

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Though the majority of the holdings of The Local History Collection (LHC) are in the form of photographs, manuscripts, and other paper...

Oct 13, 20202 min read

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One of the most renowned figures in Latin American literature, Chilean poet Gabriela Mistral, spent the last four years of her life...

Sep 23, 20202 min read

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