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We are excited to announce a new addition to our collections: The Sisterspirit Records! Sisterspirit Bookstore was founded in 1984 by 4 women who met at San Jose State with the goal of creating a feminist bookstore and coffeehouse where women could socialize and enjoy live music
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Catch the "Black Spartans (1907-1948)" Exhibit at @sanjoselibrary's Dr. Roberto Cruz-Alum Rock, Joyce Ellington, & Rose Garden branches and explore the unique stories of the first 40-years of Black students @SJSU. On display till Aug. 1. #sjsulibrary #SJSU #sjsublackspartans
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Interested in the history of SJSU’s Speed City track and field program? Check out this new podcast series that uses our archival materials: Legacy of Speed, out now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher:
pushkin.fm/podcasts/legacy-o…
Happy Pride Month! We are proud to house many incredible collections of LGBTQ history. Our archives are available for research use by students, faculty, and the public.
A thread of some of our holdings, and the collections they come from:
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An issue of the magazine Lesbian Tide, 1978. From the GLBT Periodicals Collection, SJSU Special Collections & Archives.
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Marchers carrying banners that read, "Third world gay women salsa soul" and "Lesbianas de / Lesbians of color" during the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, 1979. From the Ted Sahl Collection, SJSU Special Collections & Archives.
SJSU History Major and Special Collections Student Assistant Davier Floyd is working on a long-term processing project to catalog our collection of San Jose State performance posters. These three posters are from 1960s-era Theatre Dept. plays. #sjsulibrary #sjsu
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RIP Norm Mineta, who passed away today at age 90. Norman Y. Mineta was the former Mayor of San Jose, the first Asian-American to serve in a Presidential Cabinet, and the longest serving Secretary of Transportation. We hold Norm’s political papers here in Special Collections.
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Abortion history from the Don Edwards Congressional Papers, circa 1976. Jacob Javits, R - N.Y.: “This is what is at stake: the enfranchisement of women. Are we going to relapse to the Dark Ages or are we going to let one-half of our population have the same rights as we have?”
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In honor of Tax Day, we present Dear IRS, a tiny tome by Ginger Burrell from our collection of artist books. #sjsuspecialcollections #sjsulibrary #artistbook #taxday
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Wishing Yoshihiro Uchida a Happy 102nd Birthday! SJSU Judo Coach Uchida seen here at his 102nd Birthday Celebration at Uchida Hall on 4/1/22, along with SC&A student assistant Michael Lara. The photos of Coach Uchida teaching in ‘68 are from our Spartan Daily Negatives Collection
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Come visit our new Reading Room exhibit, curated by SJSU student Elena Castaneda: “Moving Pictures: A History of Film and Television" showcases a wide array of SJSU Special Collections & Archives materials relating to film and television history in the United States.
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