Roundup: New Online/Digital Collections (1893 World’s Fair; Huey P. Newton; and More)

Roundup

Griffin MSI’s New Online Collection Lets Visitors Experience the 1893 World’s Fair — and More (via Chicago Sun-Times)

The 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition has begun, and people dressed in their Victorian finest are headed into the south portico of the fair’s Palace of Fine Arts, a building that looks as if it has come to Chicago by way of the Acropolis.

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…you can see it now, along with images of more than 1,000 collection items the museum has started digitizing and placing on its website.

Huey P. Newton Collection Digitized by Stanford Libraries with Mellon Grant

Thanks to a generous grant from the Mellon Foundation, the Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation, in collaboration with Stanford University Libraries, has completed the nearly year-long pilot project of digitizing a selection of one of the most researched collections at the Libraries. The Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation Inc. Collection, the world’s largest and most comprehensive Black Panther Party archive, is now available through the Libraries’ online exhibit, Spotlight and catalog, SearchWorks.

Texas State Archives Announces Collections Newly Accessible Online

The Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) has announced new and revised finding aids recently made available online, along with fresh uploads to the Texas Digital Archive, its repository of electronic items.

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