Blogs about: Jean S And Frederic A Sharf Collection

PICTURE RELIEF: PHOTOGRAPHIC ARCHIVES FROM THE JEAN S. AND FREDERIC A. SHARF COLLECTION AT THE WOLFSONIAN-FIU LIBRARY2 comments

"The Chief" wrote 4 months ago: This week’s blog post comes to you courtesy of Sharf Associate Librarian, Rochelle Pienn. Roch … more →

Tags: Frederic A. Sharf, The Wolfsonian-FIU library, Colonialism, 1930s, Rochelle T. Pienn, Great Britain, Photograph albums, Earthquakes, Quetta

GLIMPSES OF THE EAST: LARGE GIFT OF RARE WORKS ABOUT THE FAR EAST ARRIVE AT THE WOLFSONIAN LIBRARY1 comment

"The Chief" wrote 9 months ago: It seems both ironic and fitting that today, August 3rd, the same day that the geographically challe … more →

Tags: Wolfsonian library, gifts, Donations, library donors, Frederic A. Sharf, Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf, The Wolfsonian-FIU library, Wolfsonian library collection, Acquisitions

FAR EAST MOVEMENT: PHOTOGRAPHS OF RUSSIA, ASIA AND INDIA FROM THE WOLFSONIAN LIBRARY.

"The Chief" wrote 1 year ago: In addition to providing researchers with access to its rare book and special collections library an … more →

Tags: Colonialism, Far East, Wolfsonian-FIU library, Russia, Wolfsonian fellows, Rochelle T. Pienn, Great Britain, Pakistan, Frederic A. Sharf

OF MINES AND MEN: RARE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR MATERIALS FROM THE WOLFSONIAN-FIU LIBRARY

"The Chief" wrote 1 year ago: Today’s blog post come to you courtesy of Sharf Associate Librarian Rochelle Pienn, who works … more →

Tags: Wolfsonian library, Wolfsonian museum library, Frederic A. Sharf, The Wolfsonian-FIU library, Wolfsonian library collection, Colonialism, Wolfsonian-FIU library, Second Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902), South African War (1899-1902)

EXHIBITIONS: CULTURE FOR THE CURIOUS1 comment

"The Chief" wrote 1 year ago: Today’s blog post comes to you courtesy of Sharf Associate Librarian Rochelle Pienn. While pro … more →

Tags: Wolfsonian library, Wolfsonian museum library, World's Fairs, gifts, Donations, Frederic A. Sharf, The Wolfsonian-FIU library, Wolfsonian library collection, Wolfsonian

PRETTY IN PRISON

"The Chief" wrote 1 year ago: Today’s blog post comes to you courtesy of Sharf Associate Librarian Rochelle Pienn. In the co … more →

Tags: War Propaganda, Frederic A. Sharf, Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf, The Wolfsonian-FIU library, cuba, Italy, Spanish- American War of 1898, Amanda Knox, Evangelina Cisneros

UP IN THE AIR2 comments

"The Chief" wrote 1 year ago: Once again I am turning over today’s blog post to Associate Librarian, Rochelle Pienn. Ms. Pie … more →

Tags: Wolfsonian library, Wolfsonian museum library, gifts, Donations, Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf, Wolfsonian library collection, Wolfsonian-FIU library, Republic of Turkey, photograph albums

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK!2 comments

"The Chief" wrote 1 year ago: My own youthful impressions of Yellowstone were shaped by television, or more specifically, by the c … more →

Tags: Wolfsonian library, gifts, Donations, Frederic A. Sharf, Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf, Wolfsonian library collection, Acquisitions, Wolfsonian-FIU library, wood engravers

LAUNDERED WORDS: MUSLIN CHILDREN'S BOOKS GIFTED TO THE WOLFSONIAN 2 comments

"The Chief" wrote 1 year ago: Once again I thought I’d turn my blog post over to our new Associate Librarian, Rochelle Pienn to le … more →

Tags: Wolfsonian library, Children's propaganda books, gifts, Donations, Frederic A. Sharf, Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf, The Wolfsonian-FIU library, Wolfsonian library collection, Children's Books

UNPACKING PANAMA1 comment

"The Chief" wrote 1 year ago: It seems only appropriate today that I turn over my blog post describing some of our most recent acq … more →

Tags: Wolfsonian library, gifts, Donations, Frederic A. Sharf, Wolfsonian library collection, Wolfsonian-FIU library, Panama Canal, Panama-Pacific International Exposition (San Francisco

VERNA CURTIS’ PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORIES: A TALK ON HER NEW BOOK ABOUT PHOTO ALBUMS

"The Chief" wrote 1 year ago: This evening I will have the privilege of introducing Verna Posever Curtis for a discussion at the W … more →

Tags: Wolfsonian library, colonial propaganda, Wolfsonian museum library, Wolfsonian staff, library donors, Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf, Wolfsonian library collection, Ruth Kruger, Colonialism

KOREA—THE “HERMIT” NATION!

"The Chief" wrote 2 years ago: The North Korean army recently launched a provocative artillery barrage against a neighboring tiny S … more →

Tags: Wolfsonian library, Frederic A. Sharf, Japan, Korea, North Korea, South Korea, military exercises, Travelogues

LETTERS, DIARIES, VIEW BOOKS, PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS, AND OTHER PRIMARY SOURCES ON THE ANGLO-BOER WAR1 comment

"The Chief" wrote 2 years ago: The library has received and is in the process of accessioning, cataloguing, and scanning a large bo … more →

Tags: War Propaganda, Frederic A. Sharf, The Wolfsonian-FIU library, Photography, Second Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902), Primary Source Materials, South African War (1899-1902)

M*A*S*H, SOUTH AFRICAN STYLE

"The Chief" wrote 2 years ago: It is easy for someone of my generation to conjur up images of doctors, nurses, and surgical tents f … more →

Tags: gifts, Donations, Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf, Second Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902), South African War (1899-1902), Military medicine, surgical tents, nurses and nursing, combat doctors

LIBRARIANS BOUYANT AS WOLFSONIAN LIBRARY IS AWASH IN OCEANS OF OCEAN LINER MATERIALS 2 comments

"The Chief" wrote 2 years ago: From the very day we opened our doors as a public institution in November, 1995, The Wolfsonian has … more →

Tags: Wolfsonian library, gifts, Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf, colonial tourism, Laurence Miller Collection, Ocean Liners, passenger ships, O.S.K. Line, Norddeutscher Lloyd

REMEMBER PORT ARTHUR! REMEMBER THE SHARFS!

"The Chief" wrote 2 years ago: It comes almost naturally for American history students to “Remember the Alamo,” “Remember the Maine … more →

Tags: Frederic A. Sharf, Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf, Russo-Japanese War, Russia, Japan

BOXERS (IN BRIEF)1 comment

"The Chief" wrote 2 years ago: As part of my continuing blog concerning the recent donation of rare books to our library by Jean S. … more →

Tags: gifts, Donations, Frederic A. Sharf, Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf, rare books and special collections library, Boxer Rebellion (1898-1901)

NOTHING BORING ABOUT THE BOER WAR!

"The Chief" wrote 2 years ago: As mentioned in yesterday’s blog, our library has grown considerably overnight, owing to the generos … more →

Tags: Wolfsonian library, Frederic A. Sharf, Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf, The Wolfsonian-FIU library, Wolfsonian library collection, rare books and special collections library, Second Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902), Breaker Morant, Primary Source Materials

REMEMBER THE MAINE! AND FORWARD MARCH!1 comment

"The Chief" wrote 2 years ago: Yesterday, twenty-six boxes of rare books, journals, diaries, manuscripts, photograph albums, and pr … more →

Tags: Wolfsonian library, War Propaganda, library donors, Collectors, Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf, The Wolfsonian-FIU library, " "Remember the Maine", Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), Rough Riders


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