News and Events
2012
Events
“Remembering Robert”
A Celebration of GLBT and AIDS activist Robert Rygor’s Life & Papers
Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 12:15 - 1:45pm
Robert Rygor was deeply involved in the gay rights and AIDS advocacy movements of the 1980s and 1990s. His extensive collection of personal and activist papers now resides at the Queens College Civil Rights Archive. Join the archive and the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Alliance (GLASA) for an exhibit, film screening, and a Q/A to discuss lessons from Robert’s life for today’s generation of students.
Where: Queens College, Rosenthal Library, Presidential Conference Room 1 on the 5th Floor
What: Featuring the film “Remembering Robert” and Q/A with the director, Brendan Faye.
Click here to view a slide show of pictures from the event.
News
Throughout the City, Finding Traces of the Titanic, The New York Times
Titanic Tragedy in New York: Seamen's Church Institute and the First Memorial Service, Huffington Post
Queens College Acquires Collection from Aftermath of Titanic's Sinking, NY1
'Positively Black' Martin Luther King Day Program, WNBC
Breaking Barriers: Queens College's Place in Black History, The Knight News
Union Members Commemorate Freedom Summer with Archival Collection, AFT on Campus
Librarian Says 'Let There Be Sound': Oral History Project Wants to Hear From You, Queens Chronicle
MLK’s Legacy Extends To Queens: Remembering The Dream, Queens Tribune
2011
Events
Queens Memory Project Launch and StoryCorps’ Queens Week
October 28 - November 2, 2011, 5 pm
A formal program of invited speakers will be followed by an open house where you and other guests will be able to see and hear highlights of the collection first-hand through listening stations featuring a selection of images and interviews This event will also kick off StoryCorps’ Queens Week (Oct. 28th - Nov. 2nd). It’s dedicated to recording and preserving the stories of Queens residents. We are proud to be able to host such a distinguished partner in association with the Queens Memory Project. StoryCorps is a national non-profit organization most notably affiliated with the Library of Congress and with their regular broadcasts on National Public Radio.
Artists’ Books: When the Goblet Becomes the Wine
November 10, 2011, 7 pm
What happens when book and art couple? The offspring is an artists' book, where the physical book becomes an indispensible part of the expressive experience.
Join us on Thursday, November 10, 7pm at the Queens College Library when Vamp & Tramp will present a show-and-tell about the world of contemporary Book Arts.
Vicky and Bill Stewart of Vamp & Tramp, Booksellers LLC (www.vampandtramp.com), represent over 300 unique contemporary fine presses and books artists. They exhibit at selected book fairs, and drive their minivan (a movable feast of Book Arts) around the US putting the works they represent into the hands of potential customers.
Julian Bond on the Legacy of James Forman: Looking Back, Moving Forward
February 17, 2011
The Queens College Civil Rights Archive co-sponsored (along with the Africana Studies program, the SEEK program, and several student organizations) a premier event in recognition of Black History Month. To a packed auditorium, civil rights leader Julian Bond electrified the crowd with a speech on the legacy of the civil rights movement and its lessons for today's world. The program celebrated the Department’s recent acquisition of the personal library of civil rights leader James Forman (1928-2005). Bond was joined by members of the Forman family and a panel of Queens College students, including Special Collections Fellow David Gary. Additionally, Archives Assistant Annie Tummino used her knowledge of the College’s growing Civil Rights Archive to curate an exhibit, “Selections from the James Forman Library,” that was displayed outside of the lecture hall throughout Black History Month. To see digitized selections from the collection online go to: http://www.archives.gslis.net/collections/show/8.
News
Occupy Wall Street is History, Marketplace Mid-Day Update
Queens Memory Project Sets Stage to Capture, Preserve Borough's Past, Queens Tribune
Civil Rights Leader Visits QC, The Knight News
Book Arts: A Travelling Gallery, The Knight News
Real talk about boro: Oral history project needs you, Daily News
Creating Digital Memory Enriches International Exchanges, Renmin University, China
Far North of Selma, an Allotment of Civil Rights History, The New York Times
Armenian Genocide focus of QC exhibit, Little Neck Ledger
Archiving News (James Forman Collection), Daily News
SUNY Binghamton Special Collections "Cool Site of the Month" (SCI), Binghamton Library
Seamen’s Church Institute, Congregational Library (Boston, MA) Blog
2010
News
Remember When…? (Queens Memory Project), Daily News
Collecting Queens Memories, The Queens Courier
Rosenthal Library Uncovers Its Dormant Treasures, The Knight News
2009
News
Freedom Still Rings, Daily News
