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Fernand Braudel Center at Binghamton University records
Collection
Identifier: BUA-0001
Abstract
Fernand Braudel Center for the Study of Economies, Historical Systems, and Civilizations at Binghamton University was founded in 1976 by Immanuel Wallerstein. The activities of the Center fall loosely into four categories: hosting international scholars, sponsoring major conferences and scholarly meetings, initiating and supporting research working groups, and carrying on an active publication program. The Fernand Braudel Center records document the administrative and programmatic work of...
Dates:
1964 - 2020
John W. Gates diaries and account books
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-2019-003
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises fourteen diaries written by John W. Gates, a dairy farmer from Chittenango, Madison County, New York. The diaries cover the years 1902, 1911, 1913, 1914, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1929. They recount activities of the farm, meetings attended as an elected official, and family and business trips. A 1922 book contains accounts for gasoline, oil, and kerosone. Three bank account books and assorted loose documents from 1864 to 1897 belonged to...
Dates:
1864 - 1929
Vera Beaudin Saeedpour Kurdish Library & Museum collection
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-2011-003
Abstract
Vera Beaudin Saeedpour started the Kurdish Heritage Foundation, Kurdish Library and Kurdish Museum all out of her home in Brooklyn, NY in the early 1980s. The Vera Beaudin Saeedpour Kurdish Library and Museum Collection was donated to Binghamton University Libraries in February 2011. The evolution of the library/museum is evident through her correspondences with politicians, universities, Kurdish friends, writers, and people of all different backgrounds. The collection contains more than...
Dates:
1977 - 2010