Peek in the Stacks

On April 18, 1906 at 5:12 in the morning a large earthquake shook the people of San Francisco awake. The residents of San Francisco and the surrounding areas arose to a devastating view of their city. Buildings crumbled, water mains were broken, and fires erupted throughout the city...

Horatio Alger, Jr. (1832-1899) was a 19^th century American author who had much success after his death. He specialized in writing young adult novels, but also wrote poetry, short stories, and a few biographies. Alger was born in North Chelsea, Massachusetts to Horatio Alger, Sr. and Olive Fenno....

The Richard Fish Collection documents the career of professional photographer Richard Fish. Fish’s work combined the technical and philosophical influence of his mentors with a personal sense of artistic and emotional depth, creating a complex and distinctive style of ...

Many U.S. History books focus on the history concerning Anglo-Americans but provide a minimal amount of information on the history of Mexican-Americans and other minorities. However, in recent years there have been several Mexican-American figures that have given power and substance to the Chinana/o movement...