IHRC Updates

Deadline to submit applications: May 1, 2008.

The IHRC has available several small grants of $250 each to support travel costs of researchers needing to consult the following IHRC collections during a minimum one-week period term of residence: Czech/Slovak, Estonian, Finnish, Greek, Italian, Latvian, Polish. Grants are open to graduate students, faculty and independent scholars in the U.S. or internationally who live more than a day's drive from the Twin Cities. Grants may be used to travel to the IHRC at any time between July 1, 2008 and June 30, 2009. For further details and application information.

Posted by Cynthia Herring at 04:41 PM | Permalink

New information about additional ca. 350 archival collections has recently been made available on the IHRC web site.

Previous Collections Updates

During 2003 - 2005, the IHRC received over 1,100 linear feet of archival and print materials from the Estonian Archives in the USA in Lakewood, New Jersey. In 2005, basic records for the first ca. 250 individual collections of personal papers and organizational records were created during the accessioning process and included in the IHRC's on-line directory of finding aids. Recently, another phase of the project has been completed by uploading additional ca. 350 records for the remaining archival collections. More archival processing work will be needed to expand these records and develop more detailed, searchable finding aids. View the new Estonian Archives in the USA collections directory .

Posted by Daniel Necas at 04:09 PM | Permalink

Playwright and historian Celeste Raspanti will present poetry from the IHRC collections at the University Libraries' First Fridays Series on April 4, from noon to 1 p.m. in Elmer L. Andersen Library.

"Stepping Off, Falling Deeply Into America" offers selections culled from the IHRC's collections and comments by Raspanti, who is a long-time community liaison for the IHRC and performance artist. Her research presentation gives voice to newer and older immigrant experiences.

The IHRC presentation is included among other poetry selections from the Andersen caverns, and the presentation will be held in Room 120. Refreshments are provided.

Posted by Elizabeth Hawley at 08:24 AM | Permalink

Please note special hours March 17-21 at the IHRC during the University's Spring Break.

The IHRC will offer limited reader services after 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 20. The Elmer L. Andersen Library Reading Room will close at 4:30 p.m. that day, rather than having extended hours. The Andersen Library building will be closed on Friday, March 21.

Regular hours will resume on Monday, March 24.

Posted by Elizabeth Hawley at 08:06 AM | Permalink

The IHRC needs volunteers to help staff an information table at International Women's Day on Saturday, March 15th, at Coffman Memorial Union. Contact Haven Hawley if you can staff a shift between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Volunteers will provide information about the research center, Friends of the IHRC, and the Immigrant Heritage Recipe Cookbook, which will be for sale at the table. Look for more volunteer opportunities to be posted soon on the IHRC website!

Posted by Elizabeth Hawley at 04:02 PM | Permalink