Library Notes

The Union Labor Record (LA 30) newspaper was founded in 1937 by Claud Hawley as a response to the growing labor movement in Springfield and Southwest Missouri.  Delegates from the Central Labor Union of Springfield felt that the new organizations and new members needed closer organization and education regarding organized labor.  The Union Labor Record was a method of reaching all labor members as well as the general public with labor organization news and the union view of labor-related controversies.  The purpose of the paper was always to further the interests of organized…

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For more than 75 years, World News Digest has been a go-to resource for context and background on key issues and events in the news. This archival record of domestic and international news is updated weekly and contains more than 1 million internal hyperlinks and convenient new features such as tabbed search results. It covers all major political, social, and economic events since November 1940. It also includes World News Digest of current (including Today’s News) and historic events (1940…

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Duane G. Meyer Library will be joining the Office of Public Affairs during Public Affairs Week (Sept. 9-15) to host a display in Room 107 with a focus on the environmental impact of plastics.  The display will feature  the library’s award winning display last seen during RecycleMania last academic year.  “Inside the Garbage of the World,” a documentary film from Journeyman Pictures about the global impact of plastics, will be shown in a continuous loop on the large “Mobile Jumbotron” display…

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During the 2017-2018 academic year, Duane G. Meyer Library will host an exhibit of several large works of art by Dwaine Crigger. The Art and Design Department at Missouri State University is pleased to honor the memory and work of Dwaine Crigger, Professor Emeritus at MSU, and his wife Judy Crigger, long-time residents of the Rountree neighborhood. These instances of Dwaine’s work that remained in his possession at the time of their passing are available for sale to support a scholarship…

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For many years the Duane G. Meyer Library has served as an official voter registration location, providing students, faculty, staff, and community members with a nearby, convenient location to submit their registration forms.  This service is available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.  You will need to bring an ID with you, which can be a driver’s license, student ID, or Social Security card.  The deadline to register to vote prior to any given election is 28…

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The Ozark Land and Lumber Collection (M 4) in Meyer Library’s Special Collections and Archives provides information about the timber industry in Missouri through the records of John H. Hahn.  Hahn began his career with the Hershey Land and Lumber Company in Muscatine, Iowa; but in 1895, Hershey consolidated with the Ozark Lumber Company and formed the Ozark Land and Lumber Company with saw mills, lumber yards, railroads, and a company store in Shannon County, Missouri.  Hahn was sent to Missouri and served as…

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The Second Reptile Day at the Fairbanks was once again a smash hit. Organized with the dedicated assistance of Amy Hankins, the Reference/Maps Associate for the MSU Libraries, and held last Saturday at the Fairbanks School as part of the Northwest Project, the event was attended by 313 people, and was staffed by 17 reptile enthusiasts. The Northwest Project is a partnership led by the Drew Lewis Foundation, Missouri State University, and Drury University, with generous support from the Community…

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STAT!Ref is an easy to use digital medical library for healthcare professionals. It is a collection of clinically-oriented health sciences ready reference e-books. The collection provides convenient access to information about prescription drugs, diagnosis information, and treatment options for a variety of medical conditions. The titles can be browsed, searched individually, or multiple titles can be searched at the same time.

The large Theatre and Dance Department Collection (RG 4/9) in Special Collections and Archives gives researchers an in-depth look at the history of theatrical performance at Missouri State University, with material such as programs, photographs and slides, scrapbooks and albums, recordings of programs and commercials, reports, flyers, newspaper clippings, and more, dating back to the 1910s. Plays were performed in the early years at of the university, but not initially as a part of any formal department.  The senior class put on…

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The MSU Libraries has acquired a rare book for Special Collections & Archives that is notable because it contains a fore-edge painting. The book is a book of poems by Thomas Gray, an 18th century English poet and scholar, best remembered for his Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard. In this particular type of fore-edge painted book, the landscape painting cannot be seen until the fore-edge of the text block is fanned.