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Journals and Work By Linus Pauling Kept at Oregon State

CORVALLIS, Ore. Although he died in 1994, Linus Pauling still has an office at Oregon State University.

November 11, 2007

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Small Noose Found in Purdue Library

WEST LAFAYETTE Ind. Officials don’t know why someone left a noose made from a sweatshirt hood drawstring hanging in a Purdue University library.

November 8, 2007

Sports

Montana Tribal College Dreams Big, Celebrates 30th Anniversary

PABLO Mont. If she wanted to, Lois Slater wouldn’t have to go any farther than a mirror to find a compelling story about how educational opportunities can turn a life around.

November 7, 2007

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Oregon’s Willamette University hires its first archivist

SALEM Ore. Amid the old yearbooks, senior theses, reel-to-reel tapes and the plastic seal balancing a gold dollar sign on its nose, Mary McKay is in her element.

September 22, 2007

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IU, search engine explore deeper Web-based research in new partnership

INDIANAPOLIS Indiana University and the human-powered Internet search engine ChaCha are partnering to create a one-stop virtual reference desk that connects students with an array of experts and other help.

August 14, 2007

Native Americans

ALA Inaugurates its First American Indian President

For the first time in its 131-year history, the American Library Association has tapped an American Indian to lead the world’s oldest and largest library organization. Dr. Loriene Roy, a professor at the University of Texas at Austin’s School of Information, was installed as president at the 2007 ALA national conference in late June.

August 2, 2007

African-American

Museum guide program reflects NYC diversity

NEW YORK When a young boy loses interest in a museum tour, guide Hassan Mohamed expertly draws him back in.

July 28, 2007

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Spurred by big deal, civil rights era documents now up for grabs

ATLANTA When Barry Tulloss heard an interview between Martin Luther King Jr. and his father, former radioman Jerry Tucker, he said the hair stood up on his neck.

July 22, 2007

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FCC “downsizes” discount Internet program – for public schools and libraries

Corporate pressure blocks public schools and libraries from getting information superhighway discounts

July 13, 2007

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History as told by … professor proclaims his ‘Amistad’ ancestry – Samuel Hingha Pieh; includes related articles

Samuel Hingha Pieh grew up in Sierra Leone along with his five brothers; and sisters in a small city on the West African country’s coastal plains called Taiama.

July 11, 2007

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Library of Congress to put “African American Odyssey” on display

WASHINGTON An exhibit comprised of items from the nation’s largest collection of materials relating to African American history and culture will go on display next year at the Library of Congress.

July 11, 2007

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Auctioning off yesterday – protest against the sale of African American historical artifacts and documents

For Many Black Museums, It’s “Buy-Buy History”

July 11, 2007