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student opening Sterling Library door
October 5, 2020
by Tricia Carey Opening hours at Sterling Library and Bass Library have been extended to 10 pm Monday through Thursday. The two adjacent, connected libraries are now open 68 hours a week on the following schedule: Sunday, noon - 6 pm; Monday - Thursday, 10 am - 10 pm; Friday - Saturday, 10 am - 5...
Tony Williams plays a drum kit in Senegal in a field with palm trees behind him
September 30, 2020
The Yale Film Study Center has received a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation to support preservation of Tony Williams in Africa, a 1973 documentary by filmmaker, musician, Yale alumnus, and Professor Emeritus Willie Ruff '53 B.M., '54 M.M. The 37-minute short follows American jazz...
Cynthia Childs in a wedding dress holding a glass of champagne in the film Seductio Ad Absurdum
September 21, 2020
Treasures from the Yale Film Archive presents the online debut of two recently-preserved short films by S.W. "Winkie" Childs, Jr. '27 and Cynthia Childs, Seductio Ad Absurdum and I'd Be Delighted To! In the fall of 2016, the Yale Film Archive received a collection of more than 400 reels of 16mm...
close-up of actor Paul Giamatti
September 8, 2020
Yale's film stars are lighting up the small screen with Treasure Talks. Treasure Talks is a series of online conversations with Yale alumni from the film world about some of their favorite films, selected from prints in the collection of the Yale Film Archive. Archivist Brian Meacham talks with...
September 3, 2020
Unless otherwise noted, Digital Humanities drop-in Office Hours occur every: Tuesdays from 9:00am-10:00am Eastern and 2:00pm-4:00pm Easter (Zoom rooms will close to new consultations at 9:50am and 3:50pm) During the above hours, click on the Zoom link to speak with a Digital Humanities...
a collection of photobook
August 27, 2020
Haas Arts Library will resume its popular Photobook Club series online this fall semester, on Fridays each month, from 2-3 p.m. This year’s program includes: August 28: Photobooks from Museum of Fine Arts collection by Jon Evans, chief of the Library and Archives at the Museum of Fine Art, Houston...
August 21, 2020
Join Treasures from the Yale Film Archive online for a conversation with Yale alumnus and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Nick Doob '69, in conjunction with the online debut of his 1979 feature documentary Street Music. A collection of performances by street musicians across the country, from New York...

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