Fresh Content: Times {of London} Digital Archive
The SPS Library has, for several years, purchased access to the Times {of London} digital archive. Over the March Break, an additional 20 years of content was added to the archive, now offering newspaper articles from 1785-2007 (over 3.4 million … Continued
April 11, 1903
Time after time: On March 16 clocks were put in the different buildings, which give correct U. S. Observatory time, being set hourly by a master clock in the Curator’s office, which in turn is set every noon by the … Continued
eTravel Guides
Traveling over the break? Just this week the Library purchased a selection of eTravel Guides that live within the Library’s Gale Virtual Reference Library collection. Read, print, save chapters while on the grounds, pre-trip, or, access when at your travel … Continued
Spotlight on: Scribner Writers Series
Housed within the Library’s Gale Virtual Reference Library (an ever growing collection of digital reference books) is the long-standing Scribner Writers Series. This series of volumes contain biographical and historical context essays for over 1,400 authors. Also included in the … Continued
February 22, 1897
There’s no shoe like a snowshoe: Showshoeing seems to be more popular than ever this year. Since the last big snow-storm a good many fellows take long walks around the country every afternoon.