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Apr 30, 2008
Chatham Image Collection Updated
Chatham College has added
new images to the Historic Pittsburgh image collection.
Apr 28, 2008
New Books Added
We are adding books to the Historic Pittsburgh Full-Text Collection on a weekly basis. To see a list of new books, please visit this
link.
Apr 14, 2008
Historic Pittsburgh Celebrates Pittsburgh's 250th Anniversary
In recognition of Pittsburgh's 250th anniversary, we are adding hundreds of newly digitized titles to the full-text collection throughout the year. Today, we added
157 new titles. The 250th anniversary marks the naming of the city by General John Forbes. In 1758, shortly after taking possession of the abandoned remnants of French Fort Duquesne at the Point, Forbes named the city in honor of the English Prime Minister Sir William Pitt.
Dec 03, 2007
Three New Image Collections Added and Updates
We added three new Historic Pittsburgh Image Collections and updated a fourth. Images are now available from the Archives Service Center's
Pittsburgh Print Collection and
Rust Engineering Company Records as well as from the Heinz History Center's
Charles M. Stotz Collection. We also added
181 images to the
Frank B. Fairbanks Rail Transportation Archive from the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation.
Nov 30, 2007
Historic Pittsburgh Chronology Updated
The Historic Pittsburgh
Chronology was updated to include events from 2006.
Sep 27, 2007
"Zoomify" View Added To Maps
Two of our map collections now use the
"Zoomify" tool for map viewing. Zoomify allows for dynamic zooming and panning within a high-resoultion map image, without the need to reload the entire page each time. A navaigation thumbnail shows which section of the map is currently on display. Give it a try, and
let us know what you think.
The two map collections using Zoomify are the
City of Pittsburgh Geodetic and Topographic Survey and
Maps from the Report of the Flood Commission of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, 1912.
Sep 19, 2007
New Finding Aids Added
We added 16 new archival finding aids from the University of Pittsburgh's
Archives Service Center to the
Historic Pittsburgh Finding Aids Collection.
Aug 02, 2007
New Partner and Image Collection Added
We welcome
Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation as a new institutional partner contributing images to our
Historic Pittsburgh Image Collections site. Today we released a collection of images from
The Frank B. Fairbanks Rail Transportation Archive. This online collection contains slides taken by Mr. Fairbanks between 1948 to 1987 that document train engines and stations in the western Pennsylvania area. He spent his entire adult life riding, documenting, and collecting material from rail lines all over the world.
Jul 11, 2007
Upgraded Format for Historic Pittsburgh News
We've upgraded the Historic Pittsburgh News page to use a blogging software tool (we're using
blosxom). As a result, you can now subscribe to an RSS feed of our news items. If you're not familiar with RSS feeds or how to read them, these Wikipedia articles on
RSS and
aggregators (feed readers) will get you started.
Also, please note that the URL to the news page has changed to
http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/news/historic_pittsburgh/.
Please update your bookmarks and links accordingly.
Jun 18, 2007
New Additions to Full-Text Collection
Jan 05, 2007
Two New Map Collections Released
We added two new map collections to Historic Pittsburgh. The
City of Pittsburgh Geodetic and Topographic Survey Maps (1923-1961) contain 171 plates that depict contours and spot heights of much of Allegheny County. The
Flood Commission of Pittsburgh maps (1912) contain 14 plates produced as part of the Report of the Flood Commission. They depict the results of the surveys, investigations and studies made by the commission for the purpose of determining the causes of, damage by, and methods of relief from floods in the Allegheny, Monogahela and Ohio rivers at Pittsburgh.
Jan 03, 2007
Historic Pittsburgh Image Collections Update
We added
83 new images to the Historic Pittsburgh Image Collections from the following collections: Darlington Family Photographs, Kingsley Association, Pittsburgh City Photographer, and University Archives.
Dec 01, 2006
Bungee View and Image Collection Updates
In conjunction with CMU research scientist Mark Derthick, we now offer an experimental visualization prototype called
Bungee View for viewing selected Historic Pittsburgh image collections.
We also added 133 new images to the Historic Pittsburgh Image Collections from the following collections: Chatham College Archives, Darlington Family Photographs, Kingsley Association, Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad, Edward J. Shourek, and University Archives.
Nov 01, 2006
Two New Image Collections Released, and Updates
We released two new
Historic Pittsburgh Image Collections from the Archives Service Center at the University of Pittsburgh:
CONSOL Energy Mining Archives and the
Edward J. Shourek Collection. We also added
97 new images from the Pittsburgh City Photographer collection and Chatham College Archives.
Oct 12, 2006
Chronology Updated
The Historic Pittsburgh
Chronology was updated to include events from 2005.
Oct 04, 2006
New Finding Aids Added
We added 62 new archival finding aids from the University of Pittsburgh's
Archives Service Center to the
Historic Pittsburgh Finding Aids Collection.
Oct 02, 2006
Image Collections Updated
We added a total of
147 new images from the Chatham College Archives collection as well as the Pittsburgh City Photographer and
UE News collections held by the Archives Service Center at the University of Pittsburgh to the
Historic Pittsburgh Image Collections.
Sep 01, 2006
New Partner and Image Collection
We welcome
Chatham College Archives as a new institutional partner contributing images to our
Historic Pittsburgh Image Collections site. Today we released a small collection of images that begins to chronicle the students, faculty, and college community as academic pursuits, college events, student life and social activities have grown and changed throughout the college's history. More images will be added to the site in the coming months.
Aug 01, 2006
New Image Collection and Updates
A new Historic Pittsburgh Image Collection was added documenting the city of Pittsburgh in the 1940’s and 1950’s before and after smoke control ordinances were passed regulating the burning of coal:
Smoke Control Lantern Slides. We also added
205 new images to the Pittsburgh City Photographer and University Archives collections maintained by the Archives Service Center at the University of Pittsburgh.
Jul 01, 2006
Image Collections Updated
200 new images from the following collections held by the Archives Service Center at the University of Pittsburgh were added to the
Historic Pittsburgh Image Collections: Pittsburgh City Photographer, Irene Kaufmann, and University Archives.
Jun 01, 2006
Image Collections Updated
160 new images from the following collections held by the Archives Service Center at the University of Pittsburgh were added to the
Historic Pittsburgh Image Collections: University Archives and Kingsley Association.
May 05, 2006
New Finding Aids Added, Plus Updates
19 new archival finding aids from the University of Pittsburgh's
Archives Service Center were added to the
Historic Pittsburgh Finding Aids Collection. In addition, 17 finding aids that were already online were updated.
May 01, 2006
New Image Collection, Plus Updates
A new Historic Pittsburgh Image Collection was added documenting the
Union Switch & Signal strike in June 1914. We also added
twenty-nine new images to the Father Cox and Pittsburgh City Photographer collections maintained by the Archives Service Center at the University of Pittsburgh.
Apr 01, 2006
Image Collections Updated
122 new images from the Pittsburgh City Photographer collection held by the Archives Service Center at the University of Pittsburgh were added to the
Historic Pittsburgh Image Collections.
Mar 14, 2006
Historic Pittsburgh Poster Session
DRL Coordinator Ed Galloway presented a poster session on Historic Pittsburgh at
The Library in Bits and Bytes: Digital Library Symposium held at the University of Maryland on 29 September 2005. The
conference proceedings are now available.
Mar 01, 2006
Image Collections Updated
190 new images from the following collections held by the Archives Service Center at the University of Pittsburgh were added to the
Historic Pittsburgh Image Collections: Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Company, University Archives, and Pittsburgh City Photographer.
Dec 20, 2005
Image Collections Updated
53 new images from Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Company collection held by the Archives Service Center at the University of Pittsburgh were added to the
Historic Pittsburgh Image Collections.
Dec 01, 2005
Image Collections Updated
239 new images from several collections maintained by the Archives Service Center at the University of Pittsburgh were added to the
Historic Pittsburgh Image Collections.
Nov 16, 2005
Image Collections Featured in D-Lib Magazine
The
November issue of
D-Lib Magazine features the Historic Pittsburgh Image Collections.
Nov 01, 2005
New Collections Added to Image Collections
Two new collections were added to the Historic Pittsburgh Image Collections:
Photographs of the Darlington Family and
Union Arcade Building Photographs. We also added
51 new images to the Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection and the Spencer Family Collection.
Oct 04, 2005
New Browse Feature in Full-Text Collection
The
Full-Text Collection includes new methods to
browse the books by author, genre type, category, date published, and more!
Oct 01, 2005
Image Collections Updated
Eighty-nine new images from the
UE News Photograph collection were added to the
Historic Pittsburgh Image Collections.
Sep 16, 2005
Chronology Updated
The Historic Pittsburgh
Chronology was updated to include events from 2004.
Aug 01, 2005
Image Collections Updated
Jul 26, 2005
Chronology Updated
The Historic Pittsburgh
Chronology was updated to include events from 2004.
Jun 28, 2005
New Finding Aids Added
Forty new archival finding aids from the University of Pittsburgh's
Archives Service Center were added to the
Historic Pittsburgh Finding Aids Collection. In addition, 24 finding aids that were already online were updated.
Jun 27, 2005
New Feature for Teachers
A new feature of Historic Pittsburgh gives teachers of American history
Suggested Classroom Applications for incorporating the site in their lesson plans.
May 02, 2005
New Image Collection and Updates
Pittsburgh Railways Company was added to the
Historic Pittsburgh Image Collections. Plus 236 new images were added to existing collections.
Apr 01, 2005
Image Collections Updated
Feb 21, 2005
Image Collections Updated
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