Faculty Resources
This page is intended as a quick reference for members of the History Department only. Please use the links to the left to search our Frequently Asked Questions. If you have any questions, please contact dana.lee@yale.edu.
December 2012
Library Holdings
Art + Architecture Library, which was established in the late 1860s, is located on the first floor of the Art and Architecture Building. It contains approximately 100,000 volumes on architecture, painting, graphic design, photography, urban planning, and the history of art and architecture. It serves as the working library for the schools of Art and Architecture, the History of Art Department, and the Yale University Art Gallery, and as adjunct library for the Yale Center for British Art. Planning for a new Arts Library is underway.
Editorial Projects
Boswell Editions (SML 331A) publishes the papers of James Boswell (1740-1795) in two separate editions: a popular series devoted to Boswell’s voluminous private journals, and a comprehensive scholarly Research Edition comprising the correspondence and the manuscript of the Life of Samuel Johnson as well as the journals.
Special Collections
American Oriental Society (SML 329) collection contains printed material and manuscripts in Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Assyrian, Babylonian, Sumerian, Pali, Prakrit, Chinese, Japanese, and Armenian. The printed materials and the accompanying card catalog are located in Room 329; the manuscripts are located in the Beinecke Library.
Area Studies Collections and Reading Rooms
American Studies Reading Room (SML 608) is designed primarily to support the study needs of graduate students in American Studies. It is equipped with tables and chairs for group and individual study, a small collection of library materials, 20 small lockers, and 20 assigned reading shelves.
Senior Essay Resources
The Yale library system has a rich collection of original papers and primary sources for Senior Essay Projects. Below are a small sampling of those extensive and diverse collections. Click on a library to see potential collections that might be of use. For further information, contact the relevant reference or collection librarian for your topic.
Department Holiday Reception
Come celebrate the season at the History Department Holiday Reception <br>
Wednesday, December 5th
4:00-6:00 PM <br>
Hall of Graduate Studies
Room 211
Writing History
Writing History is a primarily a discussion group for graduate students interested in thinking more creatively about their academic history writing. In the past, Writing History has sponsored outside lecturers and internal panels. The normal routine of the groups, however, is to have bi-weekly meetings in order to discuss a particular reading. A different participant chooses the reading each time; some semesters, we read relevant historical or theoretical or creative selections.
Women's and Gender History Working Group
The Women’s and Gender History Working Group has been folded into the WGSS Graduate Working Group and Colloquium.
For more information, please visit http://wgss.yale.edu/colloquium
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