The Impact of CRL
Stories illustrating CRL’s impact on research, teaching, collection building and preservation.
Vietnamese Newspapers Essential for Berkeley Dissertation
UC Berkeley graduate student uses CRL’s extensive collection of South Vietnamese newspapers for his dissertation on the social history of the interregnum period, 1963-1967..
Unique Arab Diaspora Materials Saved for Future Scholars
The Middle East Materials Project (MEMP) microfilmed Arab-language publications from several diaspora communities in non-Arab countries, continuing to affirm MEMP’s role as a provider of rare and distinctive documentation.
CRL Supports Research on Biased News Coverage of Emmett Till
Students of Professor Davis Houck at Florida State University consulted CRL resources to examine media bias covering the death of civil-rights icon Emmett Till.
Afghan Documentation Spans Tumultuous Century
Daily newspapers and cultural journals collected by LC's Field Office in Islamabad have been preserved through the efforts of MEMP and SAMP.
Nation of Islam Paper Featured in Documentary Film
CRL's extensive holdings in African-American newspapers proved useful to a documentary film chronicling heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali's politicization.
Preserving News from Conflict Zones
CRL programs aim to preserve "first drafts of history" from zones of conflict throughout the world.
Teaching Modern History of India With CRL Newspapers
CRL's extensive holdings of Indian newspapers proved highly valuable for University of Iowa history professor's undergraduate course, "Imperialism and Modern India."
Primary Sources Improve Course on Vietnam War Propaganda
A history professor at Grinnell employed CRL's rich collection of Vietnam War-era newspapers and defense studies to enrich student research on propaganda and public opinion.
The WNA Expands Sources on African History
WNA's trove of colonial African newspapers gains scholarly attention, as the resource becomes better known on campus.
Provincial Turkish Newspapers and Muslim National Identity
What Turkish provincial newspapers at CRL revealed about the emergence of a Muslim national identity.