Urszula Biegaj Lechtenberg, Sacred Heart University, NY
Mark D. Winek, Georgetown
AABS 50th Anniversary Conference
The Stanford University Libraries is hosting a conference to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies (AABS) and the 100th anniversary of the independence of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. The conference, “The 100th Anniversary of Baltic Independence,” will bring together scholars from all over the world to Stanford University’s campus from June 1-3, 2018. The conference will highlight the achievements of Baltic studies a century after the three nations gained their independence and 27 years after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Questions to be considered include: Why are Baltic studies important today? How does the region fit into larger global and transnational trends, including the growth of populism and increasing instability catalyzed by the region’s eastern neighbor? What is the intersection between Baltic and East European studies? In addition to over 100 academic sessions (paper and poster panels, roundtables, workshops), the conference will feature several special events. Throughout the event, tours of Stanford University campus, the Stanford Libraries, and exhibits will be offered. More information is available at: aabs2018.stanford.edu/overview
(Liisi Esse, Stanford)
FEEFHS 25th Annual Conference
The Foundation for East European Family History Studies (FEEFHS) will hold the 25th Annual East European Family History Conference from August 6-10, 2018 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Conference will bring together genealogists and experts in Slavic, Germanic, and other aspects of East European genealogy. The 2018 program features tracks in German, Polish, Austro-Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Russian, Jewish, and DNA research. Pre-conference workshops will be offered on August 6-7 on “Finding the Village of Origin,” “Cyrillic for Beginners,” “Navigating Internet Resources,” and “German Document Recognition.” More information is available at: feefhs.org/conference-overview
(Joseph Everett, Brigham Young)
European Languages Division, Harvard University
As of November 1, 2017, the Slavic and Western Languages Divisions of Widener Library combined to create the European Languages Division. The new division is led by Lidia Uziel, the former head of the Western Languages Division. According to Elizabeth Kirk, Associate University Librarian for Scholarly Resources, the process of fully combining the two divisions will take up to a year. The new division will prioritize new forms of outreach, including support for digital scholarship, and will pursue a more integrated approach to building the Ivy Plus collective collection.
hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/widener/departments.cfm#eld
Library of Congress (blog posts)
A Tribute to Nobel Laureate Madame Marie Sklodowska-Curie by Regina Frackowiak, Reference Specialist, European Division. blogs.loc.gov/international-collections/2017/11/a-tribute-to-nobel-laureate-madame-marie-sklodowska-curie/
Baltic Authors of the Interwar Independence Period, 1918-40 by Taru Spiegel, Reference Specialist, European Division blogs.loc.gov/international-collections/2018/02/baltic-authors-of-the-interwar-independence-period-1918-40/?loclr=eaint
The Good Soldier Švejk by Helen Fedor, Reference Specialist, European Division blogs.loc.gov/international-collections/2018/03/the-good-soldier-vejk/
SACO Slavic Funnel
Slavic Subject Authority Funnel Project promotes and facilitates the creation of subject authority records for all subjects relating to the cataloging of Slavic materials. The funnel provides a framework for proposing new subject headings for inclusion in Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) and new classification numbers for Library of Congress Classification (LCC). Please submit new proposals to Larisa Walsh at walshl@uchicago.edu. New Library of Congress subject headings and call numbers were submitted through the SACO Slavic Funnel, administered by the ESS Automated Bibliographic Control Committee:
Subject heading: “Nationalist parties”
Call numbers:
PG5003.2.W37 War as special topic in Czech literature
DU122.C9 - Czechs in Australia
PG3205.P43 - Peasants as theme in collections of Russian fiction
BF353.5.C68 - Country life as special topic in Environmental psychology
PG7035.P75 – Protestants as special class of authors
PG1408.2.M37 - Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint as special topic in Serbo-Croatian literature of 19th century
www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/saco/Slavic_Funnel.html
(Larisa Walsh, Chair, ESS Automated Bibliographic Control Committee)
Shevchenko Scientific Society
The Shevchenko Scientific Society has a newly designed website. The mission of the society is to advance and promote scholarship in Ukrainian studies and by Ukrainian scholars. The site has information about the history and mission, publications, grants, the library and archives, and a bookstore.
Stanford University
The Crown under the Hammer: Russia, Romanovs, Revolution. Marking the centenary of the Russian Revolution of 1917, this exhibition examines the political, social, and cultural upheavals that transformed Russia in the final decades of the Romanov dynasty and the first years of the Soviet Union. Jointly organized by the Hoover Institution Library and Archives and the Cantor Arts Center, this dual-site exhibition features a wide variety of art objects and documentary material. Paintings and posters, photographs and films, rare books and decorative art objects alternately evoke the lost world of Russia’s old regime and hint at the utopian future imagined by the nation’s revolutionaries. The exhibition closed March 4, 2018 at the Cantor Arts Center but is extended through April 27 at the Herbert Hoover Memorial Exhibit Pavilion.
www.hoover.org/events/crown-under-hammer-russia-romanovs-revolution
museum.stanford.edu/exhibitions/crown-under-hammer-russia-romanovs-revolution
Ukrainian Heritage Consortium Convenes Fifth Conference
Preserving and making accessible the rich collections of Ukrainian American archives and museums was the focus of "Conservation and Preservation,” a three-day conference held by the Ukrainian Heritage Consortium of North America (UHCNA) October 27-29, 2017. The conference was a unique opportunity for member organizations to get exposure to professional-level museum, archive and library procedures. This year’s biennial conference was co-hosted by the Ukrainian History and Education Center (UHEC) in Somerset, NJ and the Ukrainian Museum (UM) in New York City. Conference planning and logistics were spearheaded by the Center’s Director Natalia Honcharenko, Archivist Michael Andrec; and the Museum’s Programs and Marketing Coordinator Hanya Krill-Pyziur, Administrative Director Daria Bajko, and Maria Rewakowicz. Information about the Ukrainian Heritage Consortium of North America is found at: www.uhcna.org/ and www.facebook.com/uhcna/. Additional coverage is found at www.ukrweekly.com/uwwp/ukrainian-heritage-consortium-convenes-fifth-conference/ and www.ukrslovo.net/swa/business/usa-newyork/29781.html
(Jurij Dobczansky, Library of Congress)
Ukrainian Archival Collections in Canada Conference: Preserving the Past, Building the Future, University of Alberta, May 2018
The purpose of the conference is to bring together researchers, archivists, curators, collection managers, and other custodians of Ukrainian Canadian archival collections in order to start a conversation among stewards of Ukrainian cultural documentary heritage. This conference aims to increase awareness of Ukrainian heritage collections in Canada and survey problem areas and needs of archival collections. It will help establish connections and collaboration among the institutions, provide an opportunity to share knowledge and successes, and therefore improve their sustainability. The conference is organized by the Kule Folklore Centre at the University of Alberta and its Friends Society, in cooperation with the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Alberta. The working title is Sustainable Ukrainian Canadian Heritage.
www.ukrfolk.ualberta.ca/News/2017/October/ukrainian-archival-collections-in-canada.aspx
www.ualberta.ca/kule-folklore-centre/research/current-projects
Keynote speaker: Myron Momryk
(Maryna Chernyavska, University of Alberta, Bohdan Medwidsky Ukrainian Foklore Archives, Kule Folklore Centre)