Andrew
Carnegie Image Collection
In recognition of the 100th anniversary of Carnegie Mellon University, Lucian
Ebner Caste (CFA'50 and Trustee) and his wife, Rita (Honorary'90), donated
important Andrew Carnegie materials to the University Archives, including
this collection of slides depicting Carnegie family photographs.
Digital
Library Federation: Public Access Collections
Incredibly diverse full-text archival collections are now available from members
of the Digital Library Federation, including the Library of Congress and the
National Archives and Records Administration. This site is rich in source
materials in many media. Search or browse collections.
Diplodocus
and Douglass Archives
Fully-searchable full-text access to field notes, correspondence, photographs,
published popular and scientific articles dealing with The Carnegie Museum
of Natural History's early paleontological discoveries, especially that of
Diplodocus carnegii. This digital archive is a ground-breaking collaboration
produced by Carnegie Mellon University and The Carnegie Museum under a recent
IMLS Grant for "Smart Web Exhibits."
Envisioning Robotics Select items of the Takeo Kanade Collection (Carnegie Mellon University Archives). Dr. Kanade is a distinguished faculty member at Carnegie Mellon and a world-renowned pioneer in the field of robotics. His research on improved human/robotic interaction continues to advance computer vision, multimedia, autonomous mobile robotics, and sensors. Envisioning Robotics showcases Dr. Kanade's contributions to: Image Understanding & Computer Vision, Virtualized Reality & Eye Vision, Autonomous Robotics, Direct Drive Robotic Arms, and Medical Robotics.
Heinz
Collection
The congressional papers of the late U. S. Senator H. John Heinz III (R-PA).
The collection documents legislative efforts and accomplishments regarding
aging/retirement and health care, international trade/finance, banking, and
environmental issues. Fully-searchable access to nearly 800,000 digital images
of original source materials.
Newell
Collection
Allen Newell (1927-1992) pioneeered the study of artificial intelligence,
designing computer architectures and program languages modeled on human problem
solving behaviors, and was a renowned expert in experimental cognitive psychology.
Fully-searchable access to more than 100,000 digital images of original source
materials.
Pittsburgh Jewish Newspapers Project> The Jewish Criterion The Jewish Criterion (1902-1962) is the first of three newspapers to be digitized in the Pittsburgh Jewish Newspapers Project [brochure, 2 pp PDF]. The Pittsburgh Jewish Newspapers Project is a collaboration of Carnegie Mellon University Libraries, the Rodef Shalom Congregation Archives, the Rauh Jewish Archives at the Senator John Heinz History Center, and the Jewish Chronicle of Pittsburgh, with help from the United Jewish Federation of Pittsburgh. When completed, the digital library will include The Jewish Criterion (1895-1962), The American Jewish Outlook (1934-1962) and The Jewish Chronicle (1962-present).
Shull Collection Dr. Clifford Glenwood Shull, a 1937 graduate of Carnegie Tech (now Carnegie Mellon University), shared the 1994 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work in the development of neutron diffraction with colleague Ernest Wollan. Dr. Shull's pioneering efforts in this field laid the groundwork for use of neutrons to study the structure and dynamics of matter. While best known as a Nobel Laureate, Dr. Shull also received the Buckley Prize from the American Physical Society in 1956, the Humboldt Senior Scientist Award in 1980, and was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
Simon
Collection
Herbert A. Simon (1916-2001) had an illustrious 52-year career in artificial
intelligence, psychology, administration and economics. Among many international
honors earned throughout his lifetime, he received the prestigious A.M. Turing
Award for his work in computer science (1975) and was awarded the Alfred Nobel
Memorial Prize in Economic Science (1978). Fully-searchable access to more
than 100,000 digital images of original source materials.
Traub Collection Joseph F. Traub, former Head of the Computer Science Department at Carnegie Mellon University (1971-1979), is currently Edwin Howard Armstrong Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University. In 1959 he began his pioneering work in what is now called information-based
complexity. His current research focus is on quantum computing. Both his
research and administrative work have had a major impact on the field of
computer science.
