The Carnegie Mellon University Libraries is thrilled to announce the third season of “Cut Pathways,” a podcast developed by the Carnegie Mellon University Oral History Program.
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CMU Carnival attendees enjoyed the April 7 event, “The Wild West of Computing” Live! An Oral History Podcast Performance from Cut Pathways.
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The Archives recently took over stewardship of the Wymetal collection, which features opera scores that belonged to a father and son duo along with set/costume designs by a few artists. Folks at the School of Music (specifically Ryan Prendergast) have become interested recently.
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An original copy of the Bill of Rights sits on display inside Carnegie Mellon University Libraries’ Posner Center for Special Collections, a testament to the genesis of the American experiment.
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Through the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Computing and Information MLIS Partners Program, the Architecture Archives welcomes a Master of Library and Information Science student each year to work closely with Arts and Humanities Librarian and Manager of the Architecture Archives Lynn Kawaratani, and experience the collections firsthand.
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The John Patrick Crecine Papers in the Carnegie Mellon University Archives preserve materials from the NeXT years, the period when Steve Jobs rebuilt his vision after leaving Apple and before returning to lead one of the most remarkable turnarounds in business history.
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As the theatre world celebrates acclaimed lighting designer Jules Fisher with the 2026 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, the Carnegie Mellon University Libraries is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Jules Fisher Collection of Edward Gordon Craig, a major research collection documenting the work of one of the most influential and visionary figures in modern theatre.
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CMU has long been a leader in performing arts education, with its School of Drama — the first degree-granting drama institution in the U.S. — consistently ranked among the best programs in the world. Now, the University Libraries is expanding its role as a destination for the preservation and study of theatrical design and performance history through major archival acquisitions connected to internationally recognized artists and celebrated Carnegie Mellon alumni.
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On Saturday morning of Carnival weekend, the Class of 1966, many of whom graduated from Margaret Morrison Carnegie College (affectionately known as “Maggie Murph”), gathered for a reunion breakfast in the recently renovated Maggie Murph Café in Hunt Library.
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As Pittsburgh prepares to host the 2026 NFL Draft, the Carnegie Mellon University Libraries is looking back at more than a century of football history preserved in the University Archives.
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