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ODY Access Change

Students, faculty, staff, and community members are now welcome to use the main entrance to ODY Library.

All patrons are required to wear appropriate masks at all times in all locations in the library.

John K. Payne
Director of Libraries
St. Lawrence University

Adirondack Maps

In these Covid-ridden times, you may have wished for an Adirondack weekend, which depending on the day’s travel moratorium may or may not have come true.  While it is beyond the SLU Libraries magic to make wishes come true, we have acquired a number of interesting Adirondack maps this autumn.  Among them is a set “Map of Adirondack Lands” from the New York State Fisheries, Game, and Forest Commission dated 1896 that provides detailed information on the status of the lands in all of the Adirondack Park (in four maps).  It is a simply beautiful object.  We have

Poetry Broadsides Collection

A broadside is a large single-sided printed sheet of paper or vellum.  James Sullivan defines poetry broadsides in his book On the Walls and in the Streets: American Poetry Broadsides from the 1960s this way:

A collage of broadsides from the collection.

Back to the Land

A digital collection and research portal highlighting the significance of the back-to-the-land movement in St. Lawrence County.

weeding spinach

765 KV Line Protest Collection

The North Country Defense Committee and the coalition Upstate People for Safe Energy Technology (UPSET) were the most prominent groups that opposed the implementation of the 765 kV power line by the New York State Power Authority.

protest in front of truck

William L. Fox, Jr. Papers

William L. Fox, Jr. was the 18th President of St. Lawrence University.  He holds a Bachelor of Arts from St. Lawrence University (1975), a Master of Divinity from Harvard University (1978), and a Ph.D from George Washington University (1989).  He served as President of St.

William L. Fox, Jr.

Grasse River Water Power Assessment, 1871

The Grasse River is a 115 mile tributary of the St. Lawrence, and is located entirely in St. Lawrence County.  The South Branch begins near Long Tom Mountain in the Town of Colton, and the river runs through Russell, Canton and Madrid on its way to meet the St. Lawrence River downstream of Massena.

Grasse River postcard

Michael W. Ranger Endowment for Special Collections

The Michael W. Ranger Endowment for Special Collections at St. Lawrence University is a permanent endowed fund for the Special Collections in the Owen D. Young Library. The endowment will fund the purchases of materials to acknowledge and reflect Mike’s love of history, St.

Image of Mike Ranger