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November is National American Indian Heritage Month The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the rich ancestry and traditions of Native Americans.

November is Native American Heritage Month, and this month’s book display focuses on the traditions and histories of Native people and the challenges they have faced. Learn more about Native American Heritage Month at http://www.nativeamericanheritagemonth.gov/ All electronic titles are available to read online and our physical titles may be requested for pick-up. Explore our book display: https://www.library.cmu.edu//november-book-display-native-

On the blog this week, Curator of Special Collections Sam Lemley reflects on the legacy of Rachel McMasters Miller Hunt, the founding benefactor of CMU’s Special Collections and an important collector and scholar of early books on botany. CMU’s Hunt Library, named for Rachel and Roy A. Hunt, was dedicated 59 years ago on October 10, 1961. https://www.library.cmu.edu/blog/unique-cmu/11022020

A dataset is not a non-biased, untouchable entity. How data is used can also be biased. Data Curation, Visualization, and GIS Specialist Emma Slayton and Research Data Management Consultant Hannah Gunderman created a Carnegie Mellon Dietrich College of Humanities & Social Sciences course called "Discovering the Data Universe" to help students distinguish between the truth and lies that lurk in the numbers. https://www.cmu.edu//news-/2020/october/data-universe.html

In this first episode of Coffee with the Curator, Curator of Special Collections Sam Lemley examines the Posner Bill of Rights, one of five known copies of the first "official" edition of the American Bill of Rights, printed in 1792.

In honor of #AskAnArchivist Day, we're bringing you a behind the scenes look at the University Archives and the collections they care for. https://www.library.cmu.edu/blog/scotty-tales/10072020