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In the early 1900s, the Citrus Variety Collection and Citrus Experiment Station were established in Riverside, California to support the needs of the developing citrus industry in Southern…

The University of California, Riverside Eaton Collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy contains more than 300,000 items including 100,000 hardback and paperback books. Librarian JJ Jacobson highlighted…

In the 19th century, the Colorado Desert lands became Riverside County, California, and was considered home to a diverse group of native people. Author Clifford Trafzer shared the story of these early Native…

Memphis has a rich musical history tied to blues, rock and roll, and soul music. In his book, Country Soul: Making Music and Making Race in the American South, author Charles Hughes talked about Memphis'…

About 64 percent of the population of Memphis is African American, yet author Sharon Stanley argued that Memphis, like much of the country, has failed to fully integrate minority populations. In her book, An…

Political journalist and author Jim Heath shared stories from the campaign trail and examined the current state of political journalism in his book, Front Row Seat at the Circus: One Journalist’s Journey…

In Lone Star Leaders: Power and Personality in the Texas Congressional Delegation, author James Riddlesperger examined the representatives that fueled Texas' political influence during the past 125 years.…

Steven Woodworth, author of This Great Struggle: America’s Civil War, talked about how the history of the Civil War can be shared so that readers find the topic more approachable and interesting.…

In his book, Bill Ratliff: A Profile in Courage, and Leadership in American Politics, author Robert Sterken examined the life and accomplishments of Texas Lieutenant Governor and State Senator Bill Ratliff.…

Lina Ortega, head of operations for the University of Oklahoma’s Western History Collections, highlighted artifacts from a collection that represents the development of the American West as well as Native…

Paul Roberts, dean of Library Services at Oklahoma Baptist University, used artifacts from the Gaskin Archives to tell the story of Joseph S. Murrow, a settlement era missionary who fought for Native…

Bill Piston talked about his book Wilson’s Creek: The Second Battle of the Civil War and the Men Who Fought It, in which he explores what drove the men of Kansas and Missouri to volunteer for the Civil War.…

Librarian Jeff Patrick of the Hulston Civil War Library shared some of Wilson’s Creek National Historic Battlefield’s most notable pieces, including rare soldier art, a Civil War surgeon’s manual, and a…

Tom Peters talked about his book John T. Woodruff of Springfield, Missouri, in the Ozarks: An Encyclopedic Biography, in which he examines the accomplishments and impact of John T. Woodruff, an…