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Elizabeth Call

University Archivist

RIT Libraries - Archives
Academic Affairs
Adjunct Faculty
elizabeth.call@rit.edu
585-475-4613
Office Location
WAL-3632

Elizabeth Call

University Archivist

RIT Libraries - Archives
Academic Affairs
Adjunct Faculty
elizabeth.call@rit.edu
585-475-4613

Currently Teaching

HIST-421
Hands-on History
3 Credits
Get hands-on experience researching, interpreting, and writing history. The class will tackle a common historical theme (announced in the subtitle), then do original historical research on a topic of your choice within the overall theme. Our themes do not just rehash old topics with little new information to uncover. Instead, we focus on relatively unexplored areas of the past, where your research can shed new light on unknown topics. You will learn about history by doing it! All majors are welcome.
MUSE-249
Topics in Archives, Museums, and Community Collections
1 - 3 Credits
Topics courses offer the opportunity to build knowledge specific to events, issues, and opportunities unique to archives, museums, and collecting institutions. Topics and methods vary from term to term, though each offering features an introduction to a concept, methodology, institution, or other subfield of study within museum studies or public history. Students develop theoretical and experiential knowledge of the topic under investigation while fostering opportunities to respond to recent events or to partner with local organizations and institutions. Students also create deliverables appropriate to the experience. The topic will be announced prior to the course offering. The course may be repeated for credit since topics will normally vary from semester to semester.

In the News

  • October 29, 2024

    a man in a brown tshirt and a man in a blue tshirt hold a laptop together in front of a mural of a tiger in the R I T Tunnel system.

    RIT students raise awareness about mural art through TunnelVision

    Students are bringing mural art into the spotlight through TunnelVision, an immersive project designed to engage and inspire. The initiative transforms the residence hall tunnels into a vibrant gallery, showcasing student-created murals. It aims to foster community and spark conversations about public art on campus.

  • October 23, 2024

    two students work together to place a large portrait on the wall of a gallery. Other smaller portraits surround them, already on the wall.

    Exhibit bridges generations of alumni

    The exhibit, located in the RIT Archives Photo Alumni Gallery, showcases Toni Pepe’s journey as a photography educator and artist, exploring themes of women in society and motherhood. The project fosters connections between alumni and RIT through curated exhibits and oral histories.

  • October 7, 2024

    a woman with short dark hair pulls a vintage R I T jersey and mascot head out of a white box in an archive repository setting.

    Students find tiger pride in the RIT Archives

    Students in the museum studies course Critical and Digital Curation used the archives to explore the origin of the RIT tiger mascot in 1955. Their exhibit shines a light on 1963, when RIT students brought a tiger cub to campus, parties, and hockey games.

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