Kristen Nyitray

Culper Spy Day 2025: 11th Anniversary Re-Cap

Culper Spy Day was a community-wide event that celebrated the legacy of the Culper Spy Ring, a key part of Revolutionary War history rooted in Long Island. Held on September 6–7, 2025, the event featured interactive exhibits, historical reenactments, colonial-era demonstrations, and a newly introduced hop-on, hop-off trolley ride that

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Join Us on the Art Crawl on Friday, 9/26 between 2-5pm

The Fall 2025 Art Crawl, which will take place on Friday, September 26, between 2pm and 5pm, will be self-guided for the first time, allowing attendees to visit any venue on their own schedule. Stop by any venue on your own schedule! Guided tours and reception offered at specific times

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Join Us on Culper Spy Day, Saturday, 9/6

Spies do exist in the archive! Visit Special Collections during the 11th Annual Culper Spy Day on Saturday, September 6 between 10am and 1pm. On view will be an original 1779 letter from George Washington to spymaster Benjamin Tallmadge about the activities of the Culper Spy Ring, an intelligence gathering

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2025 Short Term Scholar Award: Senator Jacob. K. Javits Collection

About: Stony Brook University Libraries, located 65 miles east of New York City, is offering two short term scholar awards of $2,500 during the fall 2025 semester to support research using the Senator Jacob. K. Javits Collection. The award program has been established with support generously provided through an endowment

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New Art Exhibition on the Power of Indigenous Language in Contemporary Art

The Zuccaire Gallery is proud to present Weaving Words, Weaving Worlds: The Power of Indigenous Language in Contemporary Art, a group exhibition featuring 24 artists including Jeffrey Gibson, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, and Kay WalkingStick, curated by Jeremy Dennis (Shinnecock Nation & SBU alum). Work in traditional and new media explore how art can

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Join Us on the Art Crawl!

Friday, April 4 from 11am to 2pm | Free guided tours of campus art galleries – join at any point on the tour! Stony Brook University hosts a variety of renowned art galleries that provide unique spaces and opportunities for cultural and artistic exchanges and collaborations. Our Art Crawls unite our university’s galleries

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Culper Spy Day Re-cap 2024

The 10th annual Culper Spy Day was held on Saturday, September 7 in Setauket, Stony Brook, and other locations across Long Island. Special Collections welcomed visitors from the SBU and surrounding communities with an open house showcasing its 1779 spy letter from General George Washington to Major Benjamin Tallmadge. Visit

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