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This week in 1934 a famous gang of outlaws was infamously ambushed and nearly wiped out in a massive hail of bullets. A movie that came out in 1967 about the exploits and demise of the gang leaders shocked and enthralled movie goers. However not everyone was impressed and some influential critics scorned the cavalier attitude towards violence that the film portrayed.

If you think the question is going to be 'name this famous gang and their leaders...' you are sadly mistaken. That would be too easy because I am sure you have guessed it by now. What I want to know is the name of the influential New York Times movie critic at the time who seemed to make trashing this movie based on the gang his life's work?

If you can let me know.

If you don't know off your head why not go to the source? The UST libraries have a subscription to The New York Times historical database that contains the full text scanned in version of the New York Times going back to 1851. You can find a link to this database and other full text newspaper databases here. If you need a friendly librarian with this or any other search please feel free to contact us.

I must be thinking too much about movies these days because last week I wanted to know the name of the historic hotel in Los Angeles where the very first Academy Award ceremony was held. The hotel is the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel and that I have since learned it was held in the Blossom Room. The fellow campus film enthusiasts who knew the answer are

Karen Batdorf
Peter Erickson
Marianne Hageman

Thanks for playing!

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All are invited to the rotunda area of the O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library main floor to see the posters created by students in the Health and Human Performance Department. These posters were made by senior Health Promotion--Science and Health Promotion Majors as part of their PHED 449 Seminar course requirements. The posters showcase the research the students conducted over the semester and were included in the Bush Foundation supported Inquiry at the UST poster session this spring. Come and enjoy - the posters will be here until early June.

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This week in 1929 the very first Academy Awards Ceremony was held in Hollywood and was hosted by Douglas Fairbanks. My question to you is in which historic hotel replete with a David Hockney underwater mural in the swimming pool did this event take place.

Think you know the answer? Let me know.

Would you like to find the answer along with other interesting facts about movie history and full pictures? Try browsing for books at the O'Shaughnessy-Frey library in the motion picture section which starts with the call numbers PN 1993 and with a book like this. Browsing books is sort of like surfing the web but with physical objects. If you ever need any kind of assistance please feel free to alert a librarian.

Last week I wanted to know the name of a very controversial self help book that doubles as a science fiction novel and the basis of a questionable cult/religion. There is nothing else that fits this discription but the book
Dianetcs written by L. Ron Hubbard and yes...I am fully aware that I will be sued any minute now.

The friends of Xenu who knew the answer are

Peter Erickson
Jim Pinkerton

Thanks to everyone who played!

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You may wish to print off a complete listing of library hours so you will not miss opportunities to do that last minute studying for your finals.

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As part of their celebration of the state's sesquicentennial, the librarians at the Minnesota Historical Society are blogging about their selection of the greatest 150 Minnesota books. "All works chosen as the 150 Best Minnesota Books will have been published in some recognizable form, and will either be about some aspect of the state or will have been written by a Minnesota author. We define Minnesota authors the same way we do for inclusion into the MHS library collections: the author will either have been born in Minnesota or will have spent enough time here to have been influenced by the culture or to have influenced the culture."

Check it out and applaud or argue with their selections!

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This week in 1950 a very (and I mean very) controversial self help book was first published which to this day sparks heated discussions all over the world. Please give me the author and the name of his book. And if you choose to do it anonymously I completely understand.

If you want to experience this book first hand then try finding it on the stacks of the O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library. I do not want to give away the title but the call number is RZ415 .H82 1950. If you need assistance finding this book or any other book at the UST libraries please contact your favorite librarian.

Last week I wondered which famous landmark to this day retains what is said to be the longest held phone number in New York City and was the inspiration behind Glen Miller's song PEnnsylvania 6-5000. The answer is The Hotel Pennsylvania across from Madison Square Garden in midtown Manhattan.

Congratulations to campus jazz enthusiasts Anne Kenne and Peter Erickson for playing along!

Thank you very much!

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Music in the Library presents UST music students in a free concert on Tuesday, May 6 from Noon - 1pm in the O'Shaughnessy Room of the O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library. The program will include pianists, a flutist, and a vocalist performing a number of classical works by Handel, Mozart, Chopin, Beethoven, Debussy, and others. Take some time out from your busy end of the semester schedule to listen to this springtime serenade! Bring your lunch if you wish; light refreshments will be provided.

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UST Libraries article in Bulletin Today describes features of LexisNexis Congressional Research. If you have any difficulty please speak with a reference librarian at 651-962-5001.

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You are all invited to a publication reading celebrating the 2008 Summit Avenue Review, the student-edited art and literary magazine of the University of St. Thomas. The reading will take place at 4:00 pm on Friday, May 2 in the O'Shaughnessy Room of the O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library on the St. Paul campus. Refreshments will be provided and all are welcome!

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