Bunky Bundle – 10 years later
The Bunky Bundle is a collection of articles written by E. M. Jellinek (a.k.a. “Bunky,” 1890–1963), one of the most important founders of alcohol and addiction studies in the modern era … Read More
Blog: Secrets from the Past
SSAS Alumni News: Chronicling History
Beginning in 1945 at Yale, the Summer School of Alcohol Studies, started the publication and distribution of an annual alumni newsletter with the help of contributions from the Alumni Fund. … Read More
Forthcoming: New Digital Exhibit of Alcohol Studies Archives
Now in preparation, later this semester a new Alcohol Studies Exhibit will be added to Digital Exhibits maintained by Rutgers University Libraries (RUL). Complementing our Alcohol Studies page listed under … Read More
Treasure Hunt with Generative AI: The Deep Dive Podcast
Have you ever heard of the Alcoholism Treatment Digest? An innovative publication for its time, the Alcoholism Treatment Digest (ATD) was a periodical founded by Mark Keller and published by … Read More
Wordsmiths in Alcohol Studies
Following up on the previous post about Humor in Alcohol Studies, let’s take a closer look at a few more language-related examples left behind by the two major figures, who … Read More
Humor in Alcohol Studies
Storytelling in scholarly communication is an art itself. Reading one overly technical text after the other calls for something else if one wants to keep sane: playing with the language … Read More
Alcoholism Treatment Digest available online
New content alert! We are delighted to share the great news: the digitization of the Alcoholism Treatment Digest (ISSN: 0002-5046) is now complete. All issues owned by Rutgers University Libraries are … Read More
Bookplates Preserving History
No longer is fashion, a bookplate, or Ex Libris, used to function as proof of ownership, whether private or institutional. The phrase “Ex Libris” comes from Latin, meaning “from the … Read More
Mark Keller, the first Information Specialist in Alcohol Studies
If E. M. Jellinek was the most influential scholar to define the science of addiction studies, Mark Keller was probably the most influential defining its language. Additionally, he can be … Read More
Mark Keller’s Book Reviews
An incredibly productive writer, Mark Keller read and reviewed an enormous amount of books, from short summaries for the Classified Abstracts of Alcohol Literature (CAAAL) to book reviews published in … Read More