A New Bibliography Project: Raymond G. McCarthy
When tracing the roots of alcohol education in the United States, Raymond G. McCarthy (1901–1964) stands as a prominent figure. A career changer from the public school system, he became … Read More
Notable People
Exhibit 4: The Mark Keller Papers
As announced last month, the Alcohol Studies Archives Exhibit was soft-launched and added to the RU Libraries Digital Exhibits page. The current, updated version features 51 pages with 403 images … Read More
Exhibit 3: We Remember Jellinek!
As announced last month, the Alcohol Studies Archives Exhibit was soft-launched and added to the RU Libraries Digital Exhibits page. The current, updated version features 51 pages with 403 images … Read More
Snapshots: Celebrity photos in Alcohol Studies
Following up on a previous post about Mark Keller’s photo album, we are pleased to announce that all photos have been digitized and made available for the public. As part … Read More
Jellinek’s Honorary Doctorate
Although E. M. Jellinek’s educational credentials from his early years are not well documented, everyone in alcohol studies would address him as “Dr. Jellinek.” Mark Keller points out in his … Read More
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
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
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