Professor Sarah Shair-Rosenfield “Overcoming Uncertainty in New Democracies”

Professor Sarah Shair-Rosenfield is an A.T. Steele awardee for her work “Overcoming Uncertainty in New Democracies.” This book length manuscripts seeks to answer questions such as why are new democracies so much more likely to drastically and/or repeatedly reform their systems of elections when compared to older, more established democracies?

The Agnes Smedley Collection (Post-War China)

Agnes Smedley was an American journalist best known for her work documenting and publicizing the Japanese incursions in China in the late 1930’s. Ms. Smedley was also very active in relief efforts and procurement of medical supplies for affected Chinese citizens.

Mimijac Palgen Cambodian Photographic Collection

The Mimijac Palgen Photographic Collection is available for research at the Luhrs Reading Room, Hayden Library 4th floor. Digital copies for most of the collection are available here. The negatives for the photographs may be viewed in the Luhrs Reading Room by appointment with the curator.

Description by Robert Spindler, Special Collections, ASU Libraries.