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| Sterling Memorial Library is the main library at Yale for the humanities. Along with over 40 other libraries on campus, boasting some 11 million volumes in total, Sterling is where most African Studies students find their research materials. Inside this cathedral of learning is the Franke Periodicals Room, the Gilmore Music Library, the Starr Reading Room, the Newspaper Reading Room, the Division of Manuscripts & Archives, a microfilm access center, cluster of research computers, and 15 floors of bookstacks. Also, the office of the Africana Curator, Dorothy Woodson, is located in Room 317. In conjunction with Sterling, there are a host of other libraries which may be of use, especially those associated with the Law School, the Schools of Art, Architecture, Divinity, and Medicine, and programs in Public Health and the Social Sciences. | ||
| Beinecke Rare Books and Manuscripts Library |  |  |
| The Beinecke, a modernist masterpiece of translucent marble, houses the oldest and most precious books in the Yale collection. The extensive collection, ranging from an original Gutenberg Bible to a First Edition volume of Chinua Achebe´s Things Fall Apart, is a world-class research facility. It is of critical use for those who wish to write original research papers based on primary documents. | ||
| Luce Hall : The Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale | ||
 | This is where the African Studies office is located. For students of the program, it is where they collect their academic mail, meet with staff, and talk to the Director of Graduate Studies. The building also houses other area studies councils as well as offices for the Cambodian Genocide Program, United Nations Studies, and International Relations. There are classrooms inside, as well as social spaces for reading and socializing. Luce Hall, located on beautiful Hillhouse Avenue, constitutes an important grazing site for African Studies students in the Yale pasture. | |
| Hall of Graduate Studies Many aspects of graduate life take place in the HGS. Inside the central tower are student residences; the surrounding buildings house the graduate dining commons, classrooms, and the administrative offices of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences (of which African Studies is a part). Some graduate courses and activities are also organized here. Inside, the McDougal Center acts as a major resource for students, organizing teaching workshops for graduate TAs, writing workshops for students who speak English as a second language, and so on. The Dean of the School hosts many receptions in the courtyard for students, and the Blue Dog cafe, inside, offers respite from the cold during the winter. |  | |
  Sterling Law School and Class of 1954 Forestry & Environmental Science Building | The Professional Schools Besides Yale College (for undergraduates) and the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, there are 10 professional schools at Yale. All of them have their own programs, but all are open for students from other disciplines. African Studies students have taken courses in the Schools of Art, Architecture, Music, Divinity, Public Health, Forestry & Environmental Studies, and the Law School. They have also participated in activities at the Schools of Drama, Management, Medicine, and Nursing. As the African Studies degree program is an interdisciplinary enterprise, students are encouraged to take advantage of the rich offerings of the university. Rather than feeling confined to any one discipline, students are welcome to participate in the many conversations going on around the campus. | |
| See campus diversions page. | ||
Updated April 28, 2006
Pictures by Michael Marsland
Courtesy of the Yale Office of Public Affairs