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Fresno State University

The library at Fresno State University was until recently named for Henry Maddden, an unrelentingly antisemitic former Fresno State librarian. (Photo/file)
Posted inLocal Voice

By stripping Madden name from Fresno State library, we are righting a historic wrong

Bradley W. Hart by Bradley W. Hart August 2, 2022August 2, 2022

On July 13, the California State University Board of Trustees voted to remove the name of Henry Miller Madden from Fresno State’s campus library after 42 years. The building’s signage […]

The Henry Madden Library at Fresno State University is about to get a new name. (Photo/Cary Edmondson)
Posted inBay Area

CSU votes to remove antisemite’s name from Fresno State library

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene July 13, 2022July 15, 2022
The library at Fresno State University was until recently named for Henry Maddden, an unrelentingly antisemitic former Fresno State librarian. (Photo/file)
Posted inCalifornia

Fresno State report sheds light on librarian’s Nazi views

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 20, 2022April 20, 2022
The library at Fresno State University was until recently named for Henry Maddden, an unrelentingly antisemitic former Fresno State librarian. (Photo/file)
Posted inLocal Voice

Why rename Fresno State library now? Because history is our guide

Bradley W. Hart by Bradley W. Hart December 7, 2021
The Henry Madden Library is the third-largest library in the CSU system. (Photo/Cary Edmondson)
Posted inUncategorized, California

Fresno State University library named after Jew-hating librarian faces renaming

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky December 1, 2021December 3, 2021
view of a brick and cement structure
Posted inEditorial, Opinion

Jewish power trope rears its head at Fresno State University

by J. Editorial Board June 15, 2017

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