Beads sparkle, feathers sway, and fabrics glitter on Illinois State University’s Gamma Phi Circus performers as they swing through the air—the bright stage lights illuminating their costumes.
Spotlight on design: Costumes help Gamma Phi Circus shine
Tag: Circus
Q&A with Angela Yon: Digital exhibit spotlights humanity of circus performers
In this Redbird Scholar Q-and-A, Angela Yon, assistant professor and cataloging and metadata librarian at Milner Library, discusses the interactive digital exhibit, Agency Through Otherness: Portraits of Performers in Circus Route Books, 1875–1925, which is based on the library’s circus route books digital collection.
Come one, come all: Help make circus wardrobe collection accessible
Milner Library is raising funds to help purchase mannequins and accessories to make its one of a kind Ueckert Wardrobe Collection more accessible on campus and beyond.
Milner Library accepting applications for Circus & Allied Arts Collection Fellowship
Milner Library is now accepting applications for its 2022 Circus and Allied Arts Collection Fellowship.
Milner Library announces Agency through Otherness exhibition based on Circus Route Book Collection
Milner Library announces an online exhibition exploring the diverse identities of circus performers.
The Black Circus and the Multiplicity of Gazes
While researching African American sideshow musicians for the grant project’s upcoming digital exhibit, it became apparent there was another story that needed to be told: the legacy of Ephraim Williams, the world’s first Black circus owner.
Schroeder Hall Gallery exhibit, 2020-2021
This study asks, “What is the experience of people of color in a modern U.S. circus?” It is primarily concerned with granting performers of color control over telling their own story.
How a former student employee found her passion working with circus route books
Learn how Alanah Ruffin ’19 found her passion as a student working with Milner Library circus route books.
Underpinnings and equal terms: How the suffrage movement changed American women and American women changed the nation
View historical and present day items chronicling women’s fight for equality and voting, provided by numerous sources including the Dr. Jo Ann Rayfield Archives, Illinois State University Special Collections, and ISU Digital Collections.
Milner Library preserves vital history with the digitization of circus route books
With the help of the largest grant in the history of Milner Library, more than 300 circus route books have been digitized to preserve the rich history of one of the most important forms of American entertainment.
