The finding aid for the Photographic Services Collection is now available for researchers who are looking photographs of ISU’s history. Archives is also looking for help to locate many missing pieces of the collection.
History graduate student Tammy Hanse, wrote and successfully defended her thesis this summer on the history of ISU Archives. Tammy did something that hasn’t been done in the department: record the history of the record keepers.
The papers of Illinois State’s many presidents hold important clues to the University’s history. These important collections show how Illinois State has grown from a small teachers college and evolved into a national leader in liberal arts education.
Each Wednesday we’ll show you something from the University Archives—maybe an artifact, a document, a photograph—and let you guess what it is.
It’s that time of year when students are scrambling to finish last-minute papers and projects in time for graduation.
The Commencement Collection is a great resource for both researchers of ISU history and genealogists.
With some help from Milner Library’s Dr. Jo Ann Rayfield Archives, let’s take a look at some of our favorite photos of ISU’s student groups—then and now.
The Archives offers volunteer and internship opportunities to students who want to learn about the archives profession, working with historic materials, and what goes into ‘processing’ a collection. Five students, along with an Archives & Manuscripts class, are working hard on projects.
This week we’ll take a look at the recently processed collection of former theatre director and namesake to the Allen Theatre, Mabel Clare Allen.
Did you know that 30 years ago this month, both the women’s and the men’s Redbird basketball teams made appearances in the NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament?
