Milner Library staff worked to digitize the University’s entire yearbook collection.
Read old yearbooks with Milner’s digitized collection
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One of the earliest vampire tales found inside Milner
Lord Ruthven is the suave star of The Vampyre, by Dr. John W. Polidori, published in 1819. An early (and now fragile) edition of the The Vampyre is housed in Milner Library’s Special Collections and Rare Books unit.
Milner Library celebrates with historical Homecoming exhibit
Milner Library is celebrating Homecoming with an exhibit titled Re-Living the Celebration: A look back at the themes of ISU’s Homecoming. The exhibit began September 15 and will run until Wednesday, October 31. For 91 years Illinois State has celebrated Homecoming with a variety of themes covering popular music, movies, and dance crazes. Showcasing photographs,
5 things I learned about Homecoming history at Milner
At 91 years old, Illinois State University’s Homecoming history runs pretty deep. The 2012 “Get Your Groove On” Homecoming festivities run from October 1-7. You can check out the full schedule at our Homecoming hub, or RSVP on our Facebook page to get regular event updates.
Circus legacy found inside Milner Library’s ‘Vault’
There aren’t a lot of places on the Illinois State campus where, at 9 a.m. on a weekday, a visitor has to be buzzed in through a locked door to reach a room called “The Vault.” This is where Maureen Brunsdale and Mark Schmitt ’96 call home. They run Milner Library’s Special Collections and Rare
Milner exhibit to showcase homecoming themes
Milner Library will help the campus celebrate homecoming with the exhibit “Re-Living the Celebration: A look back at the themes of ISU’s Homecoming.” The exhibit runs Sept. 15 through Oct. 31.
Best places to study on Illinois State’s campus
The Atrium at the Bone Student Center, or a hidden corner in Milner Library? Uptown Normal’s Coffeehouse and Deli, or Uptown Normal’s Coffee Hound? DeGarmo Hall basement, or DeGarmo courtyard? Illinois State University’s freshmen students will no doubt find their own favorite spots on campus to study. But the STATEside crew thought we’d give them
Military women needed for registry project
Stories about women in the military are being sought by the staff at Milner Library for a special project called Illinois Women’s Military and Civilian Memorial. Information collected will be used to establish a registry of Illinois women who served from the Civil War to the present. Illinois historical records about these women are nonexistent.
Call for archives
The University Archives needs your help! Do you still have your old sports jerseys? All of those buttons, pens, and other giveaways from campus events? How about a scrapbook you made of your time here or the scrapbook you made for your club or organization? Or even piles of photographs, home movies, pamphlets, postcards, and booklets?
Milner’s oldest book: Lost and found
On March 8, 1476, or thereabouts, the Venetian publisher, Jacopo de Rossi, went to press with Poggio Bracciolini’s Historia fiorentina. This first edition, written in Italian, describes the history of Florence between the years 1350 and 1455. Five hundred and thirty-six years old, Historia fiorentina holds the distinction of being Milner Library’s oldest book. Surprisingly,
