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Unit: University Archives

National Library Week 2021: Welcome to Your Library

Black and white photograph of students standing at the card catalog of Milner Library when it was located in Williams Hall

In honor of National Library Week, take a step back in time and learn about all of the different places on campus the University’s library has welcomed students, faculty, and staff.

Homecoming celebration events, April 5-11

bronze bust of Reggie Redbird

Homecoming: Redbirds in Flight, April 5-11, will celebrate with virtual or socially distanced events.

Join Milner Library for talk on the history of ISU’s library science program

Photograph of Milner LIbrary's Reading Room in 1971 when the library was in what is now Williams Hall. ROom has very high ceiling, ornate fixtures, open tables, and is surrounded by books.

Did you know that Illinois State University used to have its own library science program? Join ISU Archivist April Anderson Zorn on April 8 as she explores the Redbird history of the library science program as well as gives updates on program alumni.

Milner Library’s physical building reopens

Student wearing a mask using a computer on Milner Library's second floor

Milner Library’s physical building reopens for current ISU students, faculty, staff, and retirees, beginning February 1.

University Archives collecting materials to tell ISU’s pandemic story

Woman showing digital archives

Illinois State University archivists at the Jo Ann Rayfield Archives in Milner Library are in the process of gathering student, faculty, staff, and alumni stories during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Labor Day Coronavirus message: Testing and Milner Library

Milner Library

The University is announcing changes to testing for the weekend, and a change in operations at Milner Library.  

Underpinnings and equal terms: How the suffrage movement changed American women and American women changed the nation

women as persons under the consitutionflier cover from 1916

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’s Digital Collections interface updating in August

Two women compare books over a book cart in the stacks at Milner Library in 1962

Changes are coming to many of Milner Library’s digital collections!

ISU Archives collecting coronavirus-related information and items

Cat pawing website

The Dr. JoAnn Rayfield Archives invites members of the Illinois State University community to share their collections and stories related to their experiences during the coronavirus pandemic.

Digitization of historical WGLT program guides informs broadcast history research

Microphone and Headphones on dirty sound mixer panel, France

Users may now explore this rich history through a new digital collection available from ISU ReD, Milner Library’s institutional repository.

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