A beloved member of the School of Music and director of the Men’s Glee Club, Lloyd Farlee left a lasting musical legacy at Illinois State. His original works including compositions and lyrics can be found in his collected papers held at the University Archives.
With the help of student intern and volunteers, the archival collections of ISU’s colleges, departments, and schools are being made available to everyone interested in knowing more about ISU’s long education history.
The Illinois State presidential portraits just made another move, this time to Milner Library’s Digital Center where they are about to undergo a digital makeover.
There are always exciting finds at Illinois State’s Archives. This particular find shows turn-of-the-century Redbirds fighting for a historic national cause.
From the Fighting Pedagogs to the Cardinals to the Redbirds—join Archivist April Anderson and Reggie at Milner Library Plaza on October 23 for a lesson in the history of Illinois State’s mascot.
We’ve got a history mystery on our hands and we hope you can help!
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.
The staff at Illinois State Archives are often asked about the history of Smith Hall. Thanks to hard work of student Molly Stevenson, those records are now available for research.
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.
While there have been hundreds of registered student organizations in ISU’s history, only one club focused on women and their love for their chosen major, physical education. Researchers using the Women’s Physical Education Majors (PEM) Club collection can see how this club became a campus staple through its many sponsored co-ed activities and events.
