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  • Victor E. Shelford Papers (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital Surrogates from the Victor Ernest Shelford Papers includes a digitized tape recorded interview with Prof. Shelford by former University Archivist Maynard Brichford (March 24, 1965) concerning his work at West Virginia, Chicago and Illinois; the Ecological Society of America; fellow scientists who have influenced him, and assisted him in research and publication; field trips; Brownfield Woods; Laboratory and Field Ecology (1929) and The Ecology of North America. The interview's length is 1:06:38. The series also includes general correspondence and correspondence, by-laws, articles of incorporation, bulletins, lists of members, and meeting minutes concerning the Grassland Research Foundation. An access copy of this series is available upon request. Note: This material is currently nearline due to copyright statements, but permissions are to be reevaluated at a later date.
  • Voices of Illinois Oral History Project (Born Digital Records)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Born Digital Records from the Voices of Illinois Oral History Project includes oral history interview audio files conducted by archives staff with University of Illinois alumni and staff who graduated and/or worked at the university from 1960 through 2018. Interviews regard student life, course work, Greek life (specifically Delta Sigma Theta), diversity on campus, extracurricular activities, social justice, life after college, national events, and the history of the Krannert Center for the Perfomring Arts.
  • Volunteer Illini Program Records (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital Surrogates from the Volunteer Illini Program Records includes conference materials, newsclippings, publications, manuscripts, and statistics concerning Volunteer Illini Program (VIP), Leadership in Volunteerism Expereince (LIVE), Public Relations Project, and Urban Development Project. The series also contains a digitized video recording of an interview with Dean Hatch about the history of VIP (Volunteer Illini Project), concerning how the VIP started, student life around the late 1960s, student tutoring and advising activities, the evolution of these student activities into a volunteer association, and the organization's funding. Audiovisual content can also be found in MediaSpace: https://mediaspace.illinois.edu/playlist/dedicated/59489761/1_fylspptz/1_wc5erbih
  • War Committee Publications (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital Surrogates from the War Committee Publications contains a 1917 digitized bulletin, entitled "Response of the University of Illinois to the Call of War".
  • Watson F. Lewis Papers (Born Digital Records and Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Watson F. Lewis Papers (Born Digital Records and Digital Surrogates), ca. 1920-1921, includes transcriptions of correspondence and digitized photographs, concerning Lewis' service as YMCA Secretary at Manchuria, Japan and Russia. Correspondence includes letters from Watson Lewis to his wife Mildred between 1920 and 1921. Photographs were digitized in 2006 for preservation purposes. An access copy of this material is available upon request.
  • W. Elmer Ekblaw Papers (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    W. Elmer Ekblaw Papers (Digital Surrogates), 1914, contains a digitized letter from W. Elmer Ekblaw to Miss Eva M. Shepard of Chicago concerning Ekblaw's severe frostbit of his foot during his service with the Crocker Land Expedition, detailing his injury, his recovery and reading habits during recovery, his enjoyment of letter writing, his interactions with the Inuit, his hunting of bears and muskox, and his reflection upon the solitude of his environment. The letter was written while Ekblaw was recovering of his injury. Original document can be found in record series: 26/20/153, Box 1.
  • Willard C. Flagg Papers (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital Surrogates of the Willard C. Flagg Papers contain digitized correspondence between Professor Willard C. Flagg and Jonathan Periam.
  • William R. Schowalter Papers (Born Digital Records)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    William R. Schowalter Papers (Born Digital Records), 1985-2002, contains William R. Schowalter's correspondence, reports, meeting minutes and agendas, spreadsheets, and PowerPoint presentations documenting his tenure as Dean of the College of Engineering (1988-2001), including his involvement in various committees, faculty research, the establishment of partnerships between the College and industry, and the annual meeting of the College of Engineering Advisory Board (CEAB). Additional material to online files is available upon request, including letters, programs, reports, lists, resumes, concerning Schowalter's career as Dean of Engineering. Files have undergone minimal processing and may require the use of specialized software for display and access.
  • William S. Robertson Papers (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital Surrogates of the William S. Robertson Papers contains a Bibliography of South American Books in the University of Illinois Library.
  • William T. Greenough Papers (Born Digital Records)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    William T. Greenough Papers (Born Digital Records), ca.1990-2010, contains drafts of manuscripts, correspondence, research and teaching material, grant proposals, and biographical sketches concerning William T. Greenough's career as professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Psychology, and Psychiatry, and as director for the Center for Advanced Study and his work at the Beckman Institute. Additional digital materials are available upon request. Include complementary information about Greenough's career as director for the Center for Advanced Study and his work at the Beckman Institute as the Co-Director of the Main Research Theme Group on Biological Intelligence. Materials document research collaborations with colleagues, such as on the neurobiology of the fragile X syndrome, cellular mechanisms of memory storage, and aging, as well as his work as editor for the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Files have undergone minimal processing, and may require the use of specialized software for display and access.
  • William W. Cort Recollections (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital Surrogates of the William W. Cort Recollections includes a five-page recollection of Henry B. Ward and instruction in zoology and parasitology and ten-page autobiography of Dr. Cort prepared from notes taken in 1966 for the Columbia University Oral History Collection and distributed on his 80th birthday, April 28, 1967.
  • WILL Production Audiovisual Materials (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital Surrogates of WILL Production Audiovisual Materials include digitized DVDs of segments from WILL-TV programs "By The People: A Lincoln Portrait" and a recording of the 2014 Illinois Prize Awarded to Roger Ebert.
  • WILL Radio and Television Scripts (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital Surrogates of WILL Radio and Television Scripts include scrapbook of listener opinions.
  • WILL Sound Recordings (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Sound Recordings, including disks and magnetic tapes of lectures, convocations, symposia, sports and musical events and public ceremonies, recorded by radio station WILL and news and feature programs rebroadcast by the station concerning the University, higher education, international relations, politics, fine arts, humanities, literature and science.
  • Women in Computing and Information Technology Oral History Project (Born Digital Records)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    The Women in Computing and Information Technology Oral History Project includes interviews conducted with women faculty in the U of I Department of Computer Science and IT professionals on campus as part of the ACM-grant funded project "From Margin to Center: Reframing the History of Women in Computing and Information Technology through Oral Histories." The interviews are stored in WAV and MP3 formats. Also included are interview questions and transcripts.
  • Women in Science Lecture Series (Born Digital Records)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Records from the Women in Science Lecture Series (2020- ), includes recorded talks by women scientists and engineers at the university as part of the project "History in the Making: A Women in the Sciences Lecture Series and Preservation Project," funded by the University of Illinois Library Innovation Fund (2020-2021), Humanities Research Institute (2021-2022), Cancer Center at Illinois, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, Center for Social and Behavioral Science, Grainger College of Engineering, and Women and Gender in Global Perspectives (2021-2023). This monthly lecture series is hosted by the University of Illinois Archives from September 2020 to May 2021, September 2021 to May 2022, September 2022 to May 2023, and September 2023 to May 2024. The lectures are stored in MP4 format and include text files of transcripts.
  • Women's Resources and Services Reference File (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Office of Women's Resources and Services Reference File (Digital Surrogates), 1959-2005, containing clippings, booklets, articles, and brochures concerning issues of topical interest to women in general and the women's movement in particular including women in higher education, Title IX, Women's Studies, International Women's Year (1975) and Decade (1975-85), women's resources, women's programs at specific universities, women's liberation (1959-88), equal rights amendment (1964-83), careers for women, violent crime/rape, legal matters, affirmative action (1972-82), and library resources.
  • YMCA Governing Board Minutes (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    YMCA Governing Board Minutes (1904-2003), also includes scrapbook volumes (1929-1957), reports, and materials of the Building and Executive Committees.
  • YMCA Scrapbooks (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital Surrogates from the YMCA Scrapbooks include a digitized copy of the booklet "The Why of the 'Y' at Illinois".