University Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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  • UC2B Initiative (Born Digital Records)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Born Digital Records from the Urbana-Champaign Big Broadband (UC2B) Initiative Records include government publications, publicity, maps, research files, proposals, community commentary, websites, surveys, agendas, minutes, presentations, press releases, reports, correspondence, videos, news articles, and photographs concerning meetings of the UC2B board, broadband statistics, impact of technology on communities, support of the UC2B Initiative, grant processes, access to broadband, community outreach, details about the 2010 eBlackCU summer intern program, and proposals to advance the goal of this initiative.
  • Undergraduate Regulations (Digital Surrogates and Born Digital Records)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Born Digital and Digital Surrogates from the University of Illinois Student Code, includes three born digital booklets and two digitized booklets, concerning the University's student code for years 2005, 2007, 1902 and 1915
  • University Archives Reference File (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital surrogates from the University Archives Reference File contains articles and digital exhibits, pertaining to materials held at the Archives' ready reference file. Electronic records available for this Series include the following material associated with paper folders: Notable University Residence Hall Alumni, ca.2000: Document, presumably created by University Housing, listing selected notable University alumni and their former addresses in University Residence Halls. Found in: University Archives Reference File, 1963- > Box 5 > Folder 20: Housing. Vermillion River Observatory History, spring 2005: Article from from the ECE Alumni News, vol. XXXIX, Spring 2005. This article was created by Hutchinson, James Andrew (Jamie). Found in: University Archives Reference File, 1963- >Box 7 > Folder 71: Observatory. Unofficial St. Patrick's Day: The Official Story, March 2014: Blog post prepared by Archives' staff, documenting the history of the event known as "Unofficial", and providing relevant sources for research. Avaliable at: http://archives.library.illinois.edu/blog/unofficial/. Found in: University Archives Reference File, 1963- > Box 9 > Folder 23: Unofficial St. Patrick's Day. Project 500 Online Exhibit, May 2013:Online exhibit created by students as a class project for History 386, Public History, at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Available at: http://project500.omeka.net/exhibits/show/bpi. Found in: University Archives Reference File, 1963- >Box 8 > Folder 49: Special Educational Opportunities Program (SEOP).
  • University Archives Subject File (Born Digital Records)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    This media contains the University Archives' own files (backups of finding aids, databases, etc. Source media: Floppy disk: 3 1/2 inch, Floppy disk: 5 1/4 inch, Zip disk
  • University Built Environment
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    In the beginning, the inspiration and actualization of the land-grant Industrial University, what was to become the University of Illinois, required thoughtful planning and a commitment to its built environment. The design and planning decisions made early on would influence all current and future development on the campus of the University of Illinois and its influence on the surrounding neighborhoods. It is the essence of the built environment that provides a back-drop to and anchors all aspects of daily life for most communities. For the Urbana campus these anchors are grounded in the foundations of historic landmarks such as the Central Quadrangle, the Alma Mater, Memorial Stadium, the Illini Union, Altgeld Hall, and Lincoln Hall. The daily life of those engaged in academic pursuits is punctuated by the open spaces and trees lining walkways between buildings. Within the buildings themselves, the use of space is in a never-ending state of movement, with remodeling projects shifting space to meet the classroom and laboratory needs of the next generation of students and faculty. The Illinois Built Environment collection provides to the public for the first time, a first-hand view of select original documents used to shape the Campus. Among others, items include hand sketches of campus plans, original trace and linen drawings of many of the Central Quadrangle buildings, four separate proposed sketches for the original Library, now known as Altgeld Hall, and watercolor renderings for the display of the Alma Mater and many buildings. Many of the documents are common elevation architectural drawings. Some provide information that can inform the educated eye about building materials and the use of various construction techniques. Many are reflective of design trends of the times and some show comments and notes of the architect. Unique to a collection such is this is the dual role the document plays. At any moment a document may be in immediate need to help guide professional craftsmen with repair and remodeling tasks. This same document may simultaneously be a living testament to the past by the very nature of the information it contains, thereby making it a priceless artifact. This collection will grow over time as more original drawings, sketches and renderings are released for public use.
  • University Enrollment File (Digital Surrogates and Born Digital Records)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    University Enrollment File (Digital Surrogates and Born Digital Records), 1869 -1967, 1970, 1975 -, contains surveys forms and statistical data of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the university's Division of Management Information (DMI), concerning institutional characteristics; student enrollment statistics and degrees awarded by race/ethnicity, gender, region of origin (country, state, county), college, curriculum and student level; college curriculum codes, and CIP (classification of instructional program) codes; miscellaneous student statistics for various surveys; and a survey form for academic libraries. Additional information about enrollment statistics can be found at the DMI's website: http://www.dmi.illinois.edu/stuenr/
  • University High School Oral History Interviews (Born Digital and Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    University High School Oral History Interviews includes biographies, release forms, transcripts of interviews, and oral histories conducted by Uni High students on various topics including counterculture in Champaign-Urbana, military, gender and racial equity, intellectual and physical disabilities, right to marry, Asian Americans, and minorities in athletics.
  • University Labor Agreements (Born Digital Records)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Born Digital Records from the University Labor Agreements consists of documents by the board of trustees of the University of Illinois and their agreements regarding labor. The records pertain to Chicago, Springfield and Urbana Campuses of the University of Illinois.
  • University Library and Departmental Library Annual Reports (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    University Library and Departmental Library Annual Reports (Digital Surrogates), 1946-2003, contains annual departmental library reports (1975 - 2003) and reports to the University President (1946 - 89) by the University Librarian, relating to Library growth and collection development, departmental libraries, notable acquisitions, cataloging, library use, physical plant improvements , personnel and library needs. Materials were digitized by the University Library in a large-scale digitization project in 2007.
  • University Newsreels Files (Audiovisual Digital Surrogates), 1963-1970
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Audio-Visual digital surrogates from the University Newsreels Files, contain digitized copies of video recordings concerning University history, campus buildings improvement, student enrollment and campus life, student protests, memorials, occupational therapy services, science and technology facilities, prominent faculty, athletic activities, fraternity, sorority and alumni organizations. Digitized films include University promotional films "March of the Illini" (Spring 1963, Fall 1963, Spring 1964, Fall 1964); and "The Living Arts and the Krannert, 1970" a promotional video on the newly built Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, including an interview with Herman and Ellnora Krannert.
  • University of Illinois Campus Maps (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital Surrogates of the University of Illinois Campus Maps includes basemaps and an index used for hand-drawn utilities maps.
  • University of Illinois Library Friendscript (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    University of Illinois Library Friendscript (Digital Surrogates), 1979-2007, contains digitized copies of "Friendscript" an illustrated quarterly newsletter of the Library Friends (1979-2007), relating to announcements of gifts and donations to the Library; major acquisitions; brief articles on Library holdings, needs, building, and staff; and news of Friends' membership and meetings. Materials were digitized by the University Library in a large-scale digitization project in 2007.
  • University of Illinois Police Department Subject File (Born Digital Records and Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Collection contains born digital and digital surrogates of newspaper clippings, photographs, and research articles related to the University of Illinois Police Department. Collection notably contains photographs of: University of Illinois campus protests from the 1970s and 1980s; University police vehicles from 1959 to 2018; University police officers from the early 1900s to present; University police managing community events in the early 2000s; and University police preparation for Vice President Dan Quayle’s visit to Champaign in 1990.
  • University Video File (Digital Surrogates and Born Digital Records)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Audiovisual digital surrogates of University Videotapes contains digitized color and black and white University videotapes and recorded television programs relating to College Bowl between University of Iowa and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (1960); Krannert Center for the Performing Arts (ca. 1965) ; Illinois Summer Youth Music (1967) ; University Christmas shows by the University of Illinois School of Music (1970-79); John E. Corbally's Addresses on the state of the University (1971-77); TV show "A University on the Move" (1971); a Campus Overview with President Stukel (1997); WILL interview of President B. Joseph White (2005); convocation (2000, 2003); President Clinton's visit to campus (1998; Nobel Prizes (2003); general campus views (2002); an interview with the Provost by students (ca. 1990s); "Illini Spirit" admissions video (1986); U of I History by Matt Olsen; Rose Bowl Pre-Game scenes; and footage Roger Ebert. Born Digital Records of Public Affairs include video and transcripts of final and rough versions of public affairs videos and short clips of video projects. Important topics include the Crisis Nursery, Ebertfest, Virginial Theater, Illinois Marathon, Alma Restoration, Lincoln Hall Restoration, Engineering Open House, Convocation, student life, and campus b-roll. Also included is a recording of President Barack Obama's speech given at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. See additional digitized materials at: https://digital.library.illinois.edu/collections/9b410620-d3cc-0131-267f-0050569601ca-b. Films in Box 1-21 and Box 24, tape #27 and #90 from the original holdings have been digitized. For more information, please see this Series main record and finding aid. Administrative access to preservation, nearline, and access files is available to archives staff at:https://medusa.library.illinois.edu/collections/566.
  • Urban and Regional Planning Department Course Material (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital Surrogates of the Urban and Regional Planning Department Course Material includes the Illiville Planning Case Study.
  • Vernon K. Zimmerman Papers (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital Surrogates of the Vernon K. Zimmerman Papers include a digitized VHS tape of Zimmerman's speech at William L. Campfield's Roast.
  • Veterinary Medicine Films (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital surrogates from The Veterinary Medicine Films include digitized 16 mm reels created by the College of Medicine concerning the Brucellosis Card Test; Near East Encephalomyelitis; Exoerythrocytic Stages of Avian Malaria; Swine Influenza; Hog Cholera; The Tube Latex Agglutination (TLA) Test; Cutaneous Larva Migrans; Leptospirosis in animals; diagnostic methods for Trichomoniasis in bulls; rabies; calving and the stages of parturition in the cow; and equine cardiac surgery. Additional digital materials are available upon request.
  • 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.
  • 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 A. Noyes Papers (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital Surrogates of the William A. Noyes Papers concerning the American Chemical Society and its journal.
  • 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 Trelease Papers (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital Surrogates of the William Trelease Papers includes travel correspondence, literature, and photographs (1932).
  • 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, September 2023 to May 2024, and September 2024 to May 2025. 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.
  • Women's Resources Center Subject File (Born Digital Records)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Born Digital Records of the Women's Resources Center include: agendas and minutes of organization meetings from 2005-2006 and 2010-2020; flyers from 2014-2024, including a COVID-19 notice and Volume 5 of the publication Lesbihonest; historical documents created between 2013 and 2021, including highlights of the Women's Resources Center history from 1970-2016 and a timeline that details the history of women on the University of Illinois campus between 1860-2010.
  • 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".