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  • Natural History Museum Registers (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital Surrogates of Natural History Museum Registers contain books and microfilm of accession records for archaeological, mammalogical, ornithological, paleontological, geological, and other objects acquired by the Natural History Museum and recording accession number, source location, date of collection, field number, and remarks describing the object.
  • Natural History Survey Films (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Natural History Survey Films include 35mm and 16mm films created by the Illinois Natural History Survey concerning quail and prairie chickens; fish; wildlife restoration; pine plantations; cannon-netting; chemical treatment of lakes; insect collection; waterfowl; plant colleciton and preservation; restocking fish populations in lakes; Dutch elm disease; the Fairmont limestone quarry; waterfowl; and use of pesticides in agriculture.
  • Nature's Table Collection, 1979-1999
    Sousa Archives and Center for American Music  ·   Digital Special Collections
  • NCTE/Executive Secretary's Committee File (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Executive Secretary's Committee Files (Digital Surrogates), 1937-2002 contains minutes, agendas, correspondence, reports, convention plans, conference materials, booklists, newsletters, papers addressing NCTE publications and research, questionnaires, recruitment, histories, and structure of NCTE committees formed around testing, research, curriculum development, classroom activities, teacher preparation, evaluation procedures for educators, censorship and bias in education, strategies to address varying student needs and abilities; includes correspondence of executive secretaries Robert Hogan (1968-69), deputy executive director Charles Suhor (1983-94) with council presidents, vice-presidents, journal editors, elementary, secondary and college section chairman, committee chairman and Commission Directors concerning affiliation with other professional organizations; proposals and resolutions of Council committees; appointment of committee chairmen and members; annual conventions (location, speakers, agendas); Council publications and journals; speaking engagements and workshops for state and local affiliate English organizations.
  • NCTE/Studies in Mass Media (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital surrogate records include a copy of the article "Gunsmoke As American Myth" by Robert Shafer.
  • Nebraska - Connecting to Collections
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  • nEDM He3S
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  • Negro Matriculants List (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital Surrogates of the Negro Matriculants List includes a 1940 report "Data Concerning Negro Students at the State University" providing a narrative overview of the history, curricula, graduation, employment, extra curriculars, graduate work, honors, living conditions, organizations, welfare, and needs of African-American students 1887-1940.
  • Neil L. Block Papers (Born Digital Records)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Neil L. Block Papers (Born Digital Records), 1979-1987, includes articles and notes concerning Block's work on astrology. Additional electronic material is available upon request, including software manuals, and instructions; executable files; system files; data tables; image files; bibliographies; indexes; resumes; articles and notes; relating to specialized software including FORTRAN, Lotus Symphony, dBASE Table File Format (DBF), C programming language, File Archive Utility, and AutoCAD (.DWG); programming instructions, astronomy, and astrology. Includes excerpts from the programming book "LEARNING C" by Larry L. Severson and Neil Block. Note: An index to additional nearline material is available in the link provided. Neil Block used the pseudonym Gary Duncan for his astrological projects. An access copy of this material is available upon request.
  • Neuropsychiatric Institute Bulletins (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Neuropsychiatric Institute Bulletins (Digital Surrogates), 1942, contains copies of a digitized brochure and a bulletin, relating to the history, construction, purposes, operation, uses and future of the Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute. The digitized bulletin -entitled "The Welfare Bulletin", Volume 33, Number 8, August-, includes a speech by Illinois Governor Dwight H. Green in the inauguration of the Institute; as well as articles discussing welfare services and programs.
  • Neuroscience Program
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    Description
    Research and Publications from the Neuroscience Program
  • Nevada - Connecting to Collections
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  • Newbery-Caldecott Press File (Digital Surrogates)
    American Library Association Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital surrogates of the Newbery-Caldecott Press Release Files, including press releases, articles, newspaper clippings, biographical material, presentation speeches, acceptance speeches and photographs concerning the recipients of the Newbery-Caldecott Awards for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children and the most distinguished picture book.
  • New Directions of Ecocriticism
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  • A New Green Revolution? Meeting Global Food and Energy Demands
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  • New Hampshire - Connecting to Collections
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  • Newmark Structural Engineering Laboratory
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    Publications and research from the Newmark Structural Engineering Laboratory
  • Newmark Structural Laboratory Report Series (NSEL Report Series ISSN 1940-9826)
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  • New Mexico - Connecting to Collections
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  • Newsletter - Government and Public Affairs
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  • Newsletter - Museum of Natural History
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  • Newsletter - Section for Library Work with Children
    American Library Association Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital copies of the Newsletter (1937-1942) of the Section for Library Work with Children, containing information about ALA Annual Conferences, meetings, events, committee reports, officer and committee lists, and articles on library services to children. Includes Volume 1 (1937-1939), numbers 1-10, and Volume 2 (1940-1942), numbers 1-11.
  • Newsletters - Illinois Fire Service Institute
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  • Newsletters -- Illinois Sustainable Technology Center
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  • New York - Connecting to Collections
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  • Neziah Wright Bliss Ledger Book (Digitized Content)
    Illinois History and Lincoln Collections  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    The digitized content of the Neziah Wright Bliss Ledger Book consists of a ledger book with records from the years 1854-1862 regarding weather statistics in Warsaw, Illinois, as well as diary entries, recipes, garden and farm notes, and data on natural phenomena. Neziah Wright Bliss was born in Vermont in 1862 and died in Illinois in 1910. He kept a ledger book from 1854-1862 with weather data and farming information. The digitized content contains a ledger book with records from the years 1854-1862 regarding weather statistics in Warsaw, Illinois, as well as diary entries, recipes, garden and farm notes, and data on natural phenomena. In this ledger book, he keeps track of the weather by morning, noon, and evening degrees, and also notes the wind and general weather notes like rain, hail, or clear skies. His garden and farming records are thorough and include the exact types of fruits and vegetables being planted, when and how many were planted, and how long they will need to fully mature. The Illinois History and Lincoln Collections unit at the University of Illinois Library manages the physical items of the Neziah Wright Bliss Ledger Book (MS 472). The collection was completely digitized in 2019. For more information, contact an archivist at ihlc@library.illinois.edu.
  • Nina Ruth Harding Papers (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Nina Ruth Harding Papers (Digital Surrogates) contains correspondence between Nina Ruth (b. July 13, 1902, d. Feb. 14, 1925) and members of her family, cancelled checks (1922-23), photographs, postcards, graduation invitations, dance invitations and wedding invitations. Correspondence to Nina Ruth Harding consists primarily of letters from Logan F. Peirce (U of I, 1920-1924) and several from her family and friends (150+ letters) relating to many aspects of collegiate life during the 1920's: dating, the popularity of football, the first automobiles, early motion pictures, early radio broadcasting, fraternity and sorority life (Nina was a member of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority and Logan was a member of Alpha Chi Rho), cost of living, etc. This series also includes letters to Nina's parents (1899-1930), Theresa and Robert Harding, from their children and extended family.
  • Nitrogen Group
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  • Nitrogen Group
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  • No. 1: Summer, 1995
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  • No. 2: Winter, 1996
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  • No. 3: Summer, 1996
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  • No. 4: Winter, 1997
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  • No. 5: Summer, 1997
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  • No. 6: Winter, 1998
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  • No. 7: Summer, 1998
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  • No. 8: Summer, 1999
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  • North Carolina - Connecting to Collections
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  • North Dakota - Connecting to Collections
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