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The items in the Digital Collections of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Library contain materials which represent or depict sensitive topics or were written from perspectives using outdated or biased language. The Library condemns discrimination and hatred on any grounds. As a research library that supports the mission and values of this land grant institution, it is incumbent upon the University Library to preserve, describe, and provide access to materials to accurately document our past, support learning about it, and effect change in the present. In accordance with the American Library Association’s Freedom to Read statement, we do not censor our materials or prevent patrons from accessing them.

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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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  • Northern Mariana Islands - Connecting to Collections
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  • Notes from the Music and Performing Arts Library
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  • Noyes Photos
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  • NROTC Publications (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital Surrogates from the NROTC Publications contain digitized issues of Flaghoist and Challenge featuring news articles and images of NROTC activities at the University of Illinois.
  • Nuclear Physics Lab
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  • Occasional Papers - School of Information Sciences
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  • Occasional Reports
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  • Occasional Reports Series
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    Description
    Formally published versions of reports from University Library committees, units, etc.
  • The Odyssey Project
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    Description
    The Odyssey Project in Urbana-Champaign
  • Office for Futures and Options Research (OFOR)
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    Description
    Scholarly research of futures, options, and derivative markets.
  • Office for Intellectual Freedom Newsletters (Digital Surrogates)
    American Library Association Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital copies of reports on the Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom (1952-53, 1973).
  • Office for Intellectual Freedom Speeches (Digital Surrogates)
    American Library Association Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital surrogates of speeches of the Director's Office of the Office of Intellectual Freedom, including speeches delivered by Director Judith Krug and by Assistant Directors and other OIF staff.
  • Office for Literacy and Outreach Services Subject Files (Digital Surrogates)
    American Library Association Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital surrogates of files from the Office for Literacy and Outreach Services Subject File, including files on the American Indian Library Association, Subcommittee on Library Service for American Indian People (1971-87, 1992-93), publication of Establishing Indian Library Service (numbers 1-11), and the Gay Liberation Task Force (1971-75).
  • Office for Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education (MSTE)
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    Description
    MSTE is a division of the College of Education at the University of Illinois. Our over-arching mission is to enhance student achievement and teaching performance in the fields of mathematics, science, and technology.
  • Office of Public Information Files (Born Digital and Digital Surrogates)
    American Library Association Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital surrogates and Born digital Records from the Office of Public Information (OPI) Files, contain posters, banners, audio recordings of radio programs, event video recording, press releases, newspaper transcriptions, correspondence, speeches, book cover images, newspaper clippings, articles, rosters, guidelines, and presentation slides, concerning "@ your library, The Campaign for America's Libraries"; Librarian and Book awards; Cuban Libraries and Librarianship; the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA), controversies raised over ALA's critical position on this case and press coverage about it; activities of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA); U.S. Schools of Library & Information Studies; ALA and ACRL (Association of College and Research Libraries) media strategies and plans; and media contact information. Materials also include administrative materials as event agendas, minutes, schedules, memorandums, reports, fact sheets, ALA member photographs, financial and administrative reports, related to the OPI's work, to ALA activities and annual conferences. The files also includes the Linda Wallace Working Files (1992-1999), materials were transferred from 102 floppies. Includes press releases, correspondence, and meeting minutes. Press releases from these records have been made available online at the link provided above. Access copy of all digitized materials is available upon request. Records have been reorganized from their original order to provide better access to researchers.
  • Office of Research - College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
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  • Office of the CIO
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  • Office of the Dean of Students Programs and Services Annual Reports (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital Surrogates from the Dean of Men's Office Annual Reports contain digitized reports detailing the activities of the Dean and employees in the office regarding student life, student employment, student discipline, student scholarship, fraternities, sororities, financial aid, housing, student organizations, student government, speaking engagements, and the Council of Administration.
  • Office of Volunteer Programs Administrative File (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital Surrogates of the Office of Volunteer Programs Administrative File includes correspondence, minutes, reports, brochures relating to the creation of the Office of Volunteer Programs (1988-89), U.W.K.O. (United Way Kick-Off), M.A.D.D. (Make a Difference Day), and National Volunteer Week. Also included are Volunteer Program Associate "Green Dean" notebooks, Green Dean bi-monthly reports, Into the Streets notebooks, conference notebooks, and Leadership in Volunteerism Experience (L.I.V.E.) materials (1989-94).
  • OFOR Working Paper Series
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  • Ohio - Connecting to Collections
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