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  • Margaret A. King Correspondence (Digitized Content)
    Illinois History and Lincoln Collections  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    The digitized content of the Margaret A. King Correspondence consists of original correspondence written between February and October 1864, primarily from Margaret A. King, who lived in Warren, Illinois, to her husband Philander B. King, who had moved to Nevada Territory. Philander and Margaret King were farmers who lived in Warren, Illinois, though Philander moved west to Washoe City, Nevada Territory in 1864 to try to find work in the gold mines. While he was away, Margaret cared for their farm and their children. The Kings moved to the state of Washington in 1902, where Margaret died in 1906 and Philander died in 1907. The digitized content contains sixteen letters, most of which are from Margaret King to Philander King. In her letters to her husband, Margaret described the difficulties of her life alone on the farm, as well as details such as the weather and the prices of goods. She also wrote about local news from Warren, Illinois, especially news regarding the Civil War. The digitized content also contains letters from Philander to Margaret, which give insight into his life in Washoe City, and letters sent to Philander from his relative J. M. Barber; J. E. Scace; and D. C. Allen. The Illinois History and Lincoln Collections unit at the University of Illinois Library manages the physical items of the Margaret A. King Correspondence (MS 037). The collection was completely digitized in 2018. For more information, contact an archivist at ihlc@library.illinois.edu.
  • Margaret Erlanger Papers (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital Surrogates from the Margaret Erlanger Papers include digitized correspondence, photographs, curriculum proposals, dance concert posters and programs, and newspapers clippings, concerning Profesor Erlanger's contribution to the creation of the Dance Department at Illinois, and to the evolution of the undergraduate and graduate dance programs. Note: Since these materials were digitized for a May 2017 library exhibit, they focus on the Dancer-in-residence position created at Illinois, and on Margaret Erlanger's perspectives on Dance Education. Materials available online include a sample of the digitized material. Additional information is available upon request, including correspondance and images that cannot be published online due to copyright restrictions
  • Marie H. Nichols Papers (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital Surrogates fo the Marie H. Nichols Papers includes corresponence, articles, and speeches concerning speech eductation and a recollection of writing for Q.J.S. Correspondants include Karl Wallace (University of Illinois, 1966-67).
  • Marion H. Drake Campaign Leaflet (Digitized content)
    Illinois History and Lincoln Collections  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    The digitized content of the Marion H. Drake Campaign Leaflet consists of a campaign leaflet from the Marion H. Drake Campaign Committee. Marion H. Drake was the Progressive Party candidate in the April 1914 election for alderman of the First Ward in Chicago, Illinois. She graduated from the Chicago College of Law in 1892 and worked as a suffragist and lawyer. Drake ran against incumbent John “Bathhouse” Coughlin, who began his career as alderman for the First Ward of Chicago in 1892. Drake lost the 1914 election to Coughlin, who would serve as alderman until his death in 1938. The digitized content contains an envelope and a campaign leaflet. The campaign leaflet is promoting alderman candidate Marion H. Drake in her campaign against Alderman “Bathhouse John” Coughlin, accusing Coughlin of crime and graft while promoting Drake for her strength and virtue. The Illinois History and Lincoln Collections unit at the University of Illinois Library manages the physical items of the Marion H. Drake Campaign Leaflet, 1914 (MS 1184). The collection was completely digitized in 2025. For more information, contact an archivist at ihlc@library.illinois.edu.
  • Marion Semi-Weekly Leader (Marion, Ill.) 1???-19??
    History, Philosophy, and Newspaper Library  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    The Marion Semi-Weekly Leader was a rural newspaper serving the community of Marion, Illinois and Williamson County. As a Republican newspaper, the Marion Semi-Weekly Leader published on Tuesday and Friday while its Democratic counterpart, the Marion Egyptian Press, published on Monday and Thursday. Marion Semi-Weekly Leader features local, regional and national news with an emphasis on crime, education, social announcements, and advertisements. This newspaper would be a good resource for genealogists and historians with an interest in the daily life of Southern Illinois communities.
  • Marketing - Illinois Fire Service Institute
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  • Mark Naoumides Papers (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital Surrogates of the Mark Naoumides Papers include handwritten notes, corrections, and notecards on manuscripts and publications.
  • Marshall Islands - Connecting to Collections
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  • Marshall Scott Poole
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  • Mary E. Ahern Papers (Digital Surrogates)
    American Library Association Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Papers of Mary Eileen Ahern, contains correspondence about ALA meetings and activities before her service to ALA during World War I (1893, 1897, 1905-1916), preliminary correspondence about libraries and the war and private correspondence (1917-1918), correspondence concerning her ALA War Service to American soldiers in France by providing library services to them (1919), private correspondence (1920-21, 1924), and undated correspondence, postcards and photographs.
  • Mary Jane Foster Letter (Digitized Content)
    Illinois History and Lincoln Collections  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    The digitized content of the Mary Jane Foster Letter consists of one letter written in 1869 by Mary Jane Foster to her father, Octavio. Mary Jane Foster lived in Chicago and Evanston, Illinois, during the 19th century, with her husband, George, who owned a business in Chicago. Her father, Octavio, lived in the eastern United States. The digitized content contains one letter written by Mary Jane Foster to her father, Octavio, in 1869. The letter discusses Mary Jane’s move from Chicago to Evanston, Illinois, due to high rent prices, local transportation, and her intention to build a house on the plot of land she recently purchased. The Illinois History and Lincoln Collections unit at the University of Illinois Library manages the physical items of the Mary Jane Foster Letter (MS 1047). The collection was completely digitized in 2020. For more information, contact an archivist at ihlc@library.illinois.edu.
  • Maryland - Connecting to Collections
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  • Mary Lee Spence Papers (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Mary Lee Spence Papers (Digital Surrogates) consists of a working list of the letters of Jessie Fremont, compiled by Spence in 1989.
  • Mason City journal (Mason City, Ill.)
    History, Philosophy, and Newspaper Library  ·   Digital Special Collections
  • Massachusetts - Connecting to Collections
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  • Master's Student Showcase - School of Information Sciences
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    Description
    Lightning talks and posters from the iSchool at Illinois' annual master's student showcase
  • May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture Scrapbooks (Born Digital)
    American Library Association Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Born digital copy of a May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture by Walter Dean Myers, "The Geography of the Heart" (2009).
  • McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)
    Illinois History and Lincoln Collections  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    The digitized content of the McNitt Family Papers consists of correspondence and related materials, dating from 1861 to 1886, of three sisters, Sophronia, Hellen, and Jennie McNitt. The bulk of the correspondence is between soldiers serving in the Illinois infantry during the Civil War and Sophronia McNitt. The McNitts were a farming family who lived in rural Montgomery County, Illinois, near the townships of Hillsboro and Irving. The family, including the three daughters, Sophronia, Hellen, and Priscilla ("Jennie"), had connections throughout the county. During the Civil War, many men that they knew left the county to make lives in the West or fight in Illinois volunteer infantry regiments. These men, along with other friends, maintained connections to the McNitts through correspondence. The digitized content contains letters written to the McNitt sisters, particularly Sophronia, by friends, suitors, or other connections from their local community in Montgomery County. These letters give a glimpse into the activities and lives of Civil War soldiers from rural Illinois, politics and anti-war movements of the 1860s, and courtship of the era. The Illinois History and Lincoln Collections unit at the University of Illinois Library manages the physical items of the McNitt Family Papers (MS 117). The collection was partially digitized in 2018. For more information, contact an archivist at ihlc@library.illinois.edu.
  • Media-N
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  • Media-N V13.1 2017: Uncovering News: Reporting and Forms of New Media Art
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  • Media-N V14.1 2018: CAA Conference Edition 2018
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  • Media-N V15.1 2019: Autonomous Art Systems
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  • Media-N V15.2 2019: CAA Conference Proceedings 2019
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  • Media-N V16.1 2020: Humans are Underrated: Art and Labor after Amazon
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  • Media-N V17.1 2021: Forking Paths in New Media Art Practices: Investigating Remix
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  • Media-N V17.2 2021: Re@ct: Social Change Art Technology
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  • Media-N V18.1 2022: No Template: Art and the Technologies of Race
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  • Media-N V18.1 2022: No Template: Art and the Technologies of Race
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  • Media-N V19.1 2023: Afterlives of Data
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  • Media-N V20.1 2024: Trans New Media as Embodied Practice
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  • MEDIATE: media environments, digital innovations, and technological engagements
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  • Membership Dues Accounts Journals
    American Library Association Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital copy of membership dues accounts books of treasurers contains account journals of Melvil Dewey (1876-81), Frederick Jackson (1881-82), Samuel Swett Green (May-September, 1882), James L. Whitney (1982-86), Henry J. Carr (1886-93), George W. Cole (1894-95) and E. I. Hovey (1906-08) and Nina E. Browne, Registrar and Secretary of the Publishing Board (January-September, 1909), includes names of members, amount of dues paid, date of receipt, and life memberships.
  • Memorial Stadium Renovation Consulting Reports (Born Digital Records)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Memorial Stadium Renovation Consulting Reports (Born Digital Records), 2005-2006, contains reports prepared by consulting firms responsible of designing the renovation plan for the University of Illinois Memorial Stadium. Materials include a phased development plan (2005) and a report on preservation adverse effect of the original renovation plan (2006).
  • Men's Football Programs (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital surrogates from the Football Programs, include digitized copies from the 1913 and 1914 homecoming football programs. The 1913 program is the Fourth Annual Homecoming of the Alumni of the University of Illinois, and details Homecoming activities during the weekend of November 14-16, 1913. The original program can be located at RS 28/5/811, Box 1, 1911-1915 The 1914 program is the Homecoming game between Chicago and Illinois, at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, and details Homecoming activities during the weekend of November 13-15, 1914. The original program can be found in RS 28/5/811, Box 1, 1914.
  • Metadata for You and Me
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  • MFA Theses - Art and Design
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  • MFA Theses – Dance
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  • MFA Theses - Industrial Design
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  • MFA Theses - Studio
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  • MFA Thesis - DRI
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