University Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Library contain materials which represent or depict sensitive topics or were written from perspectives using outdated or biased language.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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  • Default collection for College and Research Libraries 41 (1980)
    Scholarship
    Description
    This collection was created automatically along with its parent unit.
  • Default collection for College and Research Libraries 43 (1982)
    Scholarship
    Description
    This collection was created automatically along with its parent unit.
  • Default collection for College and Research Libraries 46 (1985)
    Scholarship
    Description
    This collection was created automatically along with its parent unit.
  • Default collection for Humanities Without Walls
    Scholarship
    Description
    This collection was created automatically along with its parent unit.
  • Default collection for International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy
    Scholarship
    Description
    This collection was created automatically along with its parent unit.
  • Default collection for iConference 2015
    Scholarship
    Description
    This collection was created automatically along with its parent unit.
  • Default collection for iConference 2019
    Scholarship
    Description
    This collection was created automatically along with its parent unit.
  • Research on Diversity in Youth Literature
    Scholarship
  • AALS Communications Publications (Born Digital Records)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Born Digital Records of AALS Communications Publications file include AALS Communications Brief and its prior version, entitled AALS Communications News; these semi-regular electronic periodicals are directed toward public relations staff at member law schools and pertain to maintaining effective communication with constituents.
  • Football Games Films and Videotapes (Audiovisual Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Audiovisual Digital Surrogates from the Football Game Films and Videotapes contains digitized video tapes of Illinois football games highlights. Digitized video recordings include the following games: the Rose Bowl game against the University of Washington, 1/1/1964 (2 videos); Illinois vs Great Lakes, 11/ 21/1942 (1 video); Illinois vs Minnesota, 10/15/1955 (1 video); Illinois vs Minnesota, 11/17/1973 (4 videos); Illinois vs Missouri 9/17/1977 (1 video); and Illinois vs Michigan 11/10/1990 (2 videos). The Rose Bowl game video is currently available online. An additional digitized video recording of the same game with a slight variation on the film's length, is available upon request. An access copy of the other digitized videos is available upon request.
  • Farm, Field and Fireside Collection
    History, Philosophy, and Newspaper Library  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Together with the introduction of rural mail delivery, the telephone, and the automobile, farm newspapers played a key role in the modernization of rural America. The Farm, Field and Fireside collection contains historically significant U.S. farm weeklies published in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. These titles document a time of transition in American agriculture, politics, family life, and technology.
  • Horticultural Audio/Visual Teaching Aids (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital Surrogates of the Horticultural Audio/Visual Teaching Aids includes film concerning landscaping homes.
  • David S. Malcolmson Papers (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital Surrogates of the David S. Malcolmson Papers includes correspondence concerning the book "Who Killed Hitler".
  • World’s Columbian Exposition Watercolor Prints (Digitized Content)
    Illinois History and Lincoln Collections  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    The digitized content of the World's Columbian Exposition Watercolor Prints consists of seventeen watercolor painting prints that depict scenes from the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition before and during the fair. All but two prints were signed by thirteen different artists. Most of the prints were likely used as illustrations from the publication World’s Columbian Exposition. The book of the builders; being the chronicle of the origin and plan of the World’s Fair by Daniel Hudson Burnham and Francis Davis Millet, published in 1894. The digitized content contains seventeen watercolor painting prints. Four prints depict scenes during the construction of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition while the remaining prints depict various scenes during the fair’s run. These prints include murals and statues displayed at the fair as well as scenes showing spectators viewing different cultural events. The Illinois History and Lincoln Collections unit at the University of Illinois Library manages the physical items of the World's Columbian Exposition Watercolor Prints (MS 407). The collection was completely digitized in 2025. For more information, contact an archivist at ihlc@library.illinois.edu.
  • Sodus Bay Phalanx Records (Digitized Microfilm)
    Illinois History and Lincoln Collections  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    The digitized content of the Sodus Bay Phalanx Records, 1844-1846 (Digitized Microfilm) consists of legal and organizational records by the Sodus Bay Phalanx in Rochester, New York. This collection contains copies of their legal and organizational records, volumes of meeting minutes in 1844, data on individual members, stock certificates, and various loose receipts and agreements. The Sodus Bay Phalanx was communitarian experiment based on Fourierist principles, following the utopian system of Charles Fourier (1772-1837), under which society was to be organized into self-sufficient cooperatives. The phalanx occupied a domain on Sodus Bay and lasted two years. The digitized content contains copies of organizational and legal records of the phalanx. The content covers subjects including Communitarianism, Fourierism, New York, and farming. The Illinois History and Lincoln Collections unit at the University of Illinois Library manages the microfilm copies of the Sodus Bay Phalanx Records, 1844-1846 (MS 284). The original records are held by the Rochester Historical Society in Rochester, New York. The microfilm copies held by the Illinois History and Lincoln Collections were completely digitized in 2024. For more information, contact an archivist at ihlc@library.illinois.edu.
  • Exercise Routine Demonstration Film Cartridges and Audio Cassettes (Digital Surrogate)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital Surrogates of the Exercise Routine Demonstration Film Cartridges and Audio Cassettes contain audio cassettes and 8mm film cartridges to demonstrate therapist administered physical exercise routines related to movements of neck.
  • 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.
  • AALS General Issuances (Born Digital Records and Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Born Digital Records and Digital Surrogates from Association of American Law Schools (AALS) General Issuances include description, histories, and privacy policy of the organization; an advertisement for a new Executive Director of the association; messages from the AALS Executive Director and AALS President; a list of the deans of schools belonging to the association; antiracism clearinghouse material; information on organization's operational procedures during coronavirus pandemic restrictions; "Legal Education at a Glance" metrics for 2018-20 (2019-21); and email blast messages providing updates from the organization to members.
  • Illini Veterans Newsletter (Born Digital Records)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Illini Veterans Newsletter (Born Digital Records), 2014, contains electronic weekly newsletters concerning the Illini Veterans student organization activities and announcements. The Illini Veterans is a chapter member of The Student Veterans of America organization.
  • Social Responsibilities Round Table Subject File (Digital Surrogates)
    American Library Association Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital surrogates of the Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT) Subject File, including files on the ALA Black Caucus, Gay Task Force, and the Coretta Scott King Award.
  • Stuart Sherman Papers (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital Surrogates of the Stuart Sherman Papers includes correspondance concerning Albert Bigelow Paine and Samson Raphaelson.
  • ARLIS/NA Summer Educational Institute for Visual Resources File (Born Digital Records)
    Art Libraries Society of North America Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital surrogates and born digital records from the Summer Educational Institute for Visual Resources File include photographs of participants and background materials from past institutes. Born digital records from the Summer Educational Institute for Visual Resources File also include JPEG photographs of participants from past institutes.
  • Paul V.B. Jones Papers (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Paul V.B. Jones Papers (Digital Surrogates) includes correspondence between Paul Van Brunt Jones, Mariato Jones, Paul Haller Jones relating to social life, travels in America and abroad, progress on artwork, World War II.
  • ARLIS/NA Reviews (Born Digital Records)
    Art Libraries Society of North America Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Born digital records of ARLIS/NA Reviews contain digital copies of short reviews (2006- ), which are written by "art information professionals" and discuss "the latest in art publishing."
  • Morrow Plots Notebook (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Morrow Plots Notebook (ca. 1876-1913, 1967) includes data for corn, oats, and clover, as well as information about the rotation of crops and fertilizers used in "Experiment 23" and the Morrow Plots. The notebook describes crops that were grown in specific plots and for which years, as well as periodic observations by date.
  • AALS Section on Business Associations Publications (Born Digital Records)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Born Digital Records of the of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Section on Business Association Publications contain newsletters pertaining to activities and administration of the Section and calls for papers for the Section's subsequent sessions at AALS annual meetings.
  • LGBT at UIUC
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    "The Gay Illini organization was formed in 1975 and Illini Pride was founded in 1977, both growing out of the work of the Gay Liberation Front. Gay Illini was announced in the Daily Illini on January 29, 1975. By April 1975, the group was holding Gay Forums, offering panels discussing topics related to gay students and queer life. The group also hosted a number of social events, including dances, picnics, and movie nights." (reprinted from the Student Life & Culture Archives blog, written by Caitlin Stamm, http://archives.library.illinois.edu/slc/pride-month-2015-lgbt-history-on-campus/) Since the beginning in the 1970s, the story of LGBTQ culture and student organizations has taken several twists and turns, including a large number of name changes, acronym rearrangements, and a shifting landscape of office space (or lack thereof). This digital collection offers only a glimpse into the past, and does not attempt by any means to represents events, organizations, or policies in their entirety. Rather, the collection should be thought of as just one door in a long hallway of history. Another door is the current Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Resource Center, located in Room 323 of the Illini Union. As a complement to this collection, users may find the timeline the LGBTRC created here: https://oiir.illinois.edu/lgbt-resource-center/about-lgbtrc/history helpful. The University Archives are also a terrific opening for scholars who want to really dig into the LGBTQ past of the University of Illinois. All materials found in this collection were hand picked from two archival records series. To visit the University Archives online, please visit http://archives.library.illinois.edu. The analog collection these images were drawn from reside at the physical location of the Archives Research Center, Horticulture Field Laboratory, 1707 South Orchard, Urbana. It is the hope of the University Archives and the LGBT Resource Center that, over time, this digital collection will continue to grow. If you are a student, faculty, or staff member and have questions about donating material, please contact the Archives at (217) 333-0798. Collection Curator's Note: The University of Illinois recognizes that the acronym LGBT may not be agreeable to everyone it attempts to encompass. It was chosen for the title solely because it was the most used acronym found within the related archival collection. No offense is intended to any member of our highly diversified community campus.
  • The broad ax (Salt Lake City, Utah)
    History, Philosophy, and Newspaper Library  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    The Broad Ax began as a weekly publication founded, published and edited by former Virginia slave Julius F. Taylor. The newspaper began in Salt Lake City in 1895 but disputes with the Latter-Day Saints led Taylor to move his publication to Chicago in 1899, where he continued his focus on being "Democratic in politics, advocating the immortal principles of Jefferson and Jackson" and his motto to "hew to the line." Taylor's focus was on racial equality, religious tolerance and support for Free Silver/William Jennings Bryan. It was described by historian Juliet E. K. Walker as "the most controversial black newspaper in Chicago in the late nineteenth century." In 1912, Taylor helped create the Colored Press Association of Chicago, whose purpose was to strengthen the mission of the black press in Chicago by establishing a local news gathering bureau, to highlight issues of particular interest to African Americans, and, more specifically, to endorse an African American candidate for county commissioner. The Broad Ax was published by Taylor until his health declined in 1931 and he could no longer continue.
  • AALS Section on Aging and the Law Publications (Born Digital Records)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Born Digital Records from the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Section on Aging and the Law Publications contain copies of newsletters concerning activities, events, and administration of the AALS Section on Aging and the Law as well as a call for papers for the subsequent AALS Annual Meeting.
  • Chester P. Siess Papers
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Papers of Chester Paul Siess (1916-2004), 1933-2004, M.S. 1939, Ph.D. 1948, including the American Concrete Institute Committee 318 files on the ACI Building Code Requirements for reinforced concrete, meeting minutes, membership lists, and subjects such as materials and testing, shear and bond, flexure, and columns. Dr. Siess served as a committee member from 1953-1997. Additions include files concerning Dr. Siess' work with the Chicago Parks District on the Grant Park Garage, Erico Cadweld rebar splices, Midwest Prestressed Concrete, Laclede Steel Company, Proctor and Gamble, and other companies as well as his involvement with the American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM), the American Concrete Institute (ACI), and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Materials concerning his tenure at the University of Illinois include class rosters, schedules, and notes. Correspondents file materials include letters, newspaper articles, greeting cards, business cards, and corporate publications. Correspondents include H. M. Newmark, Mehte Sozen, Joseph Colaco, and others. Personal materials include Dr. Siess' retirement scrapbook, photographs, and memorials. Also included in the collection are Dr. Siess' fieldbooks.
  • AALS Section on Part-Time Division Programs Publications (Born Digital Records)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Born Digital Record from the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Section on Part-Time Division Programs Publications include an electronic newsletter concerning the Section's activities and administration.
  • Player (White Rats Actors Union)
    History, Philosophy, and Newspaper Library  ·   Digital Special Collections
  • Communicable Disease Materials: Smallpox notice (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Communicable Disease Materials: Smallpox notice (Digital Surrogates), 1938, includes a digitized notice posted on campus in late February of 1938 concerning vaccination requirements for students after 10 cases of smallpox appeared in the Twin Cities. Original print in record series 33/1/806.
  • AALS Section on Law and the Humanities Publications (Born Digital Records)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Born Digital Records from the Publications of the Section on Law and the Humanities include digital newsletters concerning the activities and administration of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Section on Law and Humanities and a call for papers for the 2016 AALS Annual Meeting.
  • Korean Student Association Records (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital surrogates of photos of a 1983 student demonstration on the UIUC campus urging action against the Soviet Union after they shot down a civilian Korean Airlines flight. Also includes a PowerPoint presentation put together by former KSA president Euiho Suh (1984-85) to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Korean students at UIUC.
  • AALS Amicus Curiae Briefs (Born Digital Records)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Born Digital Records from AALS Amicus Curiae Briefs include electronic PDF copies of court briefs concerning cases in which the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) filed as an amicus curiae relating to clinical programs, academic freedom, discrimination, and diversity in education, variously involving Hastings College of Law at the University of California, the University of Michigan, the University of Texas, and Rutgers.
  • The Macomb Journal (Macomb, Ill.) 1865-19??
    History, Philosophy, and Newspaper Library  ·   Digital Special Collections
  • AALS Section on Women in Legal Education Publications (Born Digital Records)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Born Digital Records from the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Section on Women in Legal Education Publications include electronic newsletters concerning the Section's activities and administration as well as bylaws, list of Section award winners, and oral history materials.
  • Faculty Portraits File (Digital Surrogates and Born Digital Images)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital Surrogates and Born Digital Images from the Faculty Portraits File, contain faculty photographs relating to different University departments and different time periods. Faculty portraits were taken by the Photographic Service, which provides the staff and students of the University with photographers for public relations, instruction, and research, as well as providing portraits, passports, film strips, slides, and film processing.
  • The Quill (La Harpe, Hancock County, Ill.) 1892-1973
    History, Philosophy, and Newspaper Library  ·   Digital Special Collections