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.
  • Chancellor's Office Subject File (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Chancellor's Office Subject File, 1967-86, includes reports, memoranda, policy statements, minutes, publications, programs and correspondence received from or sent to the President, Trustees, administrators, deans, faculty, students and the public regarding admissions and enrollment, Allerton Park, the Assembly Hall, Athletic Association, business affairs, and University's Centennial (1967-68), Clabaugh Act, commencement, copyrights and patent's, Daily Illini, data processing, the George A. Miller Lecture Committee, fees and tuition, relations with the federal , state and local governments (Chicago & Urbana-Champaign), financial aid, foreign students, fund drives, grants, housing, health service, human rights and equal opportunity, international programs, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Illini Union, student demonstrations and moratoria, rumor control center, sabbatical leaves, the Urbana-Champaign senate, SEOP Project "500", traffic and parking, travel policy visitation, the academic departments and educational organizations including AAUP, AAUW, ACE, Council of Ten, MUCIA, National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges, and Illinois Board of Higher Education. 1972-74 files include material dealing with academic credit for religious foundation courses; planning, construction, and dedication of the Levis Faculty Center; the revised Code on Student Affairs; Department of Accountancy Administrative problems, Graduate College and women's athletics. 1975-76 files include material dealing with the Council on Program Evaluation (COPE) and copies of Directives to Deans, Directors, and Department Heads from the Chancellor and Vice-Chancellors (1967-79). 1982-83 files include material on the Liberty Bowl; restrictions imposed on writers at the Daily Illini; Third Annual Black Women's Conference at Levi Faculty Center, creation of radio station WMBL. The 1983-84 file includes material relating to the Athletic Association and David Wilson; Chicago Campus consolidation and reorganization of the medical campus, Ad-Hoc Committee on the Future of International Programs; and COPE reports for Colleges of Agriculture, Education, LAS, and Law, and the Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations.
  • Alwin Schaller Scrapbook (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital Surrogates from the Alwin Schaller Scrapbook, includes a digitized copy of the 3rd Annual Electric Show Program, 1910. The original program is item 129 from the scrapbook as listed in this Series' finding aid.
  • George E. Morrow Papers (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    George E. Morrow Papers (Digital Surrogates) is a typewritten copy of "The Life Work of Professor George E. Morrow" read by Prof. Stephen A. Forbes at a memorial service for Morrow at the University Chapel on April 8, 1900. The sketch relates Morrow's personality and work to the development of agricultural education at the University of Illinois.
  • Greek Chapter History Project Records (Born Digital Records)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Records of the Greek Chapter History Project (2000-16), a project funded by the Society for the Preservation of Greek Housing and administered by the University of Illinois Archives' Student Life and Culture Archival Program, include histories written by graduate research assistants Jon Coit, Kate Pedrotty, Eric McKinley, Bao Bui, and archivist Fran Becque of University of Illinois fraternities and sororities: Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Gamma Delta, Alpha Phi, Chi Omega, Delta Tau Delta, FarmHouse, Gamma Zeta Chapter of Alpha Tau Omega, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Phi Kappa Psi, Phi Mu, Pi Beta Phi, Sigma Chi, Sigma Phi Delta, and Zeta Tau Alpha. Also included are alumni interview notes and survey questions, correspondence, reports, publicity articles concerning the project, and a history of the University of Illinois Greek system.
  • AALS Section on Law and Mental Disability Publications (Born Digital Records)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Born Digital Records from the AALS Section on Law and Mental Disability Publications contain copies of newsletters concerning the activities and administration of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Section on Law and Mental Disability.
  • Alpha Phi Omega (Born Digital Records)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Records (1932) of the Illinois Chapter (Alpha Alpha) of Alpha Phi Omega include minutes; reports (1985-87); correspondence (1932-73); an Alpha Alpha Chapter history notebook (1932-70); pledge manuals and rules; pledge class histories (1966-81); membership rosters; awards and certificates (1962-91); programs, booklets, and flyers (1948-68); photographs; scrapbooks (1933-97); and plaques (1951-91) concerning the fraternity's many service projects and programs, social events, national fraternity activities, membership and pledging, and anniversaries. A substantial portion of service project records include correspondence, photographs, and publicity materical concerning Christmas parties for area children's homes and an annual Ugly Man On Campus (UMOC) fund raiser. Born digital records from Alpha Phi Omega Records contains photographs and videos from Alpha Phi Omega events including banquets, conferences, service activities, national conventions, and retreats.
  • Special Program Announcements (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital Surrogates of the printed announcements of special programs on WILL radio and TV. Contains two digitized programs on anti-communism and southern American history.
  • Týdenní hlasatel (Chicago, Ill.)
    History, Philosophy, and Newspaper Library  ·   Digital Special Collections
  • Osbun Family Letters (Digitized Content)
    Illinois History and Lincoln Collections  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    The digitized content of the Osbun Family Letters consists primarily of photocopied Civil War letters written to Private Freeman Osbun, Company D, 102nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, by various family members from 1862-1866. There are no letters from Freeman Osbun in the collection, only letters addressed to him or between other parties. Private Freeman Osbun served in Company D of the 102nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. Company D was mustered on September 6, 1862 at Covington, Kentucky, and was mustered out on June 30, 1865 at Nashville, Tennessee. Most of the letters Osbun received were from his immediate family in Mansfield, Ohio, especially his sister Emma and his brother Mel. His parents, Ezra and Emily Osbun, wrote their 19-year old son frequently as well. The digitized content contains photocopied letters addressed to Private Freeman Osbun of Company D, 102nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, during the Civil War. The collection contains only letters addressed to Osbun from various family members, or between other parties. The letters, written mostly by women, describe their perceptions of the war, Copperhead sentiments against the war, and life on the home front. Many of the letters also mention the railroad being built nearby and problems with Irish railroad workers. Also included is a letter describing the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. The Illinois History and Lincoln Collections unit at the University of Illinois Library manages the physical items of the Osbun Family Letters (MS 167). The collection was completely digitized in 2017. For more information, contact an archivist at ihlc@library.illinois.edu.
  • Illinois weather station observations (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Substation meteorological records comprising observations of temperature, amount and type of precipitation, predominant wind direction for volunteer-monitored weather stations throughout Illinois, taken as part of the Cooperative Observer Program from 1887 to 1948. Records for 1862-1874 for Ottawa, IL from the Smithsonian Institution's Register of Meteorological Observations are also included.
  • Allan Chase Papers (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Papers of Allan Chase (Digital Surrogates) 1933-93, include scans of the "Vita and biographical information" folder from Box 1.
  • School of Chemical Sciences Noyes Laboratory Centennial Celebration File (Born Digital Records and Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Born Digital Records and Digital surrogates of School of Chemical Sciences Noyes Laboratory Centennial Celebration File contains photographs, digital images and data files, notes, presentations, and publications related to chemistry buildings and other campus buildings; distinguished faculty and alumni; workshops; exhibits; planning for the Centennial Celebration of Noyes Laboratory (2002) and nomination of the building into the American Chemical Society's National Historic Landmark Program. Access to additional material is provided upon request.
  • Illinois State Water Survey Films (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Illinois State Water Survey Films include a 16 mm film and VHS videos concerning the Embarras River tributary of the Wabash River; the Big Bureau Creek tributary of the Illinois River; the Des Plaines River; the Big Indian Creek tributary of the Fox River; the Kishwaukee River tributary of the Rock River; the Little Wabash River tributary of the Wabash River; the Mackinaw River tributary of the Illinois River; Rock River confluences with Kishwaukee River; the Spring Creek tributary of the Sangamon River; the Iroqouis River tributary of the Kankakee River; Spring Creek confluence with Iroquois River; Sugar Creek confluence with Iroquois River; the Vermillion River tributary of the Illinois River; and the first documented Hook Echo from the tornado event of April 9, 1953. With the exception of Hook Echo film, the content was created by the National Park Service.
  • Committee on Belgian Relief Correspondence (Digital Surrogate)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Letters from communities and schools in Belgium expressing gratitude for assistance during the war (1919) addressed to Professor T. A. Oliver, Professor E. B. Greene and W. W. Donfas.
  • Communitarianism Periodicals (Digitized Microfilm)
    Illinois History and Lincoln Collections  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    The digitized content of the Communitarianism Periodicals (Digitized Microfilm) consists of published periodicals related to the 1800s communitarianism movement in the United States. The communitarian movement, popular primarily in New England and the Midwest, encouraged communal living and shared work within a community. The movement challenged established nineteenth-century American ideals of industrialization and independence by prioritizing community cooperation. The four subcollections focus on communitarianism periodicals published from 1837-1846 in Putney, Vermont. The periodicals’ creator and main editor was American preacher and utopian socialist John Humphrey Noyes. Titles include: The Perfectionist and Theocratic Watchman, The Perfectionist, The Spiritual Moralist, and The Witness. The digitized content includes topics regarding Christian perfectionism, collective settlements in Putney, Vermont, complex marriage, and utopian socialism. The Illinois History and Lincoln Collections unit at the University of Illinois Library manages the physical items of Communitarianism Periodicals (Digitized Microfilm). For more information, contact an archivist at ihlc@library.illinois.edu.
  • 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.
  • AALS Section on Conflict of Laws 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 Conflict of Laws Publications includes calls for papers for subsequent annual meetings. Print copies are held for newsletters from 1991-92 and 1997-2001. Electronic PDF copies are held for calls from 2016 and 2017.
  • Agriculture, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences Videotape File (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Agriculture, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences Videotape File, 1948-2015 includes videotapes related to recruitment and promotion; agriculture including farm processes with soybeans and corn, and animals including swine, sheep, and cows; international farm programs in countries including China and Egypt; food and nutrition instructional information; experimentation relating to crops and soil, insects, insecticides and pesticides; interviews with faculty, conferences, award ceremonies, and parties. This series also includes B-Roll/stock footage including video from farms, offices, and landscapes in Illinois. Boxes 1-36 include promotional b-roll, stock footage that was numbered and inventoried by ACES in a spreadsheet provided to the archives. The information available is from ACES and includes time coded descriptions of what is on the tapes. Boxes 36-82 include other videotapes that are unnumbered. Information for these boxes came from the labels affixed to the videotape. Please note that the videotapes have not yet been viewed and verified to be what the labels describe.
  • Wilhelm Julius Grahn Diary and Note (Digitized Content)
    Illinois History and Lincoln Collections  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    The digitized content of the Wilhelm Julius Grahn Diary and Note consists of a photocopied diary written by Grahn from 1870-1873, a partial translation of the diary, and a biographical sketch about Grahn written in 1965. Wilhelm Julius Grahn (1840-1930) immigrated to the United States in 1869 from German-speaking central Europe. He arrived in New York, and soon moved to Wisconsin where he enlisted in five years of military service in 1871. He was sent to Newport, Rhode Island, to Camp Douglas in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Mississippi, and to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In 1879, he married Caroline Freimuth Trimpe and the couple moved onto 80 acres of prairie land in Clay County, Illinois. The digitized content contains a photocopied diary, a partial translation of the diary, and a biographical sketch. The diary was written by Wilhelm Julius Grahn from 1870-1873. In his writing, there is an emphasis on his faith in God through reading scripture, especially the New Testament, and singing hymns. He also describes camp life, problems with Native Americans leaving their reservations, and the garden he and other soldiers maintained at Camp Douglas. The biographical sketch was written in 1965. The Illinois History and Lincoln Collections unit at the University of Illinois Library manages the physical items of the Wilhelm Julius Grahn Diary and Note (MS 658). The collection was completely digitized in 2019. For more information, contact an archivist at ihlc@library.illinois.edu.
  • Michael Stern Hart Papers (Born Digital Records)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Michael Stern Hart Papers (Born Digital Records), 1986-2007, includes email correspondence; unpublished essays and articles; newsletters, press releases; transcriptions of press articles; book excerpts; photographs; audiovisual materials; web design elements and software programs concerning Project Gutenberg, eBooks, and information dissemination and literacy. Materials also relate to Hart's views on politics, the Internet, and social issues. Online materials include newsletters, press releases and communications, and selected correspondence relating to the Project Gutenberg. Additional material that cannot be placed online due to copyright or other reasons is available from the University Archives upon request. These files include email correspondence, audiovisual material, photographs, articles and unpublished writings, concerning the Project Gutenberg and Hart's personal life. Please contact the University Archives for questions or to request access.
  • Harris F. Fletcher Papers (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital Surrogates of Harris F. Fletcher Papers include correspondence relating to publications, John Milton, Jewish history and literature.
  • The Advertiser (Collinsville, Ill.)
    History, Philosophy, and Newspaper Library  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    The Advertiser was a local newspaper published in Collinsville, Illinois, every Saturday. This weekly publication served residents in the immediate Collinsville area, just east of St. Louis and the Missouri-Illinois border. The Advertiser features advertisements, local announcements, news, short stories, advice columns and reports from various advisory boards and public services. During elections, the Advertiser was particularly active in providing information on political candidates. This newspaper would be a good resource for researchers of rural life in Illinois and genealogists. LCCN: sn91054139 OCLC: 24314168
  • Harriet C. Long Papers (Digital Surrogates)
    American Library Association Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital surrogates of the Harriet C. Long Papers, ALA Librarian in the Mexican Border Traveling Library Service (1918) ALA War Service Librarian in France and Germany (1919), and State Librarian of Oregon (1930-41), containing correspondence from when Long was stationed in France.
  • Archibald W. Anderson Papers (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Archibald W. Anderson Papers (Digital Surrogates), 1959-1962 contains digitized correspondence related to the John Dewey Society Yearbook, Negro Education in America.
  • Institute for Information Literacy (IIL) Immersion Files, 1998 (Digital Surrogates)
    American Library Association Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital surrogates from the Institute for Information Literacy Immersion Files, including background information on the Institute for Information Literacy (1998).
  • James P. Danky Papers (Digital Surrogates)
    American Library Association Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Papers of James P. Danky, Newspapers and Periodicals Librarian at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin (1976-2007), member of the Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT) and recipient of the 1987 Bowker-Ulrich Serials Librarian of the Year award, including correspondence, publications, photographs, clippings, cassette recordings, bibliographies, coursework, and conference materials. Subjects covered include alternative publications, newspaper collections, women's, black, Asian and Native American publications, comics, African-American Newspaper Project, 'Alternative Library Materials,' 'Alternative Library Literature,' Black Press Guide, and 'Collectors Network News.' Correspondents include Sanford Berman. Also contains information pertaining to professional organizations, including the Centre for Industrial Relations Librarians (CIRL).
  • Library Photographs and Slides (Born Digital Records and Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Library Photographs and Slides (Born Digital Records and Digital Surrogates), 2003, 2007, contains images of the Ricker Architecture Library Project (ca. 2003), the acquisition of the University Library's 10 Millionth Volume (2007), and the Printers Marks Windows.
  • Chancellor's Issuances (Digital Surrogates and Born Digital Records)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital Surrogates and Born Digital Records of the Chancellor's Issuances includes Strategic Plans of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a message from Chancellor Richard Herman.
  • Constantin Fotitch Papers (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital Surrogates of the Constantin Fotitch Papers includes Nikola Tesla's Birthday Luncheon Menu and correspondence with Nikola Tesla (1937), Slavok L. Simich (1943-44, 1954), Serbian National Federation (1944), His Majesty King Peter II of Yugoslavia (1944, 1954), the Serbian National Defense Council of America (1950), the Free Europe Committee (1950-58), and Canadian Serbians (1957-59).
  • The Perfectionist (Digitized Microfilm)
    Illinois History and Lincoln Collections  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    The digitized content of The Perfectionist (Digitized Microfilm) consists of publications from Volume 3 Issue 1 (1843) to Volume 3 Issue 23 (1844). The periodical was published in Putney, Vermont by editors J. H. Noyes and J. L. Skinner. The newspaper’s creator and editor, John Humphrey Noyes, was an American preacher and utopian socialist who founded the Bible Communists in 1836 in Putney, Vermont and the Oneida Community in 1848 in Oneida, New York. The digitized content contains periodical issues discussing Christian perfectionism, collective settlements in Putney, Vermont, complex marriage, and utopian socialism. Each issue contains doctrinal essays by John Humphrey Noyes, contributions on spiritual topics by members of the community, essays on other religions and their comparison to Perfectionism, news of the second coming (which the community believed would happen in 1843), editorials, and a page of correspondence. The Illinois History and Lincoln Collections unit at the University of Illinois Library manages the microfilm copies of The Perfectionist. (Digitized Microfilm). The collection was completely digitized in 2022. For more information, contact an archivist at ihlc@library.illinois.edu.
  • 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.
  • AALS Becoming a Law Teacher File (Born Digital Records)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Born Digital Records of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Becoming a Law Teacher File contain email blast announcements for and webpages and samples from the AALS Becoming a Law Teacher website, which launched in 2019 and concerns the cultivation of those who are interested in using their legal education and experiences to enter academia.
  • First Italian Presbyterian Church, Chicago, Ill. Records (Digitized Microfilm)
    Illinois History and Lincoln Collections  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    The digitized content of the First Italian Presbyterian Church, Chicago, Ill. Records, 1891-1940 consists of the Minutes of the First Italian Presbyterian Church of Chicago, Ill., 1891-1926, as well as the Church Register for those years, listing pastors, elders, deacons, communicants, baptisms, marriages, and deaths. In addition, the collection includes the Minutes of the Session of the Samaritan (later Waldensian) Presbyterian Church, a splinter group of the First Italian Presbyterian Church, 1923-40. The First Italian Presbyterian Church in Chicago was the earliest Presbyterian Church in Chicago, and it is considered the first church organized in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in June 1833, it is the oldest continuously operating institution in Chicago and predates the founding of Chicago as a town by two months. The digitized content contains organizational records of the Church’s members, meetings, and functions. The content provides information on subjects including Cook County, Italian Americans, Presbyterianism, and religious communities in Illinois. The Illinois History and Lincoln Collections unit at the University of Illinois Library manages the microfilm copies of the First Italian Presbyterian Church, Chicago, Ill. Records, 1891-1940 (MS 629). The original records are held by the Presbyterian Historical Society in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The microfilm copies held by the Illinois History and Lincoln Collections were completely digitized in 2022. For more information, contact an archivist at ihlc@library.illinois.edu.
  • Allen Avner Oral History Interviews
    Illinois History and Lincoln Collections  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    The born digital content of the Allen Avner Oral History Interviews consists of nineteen interviews with Richard Allen Avner conducted by Alexander Scheeline between December 2022 and January 2023. In these interviews, Avner discussed his family, military service, work at the University of Illinois’ Computer-Based Education Research Laboratory, and involvement with Jewish organizations in Champaign-Urbana. Born in 1937 in Fort Sheridan, Illinois, Richard Allen Avner earned a bachelor’s degree in Applied Psychology from Georgia Tech in 1961 and master’s degree in Experimental Psychology from the University of Illinois in 1964. From 1964-1966, Avner served in the United States Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory at Fort Novosel (previously Fort Rucker), Alabama. From 1967-1993, he was a principal research scientist at the University of Illinois Computer-Based Education Research Laboratory. Active in Champaign-Urbana’s Jewish community, Avner is a longtime member of Sinai Temple and has served on the board of directors of the Champaign-Urbana Jewish Federation. Alexander Scheeline is a professor emeritus of chemistry at the University of Illinois, having joined the faculty in 1981. He is also a member of Sinai Temple and has served on the board of directors of the Champaign-Urbana Jewish Federation. The born digital content includes MP3 audio files of interviews and PDF files of interview transcriptions. The Illinois History and Lincoln Collections unit at the University of Illinois Library manages the items of Allen Avner Oral History Interviews (MS 1178). The born digital content was migrated from a USB flash drive in 2023. For more information, contact an archivist at ihlc@library.illinois.edu.
  • Carl H. Milam Papers (Digital Surrogates)
    American Library Association Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital surrogates of the papers of Carl H. Milam, including manuscripts of Milam's planned book on library careers.
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Hess Papers (Digitized Content)
    Illinois History and Lincoln Collections  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    The digitized content of the Friedrich Wilhelm Hess Papers consists of several letters exchanged between Friedrich Wilhelm Hess, friends and relatives, as well as poems, concert tickets, a birth certificate, and a newspaper clipping. Friedrich Wilhelm Hess (d. 1877) was born in Hamm, Westphalia in the 1830’s. Before immigrating to America, he studied law in Germany. While in America, he studied medicine and served in the medical service during the Civil War. Afterwards, he practiced medicine in Baltimore and Cincinnati. He wrote several essays, novels, and poems, and worked on the staff of various newspapers in Cincinnati, including the “Freie Presse,” “Abend-Post,” “Westliche Blätter,” and “Volksblatt.” He died on August 2, 1877. The digitized content contains forty-three items including letters, poems, concert tickets, a birth certificate, and a newspaper clipping. The letters are dated from the 1870’s and are primarily exchanged between Hess and his sister Emilie Hassel and his mother (signed as “M”). Also included are a birth certificate of Johann Hermann Gerhard Berling, a manuscript poem by Hess titled “Der Brand von Chicago,” an untitled poem by Paula in Emilie’s hand, two concert tickets dated 1875, and a newspaper clipping about the election of President Hayes. The Illinois History and Lincoln Collections unit at the University of Illinois Library manages the physical items of the Friedrich Wilhelm Hess Papers as part of the Heinrich A. Rattermann Papers (MS 210). This component of the collection was completely digitized 2020. For more information, contact an archivist at ihlc@library.illinois.edu.
  • Engineering Experiment Station Bulletin Records (Digital Surrogates)
    University of Illinois Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Engineering Experiment Station Bulletin Records (Digital Surrogates), 1969, contains a digitized copy of the Engineering Experiment Bulletin number 500, relating to the research "Restraint Characteristics of Flexible Riveted and Bolted Beam-to-Column Connections" by C. W. Lewitt, E. Chesson Jr. and W. H. Munse. For more information about the Engineering Experiment Station Bulletin or the University Experiment Station, please see this Record Series catalog record in Archon.
  • Cataloging and Metadata Management Section Committee Files (Digital Surrogates)
    American Library Association Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital surrogates of files of Cataloging and Metadata Management Section committees and subcommittees, contains correspondence, reports and related material on projects and activities, committees include the Board on Personnel Administration and committees on Cataloging and Classification, Descriptive Cataloging, Dewey Decimal Classification, Committee on Cooperation with Lake Placid Foundation (1929-1948), Editorial Policy, Filing Rules, Policy and Research (1982-1992), Regional Groups, Relations with ALA and the Journal of Cataloging and Classification, Subject Analysis and Organization of Library Materials (1970-98), the Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access (CC:DA) (1979-94), and the Joint Steering Committee on AACR2 (1988-94), includes Gordon & Breach vs. Barschall litigation (1989-90).
  • AALS Section on Leadership 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 Leadership Publications contain Section bylaws, 2018-20 calls for papers to be presented at the Section's subsequent AALS Annual Meeting sessions, 2019-20 newsletters pertaining to the activities and administration of the Section, and 2020 webinar "Leadership Lessons from COVID-19 to Black Lives Matter: A Discussion on Lawyers Leading in Crisis."