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A Look at Indiana’s Independent Music Scene
Indiana may not be the first place you think of when asked where the music industry comes to thrive but thanks to IU grads and friends, Ben and Chris Swanson, Eric Weddle and…February 10th, 2025 - Blog
Behind the Curtain: Evan Brandon, Archives Assistant
Behind the Curtain is a series highlighting IU Archives staff, partners from various departments of the IU Libraries, and students who make all of our work possible. What is your…January 13th, 2025 - News
IDS 1930s-1940s issues now available online
Indiana University Archives was able to issues of the Indiana Daily Student from the 1930s and 1940s because of the generous gifts of donors
December 5th, 2024 - Blog
Getting Personal (Papers) with the Joe Hickerson Collection: Reflections of the Self in Archives and Their Collections
How much of the ‘personality’ or ‘essence’ of a person can be known from their archival materials? When processing or even viewing collections of personal papers, it’s not uncommon…November 19th, 2024 - Blog
Halloween Exhibit at the IU Archives!
Given that we are days away from Halloween, consider stopping by the IU Archives to view our current exhibit “Haunted Stories and Halloween Fun,” which features fun and spooky…October 25th, 2024 - Blog
An Archivist’s Letter to Carole Y. Johnson, her papers, and the Modern Organization for Dance Evolvement records
Jo Otremba (author of this post) is now the Barron Hilton Archivist for Flight and Space Exploration at Purdue University. As my time at the Indiana University Archives is coming…September 26th, 2024 - Blog
Posting About Postcards
Updated September 10, 2024 Last week, the IU Arts and Humanities Council commenced First Thursdays for the academic year. The First Thursdays program started in 2016 as a way to…September 10th, 2024 - Blog
Coach to some, ‘Doc’ to all
Just in time for the start of the 2024 Olympics, a newly processed collection at the University Archives is about the life and career of James E. Counsilman. James E. Counsilman…July 26th, 2024 - Blog
An IU ‘70s Lesbian Activist: Maida Tilchen’s Collection Comes Out
Sometimes when working in an archives, you come across someone in a collection that you really connect to and admire; for me, one of these individuals is Maida Tilchen. Maida’s a…July 9th, 2024 - Blog
Enjoying Spring with Tunes and Oral Histories from the Folklore Institute Student Papers Collection
The following is a guest post from Emily Paulson (MLS Candidate in the Luddy School of Informatics pursuing the music librarianship specialization) as part of the spring course ILS…April 25th, 2024