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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…

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…

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…

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…

For IU Day 2024, IU Libraries is raising funds to digitize archival issues of the Indiana Daily Student, one of the most asked for resources in the University Archives. Currently, only a small fraction is available digitally. Meet IU alumna Janet Wright and learn why she is making a lead gift to this IU Day crowdfunding initiative.

Over the past few months, I’ve had the pleasure of processing two collections of oral histories: one of I.U. president emeritus, Elvis J. Stahr, and the other of Czechoslovakian…

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 was your…

This post was originally authored by IU Archives graduate assistant Shannon Larson (now Shannon Tanhayi Ahari) in 2012. Shannon now works as the Librarian/Curator for European…

This blog post is adapted from research and quotes compiled by Sababu C. Norris, friend of the archives and graduate of Indiana University (MA ’82). Norris was a key part of the…

A newly processed collection, the College of Arts and Sciences (COAS) Curriculum Committee records, shares all course adjustments for the college from 1937 to 1996, and it’s a…