University Collections
A
http://library.uaf.edu/university-records
This link takes you to the University Records page for the University of Alaska, Fairbanks University Archives. The University Archives has material from the beginning of the university as the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines to the present, as well as records having to do with the Cooperative Extension Service.
http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/collections/university-arizona
The special collections department for the University of Arizona library has many collections. One such collection is entitled the University of Arizona and contains documents, photographs, and other information pertaining to the history of the university, as well as administration and departmental records.
University Holdings
Constitution, By-laws, and Minutes of Meetings
Office of the President Records
University of Arizona Biographical File
Early History of the University of Arizona
History of the University Dairy Herd to 1958
Records of the United States Naval Training (Indoctrination) School
http://libinfo.uark.edu/SpecialCollections/univarchives/default.asp
This page is the home page for the University of Arkansas Libraries’ University Archives. The Archives contains historical collections containing information about the history of the University of Arkansas Fayetteville campus, this includes student activities, teaching and research at the university.
University Holdings
University and Department Histories
Presidential Papers
Serials
Processed Manuscripts
http://www.lib.auburn.edu/specialcollections/manuscripts.php
This page contains descriptions of the various Archival Collections at the Auburn University Library. This includes collections pertaining to the History of Auburn University, Agriculture and Rural Life in Alabama, and many other collections.
http://diglib.auburn.edu/collections/auphotos/
This link takes you to the Auburn University Photographs Collections. These photographs document the history of Auburn University.
University Holdings
Aviation And Aerospace Collection
- William R. Bomar Collection
- Isham J. Dorsey, III Papers
- Hampton Aviation Book Company Collection
- General Robert Knapp Papers
- Robert G. Pitts Papers
- Eddie Rickenbacker Papers
- University Aviation Association Records
B
C
http://library.clemson.edu/depts/specialcollections/digital-collections/
Clemson Libraries’ Special Collections offers various digital collections. These digital collections include, but are not limited to documenting the African American experience at Clemson, the Clemson Catalog, Clemson Chronicle, Clemson Newsletter, as well as the Clemson student yearbook and newspaper.
University Holdings
BOARD OF TRUSTEES RECORDS 1888-1991
Department Histories
- Department of Agricultural Engineering
- Department of Animal, Biomedical and Biological Sciences
- Department of Animal Pathology
- Animal Science Department
- Department of Applied Economics and Statistics
- Department of Aquaculture, Fisheries and wildlife
- Department of Architectural Studies
- Department of Art
- Department of Bio-Engineering
- Department of Biological Sciences
- Department of Ceramic Engineering
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Earth Sciences
- Department of Economics
- Department of Agronomy and Soils
- Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences
Presidential Papers
http://doddcenter.uconn.edu/asc/dodda2z/subjectarea.cfm?Area=17
The University Archives for the University of Connecticut is “responsible for the institutional memory” of the university. As such, the archive keeps records from the Storrs Agriculture School, the name for the university in 1881 when it was founded, to the present. Not only does the archive have documents related to the history of the university and its founding, there are also documents on student activities and campus life as well as records from the various academic departments.
http://digital.library.cornell.edu/c/cuda/
The Cornell University Archive’s Digital Archives offers a digital collection of publications from the Archives and is comprised by more than 26000 pages that relate the history of Cornell University.
University Holdings
Official Publications of Cornell University
Cornell Era - Weekly Paper 1868-1924
Board of Trustees Minutes from 1865-1885
University President's Report
D
http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/10676/browse?type=dateissued
The Review is the student published newspaper at the University of Delaware. The digital collection offers a copy of this newspaper up until 2012.
University Holdings
University History
Resources
- General
- Conner, W. The First Hundred Years. University of Delaware Alumni News 4 (1934): 5-8.
- Hoffecker, C. Beneath Thy Guiding Hand: A History of Women at the University of Delaware. Newark: University of Delaware, 1994.
- Lewis, W. University of Delaware: Ancestors, Friends, and Neighbors. Delaware Notes 34 (1961): 1-242.
- Munroe, J. The University of Delaware: A History. Newark: University of Delaware, 1986.
- Powell, L. The History of Education in Delaware. Contributions to American Educational History Series. Bureau of Education Circular of Information #3. Washington, D.C.:
- Government Printing Office, 1893.
- Vallandigham, E. Fifty Years of Delaware College, 1870-1920. Newark: Press of Kells, [1920].
- Ward, C. The University of Delaware: A Historical Sketch. Newark: University of Delaware, 1934.
- Origins
- Cramton, W. and N. Moore. A Forerunner to Delaware College and Its Popular Rejection. Delaware History 12 (1966): 121-146.
- Garrett, J. The Delaware College Lotteries, 1818-1845. Delaware History 7 (1957): 299-318.
- McAnear, B. The Charter of the Academy of Newark. Delaware History 4 (1950): 149-156.
- Morgan, G. The Colonial Origin of Newark Academy. Delaware Notes 8 (1934): 7-30.
- People
- Chance, E. Matthew Wilson Professor, Preacher, Patriot, Physician. Delaware History 10 (1963): 271-284.
- Edmondson, F. Daniel Kirkwood Dean of American Astronomers. Mercury, Journal of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 29 (2000): 26-33.
- Hoffecker, C. Familiar Relations: The du Ponts and the University of Delaware. Newark: University of Delaware, 2000.
- Horowitz, R. Be Loyal to Your Industry: J. Frank Gordy, Jr., the Cooperative Extension Service, and the Making of a Business Community in the Delmarva Poultry Industry, 1945-1970. Delaware History 27 (1996-1997): 3-18.
- Moyne, E. August Fredrik Soldan: A Finnish Scholar at Delaware College in 1849-1850. Delaware Notes 23 (1950): 83-89.
- Munroe, J. Albert Newton Raub and the Administration of Delaware College, 1888-1896. Delaware Notes 21 (1948): 1-18.
- Munroe, J. From the Past Presidential Profiles. University of Delaware Messenger 6 (1997): 16-19.
- Pears, T. Francis Alison, Colonial Educator. Delaware Notes 17 (1944): 9-22.
- Perkins, J. & R. Bailey. Harry Fletcher Brown: An Essay in Appreciation. Newark: University of Delaware, 1960.
- Quick, R. Murder at Delaware College: The Death of John Edward Roach, March 30, 1858. Delaware Notes 31 (1958): 1-31.
- Ryden, G. The Founding of the University of Delaware and Its First President, Dr. E. W. Gilbert. Delaware Notes 8 (1934): 31-39.
- Taggart, R. Everett C. Johnson (1879-1926): Political Visionary and Eternal Optimist. Delaware History 25 (1993-1994): 215-236.
- Wood, D. H. Rodney Sharp Sr.: An Appreciation. Newark: University of Delaware, 1980.
- Programs and Units
- Able, A. III and W. Lewis. The Library Story (1833-1953). Delaware Notes 26 (1953): 77-91.
- Craven, W. The Winterthur Program in Early American Culture: An Experiment in a Joint-Institutional, Inter-Disciplinary Curriculum. Winterthur Portfolio 1 (1964): 139-149.
- Hoffecker, C. and J. Munroe. Books, Bricks, and Bibliophiles: The University of Delaware Library. Newark: University of Delaware, 1984.
- Robinson, W. History of the Womens College of the University of Delaware, 1914-38. Delaware Notes 20 (1947): 5-69.
- Walton, W. American Girls and French Jeunes Filles: Negotiating National Identities in Interwar France. Gender and History 17 (2005): 325-353.
- Walton, W. Internationalism and the Junior Year Abroad: American Students in France in the 1920s and 1930s. Diplomatic History 29 (2005): 255-278.
- Issues and Topics
- Edirisooriya, G. A Historical Analysis of the State-University Relationship: A Case Study of the University of Delaware, USA. History of Education 32 (2003): 367-383.
- McKay, K. The Debate over ROTC at the University of Delaware, 1920-1940. Delaware History 23 (1989): 227-246.
- Munroe, J. Church vs. State: The Early Struggle for Control of Delaware College. The Fourth College of Arts and Science Distinguished Faculty Lecture. Newark: University of Delaware, 1982.
- Redding, L. Desegregation in Higher Education in Delaware. Journal of Negro Education 27 (1958): 253-259.
- Reed, H. Student Life at Delaware College, 1834-1859. Delaware Notes 8 (1934): 40-74.
- Ryden, G. The Suspension of Delaware College in 1859 and Early but Unsuccessful Attempts at its Reorganization. Delaware Notes 8 (1934): 75-83.
- Woolard, A. Parker v. The University of Delaware: The Desegregation of Higher Education in Delaware. Delaware History 22 (1986): 111-123.
http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/9810/browse?type=dateissued
The Blue and Gold yearbook collection offers a digital look at the yearbook for the Women’s College of Delaware. The Women’s College of Delaware founded with Delaware College and became the University of Delaware in 1921.
http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/5673/browse?type=dateissued
The Blue Hen yearbooks were published by students of Delaware College which later merged to become the University of Delaware. The yearbook ceased to be published in 1999.
http://hbcudigitallibrary.auctr.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/UDCW/id/307/rec/2
This link takes you to the “Chronology of the University of the District of Columbia and its Predecessor Institutions” which is a part of the university’s digital archives collection.
http://hbcudigitallibrary.auctr.edu/cdm/search/collection/UDCW
This page is the University of the District of Columbia’s Digital Archives Collection. This collection is part of the Historically Black College and University Library Alliance and has digital documents representing the history of black colleges, specifically (with this link) the University of the District of Columbia.
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University Holdings
University Presidential Collection
- Andrew Sledd:(1904-1909)
- Albert Murphree: (1909-1927)
- James Farr: (Interim President 1927-1928)
- John J. Tigert: (1928-1947)
- Harold Hume: (interim president, 1947-1948)
- J. Hillis Miller: (1948-1953)
- J. Wayne Reitz: (1955-1967)
- Stephen C. O'Connell: (1967-1973)
- E.T. York: (interim president, 1973-1974)
- Robert Q. Marston: (1974-1984)
- Marshall Criser: (1984-1989)
- Robert Bryan: (interim president, 1989-1990)
- John Lombardi: (1990-1999)
- Charles E. Young: (1999-2003)
Agricultural Experiment Station
- Letterbooks, 1889-1906
- General correspondence, 1889-1924
- Bound financial records, 1891-1915
- Budget records, 1909-1929
- Correspondence with federal agencies, 1911-1948
- Branch Stations, Field Laboratories, Research and Education Centers, and other field units. Records, 1917-1971
- Campus and state correspondence, 1921-1947
- Correspondence with state officials, 1937-1963
- Anniversary scrapbooks, 1938-1939
- Chipley Dairy Unit correspondence, 1952-1971
- Hastings Potato Investigation Laboratory correspondence, 1923-1932
Office of the Director
This page contains links to various digital collections for Florida A&M University. This includes a link to the digitized documents and photographs having to do with the history of Florida A&M University.
G
University Holdings
- History of the University of Georgia by Thomas Walter Reed
- 19th Century University of Georgia Presidential Papers
- Abraham Baldwin (1785–1801)
- Josiah Meigs (1801–1810)
- Alonzo S. Church (1829–1859)
- Walter .B. Hill (1899-1906)
- Charles Mercer Snelling (1925–1932)
- Steadman V. Sanford (1932–1935)
- Hamon Caldwell (1935&ndash1948)
- Jonathan Clark Rogers (1948–1950)
- Omer Clyde Aderhold (1950–1967)
- Fred C. Davidson (1967–1986)
- Henry King Stanford (Interim 1986–1987)
- Archive Collection Guide
H
University Holdings
http://libweb.hawaii.edu/libdept/archives/univarch/photos.htm
This link takes you to the University Archives Photograph Collections for the University of Hawaii. These photograph document various occasions in the university’s history.
I
http://www.lib.uidaho.edu/special-collections/History.Bibliography.html
This page takes viewers to The History of the University of Idaho; a bibliography. This is part of the University of Idaho’s Special Collections and University Archives and lists holdings pertaining to the history of the university.
http://www.lib.uidaho.edu/special-collections/timeline.html
This link takes the viewer to a Historical Timeline of the University of Idaho. This timeline also has links to related history of the university.
http://www.lib.uidaho.edu/special-collections/index.html
This is the Special Collections and Archives main page for the University of Idaho Library. This page contains links to various collections and Primary Sources that contain material pertaining to the history of the university.
http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm4/browse.php?CISOROOT=/uis_cmparch
Archival documents from the University of Illinois at Springfield.
University Holdings
Agricultural Research Resources
Important Person Papers
http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/index.html
The Iowa State University Library Special Collections page has contains links to material in the University Archvies, Digital Collections, and Photograph Collection as well as many other links that contain material having to do with the history of the university.
University Holdings
University Presidents
- Adonijah S. Welch, 1868-1883
- Seaman A. Knapp, 1883-1884
- Leigh Smith J. Hunt, 1885-1886
- William I. Chamberlain, 1886-1890
- William M. Beardshear, 1891-1902
- Albert B. Storms, 1903-1910
- Raymond A. Pearson, 1912-1926
- Raymond M. Hughes, 1927-1936
- Charles E. Friley, 1936-1953
- James H. Hilton, 1953-1965
- W. Robert Parks, 1965-1986
- Gordon P. Eaton, 1986-1990
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http://digital.lib.k-state.edu/home/#myCarousel
Kansas State University Library’s Digital Collection gives the viewer digital access to material pertaining to the history of the university as well as many other interesting things having to do with Kansas State.
The Special Collections department at the University of Kentucky’s Library holds many collections. These collections include the University Archives which contains material from the university since it was formed.
University Holdings
University Presidents Collection
- James K. Patterson (1869-1910)
- Henry S. Baker (1911-1917)
- Frankl L. McVey (1917-1940)
- Herman L. Donovan (1941-1956)
- Frank G. Dickey (1956-1963)
- John W. Oswald (1963-1968)
- Albert D. Kirwan (1968-1969)
- Otis A. Singletary (1969-1987)
- David P. Roselle (1987-1989)
- Charles T. Wethington, Jr. (1990-2001)
- Lee T. Todd, Jr. (2001-2011)
- The University of Kentucky: A Look Back by Weston T. Thompson and Terry l. Birdwhistell
UK Board of Trustees Minutes
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http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/mdh_splash/default.asp?coll=linuniyrbks
A collection containing scanned copies of the Lincoln University Yearbooks from 1915 to 1975.
http://statehistoricalsocietyofmissouri.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/LUClarion
This collection contains digital copies of The Lincoln Clarion, the student newspaper for Lincoln University. The newspaper began in 1932 and was published weekly during the school semesters.
https://bluetigerportal.lincolnu.edu/web/library/digital-archives
A link to Lincoln University’s Digital Archives.
This page lists the digital collections for the Louisiana State University Library’s Special Collections department.
http://www.lib.lsu.edu/special/archives/digital/
This page is the University Archives Digital Collections for Louisiana State University. These materials provide a look into the university’s past.
M
http://www.library.umaine.edu/yearbooks/
The Prism was the University of Maine’s yearbook from 1895 to 1997. This link allows the viewer to look at the various issues of the yearbook.
http://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/univ_photos/
Photos of the University of Maine dating from the 1860s to the present.
http://www.lib.umd.edu/univarchives/yearbooks
Digital Collection of the University of Maryland yearbooks from 1897 to 2013. From 1897 until 1935 the university’s yearbook was The Reveille but in 1935 became The Terrapin.
http://www.lib.umd.edu/univarchives/history-links
A collection of links addressing various facets of the University of Maryland History.
http://www.lib.umd.edu/univarchives/outlook
Beginning in the 1980s the University of Maryland issued a faculty and staff newspaper known as Outlook. This provides a digital look at this newspaper from 1986 until 2004.
http://www.library.umass.edu/spcoll/umarmot/tag/mac/
These are the University of Massachusetts’ Special Collections and University Archives’ holdings for all records relating to the Massachusetss Agricultural College (1863-1931).
http://www.library.umass.edu/spcoll/umarmot/tag/msc/
These are the University of Massachusetts’ holdings for records relating to the Massachusetts State College (1931-1947).
http://www.library.umass.edu/spcoll/umarmot/tag/umass/
These are the University of Massachusetts’ library holdings for records relating to the University of Massachusetts Amherst (1947-present).
http://www.lib.msu.edu/branches/dmc/digital/?coll=81
The Digital and Multimedia Center of Michigan State University’s Library hold digital information about the university’s history, including information about the university’s Sesquicentennial.
http://www.archives.msu.edu/collections/index.php?collections#records
This page contains information about the Collections of the University Archives and Historical Collections for Michigan State University.
University Holdings
Archives List in Alphabetical Order
Archives List in Numerical Order
http://conservancy.umn.edu/handle/11299/62231/browse?type=title&submit_browse=titles
A list of titles in the University Archives “Annual and Biennial Reports of the University” section for the University of Minnesota.
http://conservancy.umn.edu/handle/11299/49182/browse?type=title&submit_browse=titles
A list of the works contained in the University of Minnesota’s University Archives in the “Campus History and Development” collection.
http://conservancy.umn.edu/handle/11299/124212/browse?type=title&submit_browse=titles
A list of the works in the collection “Engineering Experiment Station Bulletins” in the university archives at the University of Minnesota.
http://conservancy.umn.edu/handle/11299/47858
A link to the “Oral History Interviews” collection in the University of Minnesota’s university archives. These interviews were conducted in an effort to pick up where the book “The University of Minnesota, 1851-1951” left off and are a large part of the source material for the book “The University of Minnesota, 1945-2000”. These interviews are geared towards giving a history of the university.
http://conservancy.umn.edu/handle/11299/49526/browse?type=title&submit_browse=titles
A list of titles contained in the collection “University News Service Press Releases” in the University of Minnesota’s university archives. These press releases range from 1922 to 2008.
http://conservancy.umn.edu/handle/11299/115369/browse?type=title&submit_browse=titles
This collection is entitled the “University of Minnesota Facts”. The collection contains fact newsletters beginning in the 1970s and continuing into the 2000s.
http://conservancy.umn.edu/handle/11299/3
The digital University Archives for the University of Minnesota. This digital archive has many collections, “providing access to core institutional documents”, which were originally collected as part of the university archives and are now presented digitally.
http://digital.library.msstate.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/MFD
The MSU Founders’ Documents digital collection from Mississippi State University contains documents relating to the founding of Mississippi A&M. This collection contains some of the earliest documents from Mississippi State University.
http://digital.library.msstate.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/uac
The University Archives Digital Collection for the Mississippi State University.
University Holdings
Presidential Papers
- General Stephen D. Lee, 1880-1899
- Digitized Items
- John Marshall Stone, 1899-1900
- Digitized Items
- John Crumpton Hardy, 1900-1912
- George Robert Hightower, 1912-1916
- William Hall Smith, 1916-1920
- David Carlisle Hull, 1920-1925
- Buz M. Walker, 1925-1930
- Hugh Critz, 1930-1934
- George Duke Humphrey, 1934-1945 (.pdf)
- Fred Tom Mitchell, 1945-1953 (.pdf)
- Benjamin F. Hilbun, 1953-1960 (.pdf)
- Dean W. Colvard, 1960-1966 (.pdf)
- Cooperative Extension Service Records
- The Reveille Digital Archive
- University Catalogs
- University Archives Vertical Files
- Vertical Files List (.pdf)
- Vertical Files Biographies List (.pdf)
http://muarchives.missouri.edu/exhibitlist.html
The University Archives Online Exhibits for the University of Missouri. These exhibits include information about the establishment of a dairy herd at the university, important dates in the history of the university, among other things.
http://cdm16795.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/agexptstn
This digital collection contains the publications from the University of Missouri Agricultural Experiment Stations.
http://cdm16795.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/msui1
A digital collection of the University of Missouri’s student newspaper. The newspaper began in March 1894 as the MSU Independent and the name was later changed in 1904 to The Independent.
http://muarchives.missouri.edu/um-hist.html
The Archives of the University of Missouri has “a History of the University of Missouri-Columbia and the University of Missouri System”. This page has a write up about the history of the university as well as links for Significant Dates in the History of MU, History of the Board of Curators, and a table of the Board of Curators Membership List.
http://missouri.edu/about/history/
This link takes you to the History and Traditions page for the University of Missouri.
University Holdings
Department, School, and College Histories
- B & PA Report, 75 years. College of Business and Public Administration, 1989.
- Burch, J. W. Twenty-Five Years of Extension Work in Missouri with the Annual Report for 1939: University of Missouri, Agricultural Extension Service, College of Agriculture, Circular 420, College of Agriculture, 1940.
- Christensen, Lawrence O. and Jack B. Ridley. UM-Rolla: A History of MSM/UMR, 1983.
- The Centennial of Engineering Education, College of Engineering, 1957.
- A Condensed History of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture, 1988.
- Croft, Huber O. A Brief History of the College of Engineering University of Missouri - Columbia 1940-1967, (1968).
- DeWeese, June L. The History of the University of Missouri-Columbia Library, 1989.
- DeWeese, June L. The History of the Library, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928-1946, (1980).
- Dickinson, Leon T. An historical sketch of the Department of English. University of Missouri-Columbia, 1986.
- Directory of Graduates and Brief Historical Sketch of the School of Education, College of Education, 1928.
- Fratcher, William F. The Law Barn: A Brief History of the School of Law, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1978.
- Funk, E.M. History of the Department of Poultry Husbandry, 1968.
- Funk, E.M. History of the Department of Poultry Science, 1967-1985.
- Groth, Aaron H. Veterinary Medicine: University of Missouri-Columbia, 1872-1968.
- Hall, Robert D., ed. 100 years: Entomology at the University of Missouri, Special Report 469, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 1994.
- Hargrove, Marilyn. Physical Therapy Education at the University of Missouri, 2011.
- Herman, Harry A. and Rex Ricketts. History of the Dairy Science Department, Special Report 382; College of Agriculture, 1988.
- A History of Rural Sociology, College of Agriculture, 1988.
- Koeplin, Priscilla LeMone. Portrait of Success: A History of MIZZOU Nursing Volume II, 1990-2004.
- Longwell, John Harwood. The Centennial Report, 1870-1970, of the College of Agriculture, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1970.
- Millikan, D. F. A History of Plant Pathology, 1988.
- The Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Missouri. Fifty years in the Service of Agriculture 1888-1938.
- Mumford, Frederick Blackmar. History of the Missouri College of Agriculture, 1944.
- Neal, Marcus Pinson. The Genesis, Heritage, and Progress of Medical Education at the University of Missouri, 1841-1970, (1971).
- Nightingale, Dorothy Virginia. A History of the Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1843-1975.
- Peden, William. The Jefferson Monument at the University of Missouri, 1976.
- Peterson, Charles J. An Informal History of Astronomy at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 1981.
- Poehlman, John M. A History of Field Crops 1870-1967: in the University of Missouri, 1988.
- Potter, Ruby, Phyllis Drennan and Ruth Ann Kroth. Portrait of Success: A History of Mizzou Nursing, 1901-1989.
- Ridley, Jack B. Completing the Circuit: A Century of Electrical Education at MSM/UMR, 1984.
- Ridley, Jack B. Spanning the years: civil engineering the Rolla way, 1986.
- Roberts, Clarence N. History of the University of Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy, 1871-1946.
- Rogers, Marlin N. A History of the Department of Horticulture. 1988.
- Severance, Henry O. History of the Library: University of Missouri, 1928.
- Smith, Richard, Leigh Fredrickson, Ralph Musbach and John Slusher. History of the School of Forestry, Fisheries, and Wildlife. College of Agriculture, Special Report 367, 1988.
- University Elementary School. University of Missouri, 1915.
- Weinbach, Mendell P. Engineering at the University of Missouri, 1850-1940, (1941).
- Westveld, R.H. History of Forestry at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 1970.
- Williams, Sara Lockwood. Twenty Years of Education for Journalism: A History of the School of Journalism of the University of Missouri, 1929.
- Woodruff, C. M. A History of the Department of Soils and Soil Science at the University of Missouri, Special Report 413, College of Agriculture, 1990.
http://libraries.mit.edu/mithistory
This page contains material from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Library Archives. This material contains information about the history of the university, including a timeline, an exhibit of 150 years of MIT History, and other information.
http://libraries.mit.edu/mithistory/bibliography/
This page is a bibliography of material about the Massachusetts Institute of Technology History. On this page are also links to more detailed bibliographies.
http://libraries.mit.edu/mithistory/digital/
This page has a list of the digitized collection items from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Library pertaining to the history of the university. This list specifically has a list of documents concerning the founding and early years of MIT.
http://libraries.mit.edu/archives/exhibits/maps/index.html
This page contains maps of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from the years 1905, 1916, and 1924.
http://libraries.mit.edu/mithistory/institute/offices/
This page contains links for the history of various administrative office at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. These offices include the Office of the President, Chancellor, and Provost just to name a few.
http://libraries.mit.edu/mithistory/research/labs/
The MIT History portion of the institute’s archival and special collections library contains a page pertaining to the Laboratories, Centers, and Programs going on at MIT throughout the years.
http://libraries.mit.edu/mithistory/research/schools-and-departments/
This page from the MIT History section of the library’s archival and special collections department contains information about the history of the Schools, Departments, and Courses at MIT.
http://libraries.mit.edu/mithistory/impact/energy-environment-and-cancer/
The Initiatives and Impact section of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Archives and Special Collections contains this page about the Energy, Environment, and Cancer research at MIT.
http://libraries.mit.edu/mithistory/impact/diversity/
This page contains archival information about Diversity at MIT.
http://libraries.mit.edu/mithistory/mit-facts/
This is a page of the top 10 MIT History facts from the founding of the institute to present day.
University Holdings
http://arc.lib.montana.edu/msu-photos/
Montana State University library has a digital initiative. Part of this initiative is a history of the university through photographs.
http://www.lib.montana.edu/digital/index.php
Montana State University library’s digital initiative home page.
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http://www.library.ncat.edu/resources/archives/history.html
North Carolina A&T State University Archives offers an overview of the history of the university, which includes a list of important milestones listed chronologically.
http://cdm15116.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/p15116coll1
A digitized collection of the North Carolina A&T State University Student Newspapers ranging from 1915 to the present.
University Holdings
The A&T Experience Through Voices
The A&T Four: February 1st, 1960
A&M and A&T College Bulletins (1898-1936)
The Special Collections Department of the North Carolina State University Library celebrated the 100th anniversary of the north Carolina Cooperative Extension Service during Agriculture Awareness Week. This website is dedicated to this celebration.
http://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections
North Carolina State University’s library digital collections website has links to various items having to do with the history of the University. This link takes you to the collections home page and from there you will find links to Architecture, Student Life, Agriculture, and more.
University Holdings
Histories of NC State
Presidential Papers
- Alexander Quarles Holladay, 1889-1899
- George Tayloe Winston, 1899-1908
- Daniel Harvey Hill, Jr., 1908-1916
- Wallace Carl Riddick, 1916-1923
- Eugene Clyde Brooks, 1923-1934
- John William Harrelson, 1934-1953
- Carey Hoyt Bostian, 1953-1959
- John Tyler Caldwell, 1959-1975
- Jackson A. Rigney, 1975
- Joab Langston Thomas, 1975-1981
- Nash Nicks Winstead, 1981-1982
- Bruce Robert Poulton, 1982-1989
- Larry King Monteith, 1989-1998
- Marye Anne Fox, 1998-2004
- Robert A. Barnhardt, 2004
- James L. Oblinger, 2005-2009
http://contentdm.unl.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/arcspecoll
A collection of photographs from the University of Nebraska’s University Archives.
http://www.unr.edu/about/university-history
The University of Nevada-Reno has a website, link above, that details the history of the university since its founding in 1874.
http://knowledgecenter.unr.edu/univarch/
The University of Nevada-Reno’s University Archives holds records of the university’s history not only through books but photographs as well.
http://www.library.unh.edu/digital/category/unh-history
The University of New Hampshire’s library has a digital collection dedicated to the history of the university. This digital collection contains 31 various items pertaining to the history of the University of New Hampshire.
http://www.library.unh.edu/museum/exhibits/unh-history-traditions
The University of New Hampshire has a university museum. The museum, has a University of New Hampshire history and traditions section.
http://www.izaak.unh.edu/archives/history/
The University of New Hampshire’s University Archives has a history page that includes a chronological listing of events in the university’s history, a list of university presidents, a collection detailing departmental development, as well as other things pertaining to the university’s history.
http://www.nmsu.edu/General/history.html
New Mexico State University Archives offers a general overview of the history of the university.
http://www.nmsu.edu/General/Maps/historic.html
This link offers a look at the historic building of New Mexico State University.
University Holdings
http://library.ndsu.edu/repository/handle/10365/97/browse?type=subject
North Dakota State University’s Archives are stored in a repository online. This repository holds digital collections of various aspects from the university’s history. Some of these aspects include documents pertaining to the various colleges within the university and documents from the President’s Office.
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http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Default/Skins/Ohio/Client.asp?Skin=Ohio&AppName=2&AW=1396897506722
The Ohio State University’s school newspaper, The Lantern, documents happenings on the university campus. This link takes you to The Lantern online archives starting with the issues from 1881 and continuing to the present.
http://kb.osu.edu/dspace/handle/1811/403
This link leads to the Ohio State University Oral History Project. The purpose of this project was to document the history of Ohio State University through interviews with faculty members and administrators.
University Holdings
http://info.library.okstate.edu/agcoopextension
The collection provides publications from the Agricultural Cooperative Extension Service. Provided by the Special Collections and University Archives of Oklahoma State University.
http://scarc.library.oregonstate.edu/university-history.html
Oregon State University Library’s Special Collections and Archives has five main areas of collection. One of these areas, the History of the University, is linked above. This collection has an archival collection, digital resources, a chronological history of OSU, as well as OSU Records Management Program.
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University Holdings
Books on Prairie View A&M
Prairie View, a study in public conscience, 1878-1946 / Woolfolk, George Ruble. (LC2851.P57 W66)
Down memory lane : the story of Edward Bertram Evans, Sr. and the early history of Prairie View A&M University / by E.B. Evans. (LD4571.P58 E93 1970)
History and development of the Prairie View Training School : 1916-1946 / Ruth Ella Gee. (LD4571.P62 G43)
Personal reflections of Prairie View and its early advancement / Andrew E. Charleston. (LD4571.P58 C42 1987)
Prairie View A&M story [videorecording] / Prairie View A&M University. (LD4571.P58 P73 2002)
Prairie View interscholastic league of Texas / Ray L. Smith. (GV347 .S64 1995)
A university for Negroes of Texas : a promise unfulfilled / Tarrow, Willie Andrew (LD 4571.P64 T37)
http://www.upr.edu/?type=page&id=la_upr_historia&ancla=historia
Here you can find a chronological history of the University or Puerto Rico. Note that this page is written in Spanish.
http://earchives.lib.purdue.edu/
This page is the e-archives for Purdue University’s Library. This e-archives is part of the Special Collections and Archives and contains information about agricultural research at the university, and a history of the university through photographs as well as a history through books.
University Holdings
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http://www.uri.edu/home/about/history_timeline.html
This link provides a timeline for the history of the University of Rhode Island.
http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/libs/scua/university_archives/archives_main.shtml#history
The Rutgers University Archives has a webpage for “Rutgers University History.” This page contains links for “Rutgers through the Years,” “Paths to Historic Rutgers,” “Rutgers Oral History Archives Program,” as well as many other informational links to help the viewer develop a more complete understanding of the history of Rutgers University.
University Holdings
College Histories
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http://contentdm.auctr.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/schc
The South Carolina State University Historical Collection, as part of the Digital Collection Celebrating the Founding of the Historically Black College, contains details of all the university’s Presidents. The collection details accomplishments and the various backgrounds of the Presidents of South Carolina State University.
University Holdings
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The Volunteer Yearbook is part of the Digital Collection of the University of Tennessee Library’s Special Collections department. The yearbook ranges from 1897 to present and can be viewed through this digital collection.
http://www.tnstate.edu/library/documents/75thc.pdf
The 75th Anniversary of the Tennessee State University was celebrated with a Diamond Jubilee. This document contains 29 pages outlining the history of the university from its establishment in 1912 over the following 75 years, bringing the reader to the year 1987.
http://www.tnstate.edu/library/digitalresources/centennial/
In April 2012, Tennessee State University celebrated its centennial birthday. This link takes you to the birthday announcement contained in the university’s library digital resource holdings.
http://library3.tnstate.edu/library/bldgs/vcontent.htm
A “Collective History of Tennessee State University’s Building Programs” contains information about the building of class buildings, faculty housing, student housing, administration buildings, auxiliaries, and physical facilities. The collection also contains biographies, in this case meaning buildings named in honor of some one.
http://www.tnstate.edu/library/yearbook.aspx
“Tennessee State University Yearbooks” collection contains links to various (but not all) yearbooks from 1925-1960.
http://repository.tamu.edu/handle/1969.1/97043
The Texas A&M University Digital Library offers this collection of historical photographs documenting historical happenings around campus.
http://192.203.127.197/archive/
This page takes you to the Tuskegee University Archives Repository. The Archives includes material pertaining to the history and expansion of Tuskegee University.
University Holdings
George Washington Carver Collection
Bulletins and Other Important Documents
The Buildings of Tuskegee University
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The University of Vermont’s student yearbook provides documentation of the student body, student activities, and organizations. This digital collection of yearbooks ranges from 1886-1997.
http://library.vsu.edu/collection/arcvsuprof.htm
A “historic profile” of the Virginia State University offered by the University Libraries’ Special Collection and University Archives.
University Holdings
http://www.uvi.edu/administration/about-uvi/history.aspx
Offers a brief history of the University of the Virgin Islands.
http://spec.lib.vt.edu/archives/bugle/
The Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) Library Special Collections department offers a digital archive of The Bugle, the university yearbook. This digital collection offers digital copies for viewing of the yearbook from select years from the 1890s through the 2000s.
http://spec.lib.vt.edu/archives/tinhorn/index.html
In the early years of Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University women were not allowed to be in The Bugle yearbook. So the female students organized The Tin Horn yearbook. There were only four issues published.
http://spec.lib.vt.edu/archives/databook/index.htm
The digital collections of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University’s Library Special Collection department also offers a digital copy of “Virginia Tech Historical Data Book” which marks the centennial anniversary of the university.
http://spec.lib.vt.edu/archives/125th/
Offers a short history of Virginia Tech University, along with a timeline, and reflections from 1872 to 1997.
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http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/wsu_histor
This digital collection offers over 50 “Washington State University campus histories, departmental histories, and other WSU-specific histories”.
http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/evergreens
This digital collection offers a look at WSU’s yearbook, The Evergreen. Collected issues begin in 1892 and continues chronologically until 1976. However, there are a few issues missing. The collection is still under construction and more issues will be added.
http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/buildings
A digital collection of photographs documenting WSU campus buildings from throughout the history of the university.
http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/wsu_w/
A collection of over 600 images relating to women at Washington State University.
http://www.wvstateu.edu/About-WVSU/History-and-Traditions.aspx
A link to the History and Traditions page from the West Virginia State University Archives and Special Collections.
http://www.wvstateu.edu/about-wvsu/history.aspx
The Chapters from our History page offers links to different stories. These stories offer a look into the history of West Virginia State University.
http://uwdc.library.wisc.edu/collections/UW
A link to the University of Wisconsin Library’s Digital Collections. This includes links to various collections that contain campus-specific material, University of Wisconsin system history, and of material related to the university.
University Holdings
Buildings of the University of Wisconsin
http://uwyo.coalliance.org/fedora/repository/wyu:5359
Contains the yearbook, Tassakooma, from the years 1920-1945. The Tassakooma was the yearbook for the University of Wyoming’s University High School.
http://uwyo.coalliance.org/fedora/repository/wyu:5394
From 1953 through 1973, the University of Wyoming’s University High School yearbook was known as the Yearling. This link contains the digital copies of the Yearling from 1953 to 1964.
http://uwyo.coalliance.org/fedora/repository/wyu:2807
The Wyo is a yearbook published by the University of Wyoming’s junior class.
http://uwyo.coalliance.org/fedora/repository/wyu%3A7493
Digital records of the Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletins.