The University of Illinois Library has extensive print, archival, and digital collections supporting African American Studies and the study of the Black experience outside of Africa. More than 100,000 print books and journals are distributed throughout the University’s various libraries, with the largest number located in the Main Library book stacks. The size of the collections increases exponentially when archival, microformat, and digital materials are factored in.
The History, Philosophy, and Newspaper Library has collections relating to Black history, philosophy, and religious experience, as well as the University Library’s African American Studies reference collection.
Other important collections are held by the Illinois History and Lincoln Collections, Literatures and Languages Library, Music and Performing Arts Library, Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, Ricker Architecture and Art Library, Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library, and University Archives.
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