Digital Resources

Primary Source Material:

• Illio
  • The yearbook of the University of Illinois, published since 1894.
• The Daily Illini
  • The University of Illinois’ independent student newspaper, published in various iterations since 1871.
• Illinois Alumni News
• An Illini Century: One Hundred Years of Campus Life
  • 1967 volume edited by Roger Ebert, which presents the history of the University of Illinois’ first century through excerpts from The Daily Illini.
• We’re Loyal to You, Illinois: The Story of Illinois Bands Under Albert Austin Harding for 43 Years
  • In We’re Loyal to You, Illinois, Cary Clive Burford tells the story of the University of Illinois’ bands during the tutelage of A.A. Harding, and also provides “glimpses” of University history.
• RS 26/1/21, Carl Stephens’ Manuscript History, 1943-1947
• Guide to Disability Research Resources
• On the Banks of the Boneyard
  • Published in 1942 for the 50th anniversary of the University of Illinois Class of 1892, On the Banks of the Boneyard recounts alumnus Charles Albert Kiler’s experiences as a student from 1888-92, in addition to other stories from the University’s early years in general.

Archives-Generated Resources:

• Social Movements at Illinois
• Origin of the University of Illinois Homecoming
• History of the Ku Klux Klan at Illinois
• The University of Illinois Goes to War: campus during WWII
• History of the “Fighting Illini“
• “Historical Overview of the People, Buildings, Programs, and Accomplishments of the University of Illinois, 1867-1980” slide show

External Sites:

• Ethnography of the University Initiative
• UI Histories Project
• IDEALS
• Historical Markers Virtual Campus Tour
• Illinois Distributed Museum (and guide)