Special Collections: University Archives

Research & Reproductions

University Archives houses a variety of material from university offices, alumni, and students. Click the links or images below to start searching our history.

Search Our History

Donate/Transfer and Retention 

As the official repository for Indiana State University the University Archives takes various records from offices around campus, as well as material from student organizations, alumni, and others who have material on the history and life of ISU.

More on Donating/Transfering

Classes

The Department provides experiential learning opportunities for faculty and their classes throughout the semester. Please feel free to contact the Chair or other staff members at (812) 237-2610 about setting up appointments for a session.

Experiential learning opportunities for supporting course curricula include:

• Tours and special presentations
• Hands-on examination of early materials
• Resource guides to collections
• Individualized instruction
• Student interaction with exhibitions

Tours are also available for community groups and others interested in informational sessions regarding the collections, their history and background, and their relevance to today.

More about Classes & Tours

Class Module Examples

(designed for ONE class period)

• Analyze perspective through French Revolution text by examining author's and audiences' points of view.
• Understanding how to read visual material by examining the artwork, documents, and background surrounding a controversial exhibit at.
• Critically read documents on a topic to examine the purpose, audience, and information from a small collection of ISU historical documents.
• Construct narratives of events by examining documents from a controversial moment at ISU from different perspectives.

If you are looking to learn more about what it is like working in an Archives, contact the University Archivist about internship possibilities.