Beyond the Bandwagon: Curating Cultural Memory at Milner Library

Archival and manuscript materials record human experience; they document how people have lived, worked, interacted, and thought about the world. These unique or rare materials make visible the experience and impact of individuals and organizations within their respective cultural, geographical, historical, local, and educational milieu. By exploring such documents and objects, patrons can see and investigate these relationships firsthand. Primary sources form the bedrock of humanistic research, personal inquiry, and engaged teaching. With this volume, we invite you to explore the unique and rare materials housed in Milner Library’s Special Collections and Dr. Jo Ann Rayfield University Archives as well as the services that bring them to life for readers worldwide. Contributed essays from scholars and collection stewards highlight how a small sample of these rich collections facilitate teaching and learning within the Illinois State University community and beyond.https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/mlp/1032/thumbnail.jp

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access Annual Report, Fiscal Year 2023

Report of Milner Library\u27s activities and initiatives related to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access in Fiscal Year 2023.https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/mlp/1035/thumbnail.jp

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access Annual Report, Fiscal Year 2022

Report of Milner Library\u27s activities and initiatives related to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access in Fiscal Year 2022https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/mlp/1030/thumbnail.jp

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access Annual Report, Fiscal Year 2021

In the midst of a global pandemic, civil rights reckoning, and fraught election, Milner Library staff continued to go above and beyond providing individualized attention to Illinois State University students while taking unprecedented steps to keep everyone safe. These very challenging circumstances also provided an opportunity to critically assess the library’s relationship with our increasingly diverse patron population both virtually and in person. It is the hope of this report’s many contributors that these efforts can be sustained and further developed in the coming years.https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/mlp/1027/thumbnail.jp