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From the Page
Help Milner Library make history accessible! We upload handwritten historical documents to From The Page before they are accessible on our site for help with transcription and indexing. Becoming a transcription volunteer is easy – plus, the more you transcribe, the more Milner swag you earn!
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Special Collections
The Special Collections Department at Milner Library holds rare books and archival materials including diaries, scrapbooks, institutional and organiza- tional records, circus route books, ledgers, correspondence, photographs, works on paper, posters and broadsides, and circus costumes. The four main collecting areas are Circus & Allied Arts, Children’s Literature & Historical Textbooks, Rare and Fine Books, and the Lincoln Collection of H.K. Sage.
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Dr. Jo Ann Rayfield Archives
The Dr. Jo Ann Rayfield Archives is the official repository for selected materials that document the history of the university and all aspects of university life. Some of the collected materials include official records from governing boards, faculty and student governance bodies, committees, colleges, departments, faculty and student organizations, and the profes- sional and personal papers of faculty, administrative staff and alumni.
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Digitization Center
Working in close partnership with Special Collections and the Dr. Jo Ann Rayfield Archives, the Digitization Center creates and maintains Milner Library’s digital collections, as well as provides archival quality digitization services for the University community, external research- ers, and the public.