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Physical Collections

Highlighting Special Collections and Archives

Stacks of black and white photographs on a table.

Milner Library accepting applications for spring 2027 Digital Scholarship Fellow

Milner Library invites applications for a Digital Scholarship Fellow for the spring 2027 semester.
Scanned black and white newspaper photo of Dolly Parton singing at Illinois State University's Braden Auditorium

This month in history: Dolly Parton dazzled at Illinois State University performance

From a memorable campus performance by the late Dolly Parton to the impactful career of the [...]
Illustration showing a woman, Cinderella, seated on a chair trying on a shoe while a man and her two step sisters look on with surprised expressions.

New exhibit by Special Collections intern on display in Milner Library

Special Collections intern Hayden Allen's exhibit, "Tracing Shared Patterns in Fairy Tales," will [...]
a groundskeeper uses a shovel to tend to a flowerbed on the campus at Illinois State in 1976 with red, white, and blue blooms

This month in Illinois State University history: July

From U.S. Bicentennial celebrations on campus to the legacy of a Redbird Olympian, Tom Emery [...]

Browse the Collections

General collections are shelved on floors 2-6 of Milner Library. Consult the catalog and floor maps or ask us for help locating physical items.

Physical Collections

  • Stuffed animals.

    Teaching Materials
    Center

    Pre-K-12 materials, including picture books, YA novels, leveled readers, and teacher edition textbooks.

  • Books on a table.

    Government
    Information

    Up-to-date and historical federal and state information reflecting all aspects of government activity.

  • Maps and atlases drawing

    Maps and Atlases

    200,000 printed maps and cartographic materials with a major emphasis on Illinois and the Midwest.

  • Students browsing the DVD Collection

    Multimedia Center DVD & VHS Collection

    Broad range of educational films, documentaries, feature films, and performances in music, dance, and theater.

  • Piece of an old book.

    Special Collections

    The Special Collections Department at Milner Library holds rare books and archival materials.

  • Sword artifact

    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.

  • Books on a shelf.

    Browsing Books Collection

    Recently published and/or bestseller fiction and nonfiction books.

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