CONTENTdm Featured Collections: September 2009

Past and Present: A Digital History of Wisconsin Independent Colleges and Universities

Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges & Universities

The images in this collection have been selected from the archives of Wisconsin independent colleges and universities, and their affiliates. Representing only a small portion of the available resources, the selection details the history of these institutions through photos, documents, and objects created between the 1800s and early 1900s. Later content will include history from the mid-1900s to the present. A collaborative effort, Past and Present was designed and produced by archivists and librarians from these participating Wisconsin institutions: Alverno College, Cardinal Stritch University, Carthage College, Concordia University, Edgewood College, Lakeland College, Lawrence University, Marian University, Marquette University, Nashotah House Ripon College, Silver Lake College, St. Norbert College, Viterbo University.

Nevada Agricultural Publications

University of Nevada, Reno

Nevada has a long history of agricultural activity, from range livestock production to alfalfa and food crop production.  UNR Libraries’ materials related to agriculture include state and federal documents dating from 1880 to present, theses and dissertations completed at the University, archives and oral histories of Nevada agricultural pioneers, as well as a wide range of monographic and serial publications. This digital collection includes the publications of the Agricultural Experiment Station and Nevada Cooperative Extension, as well as a range of materials from the collection chosen to highlight the history of agriculture in Nevada.

Texas Woman’s University Archives Digital Collection

Texas Woman's University

The TWU University Archive houses a growing digital collection of photographs and oral histories. In addition, the Digital Collection contains a catalog of brief descriptions of faculty and student manuscript collections, departmental records, clothing, and artifacts, all chronicling decades of TWU's unique standing among Texas colleges and universities. Established in 1901 by the Texas Legislature as the Girls Industrial College, TWU held its first classes in 1903, with studies in the arts, sciences, and scientific training in home culture and agriculture. In 1905, the name was changed to the College of Industrial Arts (CIA), in 1934 to Texas State College for Women (TSCW), and in 1957 to Texas Woman's University.  Men have been admitted to TWU since 1972.

Marion County Historical Society Collection

Salem Public Library

The Marion County Historical Society Collection includes several hundred photographs of the Salem and Marion County area from the 1880's to the 1950's. These photographs are selections from the Historical Society's collections of more than 200,000 negatives and prints, as well as others loaned to the Society by a private donor for this Salem photo project.