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A visual spectacle to behold, Special Collections at Illinois State U. has a huge Circus/Allied Arts collection, along with many other rare and fine materials.
Normal, IL
Joined July 2019
A new display of pieces from the Ueckert Circus Wardrobe Collection is on view on floor 3 at Milner Library. Read more:
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The Musselmans took a lot of epic-looking road trips apart from their circus travels. So, as we head into the long weekend and the unofficial start of summer, we’re wishing everyone a happy #NationalRoadTripDay. Make the most of it however you get there!.
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For World Meditation Day, please enjoy one of our Special Collections Librarian's cat, Sasha, lying on the floor staring at her while she meditates at home. She gets the assignment. #WorldMeditationDay
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Happy #WorldBeeDay! We threw some butterflies into the mix because bees are awesome, but so are all the other pollinators out there!. These illustrations are from volumes of the 1843 Naturalist”s Library (vol. 34 — bees, vol. 4 — butterflies). #pollinators #bees #butteflies
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You can't argue with the awesomeness of an octopus! So, as we head toward the weekend, please enjoy this illustration of an Octopus from Johnson’s Natural History. (We assume that the man pictured is getting whatever he deserves, lol). #NaturalHistory #octopus
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No worries though, because we have another incredible exhibit going up! Cures & Concoctions by Special Collections intern, Kaelyn Corkery, will be on view beginning May 2nd. In the meantime, a last look at highlights from Walking and Talking Human. #LibraryExhibit
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We're saying goodbye today to our Reading Room exhibit on anthropomorphic animals in children's literature and we'll miss all our friends from Peter Rabbit, The Wind in the Willows, Maurice Sendak, The Jungle Book, and more. #LibraryExhibit
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2025 Circus & Allied Arts Fellowships are here! Applications are due 6/19/25. Check out the link for more information and directions to apply. The fellowship is open to graduate students, faculty, and researchers. #research #fellowship #circus
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This was Milner’s 2025 Bryant Jackson Lecture, a yearly endowed lecture series that that provides professional development opportunities by focusing on relevant, essential. And timely topics within the field of librarianship.
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We had an incredible talk by Dr. Kate McDowell this morning. “Library Data Storytelling and Information Wisdom” was more timely than ever, and an inspiring reminder of what we can accomplish when we know how to wield #data.
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And remember, every word transcribed, reviewed, or corrected helps us to make these materials full-text searchable, discoverable, and usable by screen readers and other assistive technologies. #transcription #FromThePage #research #workshop
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Join us tomorrow in the Digital Scholarship Lab (Milner FL 1) from 10-4 for a transcribe-a-thon!. You can always head over to to work on Milner Library's projects, but we think hanging out and transcribing in a space together is a fun way to end the week!
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The work is impressive and inspiring, to say the least!. Dr. Schrum maintains a website with sample syllabi, assignments, annotated bibliography, sample rubrics and release forms, storyboard resources, and much more. You can find these resources here: .
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Dr. Kelly Schrum gave a fantastic lecture on scholarly digital storytelling on Monday @ISUMilnerLib. The #lecture highlighted student productions, teaching, and wonderful discussion on the #research and communication value of distilling complex ideas into short visual stories.
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After digitization we will be installing a new display on the third floor @isumilnerlib but we couldn’t resist sharing a preview of things to come and a behind the scenes look. #costume #CircusCostume
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Coming soon to our digital collections and to the display case on Floor 3!. We joined in the fun this morning to dress mannequins from the Ueckert Circus Wardrobe Collection so the costumes can be digitized in the coming weeks.
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Omeka is a great tool to use for classroom #DH projects. It's intuitive and a great place to compile all the curated collections you have your students developing. Plus, the exhibit builder is easy to use, and creates a great interactive layer to showcase the work.
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To further celebrate the occasion, we included a plate of one our favorite illustrations—the amazingly distorted necks on Audubon’s pair of #CanadianGeese, as included in The #BirdsOfAmerica: From drawings made in the United States and their territories [1839]. #birds
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It’s that time of year again & we couldn’t be more excited! We love that Canadian geese nest around campus in the spring and we just spotted a pair standing atop the Bowling & Billiards Center next to the @ISUMilnerLib. Just stay clear and they’ll [probably] let you pass 🤣.
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