There are three Archives Locations:
Be sure to look on the control card where the record series is available under SERVICE LOCATION
If the Service Location says Offsite: Prior notice required, then email the archives 2-3 days in advance so we can request your box from an off site storage location and you can see it at the University Archives Location once your box arrives.
The University Archives has a vast collection that can be used for many subjects. Some popular past research topics included:
Ad Council Archives, Board of Trustees Minutes, Senate Council Minutes, James Reston Papers, Daily Illini, Course Catalogs, Illio Yearbooks, Lorado Taft Collection, student regulations, discrimination, library history, housing, Project 500, women's athletics, student publications.
University Archives
1408 W. Gregory Drive
(Main Library)
Room 19 (Basement)
Urbana, Illinois 61801
Hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday:
8:30am-5:00pm
Wednesday: 10:00am-5:00pm
The Archives Research Center has a vast collection relating to student life and organizations. It also has additional storage for University Archives records and personal papers collections. Some prominent topics include:
Student Life and Culture Archival Program, Sororities, Fraternities, student government, Third Armored Division Association Archives (European Theatre, World War II), Illio Yearbooks, College of Agriculture records, and American Library Association Archives.
Archives Research Center
1707 South Orchard
Room 105
Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 333-7841
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday:
8:30 AM - 12:00 NOON
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday:
10:00 AM - 12 NOON
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
CLOSED: Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal Holidays
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The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music has a vast collection relating to John Philip Sousa, American wind bands, musical instruments, UI faculty composers, experimental music, and sound recordings.
The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music(SACAM) acquires and preserves significant archival records and historical artifacts in multiple media formats that document America's local and national music history and its diverse cultures.
The Center, part of the University of Illinois Library and University Archives, arranges, describes, and makes its collections accessible in support of scholarship, exhibitions, publications and education. It offers these services in a professionally managed reference center and through on-line databases, finding aids, and other forms of publication. It provides expert advice on accepted archival practices and standards to University colleagues, scholars, and the general public.
Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
236 Harding Band Building
1103 South Sixth Street
Champaign, Illinois 61820
Telephone: (217) 244-9309
Fax: (217) 244-8695
E-mail: sousa@illinois.edu
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday:
8:30 AM - 12:00 NOON
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday:
10:00 AM - 12 NOON
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
CLOSED: Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal Holidays
Appointments for Research are required.
