Finding archives at Illinois
The archives have their own database and the holdings cannot be searched through the library catalog. The archives database, Archon, is structured quite differently from the library database. Instead of the call number, you will need to record the record series number, like a call number you will need it when requesting any file from the archives. See "Searching Archon" below for more general information on searching and see "How do I read an Archon record" for detail.
Contact us
Ellen Swain, Archivist for Student Life and Culture
Archives Research Center
Phone: 333-7841
eswain@illinois.edu
Student Life and Culture Archives web site: archives.library.illinois.edu/slc
Research Guides
- Oral History Project at SLCDon't miss the excellent biographies of the people who contributed these oral histories at http://archives.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/1014020.pdf
- Statistics in the ArchivesFind statistical materials in the archives
- The University of Illinois in the Cold War EraA rich set of resources on the main issues of the Cold War, from academic freedom to civil rights and more.