Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI) Digital Collections
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Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI) is a digital library for participating institutions. CARLI hosts online collections for genealogy and family history as well as other topics.
CARLI topics include:
Boys in Blue (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum), "Illinois Civil War Soldier photographs"
Bruce Cheadle Papers (Lewis University), "newspaper clippings, papers and photographs concerning Bruce Cheadle and members of the Cheadle and Deeming families, all prominent Lockport, IL residents in the 19th and 20th centuries"
Carbondale Remembered Oral History (Southern Illinois University Carbondale), "Oral History Project concentrates on twentieth-century Carbondale, Illinois"
Frisk Collection of Alaska Mission Journals (North Park University), "English- and Swedish-language diaries and logbooks kept by Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) missionaries in Alaska during the period 1893 to 1915, along with several English translations of the Swedish originals"
H. Carter Photographs (Lewis University)
Lewis Yearbooks, 1952-1983 (Lewis University), "Lewis University yearbooks were published from 1952 to 1983"
Missionären (North Park University), "The Swedish-language newspaper was first published out of the basement of Old Main at North Park University in December 1894"
Oral History Collection (Western Illinois University),"oral histories and program presentations related to the life and times of the populace of West Central Illinois"
Ansgarius Episcopal Church Records (North Park University)
Illinois and regional history (15)
University and Institutional history (8)
Military and War (6)
American Civil War Collection (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville), "an assemblage of handwritten letters, songsheets, and military orders"
Basil H. Messler Diary (Augustana College), "the diary, February 1864-January 1865, of Basil H. Messer, a Union Army soldier in the Mississippi Marine Brigade and First Battalion Calvary Regiment in the United States Civil War"
Don Michel 'Insight' Radio Interviews (Southern Illinois University Carbondale), "A collection of 453 interviews from Don Michel's "Insight" radio program, broadcasted on WRAJ in Anna, Illinois in the 1960s and 1970s"
Edward D. Sweeney Ledger (Augustana College), "The Edward D. Sweeney account ledger, 1860-1869, primarily contains the business records of Edward Sweeney, a Rock Island lawyer, particularly related to bounty claims following the American Civil War"
Florence Nightingale Letters Collection (University of Illinois at Chicago), "highlights aspects of Nightingale's work throughout her life, exemplifying her engagement in policy matters as well as her leadership in the field of Nursing"
Frisk Collection of Our Covenant (North Park University), "an annual periodical published by the Evangelical Covenant Church between 1927 and 1964"
General Leonard Fulton Ross Papers (Western Illinois University), "focusing on his early business dealings, Civil War-era correspondence, and post-war agricultural and livestock breeding career"
Gould D. Molineaux Diaries (Augustana College), "Gould D. Molineaux (1835?-1883) served in Company E of the 8th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He fought the duration of the Civil War, including many important battles during the Vicksburg Campaign"
Hans Westerlund Papers (Augustana College), "a Swedish-American Civil War soldier who served in Company C of the 43rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment"
Japanese American Redress Collection (Northeastern Illinois University), "Northeastern Illinois University was chosen as the Chicago site for the historically significant Commission on the Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) hearings that took place on September 22-23, 1981"
Letters, Fragments, and Signatures (Augustana College), "The collection of letters, fragments, and signatures, 1624-1970 and undated, contains letters, manuscript fragments, autographs, bibliographic data, and other items related to noteworthy authors and politicians or associated with local and regional"
Modern Manuscript Digital Collection (Newberry Library), "Digitized selections from the Newberry's Modern Manuscript Collections dating from the mid-18th through the 20th centuries"
Muralism in Revolutionary Nicaragua-The Henry Houser Collection (Knox College), "The majority of the items in this collection are photographs of murals taken in various cities in Nicaragua from 1985-1993. The murals, painted on both interior and exterior surfaces, interpret Nicaraguan history and specific revolutionary figures"
Naval Flight School (Monmouth College), "The Naval Flight School Collection features selected photographs, course information, the student published newsletter The Wing Tips, documenting the School's activities during WWII"
Noah Hart Papers (Dominican University), "The Noah Hart Papers consist mainly of correspondence during the Civil War from Captain Noah Hart (1813-1891) to his wife Emily Julia Peck Hart (1824-1884)"
Oral History Collection (Western Illinois University), "oral histories and program presentations related to the life and times of the populace of West Central Illinois"
Pi Upsilon Gamma Newsletters (Augustana College), "The Pi Upsilon Gamma newsletter was distributed to PUG members and alumni during and immediately following World War II to update the membership on the wartime activities, locations, and deaths of members serving in the armed forces"
Private War – Memoirs of a Doctor Soldier (University of Illinois at Chicago), "This is a digitized version of Dr. Eugene Lazowski's memoir, "Private war: Memoirs of a doctor soldier, 1933-1944."
Southern Illinois Civil War (Southern Illinois University Carbondale), "This digital collection consists of handwritten letters, diaries, and military orders spanning the era before, during, and after the American Civil War (1861-1865)."
William R. Townsend Civil War Diary (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville), "The images in this collection comprise the complete Civil War diary of Union soldier William R. Townsend. The diary covers the period from April 11, 1863, to February 2, 1864 and contains descriptions of camp life, battles, furlough and leisure"
World War II Correspondence (Illinois Wesleyan University), "A collection of letters written by former IWU faculty member Fred "Bud" Brian to members of his family during his time in the Army Air Corps: 1943-1945″
Non-US History (4)
EBR African American Cultural Life at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Doc Horrell Photo Collection at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Peoria Historical Society Image Collection at Bradley University -This collection contains a large number of images, books, manuscripts, maps, and ephemera, all covering a period from the late 19th century to the first half of the twentieth.
North American Indian Photographs at Newberry Library – The images in this collection were selected from over 6,000 North American Indian photographs held in the Newberry Library's world-renowned Edward E. Ayer Collection.
Manuscripts and Special Collections at University of Illinois at Springfield – This collection features selected manuscript, printed material, and archival collections drawn from Archives/Special Collections in Norris L Brookens Library at the University of Illinois at Springfield.
Local History Resources at University of Illinois at Springfield – This collection features selected resources relating to the history of Springfield and central Illinois drawn from Archives/Special Collections in Norris L Brookens Library at the University of Illinois at Springfield.
Bloomington-Normal Local History Resources at Illinois Wesleyan University – images from the Bloomington Public Library's Illinois Collection Picture File relating to the history of the City of Bloomington, the Town of Normal, as well as McLean County and its communities.
Manuscripts and Special Collections at University of Illinois at Springfield
Daily Life Along the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad at Newberry Library – This collection contains a selection of photographs taken by Esther Bubley and Russell Lee focusing on Illinois scenes, and the railroad and its workers.
Daily Egyptian Diversity News Archive at Southern Illinois University Carbondale – a student newspaper from the 1930s onward relating to Black and Latino students, campus visitors and faculty. This searchable database of transcribed articles is an ongoing, cooperative project sponsored by the Vice Chancellor for Diversity and the Morris Library Special Collections Research Center.
SCRC General Photographic Collection at Southern Illinois University Carbondale – These photographs are historically descriptive and documentary in nature.
Great Lakes Digital Collection from Newberry Library – nearly 550 images of Illinois and the Great Lakes region from the French period of exploration and settlement to the early 20th century. Most of the images in the Great Lakes Collection are maps: printed maps of late colonial and early America; manuscript maps on early Illinois history; maps that document the growth and settlement of Illinois; maps showing the development of the State's transportation system; sections from 19th century county atlases; maps of the Chicago region; and, a selection of USGS topographic sheets.
1829 Alumni Catalog for Illinois College – a snapshot of the Illinois College's graduates and students from the founding of the college in 1829 through 1912.
American Civil War Collection at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville – This digital collection is an assemblage of handwritten letters, songsheets, and military orders. Spanning the entire period of the American Civil War (1861-1865)
SCRC Media Collection at Southern Illinois University Carbondale – field recordings of voodoo music in Haiti (musical expedition), interviews, and local oral history.
SCRC (Special Collections Research Center) Text at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Seven Settlement Houses-Database of Photos at University of Illinois at Chicago
Shurtleff Retrospect Yearbooks at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville – This digital collection is comprised of yearbooks for 1911-1932, 1938-1942, and 1948-1956. It also includes a supplement featuring the graduating class of 1957.
Sierra Leone at University of Illinois at Chicago – In 1791, a new British organization called the Sierra Leone Company wanted both to provide free blacks with land in Africa and to establish a profitable trade in African goods. This collection consists of items related to the British administration of Sierra Leone, including public and private papers of British officials in the colony of Sierra Leone, 1792-1825
Southern Illinois Civil War at Southern Illinois University Carbondale – This digital collection consists of handwritten letters, diaries, and military orders spanning the era before, during, and after the American Civil War (1861-1865)
Letters Received by the Powell Survey 1869-1879 at Illinois Wesleyan University
The Decaturian at Millikin University
Wesleyana Yearbooks at Illinois Wesleyan University – A collection of yearbooks from Illinois Wesleyan University starting in 1895 and continuing to the present.
William R. Townsend Civil War Diary at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville – The diary covers the period from April 11, 1863, to February 2, 1864 and contains descriptions of camp life, battles, furlough and leisure activities, civilian interaction, and other information.
Hull-House Yearbook at University of Illinois at Chicago – This database contains digital images of the photographs in the Hull-House Yearbooks from the collection of the University of Illinois at Chicago's Special Collections Department. They span the years 1906-1941
IDOT Chicago Traffic Photographs at University of Illinois at Chicago – depict intersections, subways and underpasses, signs, bridges and viaducts, snow removal, pedestrians, and other features of traffic in the city
IWU Historical Collections at Illinois Wesleyan University – photographs located in the University Archives illustrate some of the growth and changes to Illinois Wesleyan University since its founding in 1850
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Collection at University of Illinois at Chicago – Materials in the collection include printed documents (newspaper, flyers, programs and books), photographs, and ephemera produced and published by the Puerto Rican Cultural Center.
Carl Lorimer and Mabel Anderson Letters, Swenson Center, Augustana College – This collection represents the correspondence between Carl Lorimer, a student at Augustana Theological Seminary in Rock Island, Illinois and Mabel Anderson, a teacher in Ottumwa, Iowa, 1907-1911
Chicago-Photographic Images of Change from University of Illinois at Chicago – selected images the James S. Parker Collection (1900-2003) and the Chicago Photographic Collection (ca. 1890-1970)
Chicago Aerial Photo Services (CAPS) from University of Illinois at Chicago – The Chicago Aerial Photo Services (CAPS) collection has a number of aerial photographs from 1929 through the late 1940s. Primarily the photographs are of the Chicago area though there are some images from other areas of the state.
Chicago Urban League Photos from University of Illinois at Chicago – A group of sociologists, social workers, and philanthropists founded the Chicago League in 1916 to address the rapidly increasing needs of the African American community during a time of voluminous migration.
College of Medicine Class Photos at University of Illinois at Chicago – The images date as far back as the 1880s and up to the early 1990s. All photographs are black and white and feature head shots of members of the class with names.
Jacksonville Female Academy at Illinois College – established in 1830 and it was absorbed by Illinois College in 1903
C. William Brubaker Collection at University of Illinois at Chicago – This image collection is a digital version of Brubaker's personal slide collection, which he photographed himself in and around Chicago.
Participating Institutions include:
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Domincan University
Erikson Institute
Eureka College
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
Governors State University
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges
Illinois Institute of Technology
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Kishwaukee College
Knox College
Lewis & Clark Community College
MacMurray College
Meadville Lombard Theological School
Millikin University
National-Louis University
Newberry Library
North Park University
Northeastern Illinois University
Rush University
Saint Xavier University
Trinity Christian College
Trinity International University
University of Illinois at Springfield
University of St. Francis
VanderCook College of Music
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