DIGITAL COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBITS
American Civil War Collection (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), these items gathered together provide a unique and insightful glimpse into the era.
KMOX Popular Sheet Music (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville)
This digital sheet music collection contains popular titles in the public domain dating from the early 20th Century.
Louis H. Sullivan Ornaments (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville)
This digital exhibit features selected Sullivan ornaments owned by SIUE representing thirty-one buildings. They are accompanied by digitized historic photographs by Richard Nickel, provided courtesy of the Richard Nickel Committee. A wide range of types of architectural elements are represented, including pediments, lunettes, columns, and even an elevator.
To honor all those who created and participated in the Mississippi River Festival (1969-1980), the University Archives & Special Collections staff, in collaboration with the Faculty Technology Center, have researched, written, and here assembled a series of projects documenting and interpreting the history of the festival. Included are: a narrated historical slideshow explaining the entire history of the festival; a virtual history museum consisting of a searchable database that includes information about all MRF performances and performers; an alphabetical name index of all MRF artists; digitized version of movies about the 1969 inaugural season and the 1975 season.
William R. Townsend Civil War Diary (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville)
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