: For Students, Faculty, and Staff 
Larry Long, ‘the American Troubadour,’ is giving a voice to the unheard
Larry Long recently donated his archives to the University of Minnesota Libraries. The entire collection…
Adria CarpenterJanuary 16, 2025
From Prince to The Clams, ‘Music on Hennepin’ showcases the bands who inspired generations
A new exhibit, “Music on Hennepin,” featuring materials from the UMN Libraries Minnesota Underground Music…
Adria CarpenterJanuary 15, 2025
The Pizzigano Portolan: A Cartographic Mystery at the James Ford Bell Library
In November 1954, 530 years after its creation, the James Ford Bell Library acquired what…
Dr. Marguerite Ragnow, CuratorDecember 18, 2024
Correcting the Record for Jeannette Frank
Numerous projects in the recent past have recounted the lives of Holocaust survivors who immigrated…
University LibrariesOctober 8, 2024
Managing vicarious trauma in the archives
From human rights abuses to personal tragedies, the archives are a repository of trauma, and…
Adria CarpenterAugust 9, 2024
Before the Libraries can preserve history, the processing archivists get to work
Accepting new material into the Libraries' archives is a lengthy and laborious process. A small…
Adria CarpenterAugust 7, 2024
Minnesota high school students bring history to life through the U of M’s College in the Schools program
“History isn’t just about facts — at the college level, it’s about understanding how are…
Katie MillerMarch 15, 2024
The Libraries unveils one of the largest public human rights archives
The University of Minnesota now has one of the largest human rights archives at a…
Adria CarpenterFebruary 27, 2024
Tracing the roots of Minnesota’s dance community
The Performing Arts Archives’ newest exhibit, “Dance Roots: Minnesota’s Movers and Shakers,” captures nearly a…
Adria CarpenterDecember 8, 2023
Reflections on my Clarke Chambers Travel Fellowship
A couple of months now passed since my return from the University of Minnesota's Archives,…
ange balado (she/they)October 31, 2023