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Archives and Special Collections is home to the University of Minnesota’s collections of rare books, personal papers and organizational archives. Materials, often called primary sources, include letters, diaries, organizational and business records, drafts of literary works, drawings, artifacts, maps, posters, old or rare books, photographs, architectural plans, audio visual recordings, and electronic records, to name just a few.

Archives and Special Collections is housed in the Elmer L. Andersen Library on the west bank of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus.

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Dance Roots book reading with Mary Moore Easter

Elmer L. Andersen Library, Room 120 222 21st Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United States

Choreographer, dancer, and poet Mary Moore Easter will read from her memoir “The Way She Wants To Get There: Telling On Myself” (Nodin, 2022). The memoir traces Moore Easter’s development as a dancer during the decade between 1968 and 1979, a pivotal era in American race relations, women's rights, and the arts. Books will be available for purchase courtesy of the University of Minnesota Bookstores. Please register if you plan to attend the event on Jan. 19, 2024.

Free

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First Fridays: The Salesman’s Scalpels

Elmer L. Andersen Library, Room 120 222 21st Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United States

Join us on Feb. 2 for an event in the 2023-24 First Fridays season, featuring a presentations from the Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine. Please register to attend in person or online. ASL interpreters will be present for all First Fridays events.

Free
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The Global Reach of Local Activism: Minnesota’s Human Rights Stories

Elmer L. Andersen Library, Room 120 222 21st Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United States

Join us Feb. 8, 2-7:30 p.m., as we explore Minnesotans' contributions to the global movements to end gender-based violence, racial discrimination, and torture. A call to action offers hope for a better future while acknowledging the unfinished work of protecting human rights in Minnesota and globally.

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First Fridays: Trading Letters

Elmer L. Andersen Library, Room 120 222 21st Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United States

Join us on March 1 for an event in the 2023-24 First Fridays season, featuring presentations from the Social Welfare History Archives and the James Ford Bell Library. Please register to attend in person or online. ASL interpreters will be present for all First Fridays events.

Free

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First Fridays: Community by Mail

Elmer L. Andersen Library, Room 120 222 21st Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United States

Join us on April 5 for an event in the 2023-24 First Fridays season, featuring presentations from the Children’s Literature Research Collections and the Tretter Collection in GLBT Studies. Please register to attend in person or online. ASL interpreters will be present for all First Fridays events.

Free

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First Fridays: Thank You for Your Contributions

Elmer L. Andersen Library, Room 120 222 21st Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United States

Join us on May 3 for the concluding event in the 2023-24 First Fridays season, featuring a presentations from the Upper Midwest Jewish Archives and the Sherlock Holmes Collections. Please register to attend in person or online. ASL interpreters will be present for all First Fridays events.

Free

Event Series EXHIBIT | Campus Kiosk

EXHIBIT | Campus Kiosk

Coffman Memorial Union 300 Washington Ave. S.E., Minneapolis, MN, United States

Students are core to the University, and their voices matter. Students have always fought for what they believe, even when people in positions of power undermine them. In this exhibit, see how student organizations have communicated over the years. These visual representations of student life have survived decades and now tell us more about who people were, what communities they represented, and what role they played in shaping campus life.

Free
Event Series EXHIBIT | Campus Kiosk

EXHIBIT | Campus Kiosk

Coffman Memorial Union 300 Washington Ave. S.E., Minneapolis, MN, United States

Students are core to the University, and their voices matter. Students have always fought for what they believe, even when people in positions of power undermine them. In this exhibit, see how student organizations have communicated over the years. These visual representations of student life have survived decades and now tell us more about who people were, what communities they represented, and what role they played in shaping campus life.

Free
Event Series EXHIBIT | Campus Kiosk

EXHIBIT | Campus Kiosk

Coffman Memorial Union 300 Washington Ave. S.E., Minneapolis, MN, United States

Students are core to the University, and their voices matter. Students have always fought for what they believe, even when people in positions of power undermine them. In this exhibit, see how student organizations have communicated over the years. These visual representations of student life have survived decades and now tell us more about who people were, what communities they represented, and what role they played in shaping campus life.

Free
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