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Happy 125th to The Minnesota Daily

Today marks the 125th anniversary of The Minnesota Daily. This student-led organization has been the…

Katelyn MorkenMay 1, 2025

Pete Seeger and Larry Long perform at the Prom Center in St. Paul in 1980 at a tribute for Minnesota Governor Elmer Benson.

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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

The First Avenue and 7th St. Entry "wall of stars" in the "Music on Hennepin" exhibit, on Monday, December 9, 2024. (Photo/Adria Carpenter)

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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 16, 2025

David Faust, the South Asia and Middle East Librarian, poses for a portrait in his office in Wilson Library on Wednesday, September 4, 2024. Faust is retiring from the Libraries this month. (Photo/Adria Carpenter)

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The Libraries’ ‘squeaky wheel’ is retiring

David Faust isn’t ready for retirement, but he knows it’s time. “I think it’s something…

Adria CarpenterSeptember 26, 2024

A bronze statue at the "Sherlock Holmes at 50" exhibit at Elmer L. Andersen Library on Friday, July 26, 2024. (Photo/Adria Carpenter)

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The Sherlock Holmes Collections celebrates its 50th anniversary

The Sherlock Holmes Collections isn’t just the world’s largest collection of materials related to the…

Adria CarpenterAugust 30, 2024

Erin McBrien, curator of the Upper Midwest Literary Archives, poses for a portrait in Andersen Library, on Friday, July 5, 2024. (Photo/Adria Carpenter)

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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

Lisa Janette, head of archival processing at the University of Minnesota Libraries, works through the accessioning process of materials for the Performing Arts Archives, on Monday, July 15, 2024, in the Archives and Special Collections. (Photo/Adria Carpenter)

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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

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A Look into March Madness History

Women’s Basketball Media Guides, 1979-1986, 1989-1992, 1994-2012, Box 72, University of Minnesota Athletics records…

Katelyn MorkenMarch 29, 2024

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Winter Weather Fun: The History of Snow Week

University of Minnesota Archives Photograph Collection, Snow Week, 1940 With the recent snow drop in…

Katelyn MorkenFebruary 15, 2024

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Meet and Greet: the School of Agriculture and its Alumni Association

School of Agriculture records (ua00343), Box 40, School of Agriculture, Alumni Scrapbook, 1 of 3,…

Katelyn MorkenJanuary 31, 2024

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Happy 125th to The Minnesota Daily

Larry Long, ‘the American Troubadour,’ is giving a voice to the unheard

From Prince to The Clams, ‘Music on Hennepin’ showcases the bands who inspired generations

The Libraries’ ‘squeaky wheel’ is retiring

The Sherlock Holmes Collections celebrates its 50th anniversary

Managing vicarious trauma in the archives

Before the Libraries can preserve history, the processing archivists get to work

A Look into March Madness History

Winter Weather Fun: The History of Snow Week

Meet and Greet: the School of Agriculture and its Alumni Association

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