Archives/Special Collections Online
- Center for Icarian Studies
- The Baxter-Snyder Center for Icarian Studies is located in the Archives and Special Collections Unit. It was established in 1977 to bring together in one place material dealing with or written by, this utopian community. The Icarians, a group of mostly middle class French idealists led by Etienne Cabet (1788-1856), attempted to establish a communistic society in Nauvoo, Illinois, in the 1850's. The group settled at this site, located on the Mississippi River, after the Mormons departed.
- Early Illinois Women
- This Alliance Library System grant project attempts to capture the experiences of Illinois women during the first century of statehood. The site includes links to existing Internet materials and a digital archive of original material from several participating institutions including the WIU University Libraries.
- Illinois Alive!
- Illinois Alive! is a regional digital library of archival resources concerning the heritage and history of Illinois during its first century of statehood (1818-1918). The Archives and Special Collections Unit of the University Libraries is a contributing member to this digital project.
