This page provides links to materials in the holdings of Special Collections & University Archives that have been digitized. In some cases entire collections have been digitized, while in others only a portion, or even just a few pieces, have been digitized. If you are interested in other material related to these items, it is always best to check the collection’s finding aid. Also included are links to online exhibitions drawn from our collections.

In addition, the department’s News, Recent Acquisitions, & Special Features page is a frequently updated source for images and information from our collections.


Digitized Collections

Iowa Digital Library

Abraham Lincoln Collection digitized material

African American Women Students at the University of Iowa, 1910-1960 digitized material

The Atlas of Early Printing: http://atlas.lib.uiowa.edu

cARTalog digitized material

Chautauqua Library of Congress site : finding aid : Local Traveling Culture

Civil War Diaries digitized material : other resources See also James W. Bollinger Collection

Curtis Botanical Images digitized material

Daily Iowan Historic Newspapers digitized material

Dentistry College Class Photographs digitized material

The Editorial Cartoons of J.N. “Ding” Darling digitized material : finding aid

Henry A. Wallace Collection digitized material : finding aid

Homer Calkin Slide Collection digitized material : finding aid

Iowa City Town and Campus Scenes digitized material

James W. Bollinger Collection digitized material : finding aid    See also Civil War Diaries

John P. Vander Maas Railroadiana Collection digitized material : finding aid

Leigh Hunt Letters Online digitized material finding aid/collection description

Levi O. Leonard Railroadiana digitized material : finding aid

Medieval Manuscript Collection digitized material : finding aid

Michael W. Lemberger Photograph Collection digitized material

The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter. London: Strangeways, Printers. Complete digitized copy in Page Turner format of the first edition, first issue, privately printed in 1901. Bound in original green boards). digitized book

Rand & Leopold Desk Company Catalogs digitized material : finding aid

Research Collections Images digitized material : a general selection, used in news entries, etc.

Springer Printing Ephemera digitized material : finding aid

Szathmary Recipe Pamphlets digitized material : complete list

University of Iowa Campus Maps digitized material

University of Iowa Yearbooks digitized material : finding aid

Victor Animatograph Company Pamphlets digitized material : finding aid

Victorian Trade Cards digitized material

W9XK Experimental Television at Iowa digitized material

William Morris Online Edition digitized material

African American Women in Iowa (Iowa Women’s Archives) digitized material

Evelyn Birkby Collection (Iowa Women’s Archives) digitized material

Mujeres Latinas Digital Collection (Iowa Women’s Archives) digitized material


Online Exhibitions

Alternative Traditions in the Contemporary Arts: Subjugated Knowledges and the Balance of Power online exhibition

Emblem Books online exhibition

Old Cap: Remembrance and Renewal online exhibition

Tiny Tomes: The Charlotte M. Smith Collection of Miniature Books online exhibition