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May 20, 2021
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Great news from the archives!

In Special Collections and Archives we’re excited to share some good news. We’ve lowered our prices for high resolution digital image files and we’ve added a shopping cart feature to make it easier for you to order. Here’s what that … Continue reading

March 12, 2021
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President Eugene Hughes, 1934-2021

It is with a heavy heart that we share the sad news of Dr. Eugene Hughes passing on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. Dr. Hughes was Northern Arizona University’s 12th president, and served in that capacity from July 1, 1979 – … Continue reading

January 31, 2020
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Green Book Era Motel on NAU’s Campus?

It is sometimes funny how a process that sets you off in one direction winds up sending you down a completely unanticipated path. Here in Special Collections and Archives, Cline Library at Northern Arizona University, we are currently reappraising J. … Continue reading

November 14, 2018
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NAU Student Veterans Oral History Project

The Cline Library Special Collections and Archives partnered with NAU Student Veterans Services to develop an oral history project. The purpose of this oral history project is to record and preserve the unique perspectives of our diverse student veterans as they … Continue reading

July 21, 2017
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The Day Louie the Lumberjack Visited Special Collections and Archives

It isn’t often we get celebrities in the archives, but we had a special one on Monday July 1th. He came striding in, Ax in hand just like he owned the place!   Louie the Lumberjack came to the Cline Library, … Continue reading

November 7, 2016
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Victory Bell?

Inquiring minds want to know: Where is the Victory Bell? In the image above is a small piece of NAU’s (or more properly ASC’s) campus history- the “Victory Bell”.  As the cropped piece of NAU Archive image NAU.ARC.1956-9-8  shows, here … Continue reading

January 6, 2016
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Elizabeth M and PT Reilly Internship Announcement

Northern Arizona University Cline Library Archival Internship Announcement Summer 2016 Reilly Internship The Cline Library at Northern Arizona University invites applications for The Elizabeth M. and P.T. Reilly Internship. The 2016 Reilly intern works closely with Cline Library’s Special Collections … Continue reading

January 5, 2016
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Archives and Instruction

Happy New Year to all. This past year Special Collections and Archives at Northern Arizona University has embarked on a little experiment involving class instruction and the use of primary source materials. To that end we began partnering with willing … Continue reading

December 9, 2015
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History 498C and Stories from the Colorado Plateau

Special Collections and Archives is dedicated to supporting faculty and students in many ways. We support student success, critical thinking, and advanced research skills by working with faculty to integrate primary source content and research into their course curriculum. This … Continue reading