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UPDATED SUMMER HOURS: Special Collections and Archives will be open 10:00 AM-5:00 PM Monday-Friday. Hours for in-person ...
06/03/2026

UPDATED SUMMER HOURS: Special Collections and Archives will be open 10:00 AM-5:00 PM Monday-Friday. Hours for in-person research will be 10:00-11:00 AM and 1:00-4:00 PM Monday, 10:00-11:00 AM and 1:00-5:00 PM Tuesday, 10:00-11:00 AM and 1:00-3:00 PM Wednesday, and 10:00-11:00 AM Thursday. Researchers are encouraged to make an appointment in advance.

Along with other campus departments, Special Collection and Archives will be closed in observance of Memorial Day on Mon...
05/22/2026

Along with other campus departments, Special Collection and Archives will be closed in observance of Memorial Day on Monday, May 25. We will reopen on Tuesday.

Congratulations to all Hornet graduates! We hope that you take some time to celebrate your achievements and look forward...
05/15/2026

Congratulations to all Hornet graduates! We hope that you take some time to celebrate your achievements and look forward to what comes next.

We were happy to get to talk with KSNT 27 News yesterday about our exhibit "Across Town, Across America: Emporia on the ...
04/22/2026

We were happy to get to talk with KSNT 27 News yesterday about our exhibit "Across Town, Across America: Emporia on the National Stage"! Catch the story here: https://www.ksnt.com/news/local-news/emporia-state-honors-and-celebrates-america-250-with-free-exhibit/

We also had a great time at the exhibit reception and got to welcome some colleagues from across campus, including President Matt Baker and representatives of the National Teachers Hall of Fame. If you missed it, no worries--the exhibit will be on view through the end of 2026.

04/20/2026

ICYMI, check out the recording of last week's Emporia Writers Group reading on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/OP-aX606E6o
Here Kerry Moyer reads an untitled piece.

We're pleased to be part of Society of American Archivists 250 for the 250th, a repository telling the story of American...
03/31/2026

We're pleased to be part of Society of American Archivists 250 for the 250th, a repository telling the story of American history through documents. Our featured item is a TV program produced by ESU's Channel 8 in 1976, which documents the Lyon County Bicentennial Wagon Train. This local wagon train was inspired by the national trains that traveled from all 50 states to Valley Forge, PA, as part of U.S. Bicentennial celebrations.
See the video in the repository here: https://td52e01bc4f4b6253.starter1ua.preservica.com/portal/en-US/asset/sdb%3AIO%7C6e0eae1d-9f8b-4083-9f7d-a2f053dd7163
Also available on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcV8KNSyU5k

Check out our new exhibit in the Learning Commons! Continuing the America 250 theme, this display features children's an...
03/23/2026

Check out our new exhibit in the Learning Commons! Continuing the America 250 theme, this display features children's and young adult books about the American Revolution, both fiction and nonfiction.

Along with other University Libraries and Archives areas, Special Collections and Archives will be open from 10:00 AM to...
03/10/2026

Along with other University Libraries and Archives areas, Special Collections and Archives will be open from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM during the week of March 16. Our regular hours will resume the following week.

Today ESU welcomes Matt Baker as its 19th president. The school has grown and changed considerably since 24-year-old Lym...
03/02/2026

Today ESU welcomes Matt Baker as its 19th president. The school has grown and changed considerably since 24-year-old Lyman Kellogg, a graduate of Illinois State Normal University, became the first president--and, initially, the only faculty member--in 1865. This portrait of Kellogg shows him circa 1864. In the second photo, he gathers with former presidents Albert Taylor and Jasper Wilkinson and then-current president Thomas Butcher at the school's 50th anniversary celebration in 1915.

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