We are continuously digitizing and providing online access to our collections. Search for these digital objects on the following platforms.

  • Homepage of the Digital Collections website

    Digital Collections

    Digitized collections materials from Special Collections and University Archives. Includes photographs, manuscripts, artifacts, books, and audiovisual formats.

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  • Homepage of the Aviary website

    Aviary

    Provides advanced access to many oral histories and university lectures, including services such as closed captioning, full-text searching of captions and transcripts, and syncing of captions with text.

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  • Homepage of the Special Collections and University Archives YouTube channel

    YouTube

    A selection of digitized audiovisual materials, including films produced by Iowa State University and WOI-TV. Includes materials mostly focus on the activities of Iowa State faculty, staff, students, and alumni. Covers topics of agriculture, science, technology, home economics, and campus events.

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  • Homepage of Iowa State's instance of Archive-It

    Web Archives

    Browse historic websites created by Iowa State University or other organizations and individuals whose records we collect. Websites captured using Archive-It, a website preservation service of the Internet Archive.

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  • Homepage of the Iowa State University Digital Repository website

    ISU Digital Repository

    Provides free and open access to scholarly and creative works, research, publications and reports by Iowa State's faculty, students, staff and administrative units. Includes university publications, theses, and extension reports.

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