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Archives and Special Collections

Anita Breckbill, professor and music librarian at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, looks through “Antiphonarium Romanum,” a 405-year-old book of Gregorian chants that was recently donated to Archives and Special Collections by Karen R. Lusk. The only other known copy is located at Yale University.

Historic Gregorian chant book donated to university

November 25, 2019

Society & Culture

The Digital Commons, a collaborative service by the University Libraries, was recently ranked among the best digital repositories in the world.

'Night at the Archives' event is Oct. 10

October 3, 2019

The Cornhusker Marching Band performs at the Nebraska-Notre Dame football game on Nov. 15, 1924.

Project catalogs Cornhusker Marching Band history

September 3, 2019

"An Economist Holds Court," a photo from the University Archives' Centennial College collection.

Photos celebrate Nebraska's Centennial College

August 29, 2019

Nebraska graduates parade through downtown Lincoln at the corner of 13th and Q streets in this undated photo taken from atop the Temple Building.

Nebraska's pomp and circumstance through (nearly) 150 years

May 3, 2019

University of Nebraska–Lincoln students walk in front of Love Library in 1984.

University launches Nebraska Archives Online

April 4, 2019

A Nebraska Extension educator discusses how engine ignition systems work to a group of men in this undated photo.

Extension makes statewide impacts

February 14, 2019

Agriculture & Environment

Some 7,000 fans packed the Coliseum to watch a 1936 basketball battle between the Huskers and visiting Kansas Jayhawks. The game, played in the Coliseum, was a battle for the Big Six Conference championship.

Huskers, KU battled for Big Six crown

February 13, 2019

This aerial photo (circa-1926) shows the University of Nebraska as growth carried it outside of the original core of four city blocks.

Nebraska U in the Roaring '20s

February 12, 2019

From the founding of the institution, Willa Cather's time on campus (pictured), and more recent moments, a new online timeline is offering an interactive tour through the history of the University of Nebraska.

Timeline curates Nebraska U's historic moments

February 11, 2019

Society & Culture

Faculty 101 casts light into corners of Husker history

February 11, 2019

Bob Devaney, then head coach of Husker football, talks after his national championship team was honored by President Richard Nixon (right) during a Jan. 14, 1971 celebration in the Coliseum. Also pictured in the background (seated between Devaney and Nixon) is Joseph Soshnik, the university’s 13th chancellor.

Nixon visit honored the Huskers

February 11, 2019