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Spend an afternoon with the Dashwood sisters of Sense and Sensibility, catching up on local gossip, potential crushes and past illicit love affairs. 2011 marked the bicenntenial of Jane Austen's first published work. Or, enjoy the popular 1851 novel, Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell which chronicles the lives of two sisters rivaling reality TV of today and is the basis for the 2007 BBC miniseries of the same name starring Dame Judi Dench.    FREE DOWNLOAD.

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University Archives

University Archives contains yearbooks dating from the University's founding, The Gateway and YELLow Sheet student newspapers, general college catalogs from 1911 to the present, the latest newsletters from departments and colleges throughout campus, Board of Regents meeting minutes, programs of campus events, and records of campus organizations. Archives also includes extensive photograph, negatives, and slide collections. Current issues of the Gateway are also online at www.unogateway.com

A large collection of UNO Masters, Senior Honors, and Writer's Workshop theses and Ph.D. dissertations is also located in Archives. One copy of each thesis or dissertation, usually the original, is retained in University Archives and may not be circulated. A second copy is sent to the general circulating collection which can be located via the Criss Library Catalog or available electronically via the library's Electronic Thesis and Disserations service.

Location and Hours

University Archives is located on the first floor of the University Library. The area is open for supervised use Mondays through Fridays from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Other times are available by appointment.

Redick Hall
The Gateway Archive
 

Ronald Roskens
Ronald Roskens Speeches
1960 - 1992

Del Weber
Del Weber Speeches
1977 - 2003


 

Finding Aids

Finding aids serve as guides to specific collections within the University Archives.

Presentations

Archives staff are available to speak to groups on or off campus. Topics include UNO history, organizing archival materials, and the preservation of primary source materials. For further information, contact Les Valentine, University Archivist.

Archives Staff

Les Valentine, University Archivist, (402) 554-2362.
Cynthia Taylor, Library Assistant II, (402) 554-4030.