Items | Digital Collections at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library

Parmele, George L.
Image | John Starr Stewart Ex Libris CollectionRed and black ink on beige paper. Decorative border of interlaced vines.
Porter, Josephine E. S.
Image | 1895 | John Starr Stewart Ex Libris Collectionelaborate oval frame with flowers surmounted by a parrot.
Hartford Public Library
Image | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionThe Hartford Public Library dates back to 1774. For 114 years, 1842-1956 it was located in the Wadsworth Atheneum. Building was opened January 2, 1957. Staff about 150. Cost, equipped $2,900,000.00 -- This unique building spans a 104 ft. wide, four-lane expressway with the heaviest girders ever made in the United States.
Henry Blakely Sr. sitting on a train on his way to Hartford, Connecticut, 1976
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1976 | Gwendolyn Brooks Digital CollectionColor photograph of henry Blakely. Written on verso: "Henry Blakely on way to Connecticut (with crossword puzzle) Picture taken by D.H. Melhem"
Walter Champion (right) and others at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, c. 1970s
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | Gwendolyn Brooks Digital CollectionColor photograph of Walter Champion with two others at Trinity College. Written on verso: "Trinity College Hartford, Conn. Bob, a young woman, and Walter Champion"
Walter Champion and Harvey Humpers at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, c. 1970s
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | Gwendolyn Brooks Digital CollectionColor photograph of Walter Champion and Harvey Humpers. Written on verso: "Trinity Coll. Hartford, Conn. Walter Champion (left + back) Harvey Bumpers (right + fore)"
Parmele, Lizzie E. S.; Palmer, George L.
Image | 1898 | John Starr Stewart Ex Libris CollectionBlue ink on beige paper. A native man climbs a palm tree to get a coconut. He has with him a banner with motto.
Allen, Charles Dexter, 1865-1926
Image | John Starr Stewart Ex Libris CollectionBlack ink on cream paper. Contains entwined leaves of two flowers on either side of and supporting an open_file book, all within a thick, black border.
Connecticut State Library
Image | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionState Library and Supreme Court Building Hartford, Conn. East addition 1968. State Capitol dome in background. The library houses the Colonial Charter by Charles II, and many other historical items.
State Library and Supreme Court, Hartford, Conn.
Image | 1900 | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionNo caption on back. Postcard was never mailed.
Glimpse of State Capitol from State Library, Hartford, Conn.
Image | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionNo caption on the back. Postcard was never mailed.
Parmele, George L.
Image | John Starr Stewart Ex Libris CollectionMotto ('Duce natura sequor') and crest (In grass, otter proper, in his mouth a fish) of Paine (q.v.), heraldic aspect of escutcheon replaced by picture of books and oil lamp.
Parmele, George L.
Image | 1893 | John Starr Stewart Ex Libris CollectionBrown ink on beige paper. Contains an image of a man in livery blowing a valveless trumpet with a banner hanging from it displaying the originator's motto. The date is written as a cipher on the left.
Letter from Henry Barnard to Sir, July 7, 1856
Multi-Page Item | 8 pages | 1856 | Jonathan Baldwin Turner Papers (Digitized Content)Letter written on the back of the American Journal of Education pamphlet, dated December 15, 1855, which has an introductory statement written by Henry Barnard. The letter states, "I hope Prof. Turner will forward me an article.
McCulloch, Warren S. and Rook, 1945, 1947-49, 1952-55, 1957-60, 1963-64, 1966, 1968-70, 1972 (6 of 6)
Document | 1945 | The Cybernetics Thought Collective (Digital Surrogates)Papers of Heinz von Foerster (1911-2002), professor of electrical engineering (1949-74) and biophysics (1962-74) and director of Biological Computer Laboratory (BCL) (1958-74) including correspondence relating to cybernetics, BCL, futurism, alternative living, cognitive processes, artificial intelligence, artificial language. Correspondents include W. Ross Ashby, Murray Babc...
State Library and Supreme Court, Hartford, Conn.
Image | 1970 | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionThe Sam Rayburn Library located in Bonham, Texas houses books and other mementos of Speaker Rayburn's political career.
Living room space and furniture at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, c. 1970s
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | Gwendolyn Brooks Digital CollectionColor photograph of a living room space showing a couch, a wooden chair, and a built-in bookcase. Written on verso: "Trinity Coll., Hartford, Conn"
Study space at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, c. 1970s
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | Gwendolyn Brooks Digital CollectionColor photograph of a study space with built in bookcase over a desk. Written on verso: "Trinity College Hartford, Conn."
Connecticut State Library
Image | 1901 | John Starr Stewart Ex Libris CollectionGrey ink on white paper containing the seal of Connecticut superimposed over images of a large building, a house, a tree and two scrolls. The originator's name is encased by border of acorns.
Connecticut State Library
Image | 1901 | John Starr Stewart Ex Libris CollectionBlue ink on beige paper containing the seal of Connecticut.
State Library, Hartford, Conn.
Image | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionCaption on the back reads: "Hartford, Capital of the State of Connecticut, is an important commercial and manufacturing city, called the insurance city because forty-six nationally known Insurance Companies maintain home offices in Hartford. The Travelers Tower, 527 feet in height, is the tallest New England while the Aetna Life Insurance Company is housed in the largest Col...
State Library, Hartford, Conn.
Image | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionNo caption on back. Postcard was never mailed.
Library; Mart Twain's House (1874)
Image | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionCaption on the back reads: "The Clemenses bought the mantelpiece in Scotland in 1873. The Prince and Pauper was performed by the family in this room." Postcard was never mailed.
State Library
Image | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionState Library, Hartford, Connecticut
State Library and Supreme Court Building
Image | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionSTATE LIBRARY AND SUPREME COURT BUILDING, Hartford, Conn. is located opposite the State Capitol. This building houses the Colonial Charter granted by Charles II, and many other historical items.
Hartford Public Library (1)
Image | 1964 | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionHARTFORD, CONN. The Hartford Public Library, located on Main St.

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