Greetings from the University of Minnesota Libraries Department of Archives and Special Collections and welcome to our blog! As the name suggests, there is something a bit magical and mysterious about primary source materials and the secrets they hold.

What are we going to blog about? Anything and everything relating to our amazing array of collections, as well as exhibits and events, projects we and our researchers are working on, issues facing the department and the Libraries, and thoughtful postings about the state of special collections and collecting. We are committed to at least one posting a week, but we encourage you to subscribe to the RSS feed to keep in touch. We welcome your feedback!

Kris Kiesling

Director of Archives and Special Collections