Please contact Archives staff well in advance to arrange a mutually convenient time for your program. Photocopy Policy Due to age, condition, or copyright restrictions, there may be some materials in Archives that are not suitable for photocopying or may be copied only with the assistance of Archives staff. 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. Collections University Archives contains yearbooks dating from the University's founding, the Gateway beginning in 1913, 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.
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. Excellence in Teaching Awards One of the Library's Exhibits Online prepared by the University Archives. The Excellence in Teaching Awards Exhibit includes a photograph and biographical information on each of the 67 UNO professors recognized for classroom excellence from 1970 through 1997.