IUB Research Collections
Archives of Traditional Music is an ethnographic audiovisual archive documenting music and culture from all over the world. Its holdings cover vocal and instrumental music, linguistic materials, folktales, interviews, and oral history from a wide range of cultural and geographic areas, as well as videotapes, photographs, and manuscripts.
Black Film Center/Archive is a one-of-a-kind reparative archive, championing and centering the creativity of Black filmmakers, scholars, and collectors. BFC/A collections encompass physical artifacts, papers, and ephemera tracing Black people’s contributions to cinema.
Indiana University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (IUMAA) seeks to bring university, Indigenous, and public audiences together in a respectful dialogue that increases knowledge of the material world in the service of social justice and environmental stewardship. Ethnographic and archaeological holdings include objects, manuscripts, and photographs.
Kinsey Institute is devoted to the study of human sexuality, exploring the complexities of sexual and gender diversity and variation in sexual and relationship experiences and combatting bias and bigotry by furthering evidence-based knowledge about the diversity and complexity of human experiences. Collections encompass print materials, film and video, fine art, artifacts, photography, and archives.
Lilly Library is IU’s rare books and manuscripts library. Library staff members regularly consult with faculty about strategies for teaching with primary sources and host the webinar “Whose History: Marginalized Voices in Rare Books and Manuscripts.”
Wylie House was built in 1835 by Indiana University’s first president, Andrew Wylie, and is now a museum exploring the history of Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, and the Midwest during the mid-to-late 19th century. Wylie House collections include family artifacts, photographs, and archival materials related to the Wylie family; Elizabeth Breckenridge, the African American woman who worked for them; and university affiliates.
Conner Prairie is an 800-acre living history museum centered around the William Conner home, enacting 19th-century life along the White River in Hamilton County, Indiana. Among stories highlighted by Conner Prairie grounds and interpretive staff are the Civil War in 1863, a Lenape (Delaware) Indian camp, and Indiana’s role in the Underground Railroad.