Collection Spotlight

  • Iowa City Flood

    Iowa City Flood

    Thousands of photographs and two dozen oral histories documenting the historic Midwest floods of 2008.

  • Ignaz Pleyel Early Editions

    Ignaz Pleyel Early Editions

    More than 200 printed and manuscript scores, ca. 1780-1810, by the French composer and music publisher Ignaz Pleyel.

  • Traveling Culture: Circuit Chautauqua in the Twentieth Century

    Traveling Culture: Circuit Chautauqua in the Twentieth Century

    Nearly 10,000 items -- including sound recordings, brochures, and advertisements -- from the Repath Chautauqua bureau, whose speakers and performers spread culture and entertainment throughout the Midwest.

The Iowa Digital Library features more than 250,000 digital objects created from the holdings of The University of Iowa Libraries and its campus partners. Included are illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, fine art, political cartoons, and more. Digital collections are coordinated by Digital Library Services.