Over summer 2026, the Graphics Division processed and made available many collections. What follows are some highlights of the summer processing work.
World’s fairs & expositions ephemera collection, ca. 1853-1965 (majority within 1876-1939)
The World’s fairs & expositions ephemera collection is filled with tickets, advertising brochures, memorabilia, and tourist guides documenting 27 fairs and expositions hosted in North America in the 19th and 20th centuries. The memorabilia in the collection is especially fun to explore, there is a glass plate commemorating the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial International Exposition, spoons from the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair (World’s Columbian Exposition), and a matchbox from the 1926 Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition (Philadelphia World’s Fair).
Collection processed and finding aid created by Graphics Assistant Sirianna Blanck, Assistant Curator of Graphics Jakob Dopp, and Curator of Maps & Graphics Sierra Laddusaw.
Oklahoma State School for the Deaf Photograph Album, 1909-1915
The Oklahoma State School for the Deaf photograph album photographs documents students, school buildings, and activities at the Oklahoma State School for the Deaf (OSD). Included in the album are photographs of the school’s football and track teams, students working in the school’s printing office, and portraits of school staff. The album documents the early years of the first school in Oklahoma to provide education opportunities for the deaf and hard of hearing children of Oklahoma.
Collection processed and finding aid created by Graphics Assistant Sirianna Blanck and Assistant Curator of Graphics Jakob Dopp.
Revolutionary War Reenactment Photographs, ca. 1920s
Did you know groups have been reenacting scenes from the American Revolution since 1788? While this set of photographs isn’t quite that old, it does show an early 20th century reenactment of the Revolutionary War. The collection consists of 44 views documenting a group of American Revolutionary War reenactors in the 1920s. The photos capture the group reenacting battles and other events, with group members dressed to represent both the Americans and British.
Collection processed and finding aid created by volunteer Les High and Assistant Curator of Graphics Jakob Dopp.
A.H. Rusch & Co. Collection, 1907-2019 (majority within 1922-1950)
The A.H. Rusch & Co. collection was a recent gift to the library by a descendant of the company founder. Through company catalogs, the printing blocks used to produce the catalogs, and other ephemera, the collection documents a bee keeping supply company out of Reedsville, Wisconsin. The catalogs are a rich source of information for researching bee keeping practices in the early to mid 20th century, and the costs that went along with them.
Collection processed and finding aid created by Graphics Assistant Sirianna Blanck and Assistant Curator of Graphics Jakob Dopp.
Other finding aids published from the Graphics Division this summer include:
- C.F. Biele & Sons Co. Catalogue, ca. 1882-1898
- Camp Endeavor Photograph Album, 1897
- Comden Family Photograph Album, ca. 1892-1973 (majority within ca. 1892-1904)
- Becker Band Photograph Collection, ca. 1875-1915
- Burro Miniatures Souvenir Photograph Album, ca. 1904
- Eli Bates Settlement House Photograph Album, 1923-1925
- Hope H. Waterman Cyanotype Album, ca. 1906-1911
- Illustrated Domestic Bible with Baptist Burmese portraits, ca. 1868-1985 (majority within ca. 1868-1880)
- Joyce E. Kelly Photograph Album, ca. 1948-1950
- Keisling Family Cyanotype Album, 1907
- Mark S. Chalabala “Coda” Collection of Early American Band Photography, ca. 1840-1960 (majority within 1840-1920)
- Moving Pictures In and Around The City of Oshkosh, 1914
- Murray-Dunn Family Photograph Album, 1910s-1940s
- Pan-American Exposition & New York Travel Photograph Collection, 1901
- Puerto Rico and West Indies Travel Photograph Album, ca. 1903
- Roney Family Photograph Album, 1860s-1880s
- Warren D. Hollister Photograph Album, ca. 1892-1896
- When the Storkes Migrated Eastward, 1910
- Yellowstone automobile camping photograph album, 1921