PALNI Press: Omeka

Omeka site for SMC Archives

Created by the Department of Special Collections, Rare Books, and University Archives at Butler University Libraries, the exhibit explores the history of Founder’s Day, the founders—including Ovid Butler—the initial ideas for and ideals of the University, both positive progress and negative shortcomings of the institution, and a broad overlook of the growth and change of its campuses and programs. As a historically religious school founded in the pre-Civil War Midwest, Christianity, education, and racism and segregation are discussed. The exhibit was originally on display in the Reilly Room at Atherton Union as well as the Irwin Library during February of 2025 and brings together new information and content from past exhibits, showcasing the department's unique collections and Butler history.

The Digital and Public Humanities (DPH) minor integrates technology fields with the humanities. With the support of a Humanities Connections grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), this 15-credit minor combines coursework from the humanities, art, computer science, business, communication studies, environmental science, and others. The DPH minor prepares students to thrive in a world increasingly shaped by technology. It integrates project-based, experiential learning within nine academic specialties, and show students how humanities research engages with and influences the world.

An exhibit on the history of the Lincoln School for Colored Children located in Crawfordsville, Indiana. The school operated from 1882 to 1947 and occupied two primary buildings during its existence, the latter of which was demolished in 1981. The exhibit follows the timeline of the school and buildings' existence and provides historical context to education in Indiana and Crawfordsville, the local and historical Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, Wabash College, the Wabash College Black Oral History Project that contained interviews discussing Black community members' experiences at the school and later recreation center, and community work done in 2023 and 2024 to commemorate the school's history, including a book published by Crawfordsville community members and local historians in addition to a large exhibit curated by the Carnegie Museum of Montgomery County. A physical exhibit was created by Digital Archivist Evan Miller (Robert T. Ramsay, Jr. Archival Center at Wabash College) for Black History Month in 2024, and Miller created this digital exhibit in June 2024.

Full-size quilts, crib quilts and quilted wall-hangings by women and a few men who attend College Mennonite Church. The traditional and creative designs reflect the longstanding quilt culture of the congregation in hits historic and ever-renewed expression.

In honor of the centennial anniversary of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority in 2022, the Department of Special Collections, Rare Books, and University Archives at Butler University created an exhibit exploring the founding and early years of the Sorority and the University. Sigma Gamma Rho is a Black Greek letter organization originally founded as a professional organization for teachers in 1922. The Sorority is the only Greek organization founded at the University and the only sorority in the National Pan-Hellenic Council, commonly referred to as The Divine Nine, to be founded at a predominantly white institution.