Explore Notable Collections

Cather Collections

The largest collection of materials related to Willa Cather in the world.

Cather Collections
Photo of Willa Cather writing

Great Plains Literature

Poetry and prose of the Great Plains. 

Great Plains History Collections
Sketch of map of Old Jules

Natural History and Science

Materials documenting Nebraska’s natural history 

Natural History & Sciences Collections
Photo on a slide of a bird.

Quilt Research Collection

Research materials, quilt patterns, and ephemera related to the creation and study of quilts and quilt artists.

Quilt Research Collection
Photo of 2 students preparing a quilt for display

Art and Art History

Artist books, art journals, and books and exhibition catalogs focused on American art.

Art and Art History Collections
Watercolor woodcut on handmade kozo paper. Eye-shaped pages hinged and folded accordion style. The interior of each page is cut out in successively smaller ovals, each colored and edged in black.

University Archives

Materials of enduring historic value to the University of Nebraska—Lincoln.  

Cornhusker yearbooks on the shelf.

Web Archives

Archives websites preserved by Archives & Special Collections.

Archives Websites
Student pointing at a computer screen at a handwritten note.

Czech Heritage Collections

Collections relating to Czech immigration, exile, World War II, and the Prague Spring

Czech Heritage Collections
A man and woman sitting, unsmiling for a photo.