Here's what you can see on display from the Hillsdale College Archives and Special Collections on campus as of September 30, 2024. Contact us with any questions: [email protected].
Heritage Room
The Library’s Heritage Room displays now include a selection of letters by former U. S. presidents from the recent gift of the Thomas T. Pope Collection of Historical Documents; autographed items from the Carol Murrel gift; political campaign buttons and other political memorabilia from the James E. Rogan Collection of Political Memorabilia; and posters from the Charles G. Schott Collection of Presidential Campaign Posters.
You will also see a small display of coins from the recently donated Mike Moore Coin Collection. This collection of coins is focused primarily on United States coins from early 19th century America. The present exhibit – Pennies From Heaven – focuses on pennies: one-cent pieces from 1846, 1857, 1863, and 1909, and a 1943 steel penny; two-cent piece from the 1860s; and three-cent pieces from 1852 (silver) and 1866 (nickel).
Elizabeth Hoynak Archive Center
Displays in the Elizabeth Hoynak Archives Center feature various items from the College’s history, including a 1916 Hillsdale baseball uniform, architectural renderings, fraternity pins, 1860s and 1870/80s photograph albums, an 1863 letter by former student Albert D. Thompson, five portraits by former student Tessa Higbie (1994), watercolor paintings of Slayton Arboretum by former student Ken Blizzard, and a journal from Daniel M. Graham, former president of Hillsdale College.