Faculty Projects
This page gathers in one location the faculty projects developed by faculty and staff at the University of Northern Iowa. Faculty projects are non-traditional publications created by faculty and staff. These projects are based on both personal and professional research interests and can range from historical research to personal creative projects. There is a wide variety of types of projects from image galleries to open access books to video interviews. To see the global reach and impact of a UNI faculty project, go to the collection page to view the global readership map.
To view related faculty scholarship and research, go to the Faculty Works page. This page contains various collections, all created by faculty and staff (including emeritus) at the University of Northern Iowa.
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African-American Voices of the Cedar Valley Oral History Project
The African-American Voices of the Cedar Valley Oral History Project provides information about the historical and contemporary development of African-American culture and community and informs the public of events and issues of African-American communities in the Cedar Valley Iowa area. Dr. Joyce Chen, professor at the University of Northern Iowa and Dr. David W. Jackson III, African-American Historian, developed the project.
To view the videos, go to the African-American Voices of the Cedar Valley Oral History Project page.
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American Women Camouflage Exhibition
This "American Women Camouflage Exhibition" was curated by UNI Art Professor Emeritus, Roy R. Behrens. The forty photographs in this exhibition are limited to the camouflage activities of American women during WWI. The original photographs are in the collections of the Library of Congress and the National Archives and Research Administration.
To view the images, go to the American Women Camouflage Exhibition page.
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Behrens Poster Archive
This is a collection of posters designed by Roy R. Behrens, Art Professor Emeritus, at the University of Northern Iowa, which used combined modified features from public domain photographs and other graphic elements.
To view the posters, go to the Behrens Poster Archive page.
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Behrens Video Archive
Videos of talks by Roy R. Behrens, Art Professor Emeritus, at the University of Northern Iowa.
To view the videos, go to the Behrens Video Archive page.
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Brazilian Slave Narratives Project
Dr. Robert Krueger, Professor Emeritus, and Alida Bakuzis, former Instructor, at the University of Northern Iowa are curators of the Brazilian Slave Narratives & Texts Project. The purpose of the project is to recover and share texts written & spoken by Brazilian slaves. The archive sheds light on the intimacies and struggles of ordinary slaves and ex-slaves, not only famous and notorious historical figures.
To find out more information, go to the Brazilian Slave Narratives Project page.
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Camouflage Cartoons Archive
The material in this archive was collected, restored and assembled by UNI Art Professor Emeritus, Roy R. Behrens, over several decades, in the course of his long-term research of art, design and modern camouflage.
To view the cartoons, go to the Camouflaged Cartoons Archive page.
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Cedar Valley Birth Story Archive
Dr. Disa Cornish (Associate Professor of Health, Recreation, and Community Services) at the University of Northern Iowa developed this oral history project.
To view the videos, go to the Cedar Valley Birth Story Archive page.
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Eddie Bowles: Blues Musician Collection
This project involved collecting materials and preparing them in exhibits on the Web and at the Hearst Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The exhibitions were prepared by an English Senior Seminar student in the UNI Department of Languages & Literatures under the advisement of Professor Jim O'Loughlin.
To view the materials, go to the Eddie Bowles: Blues Musician Collection page.
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Fass Exhibition Posters
This is a collection of posters designed by Philip Fass, UNI Emeritus Professor of Art who taught in graphic design in the UNI Department of Art from 1991 until his retirement in 2020.
To view the materials, go to the Fass Exhibition Posters page.
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Fiddler Crabs Image Gallery
Dr. Carl Thurman, professor of Biology at the University of Northern Iowa, has conducted research on fiddler crabs since 1967. This collection contains high resolution black and white photographs of fiddler crab species from the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and the eastern Pacific areas in the tropics.
To view the images, go to the Fiddler Crabs Image Gallery page.
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FORTEPAN IOWA
FORTEPAN IOWA is a digital archive that features curated photos taken by ordinary Iowans over the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The photos represent the moments of everyday Iowa life. FORTEPAN IOWA launched in 2015 under the direction of Bettina Fabos, Leisl Carr-Childers, Sergey Golitsynskiy, and Noah Doely, all professors at the University of Northern Iowa.
To find out more information, go to the FORTEPAN IOWA page.
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Frank Lloyd Wright Structures Image Gallery
Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) was an American architect, interior designer, writer and educator, who designed more than 1,000 structures, 532 of which were completed. All photographs of Frank Lloyd Wright structures in this collection were taken by Carl Thurman, a biology professor at the University of Northern Iowa. The photographs are sorted by state and then by the William Storrer inventory number.
To view the photographs, go to the Frank Lloyd Wright Structures Image Gallery.
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Korean Childhood Fantasies
Soo Hostetler, Associate Professor of Graphic Design, in the UNI Department of Art created the works in the Korean Childhood Fantasies collection which premiered in large-scale printed form in an exhibition at the Hearst Center for the Arts, Cedar Falls IA, during July 7 through August 16, 2020.
To view the images, go to the Korean Childhood Fantasies page.
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Louis H. Sullivan Structures Image Gallery
Louis H. Sullivan (1856-1924) was an American architect, critic, and mentor. He was an influential architect of the Chicago school, a mentor to Frank Lloyd Wright, and an inspiration to the Chicago group of architects who have come to be known as the Prairie School. All photographs of Louis Sullivan structures in this collection were taken by Carl Thurman, a biology professor at the University of Northern Iowa. The photographs are sorted by state and then by a local inventory number.
To view the photographs, go to the Louis H. Sullivan Structures Image Gallery.
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Mexican Pre-Hispanic Sites Image Gallery
Dr. Carl Thurman, professor of Biology at the University of Northern Iowa, traveled as a student in the 1970's and 1980's to Mexico and visited a number of Pre-Hispanic sites, including several Mayan ruins.
To view the images, go to the Mexican Pre-Hispanic Sites Image Gallery page.
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Modern Design Icons Exhibition
The Modern Design Icons Exhibition was curated by Roy R. Behrens. It was an exhibition held in the Gallery of Art, Kamerick Art Building, on the campus of the University of Northern Iowa. It opened on August 27 and continued through September 21, 2001.
To view the images, go to the Modern Design Icons Exhibition page.
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Palczewski Suffrage Postcard Archive
This website provides a virtual tour of an archive of suffrage postcards gathered by Catherine Palczewski, Professor in the Department of Communication & Media, at the University of Northern Iowa and her partner, Arnie Madsen, PhD, over the last 15 years.
To view the postcards, go to the Palczewski Suffrage Postcard Archive page.
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Postville Project
The Postville Project works to collect, preserve and present the stories and materials related to the community of Postville, Iowa before, during and after the 2008 immigration raid at the Agriprocessors meatpacking plant. Luther College and the University of Northern Iowa are co-organizers of The Postville Project.
To view the collection, go to the Postville Project page.
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Prairie School Structures Image Gallery
Prairie School is a late 19th-and early 20th-century architectural style, most common in the Midwestern United States. The Prairie School was an attempt at developing an indigenous North American style of architecture in sympathy with the ideas and design aesthetics of the Arts and Crafts Movement. All photographs in this collection were taken by Carl Thurman, a biology professor at the University of Northern Iowa. The photographs are arranged by state and then by a local inventory number.
To view the photographs, go to the Prairie School Structures Image Gallery.
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Tales of the Bulgarian Rose Image Gallery
A series of thirty three photographs taken in Bulgaria by Rick Truax and Anelia Dimitrova in 1995. These photographs were exhibited at the University of Northern Iowa Rod Library from October 7, to December 31, 2022.
To view the images, go to the Tales of the Bulgarian Rose Image Gallery page.
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Union Homefront: A History in Documents
Wallace Hettle, a history professor at the University of Northern Iowa, compiled a collection of approximately 80 primary sources related to the Union homefront during the Civil War. The Union Homefront collects excerpts from letters, newspapers, poems, speeches, etc., along with brief introductions that examine the circumstances and biases of each source.
To view the source documents, go to the Union Homefront: A History in Documents page.
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Whitson Pencil Sharpener Artifacts
For many years, Dr. Paul D. Whitson, Professor Emeritus, taught biology and ecology at UNI, beginning in 1972. Following his retirement in 2005, he undertook the research and documentation of his collection of historic pencil sharpeners. He had collected more than 6,000 different examples.
To view the images, go to the Whitson Pencil Sharpener Artifacts page.
