Digital Exhibitions Gallery
Beneath White Tents
This exhibition, consisting primarily of objects held by Truman State University’s Special Collections and Museums, tells the story of the traveling circus in its heyday, and how its legacy has impacted our collective memory.
The Big Fire
Information about the 1924 fire that destroyed Baldwin and Library Halls at Northeast Missouri State Teachers College, which is now Truman State University
Book of Hours
Explore our Book of Hours to interact with the manuscript, learn historical information, and read a transcription and translation of the book.
Cabinet of Curiosities
A cabinet of curiosities is collection of objects that reflects the diversity of the natural and human world. View each item in our cabinet!
Chinese Export Porcelain
An online exhibit on Truman State University's Special Collections and Museum's Chinese export porcelain collection.
Cuneiform
Learn more about our collection of objects from ancient Mesopotamia which include baked and unbaked clay tablets, Palestinian oil lamps, a Babylonian cylinder seal, and a votive cone.
Cutting Across the Map
Truman is fortunate to be home to many fascinating tools and weapons from across the world. This interactive map illustrates their cultural significance.
History of the Horn Book
This early teaching tool fell into obscurity after the advent of the primer. Learn about the hornbook, its various uses, and the modern day references it has inspired.
Secretary Alphonso Jackson Collection
Photographs, awards, and memorabilia acquired by alumni Secretary Jackson during his tenure as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 2004-2008.
The Kirksville Cyclone
A centennial photo exhibit of the destruction wrought by Kirksville's April 1899 tornado.
Lincoln and the Dome
Learn about the creation and restoration of Allyn Cox's cartoon (at Pickler Memorial Library) for a segment of "The Hall of Capitols" mural in the United States Capitol.
Schwengel Lincoln Collection: a tribute to the Honorable Fred Schwengel, 1906-1993
This collection is one of the largest "special collections." Learn more about donor Fred Schwengel, the Lincoln Foundation and Collection, and the Annual Lincoln Contest.
Rural Education Innovations in Adair County, Missouri
Explore the groundbreaking work of progressive educators, John R. Kirk and Marie Turner Harvey in rural Missouri education, 1870-1924.
Victorian Domesticity
This exhibition tells about life for families in the 19th century. Explore day-to-day home life in Victorian America.
Welcome to 1890s Kirksville
A tour of the sites and introduction to the citizens of Kirksville at the end of the 19th Century