Creighton University Archives

Mission

The mission of the Creighton University Archives is to acquire, preserve, and organize materials and information that have enduring value related to the history of Creighton University, a private Catholic and Jesuit comprehensive university founded in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1878.  The University Archives will promote Creighton University, especially the university's teaching, research and service efforts, by making these materials accessible for research, instructional, administrative and other uses and by serving as an informational and educational resource for the Creighton community and others.

Hours

The University Archives is open by appointment only, Monday - Friday (except holidays), 9am - 4pm.  Please contact the University Archivist, David E. Crawford, by email or telephone (402.280.2746) to schedule an appointment.

CREIGHTON'S ATHLETICS HISTORY IN THE UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES
Travis Sing presents 2nd annual University Archives Lecture

Travis Sing was the guest speaker for the second annual University Archives Lecture on April 23, 2012.  His talk, "Creighton's Athletics History in the University Archives," highlighted photographic and other materials he found in the permanent collections of Creighton's University Archives while researching for his book, Creighton University Athletics: A History in Photographs.

Travis Sing wrote and published Creighton University Athletics: A History in Photographs in 2008 after he noticed the conspicuous absence of a Creighton-related sports history at area bookstores.  Travis, a 1995 Creighton history graduate, has been a public history consultant and now works as a freelance historian in the Omaha area.   To order a copy of the book, visit the website of Osage Orange Publishing. 

 

NEW DIGITAL EXHIBITS (March 2012)
Since 2007 the University Archives has produced historical exhibits about Creighton University.  These exhibits featured original artifacts and photographic reproductions of materials in University Archives collections.  Even though no longer displayed, viewers may still experience the exhibits in digital form in our Digital Galleries.

WILLIAM F. RIGGE, SJ, PAPERS (March 2012)
William F. Rigge, SJ (1857-1927), a priest and a scientist, figured prominently in Creighton University's first fifty years.  A prolific scholar, he published widely in scientific and popular journals.  At the time of his death in 1927, Father Rigge was writing his Memoirs, which was more accurately a history of Creighton's first half century.  The University Archives has made some of Father Rigge's academic and historical work available online, and will continue to make other materials available as we are able.

NEW CREIGHTON HISTORICAL WEBSITES (February 2012)
The University Archives has contributed information and images to two new websites that feature important parts of Creighton's history.  The "History of the Creighton Presidency" provides information and images about each individual who has served as president of our institution.  Another new site highlights "20 Interesting Historical Facts About Creighton University."

CREIGHTON YEARBOOKS (Fall 2011)
All volumes of the Bluejay (Creighton's yearbook) have been digitized and are now available online.  The Online Resources section provides more information as well as a link to the online yearbooks.