Online Exhibits

Nien Cheng Exhibit

Nien Cheng (1915-2009) was the author of the 1986 best-selling memoir Life and Death in Shanghai, which details her imprisonment under the Red Guard in the People’s Republic of China from 1966 to 1973. Cheng forged a relationship with Slippery Rock University through the efforts of Louis Razzano, SRU Vice-Provost and Associate Vice President, and bequeathed her library and personal papers to the University.

Nien Cheng Exhibit

North Hall Fire Exhibit

On October 16, 1937, Homecoming preparations at Slippery Rock State Teachers College went awry and the original North Hall dormitory caught fire. Everyone escaped the blaze but the building was a total loss.

North Hall Fire Exhibit

ROCKvoices

The ROCKvoices online oral history exhibit features full audio, transcripts, and video clips of interviews of past and present SRU faculty, staff, presidents and alumni. Hear the wonderful stories of the people who have shaped this institution from Slippery Rock State Teachers College, through the Slippery Rock State College years and into the Slippery Rock University of today.

ROCKvoices Exhibit

Architectural History of Slippery Rock University

This exhibit features the buildings of Slippery Rock University's past and present. These structures offer insight into the history of the University's growth, as well as providing a connection to all who have walked on the SRU campus, those who currently walk it, and those who will walk it either as students or faculty.

Architectural History of SRU Exhibit

Bookplates: What Lies Beneath the Lines

This exhibit traces the history of bookplates, providing examples of different types throughout history. Bookplates housed in Slippery Rock University’s Special Collections are highlighted, including coats of arms, illustrations, and plates utilized from the Normal School days to the Slippery Rock State College era.

Bookplates: What Lies Beneath the Lines Exhibit