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Purdue University's Libraries, Archives, and Special Collections website includes a Purdue Campus Facilities and Buildings Historic Database page that allows users to become familiar with the history of the West Lafayette campus using an interactive map.  Users can adjust the slider below the map to see how the campus has changed over the course of the institution's history from 1874 up to the present.  There is also a search box for entering keywords to locate a more specific collection of buildings. Consider leaving a comment below with url if you know of a similar project on another campus...

The University of Maryland is offering an  African-American History and the University of Maryland: A Campus Landmark Tour .  The self-guided walking tour of the campus commissioned by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion highlights landmarks associated with the impact of African Americans at the university and throughout history.   The landing page for the tour notes, "From its antebellum founding through the present day, Terp life has been shaped by more than just those who wrote the official version of history. There was a time when students and visitors of color were outsiders here, but through the sacrifices of earlier pioneers—reflected in our campus fabric—each brick and blade of glass belongs to them as well." The materials used in developing the tour and related website were drawn from campus reports and the university libraries and archives. Consider leaving a note and link in the comment section below this post if you know of other campus walking tours.