For those who want to take a stroll down Iowa State’s memory lane, Parks Library is displaying an exhibit of Cyclone memorabilia.

“Let’s Go State! Cyclone Artifacts and Memorabilia from the 20th Century” features ISU photographs, a silver baseball bat and pom-poms from the early 20th century.

Tanya L. Zanish-Belcher, head of Special Collections for the library, said the exhibit will remain an on-going attraction and will rotate arificats about every six months.

“We have a university artifact collection that people have given us, and we decided we wanted to share those with the public,” Zanish-Belcher said.

One of the reasons why artifacts are rotated is to help generate interest among students and community members, Zanish-Belcher said.

During alumni weekend, June 8-10, there was an increase of visitors to the exhibit, Zanish-Belcher said.

Stephenie Elliott Ovrom, director of events for the Alumni Association, said the Cyclone memorabilia was a way for alumni to revisit old memories.

“Anytime that we can pull out and highlight memorabilia from alums’ days on campus, it’s always appreciated,” Ovrom said. “There’s a special place in their hearts for the things that are the same.”

In the future, Zanish-Belcher said library officials hope to display some letter sweaters and materials used at football and basketball games.

University Archives, which has more than 100,000 photographs and 200 artifacts, is in charge of all Special Collections exhibits.

The next project officials are working on will focus on the life of Christian Petersen, Iowa State’s former artist-in-residence who created 12 sculptures around campus. The project is in conjunction with the Brunnier Art Museum.

Dana Michels, associate curator for the Brunnier Art Museum, said the exhibit, “Christian Petersen, Sculptor” will run from Aug. 22 to Dec. 31 at the museum while Parks Library will host its own exhibit to display some of Petersen’s correspondences and photographs.

“People are really excited to finally be giving him the recognition he deserves,” Michels said.

The exhibit is located in Room 403 of the Parks Library. It is free and open to the public.

Virtual exhibits of Cyclone memorabilia and the upcoming Petersen exhibition can be viewed online at www.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/exhibits/index.html.