By val66 | Published:
November 4, 2009
Learn the history of the Cook Country Forest Preserves and discover how preservationists ensured future generations access to some of Cook County’s greatest natural resources.
Most of the material in this exhibit <http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/fdpcc> comes from the Forest Preserves District of Cook County records at the Special Collections department of the Daley Library, at the University of [...]
By val66 | Published:
October 14, 2009
A new exhibit at the UIC Library of the Health Sciences-Chicago titled “Embellished medical title pages: the sixteenth through the eighteenth centuries” highlights decorative title pages from the rare book collection of the Special Collections department.
These extraordinary images are on view outside of the library administration office on the 2nd floor.
This exhibit was made possible [...]
By val66 | Published:
October 9, 2009
The Special Collections Department at the Richard J. Daley Library invites you to a new exhibit, on view October 2-November 30, 2009.
The English in Print exhibit features 50 early imprints from the Rare Book and Manuscript Library of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The selections of 15th-17th centuries show the development of format, typography, [...]
By val66 | Published:
September 15, 2009
More than 20,000 students in grades 6-12 discover their local history through the Chicago Metro History Fair each year. Working individually or in small groups, History Fair students explore libraries, archives, historical institutions, and their communities in search of sources that will help them answer their own historical questions and explain their topic’s historical significance.
The Special [...]
By val66 | Published:
August 7, 2009
The Special Collections and University Archives Department at the Richard J. Daley Library will be closed Saturday, August 8th for the beginning of the summer session break. The department will resume its Saturday schedule August 27th.
By val66 | Published:
April 29, 2009
The UIC University Archives is pleased to announce that the records of the
UIC Hockey Program are now available for research. The University of
Illinois at Chicago Circle, as it was then called, first fielded a varsity
hockey team in 1966. UICC competed in the Midwest Intercollegiate Hockey
League — composed of Illinois colleges — and won back-to-back league
titles [...]
By val66 | Published:
March 5, 2009
The UIC University Archives is pleased to announce the availability of the Alexander Schmidt Papers. Alexander Schmidt was Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs from 1976 to 1987. The collection (measuring 78 linear feet) consists of the records of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs as well as the personal papers [...]