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Preserving & Showcasing the Treasures of Loyola
The University Libraries have embarked on a capital campaign to renovate the Special Collections department including a beautiful new reading room. “Preserving and Showcasing the Treasures of Loyola” has a goal of raising $1.5 million for the project.
New Exhibits from the Loyola University Chicago Archives and Special Collections
The University Archives has two new exhibits on display in the Cudahy Library Reading Room. The south wall cases of the Reading Room celebrate Abraham Lincoln’s 200th birthday. Materials from the University Archives and rare book collection highlights the life of President Lincoln, the role of women during the civil war, and Civil War connections […]
Update: University Archives Open House
In honor of Archives Month the Loyola University Archives and Special Collections will be hosting an open house tomorrow, Thursday, October 23rd, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Since it is election season we will be featuring rare books on politics, governing and government from the Loyola University Chicago Libraries’ Rare Book Collection. This event […]
University Archives Open House
In honor of Archives Month the Loyola University Archives and Special Collections will be hosting an open house on Thursday, October 23rd, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Learn about the collections and services available. This event will be held in the Loyola University Archives, room 218, Cudahy Library. For more information http://www.luc.edu/archives
Center for Public Service Archives Project Archivist
The University Libraries and the University Archives and Special Collections would like to welcome Laura Berfield, the new part-time project archivist for the Center for Public Service Archives. Laura recently received her MLIS from University Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where she worked on the Alpha Tau Omega Archives, part of the Student Life collection at the […]