Conversations with Chicago Collections - Frances Willard House Museum and Archives
Frances Willard is best known for her leadership of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU), the largest women’s organization in the US in the late nineteenth century. The Willard House Museum, Willard’s home from 1865 until her death in 1898, became a museum in 1900, and is a national landmar… Read More >
Call and Response: Lawrence Steger's Archives and Lasting Legacy
Chicago Collections Consortium is proud to host Call and Response: Lawrence Steger's Archives and Lasting Legacy. In partnership with UIC Gallery 400, this program furthers the discussion about performance artist Lawrence Steger, who was described by the Chicago Tribune as “one of the most important… Read More >
A Discussion with Gerber-Hart Librarian and Archivist Erin Bell
Join Librarian and Archivist Erin Bell as she shares an overview of Gerber Hart Library and Archives. Founded in 1981, Gerber/Hart’s collections focus on the culture and history of LGBTQ peoples and additional marginalized sexual and gender minorities in Chicago and the Midwest. Gerber/Hart serves t… Read More >
Discussion with Author Melanie D. Newport
Join Chicago Collections' Board Chair Ellen Keith, Director of Research and Access and Chief Librarian at the Chicago History Museum, in conversation with professor and author Melanie D. Newport , author of This Is My Jail: Local Politics and the Rise of Mass Incarceration. Newport's recently publis… Read More >
A Conversation with Library of Congress Librarian Dr. Carla Hayden
Join Library of Congress Librarian Dr. Carla Hayden and Chicago Collections Consortium's Board Chair Ellen Keith, Director of Research and Access, Chicago History Museum, as they discuss Dr. Hayden's time in Chicago and the role libraries play in serving their communities today. Read More >
A Discussion with Chicago's New Directors
A Discussion with Chicago's New Directors November 3, 6:00 PM This program will be held virtually via Zoom Free and open to the public Register TODAY Robin Hofstetter, Director of Libraries, Roosevelt University Torsten Reimer, University Librarian and Dean of the University of Chicago Libra… Read More >