News & Events
Like two hustling trains on parallel tracks, the University Archives and the University of Illinois Alumni Association have pursued their destinations side by side. Now, a new agreement will put the two entities on the same line in complementary missio …
As a University of Illinois graduate student, Carla Barnwell had her own study carrel in the Main Library stacks—and she relished the environment. “I loved being surrounded by books,” the retired biology teacher said. “It’s an environment that’s reall …
In a year in which the University of Illinois gave a nod to history, it also heralded its historians. In June, as part of its Sesquicentennial Celebration, the campus accorded its highest honor— the Chancellor’s Medallion—to three men critical to safeg …
On April 13, faculty, staff, students, and Library Friends gathered in the International and Area Studies (IAS) Library to celebrate the legacy of Professor Ralph Fisher; Professor Christopher “Kit” Condill and Professor Joseph Lenkart, the very first …
Bill Mischo, head of the Grainger Engineering Library Information Center, assumed the position of interim university librarian on February 18. Mischo came highly recommended by Dean Wilkin. Former Provost Edward Feser agreed, saying, “Bill’s many terms …
In February, Chancellor Robert Jones named John Wilkin as interim vice chancellor for academic affairs and provost designate at Illinois. Wilkin, who has served as the Juanita J. and Robert E. Simpson Dean of Libraries and University Librarian since 20 …
The University Library was fortunate enough to host not one, but three special events to recognize extraordinary faculty and their accomplishments. In ceremonies this past fall, Christopher J. Prom, William H. Mischo, and Clara M. Chu were formally inv …
Professor Laurence H. Miller, former University Library faculty member, has established the Larry and Mary Miller Endowment Fund. The new endowment will fund a professorship or scholars program and support Slavic, East European, and Eurasian collection …
This past fall, the Funk Library, which holds a special place in the hearts of those in the College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences (ACES), received a significant collection donation from a non-university, non-local firm in apprec …
What do the Library, emerging technology, and a monastery have in common? To answer that question you have to understand the unconventional collaboration between two library units: the Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, a unique profe …
Although it was the middle of the rainy season, I had the great pleasure of spending two weeks in Tokyo this summer, visiting six universities and purchasing books for the University Library. One of the highlights was attending the Japan Illini Club’s …
From July 25 through August 1, 2016, I traveled to Brazil seeking to learn from their library systems, establish library contacts, explore avenues for collaboration, visit the offices of our long time vendor of Brazilian books, learn from Brazilian and …
This summer, Elizabeth Burlison Grob and her son, Henry, hand-delivered 20 issues of Skyrider, a military newspaper published by the 327th Glider Regiment of the famed 101st Airborne Division after the Second World War. The issues, despite being about …
John P. Wilkin was the guest of honor on April 15 as he was bestowed the medallion naming him the second Juanita J. and Robert E. Simpson Dean of Libraries. Library and campus faculty and staff, along with John’s family, attended the ceremony and recep …
In 1997, before he passed away, Christopher Millsap quietly donated a small collection of historical family documents to the University Library in his grandmother’s name (Martha L. Walker). Over the next 19 years, family members lost track of the exact …
This year marks the 35th anniversary of the Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC), a specialized international resource and service in the University Library. Based in the ACES (Funk) Library, it features the largest existing electron …
A gift from a Library Friend has funded a display case (and permanent home) for a camera belonging to the Illinois alumnus who shaped 20th-century journalism.
A gift from an Illinois alumna and Library Friend has established The Berthold Family Professorship in Information Access and Discovery.
The work and achievements of the first 25 years of the Mortenson Center are a legacy to Library Friends C. Walter and Gerda B. Mortenson.
On November 6, 2015, more than 130 Library Friends gathered at the Main Library to celebrate the Library’s recent acquisition of some 3,000 movies from That’s Rentertainment, a local video rental company that closed its doors last summer.
The Student Life and Culture Archives collects, preserves, and makes available the materials documenting fraternity and sorority history and all aspects of student experience at Illinois. An Illinois alumnus has made arrangements to donate photos to its collection. These, however, are not just any photos; there is an extraordinary story behind them.
The poet’s important papers ultimately landed at Illinois, and the financial support of Library Friends was vital in making it happen.
The story of Jina Park, a recent alumna of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS), wonderfully illustrates how the generosity of alumni and friends creates opportunities for bright, ambitious students to strengthen their own ski …
Meet Library Intern Margaret Joyce. The digitization work she’s doing in HPNL is made possible through a generous gift from a Friend of the Library.
With an approximate cost of $20 per photo, a generous gift of $1,000 would conserve 50 photographs at a time. Smaller contributions are also welcome.
The unique collection of mint-condition railroad passenger memorabilia is now housed in the Library’s Illinois History and Lincoln Collections.
