Category Archives: What Archivists Do

Illini Union

By Angela Jordan | Published: March 12, 2013

The Student Life & Culture Archives was recently asked to create a small exhibit on the history of the Illini Union for the celebration of Founder’s Day on Wednesday, March 13th. Dedication of the original building in 1941 completed a long planning process started early in the Twentieth Century.  Interest in a specially built Union [...]

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Working for the University Archives

By olagiwa | Published: January 7, 2013

Hello, my name is Zaynaib Giwa but everyone calls me Ola for short. I just started my stint at the University Archives during the beginning of this fall semester. I was entrusted with the task of organizing and converting the University Board of Trustees (BOT) meetings into PDF/A documents. Who are BOT?

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Halloween Post: Hugh Atkinson

By Chris Prom | Published: October 31, 2012

Don’t ever try telling me that archivists don’t know how to have fun! Case in point: Our intrepid assistant and blogger Rory Grennan is paying homage to former University Librarian Hugh Atkinson today, with a bit of a nod to the fact that many archivists (and librarians) at Illinois now bike to work.  Do you [...]

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University Archives Acquires Hal Bruno Jr. Papers

By Roxanne Dunn | Published: October 29, 2012

In September of 2012, the University of Illinois Archives officially acquired the personal papers of Harold (Hal) Robinson Bruno, Jr. (1928-2011), University alumnus (’50), former political editor of Newsweek (1960-1978), and former political director of ABC News from 1978 to 1997. Bruno also took a turn in front of the camera when he served as [...]

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