Category Archives: New in the Archives

Being Black at Illinois

By Caitlin Stamm | Published: January 23, 2015

In addition to collecting physical items and materials on paper, the Student Life and Culture Archives also collects digital materials, like the photographs and videos in the new Being Black at Illinois record series. This series documents the efforts of individual students and student groups to bring awareness of racial and political issues to campus […]

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History As Art: Turner’s Woodblock Prints, 1946-1974

By Angela Jordan | Published: January 6, 2015

History As Art: Turner’s Woodblock Prints, 1946-1974 is the newest exhibit at the Student Life & Culture Archives. Dean of Men Fred H. Turner (1900-1975) dedicated his entire career—as a student, alumnus, and administrator—to the University and its students. Beginning in 1918, while himself a freshman, Turner worked with students continuously until his retirement in […]

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Robert Marwick Papers

By Caitlin Stamm | Published: December 4, 2014

In October, the family of Robert Marwick generously donated photographs he took during his time at the University of Illinois. Robert Marwick was born in Chicago in 1916.  He attended Fenger High School and Wilson Junior College in Chicago. He began at the University of Illinois in 1935 and graduated in 1939 with a degree in […]

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Mildred Chapin Papers

By Angela Jordan | Published: October 31, 2014

The Student Life & Culture Archives recently received the papers of Mildred Ruth Chapin, thanks to the generous donation of her daughter, Amy Klohr. Mildred Chapin attended Sullivan Township High School in Sullivan, Illinois and graduated in 1930. She then attended the University of Illinois, where she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha […]

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Champaign County On Film

By Angela Jordan | Published: October 8, 2014

Champaign County On Film, the second event in the Town & Gown Speaker Series, will be held in the Lewis Auditorium at Urbana Free Library, Wednesday, October 15, at 7pm. The Champaign County Historical Archives and the Student Life & Culture Archives will present an evening devoted to the changes of Champaign County from the […]

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