IC Archives

Award-winning learning laboratory at @ictrueblue dedicated to collecting, preserving, & sharing the records of Illinois College and the IC campus community.

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After 6.5 years Samantha Sauer (Curator, Archivist, Assistant Professor of History) is departing Illinois College for a new professional opportunity. Thank you, Samantha, for your service to Illinois College! (1/2)

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During this period of transition, all questions about about the Archives and the Paul Findley Congressional Office Museum may be directed to the IC Office of Academic Affairs (217.245.3010) or by email Archives(at)ic(dot)edu. Thank you for your support & understanding! (2/2)

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After 6.5 years Samantha Sauer (Curator, Archivist, Assistant Professor of History) is departing Illinois College for a new professional opportunity. Thank you, Samantha, for your service to Illinois College! (1/2)

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The Findley Museum received the Best Practices Award of Excellence in Special Projects for "Forever Blighted: The Impact of War." Tim Blackwell '22 and Mathew Ragonjan '22, leaders on the project, will speak at the National Museum of the American Sailor.
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@interfaithusa Thank you to @interfaithusa and our many Campus and community partners - Illinois College students are strengthening Interfaith & inclusion initiatives with #experientiallearning in the Khalaf Al Habtoor Archives at #IllinoisCollege and Paul Findley Congressional Office Museum!

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Through the We Are Each Other's Fund from Interfaith America, three Illinois College student teams work on projects to strengthen current campus interfaith and inclusion initiatives.

Read more on #InterfaithAmerica: https://t.co/5YdzVWg7aF

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Photo (left to right): Elizabeth Chamberlain '25, Jenny Barker-Devine (Prof. of History), Monika Poudel '25, John Sullivan '23, Mathew Ragonjan '22, Elise Griffin '24, Devin Nesler '24, & Samantha Sauer (Archivist, Curator, Assistant Prof. of History). Photo: Emma Norris. (2/2)

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Congrats to our 2022 #IllinoisCollege summer students conducting student-faculty scholarship and research this summer in the Khalaf Al Habtoor Archives at Illinois College and Paul Findley Congressional Office Museum - Stay tuned for project updates! (1/2)

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Congratulations to our graduating #IllinoisCollege team members! We are incredibly proud of you, and we can’t wait to see what you do next!
Photo: Caroline Woodward, Abby Garrett, Prof. Samantha Sauer, McKenna Servis, Terena Clemons. Not pictured: Tim Blackwell, Justin DeLeary.

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Congratulations to the #IllinoisCollege Class of 2022! 🎉🎓🎉

Photo: Celebratory moment on the Hilltop, 1968.

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The “roots" of the #IllinoisCollege Osage Orange Festival date to 1882 when IC faculty & students took a break from exams to trim down an Osage Orange hedge. The next year, IC celebrated the end of term with "Osage Orange Day." Photo: Undated Osage Orange Day. #ThrowbackThursday

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And suddenly it is FINALS WEEK at Illinois College - Best of luck with exams, papers, and projects! 📖💻📚

Photo: Undated image of a student in Schewe Library. #throwbackthursday #IllinoisCollege @ICSchewe

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Members of our team recently met to gather, connect, & celebrate! 🎉 Our dynamic & dedicated team includes #IllinoisCollege students - students make a difference to collect, preserve, & share history for our campus community of today & tomorrow! #PublicHistory #HandsOnHistory

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#ThrowbackThursday to some historic moments from the #IllinoisCollege swim teams! #tbt @IC_Athletics @IC_swim

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During a campus visit this afternoon, U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis met with President Farley, Asst. Prof. of Political Science Dane Wendell and political science students.

Congressman Davis is one of 21 former IC alumni who have served in the U.S. House of Reps and Senate since 1851.

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Happy National Student Employee Appreciation Week! 🎉 #IllinoisCollege students from across academic programs & majors serve as Archives and Museum Student Assistants and gain hands-on experience and transferable skills - We are incredibly proud of our student team! #NSEW2022

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Congrats to Madison Pierson, Public History Fellow, & #IllinoisCollege student project team Shawn, Arnaud, Alena, & Luke, for completing a MAJOR inventory of framed art & finalizing a visible storage installation. The project dramatically increases access to art collections! 🎉

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@DanielleH124 @TrueBlueCareers Wow - We thought the authentic blur would make this too hard to guess! Well-done, friend! 🎉

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Illinois College’s #publichistory program is in the news! Read about how our team developed an innovative approach to teaching with collections during COVID-19: @ictrueblue #HandsOnHistory

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NEW from History@Work "Hands-on History in a Hands-off Era" https://t.co/zihIDsF0Up

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#ThrowbackThursday to some historic moments of Illinois College Tennis! #IllinoisCollege @IC_Athletics @IC_TennisMW 🎾

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Join us TODAY from 2-4 for our Spring Open House! 💐 Go behind-the-scenes and explore the Archives! Discover artifacts, photographs, documents and more. 🔎📚🎞 #IllinoisCollege