Loyola Archives

Loyola University Chicago Archives collects, preserves, & shares materials that document our campus history. Papers, photos, oral histories, rare books, & more!

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Congratulations graduates!

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The Loyola Archives & Special Collections is proud to have collaborated with Dr. Marjorie Lorch of Birkbeck, University of London on a new digital exhibit celebrating Vincent V. Herr, S.J. See the exhibit at https://t.co/YP3taReH5b

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The Loyola University Chicago Archives & Special Collections would like to thank the Hoellen Foundation for their continued support of the work that we do at the Loyola Special Collections.

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Congratulations on winning the number one pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, #Blackhawks .

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Check out our new database of Cambridge #bookbindings 1450-1770, put together by Dr David Pearson with books from our shelves & hosted @CamDigLib. Should help with recognising & dating Cambridge bindings, ordinary & elaborate. https://t.co/EGgzwzRdhC

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The families behind the Follett Corporation gave $2 million to @loyolachicago to support family businesses.

The gift supports our @LoyolaFamilyBiz and @LUCArchives, and makes Prof. @KatherineSredl our first Follett Fellow. More: https://t.co/4IWRkvIooj

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Commencement week at Loyola starts with the Baccalaureate Mass and blessing of graduates.

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A little bit of baseball history to start the season -enjoy this episode of Here is Chicago with some of the people and players who made Wrigley Field their home in 1953. https://t.co/0SUV782KTR
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Thanks to Dr. Lester's THEO 107 classes for visiting the Loyola Special Collections last week. We hope that you found something interesting!

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Halloween Open House! We are pleased to be resuming our annual Halloween open house tradition. Exorcism manuals, ghost stories, Edward Gorey books and other interesting things will be out so come visit. Monday, October 31st, from 9AM to 4PM.

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In 1913-1914 the Civics Society of Chicago published 12 volumes of the Woman Citizen's Library to prepare women for 'the larger citizenship'. #SpecialCollections #LUCArchives #LoyolaChicago

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Building a teaching manuscript collection enables us to indulge in purchasing a variety of manuscript leaves. We particularly like this one, circa 1300s. #ManuscriptMonday #LoyolaChicago

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We love maps at Loyola's Special Collections so we are very excited about this book by Mirela Altic. Happy that it includes an image from our rare book collection. #Jesuits @UChicagoPress #LoyolaChicago

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@BobbyP_III Lack of money was the reason for no telescope. Vibrations from the L, the fast growth of city lights, and Cudahy Science Hall sinking are just Loyola myths.

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While waiting for the images from the Webb telescope, here's a look at the inside of the Cudahy Science Hall dome. Built in 1912, a telescope was never installed in the dome due to lack of money. (Photograph: Adrian Kocurek) #LoyolaChicago

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Professor John Nicholson lectures his Rome Center class at Ostia Antica. (Photograph: Greg Gaymont, 1998) #LoyolaChicago

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This 1949 photograph shows Rev. Raymond V. Schoder, S.J., of Loyola's Classical Studies department, in action as he photographs a Roman bridge near Wales. Rev. Schoder was famed for his photography of ancient Greek and Roman sites. #NationalCameraDay

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In 1962, the inaugural year of Loyola's Rome Center, students often toured Rome. (Photograph: Agenzia Fotografica) #LoyolaChicago