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The Harry Gordon Johnson Papers processing project has commenced. Johnson was editor of the Journal of Political Economy in 1964 when Stigler wrote requesting permissions for Essays in the History of Economics (1965). They co-edited the journal from 1972 to 1976.

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From the Buddy Guy Collection, we have curated a pop-up exhibit entitled, Scrawled Blue, Fetish the Arcane: Autographs in the Buddy Guy Collection. It will be on display from July 28 to August 19, 2025, in SCRC’s lobby, to commemorate Mr. Guy’s 89th birthday. Stop by to view it.

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Tomorrow! Spaces available!

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Celebrate #Juneteenth with the @UChicagoLibrary at our #Community Archiving & Digitization Day—a vibrant, hands-on event honoring #BlackHistory, memory, and storytelling. Saturday, June 21st, 11am-2pm. Register here: https://t.co/3w4upCgJR2 @ChicagoBMRC

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We will be closed for #Juneteenth, reopening on Friday, June 20th.

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All campus libraries will be closed this Thursday, June 19 for the Juneteenth holiday. Normal summer hours resume on Friday, June 20.

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Celebrate #Juneteenth with the @UChicagoLibrary at our #Community Archiving & Digitization Day—a vibrant, hands-on event honoring #BlackHistory, memory, and storytelling. Saturday, June 21st, 11am-2pm. Register here: https://t.co/3w4upCgJR2 @ChicagoBMRC

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Learn about #MemorialDay in our latest Tumblr post: https://t.co/Kk0PEp2IFj

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Join us on Tuesday, May 6 for two short documentary films, both with local connections—“Ida B. Wells: Words Unbound,” + “Red Summers: 1919—Chicago & Elaine.” Content warning for violence, including lynchings. Viewer discretion is advised. Register here: https://t.co/dcEz8c3CiV

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Come to the SCRC gallery and hang out with some giant #alebrijes in “Seeing Connections: The Art of Richard Penn”! Open now through August 29.

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Join the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) for a special free webinar on Friday, April 25, 1 PM ET, featuring award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson in conversation with Jill Egan, leader of DPLA’s Curation Corps and curator of the Banned Book Club
https://t.co/Lh9TGeu9kA

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April marks the launch of the Kim-Park Program for the Study of the Book. Made possible by a gift from the parents of an alum, the program supports cross-disciplinary research/teaching related to the study of the transmission/materiality of texts. Events: https://t.co/ngYCIJmvY0

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You are cordially invited to a special event, Reflecting on the Muṣhaf: An Exploration of Qur’anic Manuscripts✨

Saturday, April 12th, 2025, 10:30AM-12:30PM

This session will be presented by Evyn Kropf in Special Collections.

Register here: https://t.co/pZNNXc7khd

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Hurry! Applications for the Platzman Memorial Fellowship are due on Friday!

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Applications for the 2025 Platzman Memorial Fellowships close at the end of the month! https://t.co/dkOBpsfgc3

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Applications for the 2025 Platzman Memorial Fellowships close at the end of the month! https://t.co/dkOBpsfgc3

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Read about one of our newest and oldest acquisitions: An eighth-century Buddhist pagoda and mantra. https://t.co/yjl5OQzCYC

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Carter G. Woodson (AB’07, AM’08), the Father of Negro History, championed the idea and formation of Negro History Week (inaugurated in 1926) that, in 1976, ultimately became Black History Month. This year marks the 150th anniversary of his birth.

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This month's free e-book, courtesy of our colleagues at the University of Chicago Press (@UChicagoPress) is Being Somebody and Black Besides: An Untold Memoir of Midcentury Black Life by George B. Nesbitt. https://t.co/gyCi06UcaJ

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Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave three ‘glorious’ speeches on campus between 1956 and 1966.

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When King made history at UChicago
https://t.co/hfWS0hMJ4C #MLK #MartinLutherKing #MLKJr #Chicago #civilrights

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The keynote speaker for @uchicago's 35th Annual Commemoration Celebration of Rev. Dr. #MartinLutherKingJr is #RubyBridges: the first Black child to desegregate her elementary school… https://t.co/Pc5080n1lj

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Students engaging with SCRC exhibit display at #RegFest 2025

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Hooray! Our reading room will re-open on Friday, but remain closed on Thursday. Please contact us if you have questions: https://t.co/1XrpWlyrIy