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.
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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