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May 25, 2019, marks the 50th anniversary of the Chicago 15 peace action. On that weekend in 1969, fifteen peace activists from the Midwest, East Coast, and Canada entered the Selective Service Headquarters located at 2355 West 63rd Street, removing “50 sacks of files” and burning more than 40,000 draft
Last year, Patricia Chavez and Nora Gabor took you on a tour of poetry through our rare book collections. This year we will focus on what you can find in our DePaul University Archives. In 2018, we celebrated National Poetry month by exploring the poetry that can be found in
“Can you look at my resume?” “Can you proofread an email I am sending to my professor?” “Can I practice my presentation?” Librarians and archivists in Special Collections and Archives are often asked questions such as these, not by researchers in our reading room but by our student employees in
On Thursday, February 7th Studio Chi will be hosting Doran Larson, Walcott-Bartlett Professor of Literature & Creative Writing at Hamilton College, for two events that are free and open to the public. Larson is the Director and Principal Investigator of the NEH-funded The American Prison Writing Archive. The American Prison
DePaul University Special Collections and Archives is proud to announce the opening of our newest exhibit, Voices of Protest/Voces de Protesta. Voices of Protest/Voces de Protesta features a rotating exhibit of protest art compiled from portfolios recently purchased by Special Collections and Archives. The protest art is presented in both
The practice of setting (and possibly breaking) New Year’s resolutions dates back several centuries. Merriam-Webster cites journal entries from the 17th century and an 1813 newspaper article to date the emergence of this annual tradition. Wikipedia suggests it’s far older, dating back to the Babylonian practice of making promises to
Have you ever noticed an iconic image in multiple settings or used in different ways? Perhaps a Campbell’s soup can label on an Andy Warhol canvas? While not bearing an image as widely known, a poster in Special Collections and Archives can be visually appreciated in different contexts as well.
L’Hospital General Charitable. A Paris: Chez Charles Savreux, 1657. Call Number: SpC. 362.110944 H828s1657 This broadside is the 1657 public prospectus for the establishment of the famous Hôpital Général of Paris by Louis XIV. In the middle years of the seventeenth century, the cumulative effects of decades of continental war, civil
DePaul Special Collections and Archives (SPCA) will be hosting an open house on October 31st as part of the world-wide celebration of the 200th anniversary of Frankenstein known as Frankenreads. Visitors can compare and interact with different editions of Frankenstein including two illustrated editions and other materials directly related to
In 1968, the Young Lords Organization (YLO) was founded in Lincoln Park. To commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Young Lords’ transition from a street gang and social club into an organization with the purpose of “uniting people in the community for the improvement of the neighborhood,” DePaul Special Collections