Looking back at looking up: solar eclipses and Northwestern history
Posted August 18, 2017
Written by guest contributor and journalism major, Madeline Fox, Class of 2017 In just a few days, people all over the United States will...Blog
Meet Becca Greenstein, STEM Librarian
Posted August 1, 2017
The Northwestern Libraries are happy to introduce Becca Greenstein, STEM Librarian and the newest addition to the Research and Learning Services team. As the...
Meet Charla Wilson, University Archivist for the Black Experience
Posted July 24, 2017
The Northwestern Libraries are happy to introduce Charla Wilson, the Archivist for the Black Experience at Northwestern. Wilson’s primary focus as archivist will be...
Helping smaller institutions preserve their own collections
Posted July 7, 2017
A large academic institution like Northwestern University Libraries has ample staff and resources for the upkeep of its materials. But many smaller cultural institutions might...
LGBT collections bring a rainbow of color to library holdings
Posted June 23, 2017
At the moment, Chicago is bookended between last weekend’s Pride Festival and this weekend’s Pride Parade. But the study of gender, sexuality and LGBT...
Moving ‘Matrix’: A big project to protect a bigger painting
Posted June 19, 2017
By Susan Russick, Special Collections Conservator Over the summer, University Library is undergoing a significant renovation of its entrance hallway. For visitors, this means...
Electric Vehicles of the Early 20th Century
Posted June 5, 2017
In the Transportation Library, we have the opportunity to assist the faculty and students of Northwestern University’s Transportation Center with cutting-edge interdisciplinary transportation research, while at...
Remembering Helen Wood, WWI Veteran
Posted June 1, 2017
This post was written by guest contributor and University Archivist, Kevin Leonard. Under a dark and threatening sky, representatives of Northwestern University Libraries, midshipmen...
Curious library: partnering with NPR and Chicago Collections to uncover local history
Posted May 11, 2017
Chicago radio station WBEZ regularly airs the Curious City series, an ongoing exploration of Chicago history and customs. This week’s installment about the founding of Chicago’s Boystown neighborhood...