We Are Chicago: Student Life in the Collections of the University of Chicago Archives
Special Collections Research Center Exhibition Gallery
1100 East 57th Street, Chicago
Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.-4:45 p.m.; Saturdays: 9:00 a.m.-12:45 p.m. when University of Chicago classes are in session.
January 17 – March 23, 2012
Since arriving on campus for the first time in 1892, students at the University of Chicago have helped to shape a stimulating and distinctive campus environment. Students have created and contributed to a constantly changing mix of organizations, social events, arts, drama, athletics, and political activism.
We Are Chicago highlights these and many other student experiences over a span of 120 years. Drawn from the historical collections of the University Archives, We Are Chicago features recent donations to the collections along with rarely seen materials from the University’s past. Costumes, photographs, T-shirts, letters, posters, publications, and memorabilia will combine to make this the largest and most inclusive exhibition in the ongoing Special Collections archival series, Discover Hidden Archives Treasures.
Use of images: These images are available for members of the media, and are reserved for editorial use in connection with the University of Chicago Library exhibitions, programs, collection, or related news. Email Rachel Rosenberg or call 773-834-1519 to request high-resolution images. Credit Special Collections Research Center, The University of Chicago Library.
