Exhibits

Chicago Central: A History of Rails and Trains in the City

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Jennifer Hart

The John Crerar Library Atrium
April 16-October 12, 2012

 

Steam Train Leaving Dearborn Station, 1955. John Kelly Collection.

Chicago’s rapid growth into a major metropolis coincided with the rise of trains as the preeminent form of transportation in America.  In the late nineteenth century, Chicago developed into the Midwest’s  hub of train transport  and a manufacturing center for railroad equipment.  The exhibit examines some elements of this history, including the city’s stations, trains and rail workers and innovations in train technology.

The Science of Sustainability – newly archived web exhibit

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Jennifer Hart

The Science of Sustainability, an exhibit that ran in Crerar Library in 2010, is now available online as an archived web exhibit.

About the exhibit: How do advances in science and technology affect approaches to sustainability in building design? This exhibit explores building practices such as green roofs, recycled building materials, and new energy technologies that can reduce a structure’s environmental impact. It features the renovated Searle Chemistry Building as an example of green building design.

We Are Chicago: A Study Break Celebrating Student Life at UChicago

Posted on February 15, 2012 by The University of Chicago Library

Photo from the University Archive of students drinking sodas.

Photo from the Archival Photographic Files, apf4-03553, Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library.

Friday, March 2nd
2:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Special Collections Research Center
Regenstein Library, 1st Floor

Gallery talk at 3 p.m.  Refreshments will be served.

In honor of our new exhibition “We Are Chicago: Student Life in the Collections of the University of Chicago Archives”, the Special Collections Research Center welcomes students to visit a special, hands-on display of materials from the University Archives.   Browse the gallery and visit our seminar room for a hands-on viewing of items highlighting student theater, sports, Greek life, arts, politics, and more.  

Persons with disabilities who need an accommodation in order to participate in this event should contact Julia Gardner at 834-0627 for assistance.

Lecture and Reception, Wednesday, January 25: Past, Present, Future: the Evolution of Medicine at the University of Chicago’s Hospitals

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Jennifer Hart

Past, Present, Future: the Evolution of Medicine at the University of Chicago’s Hospitals

Lecture by Mindy Schwartz, Associate Professor of Medicine at the Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago

The lecture will begin at 4:00 pm in Crerar Library and a reception with light refreshments will follow. 

Please RSVP here.

Description: A hospital and medical school at the University of Chicago were envisioned by the university founders.  That plan, initiated with a joint medical program with Rush Medical College, was followed by the development of the world-class University of Chicago Medical Center on campus.  At this lecture, Dr. Schwartz provides an overview of the history and evolution of the medical school program, the hospital facilities and their technology, and medical partnerships with other Chicago area hospitals.

 

Past, Present, Future: The Evolution of Medicine at the University of Chicago’s Hospitals

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Crerar Science

Past, Present, Future:  The Evolution of Medicine at the University of Chicago’s Hospitals

October 25, 2011-March 30, 2012

Description: A hospital and medical school at the University of Chicago were envisioned by the university founders.  That plan, initiated with a joint medical program with Rush Medical College, was followed by the development of the world-class University of Chicago Medical Center on campus.  This exhibit looks at the history and evolution of the medical school program, the hospital facilities and their technology, and medical partnerships with other Chicago area hospitals.

 

Curated by Mindy Schwartz, Associate Professor of Medicine at the Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago

Location: The John Crerar Library, Atrium, 5730 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago

Public Hours: Monday – Saturday: 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Cost: Free

More information about Crerar’s exhibits program is available here.

Chocolate Exhibit Lecture Featured in the Chicago Weekly

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Crerar Science

Cracker jack very small cropped Last Friday's lecture by Beth Kimmerle was covered by this week's Chicago Weekly in their article: Home Sweet Home

The exhibit, Sweet Home Chicago: Chocolate and Confectionary Production and Technology in the Windy City is on display in the Crerar Library Atrium through June 11, 2011.

Beth Kimmerle's website : Candymonium

 

History of candy and confectionery links for Sweet Home Chicago exhibit

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Crerar Science

Candycorn The following are some links for more on Chicago's candy and confectionery industry history:

Photos from the Chicago Tribune archives

Beth Kimmerle's Candymonium

List of references used for Sweet Home Chicago: Chocolate and Confectionery Production and Technology in the Windy City

Sweet Home Chicago exhibit spotlighted on WBEZ

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Crerar Science

Cracker jack very small cropped Exhibit curator Beth Kimmerle was interviewed on the 848 radio show about how the candy industry shaped Chicago. 

The interview is available here: http://www.chicagopublicradio.org/Content.aspx?audioID=45051

The Art of Science: Images from Argonne National Laboratory

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Crerar Science

  Argonne small Crerar Library is hosting a traveling exhibit of 16 poster images of research done at Argonne National Laboratory.  All image were finalists in a 2009 Argonne image contest. The exhibit will run through May 27, 2010. More information about their contents is available here: http://web.me.com/po1950/Poster_Winners/Welcome.html.

Sweet Home Chicago: Chocolate and Confectionary Production and Technology in the Windy City

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Crerar Science

Cracker jack very small cropped

New Exhibit in the Crerar Library Atrium

Wrigley’s gum, Fannie May chocolate, and Cracker Jack are just some of the confections that have been created and manufactured in Chicago, a major center of candy production in the 20th century. Drawing from items in the substantial cookery collection at the John Crerar Library, this exhibit explores the history of chocolate and confectioners in the city and the science and technology of the candy making process. More information is available here:

http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/crerar/exhibits/