Presidential libraries are not really about presidents. Rather, presidential libraries define publics through the transformation of American history into images and ideas. The presidential library is a uniquely American institution where national history plays out in a mitigated exchange between the represent...
Lincoln Presidential Library Opens at Last.Reports on the opening of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library in Springfield, Illinois on October 14, 2004. Features of the library; Statement issued by Library Director Richard Norton Smith on the launching of the library; Tentative schedule of the ...
Trace Ronald Reagan in the time before he entered politics. "Dutch" Reagan's youth growing up in Dixon, Illinois, his college days, and a lively career in radio broadcasting and then in Hollywood come alive through artifacts, images, and audiovisual presentations. Follow Reagan's active duty ...
TheBarack ObamaFoundation has listed four potential sites for Obama’s presidential library and museum: Columbia University, the University of Hawaii, the University of Chicago and the University of Illinois at Chicago. As reported by theLos Angeles Times, the Universities considered were selected for...
ALA PRESIDENTIAL REUNION.A photograph is presented of former American Library Association (ALA) organization presidents including Barbara Ford, Peggy Sullivan, and John W. Berry on March 21, 2012 at Dominican University's annual Spring Lecture in River Forest, Illinois.EBSCO_AspAmerican Libraries...
This information was cobbled together from a variety of sources including news archives, public libraries, newsroom staffers, and some documents from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. I've linked to primary sources whenever possible, and included citations whenever the article isn't publicly ava...
‘Mrs. Lincoln’s Attic’ has its own music, as does the ‘Illinois Gallery,’ which changes with each exhibit. We didn’t use much EQ but level control was very important, and the Symetrix DSPs made a big difference there.” In fact, says Cooper, level setting was the most ...
“The Plaza has its own music,” notes Cooper. “The ‘Ask Mr. Lincoln’ exhibit has separate dialog. ‘Mrs. Lincoln’s Attic’ has its own music, as does the ‘Illinois Gallery,’ which changes with each exhibit. We didn’t use much EQ but level control was very important, and the...
rnCan an ALA president, in a short term, have much impact on libraries and ALA? Stroyan: "The ALA president is a spokesperson for all types of libraries. I have experience in public libraries, special libraries, and academic libraries. I can speak from knowledge.Susan Stroyan...