The Adelmann Regional History Collection in the LewisUniversity Library recently acquired a new collection of historical documents from the Joliet Women’s Study Club.The collection highlights the history of the club itself, and the collection will continue to receive items as the Joliet Women’s Study Club seeks to find a connection with the Chicago World’s Fair of 1893.
Jacob Barrett,History Center student intern, helped integrate thenew materials into the collection and the library’s online system. Heorganized and archived the collection.Barrett also created a promotional display inthe library to let patrons know of the new, historic collection within the library’s walls.
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