Booth Library's University Archives & Special Collections and the Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) housed within it are unique resources on the EIU campus. The University Archives houses the 1895 Old Main time capsule, Garner Sheet Music Collection, and an oral history interview collection. The Archives serve to preserve University history through photographs, documents, faculty manuscript collections, and other diverse ephemera. Booth Library’s Special Collections represent a broader range of resources, including postcard collections, regional history related resources, and rare bound volumes from as far back as the 17th century.

Bill Schultz, Jr., Cataloging Librarian who also serves as the Interim Head of the University Archives & Special Collections will provide an overview of the University Archives, Special Collections and IRAD. He will show examples of the types of records and documents that can be found in each area, discuss archival practices to organize and preserve such materials, and also present an orientation to this department’s online archival resources. He will also touch on how individuals can take steps to preserve their own physical and digital collections. The session will last approximately 90 minutes and will include a tour of the University Archives.

Offered through the Academy of Lifelong Learning; free and open to the public. Registration requested by 11/11/19 at #581-5114.

Join us for a ride in Eastern's "Wayback" machine. Fifty years ago, Professor of Botany Dr. Hiram Thut gave an illustrated talk entitled “EIU; Then and Now” to students in Pemberton Hall. The archived slides (now digitized) and an audio recording of a 1973 version of that lecture are the basis of this look back at Eastern from its 1899 campus plans through 1969 and today. Retired EIU faculty members Mac Corley, David Maurer, and Terry Weidner will offer commentary during the presentation.  

Offered through the Academy of Lifelong Learning; free and open to the public.  Registration requested by 11/12/19 at 581-5114.

GSAC meeting for all members at 11am

Join GSAC for a night of Bingo! All graduate students are invited to attend. 

Monthly International 

Grocery Trips!

Saturday, November 16, 2019

Meet at Blair Hall at 9:30 a.m.

Return to Blair Hall by 3:00 p.m.

Students MUST reserve a seat on the bus via a provided link. Check your email account for more information!

THE SECRET GARDEN

Book and Lyrics by Marsha Norman

Music by Lucy Simon

based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Nov. 14-16, 2019 at 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 17, 2019 at 2:00 p.m.

The Theatre

Tickets $20/$15/$10

Directed by Larry Cox, Jr.

This beloved Victorian classic by author Frances Hodgson Burnett comes to life through this beautifully haunting score by Lucy Simon and book by Marsha Norman. Mary Lennox, losing her parents due to a plague in India, moves to a secluded British manor to live with her uncle Archibald Craven and his sickly son Colin. The manor, haunted by spirits and guilt, lives in the shadows of the past and the cries of the present. Mary, with the help of her new friends Martha, Dickon, Ben, and a key to a garden, begins to unlock the secrets of the house, helping all things grow.  Winner of 3 Tony’s 4 Drama Desk awards.

“The Secret Garden” is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC., a Concord Theatricals Company.