Renovated Special Collections Research Center & New Exhibition Gallery Opening

The Special Collections Research Center celebrated the opening of its new state-of-the-art Exhibition Gallery and renovated spaces located on the pathway between the Joseph Regenstein Library and the new Joe and Rika Mansueto Library on May 18, 2011. The new and renovated spaces provide flexible, technology-equipped facilities for the presentation, interpretation, and consultation of primary sources by individuals, groups, and classes.
 
The program included welcoming remarks by Thomas F. Rosenbaum, Provost and John T. Wilson Distinguished Service Professor in Physics; Judith Nadler, Director and University Librarian; and Alice Schreyer, Assistant Director for Special Collections and Preservation and Director, Special Collections Research Center. Neil Harris, Preston and Sterling Morton Professor Emeritus of History, Departments of History and Art History, delivered "Reflections on Special Collections.