"Civil War Chicago: Eyewitness to History" on October 20th

Professor of History Theodore J. Karamanski, PhD and Loyola alumna Eileen M. McMahon, PhD, will discuss their new book on the Civil War’s transformative role in Chicago's development.

Richard Pryor Biographer to Speak at Loyola

Scott Saul, the author of Becoming Richard Pryor, will give a public lecture on the comedian entitled "Living with Richard Pryor: A Biographer's Tale" on Friday, April 24 at 3 PM.

Timothy Gilfoyle on "The Changing Forms of History"

Should history be a book discipline? What constitutes "acceptable scholarship" in history? Professor Timothy Gilfoyle considers the rich and diverse forms that historical scholarship take from books, digital media, and public history projects in his article "The Changing Forms of History" in April's edition of Perspectives on History, the AHA newsmagazine.

"The Rise of the Nation-Saint" on November 5th

Prof. Kathleen Sprows Cummings, University of Notre Dame, discusses a pre-circulated paper on the efforts of U.S. Catholics to secure their first canonized saint for the third meeting of the 2015-2016 Ramonat Seminar Series.

Voices of Chicago Women Activists

Celebrate Women's History Month with the Women & Leadership Archives and the Chicago Area Women's History Council. Come hear multimedia excerpts of oral histories by Columbia College honors students featuring Chicago women activists and leaders. The event will be held on Sunday, March 16th from 2:00pm-5:00pm on the 1st floor of Piper Hall.

What was Chrysler Village and how did it get its name?

Public History graduate students know and shared their work on a historic nomination for the neighborhood with Ask Geoffrey on WTTW the other night. LEARN MORE

Closing the Gap

Sarah Doherty (PhD '12) reflects on the importance of the Preparing Future Faculty Program in equipping her, and other minority doctoral students, with the skills necessary for a career in academia. LEARN MORE

Digital Scholars Spoke on New Civil War Letter Transcription Website: Loyola University Chicago

Loyola University Chicago Department of History

Digital Scholars Spoke on New Civil War Letter Transcription Website

On October 30, Anne Flannery, ACLS Fellow and Assistant Director of Digital Initiatives and Service, and Adam Strohm, Digital Collections Librarian, of the Newberry Library and Greg Ruth, Loyola PhD candidate and intern on the project, will talk about “The Civil War in Letters” a transcription project that uses Civil War soldiers’ letters held in the Newberry Library’s Modern Manuscript Collection to understand the history of America’s bloodiest conflict. By crowd sourcing the transcription of these letters, they hope to promote collaboration with readers and volunteers from all over the world. The seminar will take place at 12:30 pm in Life Sciences Building 312.

This site provides access to the personal narratives of some Civil War soldiers who claimed Illinois as their home—and indirectly those of their families—on a scale that is not possible in a traditional archive. The site’s searchable transcription feature also allows readers to uncover common themes, conflicts, and emotions that exist across these narratives as a collection.

The site is being launched in conjunction with the fall 2013 exhibition, Home Front: Daily Life in the Civil War North (September 27, 2013 – March 24, 2014).

Anne, Adam, and Greg will speak not only to the way this digital project came together, but also reflect upon the challenges and opportunities of a major crowd sourcing project.

Sponsored by the History Department and the Center for Textual Studies and Digital Humanities.