Becoming Father and Son: Robert and John Gregg Allerton and Historical Perspectives on Queer Kinship” by Nick Syrett is on November 1, 2017 from 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. in Room 146 Main Library, 1408 W Gregory Dr, Urbana. The University Archives Sesquicentennial Speaker Series presents a talk by Nick Syrett, whose research focuses on the lives and relationship of Robert and John Allerton, donors of the U of I's Allerton Park.
Ricker Library is Celebrating 100 Years! on November 7, 2017 from 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. in 608 Lorado Taft Dr, Champaign, Illinois. For questions, call 217-333-2290. Please join us for our Centennial Celebration! Cake, refreshments, gifts and collection highlights at the Ricker Library or Architecture & Art, second floor of the Architecture Building. Then, at 5:00 p.m., please join us in Temple Hoyne Buell Hall for a lecture by Professor Emeritus Paul Kruty.
“Nathan Clifford Ricker: Establishing Architecture at the University of Illinois” by Paul Kruty , Professor Emeritus of Architectural History, is on November 7, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. in Temple Hoyne Buell Hall, 611 Lorado Taft Dr, Champaign. In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the naming of the Ricker Library of Architecture & Art, we are proud to host this Ricker Library Centennial Lecture by Professor Emeritus Paul Kruty. A reception will be held in the Blicharski Atrium at 5:00, and the lecture will begin at 5:30 in the Lawrence J. Plym Auditorium. All are welcome.