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John Maloof Collection of Vivian Maier is open for research
The John Maloof Collection of Vivian Maier at the University of Chicago Library's Special Collections Research Center is now open.
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UChicago Library receives 2,700 vintage photos by Vivian Maier
Collector John Maloof’s gift to the University of Chicago Library creates the largest institutional collection of acclaimed photographer Vivian Maier’s prints. Few have ever been published or displayed before. (Image: Unpublished work © 2017 The Estate of Vivian Maier. All rights reserved.)
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Discovery, Collection, Memory: The Oriental Institute at 100
This exhibition explores the Oriental Institute’s 100 years of excavation, research, and scholarship. On view Sept. 16 – Dec. 13.
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Discovering Chicago’s rare books with Elizabeth Frengel
With 340,000 rare books in Special Collections, Curator of Rare Books Elizabeth Frengel has examined gems of historical importance and surpassing beauty.
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