Preservation Emporium
- Event Date: Saturday, April 7, 2018
- Time: 1:00 pm–4:00 pm (CDT)
- Location: Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, IL
- Cost: Free Admission
Have you ever wondered how to preserve that old film of family memories or take care of grandma’s quilt? Bring your small items or come with images of larger pieces and have your preservation questions answered by the presenting experts. Organized by the Preservation Working Group of the University of Illinois, this informational event welcomes visitors to meet and talk with preservation specialists with expertise ranging from antiquities to modern digital media.
At 2:00 pm, hear the multidisciplinary keynote talk “Mapping History at the University of Illinois: Saving Memories and Making History.” Mapping History at the University of Illinois (external link) is a collaborative project of the University Archives, Library, and School of Architecture that brings together archival content, historical research, GIS technology, and architectural design to tell the University’s story through time and space.
The project includes three components—a digital archives of over 500 campus and community maps; an historical overview divided by era and illustrated with archival materials, architectural drawings, oral histories and more; and an interactive campus map and series of story maps on a host of UI topics created by project staff, student interns, and classes. Mapping History harnesses archival materials and research in a way that engages students, scholars, alumni, and the community and inspires them to explore UI history more deeply.
About the Speakers
- Ellen D. Swain, as Archivist for Student Life and Culture, directs the Student Life and Culture (SLC) Archives, a program of the University of Illinois Archives. The SLC Archives documents the history of national fraternities and sororities and all aspects of student life and culture at the University of Illinois. Her research focuses on documentary and outreach strategies, oral history, and teaching with primary sources.In 2013, she was inducted as a Distinguished Fellow of the Society of American Archivists.
- Marci S. Uihlein is an Associate Professor in the School of Architecture at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research focuses around the structural engineering profession: its history, the professional relationship between architects and engineers, and creativity in structural engineering design. Marci has articles published in the Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction, Journal of Architectural and Planning Research, and Construction History. Her article on the history of the early architectural engineering education, “University of Illinois, N. Clifford Ricker, and the Origins of Architectural Engineering Education in the United States” has been published in the Journal of Architectural Engineering.
- Joe Porto is a Master of Library and Information Science (LIS) student in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois. He also received his bachelor's degree in History with a minor in Anthropology from the University of Illinois. He is currently a Graduate Assistant at the Scholarly Commons in the University of Illinois Main Library, where he utilizes Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to contribute to library GIS projects, including the Mapping History project. For the past three semesters, he has been guiding undergraduate History students who contribute to the Mapping History project for course credit. Joe is pursuing a career in business research,where he can utilize the GIS and research skills he has gained during his time in the LIS and History programs at the University of Illinois.
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