Author: Tina M. Reithmaier

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-08-23

Total Pages: 70

ISBN-13: 9781333325190

Excerpt from A Guide to the Cultural Resources in Illinois At the beginning of each chapter of this guide, there is an essay written by professionals who work with the state's cultural resources every day. John Daly, the di rector of the State Archives, writes on both the public and private archives that are available for use by researchers and the public. David Thackery, curator of local and family history at The Newberry Library, and Virginia Stewart, former director of the Elmhurst Historical Society, identify the goals and tasks of the numerous genealogical and his torical societies in the 102 counties in Illinois. Maynard Crossland from the Illinois Historic Preserva tion Agency reviews for the reader the preservation move ment in Illinois and identifies the state's historic preser vation agencies, historic sites and memorials. The chapter on libraries was written by Thomas Schwartz of the Illinois State Historical Library and Bridget Lamont, director of the Illinois State Library. They discuss the multitude of libraries in the state and identify the research library as one of the most valuable institutions for the holdings of cultural resources in Illinois. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.