Bob giving the Treasures of Wheaton lecture in May, "'Well, the Zamzam has been a long time in sinking!' The Tale of An Uncompleted Voyage." Material was also added to the Zamzam collection this year.
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Bob giving the Treasures of Wheaton lecture in May, "'Well, the Zamzam has been a long time in sinking!' The Tale of An Uncompleted Voyage." Material was also added to the Zamzam collection this year. |
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(Left) Evangelism professor Rick Richardson, Paul and Wheaton College board chairman Bill Pollard hosted Will Graham (grandson of Billy Graham) and Mel Graham (Billy Graham's nephew), and Ken Barun (BGEA executive) and his wife in the Reading Room, suite and storage for their tour of the Center in May. |
The staff often transport materials by way of elevator, either for researchers, to the Reading Room or for relocation in a different storage space. Here, Paul, Noel and Tim are on one of these trips. |
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The Archives hosted two historical Treasure Hunts for home schooled children this year. A student tests out a Gospel Recordings record on a non-electric audio device which students said was a favorite and fascinating part of the Hunt. |
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Archives storage gets new doors thanks to physical plant of Wheaton College. Scroll over for a view of Lorenzo Dow, a 19th century circuit riding preacher, "overseeing" the installation of the doors. |
Paul, Noel, Phyllis Ericksen and Bob enjoy a nice day on the Fox River together for the Archives summer event. |
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A typical exhibit set up for a lecture, class or other special event. |
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Exchange program participant, Cindy Wu, and her husband, Peter, return for
a brief visit. (Pictured here with Bob and Christian Sawyer, Billy Graham Center Museum Coordinator) |
Paul packing up a box of microfilm for a cooperative project from Collection 360 for a project coordinated with Duke University. |
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Noel on a hunt to find the dates of a new accession. |
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Each year, several of the Archives visits are from those researching their own genealogies. Rosalind Luther and her husband, Norman, are looking through the papers of Jonathan and Rosalind Goforth (collection 188), her grandparents. |
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| Paul with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship staff after preparing six skids of IVCF records that the organization added to their collection already at the Archives. |
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