Literacy

Resources are listed in alphabetical order. More information can always be found by using our website search bar, or contacting a member of our staff.

Articles

A small selection of Pages from our Past articles written by Bill Kemp (Staff-we have the opportunity to add descriptions for resources here, so if there is one you think definitely needs a description please let me know)

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One of June Rose Colby’s most beloved possessions was a rose jar or vase (to the left of the framed photo on the table). It was her longstanding custom to place a petal in it after some wonderful experience or happy occasion.

Prof. June Rose Colby lived ‘life of the mind’

“Miss Colby was a most unusual person,” noted Helen Marshall in her centennial history of Illin...

Article

Biographies

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Blue, Richard

Richard Blue (1842-1921) was born in Ohio and came to Bloomington at age 9 with Judge Rayburn a...

Biography

Blog

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McHistory: Blazing the trail for women who write

Listen to the audio on WGLT's website hereMcHistory goes back in time to explore big momen...

Blog Post

Research

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Post Amerikan

Held by the MCMH and digitized by Eastern Illinois University. The Post Amerikan began publicat...

Article

Videos

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Artists, Advocates, Acrobats, & More! Women Who Made McLean County History

Video