Programs & Events

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Archival Research Lecture Series

What is it like to do historical research in an archives? How do researchers use scrapbooks, letters, newspaper clippings, oral history interviews, and other materials to construct a historical narrative? What are the benefits of using these physical fragments to understand the past? Every year the Archival Research Lecture features a scholar whose research in Wheaton Archives & Special Collections answers some of these questions.

Join us every autumn for the Archival Research Lecture, and learn how scholars use archival sources to understand the past. 

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Walking Tour of Billy Graham's Wheaton

Curious about Billy Graham’s connection to Wheaton College? Want to learn more about Billy Graham’s experiences as a Wheaton undergraduate? Join the staff of Wheaton Archives & Special Collections as they visit sites around the Wheaton College campus and greater community where Billy Graham lived, studied, socialized, and preached, both as a student and during his later ministry.

Walking tours of Billy Graham's Wheaton are usually held bi-annually in spring and autumn, weather permitting. Group tours can also be available upon request. 

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Previous Events

In addition to the recurring Archives Research Lecture, Wheaton Archives & Special Collections occasionally hosts special lectures, exhibits, and other events to mark anniversaries, introduce new collections, and highlight the ongoing work of the Archives.

Explore recordings, reports, and other materials from past events presented by Wheaton Archives & Special Collections.