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Tales from the Vault: Robert P. Taylor- The Museum Man with the Delicate Touch
- 1011 E. Ash Street
- Springfield, IL 62703
This program will take place in-person at the ISM Research and Collection Center at 1011 E. Ash Street, Springfield. The program will also be streamed online with advanced registration required at https://bit.ly/TFVMay24. The event will be recorded and shared to the Illinois State Museum Youtube Page. For more information please contact dnr.ism.events@illinois.gov or (217) 782-6044.
"Tales from the Vault" is a collaborative program hosted by the Illinois State Museum and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum that allows the public to discover some of the treasures from these institutions' collections."
Doris started with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources- Historic Division in 2018 and joined the Illinois State Museum in 2021. She received her bachelor’s degree in Sociology/Anthropology from the University of Illinois at Springfield, with a minor in African American Studies in 2017 and her Master’s degree in Public History in 2021, writing her thesis on the Springfield Race Riot of 1908. Before working with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources she was the Museum Coordinator for the Springfield and Central Illinois African American History Museum; before being hired as Coordinator she was a volunteer and board member of the museum.