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Russell Lewis served The Chicago History Museum for 36 years in a variety of roles beginning in August 1982. He retired from the Museum in March 2019 and passed away on April 19, 2019.
Executive Vice President and Chief Historian. Chicago History Museum. 2005 - Present 19 years. In 2006 the Chicago Historical Society re-branded itself as the Chicago History Museum. The...
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Apr 22, 2019 · The American, Illinois and Chicago flags were being flown at half-staff Monday at the Chicago History Museum for Russell L. Lewis Jr., who in a 36-year career rose to be its chief historian and executive vice president.
Russell Lewis is executive vice president and chief historian at the Chicago History Museum. As both a grantmaker and hub for knowledge-sharing, the Center is dedicated to fostering a vibrant and diverse cultural ecology.
Sep 27, 2020 · The late Russell Lewis, former chief historian and executive vice president of the Chicago History Museum, played a key role in making the book the beauty that it is. Lewis facilitated access to historic photographs by Chicago-based Hedrich Blessing studios in the collection of the History Museum.
Apr 19, 2019 · The Chicago History Museum has announced that their Chief Historian Emeritus and Trustee Emeritus Russell Lewis passed away today. Lewis was an eminent World's Columbian Exposition historian, authoring significant collections such as Historic Photos of the Chicago World's Fair (Turner, 2010) and Remembering the Chicago World’s Fair (Turner ...
Russell Lewis is the Executive Vice President and Chief Historian of the Chicago History Museum. We had a conversation about this project and he spoke generally about Chicago historic research.
