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The Joseph Regenstein Library (colloquially, the Reg) is the University of Chicago’s primary library, located on the University’s Hyde Park campus on the South Side of Chicago. Named after the industrialist and philanthropist Joseph Regenstein , it is one of the largest repositories of books in the world.
Joseph Regenstein (1889-1957) was an American industrialist whose philanthropy benefited the city of Chicago, especially the University of Chicago, where the Regenstein Library is named in his memory. [1] As head of Arvey Corp., Regenstein made many innovations in the paper, plastic and chemical fields.
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Franke Institute for the Humanities. The Franke Institute for the Humanities is located in Regenstein Library at the University of Chicago.It promotes sharp, rigorous scholarship in the humanities and social sciences by sponsoring research fellows, organizing talks, workshops, and conferences, and attracting participants from the university, the city of Chicago, and a global community of ...
Joseph Regenstein Jr. (4 November 1923 – 4 March 1999) was an American business leader and philanthropist who donated more than $105 million to various Chicago area institutions as President of the Joseph and Helen Regenstein Foundation. The son of Joseph Regenstein, Regenstein served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.
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Argonne National Laboratory is a federally funded research and development center in Lemont, Illinois, United States. Founded in 1946, the laboratory is owned by the United States Department of Energy and administered by UChicago Argonne LLC of the University of Chicago. [2] [3] The facility is the largest national laboratory in the Midwest.
The laboratory is located on a 1 square mile (2.6 km 2) site at the eastern edge of Livermore. It also operates a 7,000 acres (28 km 2 ) remote experimental test site known as Site 300, situated about 15 miles (24 km) southeast of the main lab site.