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Paul Findley Congressional Office Museum, Jacksonville, IL

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Paul Findley Congressional Office Museum

A museum on the Illinois College campus built around the congressional office work of former Representative Paul Findley.

1101 West College Avenue, Jacksonville, Illinois 62650 · Jacksonville, IL

About Paul Findley Congressional Office Museum

Housed at Illinois College in Jacksonville, this museum preserves materials from Paul Findley's years in the U.S. House of Representatives. Its collection also covers his interest in Abraham Lincoln and his work on human rights and justice in the Middle East. The page describes it as one of the few congressional office museums in the country. It is open to the campus and the wider community, and it supports faculty and student research, classroom projects, and object-based outreach and tours for K-12 classes.

  • #congressional history
  • #Abraham Lincoln
  • #Middle East policy
  • #university museum
  • #college campus

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