@article{edaa681a1ed9470e831af1e3a7afcd78,
title = "{"}Elegant and Useful Learning{"}: The Antiquarian and Historical Society of Illinois, 1827-1829",
author = "Barnhart, \{Terry A.\}",
note = "The construction of a regional identity and historical consciousness in the prairie state took a significant step forward with the founding of the short-lived Antiquarian and Historical Society of Illinois in 1827.",
year = "2002",
month = apr,
day = "1",
language = "American English",
volume = "95",
journal = "Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society",
}