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Fourth Floor Frieze

The names of 35 distinguished Illinois authors are etched into the 4th floor frieze of the Illinois State Library Building.

  • Portait of Jane Addams
    Jane Addams
    A Belated Industry; A New Conscience and an Ancient Evil; Newer Ideals of Peace...
  • Portait of Hamlin Garland
    Hamlin Garland
    A member of the third house; Boy life on the prairie; Cavanagh, forest ranger...
  • Portait of Ben Hecht
    Ben Hecht
    A child of the century; Gargoyles; Miss lonelyhearts...
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John Voigt

Born:
Pen Name: None

Connection to Illinois: He works in the Botany Department at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.

Biography: John Voigt, professor in the department of botany, joined SIUC's faculty in 1950. A native of Sullivan, Indiana, he earned a bachelor's degree from Eastern Illinois University and master's and doctoral degrees from the University of Nebraska.

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Primary Literary Genre(s): Non-Fiction

John Voigt on WorldCat : http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=john+voigt

Selected Titles

Land between the rivers :
ISBN: 9780809336043 OCLC: 956480322
Prairie plants of Illinois :
ISBN: 9781546672234 OCLC: 995163411

 

 

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