Pritzker Military Museum & Library

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{{Infobox library

| name = Pritzker Military Museum & Library

| logo = Pritzker Military Museum and Library.svg

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| country = United States

| type = Non-profit

| scope = Military history, military science

| established = 2003

| location = 10475 12th Street, Kenosha, WI 53144

| coordinates = {{Coord|42|38|24.63128|N|87|56|8.05031|W|display=inline,title}}

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| collection_size = 67,000 volumes, plus other material

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| budget = {{Currency|4762922|USD}} (2017){{cite web |title=Colonel (Hon.) (IL) James N Pritzker Library For The Citizen Soldier - Nonprofit Explorer |url=https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/364477083 |website=ProPublica |access-date=13 June 2019 |language=en}}

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The Pritzker Military Museum & Library (formerly Pritzker Military Library) is a non-profit museum and research library for the study of military history located in a state-of-the art facility in Kenosha, WI. The institution was founded in 2003, and its specialist collections include material relating to Winston Churchill and war-related sheet music.

Architectural Gem

The facility was designed by the late architect Helmut Jahn. It was one of the last designs he created. The facility has won numerous architectural awards.

Architectural Recognition: ENR Midwest " Cultural Best Project Award"; ACEC Honor Award for Building/Technology Systems; ACEC Judges 'Choice Award for Building/Technology Systems; AIA Chicago Honor Award.

History

The institution was founded in 2003 as the Pritzker Military Library to be a non-partisan institution for the study of "the citizen soldier as an essential element for the preservation of democracy" by Colonel (Hon.) (IL) Jennifer (at the time, James{{cite news|last=Geidner|first=Chris|title=Billionaire Backer Of Open Transgender Military Service Comes Out As Transgender|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/billionaire-backer-of-open-transgender-military-service-come|access-date=August 23, 2013|newspaper=BuzzFeed|date=August 23, 2013}}) Pritzker, who had just retired from the Illinois Army National Guard. Originally located in the Streeterville neighborhood at 610 N. Fairbanks Court, the library later moved to 104 S. Michigan Avenue{{cite news|title=New on Michigan Avenue – The Pritzker Military Library |url=http://hamburgchicagonews.com/new-on-michigan-avenue-the-pritzker-military-library|access-date=2018-10-23|newspaper=Hamburg Chicago News|date=2011-05-30}} in the Loop. The museum & library is a non-profit,{{cite web|title= Quickview data |url=https://www.guidestar.org/profile/36-4477083 |publisher = GuideStar}} supported by donations and membership.

Collections

The collection of the Pritzker Military Museum & Library comprises over 115,000 items and includes more than 70,000 books, as well as periodicals, videos, artwork, posters, rare military ephemera, over 9000 photographs and glass negatives from the American Civil War and the Spanish–American War to the present, letters and journals from American soldiers, and a sizable collection related to Winston Churchill. Sam Gevirtz, who served on board {{USS|Bunker Hill|CV-17|6}} during the Okinawa invasion, donated his two World War II diaries to the Museum & Library.{{cite web|last=Trawinski|first=Cathy|title=War diaries by Lake Barrington Shores vet make Pritzker Military Library|url=http://barrington.suntimes.com/people/voices/trawinski-BCR-12052013:article|publisher=Barrington Courier Review|access-date=12 December 2013}}

The Library participates in an interlibrary loan program with major public and university libraries in the continental United States. Membership is required to borrow circulating materials.

The library has a non-circulating collection of more than 3,000 rare books and periodicals, including the Famiano Strada's De Bello Belgico (London: 1650) and John Entick's The General History of the Late War: Containing It's Rise, Progress, and Event, in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America (London: 1763). The collection also includes unit histories, such as Civil War regimentals, and cruise books, like those from USS Chicago. These materials must be read in the Rare Book Reading Room.{{cite web |url=http://www.pritzkermilitary.org/explore/library/rare-military-book-room-military-academic-research-chicago/ |title=Rare Book Room |access-date=25 October 2015}}

The institution maintains named collections, which include the Parrish Collection on Soviet History,{{Cite web|url=http://www.pritzkermilitary.org/explore/collection-highlights/named-collections/parrish-collection/|title=Parrish Collection on Soviet History | Pritzker Military Museum & Library | Chicago|website=www.pritzkermilitary.org}} the Dr. Charles E. Metz Collection (titles on World War II aviation),{{Cite web|url=http://www.pritzkermilitary.org/explore/collection-highlights/named-collections/metz-collection/|title=Dr. Charles E. Metz Collection on World War II Aircraft | Pritzker Military Museum & Library | Chicago|website=www.pritzkermilitary.org}} James Wengert Military Medical Collection, Lt. Col. Robert C. Peithman Collection (titles on the United States Marine Corps), Henry J. Reilly Memorial Library (volumes collected by Brig. Gen. Reilly),{{Cite web|url=http://www.pritzkermilitary.org/explore/collection-highlights/named-collections/henry-j-reilly-memorial-library/|title=Brig. Gen. Henry J. Reilly Collection | Pritzker Military Museum & Library | Chicago|website=www.pritzkermilitary.org}} the Robert C. Baldridge Collection (volumes collected by Robert Connell Baldridge), Edward Jablonski Collection (books of historian Edward Jablonski), John V. Farwell Collection (books on the American and British navies), Robert G. Burkhardt Memorial Collection (books on submarines and leadership), Dr. Charles C. Moskos Collection (books on military sociology, LGBTQ and the military, women and the military),{{Cite web|url=http://www.pritzkermilitary.org/explore/collection-highlights/named-collections/charles-moskos-collection/|title=Dr. Charles C. Moskos Collection | Pritzker Military Museum & Library | Chicago|website=www.pritzkermilitary.org}} Norman E. Harms Collection (books and papers on aviation, tanks, and ships),{{Cite web|url=http://www.pritzkermilitary.org/explore/collection-highlights/named-collections/norman-e-harms-collection/|title=Norman E. Harms Collection | Pritzker Military Museum & Library | Chicago|website=www.pritzkermilitary.org}} Robin D. S. Higham Collection (books on aviation, the Civil War, World War I, and World War II unit histories),{{Cite web|url=http://www.pritzkermilitary.org/explore/collection-highlights/named-collections/robin-d-s-higham-collection/|title=Robin D. S. Higham Collection | Pritzker Military Museum & Library | Chicago|website=www.pritzkermilitary.org}} and World War I and World War II Sheet Music and Song Books Collection.

Programs

The Museum & Library has produced multiple programs related to military history in the United States.

= ''Pritzker Military Presents'' =

Pritzker Military Presents was a televised series covering various topics in military history, and features film screenings, author presentations, and panel discussions with military officers and specialists in military history. They have included interviews with Medal of Honor recipients such as Paul William Bucha and Gary L. Littrell,{{cite web|title=Medal of Honor commit to courage.|url=http://www.pritzkermilitary.org/explore/library/online-catalog/view/oclc/378481458|work=Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy.|publisher=Pritzker Military Museum & Library|access-date=11 December 2013}} retired military figures such as Gen. Anthony Zinni and NASA Capt. Jim Lovell,{{cite web|title=Captain James Lovell|url=http://www.pritzkermilitarylibrary.org/events/2006/10-19-front-and-center.jsp|work=Front & Center|publisher=Pritzker Military Museum & Library|access-date=11 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100706104120/http://www.pritzkermilitarylibrary.org/events/2006/10-19-front-and-center.jsp|archive-date=6 July 2010}} as well as military authors such as Doris Kearns Goodwin,{{cite news|last=Johnson|first=Steve|title=Hypertext|url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/technology_internetcritic/2005/11/virtual_book_si.html|access-date=August 24, 2013|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=November 15, 2005}} Rick Atkinson,{{cite web|title=Rick Atkinson: The Guns at Last Light|url=http://www.pritzkermilitary.org/whats_on/pritzker-military-presents/rick-atkinson-guns-last-light/|work=Pritzker Military Presents|publisher=Pritzker Military Museum & Library|access-date=11 December 2013}} and W.E.B. Griffin.{{cite journal|last=Maxymuk|first=John|title=Online communities|journal=The Bottom Line: Managing Library Finances|year=2007|volume=20|issue=1|pages=54–57|doi=10.1108/08880450710747461|url=http://mapule276883.pbworks.com/f/Online%20communities.pdf|access-date=11 December 2013}} Retired CIA agent Sandra Grimes also paid a visit to the Museum & Library and introduced her book Circle of Treason.{{cite web|title=Museum & Library to Host Author, Former CIA Agent Sandra Grimes|url=http://www.pritzkermilitary.org/files/3913/8662/0896/12-05-13_Sandra_Grimes_Book_Talk.pdf|publisher=Pritzker Military Museum and Library news|access-date=19 December 2013}} Programs are webcast live on the library's website and archived for later viewing or listening in streaming media or as podcasts. This website has over 400 of these programs available as episodes of Pritzker Military Presents, or original programming produced by the Museum & Library.{{cite web|url=http://www.pritzkermilitary.org/whats_on/pritzker-military-presents/?show=2012|title=Pritzker Military Presents|work=pritzkermilitary.org}} The programs are downloaded at a rate of 2,000 per month per program. They were also broadcast on Chicago PBS affiliate WTTW Channel 11.

=''Citizen Soldier''=

The Museum & Library also produced Citizen Soldier. Each episode is originally a panel, conversation or interview that take place at Pritzker Military Museum & Library.{{cite web|url=http://www.pritzkermilitary.org/whats_on/citizen-soldier/|title=Veteran Stories, Military Speakers, Discussions, Authors – Pritzker Military Museum & Library – Chicago|work=pritzkermilitary.org}}

It is then edited into a 26-minute episode that was broadcast on Chicago Public TV station, WTTW Channel 11 and WTTW-Prime Channel 11–2.{{cite web|url=https://www.pritzkermilitary.org/whats_on/tv-schedule/WTTW-PRIME |title=TV Schedule |website=pritzkermilitary.org |access-date=July 6, 2018}} All episodes can be viewed on the Museum & Library's website.

=Other programs=

The Holt Oral History Program has collected stories from over 71 US military veterans and posted a downloadable podcast. The full audio interviews and transcriptions are available on the Museum & Library's website. Kenneth Clarke, president and CEO of the library at the time, said one of the Library's goals is to provide a secure space for veterans to explore their experiences in war.{{cite web|last=Crowder|first=Courtney|title=Holt Oral History Program helps preserve veterans' memories|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/books/ct-prj-1117-pritzker-library-oral-history-20131114,0,4029789.story|publisher=Chicago Tribune|access-date=18 December 2013}}

The Museum & Library also serves as a community resource, hosting commissioning and citizenship ceremonies.

Exhibitions

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The Museum & Library has also hosted exhibitions by artists such as Steve Mumford, James Dietz, Don Stivers, and members of the Midwest Air Force Association.{{cite web|title=Air Force Art Turnover|url=http://www.midwestairforceartists.com/showex/exhibit.html|publisher=Midwest Air Force Artists|access-date=August 24, 2013}} Other exhibitions have included Don't Be a Dope!: Training Comics from World War II and Korea{{cite news|title=Cartoon Command: The Animation of War |url=http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/cartoon-command-the-animation-of-war/Event?oid=5645294|access-date=August 24, 2013 |newspaper=Chicago Reader}} and She's a Wow!: Women's Service Organizations in World War II.{{cite news |last=Reid|first=Kerry|title=Pritzker Military Library offers oral histories, speakers |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2013/05/08/pritzker-military-library-offers-oral-histories-speakers/ |access-date=August 24, 2013|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=May 8, 2013}} In May 2014, the Pritzker exhibited photography from Stephanie Freid-Perenchio: her work depicted Navy SEALs in training and during their service in Afghanistan; the exhibit also included independently loaned artifacts from the Navy SEAL Museum such as uniforms and equipment.{{cite news|last1=Kogan|first1=Nick|title=World of SEALs revealed in photo exhibit|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2014/04/18/world-of-seals-revealed-in-photo-exhibit/|access-date=9 September 2014|work=Chicago Tribune|date=18 April 2014}} In June 2019, the Museum & Library opened the D-Day+75 exhibition, to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day. The exhibit featured images, letters and maps from the invasion in Normandy in addition to video and audio recording from D-Day veterans.{{cite news |last1=Ackerman |first1=Tom |title=Pritzker Military Museum opens D-Day exhibit on 75th anniversary of invasion |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/4/18647784/d-day-veterans-world-war-ii-pritzker-military-museum-library |access-date=8 July 2019 |work=Chicago Sun-Times |date=4 June 2019}}{{cite news |last1=Odigwe |first1=Mugo |title=D-Day Veterans Help Celebrate Opening Of Pritzker Military Museum's New Exhibit On Normandy Invasion |url=https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/06/06/pritzker-military-museum-d-day-exhibit-world-war-ii-normandy/ |access-date=8 July 2019 |work=CBS 2 Chicago |publisher=CBS Broadcasting Inc. |date=6 June 2019 |language=en}} In 2023, the Tet and the Battle of Hue exhibit debuted. The exhibit was a powerful presentation of imagery, audio, and interactive elements, allowing visitors of all abilities including blind and low vision, to experience the personal stories of the men who endured the brutal conflict.

Awards program

In 2007, the Museum & Library awarded its first annual Pritzker Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing to Civil War historian James M. McPherson. The award includes a $100,000 honorarium.{{cite news|title=James McPherson Wins Pritzker Military Writing Award|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/16/AR2007071601553.html|access-date=August 24, 2013|newspaper=Washington Post|date=July 17, 2007}}

=Honorees=

  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2007}}|event= James M. McPherson}}{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402010504/http://www.pritzkermilitarylibrary.org/Home/lifetime-literature-award-announcement.aspx |archive-date=April 2, 2012 |url=http://www.pritzkermilitarylibrary.org/Home/lifetime-literature-award-announcement.aspx |title=Award to be Presented at October 6, 2007 Gala in Chicago |publisher=Pritzker Military Library |date=July 16, 2007 |access-date=April 10, 2014}}
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2008}}|event= Allan R. Millett}}{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022092903/http://www.pritzkermilitarylibrary.org/Home/pritzker-military-library-literature-award-for-lifetime-achievement-in-military-writing.aspx |archive-date=October 22, 2013 |url=http://www.pritzkermilitarylibrary.org/Home/pritzker-military-library-literature-award-for-lifetime-achievement-in-military-writing.aspx |title=$100,000 Award to be Presented at October 4, 2008 Gala in Chicago |publisher=Pritzker Military Library |date=June 23, 2008 |access-date=April 10, 2014}}
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2009}}|event= Gerhard Weinberg}}[http://www.tawanifoundation.org/LTA/2009-award.html 2009 award] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702024234/http://www.tawanifoundation.org/LTA/2009-award.html |date=2013-07-02 }}, official website.
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2010}}|event= Rick Atkinson}}[http://www.tawanifoundation.org/LTA/2010-award.html 2010 award] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007203550/http://www.tawanifoundation.org/LTA/2010-award.html |date=2011-10-07 }}, official website.{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/21/AR2010062104542.html |title=Rick Atkinson has won the 2010 Pritzker Military Library Literature Award |newspaper=Washington Post |author=Aaron Leitko |date=June 22, 2010 |access-date=October 11, 2012}}{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2010/11/23/atkinson-wins-pritzker-military-library-award/ |title=Atkinson wins Pritzker Military Library Award |work=Chicago Tribune |author=Elizabeth Taylor |date=November 23, 2010 |access-date=October 11, 2012}}
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2011}}|event= Carlo D'Este}}{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022090111/http://www.pritzkermilitarylibrary.org/Home/Literature-Award-Announcement-2011.aspx |archive-date=October 22, 2013 |url=http://www.pritzkermilitarylibrary.org/Home/Literature-Award-Announcement-2011.aspx |title=Award to be Presented at October 22, 2011 Gala in Chicago |publisher=Pritzker Military Library |date=June 21, 2011 |access-date=April 10, 2014}}{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2011/06/21/historian-wins-100000-pritzker-literary-prize/ |title=Historian wins $100,000 Pritzker literary prize |work=Chicago Tribune |author=Courtney Crowder |date=June 21, 2011 |access-date=October 11, 2012}}
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2012}}|event= Sir Max Hastings}}{{cite news|title=Britain's Max Hastings wins $100K military writing prize|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/britain-s-max-hastings-wins-100k-military-writing-prize-1.1274588|newspaper=CBC News|date=June 19, 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/awards-and-prizes/article/52614-max-hastings-receives-2012-pritzker-military-award.html |title=Max Hastings Receives 2012 Pritzker Military Award |work=Publishers Weekly |date=Jun 19, 2012 |access-date=October 11, 2012}}
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2013}}|event= Tim O'Brien}} {{cite web |url=http://www.pritzkermilitary.org/explore/pritzker-literature-award/tim-obrien-2013-pritzker-literature-award-winner/ |title=Award announcement 2013 |publisher=Pritzker Military Library Literature Award |date=25 June 2013 |access-date=June 25, 2013}}{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2013/11/29/military-museum-salutes-pritzker-winner/ |title=Military Museum salutes Pritzker winner |work=Chicago Tribune |author=Candace Jordan |date=November 29, 2013 |access-date=May 12, 2014}}
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2014}}|event= Antony Beevor}}{{cite web |url=https://www.pritzkermilitary.org/explore/pritzker-literature-award/antony-beevor-2014-pritzker-literature-award-winner/ |title=Award announcement 2014 |work=Pritzker Military Library Literature Award |date=November 8, 2014 |access-date=March 23, 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.penguin.com/newsroom/author-antony-beevor-wins-2014-pritzker-military-museum-library-literature-award/|title=Antony Beevor wins 2014 Pritzker Military Museum Library Literary Award |work=Penguin Books |date=June 26, 2014 |access-date=March 23, 2015}}
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date| 2015}}|event= David Hackett Fischer}}{{cite web|url=http://www.pritzkermilitary.org/explore/pritzker-literature-award/david-hackett-fischer-2015-pritzker-literature-award-winner/|title=David Hackett Fischer|work=pritzkermilitary.org}}
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date| 2016}}|event= Hew Strachan}}{{cite web |url=http://www.pritzkermilitary.org/explore/pritzker-literature-award/hew-strachan-2016-pritzker-literature-award-winner/ |title=Hew Strachan |work=pritzkermilitary.org |access-date=April 28, 2017}}{{cite web |url=http://www.thebookseller.com/news/strachan-wins-100k-pritzker-military-museum-library-literature-award-336041 |title=Strachan wins $100k Pritzker Award |work=The Bookseller |author=Natasha Onwuemezi |date=June 21, 2016 |access-date=April 28, 2017}}
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date| 2017}}|event= Peter Paret}}{{cite web |url=http://www.pritzkermilitary.org/explore/pritzker-literature-award/peter-paret-2017-pritzker-literature-winner/ |title=Peter Paret |publisher=pritzkermilitary.org |access-date=July 20, 2017}}{{cite web |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/books/ct-pritzker-military-writing-award-20170621-story.html |title=93-year-old author wins $100,000 Pritzker military writing award |work=Chicago Tribune |date=June 21, 2017 |access-date=July 20, 2017}}
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date| 2018}}|event= Dennis Showalter}}{{cite web |url=http://www.pritzkermilitary.org/explore/pritzker-literature-award/dennis-showalter-2018-pritzker-literature-award-winner/ |title=Dennis Showalter |publisher=pritzkermilitary.org |access-date=June 27, 2018}}{{cite web |url=https://gazette.com/authors/longtime-colorado-springs-professor-and-military-historian-wins-prestigious-lifetime/article_ff0b4066-78e6-11e8-ab16-8f30b0b286ec.html |title=Longtime Colorado Springs professor and military historian wins prestigious lifetime achievement award |work=Colorado Springs Gazette |author=Debbie Kelley |date=June 26, 2018 |access-date=June 27, 2018}}
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date| 2019}}|event= John H. Morrow Jr.}}{{cite web |title=Pritzker Literature Award - Dr. John Morrow, Jr. |url=http://www.pritzkermilitary.org/explore/pritzker-literature-award/dr-john-morrow-jr-2019-pritzker-literature-award-winner/ |website=Pritzker Military Museum & Library |access-date=10 July 2019}}
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date| 2020}}|event= David Glantz}}{{cite web |last1=Helms |first1=Derek |title=UPK's David M. Glantz Named 2020 Pritzker Award Recipient {{!}} University Press of Kansas Blog |url=http://universitypressblog.dept.ku.edu/uncategorized/upks-colonel-david-m-glantz-named-2020-pritzker-award-recipient/ |publisher=University Press of Kansas |access-date=1 November 2021 |language=en |date=July 22, 2020}}
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date| 2021}}|event= Margaret MacMillan}}{{cite news |last1=Kiser |first1=Chloe |title=Pritzker Military Museum & Library bestows its Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing to Author Margaret MacMillan |url=https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20210622/pritzker-military-museum-amp-library-bestows-its-literature-award-for-lifetime-achievement-in-military-writing-to-author-margaret-macmillan |access-date=1 November 2021 |work=Daily Herald |date=22 June 2021}}
  • 2023: Dr. Craig L. Symonds{{Cite web |title=Pritzker Military Museum & Library Bestows Its Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing to Author Dr. Craig L. Symonds {{!}} Pritzker Military Museum & Library {{!}} Chicago |url=https://www.pritzkermilitary.org/pritzker-military-museum-library-bestows-its-literature-award-lifetime-achievement-military-writing |access-date=2025-01-22 |website=www.pritzkermilitary.org}}

Critical reception

The Pritzker Military Museum & Library was named one of 10 recipients of the 2009 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. The annual award, made by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) since 1994, recognizes institutions for outstanding social, educational, environmental, or economic contributions to their communities.{{cite web|title=2009 National Medal for Museum and Library Service|url=http://www.imls.gov/assets/1/AssetManager/Medals09.pdf |publisher=Institute of Museum and Library Services|access-date=August 24, 2013}}

The Museum & Library's 2006 schedule was named an Official Honoree of the 2007 Webby Awards.{{cite news|last=Guy |first=Sandra |title=Webby salute for Pritzker library|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-7562529.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924200204/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-7562529.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |access-date=August 24, 2013 |newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times|date=August 1, 2007}} It was also named an Official Honoree in two categories, Live & Broadcast Events and Podcasts, in the 2008 Webby Awards.{{cite news|title=Pritzker Military Library Receives 'Official Honoree' Distinction in Two Categories for the 12th Annual Webby Awards|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pritzker-military-library-receives-official-honoree-distinction-in-two-categories-for-the-12th-annual-webby-awards-57370332.html|access-date=August 24, 2013|newspaper=PR Newswire|date=April 10, 2008}}

Publications

The museum publishes books, including:

  • {{cite book |first1=Allen J. |last1=Lynch |title=Zero to Hero: From Bullied Kid to Warrior |year=2019 |isbn=978-0998968926}}{{cite web |title=[Zero to Hero] |url=https://www.c-span.org/video/?458750-1/zero-hero |website=C-SPAN |access-date=4 June 2019 |language=en-us}}{{cite news |last1=Vickroy |first1=Donna |title='Zero to Hero' author, Medal of Honor recipient, takes his story on the road |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-zero-to-hero-medal-of-honor-st-0315-story.html |access-date=4 June 2019 |work=Daily Southtown}}
  • {{cite book |first1=Michael W. |last1=Robbins |title=Lest We Forget: The Great War – World War I Prints from the Pritzker Military Museum and Library |year=2018 |isbn=978-0998968902 }}{{cite news |last1=Robbins |first1=Michael |title=World War I unleashed total war, and the power of mass communication |url=https://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-robbins-world-war-one-posters-20181111-htmlstory.html |access-date=4 June 2019 |newspaper=LA Times}}{{cite web |last1=Huffman |first1=J. Ford |title=Military Times Spring Reading Guide: Grunts, generals, Russians and keyboard warriors top our nonfiction list |url=https://www.militarytimes.com/off-duty/2018/03/15/military-times-spring-reading-guide-grunts-generals-russians-and-keyboard-warriors-top-our-nonfiction-list/ |website=Military Times |access-date=4 June 2019 |date=19 March 2018}}

See also

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