Russell Lewis

RUSSELL L. LEWIS JR. spent a 36-year career at the Chicago History Museum, rising from assistant editor to Executive Vice President and Chief Historian. His books include Remembering Chicago, Historic Photos of the Chicago World’s Fair and Historic Photos of Chicago.

Lewis received the 2018 Distinguished Career Award from the Association of Midwest Museums. He held a B.A. in historical archaeology from the University of Florida and an M.A. in American culture from the University of Michigan.

Lewis twice served as Acting President of the Chicago History Museum, was elected to its Board of Trustees in 2016, and became the museum’s first Chief Historian Emeritus.

Russell Lewis died of pancreatic cancer on April 19, 2019, at age 67.

Russell Lewis’s books are published by Turner Publishing.

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