After his death, his family gave the library his collection and contributions to support it in his memory. The Special Collections Reading Room is named for Elliott Donnelley Room in his memory. After Lake Forest, the Center's exhibition moves to the Illinois Terminal Building in Champaign, Illinois, where it will be on display March 23 through April 24 in the new intermodal building serving Amtrak and local and intercity buses. J. Parker Lamb, Austin, Texas, with slides of his photos of 1950s-1960s central Illinois railroading, and Gruber will speak at the event, coordinated by Mark Reutter, editor of Railroad History. The Center for Railroad Photography and Art, a nonprofit organization established to preserve and display the visual heritage of railroading, prepared the 34-photograph exhibition.
Several images are from the library's collections.
After Donnelley's death, his family gave the library his railroad books and periodicals. This article reflects the increasing mainstream public interest in the best railroad photography. This outstanding exhibition takes a look at the growth of the railroad through the eyes of creative photographers. The center's archives are at the Lake Forest Library. Artists and photographers over the years have produced a vast number of visual images which capture the importance and excitement of American railroading.