This story was updated on Oct. 14 to reflect a change in the speaker lineup.

WHAT: The University of Illinois Springfield Center for Lincoln Studies will host the 23rd annual Beaumont Endowed Lincoln Legacy Lecture, “Lincoln and the Age of Disruption,” featuring Colleen Shogan, the 11th archivist of the United States, and author Jason Emerson. The lecture is free and open to the public.

WHEN: 6:30 p.m. Oct. 16

WHERE: UIS Student Union Ballroom, 2251 Richard Wright Drive, Springfield

DETAILS: Shogan will connect the lecture topic to today, examining the role of cultural institutions, archives and museums in preserving democratic values and public memory. She was the first woman confirmed by the Senate to serve as archivist of the United States. A political scientist and author, Shogan is a senior adviser at More Perfect, an alliance of presidential centers and civic organizations dedicated to civics education.

Emerson will examine how Robert T. Lincoln addressed civil rights issues after the Civil War, from confronting the hazing of Black soldiers as secretary of war to responding to wage demands by Black sleeping car porters as president of the Pullman Car Company. He will explore whether Robert advanced racial equality or fell short of his father’s legacy. Emerson is the author or editor of eight books, including “Giant in the Shadows: The Life of Robert T. Lincoln” and “The Madness of Mary Lincoln,” and is a former park ranger at Lincoln Home National Historic Site in Springfield.

Registration for the event is encouraged.