Harold Washington Library Center (HWLC) serves as the headquarters and main branch of the Chicago Public Library, an 80-branch public library system. The Special Collections and Preservation Division houses most of the HWLC's archival collections. Finding aids are available in the Chicago Public Library online union catalogue.
400 S. State Street
Chicago, IL 60605
United States
The Archives of American Art collects primary source materials—original letters, writings, preliminary sketches, scrapbooks, photographs, financial records and the like—that have significant research value for the study of art in America.
Find out how to give your papers, records, recordings, or other primary source material to the Archives of American Art.
Original material can be consulted by appointment in our Washington, D.C. Headquarters.
Select holdings are available on microfilm at the Archives' offices in Washington, D.C. and at our New York Office.
Copies of unrestricted microfilm materials can be obtained through one of our affiliated research centers.
Internship, fellowship, and volunteer opportunities provide students and lifelong learners with the ability to contribute to the study and preservation of visual arts records in America.
