Founded in 1893 to preserve specimens displayed at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, The Field Museum is a major museum and research institution devoted to natural history and anthropology. Archival collections include materials relating to museum history and to the work of artist naturalists. The records in this web resource are based on listings in the Archives of American Art's 1991 guide Art-Related Archival Materials in the Chicago Area, with additional information supplied by museum staff.
1400 S. Lake Shore Drive
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.
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.
Original material can be consulted by appointment in our Washington, D.C. Headquarters.
Copies of unrestricted microfilm materials can be obtained through one of our affiliated research centers.
