The Union League Club of Chicago is a private civic club founded in 1879 that throughout its history has collected and exhibited American art and promoted artists of Chicago. Files maintained by the Club's art curator document the artists represented in the collection. The Club's Library and Archives maintain records of the institution that document the Club's activities in collecting and promoting art in Chicago. The records for this web resource were compiled from in-person examination of materials.
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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.
