Chicago's Art-Related Archival Materials
A Terra Foundation Resource
In 2015, with funding provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art, more than 75 Chicago archival repositories were surveyed. Browse by repository or search across the nearly 900 records to discover the history of American Art in Chicago.
The Archives of American Art would like to acknowledge the work of Chicago-based art historian Dr. Wendy Greenhouse who completed the survey, and the valued participation of the contributing institutions and organizations.
Repository Locations
Surveyed Collection Descriptions
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Collection Title: Vanderpoel Art Association archiveInclusive Dates: 1913–ongoing Repository: John H. Vanderpoel Art Association
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Collection Title: Vytautas Virkau papersRepository: Newberry Library
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Collection Title: Alice Thoms Vitale papersInclusive Dates: 1974–1995 Repository: Morton Arboretum, Sterling Morton Library
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Collection Title: Robert Vogele design collectionRepository: University of Illinois at Chicago, Richard J. Daley Library Special Collections and University Archives
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Collection Title: Leonard W. Volk miscellaneous collectionInclusive Dates: circa 1857–1892 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: W.K. Cowan & Company recordsInclusive Dates: 1898–1936 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Caroline D. Wade papersInclusive Dates: 1893–1908 Repository: Art Institute of Chicago, Institutional Archives
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Collection Title: Nellie V. Walker collectionInclusive Dates: 1901–1973 Repository: Art Institute of Chicago, Ryerson and Burnham Libraries
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Collection Title: Photographic print collections and William Walker collectionInclusive Dates: circa 1941–1980, 1949–1960s Repository: Northwestern Memorial Hospital Archives
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Collection Title: Leon T. Walkowicz collection of editorial cartoon drawingsInclusive Dates: 1939–1951 Repository: Chicago History Museum