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: A. Whiting Watriss negative collectionInclusive Dates: 1890–1915 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Eva Watson-Schütze photographsInclusive Dates: 1902–1929 Repository: University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center
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Collection Title: May Theilgaard Watts collectionRepository: Morton Arboretum, Sterling Morton Library
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Collection Title: J. Carson Webster papersInclusive Dates: 1931–1989 Repository: Northwestern University
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Collection Title: Ben Weese papersInclusive Dates: 1925–2001 (bulk 1971–1997) Repository: Art Institute of Chicago, Ryerson and Burnham Libraries
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Collection Title: Baldwin Kingrey collectionInclusive Dates: 1939–2004 (bulk 1947–1957) Repository: Art Institute of Chicago, Ryerson and Burnham Libraries
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Collection Title: F. Peter Weil photographsInclusive Dates: circa 1952–1964 Repository: Illinois Institute of Technology
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Collection Title: Roman Weil collection relating to Boris ArtzybasheffInclusive Dates: 1937–1943, 1932–1965 Repository: University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center
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Collection Title: Robert Walter WeirInclusive Dates: 1853 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Albert and Vera Buch Weisbord papersInclusive Dates: 1895–1986 (bulk 1950s–1970s) Repository: Chicago History Museum