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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: 57th Street Art Fair records and addendaInclusive Dates: 1964–2006, 2005 Repository: University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center
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Collection Title: 57th Street Art Fair collection of visual materials and 57th Street Art Fair files of Adrian AlexanderInclusive Dates: 1947–2001, 1964–1982 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Walter Burt Adams papersInclusive Dates: 1926–1988 Repository: Evanston History Center
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Collection Title: George Ade papersInclusive Dates: 1865–1971 Repository: Newberry Library
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Collection Title: Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum institutional recordsInclusive Dates: 1912–2008 Repository: Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum
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Collection Title: Mortimer Adler papersInclusive Dates: 1914–1995 Repository: University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center
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Collection Title: Fritz W. Albert photograph collectionInclusive Dates: circa 1895–1935 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Photographs of the Century of ProgressInclusive Dates: 1933–1934 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Ivan Albright medical drawings made in Nantes, FranceInclusive Dates: 1918–1919 Repository: University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center
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Collection Title: Ivan Albright collectionInclusive Dates: 1888–1995 (bulk 1900–1980) Repository: Art Institute of Chicago, Ryerson and Burnham Libraries
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Collection Title: Harold Allen Egyptomania collectionInclusive Dates: 1780–1998 Repository: Art Institute of Chicago, Ryerson and Burnham Libraries
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Collection Title: Washington Allston papersInclusive Dates: 1816 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Franz Altschuler collectionInclusive Dates: 1910–2007 Repository: Pritzker Military Museum & Library
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Collection Title: American Center for Design recordsInclusive Dates: 1927–1994 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: American Terra Cotta Company photograph collectionInclusive Dates: circa 1890–1915 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Polly Scribner Ames papersInclusive Dates: 1938–1993 Repository: University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center
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Collection Title: Michael Anania papersInclusive Dates: circa 1950s–2006 Repository: University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center
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Collection Title: Anchor Graphics archiveInclusive Dates: 1990–2016 Repository: Columbia College Chicago
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Collection Title: Donald M. Anderson papersInclusive Dates: 1942–1995 Repository: Newberry Library
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Collection Title: Sherwood Anderson papersInclusive Dates: 1872–1992 Repository: Newberry Library
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Collection Title: William B. Andruss diary and commissionsInclusive Dates: 1855–1876 Repository: Newberry Library
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Collection Title: ARC Gallery recordsRepository: Art Institute of Chicago, Ryerson and Burnham Libraries
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Collection Title: Arché Club recordsInclusive Dates: 1890–1990 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Emil Armin papersInclusive Dates: 1929–1971 Repository: Art Institute of Chicago, Ryerson and Burnham Libraries
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Collection Title: May Armstrong autograph book [manuscript]Inclusive Dates: 1875–1881 Repository: Chicago History Museum