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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: Susan Sensemann papersInclusive Dates: 1969–2011 Repository: Loyola University Chicago, Women and Leadership Archives
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Collection Title: Ralph Fletcher Seymour collectionInclusive Dates: 1898–1966 Repository: Lake Forest College Library
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Collection Title: Fern Shaffer papersInclusive Dates: 1982–2005 Repository: Loyola University Chicago, Women and Leadership Archives
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Collection Title: Raymond E. Shank papersInclusive Dates: 1926–1993 Repository: Newberry Library
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Collection Title: Joseph Randall Shapiro papersRepository: Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
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Collection Title: Winterbotham-Shaw Family papersInclusive Dates: 1909–1991 Repository: Newberry Library
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Collection Title: Alfred P. Shaw collectionRepository: Art Institute of Chicago, Ryerson and Burnham Libraries
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Collection Title: Frances Wells Shaw papersInclusive Dates: 1866–1976, (bulk 1925–1937) Repository: Newberry Library
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Collection Title: Shaw-Wells Family papers and Wells-Shaw Family photograph collectionInclusive Dates: 1792–1977, 1870–1929 (bulk 1880–1899) Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Winterbotham-Shaw Family papersInclusive Dates: 1909–1991 Repository: Newberry Library
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Collection Title: Gary SheahanInclusive Dates: 1946–1957 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Shedd Aquarium archivesRepository: Shedd Aquarium
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Collection Title: Vaughn Shoemaker cartoon collectionInclusive Dates: 1961–1991 Repository: Wheaton College Archives & Special Collections
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Collection Title: Arthur Siegel photograph collection supplement 1Inclusive Dates: 1930–1960 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Arthur Siegel photograph collection supplement 2Inclusive Dates: 1950–1969 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Arthur Siegel papersInclusive Dates: 1927–1985 Repository: Art Institute of Chicago, Ryerson and Burnham Libraries
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Collection Title: Arthur Siegel photograph collectionInclusive Dates: circa 1930–1969 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Layle Silbert papersInclusive Dates: 1910–2003 Repository: University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center
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Collection Title: Michael Silikis collectionInclusive Dates: 1920s–1960s Repository: Lithuanian Research and Studies Center
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Collection Title: Jack Simmerling collectionInclusive Dates: 1950–2012 Repository: Glessner House Museum
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Collection Title: Hi Simons papersInclusive Dates: 1915–1950 Repository: University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center
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Collection Title: Diane Simpson papersInclusive Dates: 1978–2012 Repository: Loyola University Chicago, Women and Leadership Archives
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Collection Title: Otto G. von Simson papersInclusive Dates: 1944–1957 Repository: University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center
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Collection Title: SisterSerpents recordsInclusive Dates: 1989–2001 (bulk 1989–1996) Repository: Loyola University Chicago, Women and Leadership Archives
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Collection Title: Smart Museum recordsInclusive Dates: 1960s–2007 Repository: University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center