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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: Harvey Breit correspondenceInclusive Dates: 1940–1965 (bulk 1945–1960) Repository: Northwestern University
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Collection Title: Daniel Brenner papersInclusive Dates: 1947–1986 Repository: Art Institute of Chicago, Ryerson and Burnham Libraries
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Collection Title: Walter S. Brewster Collection of WhistlerianaInclusive Dates: 1871–1947 Repository: Art Institute of Chicago, Ryerson and Burnham Libraries
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Collection Title: Morrie Brickman cartoonsInclusive Dates: 1966–1985 Repository: Newberry Library
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Collection Title: Old Northwest Territory Art Exhibit collectionInclusive Dates: 1947–1951 Repository: Art Institute of Chicago, Ryerson and Burnham Libraries
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Collection Title: Edgar and Margaret Britton papersRepository: University of Illinois at Chicago, Richard J. Daley Library Special Collections and University Archives
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Collection Title: Edgar and Margaret Britton papersRepository: University of Illinois at Chicago, Richard J. Daley Library Special Collections and University Archives
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Collection Title: Robert Broderick papersInclusive Dates: 1926–2003 Repository: Loyola University Chicago, University Archives and Special Collections
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Collection Title: Virginia Gaertner Broderick papersInclusive Dates: 1909–2004 Repository: Loyola University Chicago, Women and Leadership Archives
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Collection Title: Caroline Shawk Brooks photograph collectionInclusive Dates: circa 1880–1910 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: William Bross papersInclusive Dates: 1813–1956 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Adolf J. Brown stencil collectionRepository: Art Institute of Chicago, Ryerson and Burnham Libraries
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Collection Title: James Gordon and Elizabeth Palmer Brown archiveRepository: Art Institute of Chicago, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Roger Brown Study Collection
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Collection Title: Francis Fisher Browne papersInclusive Dates: circa 1860–1949, bulk 1873–1915 Repository: Newberry Library
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Collection Title: Thomas Barbour Bryan lettersInclusive Dates: 1853–1889 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Henry Lewis Bullen papersInclusive Dates: 1908-1912 Repository: Newberry Library
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Collection Title: Henry Lewis Bullen printing history collectionInclusive Dates: 1933–1936 Repository: Newberry Library
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Collection Title: E. A. Burbank papersInclusive Dates: 1897–1949 Repository: Newberry Library
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Collection Title: David L. Burke design collectionInclusive Dates: 1964–1978 Repository: University of Illinois at Chicago, Richard J. Daley Library Special Collections and University Archives
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Collection Title: Daniel H. Burnham collectionInclusive Dates: 1836–1946 (bulk 1880–1925) Repository: Art Institute of Chicago, Ryerson and Burnham Libraries
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Collection Title: Jack Burnham Biographical FileRepository: Northwestern University
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Collection Title: Fanny Butcher papersInclusive Dates: 1830–1984, bulk 1910–1984 Repository: Newberry Library
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Collection Title: Architectural records for buildings by Francis Barry ByrneInclusive Dates: circa 1914–1967 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: John M. Cadel papersInclusive Dates: circa 1920s–circa 1970s Repository: Casa Italia
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Collection Title: John Cage correspondenceInclusive Dates: 1901-1993 (bulk 1960-1990) Repository: Northwestern University