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Chicago's Art-Related Archival Materials

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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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  • Chicago Public Library. George Cleveland Hall Branch

    Collection Title: George Cleveland Hall Branch archives
    Inclusive Dates: 1930–1975
    Repository: Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections and Preservation Division

  • Chicago Reader

    Collection Title: Chicago Reader artwork collection
    Inclusive Dates: 1973–2005
    Repository: Newberry Library

  • Chicago Society of Artists

    Collection Title: Chicago Society of Artists records
    Inclusive Dates: 1953–1956
    Repository: University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center

  • Chicago Society of Decorative Art

    Collection Title: Chicago Society of Decorative Art records
    Inclusive Dates: 1877–1895
    Repository: Chicago History Museum

  • Chicago Society of Decorative Art

    Collection Title: Chicago Society of Decorative Art decorative art scrapbook
    Inclusive Dates: (undated)
    Repository: Chicago History Museum

  • Chicago Society of Decorative Art

    Collection Title: Chicago Society of Decorative Art miscellaneous pamphlets
    Inclusive Dates: (undated)
    Repository: Chicago History Museum

  • Chicago State University

    Collection Title: Art Audio-Visual collection
    Inclusive Dates: 1960s–present
    Repository: Chicago State University

  • Chicago Water Color Club

    Collection Title: Chicago Water Color Club papers
    Inclusive Dates: 1909–1914
    Repository: Art Institute of Chicago, Institutional Archives

  • Chicago Woman's Aid

    Collection Title: Chicago Woman's Aid records
    Inclusive Dates: 1903–1988
    Repository: University of Illinois at Chicago, Richard J. Daley Library Special Collections and University Archives

  • Chicago Women's Club (Chicago, Ill.)

    Collection Title: Chicago Woman's Club anniversary scrapbook
    Inclusive Dates: October 1923
    Repository: Chicago History Museum

  • Chicago Women's Club (Chicago, Ill.)

    Collection Title: Chicago Woman's Club records
    Inclusive Dates: 1876–1998
    Repository: Chicago History Museum

  • Chiswick Book Shop

    Collection Title: Chiswick Book Shop (New York, N.Y.) records
    Inclusive Dates: 1952–1958
    Repository: Newberry Library

  • Church, Frederic Edwin, 1826-1900

    Collection Title: Frederic Edwin Church papers
    Inclusive Dates: 1865
    Repository: Chicago History Museum

  • Ciurej, Barbara, 1956-, Lochman, Lindsay

    Collection Title: Barbara Ciurej and Lindsay Lochman papers
    Inclusive Dates: 1980–2010
    Repository: Loyola University Chicago, Women and Leadership Archives

  • Ciurlonis Lithuanian Art Gallery (Chicago, Ill.)

    Collection Title: Ciurlonis Lithuanian Art Gallery collection
    Inclusive Dates: circa 1930s–present (bulk 1950s–present)
    Repository: Lithuanian Research and Studies Center

  • Clarkson, Ralph, 1861-1942

    Collection Title: Ralph E. Clarkson papers
    Inclusive Dates: circa 1900–1941
    Repository: Art Institute of Chicago, Ryerson and Burnham Libraries

  • Cliff Dwellers (Club)

    Collection Title: Cliff Dwellers records
    Inclusive Dates: 1890–ongoing
    Repository: Newberry Library

  • Cohen, George M., 1919-1999

    Collection Title: George M. Cohen papers
    Inclusive Dates: 1948–1999
    Repository: Northwestern University

  • Cohen, Herman, 1905-1997

    Collection Title: Herman Cohen correspondence and notes
    Inclusive Dates: 1954
    Repository: Newberry Library

  • Cole, Thomas, 1801-1848

    Collection Title: Thomas Cole papers
    Inclusive Dates: 1834
    Repository: Chicago History Museum

  • Colker, Ed, 1927-

    Collection Title: Ed Colker papers
    Inclusive Dates: 1999–2004
    Repository: Newberry Library

  • Columbia College (Chicago, Ill.)

    Collection Title: Oral History collection
    Inclusive Dates: 1998–2004
    Repository: Columbia College Chicago

  • Commodore, Chester, 1914-2004

    Collection Title: Chester Commodore papers
    Inclusive Dates: 1914–2004
    Repository: Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library Center

  • Conda, Isabella

    Collection Title: Chicago Renaissance: A Festival Celebrating African American Art
    Inclusive Dates: 1997–2001
    Repository: Chicago State University

  • Conger, William, 1937-

    Collection Title: William F. Conger papers
    Inclusive Dates: 1971–2010
    Repository: Northwestern University

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