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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: George Cleveland Hall Branch archivesInclusive Dates: 1930–1975 Repository: Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections and Preservation Division
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Collection Title: Chicago Reader artwork collectionInclusive Dates: 1973–2005 Repository: Newberry Library
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Collection Title: Chicago Society of Artists recordsInclusive Dates: 1953–1956 Repository: University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center
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Collection Title: Chicago Society of Decorative Art decorative art scrapbookInclusive Dates: (undated) Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Chicago Society of Decorative Art miscellaneous pamphletsInclusive Dates: (undated) Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Chicago Society of Decorative Art recordsInclusive Dates: 1877–1895 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Art Audio-Visual collectionInclusive Dates: 1960s–present Repository: Chicago State University
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Collection Title: Chicago Water Color Club papersInclusive Dates: 1909–1914 Repository: Art Institute of Chicago, Institutional Archives
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Collection Title: Chicago Woman's Aid recordsInclusive Dates: 1903–1988 Repository: University of Illinois at Chicago, Richard J. Daley Library Special Collections and University Archives
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Collection Title: Chicago Woman's Club recordsInclusive Dates: 1876–1998 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Chicago Woman's Club anniversary scrapbookInclusive Dates: October 1923 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Chiswick Book Shop (New York, N.Y.) recordsInclusive Dates: 1952–1958 Repository: Newberry Library
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Collection Title: Frederic Edwin Church papersInclusive Dates: 1865 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Barbara Ciurej and Lindsay Lochman papersInclusive Dates: 1980–2010 Repository: Loyola University Chicago, Women and Leadership Archives
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Collection Title: Ciurlonis Lithuanian Art Gallery collectionInclusive Dates: circa 1930s–present (bulk 1950s–present) Repository: Lithuanian Research and Studies Center
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Collection Title: Ralph E. Clarkson papersInclusive Dates: circa 1900–1941 Repository: Art Institute of Chicago, Ryerson and Burnham Libraries
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Collection Title: Cliff Dwellers recordsInclusive Dates: 1890–ongoing Repository: Newberry Library
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Collection Title: George M. Cohen papersInclusive Dates: 1948–1999 Repository: Northwestern University
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Collection Title: Herman Cohen correspondence and notesInclusive Dates: 1954 Repository: Newberry Library
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Collection Title: Thomas Cole papersInclusive Dates: 1834 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Ed Colker papersInclusive Dates: 1999–2004 Repository: Newberry Library
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Collection Title: Oral History collectionInclusive Dates: 1998–2004 Repository: Columbia College Chicago
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Collection Title: Chester Commodore papersInclusive Dates: 1914–2004 Repository: Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library Center
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Collection Title: Chicago Renaissance: A Festival Celebrating African American ArtInclusive Dates: 1997–2001 Repository: Chicago State University
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Collection Title: William F. Conger papersInclusive Dates: 1971–2010 Repository: Northwestern University