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
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Collection Title: John Cage Notations Project collectionInclusive Dates: 1884–1978 (bulk 1960–1969) Repository: Northwestern University
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Collection Title: John Cage correspondence addendaInclusive Dates: 1914–1992 Repository: Northwestern University
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Collection Title: John Alden Carpenter PapersInclusive Dates: 1890-1964, bulk 1900-1950 Repository: Newberry Library
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Collection Title: Gertrude Lueneburg Carrier papersInclusive Dates: 1921–1991 Repository: Newberry Library
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Collection Title: Christian Carsten papersInclusive Dates: circa 1912–1917 Repository: Wilmette Historical Museum
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Collection Title: Carter Manny papersInclusive Dates: 1893–1991 Repository: Art Institute of Chicago, Ryerson and Burnham Libraries
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Collection Title: Steven Jay Urry research collectionInclusive Dates: 1960–2012 Repository: Art Institute of Chicago, Ryerson and Burnham Libraries
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Collection Title: George Catlin papersInclusive Dates: 1837–1894 Repository: Field Museum of Natural History
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Collection Title: George Catlin lettersRepository: Newberry Library
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Collection Title: Caxton Club recordsInclusive Dates: 1895–[ongoing] Repository: Newberry Library
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Collection Title: A Century of Progress recordsInclusive Dates: 1927–1952 Repository: University of Illinois at Chicago, Richard J. Daley Library Special Collections and University Archives
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Collection Title: Century of Progress recordsInclusive Dates: 1928–1934 Repository: Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections and Preservation Division
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Collection Title: Century of Progress : Chicago world's fair centennial celebrationInclusive Dates: circa 1933–1934 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Childerly Chapel photograph albumInclusive Dates: circa 1926–circa 1930 Repository: Art Institute of Chicago, Ryerson and Burnham Libraries
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Collection Title: Christopher John Chamales papersInclusive Dates: 1919–1987 Repository: Art Institute of Chicago, Ryerson and Burnham Libraries
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Collection Title: Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin papersInclusive Dates: 1878–1932 Repository: University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center
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Collection Title: Warren Chappell book layouts for a proposed Christmas book on commission for Alfred E. HamillInclusive Dates: 1949–1967, bulk 1949 Repository: Newberry Library
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Collection Title: Edouard and Olga Chassaing personal papers and sketchbooksInclusive Dates: 1900–1970 Repository: Art Institute of Chicago, Institutional Archives
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Collection Title: David B. Cheskin papersInclusive Dates: 1935 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Commission for the Encouragement of Local Art recordsInclusive Dates: 1914–1945 Repository: Art Institute of Chicago, Institutional Archives
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Collection Title: Commission for the Encouragement of Local Art recordsInclusive Dates: 1915–1978 Repository: Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Municipal Reference Collection
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Collection Title: Public Art Program recordsInclusive Dates: circa 1978–present Repository: City of Chicago, Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events
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Collection Title: Chicago Academy of Design recordsInclusive Dates: 1871–1907 Repository: Art Institute of Chicago, Institutional Archives
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Collection Title: Chicago Art Silver Shop and Art Metal Studios recordsInclusive Dates: 1912–circa 1929 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Chicago Artists' Coalition recordsInclusive Dates: 1975–1989 Repository: Chicago History Museum