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: Director George William Eggers records from the Art Institute of Chicago, Institutional ArchivesInclusive Dates: 1918–1921 Repository: Art Institute of Chicago, Institutional Archives
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Collection Title: Passavant Memorial Hospital records, general art files, Harry Ekman papersInclusive Dates: 1865-1972 Repository: Northwestern Memorial Hospital Archives
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Collection Title: JoAnn Elam collectionInclusive Dates: 1967–1990 (bulk 1970–1990) Repository: Chicago Film Archives
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Collection Title: Elks National Memorial and Headquarters archivesInclusive Dates: circa 1900–present Repository: Elks National Veterans Memorial
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Collection Title: Elmhurst Art Museum's Exhibition filesInclusive Dates: 1981–present Repository: Elmhurst Art Museum
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Collection Title: Elmhurst College Art Collection administrative filesInclusive Dates: circa 1970s–present Repository: Elmhurst College
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Collection Title: Elmhurst Historical Museum's biography collectionsRepository: Elmhurst Historical Museum
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Collection Title: General Reference collectionRepository: Elmhurst Historical Museum
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Collection Title: Hugo Erichsen papersInclusive Dates: 1916–1939 Repository: University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center
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Collection Title: Evanston History Center's Subject filesRepository: Evanston History Center
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Collection Title: Evanston History Center's biographical filesRepository: Evanston History Center
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Collection Title: Robert L. Even Chicago design history collectionInclusive Dates: 1991–1992 Repository: University of Illinois at Chicago, Richard J. Daley Library Special Collections and University Archives
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Collection Title: The Experimental Sound Studio collectionInclusive Dates: 1986–2007 Repository: Experimental Sound Studio
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Collection Title: Alfeo Faggi collectionInclusive Dates: 1914–1950 Repository: Art Institute of Chicago, Ryerson and Burnham Libraries
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Collection Title: Edith Farnsworth, MD, papersInclusive Dates: 1938–1977 Repository: Northwestern Memorial Hospital Archives
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Collection Title: Nicole Ferentz papersInclusive Dates: 2003 Repository: Loyola University Chicago, Women and Leadership Archives
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Collection Title: Photographs of Artists at WorkInclusive Dates: circa 1896–1940s Repository: Field Museum of Natural History
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Collection Title: Eugene Field papersInclusive Dates: 1884–1892, 1920–1923 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Richard Filipowski and Patricia Parker photographsInclusive Dates: 1942–1944 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Alain Findeli papersInclusive Dates: circa 1937–1992 Repository: Illinois Institute of Technology
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Collection Title: John R. Fischetti collectionInclusive Dates: 1945–1980 Repository: Columbia College Chicago
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Collection Title: John Fischetti papersInclusive Dates: 1942–1995 Repository: Newberry Library
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Collection Title: Horace Spencer Fiske papersInclusive Dates: 1882–1938 Repository: University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center
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Collection Title: Alice Fordyce photograph collectionInclusive Dates: 1933–1934 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Norman Press collectionInclusive Dates: 1878–1965 Repository: Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections and Preservation Division
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Collection Title: Norman W. Forgue / Black Cat Press archivesInclusive Dates: 1930s–1970s Repository: University of Illinois at Chicago, Richard J. Daley Library Special Collections and University Archives
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Collection Title: Elmer A. Forsberg collectionInclusive Dates: circa 1920–1950 Repository: Art Institute of Chicago, Ryerson and Burnham Libraries
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Collection Title: Fortnightly of Chicago recordsInclusive Dates: 1869–2006 Repository: Newberry Library
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Collection Title: Gallery files from the Benedictine University, Fr. Michael E. Komechak, O.S.B. Art GalleryInclusive Dates: circa 1975–present Repository: Benedictine University, Fr. Michael E. Komechak, O.S.B. Art Gallery
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Collection Title: Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Competition collectionInclusive Dates: 1959–1960 Repository: Art Institute of Chicago, Ryerson and Burnham Libraries
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Collection Title: Mrs. A. A. Frazee collection of visual materialsInclusive Dates: circa 1880–1930 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Helen F. Frazee visual materials collection of decorative designsInclusive Dates: 1893–circa 1922 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: William Frederick collection of visual materialInclusive Dates: 1959–1995 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: William N. Frederick papersInclusive Dates: 1923–2008 (bulk 1958–2008) Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Photograph collection related to William FrederickInclusive Dates: 1987 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: William Frederick Collection of DrawingsInclusive Dates: 1977–1978 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Emma B. Freeman photographs of Yurok and Hupa Indians [graphic],Inclusive Dates: 1914–1918 Repository: Newberry Library
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Collection Title: Director William M. R. French records from the Art Institute of Chicago, Institutional ArchivesInclusive Dates: 1882–1914 Repository: Art Institute of Chicago, Institutional Archives
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Collection Title: Friends of American Art recordsInclusive Dates: 1910–1945 Repository: Art Institute of Chicago, Institutional Archives
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Collection Title: Friends of the Parks collectionInclusive Dates: 1970–1980 (bulk 1974–1979) Repository: University of Illinois at Chicago, Richard J. Daley Library Special Collections and University Archives
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Collection Title: Louis Agassiz Fuertes papersRepository: Field Museum of Natural History
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Collection Title: Ruth Frieder Fuhrer collectionRepository: Art Institute of Chicago, Ryerson and Burnham Libraries
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Collection Title: Henry Blake Fuller papersInclusive Dates: 1868–2000, bulk 1874–1929 Repository: Newberry Library
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Collection Title: Robert Fulton papersInclusive Dates: 1786–1805 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Blanche Marie Gallagher, BVM, papersInclusive Dates: 1958–2009 Repository: Loyola University Chicago, Women and Leadership Archives
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Collection Title: Gallery 312 RecordsInclusive Dates: 1994–2005 Repository: Columbia College Chicago
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Collection Title: College of Architecture, Art, and Urban Planning, Department of Art and Design, Gallery 400 exhibition catalogsInclusive Dates: 1985–2006 Repository: University of Illinois at Chicago, Richard J. Daley Library Special Collections and University Archives
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Collection Title: Michael Gamboney collectionInclusive Dates: 1931–1965 Repository: University of Illinois at Chicago, Richard J. Daley Library Special Collections and University Archives
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Collection Title: Helen Gardner papersInclusive Dates: circa 1934 Repository: Art Institute of Chicago, Institutional Archives
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Collection Title: William Day Gates photograph collectionInclusive Dates: circa 1890–1910 Repository: Chicago History Museum