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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: Harold Haydon papers and addendaInclusive Dates: 1931–1970s Repository: University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center
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Collection Title: James Hayes papersInclusive Dates: 1921–1994 Repository: Newberry Library
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Collection Title: Harrison M. Hayford papersInclusive Dates: 1916–2002 Repository: Northwestern University
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Collection Title: George P. A. Healy collectionInclusive Dates: 1839–1889 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Harold R. Heaton political cartoonsInclusive Dates: 1909–circa 1913 Repository: Newberry Library
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Collection Title: Ben Hecht papersInclusive Dates: 1879–1983 Repository: Newberry Library
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Collection Title: Wallace Heckman papersInclusive Dates: 1871–1926 Repository: University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center
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Collection Title: Architectural records for Buildings and Interior Designs by Arthur HerczInclusive Dates: 1898–1930 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Firms Associated with Him and Arthur Hercz papersInclusive Dates: 1888–1994 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Jan Herman archiveInclusive Dates: 1967–2002 Repository: Northwestern University
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Collection Title: Robert Herrick papersInclusive Dates: 1887–1960 Repository: University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center
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Collection Title: Collection relating to Hicks' Portrait of LincolnInclusive Dates: 1860 June 13-1948 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Dick Higgins archiveInclusive Dates: 1958–1998 Repository: Northwestern University
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Collection Title: Nineteenth Century Club recordsInclusive Dates: 1897–1991 Repository: Historical Society of Oak Park & River Forest
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Collection Title: Historical Society of Oak Park & River Forest's biographical filesRepository: Historical Society of Oak Park & River Forest
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Collection Title: Historical Society of Oak Park & River Forest's subject filesRepository: Historical Society of Oak Park & River Forest
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Collection Title: Barnet Hodes papers, part 2Inclusive Dates: 1931–1975 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Malvina Hoffman papersInclusive Dates: 1928–1985 Repository: Field Museum of Natural History
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Collection Title: Frank Holland papersInclusive Dates: 1881–1975 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Eliza L. Schulte papersInclusive Dates: circa 1977–1990 Repository: Newberry Library
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Collection Title: John Francis Holme drawingsInclusive Dates: 1901–1902 Repository: Newberry Library
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Collection Title: Harriet Hosmer papersInclusive Dates: 1865 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Mary Reynolds collectionInclusive Dates: 1892–1972 Repository: Art Institute of Chicago, Ryerson and Burnham Libraries
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Collection Title: Photographic copies of Grace Carpenter Hudson’s paintings of Pomo IndiansInclusive Dates: circa 1920–circa 1937 Repository: Newberry Library
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Collection Title: College of Architecture and Art -- Department of Art and Design -- faculty papers -- Martin R. Hurtig collectionInclusive Dates: 1967–2006 Repository: University of Illinois at Chicago, Richard J. Daley Library Special Collections and University Archives
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Collection Title: Maude Phelps McVeigh Hutchins collection and addendaInclusive Dates: 1930–1946, 1938–1947 Repository: University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center
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Collection Title: Charles L. Hutchinson recordsInclusive Dates: 1885–1924 Repository: Art Institute of Chicago, Institutional Archives
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Collection Title: Charles L. Hutchinson papersInclusive Dates: 1880–1924 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Charles L. Hutchinson papersInclusive Dates: 1868–1934 Repository: Newberry Library
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Collection Title: Hyde Park Art Center's Exhibition filesInclusive Dates: 1939–present Repository: Hyde Park Art Center
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Collection Title: Hyde Park Historical Society collectionInclusive Dates: 1830–2009 Repository: University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center
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Collection Title: Iannelli papersInclusive Dates: circa 1910–circa 1920 Repository: Kalo Foundation
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Collection Title: Illinois Arts Council recordsInclusive Dates: 1977–1978 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Magda Heuermann miniatures collectionInclusive Dates: circa 1980–1996 Repository: Illinois Institute of Technology
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Collection Title: Indiana Society of Chicago recordsInclusive Dates: 1905–2003 (bulk 1930–1980) Repository: University of Illinois at Chicago, Richard J. Daley Library Special Collections and University Archives
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Collection Title: Thomas Ingmire notes and studiesInclusive Dates: circa 1984–1994 Repository: Newberry Library
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Collection Title: Visual materials from the Institute of Design part 2Inclusive Dates: circa 1937–1974 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Institute of Design collectionInclusive Dates: 1927–1970 Repository: University of Illinois at Chicago, Richard J. Daley Library Special Collections and University Archives
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Collection Title: Institute of Design photography oral history projectInclusive Dates: 2011 Repository: Illinois Institute of Technology
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Collection Title: Institute of Design recordsInclusive Dates: 1937–circa 1955 Repository: Illinois Institute of Technology
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Collection Title: Institute of Design recordsInclusive Dates: 1948–2001 (bulk 1957–2000) Repository: Illinois Institute of Technology
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Collection Title: Visual materials from the Institute of Design part 1Inclusive Dates: 1918–1949 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Institute of Design recordsInclusive Dates: circa 1955-circa 1998 Repository: Illinois Institute of Technology
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Collection Title: Janet Nickle collectionInclusive Dates: 1944–2002 Repository: Illinois Institute of Technology
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Collection Title: Institute of Design collectionInclusive Dates: circa 1934–1955, bulk 1940s–1950s Repository: Art Institute of Chicago, Ryerson and Burnham Libraries
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Collection Title: International Design Conference in Aspen papersInclusive Dates: 1954–1986 Repository: University of Illinois at Chicago, Richard J. Daley Library Special Collections and University Archives
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Collection Title: International Exhibition of Modern Art (Armory Show) collectionInclusive Dates: 1912–1915 Repository: Northwestern University
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Collection Title: William Rutherford P. Ireland papersInclusive Dates: circa 1925–1944 Repository: University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center
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Collection Title: Jack Weiss Associates collectionRepository: University of Illinois at Chicago, Richard J. Daley Library Special Collections and University Archives
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Collection Title: Timothy Jackson papersInclusive Dates: 2000–2008 Repository: Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library Center