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: Elmer Jacobs papersInclusive Dates: 1925–1982 Repository: Newberry Library
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Collection Title: Herbert and Katherine Jacobs residence and Frank Lloyd Wright recordsInclusive Dates: 1924–1974 Repository: Art Institute of Chicago, Ryerson and Burnham Libraries
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Collection Title: Jacque Jacobsen papersInclusive Dates: circa 1900s–1980s Repository: Newberry Library
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Collection Title: Larry Janiak Teaching at the Institute of Design [videorecording]Inclusive Dates: 1968–1980 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Larry Janiak collectionInclusive Dates: 1960–1980 Repository: Chicago Film Archives
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Collection Title: Larry Janiak papersInclusive Dates: circa 2001 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Zoetrope (Newsletter) recordsInclusive Dates: 1977–1981 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Ute Jansen design collectionInclusive Dates: 1963–2008 Repository: University of Illinois at Chicago, Richard J. Daley Library Special Collections and University Archives
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Collection Title: Bertha E. Jaques papersInclusive Dates: 1922–1941 Repository: University of Illinois at Chicago, Richard J. Daley Library Special Collections and University Archives
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Collection Title: Vernon Jarrett videotape collectionInclusive Dates: 1991–1998 Repository: Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library Center
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Collection Title: Jewish Community Centers of Chicago recordsInclusive Dates: 1904–1985 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Joan Flasch Artists’ book collectionRepository: Art Institute of Chicago, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, John M. Flaxman Library
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Collection Title: Mail Art collectionRepository: Art Institute of Chicago, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, John M. Flaxman Library
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Collection Title: Kenneth O. Johnson papersInclusive Dates: 1931–1985, bulk 1953–1973 Repository: Newberry Library
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Collection Title: Calvin B. Jones papersInclusive Dates: 2007–2010 Repository: Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library Center
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Collection Title: Richmond A. Jones design papersInclusive Dates: 1970–2000 Repository: University of Illinois at Chicago, Richard J. Daley Library Special Collections and University Archives
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Collection Title: Sandra Jorgensen archiveInclusive Dates: 1952–circa 1970s Repository: Elmhurst Art Museum
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Collection Title: Clay Judson papersInclusive Dates: 1800–1966 Repository: Newberry Library
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Collection Title: Alfred Juergens sketchbookInclusive Dates: circa 1897 Repository: Art Institute of Chicago, Ryerson and Burnham Libraries
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Collection Title: Ruth Justus papersInclusive Dates: 1958–1970 Repository: Newberry Library
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Collection Title: Tibor Kalman collectionInclusive Dates: 1980–1993 Repository: University of Illinois at Chicago, Richard J. Daley Library Special Collections and University Archives
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Collection Title: Kalo Shop collection of visual materialsInclusive Dates: circa 1920–1970 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: A. Raymond Katz collection of visual materialsInclusive Dates: circa 1930–1950s Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: David Katzive papersRepository: Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
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Collection Title: Andrene Kauffman collectionRepository: Elmhurst Art Museum
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Collection Title: Official Kaufmann & Fabry photographs of the Century of ProgressInclusive Dates: 1933–1934 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Clay Kelly papersRepository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Kenilworth Assembly Hall Association RecordsInclusive Dates: 1894–present Repository: Kenilworth Historical Society
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Collection Title: William Kessler papersInclusive Dates: 1942 Repository: Illinois Institute of Technology
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Collection Title: Lithuanian Research and Studies Center Art collection filesInclusive Dates: circa 1924–present Repository: Lithuanian Research and Studies Center
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Collection Title: Photographic print collections and Peter Kiar collectionInclusive Dates: circa 1941–1980, circa 1970–1980 Repository: Northwestern Memorial Hospital Archives
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Collection Title: Krystyna Kibish-Ozarowska collectionRepository: Polish Museum of America
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Collection Title: Asian American Art Oral History ProjectInclusive Dates: 2009–ongoing Repository: DePaul University
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Collection Title: William J. Kinsman photograph collectionInclusive Dates: circa 1890–1929 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Wallace Kirkland papersInclusive Dates: 1890–1983 Repository: University of Illinois at Chicago, Richard J. Daley Library Special Collections and University Archives
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Collection Title: Eleanor Howard Collection of Wallace Kirkland photographsInclusive Dates: 1950s–1960s Repository: University of Illinois at Chicago, Richard J. Daley Library Special Collections and University Archives
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Collection Title: Hull-House photograph collection (formerly known as the Jane Addams Memorial Collection)Inclusive Dates: 1860s–1970s and undated (bulk 1900–1950)