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: Susan Cayton Woodson papersInclusive Dates: 1910–2004 Repository: Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library Center
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Collection Title: Works Progress Administration collectionInclusive Dates: circa 1938–1943 Repository: Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections and Preservation Division
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Collection Title: World's Columbian Exposition recordsInclusive Dates: 1890–1904 (bulk 1890–1894) Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: World's Columbian Exposition collectionInclusive Dates: 1891–1998 Repository: University of Illinois at Chicago, Richard J. Daley Library Special Collections and University Archives
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Collection Title: World's Columbian Exposition card photographsInclusive Dates: 1893 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: World's Columbian Exposition and other lantern slidesInclusive Dates: 1893–1900 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Lantern slides from the World's Columbian ExpositionInclusive Dates: 1893–1894 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Edward F. Worst papersInclusive Dates: circa 1893–1948 Repository: Chicago History Museum
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Collection Title: Frank Lloyd Wright Trust archives, reference and rotating collectionInclusive Dates: 1889–1959 Repository: Frank Lloyd Wright Trust
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Collection Title: Wrightiana collectionInclusive Dates: circa 1897–1997 Repository: Art Institute of Chicago, Ryerson and Burnham Libraries