Architecture

The Ryerson & Burnham Archives collect artists' and architects' papers. Their collections are notably strong in late 19th- and 20th-century American architecture.

From the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress.

A collection of large architectural drawings of structures from firms such as Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Murphy/Jahn, and Krueck+Sexton, and more.

Material from the personal library of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe includes Japanese woodblock prints, photographs, and a series of renderings for furniture fabrication.

Urban renewal project initiated in 1949 by Arthur Rubloff for Chicago's Loop and Near North neighborhoods. Material pertains to the administration of the Project, housing, traffic planning, and public transportation.

Photographs of the construction of the UIC campus from Facility Information Management.

The Fair History material (Series 15) contains material for the layout, design and construction of a number of the Fair's buildings and features.

Contains series on Housing, Planning and Urban Renewal, Environment, and Transportation. Most of this collection is housed at the Library of Health Sciences Special Collections; a few files are at Daley Library Special Collections.