Online Resources
The following sites may be helpful when researching the history of Hull-House. If you do not find the information you are looking for, please visit or email Special Collections.
- Jane Addams Hull-House MuseumWebsite for the historical museum housed in two of the original Hull-House buildings.
- Hull-House Photograph collectionThis collection contains thousands of photographs and artworks that pertain to Jane Addams, the Hull-House settlement house, Chicago's Near West Side, and other topics related to the history of Hull-House.
- Hull-House collectionThe Hull-House collection consists of bulletins and annual reports that documents the history of Hull-House from its founding in 1889 until the mid 1960s when the settlement moved from its original location on Halsted Street.
- Women and Social Movements in the U.S. 1600-2000 - Scholars' editionThis resource for students and scholars of U.S. history and U.S. women's history seeks to advance scholarly debate and make the insights of women's history accessible to teachers and students at universities, colleges, and high schools.
- In the Vicinity of Maxwell and Halsted Streets, Chicago 1890-1930In the Vicinity of Maxwell and Halsted Streets, Chicago 1890-1930 constructs an intimate fresh urban perspective on years labeled a Progressive liberal era in U.S. history. As ever in the “human documentary,” the historical devil embedded in the riches of archival sources dwells in the local detail.
- Swarthmore College Peace CollectionSwarthmore holds the personal papers of Jane Addams.
Subject Guide
Pamela Hackbart-Dean
Contact:
University Library
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Chicago, IL 60607
801 S. Morgan St. 3-330 (MC 234)
Chicago, IL 60607
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