Subject and Course Guides: History: Archives and Manuscripts

Archives and Manuscript Collections

Many libraries both in Chicago and beyond, have archives and manuscripts relevant to the study of race and education, especially those about Chicago. References in the secondary sources you read may point you to specific special collections. ArchivGrid, linked from this page, is a powerful tool to locate relevant archives and manuscripts. Also, by telephone or email, you can ask the curators at a special collection whether they have materials relevant to your topic.

Materials in a special collection are not always available for immediate use. If you decide to use materials in a special collection, arrange ahead of your visit for the materials to be ready when you arrive.

This page has links to selected special collections in Chicago as well.

ArchiveGrid

ArchiveGrid
ArchiveGrid is a database for searching through historical documents, personal papers, and family histories held in archives around the world. Thousands of libraries, museums, and archives have contributed nearly a million collection descriptions to ArchiveGrid. Researchers searching ArchiveGrid can learn about the many items in each of these collections, contact archives to arrange a visit to examine materials, and order copies.

Chicago Area Archival Collections

Explore Chicago Collections
The Chicago Collections Consortium aspires to increase public and scholarly interest in and study of the Chicago region's diverse history and culture. On this website, you can search and browse hundreds of collections from 20 different Chicago-area libraries, including UIC!
Black Metropolis Research Consortium
The Black Metropolis Research Consortium (BMRC) is a Chicago-based membership association of libraries, universities, museums, community/arts organizations and other archival institutions. The BMRC’s mission is to connect all who seek to document, share, understand and preserve Black experiences. It is the vision of the BMRC to be essential to promoting discovery, preservation, and use of Black historical collections.

Other Archival Guides

Schomburg Syllabus
Archives Black-authored and Black-related online educational resources to document Black studies, movements, and experiences in the 21st century. In connecting these web-archived resources to the Schomburg Center’s own unique materials, the project honors and recognizes the source and strength of Black self-education practices, collective study, and librarianship

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History: Archives and Manuscripts

Archives and Manuscript Collections

ArchiveGrid

Chicago Area Archival Collections

Other Archival Guides

Locations

Richard J. Daley Library

Library of the Health Sciences-Chicago

Library of the Health Sciences-Peoria

Crawford Library of the Health Sciences-Rockford

Library of the Health Sciences-Urbana