Manuscript Collections
The manuscript collection contains archival records of individuals and organizations that document the political, social, and cultural history of Chicago, with a focus on the 20th and 21st centuries. The strengths of the manuscript collection include the history of the Hull-House settlement; A Century of Progress World's Fair; Chicago politics and government; Chicago design history; Midwest women's history; and the history of African Americans in Chicago.
The manuscript collection contains over four hundred discrete collections, which are organized by collection name.
Complete list of available collections and links to finding aids
What is a finding aid?
A finding aid is a descriptive guide for an archival collection. Finding aids include information about the origin, history, content, date and format of the records. Finding aids often contain detailed inventories to help researchers locate relevant materials efficiently. Finding aids on the Special Collections website will either appear as a web page or as a PDF document that you can download to your hard drive.
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