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Chicago History

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CHICAGO HISTORY

 


 

Welcome to the Chicago History Library Guide! This guide provides resources for information pertaining to Chicago history. 


 

Chicago

 

Image: http://www.city-data.com/us-cities/The-Midwest/Chicago.html

 


Reference Resources


 

Chicago

Call Number: F548.18 .C395 2004

 

Chicago

Call Number: F548.18 .G58 2004

 

Encyclopedia of  Chicago 

Call Number: F548.3 .E53 2004

 

Chicago

Call Number: F548.18 .M34 2003

 

20th century Chicago:

100 years, 100 voices

Call Number: F548.5 .A15 2000

 

Hands on Chicago

Call Number: F548.18 .H38 1987

 

Chicago modern, 1893-1945: Pursuit of the New

Call Number: N6535 .C5 C476 2004

 


Online Databases


 

Chicago Defender (1910-1975) 

Historical collection of Chicago's premier African-American newspaper.

 

Chicago Tribune (1985-current)

Full text coverage from today's news and historical coverage back to 1985.

 

Chicago Tribune (1849-1990)

Historical collection from Chicago Tribune covering the years 1849-1990.

 

 

Ethnic Newswatch 

This database presents multi-ethnic and multi-cultural points of view from newspapers,

magazines, and journals.

 

Harper’s Historical Archive

Electronic Access to Harper's Weekly with dates ranging from 1857-1912.

 


Internet Resources


 

Chicago History Museum

Museum and research center dedicated to collecting, interpreting, and presenting the rich multicultural history of Chicago and Illinois.

 

City of Chicago

This website includes early Chicago history.

 

Encyclopedia of Chicago

This website is the electronic version of the printed Encyclopedia of Chicago

 

The Great Chicago Fire

The Great Chicago Fire & the Web of Memory consists of two main parts which include: five chronologically organized sections that together present a history of the fire and examines six ways in which the fire has been remembered.

 

Haitian American Museum of Chicago

The Haitian American Museum of Chicago (HAMOC) was Founded in 2012, it was created to hold programs and exhibits that will contribute to the rich multicultural tapestry in Chicago.  

 

National Archives and Records Administration-Great Lakes Region

Contains historical records dating from 1800 to the 1990's.

 

Urban Experience in Chicago:Hull-House And It’s Neighborhoods 1889-1963

The Urban Experience website is divided into six major sections: Historical Narrative, Timeline, Images, Geography, Teachers' Resources, and Search, each section has a different focus and strategy to engage in the subject matter.

                                            


Last Updated: August 20, 2020


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