Explore Chicago Collections is an online portal created in conjunction with the first Chicago Collections Consortium exhibit at the Harold Washington Library Center. The Explore Chicago Collections online portal is a collaborative source of information about the history and culture of Chicago.
Researchers, teachers, students and the general public can locate or access over 100,000 maps, photos, and letters at member institutions all over the Chicago area. Users have the opportunity to explore the collections by topic — from government, to everyday life, and beyond. If you have a question you can also submit it. There are research librarians available.
It’s super cool check it out.
Sources of information on the portal include: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago History Museum, Chicago Public Library, Columbia College Chicago, DePaul University, Illinois Institute of Technology, Loyola University Chicago, The Newberry Library, Northwestern University, Roosevelt University, The University of Chicago, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago Zoological Society, Alliance Française de Chicago, Chicago State University, Lake Forest College, the Theatre Historical Society of America, Northern Illinois University and Oak Park Public Library.
