Indigenous People and the Chicago Portage
Join us as John William Nelson, Eric Hemenway, and Raphael Wahwussuck discuss the critical importance of Chicago’s regional waterways to Indigenous history. Read More >
A Discussion with Chicago's New Directors
CCC in partnership with the Black Metropolis Research Consortium is proud to host A Discussion with Chicago's New Directors. Join Chicago Collections Consortium's Board Chair, Ellen Keith, Director of Research and Access and Chief Librarian at the Chicago History Museum as she speaks with Chicago's … Read More >
Political Collections in the Archives of the Chicago Public Library
As we near the end of this campaign season, complete with a Democratic National Convention here in Chicago, join the staff of CCC member Chicago Public Library Special Collections to look back on the history of politics in Chicago. They will share historical and archival resources like photographs, … Read More >
Dear Rhoda —A Play in Two Acts, by Donna Russell and David Ranney
This program will be held in-person at the Newberry. Confined to a tuberculosis sanitarium, Rhoda corresponds with Jerry, a left-wing Jewish bookseller. Their letters reveal that the challenges and hatred they face are countered by their mutual love for each other, their passion for literature, po… Read More >
Mapping Indigenous Chicago
Take a deep dive into the process of creating the many multifaceted and interactive maps for the Newberry’s “Indigenous Chicago” project, with scholars who helped to conceptualize and build them. Read More >
A Discussion with Chicago Covenants
Join Ellen Keith, Chicago Collections Consortium's Board Chair and Director of Research and Access, and Chief Librarian at Chicago History Museum, who will be in conversation with LaDale Winling, Virginia Tech, and Maura Fennelly, Northwestern University. Learn how and why the Chicago Covenants proj… Read More >