Explore Chicago Collections Launch Event

Join us as Donald J. Waters, senior program officer for Scholarly Communications at The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and Chicago's own Alderman Edward M. Burke, discuss the magic and importance of collaboration, and keeping Chicago archives and collections accessible in the digital age. Read More >
Inaugural Lecture and Book Signing with Dominic Pacyga

Engaging Chicago: Telling the City’s History Today’s Chicago is a global city. It is marked not only by its financial ties to the international marketplace, but also by its academic, ethnic, and cultural ties across the world. Read More >
Gallery Talks and Tours

Join Guest Curator Riva Feshbach as she reveals how original sources from over 20 of Chicago's cultural repositories form the basis of Chicago's vibrant and multi-faceted history. Read More >
Inaugural Exhibition
Chicago Collections opens its first public exhibition at Chicago Public Library's Harold Washington Library Center. This three month exhibition highlights notable archives, manuscripts, and objects from our members' collections that you won't want to miss. Read More >
Annual Members Meeting
Join us on Tuesday, June 23, at The Newberry Library for the Chicago Collections Annual Members Meeting with guest speakers Carl Smith, Lisa Oppenheim, and Frank Valadez. Read More >