A consortium of libraries, museums, and other institutions with archives that collaborate to preserve and share the history and culture of the Chicago region.
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Dennis McClendon, who created one of Chicago's most iconic and useful guides: the color-coded map of the CTA’s L lines, has died at 67 from complications of cancer. He was a highly skilled cartographer and part of an elite group of Chicago history buffs. trib.al/v38CZ0k
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.@ChiCollections, in partnership with the @uiclibrary, is proud to host the launch of the book, CHICAGO MODERN MAYORS: From Harold Washington to Lori Lightfoot, on Tuesday, January 23 at 6pm CST.
Register here: eventbrite.com/e/chicagos-mo…
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We are thrilled to welcome Thomas Leslie and Lee Bey next Thursday for a conversation about the skyscraper's role in Chicago's politics, demographics, and expansion during the postwar era. Register for this free in-person event or livestream here: newberry.org/calendar/chicag…
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TODAY: Join us for a fascinating journey into the life and career of legendary radio personality, Dick Biondi! We are thrilled to have Pamela Pulice of @DickBiondiFilm and journalist @RobertFeder joining us, adding their unique insights and perspectives. loom.ly/rxlDyYE
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Some news this morning...we've completed the acquisition of documents and photos related to the SS Eastland tragedy of 1915. The full collection will soon be added to the Newberry’s stacks and digitized. Thank you to the Eastland Disaster Historical Society for its partnership.
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Join us THIS Saturday for a summer celebration in Bughouse Square! At this free event, we'll celebrate the power of storytelling, the future of our city, and 2023 Pattis Award recipient Toya Wolfe (@ToyaWolves).
See the full event lineup: newberry.org/calendar/chicag…
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We're officially open for nominations! Cultural heritage institutions can nominate an Illinois newspaper to be digitized and made freely available online. Nominate a title now through September 30, 2023: forms.illinois.edu/sec/12118…. More information: library.illinois.edu/illinoi…
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Doing a book talk on June 8, 6pm at @NewberryLibrary, @ChiCollections in conversation with @SimonBalto. It's free and open to the public, but preregistration is encouraged. Am super excited! newberry.org/calendar/when-t…
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🎉TONIGHT🎉
Join us for at 6PM at the Harold Washington Library for live a free live performance of NO BLUE MEMORIES, a uniquely staged retelling of Brooks’s life using simple, illuminative paper-cut puppetry. #OnePoemOneChicago bit.ly/3LTSapQ
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Tune in today to @ChiCollections panel discussion on Public Records in Chicago: Acquisition and Accessibility featuring Inspector General @DeborahWitzburg.
Event details 🔗 bit.ly/3Gq2YJk
ALT Public Records in Chicago: Acquisition and Accessibility
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Thank you @ChiCollections for inviting Inspector General @DeborahWitzburg as a panelist to discuss Public Records in Chicago: Acquisition and Accessibility on May 4.
Event details 🔗 bit.ly/3Gq2YJk.
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Join us online on 3/7 for "Call & Response: Lawrence Steger's Archives & Lasting Legacy," a convo on the ways the influential 80s/90s #PerformanceArtist influences #ContemporaryArtists today. Presented by @ChiCollections w/ #Gallery400. Register: bit.ly/3J1CXBM
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Teach with primary sources from the Newberry's collections. This FREE lesson plan focuses on housing discrimination, redlining, and blockbusting in 1960s Chicago.
Access it here: dcc.newberry.org/?p=20838
ALT A group photo of the Prescott family in the early 20th century. The Prescott Family Papers are used as primary sources in the Newberry teaching resource linked here.
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You can check out the map here: chicagocovenants.com/covenan…
Come check out the web map for our racial covenants research in Chicago. Hundreds of covenants covering tens of thousands of parcels. @ChicagoCovenant
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What happens to a community after the factories close down? Join us 1/19 for a free preview screening "SOUTHEAST," an upcoming doc focused on the long-term experience of deindustrialization in America's heartland.
Register now at: loom.ly/62K4d3A
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This Thursday, November 3rd at 6:00pm - A Discussion with Chicago's New Directors! Learn more about new library directors in Chicago. Jointly presented by the @ChicagoBMRC and @ChiCollections. Register today for this virtual conversation - ow.ly/ezmN50Lr9jk
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WeDigBio starts today! Can't attend an in-person event? Don't worry, you can still be a part of WeDigBio! Learn how you can participate from anywhere by transcribing specimen labels on the Notes From Nature citizen science platform. bit.ly/3SgjvDD
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@NationalHistory Day excitement begins! We welcome students looking for topics & primary sources on the Frontiers in History theme! See our NHD page tinyurl.com/mr2675d7 for info & ideas. @ChicagoMuseum @ChiCollections
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Today at 1pm: stop by for an afternoon of storytelling w/ @laurenlikepolo, @RogersParkMan, @QueenLilyBe, @katie_prout, & more.
View the full lineup: newberry.org/07302022-chicag…
