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20th Century, Collection Essays

Chicago’s Left Bank: Playgrounds for People Who Think

Woodblock print in red on pink paper. Text reads "The Dil Pickler Poetry Number" in capital letters laid out around a nude woman reclining on her side and looking up. Stars fill in empty spots around her and the letters.

DCCAuthor
September 21, 2026

20th Century, Collection Essays

Mister Kelly’s and Midcentury Nightclub Culture in Chicago

Color postcard showing a city street at night. The street is lined with low buildings lit with bright lights and signs advertising restaurants, bars, and entertainment.

DCCAuthor
July 17, 2026

19th Century, 20th Century, Collection Essays

The Philippine-American War

Two-page spread of a small, lined notebook with handwritten text and drawings in blue pencil. The left-hand page is full of text, and the right-hand page has a drawing of Mayon volcano viewed from the sea.

DCCAuthor
June 5, 2026

19th Century, 20th Century, Collection Essays

Life, Labor, and Culture among Chicago’s Jewish Immigrant Garment Workers, 1880-1910

Cropped cover of a magazine in Yiddish. Blank except for the title at the top in bold lettering.

DCCAuthor
November 13, 2025

19th Century, 20th Century, Collection Essays

New Lessons for a New Empire: Americans Learn about the Greater United States

Color map of the Pacific Ocean labeled "Our Islands in the Pacific Ocean"

newberry
October 1, 2025

18th Century, 19th Century, 20th Century, Collection Essays

Documenting Birds in North America: Science, Art, and Culture

Black-and-white photo of two pigeons, one white or gray and one black, puffed up against the cold and sitting on the sidewalk at the edge of a grate.

DCCAuthor
September 22, 2025

19th Century, 20th Century, Collection Essays

Exploring the History of Photography and Indigenous Peoples

Black-and-white photograph of a group of Indigenous leaders. Some wear traditional dress and some where Euro-American suits.

DCCAuthor
September 17, 2025

20th Century, Collection Essays

The Jungle and the Community: Workers and Reformers in Turn-of-the-Century Chicago

Black-and-white photo of white men and boys processing sausage. A man removes the sausage from a processing machine, and the boys hang it over a long rod.

DCCAuthor
August 20, 2025

19th Century, 20th Century, Collection Essays

Representing Indigenous Peoples in the Archive

Pencil ledger art drawing of two Indigenous people standing by a tipi on a riverbank. They are wearing colorful blankets, and there is a horse saddle and bridle nearby.

DCCAuthor
August 20, 2025

19th Century, 20th Century, Collection Essays

Chicago Workers during the Long Gilded Age

DCCAuthor
April 22, 2025

19th Century, 20th Century, Collection Essays

Left-Wing Political Radicalism in Chicago, 1880-1960

Political cartoon of an immigrant entering the US, represented as a wall with an open door. The immigrant has a bomb for a head and carries a suitcase labeled "undesirable." The open door to the US is a labeled "immigration restrictions."

DCCAuthor
April 22, 2025

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Indigenous Chicago Curriculum

newberry
December 20, 2024