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Image of 1893: Chicago and the World's Columbian Exposition 1893: Chicago and the World's Columbian Exposition Diane Dillon and Hana Layson with Jim Montgomery 19th Century
Image of Abolition and European Imperialism in East Africa, 1845-1893 Abolition and European Imperialism in East Afri... Nathaniel Mathews, Binghamton University 19th Century
Image of Abraham Lincoln’s Legacy in Music Abraham Lincoln’s Legacy in Music Thomas J. Kernan 19th Century to 20th Century
Image of American Indians in an Age of Empire and Revolution, 1750-1783 American Indians in an Age of Empire and Revolu... Anthony Di Lorenzo 18th Century
Image of Americans and the Holocaust Americans and the Holocaust Daniel Greene, Northwestern University 20th Century
Image of Anti-Statism in U.S. History Anti-Statism in U.S. History Hana Layson with James T. Sparrow 18th Century to 20th Century
Image of Aphra Behn's Oroonoko: Slavery and Race in the Atlantic World Aphra Behn's Oroonoko: Slavery and Race in the ... Hana Layson with Amelia Zurcher 17th Century to 18th Century
Image of Art and Exploration in the American West and Mexico Art and Exploration in the American West and Me... Diane Dillon and Hana Layson 19th Century
Image of Art and Exploration of the Poles Art and Exploration of the Poles Diane Dillon and Hana Layson 19th Century to 20th Century
Image of Art In Chicago 1900-1935 Art In Chicago 1900-1935 Newberry Staff 20th Century
Image of Art of Conflict: Portraying American Indians, 1850–1900 Art of Conflict: Portraying American Indians, 1... Hana Layson with Patricia Marroquin Norby 19th Century
Image of Beowulf: History, Legend, and Mythology Beowulf: History, Legend, and Mythology Karl E. H. Seigfried
Image of Caste and Politics in the Struggle for Mexican Independence Caste and Politics in the Struggle for Mexican ... Hana Layson and Charlotte Ross with Christopher Boyer 19th Century
Image of Chicago after the Great Fire Chicago after the Great Fire Ginger Frere, MLIS, MBA 19th Century
Image of Chicago and the Great Migration, 1915–1950 Chicago and the Great Migration, 1915–1950 Hana Layson with Kenneth Warren 20th Century
Image of Chicago Defined: Space and Place, Homes and Journeys Chicago Defined: Space and Place, Homes and Jou... M. Brodie Austin with Bill Savage 19th Century to 20th Century
Image of Chicago Workers during the Long Gilded Age Chicago Workers during the Long Gilded Age Hana Layson with Leon Fink 19th Century to 20th Century
Image of Commodities and the Transformation of the North American Landscape Commodities and the Transformation of the North... Peter Nekola and Neal Dugre 19th Century to 20th Century
Image of Crossing Borders Across Venetian, Habsburg and Ottoman Empires, 1500-1800 Crossing Borders Across Venetian, Habsburg and ... Edin Hajdarpasic, Loyola University 16th Century to 19th Century
Daily Life in Early Modern France Blake Smith with Caroline Prud'Homme 15th Century to 17th Century
Image of Dissent and Democracy in Modern American History Dissent and Democracy in Modern American History Hana Layson with Robert Johnston 19th Century to 20th Century
Image of Experiencing the Great War, 1914-1918 and Beyond Experiencing the Great War Eugene Beiriger, Ph.D., DePaul University 20th Century
Image of Exploring American Art at the Newberry Exploring American Art at the Newberry Mark Pohlad 20th Century
Image of Faith in the City: Religion and Urban Life in Chicago, 1870-1920 Faith in the City: Religion and Urban Life in C... Christopher D. Cantwell and Daniel Greene 19th Century to 20th Century
Image of Flappers, G-men, and Prohibition’s Legacies Flappers, G-men, and Prohibition’s Legacies Rachel Bohlmann 20th Century
Image of Foods of the Columbian Exchange Foods of the Columbian Exchange Sarah Peters Kernan 17th Century
Image of Home Front: The Visual Culture of the Civil War North Home Front: The Visual Culture of the Civil War... Hana Layson with Daniel Greene 19th Century
Image of Imagining the American West in the Late Nineteenth Century Imagining the American West in the Late Ninetee... Hana Layson and Scott M. Stevens 19th Century
Image of Immigration and Citizenship in the United States, 1865-1924 Immigration and Citizenship in the United State... Hana Layson and Daniel Greene 19th Century to 20th Century
Image of Indians in the Archives Indians in the Archives Newberry Staff 19th Century to 20th Century
Image of Jazz, Chicago, and the Great Migration Jazz, Chicago, and the Great Migration Dr. Karl E. H. Seigfried 19th Century to 20th Century
Image of John C. Calhoun and American Disunion John C. Calhoun and American Disunion Robert Elder, Valparaiso University 19th Century
Image of Lifting as We Climb: African American Women’s Clubs in Progressive Era Chicago Lifting as We Climb: African American Women’s C... Linda Becker, Westinghouse College Prep, National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution–Chicago Chapter 2016 Newberry Teacher Fellow 19th Century to 20th Century
Image of Lincoln, the North, and the Question of Emancipation Lincoln, the North, and the Question of Emancip... Hana Layson with Kate Masur 19th Century
Image of Literature of the American Civil War Literature of the American Civil War Hana Layson with Justine Murison 19th Century
Image of Living in British Colonial India, 1750–1850 Living in British Colonial India, 1750–1850 Ruby Daily 18th Century to 19th Century
Image of Magic and Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe Magic and Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe Michael R. Lynn 16th Century to 17th Century
Image of Mapping Chicago and the Midwest, 1688–1906 Mapping Chicago and the Midwest, 1688–1906 Hana Layson and Diane Dillon 17th Century to 20th Century
Image of Maps and the Beginnings of Colonial North America Maps and the Beginnings of Colonial North America Neal Dugre 16th Century to 18th Century
Image of Maps and the Beginnings of Colonial North America: C3 Activity (Grades 9-12) Maps and the Beginnings of Colonial North Ameri... Nicholas Kryczka, PhD 16th Century to 18th Century
Image of Maps and the Beginnings of Colonial North America: Document-Based Questions Maps and the Beginnings of Colonial North Ameri... Nicholas Kryczka, PhD 16th Century to 18th Century
Image of Maps and the Beginnings of Colonial North America: Unit Plan (Grades 6-12) Maps and the Beginnings of Colonial North Ameri... Nicholas Kryczka, PhD 16th Century to 18th Century
Image of Maps and the Beginnings of Colonial North America: Visual Literacy Class Activity (Grades K-8) Maps and the Beginnings of Colonial North Ameri... Nicholas Kryczka, PhD 16th Century to 18th Century
Image of Mark Twain, Huckleberry Finn, and Race in Postbellum America Mark Twain, Huckleberry Finn, and Race in Postb... Alexandra Lindgren-Gibson with Lawrence Howe 19th Century
Image of Marriage and Family in Shakespeare's England Marriage and Family in Shakespeare's England Hana Layson with Susan Phillips 17th Century
Image of Migration and the Midwest Migration and the Midwest Rachel Boyle, PhD 19th-20th Century
Image of Modernism and Chicago Modernism and Chicago Liesl Olson, The Newberry 20th Century
Image of Olaudah Equiano and the Eighteenth-Century Debate over Africa and the Slave Trade Olaudah Equiano and the Eighteenth-Century Deba... Hana Layson with Valentina Tikoff 18th Century
Image of Other Americans and the American Revolution Other Americans and the American Revolution Carolyn Latshaw, National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution–Chicago Chapter 2014 Newberry Teacher Fellow 18th Century to 19th Century
Image of Perspectives on the Mexican Revolution Perspectives on the Mexican Revolution Hana Layson with Christopher Boyer 20th Century
Image of Picturing the Century of Progress: The 1933-34 Chicago World's Fair Picturing the Century of Progress: The 1933-34... Newberry Staff 20th Century
Image of Race, Respectability, and Resilience: African Americans in the Midwest Race, Respectability, and Resilience: African A... Cathleen Martin, 2018-19 Mellon Foundation-Newberry Teacher Fellow
Image of Religious Change and Print Culture in the Reformation Religious Change and the Reformation Dr. Chris Fletcher 16th Century to 17th Century
Image of Religious Change and the Ottoman Empire, 1450-1750 Religious Change and the Ottoman Empire Edin Hajdarpasic, Loyola University 15th Century to 18th Century
Image of Religious Wars in Early Modern Europe Religious Wars in Early Modern Europe Christopher Fletcher, The Newberry 16 Century to 17th Century
Image of Renaissance Invention: Stradanus’s Nova Reperta Renaissance Invention: Stradanus’s Nova Reperta Lia Markey, Suzanne Karr Schmidt, Stephanie Reitzig 15th -18th century
Image of Representing the American Revolution, 1768–1893 Representing the American Revolution, 1768–1893 Hana Layson with Eric Slauter 18th Century to 19th Century
Image of Romantic Orientalism Romantic Orientalism Matthew Clarke, Newberry Library 18th-19th centuries
Image of Searching for Ophelia in the Archive Searching for Ophelia in the Archive Paul Hecht 16th Century to 20th Century
Image of Shakespeare in the Nineteenth-Century United States Shakespeare in the Nineteenth-Century United St... Dr. Jill Gage 19th century
Image of Shakespeare's Romans: Politics and Ethics in Julius Caesar and Coriolanus Shakespeare's Romans: Politics and Ethics in Ju... Hana Layson with Amelia Zurcher 16th Century to 19th Century
Image of Shakespeare's The Tempest and Utopias of the European Renaissance Shakespeare's The Tempest and Utopias of the Eu... Hana Layson with Kasey Evans 17th Century to 19th Century
Image of Slavery, Civil War, and the "New Birth of Freedom" Slavery, Civil War, and the "New Birth of Freedom" Rachel Rooney with Thomas Holt 19th Century
Image of Subject to Citizen, Kingdom to Nation: Changing Notions of Identity in the Age of the French Revolution Subject to Citizen, Kingdom to Nation: Changing... Hana Layson and Jessica Grzegorski with Valentina Tikoff 18th Century
Image of Subversives in the City: Responses to Political Radicalism in Chicago Subversives in the City: Responses to Political... Hana Layson with David Krugler 19th Century to 20th Century
Image of The 1919 Race Riots The 1919 Race Riots Megan Geigner, Ph.D., Northwestern University 20th Century
Image of The American Gothic The American Gothic Dr. Kara Johnson, The Newberry
Image of The American Renaissance in Context The American Renaissance in Context Hana Layson with Lawrence Howe 19th Century
The Anti-Slavery Movement in Chicago and Illinois Cristen Chapman, National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution–Chicago Chapter 2015 Newberry Teacher Fellow 19th Century
Image of The Colonization of the Black Hills in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, in Historic Maps and Documents The Colonization of the Black Hills in the Nine... Peter Nekola 19th Century to 20th Century
Image of The Crusades: Motivations, Administration, and Cultural Influence The Crusades: Motivations, Administration, and ... Rachel Rooney with Andrew Miller
Image of The Discovery of Chocolate The Discovery of Chocolate Sarah Peters Kernan
Image of The English Reformation: Tradition and Change The English Reformation: Tradition and Change Ann Kuzdale 16th Century
Image of The French Colonial Empire, 1500-1800 The French Colonial Empire, 1500-1800 Blake Smith 16 Century to 19th Century
Image of The Golden Age of Chicago Baseball in an Era of Social Turmoil: Sport and Society 1901-19 The Golden Age of Chicago Baseball in an Era of... Robert Bionaz, Chicago State University 20th Century
The History of Coffee in the West Valentina Tikoff, Ph.D., DePaul University 16th Century to 20th Century
Image of The Inquisition The Inquisition Christopher Fletcher 15th Century to 19th Century
The Irish Question Keelin Burke, Ph.D., The Newberry
Image of The Jungle and the Community: Workers and Reformers in Turn-of-the-Century Chicago The Jungle and the Community: Workers and Refor... Hana Layson with James R. Barrett 20th Century
Image of The Legacy of the Middle Ages in the Renaissance and Beyond The Legacy of the Middle Ages in the Renaissanc... Dr. Karen Christianson, Newberry Library 13th Century to 15th Century
Image of The Making of the Bible, 400-1700 The Making of the Bible, 400-1700 Dr. Christopher Fletcher, Newberry Library 5th-18th centuries
Image of The Medieval Spice Trade The Medieval Spice Trade Sarah Peters Kernan 15th Century to 17th Century
Image of The New Deal in Chicago and the Midwest The New Deal in Chicago and the Midwest Ashley Johnson Bavery, Eastern Michigan University 20th Century
Image of The Single Woman in U.S. History The Single Woman in U.S. History Susan Elliott, 2018-19 DAR Teacher Fellow 19th Century to 20th Century
Image of The Struggle for Civil Rights in the Urban North The Struggle for Civil Rights in the Urban North Rachel Bohlmann with Kevin Boyle 20th Century
Image of The World of Don Quixote The World of Don Quixote Hana Layson and Glen Carman 16th Century to 18th Century
Image of Thinking about World History: Historic Maps as Sources Thinking about World History: Historic Maps as ... Peter Nekola
Image of Trade, Diplomacy, and China's Modern Transformation Trade, Diplomacy, and China's Modern Transforma... Neal Dugre 19th Century to 20th Century
Image of Treason or Loyal Opposition? The Copperheads and Dissent during the Civil War Treason or Loyal Opposition? The Copperheads an... Rachel Rooney and Margaret Storey 19th Century
Image of Tudor Visual Culture Tudor Visual Culture Libby Karlinger Escobedo, Ph.D. 16th Century
Image of Victorians and the Hidden Self: Cultural Contexts for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and The Picture of Dorian Gray Victorians and the Hidden Self: Cultural Contex... Hana Layson and Jules Law 19th Century
Image of Voltaire and the French Enlightenment Voltaire and the French Enlightenment Dr. Michael R. Lynn
Image of Wives and Wenches, Sinners and Saints: Women in Medieval Europe Wives and Wenches, Sinners and Saints: Women in... Hana Layson and Karen Christianson 15th Century
Women in the Workforce in the United States, 19... Lisa Schoblasky, Newberry Library 20th Century
Image of Women on the Move: Gender and Mobility in American Culture, 1890–1950 Women on the Move: Gender and Mobility in Ameri... Hana Layson and Ann Brigham 19th Century to 20th Century
Image of Women's Fight for Their Inalienable Rights, 1630-1898 Women's Fight for Their Inalienable Rights Cynthia Jurisson, University of Chicago Laboratory School 17th Century to 19th Century
Image of World War I in U.S. Popular Culture World War I in U.S. Popular Culture Hana Layson with Patricia Scanlan 20th Century
Image of World War II and American Visual Culture World War II and American Visual Culture Dr. Mark Pohlad, DePaul University 20th Century

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