The Library subscribes to many online databases that contain primary sources. You can browse these databases through the links below.
Email the Subject Specialist listed on this page for suggestions.
See the tabs on the right for resources in Bible, Israel Studies, Rabbinics, and Yiddish Studies
The Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) houses many archival collections that may be of interest to researchers in religious studies.
The University Archives was established as part of the University of Chicago Library in 1946. Included in the Archives are official records and publications; minutes of the Board of Trustees and other boards and statutory bodies; records of administrative units including academic divisions, professional schools, departments, offices, programs, and interdisciplinary committees; papers of faculty members, trustees, administrators, students, and alumni; serial publications; photographs; video and film; sound recordings; and memorabilia.
Archival collections such as the papers of Saul Bellow, Morris Raphael Cohen, Louis Gottschalk, Philip M. Klutznick, Michael Polanyi, Julius Rosenwald, Joseph Schwab, Layle Silbert, and Leo Strauss document the work and career of Jewish writers and intellectuals across a broad range of fields. Search the finding aid database or Library Catalog for additional collections.
See the information on the Yiddish Studies tab of this guide.