Chicago Studies

A collaboration between the Chicago History Museum, the Newberry Library, and Northwestern University

Portal for searching Chicago-area collections relating to the city and surrounding suburbs. Includes records for archival collections, images, and more.

A list of archives and libraries in Chicago, including descriptions of major holdings.

The Black Metropolis Research Consortium (BMRC) is a Chicago-based membership association of libraries, universities, and other archival institutions. Its mission is to make broadly accessible its members’ holdings of materials that document African American and African diasporic culture, history, and politics, with a specific focus on materials relating to Chicago.