Learn about the definition of "Primary Resource," why archives have them, how to use them, how to find them, and how to analyze them.

The designated repository for records of the College and select professional work of its faculty and collections that support its curricula.

The Center for Black Music Research exists to illuminate the significant role that black music plays in world culture by serving as a nexus for all who value black music, by promoting scholarly thought and knowledge about black music, and by providing a safe haven for the materials and information that document the black music experience across Africa and the diaspora.

This database, maintained by the College Archives & Special Collections at Columbia College Chicago, showcases college history, manuscript collections, graduate theses, and faculty scholarship

This website and its contents represent the culmination of two years of archival surveying of African American primary-source research materials in locations throughout the Chicago region.

Repository for digital content created by member libraries of the Consortium of Academic and Research Library in Illinois

This database lets researchers, teachers and students search many locations at once. Our unified search lets you locate thousands of archival collections and digital images at member institutions all over the Chicago area.

Provides access to collection holdings from seven Chicago institutions

Published online by the Chicago History Museum, includes brief articles on the history of organizations, communities, nationalities, and topics in the history of Chicago.

Includes magazines covers from the 1940s-2010s