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Special Collections Unit at Harold Washington Library Center

 Repository
Parent Institution: Chicago Public Library
https://www.chipublib.org/special-collections/

About:

Special Collections holds materials related to the City of Chicago, including historical collections of some city agencies such as the Chicago Park District, Chicago Public Library, the City Hall Press Office, the Department of Urban Renewal, and former Mayor Harold Washington’s political papers. Other collecting strengths document Chicago neighborhoods, Chicago theaters, Illinois in the Civil War, Chicago’s world’s fairs, and Chicagoans or Chicago organizations of historical significance. 

Contact:
Harold Washington Library Center, 9th Floor
Chicago Public Library
400 S. State Street
Chicago IL 60605 United States
(312) 747-4875

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Special Collections Unit
Harold Washington Library Center
Chicago Public Library
400 S. State Street
Chicago, IL 60605
(312) 747-4875
specoll@chipublib.org

Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection
Woodson Regional Library
Chicago Public Library
9525 S. Halsted Street
Chicago IL 60628
(312) 745-2080
harshcollection@chipublib.org

Northside Neighborhood History Collection
Sulzer Regional Library
Chicago Public Library
4455 N. Lincoln Avenue
Chicago IL 60625
(312) 742-4455
northsidehistory@chipublib.org