Chicago African American and Latinx Newspapers Microfilm Collection
Scope and Contents
The newspapers chosen for the seven microfilm reels in this collection cover Chicago neighborhood and independent African American and Latinx papers that derive from originals held at Chicago History Museum. The inventory below reflects the Chicago History Museum’s catalog records. The chart below matches different titles to respective neighborhoods or subjects.
Dates
- Creation: 1936 - 2004
Conditions Governing Access
Materials open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Please consult staff to determine ability to reuse materials from collection.
Biographical / Historical
The Illinois Newspaper Project (INP) began in 1987, as part of the United States Newspaper Program (USNP), a project funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to identify, catalog, and preserve American newspapers. Since that time, the INP has been staffed by librarians from the Illinois State Historical Library (ISHL), the Chicago Historical Society (CHS), and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library.
Extent
.5 Linear Feet (includes 7 microfilm reels)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Abstract The issues from 40 different newspapers chosen for this Illinois Newspaper Project (INP) derive from neighborhood and independent African American and Latinx papers in the Chicago area. The newspapers on these reels complement the runs of newspapers held by Chicago Public Library. The originals are held at Chicago History Museum.
Arrangement
The inventory is organized into 2 series:
Series 1: African American Newspapers, 1936-2003
Series 2: Latinx Newspapers, 1957-2004
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Microfilm produced from newspapers at Chicago History Museum as part of the Illinois Newspaper Project over the course of 1989-2009.
Source
- Chicago History Museum (Organization)
Geographic
- Armour Square (Chicago, Ill.) -- Newspapers
- Austin (Chicago, Ill.) -- Newspapers
- Bronzeville (Chicago, Ill.) -- Newspapers
- Chicago (Ill.) -- Newspapers
- East Garfield Park (Chicago, Ill.) -- Newspapers
- Fuller Park (Chicago, Ill.) -- Newspapers
- Grand Boulevard (Chicago, Ill.) -- Newspapers
- Hyde Park (Chicago, Ill.) -- Newspapers
- Kenwood (Chicago, Ill.) -- Newspapers
- Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.) -- Newspapers
- Logan Square (Chicago, Ill.) -- Newspapers
- Near South Side (Chicago, Ill.) -- Newspapers
- Oakland (Chicago, Ill.) -- Newspapers
- South Lawndale (Chicago, Ill.) -- Newspapers
- South Shore (Chicago, Ill.) -- Newspapers
- South Side (Chicago, Ill.) -- Newspapers
- Washington Park (Chicago, Ill.) -- Newspapers
- West Chicago (Ill.) -- Newspapers
- West Garfield Park (Chicago, Ill.) -- Newspapers
- West Side (Chicago, Ill.) -- Newspapers
- Woodlawn (Chicago, Ill.) -- Newspapers
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Chicago African American and Latinx Newspapers Microfilm Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Michelle McCoy. Updated and ingested into ArchivesSpace by Michelle McCoy, 2023.
- Date
- 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Unit at Harold Washington Library Center Repository
Harold Washington Library Center, 9th Floor
Chicago Public Library
400 S. State Street
Chicago IL 60605 United States
(312) 747-4875
specoll@chipublib.org