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Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection

 Repository
Parent Institution: Chicago Public Library
https://www.chipublib.org/vivian-g-harsh-research-collection/

About:

The Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection focuses on Black Americans and Black history in Chicago and Illinois. Collecting topics of note include civil rights, education, labor, music, religion, and publishing. Historical subjects such as the Great Migration and Black Chicago Renaissance are documented throughout the archival collections of individuals, institutions and organizations.

Contact:
Woodson Regional Library
Chicago Public Library
9525 S. Halsted Street
Chicago IL 60628 United States
(312) 745-2080

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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