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Northside Neighborhood History Collection

 Repository
Parent Institution: Chicago Public Library
https://www.chipublib.org/northside-neighborhood-history-collection/

About:

Northside Neighborhood History Collection focuses on North side neighborhoods and history, including documenting the area’s immigrant history and changing demographics over time. Materials in the collection reflect other countries or regions of immigrant and migrant communities on Chicago’s north side, including Scandinavia, Southeast Asia, the Caribbean, and Africa. Neighborhoods represented include, but are not limited to, Albany Park, Lake View, Lincoln Square, Ravenswood, and Portage Park. 

Contact:
Sulzer Regional Library
Chicago Public Library
4455 N. Lincoln Avenue
Chicago IL 60625 United States
(312) 742-4455

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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