DuSable Museum of African American History, Chicago
Welcome to Chicago, S-USIH colleagues! Betwixt and between the many excellent panels at our annual meeting, we hope you find some time to catch up with colleagues, savor new scholarship, and explore the city. With that in mind, here are a few wonderful archives, museums, libraries, and public history sites for you to discover the presence of the past in Chicago. More ideas and recommendations are welcome in the comments! Share word of your history adventures in Chicago, and tag @Ideas_History or #USIH2018 online so that we can add to the list of suggestions. Have a great conference, all!
- The Newberry Library
- DuSable Museum of African American History
- Chicago Water Tower
- Fountain of Time
- Chicago Film Archives
- Archdiocese of Chicago Archives
- Frances Willard House Museum and Archives
- National Museum of Mexican Art
- Chicago History Museum
- University of Chicago Special Collections Center
- Smart Museum of Art
- Art Institute of Chicago
- National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture
- American Writers Museum
- Chicago Public Library
- Oriental Institute
- National Register of Historic Places: Chicago Itinerary
- Pullman National Monument
- Pritzker Military Museum and Library
- Leather Archives & Museum
- Willie Dixon’s Blues Heaven Foundation [Historic Chess Studios]
- National Archives at Chicago
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