- Books
about Chicago and the University of Chicago (University
of Chicago Press)
Books published by the University of Chicago Press on the social and cultural history of Chicago and the institutional and academic history of the University of Chicago. - Chicago
Jazz Archive (University of Chicago Library)
Descriptions and selected images of primary source materials documenting jazz in Chicago, principally from the 1910s to the 1930s, and jazz created by musicians associated with Chicago. Includes bibliography of Chicago jazz, listings of oral histories, preview of online exhibition, finding aids, and links to related sources. - Cultural Activites & the Arts
Calendar and locations of cultural activites and events on the University of Chicago campus and in the Hyde Park community. Includes listings of current exhibitions, concerts, performances, and programs along with a map of the area and travel directions. - Department of Art Slide Library
Searchable database of 3,800 digitized images of sculpture, architecture, painting, religious objects, photography, and other forms of art. Access limited to University of Chicago students, faculty, and staff. - Guide to
Microform Sources for History and Political Science in the University of Chicago Library
Over 500 annotated citations for source materials in microform, including books, manuscript collections, archives, and other publications. - Laboratory
Schools
Texts and links related to the history of the Laboratory Schools and John Dewey; the site includes a Lab School Photo Album with images of classrooms and students from the 1890s to the present. - Legal
History Sources (D'Angelo Law Library)
Provides links to many resources, including law-related manuscript and archival holdings of Special Collections listed in the American Legal History Research Guide for the University of Chicago and Chicago Area Libraries and Archives. - Map Collection (University of
Chicago Library)
Links to many digitized map resources, including University of Chicago campus maps; Chicago census maps; the Illinois land cover atlas; historical maps of states and nations; 19th- and early 20th-century panoramic maps at the Library of Congress; and Web sites on the history of cartography. - Medicine: Brief History of the Hospitals and Firsts at the Forefront (University of Chicago Hospitals & Health System)
Brief descriptions of the history of the University of Chicago Hospitals and the principal research achievements of investigators in medical and biological sciences, including blood, cancer, evolutionary biology, gastroenterology, heart disease, infectious diseases, medical imaging, obstetrics and gynecology, public health, sleep, and transplantation . - Middle East Photograph Archive (University of Chicago Library)
Archive of digitized photographs of the Middle East, dating primarily from the second half of the nineteenth century. The collection is particularly strong in images of Cairo and vicinity, pharaonic monuments of Upper and Lower Egypt, and historic sites of Palestine. - Oriental
Institute
"Oriental Institute-In the Beginning" recounts the early history of Near Eastern studies at the University of Chicago and the founding of the Oriental Institute. Also accessible through the OI Web site are the Photographic Archives containing a digitized sampling of images from Egypt, Iran, Iraq, and Sudan, and catalogs of photographs from Persepolis and ancient Iran. - School of Social Service Administration
"SSA's Origins" presents a brief historical account of SSA and biographical sketches of notable faculty members. - Slavic and East European Studies (University of Chicago Library)
Includes descriptions of the Archives of Czechs and Slovaks Abroad, the Samuel Harper Collection of Russian Pamphlets, and the Louis Szathmary Hungarica Collection. - University of Chicago Awards & Honors
Lists of those associated with the University of Chicago who have won Honorary Degrees, Nobel Prizes, National Medal of Arts, National Humanities Medal, National Medal of Science, Quantrell Awards for Undergraduate Teaching, and Graduate Teaching Awards. See also the Nobel Foundation database of Nobel Prizes and Nobel Laureates. - University of Chicago Botanic Garden
"A Brief History" of the botanical evolution of the grounds at the University of Chicago and "A Walking Tour" of noteworthy botanical places to visit on the campus. - University Registrar
Information relating to Student & Alumni Status Confirmation. As a matter of public record, the Registrar can confirm that a person is or was a student and when he or she received a degree from the University of Chicago. - Yerkes Observatory Virtual Tour
Historical narratives and photographs related to the founding of Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, biographical information on individuals involved in the founding, and images and descriptions of the Yerkes Observatory building and astronomical instruments.
For further information, contact:
Special Collections Research Center
University of Chicago Library
1100 E. 57th Street
Chicago, Illinois 60637
SpecialCollections@lib.uchicago.edu
Phone: (773) 702-8705
Fax: (773) 702-3728