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American Environmental Photographs, 1891-1936 Images from more than 4,500 glass lantern slides, glass negatives, and photographic prints, created by faculty members and students of the University of Chicago Department of Botany between 1891 and 1936, influential in the development of modern ecological studies. These photographs provide an overview of important representative natural landscapes across the nation |
Formats Digital Images Photographs |
Subjects University of Chicago History of Science Environmental Science |
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Brainerd, Mary Bowen. Papers. 1895-1915 Mary Bowen Brainerd, writer. The Mary Bowen Brainerd Papers consist of correspondence, research notes, and drafts of a dissertation. |
Formats Digital Archives & Manuscripts |
Subjects Literature University of Chicago |
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Old University of Chicago. Records, 1856-1890 The first University of Chicago, a Baptist school, was incorporated in 1857 on land donated by Senator Stephen A. Douglas. The University closed in 1886 due to financial difficulties. The records contain records of the Board of Trustees, and faculty, matriculation records, catalogs, student publications, and other historical materials, including two scrapbooks. |
Formats Digital Archives & Manuscripts |
Subjects University of Chicago |
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Paper Dolls. Collection This collection consists of paper dolls and accompanying paper clothing and accessories. The dolls were found in an 1839 volume of the New York Mirror, a weekly gazette of literature and the fine arts. Made by hand from scraps of magazines and wallpaper, the dolls are each unique, well-preserved examples of a typically fragile and ephemeral folk art. |
Formats Digital Images |
Subjects University of Chicago Art |
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Prass, Marjorie Whitney. Papers, 1927-2008 This collection contains papers, photographs, costumes and ephemera belonging to Marjorie Whitney Prass, an alumna of the University of Chicago and an avid dancer. The bulk of the collection is comprised of over 200 pieces of costume clothing, accessories and props. The majority were made for Prass by her mother, Mathilde Muller Whitney, for performances at the University of Chicago. |
Formats Digital Archives & Manuscripts Photographs |
Subjects University of Chicago Theater |
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Starr, Frederick. Papers, 1868-1935 Contains professional and personal correspondence; research material; field notebooks; diaries; class lecture notes; memorabilia; photographs; bibliographies; and scrapbooks. Correspondents include Frank Boas, W.E.B. Du Bois, Federico Gamboa, William Rainey Harper, John Haynes Holmes, Jenkin Lloyd Jones, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Julius Rosenwald, and Albion Small. |
Formats Digital Archives & Manuscripts Photographs |
Subjects University of Chicago Anthropology African Studies Latin American Studies Japanese Studies |
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The University of Chicago Campus Publications The University of Chicago Campus Publications digital collection provides access to serial and occasional publications documenting the history of the University of Chicago and the work of its faculty, students, and alumni. Included in this collection are publications issued by administrative units of the University of Chicago as well as those published by independent student organizations on campus. |
Formats Archives & Manuscripts Books & Journals |
Subjects University of Chicago |
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The University of Chicago Photographic Archive Ongoing project to digitize the Archival Photographic Files which contain more than 60,000 images and are the principal archive of historic photographs of individuals, buildings, and events associated with the University of Chicago. |
Formats Digital Images Photographs |
Subjects University of Chicago Architecture |
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University of Chicago. Founders' Correspondence, 1886-1892 Consists of typewritten transcripts of correspondence between John D. Rockefeller, founding donor of the University of Chicago, and others involved in the establishment of the University. Correspondents include William Rainey Harper, Thomas W. Goodspeed, Frederick T. Gates, and others. |
Formats Digital Archives & Manuscripts |
Subjects University of Chicago |
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University of Chicago. Laboratory Schools. Work Reports. Records. 1898-1934 The Laboratory School Work Reports Records are made up of monthly and quarterly reports about the Elementary and Secondary division of the University of Chicago's Laboratory School. |
Formats Digital Archives & Manuscripts |
Subjects University of Chicago |
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University of Chicago. Office of the President. Harper, Judson and Burton Administrations. Records, 1869-1925 This collection contains records of the University of Chicago Office of the President, covering the administrations of the first three presidents of the University: William Rainey Harper (1891-1906), Harry Pratt Judson (1906-1923), and Ernest DeWitt Burton (1923-1925). Included are administrative records such as correspondence, memoranda, and reports. |
Formats Digital Archives & Manuscripts |
Subjects University of Chicago |
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University of Chicago. Office of the Registrar. World War I Service. Records, 1917-1919 The World War I Service Records consist of 3X5 cards recording war service of University of Chicago students, including dates of enlistment and discharge, ranks and assignments, and war service credit given by the University, 1917-1919. |
Formats Digital Archives & Manuscripts |
Subjects University of Chicago History |
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Wallin, Madeline. Papers, 1887-1955 Madeline Wallin was one of the first female graduate students at the University of Chicago. A student of political science, she received her Ph.M. in 1893. Contains personal correspondence, graduate school papers, articles, and photographs. Includes accounts of student life at the new University of Chicago and material relating to the University of Chicago Settlement League. |
Formats Digital Archives & Manuscripts |
Subjects Women's Studies University of Chicago |
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Yerkes Glass Plates Collection The Yerkes Glass Plate Collection consists of more than 175,000 photographic glass plates negatives and their associated logbooks located at the University of Chicago and Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay, WI. |
Formats Digital Archives & Manuscripts Images Photographs |
Subjects Astronomy & Astrophysics University of Chicago |