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Finding Aids
A finding aid is a guide to an archival collection. Finding aids include a narrative overview of the scope and contents of a collection, often followed by a listing of materials by box, folder, or item. Use our finding aids to identify and request materials you want to use.
Digital Resources
University of Chicago Photographic Archive
Search digitized images documenting the history of the University of Chicago and the development of its campus, academic programs, and community life.
Campus Publications
Search digitized serial and occasional publications documenting the history of the University of Chicago and the work of its faculty, students, and alumni.
Web Exhibits
Explore online exhibitions pertaining to UChicago history. Highlights include:
- On Equal Terms: Educating Women at the University of Chicago
- Closeted/OUT in the Quadrangles: A History of LGBTQ Life at the University of Chicago
- Integrating the Life of the Mind: African Americans at the University of Chicago, 1870-1940
- We Are Chicago: Student Life in the Collections of the University of Chicago Archives
Web Archiving Program
Browse archived snapshots of websites documenting the history of the University of Chicago, the work of its faculty, and the life of the academic community.
Research Guides
Special Collections Digital Collections
A getting started guide to digital collections in the Special Collections Research Center.
University of Chicago History Bibliography
This bibliography provides an overview of selected works on the history of the University of Chicago and the work of its faculty, students, administrators, trustees, and alumni.
Finding University of Chicago Dissertations and Theses
A guide to finding dissertations and theses written by University of Chicago students.
University-Related Reports and Periodicals
An alphabetical index of campus publications, and a topical list of titles arranged by type or office of origin.