Collections
The IDHH consists of more than 500 collections from over 150 contributing institutions across the state of Illinois. Our Exhibits feature items from the following collections and their contributors:
- Booth Library Postcard Collection, Eastern Illinois University
- Century of Progress World’s Fair, 1933-1934, University of Illinois Chicago
- Chicago and the Midwest, Newberry Library
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Archives, Newberry Library
- Chicago - Photographic Images of Change, University of Illinois Chicago
- Chicago Theater Collection-Historic Programs, Chicago Public Library
- Chicago Urban League Photos , University of Illinois Chicago
- Circus Films, Illinois State University
- Circus Route Books, Illinois State University
- Congressman Frank Annunzio Photo Collection, University of Illinois Chicago
- C. William Brubaker Collection, University of Illinois Chicago
- Daily Life Along the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, Newberry Library
- The Faces of Abraham Lincoln: The Meserve Lincoln Photographs, 1848 – 1865, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library
- Fort Sheridan, Bess Bower Dunn Museum of Lake County
- Harold Washington Archives and Collections. Mayoral Records. Press Office Records, Chicago Public Library
- Illinois State Highway Maps Collection, Illinois State Library
- Illinois Writers Project: Negro in Illinois Collection, Chicago Public Library
- Ken-Way Studio Archive, Illinois State University
- Modern Manuscript Digital Collection, Newberry Library
- Pantagraph Negative Collection (1930–1939), McLean County Museum of History
- Pantagraph Negative Collection (1940–1945), McLean County Museum of History
- Pantagraph Negative Collection (1946–1949), McLean County Museum of History
- Pantagraph Negative Collection (1950–1959), McLean County Museum of History
- Picture Chicago, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library
- Plainfield Public Library District, Plainfield Public Library
- Portraits of Actors, 1720-1920, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library
- Prints and Photographs Collection, Chicago History Museum
- Quincy Area Historic Photo Collection, Quincy Public Library
- Railroads in the Midwest, Early Documents and Images, Knox College
- Richard J. Daley Era Photographs, University of Illinois Chicago
- Sverre O. Braathen Circus Photo Collection, Illinois State University
- Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library
- Timuel D. Black, Jr. Papers, Chicago Public Library
- Towanda Area Historical Collection, Towanda District Library
To explore all IDHH items by contributor, users can visit our Browse by Partner page.
Our Highlights Blog promotes new collections and highlights older ones.
Banner Image Credits
From left to right:
State Capitol showing Lincoln Statue, Springfield, Ill. 1933. Newberry Library. Permission to display provided by the Newberry Library.
Gwendolyn Brooks was an American poet. 1979. University Communications, Illinois Wesleyan University. Permission to display provided by Illinois Wesleyan University.
Chicago, Lincoln monument, Grant Park. Date unknown. Eastern Illinois University Booth Library. Permission to display provided by the Booth Library.
Homer Henderson after Charles Bird King. Portrait of Black Hawk (late 19th c). Chicago History Museum. Image ID: ICHi-066112. Permission to display provided by the Chicago History Museum.
Brubaker, Charles William. Loop skyline from the Chicago River. 1983. University of Illinois at Chicago. Permission to display provided by the University of Illinois at Chicago Library.
Alfred Montgomery. American, 1857-1922. Corn with Pumpkin, Sack, Box, Barrel, and Scoop. Oil on canvas. 47” x 57”. Gift of Merle and Barbara Glick, Peoria Riverfront Museum Permanent Collection. Permission to display provided by the Peoria Riverfront Museum.