The 1963 Chicago Public Schools Boycott
Chicago Collections' latest digital exhibit, reveals one of the preeminent Civil Rights events to occur in the northern states. Learn how the 1963 segregationist policies of Chicago Public Schools promoted protests and demonstrations inspiring other cities to evoke similar movements. Read More >
Release of "Wild in the City: Chicagoland's Urban Ecology"
Chicago Collections Consortium’s digital exhibit, "Wild in the City: Chicagoland’s Urban Ecology", explores the intersection of urban and natural environments in the Chicago region from the 1850s onward. Archival collections featured include the Chicago Academy of Sciences / Peggy Notebaert Nature M… Read More >
Release of "Race Riots and Chicago in 1919"
The Race Riots and Chicago in 1919 digital exhibit places Chicago’s racial tension in the context of dramatic local and global events of that year. Explore historical records that document how Chicagoans experienced explosive labor conflicts, the effects of soldiers returning from war, changing migr… Read More >
CCC on the go with Vamonde
Chicago Collections Consortium has partnered with Vamonde to create an immersive adventure using CCC's digital exhibit... Read More >
CCC partners with CCA
The Chicago Collections Consortium (CCC) is proud to partner with the Chicago Cultural Alliance (CCA) as they join forces to amplify first-voice immigration and migration experiences in Chicago with a new digital archive project. Read More >
Place of Protest: Chicago's Legacy of Dissent, Declaration, and Disruption
How have protesters in Chicago occupied space with their bodies, voices, and possessions? What do their strategies reveal about a protest's purpose and message? Explore fifteen case studies of protest in Chicago spanning nearly 150 years of the city's history in the Chicago Collections Consortiu… Read More >