Chicago Collections
@chicollections
A consortium of libraries, museums, and other institutions with archives that collaborate to preserve and share the history and culture of the Chicago region.
We've stuck a fork in FY26 and are calling it a wrap! Look what we've done this year! Thank you for joining, searching, and supporting!
Such a pleasure to attend member @mediaburn.bsky.social's open house last evening in their new space! It's a Chicago media lovers' dream 😍
Thrilled to be at legendary Sidetrack for the Office of the City Clerk’s event featuring more City Council audio archives, exploring LGBTQ+ history 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
CCC made its presence known at the initial conference of the @shgape.bsky.social 6/5-6/6. Hosted by @loyolachicago.bsky.social, over 100 attendees picked up our flyer introducing them to our range of repositories and services & our tempting assortment of bookmarks! Remember us for Chicago research!
Kicking off Pride Month with our favorite Mayor courtesy of member @chipublib.bsky.social! Happy Pride 🏳️🌈!
Grateful to @chipublib.bsky.social and the Poetry Foundation for the 5th year of our Making History Come Alive With Words poetry competition for high school students. Student poets give us hope!
If you want caps lock randomly turned on, the coworker is your guy
Glad to have the home office option when there are problems on the L
Fantastic event with panelists responding to City Council audio archives clips featuring women of City Council! A highlight--hearing Dorothy Tillman refuse to remove her hat! Thank you speakers and the City Clerk's office! Excellent reminder that local government counts!
We support Transgender Day of Visibility. Mama Gloria Allen's papers are held by member @chicagomuseum.bsky.social
From member @chicagomuseum.bsky.social opening day in 1916 (seriously, 110 years ago?) when Wrigley was Weeghman Park. We say, bring back the marching band for opening day! #chicagocubs
Yeah, the parade was Saturday but today is St. Patrick's Day and we're sharing this today--one of our favorites from member UIC.
It’s another fake spring day (not complaining!) so the coworker looks upside down at digital images of flowers in the portal.
Happy to see a few copies of The Uptown still available! Publisher is out of stock so get to Women and Children First!
"As flecks of plaster dropped from the ceiling" . . . Having read the book and seen Robert and Andy talk about it, yeah, I'm there.
A challenge to do you justice both with the image and with the alt-text but happy belated!
We had the BEST time listening to Dominic A. Pacyga discussing his book Clout City yesterday in which RJD figures heavily. When we share the recording, we’re blaming technical issues on the coworker.
Privileged to see David Omotoso Stovall discussing his book last night at the phenomenal National Public Housing Museum. See him if he speaks elsewhere and get this book!
1/2 Hey, Chicago political history geeks, we were in heaven today at this event to launch the City Council Audio Recordings, 1970-2012. Find them linked via this page: www.chicityclerk.com/city-council...
It’s been a heavy start to the new year so the coworker asked to search for the Chicago Bears in the portal. Go Bears!
Let's end this most challenging year with our favorite Dill Pickles and their Bawl M'ass'k courtesy of member @newberrylibrary.bsky.social (citation below) 2026 has to be better, right? Right????
It was a very somber and scary weekend but finding some bright spots: 1. seeing @robertloerzel.bsky.social and Andy Pierce discuss their amazing book, The Uptown, encompassing not just the theater but the neighborhood and 2. hearing Chance the Rapper make @chicagocta.bsky.social announcements
Re the Meat Block, this didn't make the obit at all! Use your newspaper subscriptions to find this!
Enjoying some digital images of Christmas on this snowy day from CCC members in our portal. Don’t let the innocent act fool you. Those paws can turn caps lock in a heartbeat.
We're taking tomorrow off so we're giving early thanks to our members and all of you in our community and what better way than from a program from our favorite, the Dill Pickle Club!
It's a sad anniversary, the death of Mayor Harold Washington in 1987 OTD, but we love this image of him with union members. Credit to member UIC.
We were thrilled to be invited by the Department of Aviation to decorate a tree at out O'Hare! We hope you get to take a look in your holiday travels! Find us at Terminal 5 between gates M18 and M20. All images from our portal featuring members' collections!