The Newberry has over 700 modern manuscript collections totaling 15,000 cubic feet. You can browse the collections by name or subject. Subjects include arts, business, Chicago, clubs and organizations, dance, family papers, Indians and the West, journalism, literature, music, the Newberry, photographs, politics, printing history and book arts, railroads, religion, social action, theater, and women. Many manuscript collections are also listed in the Online Catalog. In addition, some of the Newberry’s modern manuscript collections are included in ArchiveGrid (available in the Newberry), in the free and subscription versions of WorldCat, and in the National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC).
Try the experimental Modern Manuscripts Abstract Search resource.