Research

Gaylord Watson, Chicago Fire Map. 1871.
Marbling on binding by Norma Rubovits.
Le Cours du Missisipi ou de St. Louis, 1718
Visitation, from the Heures de Nostre Dame selonc lusaige de Rome.
Marbling on binding by Norma Rubovits.
Marbling on binding by Norma Rubovits. On A. Pope, The Rape of the Lock. Illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley.
Featured Collection: History of the Book
Featured Collection: History of the Book
Visitation, from the Heures de Nostre Dame selonc lusaige de Rome.
Visitation, from the Heures de Nostre Dame selonc lusaige de Rome.
Featured Collection: Manuscripts and Archives
Featured Collection: Manuscripts and Archives

The Newberry collections focus on the humanities. If you are unsure whether the library’s collections suit your research interests, please browse our Core Collections and check our Online Catalog. Our librarians have also compiled numerous Research Guides, organized alphabetically by subject.

Core Collections

American History and Culture
American Indian and Indigenous Studies
Chicago and the Midwest
Genealogy and Local History
History of the Book
Manuscripts and Archives
Maps, Travel, and Exploration
Medieval, Renaissance, and Early Modern Studies
Music
Religion

Featured Resources

Ayer Art digital collection
Over 500 images related to American Indian history and culture from the Edward E. Ayer Collection.

Pullman digital collection
1,299 Pullman Company car drawings, ca. 1870-1969.

Great Lakes digital collection
550 images of Illinois and the Great Lakes from the French period of exploration and settlement to the early twentieth century.

Indians of the Midwest, Past and Present
A multimedia educational website about major issues in American Indian history and culture.