Research

Klaus Stopp, Printed birth and baptismal certificates.
Manuel Rodriguez. Compendio Geografico, c. 1768.
An illustration from "Compositione di meser Vincenzo Capirola"
Septentrionalium Terrarum descriptio.
Klaus Stopp, Printed birth and baptismal certificates.
Klaus Stopp, The printed birth and baptismal certificates of the German Americans. Klaus Stopp Collection # 185 (vol.2, p. 30)
Featured Collection: Religion
Featured Collection: Religion
Manuel Rodriguez. Compendio Geografico, c. 1768.
Manuel Rodriguez. Compendio Geografico, c. 1768. Case broadside BX3706.A2 C56 1768.
Featured Collection: Genealogy and Local History
Featured Collection: Genealogy and Local History
An illustration from "Compositione di meser Vincenzo Capirola"
An illustration from "Compositione di meser Vincenzo Capirola"
Featured Collection: Music
Featured Collection: Music

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

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.