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Research

Newberry staff and fellows study and discuss materials in the Special Collections Reading Room.

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Research Centers

Center for Renaissance Studies

Serving graduate students and scholars across multiple disciplines in medieval and early modern studies.

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D’Arcy McNickle Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies

Improving knowledge and representation of Native peoples and histories.

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Hermon Dunlap Smith Center for the History of Cartography

Helping scholars, teachers, and the public understand the world through maps.

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Chicago Studies

Illuminating Chicago’s dynamic history, literature, and culture.

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Fellowships

Newberry fellowships give researchers time, space, and community to pursue innovative and ground-breaking projects.

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Artists in Residence

Through the Artist-in-Residence program, artists and writers are able to create work that engages with the Newberry’s collection.

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Scholarly Seminars

Scholarly Seminars provide spaces to discuss new humanities research as it develops.

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Featured Events

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Event—Center for Renaissance Studies

Digital Humanities and Premodern Studies: An Introduction

Weekly on Thursdays, Jan 05 - Mar 09, 2023

1:00pm-4:00pm

At the Newberry

Event—Center for Renaissance Studies

2023 Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference #NLGrad23

Jan 16-Jan 28, 2023

At the Newberry

Event—Scholarly Seminars

Erica Weitzman, Northwestern University

Jan 20, 2023

3:00pm-4:30pm

At the Newberry - B-82

Event—Scholarly Seminars

Eugenio Di Stefano, University of Nebraska Omaha

Jan 25, 2023

5:30pm-7:30pm

At the Newberry - Rettinger Hall

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The Newberry is one of the leading centers for genealogy in the country. Wherever you are in your genealogy research, we can help.

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