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Chicago (Ill.) -- History Chicago Anarchists on Trial: Evidence from the Haymarket Affair, 1886-1887 
 "This collection showcases more than 3,800 images of original manuscripts, broadsides, photographs, prints and artifacts relating to the Haymarket Affair. The violent confrontation between Chicago police and labor protesters in 1886 proved to be a pivotal setback in the struggle for American workers' rights." Search by keyword or browse by subject, names, or transcript and exhibits from the trial of Illinois vs. August Spies et al. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ichihtml/ Topics: Activism, Labor, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated Mar 3, 2004 Chicago History Files
"Get the inside story on some of Chicago's most memorable events." Events and people that are a part of the city's history, such as the fire, the Black Sox, Al Capone, and the 1933 World's Fair are covered with words and pictures in this site from The Chicago Historical Society. http://www.chicagohistory.org/history/ Topics: U.S. History By Place Last updated Oct 9, 2002 City Sites: Multimedia Essays on New York and Chicago, 1870s-1930s
This resource "explores the meanings and forms of American urbanism in New York and Chicago in the modern period." The essays explore the architecture, leisure, space, and race for various areas of both cities. Each essay contains numerous photos. Included is an extensive bibliography. Requires the Flash plug-in. From the Universities of Birmingham and Nottingham, UK. http://artsweb.bham.ac.uk/citysites/ Topics: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jul 3, 2002 The Dramas of Haymarket
A history of the Haymarket Affair and the emerging power of labor, putting it in context beginning with the Great Chicago Fire and the national railroad strike of 1877. Presented as a tragedy in five acts with prologue and epilogue, this history includes visual materials, artifacts, video segments (requires QuickTime), and various documents. Archives contains "copies of most of the original manuscripts, artifacts, broadsides, photographs, prints, transcript of witness testimony and the accompanying evidence from the trial," and more.There are also suggested readings. From the Chicago Historical Society and Northwestern University. http://www.chicagohistory.org/dramas/ Topics: Activism, Labor, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Political Parties & Theories, U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated Feb 25, 2004 Encyclopedia of Chicago
"Thousands of historical resources--including articles, photos, maps, broadsides and newspapers--related to Chicago's colorful and complex history are at your fingertips." Includes authored entries and special features on water in Chicago, labor unrest in 1886, video clips (of politicians, entertainers, and more), and a timeline. Searchable and browsable. From the Chicago Historical Society, the Newberry Library, and Northwestern University. http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jun 29, 2005 Great Chicago Fire and the Web of Memory
Images, essays, and interactive panoramas of the city, before and after the fire. The "Web of Memory" pages present eyewitness accounts, media coverage, and the factual evidence behind the charge that Mrs. O'Leary's cow was to blame. From the Chicago Historical Society and Northwestern University, Illinois. http://www.chicagohistory.org/fire/ Topics: U.S. History By Place Last updated May 3, 2005 Homicide in Chicago, 1870-1930
This site features "the Chicago Police Department Homicide Record Index — chronicling 11,000 homicides in the city" from 1870 through 1930. Use the pull-down menus in the interactive database to search the records by factors such as date of offense, type of accident, number of victims, method of killing, victim/defendant relationship, and outcome of defendant's trial. Includes related essays on Chicago history, interviews, a bibliography, and more. From the Northwestern University School of Law. http://homicide.northwestern.edu/ Topics: U.S. History By Place Last updated Jul 13, 2004 Jazz Age Chicago: Urban Leisure from 1893 to 1945
This site concerns the everyday social and cultural experiences of Chicagoans during the early 20th century. It presents illustrated essays on topics such as Chicago hotels, department stores, theaters, public transportation, and dance halls, as well as information about some specific events. Also includes a research guide and links to related sites. The author has a doctorate in history from Loyola University Chicago. http://www.jazzagechicago.com/ Topics: Musical Genres, U.S. History By Place Last updated May 22, 2008 Photographs from the Chicago Daily News: 1902-1933
"This collection comprises over 55,000 images of urban life captured on glass plate negatives between 1902 and 1933 by photographers employed by the Chicago Daily News , then one of Chicago's leading newspapers." The photos are from the collection of the Chicago Historical Society; over one-third are related to sports. Search by keyword, or browse by names or subjects. Another excellent site from the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpcoop/ichihtml/cdnhome.html Topics: Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jan 15, 2003 Urban Experience in Chicago: Hull-House and Its Neighborhoods, 1889-1963
This Web site explores the history of Jane Addams and Hull-House, the social settlement she founded in Chicago in 1889. It features "interpretive narrative, selected essays and images, and a great variety of historical texts including relevant letters, memoirs, newspaper and magazine articles, popular literature, political tracts and cartoons." Includes curriculum materials. Searchable. From the University of Illinois at Chicago. http://www.uic.edu/jaddams/hull/urbanexp/ Topics: History, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People: Women, U.S. History By Place Last updated Apr 13, 2005 The World at the Fair: Experiences of the 1893 Columbian Exposition
"This site provides lesson plans and primary resources for secondary students of US and World History to explore experiences and identities through historical analysis of the [Chicago] 1893 World's Columbian Exposition," which commemorated Christopher Columbus. Features an illustrated overview of the exposition; lesson plans focusing on anthropology, electricity, and immigration; and an archive of "primary resources including photographs, newspaper articles, and books." A joint project of UCLA History and Information Studies Graduate Students. http://uclawce.ats.ucla.edu/ Topics: Recreation, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jun 18, 2009 |
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