UIC Special Collections and University Archives holds a variety of materials that are available to researchers and we offer several resources to aid you in your search.
University Archives
University Archives are the historical records of UIC and its predecessors. For more information, please visit the University Archives guide.
Special Collections
Sometimes called "manuscript collections," special collections are historical papers of people or organizations not affiliated with UIC. You can search most of them by consulting our list of finding aids.
Our special collections focus primarily on these aspects of Chicago history:
- Activism and social justice
- African and African American history
- Design history
- Economic history
- Ethnic history
- Gilded Age and Progressive Era
- Health sciences history
- Labor
- Midwest women's history
- Politics and government
- Settlement houses
Notable collections