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PATHFINDER - Chicago History Fair
Below you will find suggestions for web sites, databases and library print materials to help you in your research and to get topic ideas.Suggestions and Tips for Locating Library Print Resources:
*Browse section 977.31 in the MC Library for books on Chicago.
*Use our online card catalog. Not all books about Chicago will be in the 977.31 section.
*In the Reference section look through The Encyclopedia of Chicago for information and topic ideas.
*Find a book by using the Chicago Public Library or South Suburban Library online catalog. Remember that if your local library does not have the book you need they can get it for you. All you have to do is ask.
*For African-American history research visit the Woodson Library at 95th and Halsted.
*For Irish history research visit the Beverly Branch library at 95th and Hamilton.Connect to Local Libraries:
Chicago Public Library (CPL)
Search the library’s online catalog for books on your topic.
South Suburban Library Network
Search the online catalogs of the libraries in the South Suburban Network.Suggested Reference Resources:
Encyclopedia of Chicago
This is a great place to start your research. Library has print copy also.Biography Resource Center and History Resource Center
There are a number of different databases on this page, many of which will be useful for this project. Note: this is only available until 11-30-07.Connect to Databases at CPL:
There are a number of databses here but the ones especially useful for History Fair Research are:
Chicago Tribune Historical Archives, The Chicago Defender Historical Archive, American National Biography. Biography Resource Center, America: History & Life, Business & Company Resource Center. and History Database Search.
Click here for an explanation of these.
Follow this path: CPL Library Home Page -> "Find It" -> Advanced Search-> check the box of the datase(s) you want to search, eg. American National Biography-> Enter your search term or go directly to the database. Your CPL library card number and zip code will serve as a user name and password.Encyclopedia Britannica
Better and more reliable source than Wikipedia. (see Mrs. Pienton for user name and password)Suggested Web Sites for Finding Topics, General Information and Primary Source Documents:
Chicago Metro History Fair Education Center
Find topic lists and everything you need to know to produce a successful history fair project or paper.Chicago Metro History Fair at Chicago Public Library (CPL)
Use this site to browse topics or for research.
The "History Fair Databases" link is particularly useful for research.Learn Chicago at Chicago Public Library (CPL)
Start here to choose a topic or get information. For a topic related to this years theme, (Tragedy and Triumph) look at the "Deaths, Disturbances, Disasters and Disorders" section.Illinois History Resouce Page
Illinois and Chicago history topics. Great site to get ideas for a topic or for research.Chicago Daily News Photos 1902-1933
Search this collection for photographs that show daily life in Chicago between 1902-1933.Illinois Periodicals Online
Search magazines focused on Illinois history. Choose "Search" from menu on main page. This is a good place to look for primary sources.Recommended Websites for Primary Sources on Chicago History
This list was put together by the Chicago History Fair staff.
Suggested Web Sites for Specific Topics:
A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum
Recommended links and books to find information on A. Philip Randolph and the Pullman porters.
Bridgeport History HomePage
A history of Bridgeport.
Chicago Renaissance 1932-1950
African-American culture images and documents from the Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection.Ellis Island
Search for relatives that passed through Ellis Island between 1892-1924. Find where they came from. See the ship they sailed on.
The Great Chicago Fire and the Web of Memory
Examines the fire’s history, and the city’s recovery. Great for primary sources.Great Migration Resources Page
l Links to primary and secondary sources for research on the Great Migration of African Americans from the South between 1916 and 1921.
The Haymarket Affair Digital Collection
Provides online access to the Chicago Historical Society’s primary source materials relating to the Haymarket Affair.Hull House and Its Neighbors, 1889-1963
Primary source documents, historic photographs and scholarly essays.
Hull House Documents
Primary source documents related to Jane Addams and to Hull House.
Hull House and the Immigrants
Summary of Jane Addams’ work with Chicago immigrants. (Find out what famous musician took lessons at Hull House.)Illinois Black Codes
Article and primary source documents on the Black Codes of Illinois, from Illinois Periodicals Online.
The Illinois Labor History Society
Illinois Labor history articles and biographies, links to labor history sites. Find info on child labor, mine workers, stockyard workers, etc.The I&M Canal
History of the I&M Canal and info on how you can win prizes if you choose this as your History Fair Topic.Jazz Age Chicago, Urban Leisure from 1893 - 1934
Jazz Age Chicagoans laid the groundwork for the spread of mass culture across the nation during the twentieth century. This web site examines some of the ways by which this occurred.Archives:
University of Chicago
Primary source documents for Manhattan Project, Alonzo Stagg, 1933 World's Fair and other subjects. Look at the "Online Finding Aids" link to search their database for what records they have. You need to go to U of C to access these archives. Call ahead of time and they will be happy to help you.
