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- 1968 Democratic National Convention - A chronology of events surrounding the 1968 Democratic National Convention, which sparked the Chicago Seven Trial. Includes links to related sites.
www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/1553
- Chicago Architects Oral History Project - Recorded interviews with Chicago's influential architects of the 20th Century. Extracts, photographs and biographical summaries on-line.
www.artic.edu/aic/collections/dept_architecture/oralhistory.html
- Chicago Historical Society - A privately endowed, independent institution devoted to collecting, interpreting, and presenting the rich multicultural history of Chicago and Illinois, as well as selected areas of American history, to the public through exhibitions, programs, research collections, and publications.
www.chicagohistory.org
- Chicago Illinois History In Vintage Postcards. - Old postcards tell the story of Chicago's history. This is a non-commercial vintage postcard gallery as part of a tour of the USA in vintage postcards.
patsabin.com/illinois/vintage.htm
- Chicago in 1900 - A history of Chicago and an overview of life as it existed there in 1900.
cpl.lib.uic.edu/004chicago/1900/intro.html
- Chicago Maritime Society - Features an extensive collection of Eastland Disaster artifacts and historical pertinent information. Offers programs, research, a kids section, and community outreach.
www.chicagomaritimesociety.org
- Chicago Timeline - Gathered by the Chicago Public Library, includes a brief chronological history of Chicago which includes links to selected biographies.
www.chipublib.org/004chicago/chihist.html
- Chicago Women's Liberation Union - A history of the organization (1969-1977), as well as an archive of general documents from the second wave of feminism.
www.cwluherstory.com
- Chicago's Hyde Park Historical Society - The Society's building, formerly the cable car waiting room for the 1893 Columbian Exhibition in Chicago's Hyde Park, contains archival material, books, photographs, posters and historic documents about the city's growth.
www.hydeparkhistory.org
- Dying Alone: The 1995 Chicago Heat Wave - The 1995 heat wave killed more Chicagoans than the Great Chicago Fire. An interview with social historian Eric Klinenberg discusses the reasons why.
www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/443213in.html
- Eastland Disaster Historical Society - Information, photos of artifacts, and links about the loss of over 800 lives in the wreck of the Eastland on July 24, 1915 on the Chicago River.
www.eastlanddisaster.org
- Historic Pullman Foundation - Focused on preservation and restoration activities within the Pullman Historic District. Events and program calendars, location map and foundation activities.
www.pullmanil.org
- Jane Addams, Mother of Social Work - Biography and links to related sites about this suffragette who gave up a life of affluence to found Hull House, a haven for the city's poor people.
www.execpc.com/~shepler/janeaddams.html
- Liam T.A. Ford's Chicago Page - City history, with a focus on the history of the news business, Chicago neighborhoods and landmarks and the Ford family. A reporter for the Chicago Tribune.
members.fortunecity.com/ltaford/liamtafordspage
- Maxwell Street Market - An outdoor market that existed from 1871 to 1994. Includes photographs and postcards, articles and recommended reading, and links to related sites.
www.openair.org/oldmax/oldmax.html
- Paul Sequeira: 1968 Chicago Democratic Convention - Photographs of anti-war protestors during the tumultuous Democratic National Convention of 1968.
www.chitown.com/http/art/abchicago-gal/p-sequeira.html
- The Chicago Metro History Education Center - An independent non-profit, educational program serving students, teachers, and parents in the city and in suburban Cook, Lake and DuPage counties.
www.uic.edu/orgs/cmhec
- The Iroquois Theater Fire - Fire in a theatre that killed 602 persons on December 30th, 1903. Includes photo gallery, list of victims, and recommended reading.
www.inficad.com/~ksup/iroquois.html
- The Pullman Strike - In 1894, the workers of the Pullman Palace Car Company began a strike that eventually became the first nationwide workers' strike. Provides history of the event, biography of Union president Eugene Debs, and bibliography.
www.cc.ukans.edu/kansas/pullman/index.html
- World's Columbian Exposition - The history and cultural significance of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair is highlighted with use of contemporary articles and literature.
www.boondocksnet.com/expos/columbian.html
- World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 - An Illinois Institute of Technology project to bring thousands of illustrations and full-text images of the Chicago World's Fair of 1893 for purposes of teaching and research.
columbus.gl.iit.edu
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