The Chicago Public Library recently unveiled a new archival collection that chronicles the history of the Chicago Defender. The collection includes early issues of the newspaper which are very difficult to locate and which are not included in the digital edition of the Chicago Defender sold by Proquest and accessible to Loyola student’s, faculty, and staff from the Libraries’ home page.
The Abbott-Sengstacke Family Papers are part of the Chicago Public Library’s Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History, located at the Carter G. Woodson Regional Library. A finding aid produced by the University of Chicago’s Mapping the Stacks project is available at:
http://mts.lib.uchicago.edu/collections/findingaids/abbottsengstacke.html
For more information:
American Libraries Direct announcement
University of Chicago announcement
Vivian G. Harsch Research Collection of African American History
Mapping the Stacks: A Guide to Black Chicago’s Hidden Archives
The Chicago Defender (1910-1975)
Digital edition produced by Proquest. Requires Loyola ID and password to access.
