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LONG-TERM RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS AT THE NEWBERRY LIBRARY

NEH FELLOWSHIPS AT THE NEWBERRY LIBRARY

LONG-TERM RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS AT THE NEWBERRY LIBRARY

THE INDIANS OF THE MIDWEST

ONLINE ARCHIVE AND GUIDE FOR TRANSPORTATION TRAVEL AND WAYFINDING CARTOGRAPHY IN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE

IMPROVING FLAT FILE STORAGE FOR RARE AND HISTORICAL MAPS [THE NEWBERRY LIBRARY REQUESTS FUNDS FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES TO REHOUSE 12,000 RARE AND HISTORICAL MAPS STORED FLAT TO ENSURE LONG-TERM PRESERVATION AND FREE PUBLIC ACCESS. THE PROJECT WILL USE ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE METHODS TO REMOVE FAILING FLAT FILE STORAGE FURNITURE, PURCHASE AND INSTALL NEW FURNITURE THAT NEARLY QUADRUPLES STORAGE CAPACITY WITH MINIMAL INCREASE IN FOOTPRINT, IMPROVE PROTECTIVE HOUSING THROUGHOUT THE FLAT MAP COLLECTION, AND CREATE SPACE FOR THE COLLECTION TO CONTINUE TO GROW.]

DIGITIZING THE AYER INDIGENOUS LINGUISTICS COLLECTION [THE NEWBERRY REQUESTS FUNDS TO DIGITIZE AND MAKE WIDELY AVAILABLE 2,400 RARE AND HISTORICAL BOOKS IN ITS EDWARD E. AYER NORTH AND MIDDLE AMERICAN INDIAN LINGUISTICS COLLECTION. THESE MATERIALS REPRESENT MORE THAN 300 LANGUAGES SPOKEN OR FORMERLY SPOKEN BY THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA.]

OUT OF MANY - RELIGIOUS PLURALISM IN AMERICA: AN NEH BRIDGING CULTURES PROJECT

LONG-TERM RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS AT THE NEWBERRY LIBRARY

"INTERPRETING THE AMERICAN LANDSCAPE" -- PICTURING AMERICA SCHOOL COLLABORATION PROJECT CONFERENCES

NEH FELLOWSHIPS AT THE NEWBERRY LIBRARY

"EVERYWHERE WEST": PRESERVING AND ENHANCING ACCESS TO THE RECORDS OF THE CHICAGO, BURLINGTON & QUINCY RAILROAD COMPANY

MAPPING THE EARLY MODERN WORLD

PRESERVING AND ENHANCING ACCESS TO MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS CENTERING ON FAMILY LIFE IN CHICAGO AND THE MIDWEST

MAPPING AND ART IN THE AMERICAS: AN NEH SUMMER INSTITUTE FOR COLLEGE FACULTY

MAPPING NATURE ACROSS THE AMERICAS

CHICAGO FOREIGN LANGUAGE PRESS SURVEY: DIGITIZATION FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION

MAKE BIG PLANS: DANIEL BURNHAM'S VISION OF AN AMERICAN METROPOLIS--AN ONLINE AND PANEL EXHIBITION

THE EARLY REPUBLIC AND INDIAN COUNTRY: 1812-1833

MUSIC AND TRAVEL IN EUROPE AND THE AMERICAS, 1500-1800

MAKING MODERNISM: LITERATURE AND CULTURE IN CHICAGO, 1893?1955

CHICAGO REFLECTS ON THE 1919 RACE RIOTS

MAKING MODERNISM: LITERATURE AND CULTURE IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY CHICAGO, 1893-1955

MAKING MODERNISM: LITERATURE AND CULTURE IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY CHICAGO, 1893-1955

THE NEWBERRY LIBRARY WILL EXPAND ITS DIGITAL RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND PARENTS, ENHANCING REMOTE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE LIBRARY WILL SUPPORT STAFF IN ITS DIGITAL INITIATIVES AND SERVICES DEPARTMENT AS THEY DIGITIZE AND MAKE FREELY AVAILABLE MODERN MANUSCRIPTS FROM THE NEWBERRY'S COLLECTION RELATED TO CHICAGO'S HISTORY OF SOCIAL ACTIVISM AND PROTEST. IT WILL ALSO USE THESE MANUSCRIPTS TO COMPLEMENT EXISTING DIGITAL RESOURCES THAT ARE FREQUENTLY USED IN BOTH K-12 AND UNDERGRADUATE CLASSROOMS NATIONWIDE. STAFF IDENTIFIED PAPERS OF 13 INDIVIDUALS AS PRIORITIES FOR DIGITIZATION. ALL OFFER RARE INSIGHT INTO A VARIETY OF SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY FROM THE PERSONAL PERSPECTIVES OF THEIR LEADING FIGURES. EACH BRINGS TO LIFE THE STRUGGLES FOR RACIAL EQUITY, UNION RIGHTS, AND WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE, HIGHLIGHTING CHICAGOANS' CONTRIBUTIONS TO PROGRESSIVISM WHILE REVEALING HOW ARTISTS AND WRITERS PARTICIPATED IN AND CONTRIBUTED TO SOCIAL REFORM.

250 YEARS OF TEACHING WITH MAPS: MAPS IN THE MAKING OF US EDUCATION [THE NEWBERRY LIBRARY REQUESTS FUNDS TO SUPPORT ?250 YEARS OF TEACHING WITH MAPS: MAPS IN THE MAKING OF US EDUCATION,? A THREE-WEEK RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTE THAT WILL CONVENE 25 K-12 EDUCATORS IN JULY 2026. COINCIDING WITH AMERICA 250, THIS INSTITUTE WILL BE AN IMMERSIVE EXPLORATION OF HOW EDUCATORS HAVE USED MAPS IN US CLASSROOMS FROM 1776 TO PRESENT. IN THE PROCESS, THE INSTITUTE WILL CONNECT PARTICIPANTS WITH AN INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED COLLECTION ON THE HISTORY OF MAP EDUCATION AND CREATE A FREE TEACHING RESOURCE THAT CAN BE SHARED WIDELY.]

FROM METACOM TO TECUMSEH: ALLIANCES, CONFLICTS, AND RESISTANCE IN NATIVE NORTH AMERICA

ART AND PUBLIC CULTURE IN CHICAGO

MAKING MODERNISM: LITERATURE, DANCE, AND VISUAL CULTURE IN CHICAGO, 1893-1955 [THE NEWBERRY LIBRARY SEEKS LEVEL I SUPPORT FOR A RESIDENTIAL, THREE-WEEK SUMMER INSTITUTE FOR TWENTY-FIVE COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY FACULTY THAT WILL EXPLORE CHICAGO?S VITAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE MODERNIST MOVEMENT. FROM JULY 18-AUGUST 5, 2022, MAKING MODERNISM: LITERATURE, DANCE, AND VISUAL CULTURE IN CHICAGO, 1893-1955 PROPOSES TO EXPLORE THE DISTINCT, GROUNDBREAKING STYLES OF CHICAGO MODERNISM AS WELL AS THE CITY?S CONNECTIONS TO OTHER METROPOLES. DIRECTED BY DR. LIESL OLSON (DIRECTOR OF CHICAGO STUDIES, NEWBERRY LIBRARY) AND DR. SUSAN MANNING (BERGEN EVANS PROFESSOR IN THE HUMANITIES, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY), MAKING MODERNISM WILL OFFER AN EXPANSIVE LOOK AT CREATIVE EXPRESSION IN CHICAGO ACROSS THE ARTS. PARTICIPANTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE ACTIVELY AND CRITICALLY WITH THE NEWBERRY?S ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND THE NETWORKS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE EXPLOSION OF CULTURAL STYLES ASSOCIATED WITH THE MODERNIST PERIOD.]

MAPPING, TEXT, AND TRAVEL

PULLMAN: LABOR RACE AND THE URBAN LANDSCAPE IN A COMPANY TOWN

BRIDGING NATIONAL BORDERS IN NORTH AMERICA

?VIVAN LAS REVOLUCIONES!: FORMING MORE PERFECT UNIONS ACROSS THE AMERICAS

READING MATERIAL MAPS IN THE DIGITAL AGE

BRIDGING NATIONAL BORDERS IN NORTH AMERICA

MAPPING NATURE ACROSS THE AMERICAS

ENVISIONING AMERICA IN MAPS AND ART

MATERIAL MAPS IN THE DIGITAL AGE, A SUMMER SEMINAR FOR COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY FACULTY AT THE NEWBERRY LIBRARY

NATIONAL LEADERSHIP GRANTS

MUSIC BOOKS IN EARLY MODERN EUROPE: MATERIALITY, PERFORMANCE, AND SOCIAL EXPRESSION

DEVELOPING CARTOGRAPHIC LITERACY WITH HISTORIC MAPS

INTERPRETING THE AMERICAN LANDSCAPE

DEVELOPING A 20-YEAR PLAN FOR PREVENTATIVE PRESERVATION [THE NEWBERRY LIBRARY REQUESTS FUNDS FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES TO COMPREHENSIVELY ASSESS NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS THAT PROMOTE THE PREVENTATIVE PRESERVATION AND PUBLIC ACCESSIBILITY OF OUR COLLECTION ON A 20-YEAR HORIZON.]

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT AN EXHIBITION, CATALOGUE, AND RELATED PROGRAMMING EXPLORING HOW INDIGENOUS PEOPLE HAVE ENGAGED WITH, CONTRIBUTED TO, AND RESISTED AMERICAN POPULAR CULTURE.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT AN EXHIBITION AND RELATED PUBLIC PROGRAMMING DEMONSTRATING PRINTING ON FABRIC IN RECOGNITION OF AMERICA250.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT AN EXHIBITION ON THE ART AND HISTORY OF THE POP-UP BOOK.

CROSSINGS: MAPPING, MIGRATION, AND TOURISM IN THE UNITED STATES. AN EXHIBITION AT THE NEWBERRY LIBRARY

TO SUPPORT THE EXHIBITION CHICAGO AVANT-GARDE: FIVE WOMEN AHEAD OF THEIR TIME AND AN ACCOMPANYING CATALOGUE.

ASSESSING AND IMPROVING FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS: A MEETING OF FELLOWSHIP LEADERS AT THE NEWBERRY LIBRARY

LONG-TERM RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS AT THE NEWBERRY LIBRARY