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The Newberry bookshop will be closed from June 25th to July 2nd. We apologize for any inconvenience.

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The Pattis Family Foundation Book Award Announced

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A family tree appears literally as a tree. Each leaf of the tree bears the name of a family member.

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Indigenous Chicago

Sep 12, 2024–Jan 04, 2025

At the Newberry – Trienens Galleries

Event—Center for Renaissance Studies

Disability as Method: Cripping the Archive

Led by Jason Farr (Marquette University) and Elizabeth Bearden (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Sep 27, 2024–Apr 25, 2025

9:30am–12:30pm

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Guided Tour of the Newberry

Nov 07, 2024

1:00pm–2:00pm

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Event—Center for Renaissance Studies

Digital Humanities and Premodern Studies: An Introduction

Led by Christopher D. Fletcher (Newberry Library)

Weekly on Thursdays, Sep 19–Nov 21, 2024

1:00pm–4:00pm

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Making an Impression: Immigrant Printing in Chicago

Dec 12, 2024–Mar 29, 2025

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The Newberry's collections, programs, and exhibitions have been free and open to all since 1887. Curious people from all over visit to research topics of interest, discover their family history, take classes, or learn something new and unexpected.

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Newberry Receives NEH Grant to Fund Digitization of Ayer North and Middle American Linguistics Collection

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Harold Lucas: A Bronzeville Historian’s Lasting Kinship

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A Nineteenth Century Portrait and a Complex History

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Mister Kelly’s Provided Platform for Pryor’s Transformation

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Kicking off the 2024 MLB Season with a Grand Slam Court Case

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Whether it's a letter from Michelangelo or a doodle drawn in a nineteenth-century textbook by a procrastinating student, primary sources bring the past to life in vivid detail. You’re free to explore these historic materials online or in person at the Newberry.

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More than 600 years of human history are waiting to be discovered in the Newberry's reading rooms, exhibition galleries, classrooms, and event spaces.

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