charla wilson, archivist for the black experience
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Charla Wilson,
Archivist for the
Black Experience
Identifying archival collections that relate to your research interests
• Worldcat (lists archival materials world-wide)
• Archive Finder (searches repositories from the US/England)
• ArchiveGrid (searches across libraries, archives, museums)
• Library of Congress (searches the national library)
• National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) (searches US federal government materials)
• Smithsonian Institution (searches within their museums and research centers)
• Consortia databases by region (ex. The Online Archive of California)
Black Metropolis Research Consortium (BMRC)
Finding Aid Portal: https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/bmrc/browse.php
Chicago Collections Consortium (CCC)
Finding aid Portal: https://explore.chicagocollections.org/
Online exhibits using Scalar: https://exhibits.chicagocollections.org/digital-exhibits/index
Northwestern University ArchivesNorthwestern Archival & Manuscript Collections:
https://findingaids.library.northwestern.edu/
Black Experience Research Guide:
https://libguides.northwestern.edu/blackexpnu
Digital Collections:
https://digitalcollections.library.northwestern.edu/
Collection Highlight: Katherine Flowers (1896-1982) Papers, 1934-1981
Collection Highlight: Dennis Brutus (1924-2009) Papers, 1960-1984
Collection Highlight: Angela Jackson (1951- ) Papers, 1966-2018
Collection Highlight: Daphne Maxwell Reid (1948- ) Papers ,
1951-2018
Research Tips!
• Contact the archives• Up-to-date information
• Policies
• Remote support
• Provide a summary of your project• They can suggest additional collections
• Time saver
They Demanded Courageously Online Exhibit
Thank You!
Josh Honn, Digital Humanities/English Librarian, [email protected]
Kathleen Bethel, African American Studies/Caribbean Studies/Gender & Sexuality Studies Librarian, [email protected]
Charla Wilson, Archivist for the Black Experience, [email protected]