University Archives: Links

The material preservation of histories and current archival practices do not exist in isolation. Community is a hallmark of all record keeping; in this way, the internet is a global moderator of these communities. The following links provide contextual information about our Archives in particular, about Sinsinawa Dominicans, and ultimately about research and archival practice.

Please inform us if there are any broken or invalid links.

All of the following links will take you outside of Dominican University's web.

• Adrian Dominican Sisters Archives


• Archdiocese of Chicago's Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Archives & Records Center


• Benedictine University, University Archives and Special Collections


• The City College of New York Dominican Studies Institute


• Dominican Sisters of Eastern Australia and the Solomon Islands


• Grand Rapids Dominicans Archives


• Sinsinawa Dominicans Archives


• The Vatican Secret Archives (Archivum Secretum Apostolicum Vaticanum)

• Alder Planetarium: Webster Institute for the History of Astronomy


• Art Institute of Chicago: Ryerson and Burnham Archives


• Chicago Botanic Garden: The Lenhardt Library


• Chicago History Museum


• Chicago Public Library: Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature


• Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Rosenthal Archives


• Columbia College: Center for Black Music Research


• Columbia College: Center for Book & Paper Arts


• DuSable Museum of African American History


• The Field Museum Research and Collections Library


• The Gerber/Hart Library: Archives, Special Collections and General Collections


• Illinois State Archives: IRAD at Northern Illinois University


• The International Museum of Surgical Science Collections


• Lake County Forest Preserves: Curt Teich Postcard Archives


• Lake Forest College: Donnelly and Lee Archives and Special Collections


• Loyola University Archives and Special Collections


• Loyola University Women and Leadership Archives


• The Morton Arboretum: Sterling Morton Library


• Museum of Science and Industry: Collections Department


• The National Archives — Great Lakes Region


• The Newberry Library


• Northwestern University Library Archives


• Rush University Medical Center Archives


• School of the Art Institute of Chicago: John M. Flaxman Special Collections


• Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies: Asher Library


• University of Illinois at Chicago: Special Collections and University Archives


• Wheaton College Archives and Special Collections

Also, visit CAA's Archival and Manuscript Repositories in Metropolitan Chicago and the Calumet Region of Northwest Indiana for a more complete, searchable index of local repositories.

• The Association of Records Managers and Administrators, Chicago chapter


• Chicago Area Archivists


• Chicago Area Solo Librarians

The Chicago Area Solo Librarians (CASL) group formed in 2001, spearheaded by some solos in Chicago who wanted to meet and network, to commiserate and celebrate, the challenges of life as a solo librarian!

• Council of State Archivists

The Council of State Archivists (CoSA) is a national organization comprising the individuals who serve as directors of the principal archival agencies in each state and territorial government.
    see also the CoSA list of Organizations Serving Archivists and Others Who Work with Historical Records

• The International Committee of the Blue Shield (ICBS)

The Blue Shield is the cultural equivalent of the Red Cross. It is the symbol specified in the 1954 Hague Convention for marking cultural sites to give them protection from attack in the event of armed conflict. It is also the name of an international committee set up in 1996 to work to protect the world's cultural heritage threatened by wars and natural disasters.

• International Council on Archives

The mission of ICA is to promote the preservation and use of archives around the world. In pursuing this mission, ICA works for the protection and enhancement of the memory of the world and to improve communication while respecting cultural diversity.

• The International Council on Museums

ICOM is the international organisation of museums and museum professionals which is committed to the conservation, continuation and communication to society of the world's natural and cultural heritage, present and future, tangible and intangible.

• The International Council on Monuments and Sites

ICOMOS is an international non-governmental organization of professionals, dedicated to the conservation of the world's historic monuments and sites.

• The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions


• Midwest Archives Conference

MAC is the nation's largest regional professional association for archivists.

• Midwest Media Archives Alliance

The Midwest Media Archives Alliance was created in order to build an active network of archives, institutions, organizations and individuals who care for audio-visual collections in the Midwest, in order to help preserve, promote and provide access to the region’s dynamic media history.

• Society of American Archivists

Founded in 1936, the Society of American Archivists is North America's oldest and largest national archival professional association.

• UNESCO's Memory of the World Programme

UNESCO has launched the Memory of the World Programme to guard against collective amnesia calling upon the preservation of the valuable archive holdings and library collections all over the world ensuring their wide dissemination.

• ArchiveGrid

Thousands of libraries, museums, and archives have contributed nearly a million collection descriptions to ArchiveGrid. Includes the Art Institute of Chicago, the National Library of Australia and the International Institute of Social History (IISH), among others.

• Internet Archive

The Internet Archive is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, they provide free access to researchers, historians, scholars, and the general public.

• Einstein Archives Online

The Einstein Archives Online Website provides the first online access to Albert Einstein’s scientific and non-scientific manuscripts held by the Albert Einstein Archives at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

• Moving Image Collections

The Moving Image Collections provides access to worldwide materials through a catalog of titles and directory of repositories, with an eye toward discovery, access and preservation of film and other visual media.

• The National Archives (NARA)

The National Archives and Records Administration serves American democracy by safeguarding and preserving the records of our Government, ensuring that the people can discover, use, and learn from this documentary heritage.

• U B U W E B

UbuWeb is a completely independent resource dedicated to all strains of the avant-garde, ethnopoetics, and outsider arts. All materials on UbuWeb are being made available for noncommercial and educational use only. All rights belong to the author(s).

• The World's Columbian Exposition: Idea, Experience and Aftermath web tour