Illinois

N H D S T A T E C O O R D I N A T O R S

State Coordinators for Illinois

Contact Information:
Peter Harbison
Educational Services
Illinois Historic Preservation Agency
313 S. 6th Street
Springfield, IL 62701
Phone - (217) 782-2981
Fax - (217) 785-7937
E-mail - pete.harbison@illinois.gov
Web Site - Illinois History Fair

Lisa Oppenheim
Chicago Metro History Education Center
Newberry Library
60 West Walton
Chicago, IL 60610
Phone - (312) 255-3652
Fax - (312) 266-8223
E-mail - loppenheim@chicagohistoryfair.org
Web Site - Chicago History Fair

     State Contest:
     Date: May 8, 2008
     Location: Prairie Capitol Convention Center

Illinois Directory of Organizations, Archives, Libraries, Historical Societies, Museums and Historic Sites:

Organizations

Chicago Metro History Education Center --home of Chicago Metro History Fair
Illinois Association of Museums
Illinois Council for the Social Studies
Illinois Historic Preservation Agency --sponsor of Illinois History Fair, National History Day in Illinois
Illinois History Fair
Illinois Humanities Council
Illinois State Board of Education

Archives and Libraries

Billy Graham Center Archives
Chicago Public Library Special Collections
Chicago Public Library Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature
DigitalPast: A project of the North Suburban Library System --digitized historical documents from 15 different collections in Illinois
Early Illinois Women & Other Unsung Heroes (1818-1918) --online documents from the Alliance Library System
ILLINET WEB: The Illinois State Library
Illinois Alive! The Heritage and Texture of a Pivotal State (1818-1918) --online documents from the Illinois State Historical Library and 26 members of the Alliance Library System
Illinois Newspaper Project
Illinois State Archives
National Archives Great Lakes Region (Chicago)
Newberry Library
North Suburban Libraries Digital Past: Local History Digitization Project
Northwestern University Library - Special Collections
Oriental Institute Photographic Archives
University of Chicago Department of Special Collections
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Rare Book & Special Collections Library

Historical Societies, Museums and Historic Sites

A. Philip Randolph/Pullman Porter Museum Gallery
Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design
ChicagoHistorical Society--includes excellent online collections about the Great Chicago Fire and the Haymarket Affair
Dickson Mounds Museum
DuPage County Historical Museum
DuSable Museum of African American History
Evanston Historical Society
Field Museum of Natural History
Fox River Trolley Museum
Garfield Farm and Inn Museum
Graue Mill and Museum
Illinois Labor History Society
Illinois Railway Museum
Illinois State Historical Society
Illinois State Museum
International Museum of Surgical Science
Lee County Historical Society
Mount Prospect Historical Society
Museums at the Crossroads Consortium of Champaign County
Museum of Broadcast Communications
Museum of Science and Industry
Naper Settlement
National Park Service sites
Oriental Institute Museum --history of the Near East
Perry County Historical Society
South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society
Spertus Museum --from the Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies

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