Collections & Exhibits

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Collections
Collection Thumbnail Title Formats Subjects
Sam Ita Book Arts Collection
The Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center holds artists' books, notable bindings, and novel book structures.
Formats
Books & Journals
Subjects
Arts
History of Print
Special Collections
Donnelley Workers R.R. Donnelley and Sons Training Department Library
The R.R. Donnelley and Sons Training Department Library consists of 1,200 books on the history of printing and printing processes alongside examples of finely printed books, bindings, advertising art, and graphic design formerly of the Training Department Library of R.R. Donnelley and Sons Company, a commercial printing company in Chicago.
Formats
Books & Journals
Subjects
History of Print
Chicago and Illinois
Salloch Collection of People with Books Salloch, William and Marianne, Collection of Prints and Drawings: People with Books. 1500-1814
The eight prints and drawings in the collection depict people reading or holding books in various settings. The works date from the 16th through 19th centuries. Two etchings by Rembrandt are included.
Formats
Digital
Images
Subjects
Art
History of Print
Not Your Sister (zine) Zines
The zine collection focuses on those related to Chicago, by or about people who have a relationship to the city. Collecting began in 2010.
Formats
Books & Journals
Subjects
Chicago and Illinois
History of Print
Literature