Gateway to History
The study of history at Northwestern involves collaborations and resources that stretch far beyond Harris Hall. This Gateway demonstrates how, in the twenty-first century, inquiries and discussions about the past range across disciplines and engage participants outside academia. This page is also a point of entry for those seeking to learn more about histories of many kinds.
Northwestern History Communities
- Buffett Institute for Global Studies
- Chabraja Center for Historical Studies
- Program of African Studies
- Center for African American History
- Department of African American Studies
- Program in American Studies
- Asian American Studies
- Workshop in Economic History
- Gender and Sexuality Studies
- Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities
- Holocaust Education Foundation
- Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies
- Latin American and Caribbean Studies
- Middle East and North African Studies
- Department of Religious Studies
- Science in Human Culture Program
History Resources at Northwestern
- Northwestern University Library Guide to History
- Northwestern University Library Guide to Geography and GIS
- Northwestern University Archives
- Northwestern University Digital Humanities Laboratory
History in Chicago
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Chicago Public Library
- Chicago History Museum
- DuSable Museum of African American History
- Newberry Library
Public History from Northwestern
- Daniel Greene, Project Historian for "Lincoln at 200"
- Michael Kramer, blog on "Issues in Digital History"
- Kate Masur, work with the National Park Service on commemorating Reconstruction. See these articles:
- Carl Smith, "The Great Chicago Fire and the Web of Memory"
- Carl Smith, "The Dramas of Haymarket"
- Francesca Tataranni, et al., "Classicizing Chicago"