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CHICAGO COLLECTIONS IS A CONSORTIUM OF LIBRARIES, MUSEUMS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS WITH ARCHIVES THAT COLLABORATE TO PRESERVE AND SHARE THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE CHICAGO REGION.

PRIMARY ACTIVITIES CHICAGO COLLECTIONS IS A CONSORTIUM OF LIBRARIES, MUSEUMS, AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS WITH ARCHIVES THAT COLLABORATE TO PRESERVE AND SHARE THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE CHICAGO REGION. CHICAGO COLLECTIONS REMAINS COMMITTED TO UNIFYING THE RESOURCES OF MEMBER INSTITUTIONS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE OPEN ACCESS, LEARNING EXPERIENCES, AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, EDUCATORS, AND SCHOLARS. PROGRAMS AND OUTREACH THE PORTAL, KNOWN AS EXPLORE CHICAGO COLLECTIONS (HTTP://EXPLORE.CHICAGOCOLLECTIONS.ORG/), IS THE ORGANIZATION'S FIRST MAJOR INITIATIVE THAT WAS MADE PUBLIC IN OCTOBER 2015. THE PORTAL SERVES AS A FREE, CENTRALIZED, WEB-BASED SEARCH ENGINE AND RECORD-FINDING TOOL THAT ALLOWS RESEARCHERS, TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO LOCATE OR ACCESS OVER 100,000 MAPS, PHOTOS, LETTERS, AND OTHER ARCHIVAL MATERIALS HELD AT CCC'S MEMBER INSTITUTIONS. AT THIS TIME, CHICAGO COLLECTIONS HAS 60 UNIQUE MEMBERS WITH DIVERSE ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS. 2022 SAW THE LAUNCH OF CCC'S 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY AND WAS RECOGNIZED BY CHICAGO'S MAYOR LORI LIGHTFOOT BY PROCLAIMING MARCH 3, 2022, CHICAGO COLLECTIONS CONSORTIUM DAY. 'MAKING HISTORY COME ALIVE,' A POETRY CONTEST FOR CHICAGOLAND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, HELD IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CCC MEMBERS' CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY AND THE POETRY FOUNDATION, WAS CREATED. THE COMPETITION ASKED STUDENTS TO BE INSPIRED BY AN IMAGE ON CCC'S EXPLORE PORTAL AND WRITE A POEM. SIX STUDENTS WERE RECOGNIZED WITH A CERTIFICATE AND MONETARY AWARD. TWELVE FREE PUBLIC PROGRAMS, LAKEFRONT: PUBLIC TRUST AND PRIVATE RIGHTS IN CHICAGO, CONVERSATIONS WITH CHICAGO COLLECTIONS CHICAGO CUBS, AUTHOR TALK: MICHELLE DUSTER, TEMPESTT HAZEL ON SIXTY INCHES FROM CENTER, CHICAGO MUNICIPAL RECORDS: ACCESS AND ACCOUNTABILITY, A DISCUSSION WITH CHICAGO'S CULTURAL CHANGEMAKERS, EXTINGUISHING THE MYTHS OF THE GREAT CHICAGO FIRE, CRATE AND BARREL'S HISTORY: A CONVERSATION WITH GORDON SEGAL, A DISCUSSION WITH CHICAGO'S NEW DIRECTORS, CCC ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION WITH DIGITAL EXHIBIT AND PROGRAM, CONVERSATIONS WITH CHICAGO COLLECTIONS CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN, AND MEET THE AUTHOR: MIKE AMEZCUA WERE OFFERED VIRTUALLY AND IN PERSON AT MEMBER INSTITUTIONS FURTHERING THE PROMOTION OF CHICAGO'S RICH HISTORY ON DIVERSE HISTORICAL TOPICS. THREE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS WERE PROVIDED DURING THE YEAR TO CCC MEMBERS WHICH INCLUDED METADATA HOPPER WORKSHOPS (STEPS TO UPLOAD INFORMATION TO EXPLORE CHICAGO COLLECTIONS), BEYOND THE PANDEMIC: CHALLENGES TO CREATIVE SOLUTIONS PANEL PRESENTATION FROM CCC MEMBERS: ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE CHICAGO, FRANCES WILLARD HOUSE MUSEUM, WCTU ARCHIVES, AND THE CHICAGO CULTURAL ALLIANCE AND INTRODUCTION TO WEB ARCHIVING - SAMANTHA ABRAMS, HEAD OF COLLECTIONS, CENTER FOR RESEARCH LIBRARIES. THESE PROGRAMS WERE WELL-RECEIVED AND SUPPORTED CCC'S EFFORTS OF PROMOTING ACCESSIBILITY TO ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS. PARTNERSHIPS THE CHICAGO COLLECTIONS CONSORTIUM IS PROUD TO CONTINUE ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CHICAGO CULTURAL ALLIANCE (CCA) ALLOWING TO AMPLIFY FIRST-VOICE IMMIGRATION AND MIGRATION EXPERIENCES IN CHICAGO WITH THE NEW DIGITAL ARCHIVE PROJECT "STORIES OF IMMIGRATION: CHICAGO". THE PROJECT CONTINUES TO HIGHLIGHT COLLECTIONS OF DIVERSE COMMUNITIES AROUND CHICAGO AND CONNECT THEM TO THE CURRENT DAY DISCUSSIONS OF IMMIGRATION AND MIGRATION IN THE US. CCC ALSO PARTNERED WITH CHICAGO AREA ARCHIVISTS, CHICAGO RESEARCH SUMMIT, CAXTON CLUB, MY BLOCK MY HOOD MY CITY, AND BLACK METROPOLIS RESEARCH CONSORTIUM ON FREE PUBLIC PROGRAMS. CCC IS PROUD TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NATIONAL FINDING AID NETWORK PROJECT, WHOSE EFFORTS ARE FOCUSED TOWARD ESTABLISHING A FINDING AID NETWORK. UNIQUE PARTNERSHIPS WITH THESE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE DEMONSTRATED THAT BY WORKING TOGETHER GREATER IMPACT AND SUCCESSFUL RESULTS ARE POSSIBLE. MEMBERSHIP THE ADDITION OF 3 NEW MEMBERS (THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION CHICAGO CHAPTER, ILLINOIS HOLOCAUST MUSEUM AND EDUCATION CENTER, AND NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY) TO THE CCC IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE VARIETY OF ORGANIZATIONS BOUND TOGETHER FOR THE PROMOTION OF AND SHARING OF CHICAGO'S HISTORY AND CULTURE. ORGANIZATIONAL AWARENESS CCC WAS REPRESENTED AT PROMOTIONAL EVENTS AND CONFERENCES. THESE EVENTS INCLUDED THE ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES ANNUAL CONFERENCE, THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE, MIDWESTERN HISTORY CONFERENCE, AND THE ILLINOIS LIBRARY ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE. CCC'S EFFORTS IN GROWING AUDIENCES THROUGH ITS SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS CONTINUED. FUNDRAISING EFFORTS THE GENEROUS FUNDING FROM ILLINOIS HUMANITIES, ILLINOIS ARTS COUNCIL AGENCY, GAYLORD AND DOROTHY DONNELLEY FOUNDATION, DRIEHAUS FOUNDATION, MACARTHUR FOUNDATION, TERRA FOUNDATION FOR AMERICAN ART, AND WINTRUST BANK PROVIDED IMPORTANT ASSISTANCE. THIS SUPPORT HAS ALLOWED CHICAGO COLLECTIONS TO CONTINUE ITS WORK OF PROVIDING FREE AND OPEN ACCESS TO MEMBER ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS WHILE PROMOTING THESE MATERIALS THROUGH NEW FREE VIRTUAL PUBLIC PROGRAMS. OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FROM THE GAYLORD AND DOROTHY DONNELLEY FOUNDATION, THE MACARTHUR -DRIEHAUS GRANT FUND, AND CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS CONTINUES TO HAVE A PIVOTAL IMPACT ON CHICAGO COLLECTIONS CONSORTIUM (CCC) PROGRAMMING EFFORTS. DIGITAL EXHIBITIONS DRAWING FROM MEMBER COLLECTIONS WERE CREATED AND INCLUDED: "A GLIMPSE BACK AT CHICAGO'S COMMUNITIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS- AND "THE CHICAGO COLLECTIONS CONSORTIUM TIMELINE". MEMBER COLLECTIONS WERE SHARED ON THESE TOPICS AND NEW AUDIENCES WERE REACHED LOCALLY, NATIONALLY, AND INTERNATIONALLY WITH A CLICK TO THE DIGITAL EXHIBIT WEBSITE. INTERNS 2 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS FROM DEPAUL UNIVERSITY SUPPORTED THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WITH OUTREACH AND PROGRAM PROMOTIONS.