Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection (Chicago Public Library)

CTL-E-0507 · Institution · other · 1932

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

Black history and literature research collection assembled by librarian Vivian G. Harsh, transferred to the Woodson Regional Library and renamed in her honor in 1975.

Notes

Merged into canonical KG 2026-10-03 from MUSIC-001, PRESERVE-001, BPM-003, BCI-001; source entity IDs: CTL-DR-BCI-001:harsh-collection, CTL-DR-BPM-003:arc-harsh, CTL-DR-MUSIC-001:music-001-node-084, CTL-DR-PRESERVE-001:CTL-PRESERVE-E-018; source research type(s): archive, collection, institution.

Sources

• Chicago Public Library — 'Celebrating American Archives Month with the Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection'; University of Chicago — Black Metropolis Research Consortium exhibit text (primary source)
• Chicago Public Library
• https://guides.lib.uchicago.edu/c.php?g=525812&p=3616764 (primary source)
• CPL blog, 2025 (primary source)
• Chicago Public Library, "Chicago Public Library is Awarded a $2 Million Grant from the Mellon Foundation to Make Black History More Accessible to the Public" (chipublib.org); Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, "Chicago Library Receives $2 Million to Digitize Collection of African American History and Literature" (Feb 2024) (primary source)

Record CTL-E-0507 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: PROVISIONAL · 5 sources (4 primary) · CTL research: MUSIC-001, PRESERVE-001, BPM-003, BCI-001.
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