Chicago Collections

CTL-E-4353 · Organization · other · 2012-present

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Consortium of Chicago-area libraries, museums, and institutions with archives that collaborate to preserve and share the history and culture of the Chicago region; formed as an LLC in 2012. Its EXPLORE digital portal launched October 2015.

The record

Also known as: Explore Chicago Collections

Notes

RELP100 supporting entity: discoverability anchor for CTL-E-0854. Identity-checked 2026-10-06: no collision.

Relationships

Northwestern University — partnered with
Northwestern University is a founding member of the Chicago Collections consortium (2012), the collaboration of Chicago-area libraries, museums, and institutions preserving the region's history and culture.

Sources

RELP100 research (see sources/sources.json)

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