Evanston History Resources

Search across all Evanston Newspapers (1872 – Present)

Search Evanston’s Current News Sources (text only, no images)

Search Evanston’s Historical Newspapers (oldest to most recent)

Evanston Review: Historically Evanston’s Primary Weekly Newspaper

Evanston Newsette: Important News Source for Evanston’s Black Community


Resources in the Library

Evanstoniana Room is located on the 2nd floor of the Main Library. This room contains many historical materials, including but not limited to:

  • City Directories, dating back to 1879 (paper and microfilm)
  • City Annual Reports
  • ETHS Yearbooks, Evanstonian, & Directories (digitalized example, Directory 1907)
  • This Is Evanston: A Guide to History, Government, Education, and Community Services (digitalized example, 1955), select years from 1940s-present
  • Historic Real Estate Maps

Evanston’s Black Community


Women in Evanston


Additional Resources

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