Local History Centers

Evanston History Center

An educational and cultural institution established in 1898 to preserve and share Evanston history. The Center is located in the Charles Gates Dawes House.


Frances Willard House Museum and Archives

The museum and library preserves and interprets the Willard House and its historic collections on Frances Willard, women’s history, temperance, social reform, and social/political movements.


Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum

The museum focuses exclusively on the histories, cultures, traditions, and arts of Indigenous people from the United States and Canada. 


Northwestern University’s McCormick Library of Special Collections and University Archives 

Home to many of the Libraries’ rarest materials, including manuscripts, archives, prints, artifacts, and all materials pertaining to Northwestern’s history.


Shorefront Legacy Center 

Since 1995, Shorefront has collected, preserved, and educated people about Black History and communities of Evanston and the North Shore. The center holds over 250 linear feet of archival materials open for public use.

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