Newspaper Archives
Evanston Review has been Evanston’s principal weekly newspaper since 1925.
- Full-text access to digital archive, 1925-present with downloadable page images displayed from 1925-2009
- Print and microfilm archives also available on 2nd floor of the Main Library
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
- Shorefront Legacy Center (Legacy Center located at 2214 Ridge Avenue)
- Portraits of Black Pioneers in Evanston
- Unforgettable: Memories of the Emerson Street Branch YMCA, parts 1 & 2, video
Women in Evanston
- Evanston Women’s History Project
- The Early Women of Evanston
- Frances Willard House Museum and Archives (Museum located at 1730 Chicago Avenue)