The Chicago Literary Archive is an independent, open-source research guide to Chicago’s literary, printing, and publishing history from 1837 to today. Founded by Adam Morgan in 2021, the CLA is viewable and editable by anyone interested in Chicago literature. Read more about the project in the Chicago Tribune. We are…Continue reading “About”
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An open-source guide to Chicago literature, printing, and publishing.
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‘A Street in Bronzeville’ by Gwendolyn Brooks
A Street in Bronzeville (1945) was Gwendolyn Brooks’s first poetry collection, published by Harper & Brothers in New York on…
Gwendolyn Brooks
Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000) was a poet, novelist, and teacher who lived most of her life in the Bronzeville, Woodlawn, and…
‘The Cliff-Dwellers’ by Henry Blake Fuller
The Cliff-Dwellers (1893) was Henry Blake Fuller’s third novel and his most widely read. While his first two novels were…
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