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University of Chicago Library: Chicago in 1919
Learn about Chicago in 1919 through music, video, images, and transcripts of newspaper articles of the time.
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The Founders' Constitution: John Tyler, Virginia Ratifying Convention
The original text of a statement by John Tyler, member of the Virginia Constitutional Ratifying Convention, on his opposition to the new Constitution.
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Museum Exhibitions Intensify Controversy Over Dead Sea [Pdf]
This is an article sponsored by the University of Chicago, that discusses the seemingly unanswerable question of who wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls. Offers multiple points-of-view on this topic from a number of notable sources. The most...
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University of Chicago Library: A Century of Progress: The 1933 34 World's Fair
This collection contains the majority of materials that were published for the Century of Progress 1933-34 World's Fair. Three hundred and fifty pamphlets from the collection have been digitized. Also available is a searchable database...
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University of Chicago: Art of East Asia: Xiangtangshan Cave Project
Digital database of images and information about a series of Buddhist shrines with carved sculptures hollowed out of the limestone cliffs in northeastern China.
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Artfl Project: French English Dictionary Form
French to English and English to French dictionary forms containing about 75,000 terms, and "accent representation" help. Instructions are in English.
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Smart Museum of Art
Located on the University of Chicago's Hyde Park campus, Smart Museum of Art houses a permanent collection of over 7000 objects, spanning five centuries of both Western and Eastern civilizations.
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Oriental Institute: Nubia: The Land and the People
Read all about Nubia and the people that live there. Includes photos of artifacts, maps, and a timeline.
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University of Chicago Press: Excerpt From History of the Surrealist Movement
Excerpt from Gerard Durozoi's book History of the Surrealist Movement. Events from 1924 through 1929, including the development of the Surrealist Manifesto, are described.
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University of Chicago Press: Excerpt From Conversations With Picasso
Excerpt from Brassai's book Conversations with Picasso. The author recounts his dialogue with artist Pablo Picasso.
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University of Chicago: Teach Middle East: Hunters to Farmers
An essay reviewing the history of the Neolithic Revolution where humans begin as nomadic hunters and gatherers and evolve into villages with domestic agriculture and animals.
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Encyclopedia Romana: Wine and Rome
This article from the Encyclopedia Romana contains an extensive discussion on the development of wine cultivation in the Roman Republic. The information is very in-depth and informative, with links to additional information. This is...
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The Founders' Constitution
The University of Chicago provides thousands of primary source documents concerning the diverse contents of the Constitution. Documents underlying the proposed Constitution, as well as documents of the time debating the proposed...
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Mts: Chicago Chapter, Congress of Racial Equality Archives
Learn about the Chicago Chapter of CORE, or the Congress of Racial Equality, one of the most important civil rights organizations in the United States.
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Ancient Mesopotamia: Gods and Goddesses [Pdf]
A list of Mesopotamian gods and goddesses.
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Oriental Institute: Clues From the Past: How to Read an Artifact [Pdf]
A great lesson plan to help learners read artifacts and relate them to people, places, and societies.
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Oriental Institute: Bronze Sculpture of the Demon Pazuzu From Ancient Mesopotami
Learn about the Ancient Mesopotamian statue the Demon Pazuzu who protected pregnant women and children.
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Oriential Institute: Carved Black Limestone Kudurru From Ancient Babylonia
Explore the casts known as kudurrus of Ancient Mesopotamia and learn what they were used for.
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Lacus Curtius: Into the Roman World
A major site on Roman antiquity that includes: a photo-gazetteer of Roman and Etruscan cities and monuments; complete Latin texts; extracts from various 19th-century histories of Rome. It also has an archive of over 2,000 websites on...
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Encyclopedia Romana: Roman Calendar the Fasti Antiates
This site from the Encyclopedia Romana includes a picture of a reconstruction of the Fasti Antiates, along with an explanation of the calendar and its lettering. The information is not too in-depth, but informative and factual. A great...
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The Founders' Constitution: Amendment V: Barron v. Baltimore
Provides the opinion of the Supreme Court written by Chief Justice Marshall in the case of Barron v. Mayor of Baltimore.
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The Founders' Constitution: Separation of Powers
Federal Convention on the Separation of Powers as recorded during debate at the convention, June 2, 1787.
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The Founders' Constitution: Constitutional Convention: Introduction
A lengthy and detailed article on the issues and events of the Constitutional Conventions in their attempt to amend and then replace the Articles of Confederation.