The Loyola Archives & Special Collections staff invests considerable time creating digital collections in order to make the collections more accessible. Collections can be found at the following:

 Loyola University Chicago Digital Collections

 Loyola University Chicago Archives & Special Collections  

 

Following are some of the digital collections ceated to highlight Special Collections. This list is not all-inclusive as new digital collections are constantly being created. 

Rare Book Collection 

Digitized rare books from the Loyola Rare Book Collection. Categories include Jesuitica, Cookery & related, Columbian Exposition, United States history, British history, British literature, Drama, Poetry, Religion, Satire, and Travel.

Digitization of the volumes from the Rare Book Collection is an on-going project.

Holy Family Parish History

Ledgers from Holy Family Parish (Chicago, IL) help highlight the history of the parish.

Illinois Catholic Historical Review

The journal of the Illinois Catholic Historical Society founded by Frederick Siedenburg, S.J., after the celebration of the Illinois State Centennial in 1918.

Founding Fathers

Documents from the Loyola Special Collections relating to the founders of the United States.

Century of Progress

The Century of Progress World's Fair ran from 1933 through 1934. The images in this collection were taken by Samuel Insull, Jr.

 Chicago

Images of Chicago from the mid to late 20th century. These images come from a number of collections at the Loyola University Chicago Archives & Special Collections.

Catholic Church Extension Society Photograph Collection

Established in 1905 by Father Francis C. Kelley, the Catholic Church Extension Society provides funding and resources to dioceses and parishes in the United States. This digital collection includes photographs of churches, chapel cars, motor chapels, chapel boats, and chapel wagons. 

Digitization of Catholic Church Extension Society photographs is an on-going project.

Bishop Francis C. Kelley papers

The Bishop Francis C. Kelley paeprs are hosted online by the Loyola Archives and Special Collections through an agreement with the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, which holds the Kelley papers. Bishops Francis C. Kelley was the founder of the Catholic Church Extension Society.

Raymond V. Schoder, S.J., Slide Collection

The Schoder slide collection consists of approximately 17,000 slides taken by Rev. Schoder from 1950 to 1986. Current digital collections include Schoder's slides of ancient Egypt, ancient Rome, ancient Greece, the Far East, Ostia, Sicily, Soviet Union, Roman North Africa, Spain, Turkey, Pompeii, Iran, and Malta. Not all of the slides in these categories have been digitized. 

Digitization of the Schoder Slide Collection is an on-going project. 

Michalak Collection

The Michalak Collection features 19th century British broadsides and books showcasing the work of illustrators such as George Cruikshank, Robert Cruikshank, James Gillray, and John Leech.

Digitization of the Michalak Collection is an on-going project.

Arthur Kellner, D.D.S., Collection

The Kellner collection includes photographs of famous visitors to the United States Capital. It also includes photographs of President Kennedy's lying-in-state and funeral procession from the Capital. These photographs were given to Kellner by George Stewart, Architect of the Capital.