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The Encyclopedia of Chicago
On October 7, 2004, the University of Chicago Press published the 1,100 page volume entitled The Encyclopedia of Chicago. Twelve years in the making, it contains more than 1,400 entries, covers the full range of Chicago's neighborhoods as well as suburbs, and ethnic groups as well as the city's cultural institutions, technology and science, architecture, reglions, immigration, transportation, business history, labor, music, health, and medicine. It also contains a substantial number of maps, especially drawn for this volume, as well as many, many photographs. This project was developed by The Newberry Library in cooperation with The Chicago Historical Society. Majors funders of this project were: The National Endowment for the Humanities; The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the City of Chicago, the Dr. William Scholl Center at The Newberry Library, and the State of Illinois. In April of 2005, the Chicago Historical Society will publish an expanded, on-line edition of The Encyclopedia of Chicago.
Six members of the faculty at Lake Forest College contributed entries to the encyclopedia.
Michael H. Ebner/A. B. Dick Professor of history:
Chicago Historical Society
Lake Bluff, IL
Lake County, IL
Lake Forest, IL
Ravinia Festival
Suburbs and Cities as Dual Metropolis
Paul B. Fischer/Professor of Politics:
Gautreaux Assisted Housing Program
Richard Pettengill/Assistant Professor of English & Theater
Acting, Ensemble
Playwriting
Steve Rosswurm/Professor of History
Catholic Worker Movement
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Roman Catholics
Franz Schulze/Betty Jean Hollander Professor of Art Emeritus
Architecture: The Second Chicago School
Arthur Zilversmit/Distinguished Service Professor of History Emeritus
Progressive Education
School Architecture
Schooling for Work
In addition, one alumnus, Glennette Tilley Turner '55 contributed the entry on the Underground Railroad. Ben Mason '01 and Rima Kuprys '06 worked on the research staff of the project while serving as interns.
To purchase The Encyclopedia of Chicago, contact the University of Chicago Press at 773-702-7700 or www.press.uchicago.edu.