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This Archive is QUEER! The Gerber/Hart Fall Benefit

Friday, October 13, 2023 at 7PM Gerber/Hart Library and Archives, 6500 N Clark Please join us as we celebrate a transformational year for Gerber/Hart, and premiere our new exhibit “Art from the Archives”! This exhibit will feature the work of Jose Luis Benavides and Amanda Cervantes (inspired by the Amigas Latinas collection),Continue Reading

In Search of Information: Jim Jager and Third World Studio

In the summer of 2020, Gerber/Hart Library and Archives received a donation of photos, negatives and contact sheets depicting Black men who posed for Third World Studio, which was owned and operated by Chicagoan Jim Jager from 1976 until his murder in 1981. Most of the images are in excellentContinue Reading

Gerber/Hart has resumed its regular hours of operation for walk-in patrons and for viewing exhibits.

Gerber/Hart is located in the Howard Brown Health Clark building, which is a healthcare facility. Face masks are required to enter the building, in Howard Brown spaces, and common spaces like the hallways and bathrooms. Face masks are optional in Gerber/Hart spaces.

You do not need to make an appointment to browse the library collection or view exhibits. It is helpful for researchers (those making use of archives collections, periodicals, or items from Special Collections and making use of a researcher's table) to let us know ahead of time that they will be coming to do research (please email info@gerberhart.org)