Twenty Years at Hull-House, With Autobiographical Notes, by Jane Addams. Published: New York, The Macmillan Company, 1912. Hull-House was the first Social Settlement in Chicago, IL. HTML file. Read

The Book of the Fair; An Historical and Descriptive Presentation of the World's Science, Art, and Industry, As Viewed Through the Columbian Exposition at Chicago in 1893, by Hubert Howe Bancroft. 992 pages. Published: Chicago and San Francisco, The Bancroft Co., 1893; Edition Cygne Noir, Copy No. 1 of 150. Includes history of this fair and fairs of the past, historical sketch of Chicago, the California Midwinter International Exposition. HTML file. Read

Illinois Servitude and Emancipation Records, 1722–1863; An Index Compiled from the Illinois State Archives. Published: May 5 2002, WebRoots.org. Covers Gallatin, Randolph, St. Clair, Edwards, & Pope counties. 277k plain HTML file. Read

The Great Chicago Fire, Board of Police and Fire Commissioners' Report. Published: 1871. HTML file. Read

The Great Chicago Fire, letter from William Gallagher to his sister. Written October 17 1871. HTML file. Read