Chicago History Metro Fair - New Deal Topics
Center for New Deal Studies

The Center for New Deal Studies has developed material for students and teachers who are participating in the Chicago Metro History Fair. Below are links to an essay on Chicago New Deal art, a list of books (click here for hours of operation or contact the Center’s librarian, Michael Gabriel, about visiting the collection) and web sources on this topic, a worksheet to guide analysis of Chicago’s New Deal murals, and a list of other topics related to Chicago, the New Deal and the Great Depression. Read, learn, discover, enjoy!

• CNDS Chicago Metro History Fair Award Winners
• Chicago and New Deal Art Essay
• Chicago and Public Housing Essay
• Sources from the Center for New Deal Studies
• Topics on Chicago, the New Deal and Great Depression
• Mural Analysis Worksheet (PDF, 7K)