Collection Guides


The Archives has four main collections: the North Central College Archives, 1861-present, the Shimer College Archives, 1868-2017, the Harris W. Fawell Congressional Papers, and the Suburban Studies Archives. Explore the collections below! 


The archives uses ArchivesSpace to share detailed information about its collections with users. Answers to some basic questions about ArchivesSpace and collection guides (known as finding aids) may be found on North Central College Archives' ArchivesSpace landing page or in a pdf that you can download and have available as you search.

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