The Jane Addams Hull-House Museum collection is made up of more than 5,500 artifacts relating to the vibrant work of the Hull-House Settlement and the surrounding neighborhood.
The collection speaks to a cross-section of life on the Near West Side of Chicago at the turn of the 20th century, with objects that relate to the lives of middle-class residents of the Hull-House Settlement and the immigrant and working-class neighbors who lived in nearby tenements.
Highlights include:
Intricate textiles woven in the Hull-House Labor Museum
Portraits and drawings of neighbors and settlement life by Hull-House residents
Pottery produced by artists at the Hull-House Kilns
Period and folkloric clothing from neighbors on the Near West Side
Artifacts from Maxwell Street market
Furnishings from Jane Addams’ collection
Oral histories from Hull-House residents and neighbors
The museum’s collection is not open to the public or available for research. Visit the museum’s blog, From the Desk of Jane Addams, for more information about how to find resources about Jane Addams and Hull-House.
