The Chicago Manual of Style
The history of The Chicago Manual of Style spans more than one hundred years, beginning in 1891 when the University of Chicago Press began to record style notes and protocols for typesetting and development of proofs. Those notes grew into a pamphlet, and by 1906 the pamphlet had become a book. The Chicago Manual of Style is now in its 17th edition, and has become the authoritative reference work for authors, editors, proofreaders, indexers, copywriters, designers, and publishers.
The Little Red Schoolhouse
“The Little Red School House” is the term for a distinct curriculum developed at the University of Chicago in the 1980s designed to improve high-level professional and academic writing. Practitioners stress the importance of being understood and conveying your ideas effectively to a variety of audiences. These tenets continue to inform our writing programs.
The University of Chicago Press
Founded alongside the College and Extension in 1890, the University Press disseminates scholarship of the highest standard to foster public understanding, provide an authoritative foundation for informed dialogue, and enrich the diversity of cultural life. The Journals Division publishes more than 80 scholarly journals across a wide range of disciplines, many of which were the first scholarly publications in their respective fields. The Books Division has published over eleven thousand books since 1892, including the definitive writing resource for Chicago-Style citation, The Chicago Manual of Style.