 In the course of his career, Bennett had worked in nearly 20 states, from California to Florida, as well as in Puerto Rico and Canada.He presented his papers to The Art Institute of Chicago in 1953, and these were supplemented by additional gifts and bequests from his architect son, Edward H. Bennett, Jr., over the following two decades.The Edward H. Bennett Collection is currently held by the Ryerson & Burnham Libraries at the Art Institute of Chicago, and contains manuscript materials, daily diaries, photographs, drawings, newspaper clippings, and published city plans.