Historical Note

The Chicago City-Wide Collection contains materials that overlap several neighborhoods.

Scope and Content

The Chicago City-Wide Collection consists of an initial accession and three supplemental accessions. Each accession consists of an assortment of manuscript, printed and photographic materials. The focus of this collection is general Chicago history, covering the city as a whole and the communities for which there is no separate neighborhood history collection. Materials on the Loop and Downtown areas can be found in this collection. Special strengths of the collection include historical and contemporary documentation of the 1871 Chicago Fire, a series of Chicago maps dating back to 1835, and early West and South Side Park Commission reports and maps.

The intellectual arrangement of Chicago City-Wide is topical. All material has been sorted into one of several series, described below. Certain items in the collection inherently fall through the cracks between these categories; for example, a 1923 map of the Chicago underworld is filed under "Clubs and Organizations" (See Oversize Folder 7). Within each series, material is arranged alphabetically except where indicated otherwise. Series descriptions are provided below. Photographs, although listed and housed separately, are organized into corresponding series and include Portraits, Business Establishments, Churches, Clubs and Organizations, Residences, Schools, Streets, Transportation, and Historical Events such as the Chicago Fire.
To facilitate research, all photographs, regardless of accession, are listed together.A complete list of photographs can be found in the photograph finding guide.

The contents of the Initial Accession are described below. Supplements 1-3 are described separately, preceding their Box and Folder Inventories.

Series Descriptions

BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Materials in this series include folders containing biographical sketches of many Chicagoans. Persons for whom there is a significant amount of information have their own folders, while those with sparse documentation are grouped together alphabetically in folders. About one quarter of the material consists of memorial resolutions presented to the family of Mayor Carter Henry Harrison, who was assassinated in 1893. These resolutions were acquired by The Chicago Public Library in 1905 and are an excellent study in 19th century calligraphy.

BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS
Items in this series come from a wide variety of businesses and business organizations, and include advertisements, directories, newspaper clippings, catalogs, programs, and other printed promotional material. Significant items include the First Annual Statement of the Trade and Commerce of Chicago, issued by the Board of Trade; materials on the Chicago Association of Commerce; promotional material for the Marshall Field, Montgomery Ward and Sears, Roebuck department stores; and articles and booklets on the Union Stockyards. Patrons researching Chicago buildings can find brochures and documents on some of Chicago's famed edifices such as the John Hancock Center and the Merchandise Mart.

CEMETERIES
This small series includes a map of the famous graves at Graceland Cemetery on Chicago's North Side.

CHURCHES
Of special note in this series is an 1841 broadside for the Chicago Sabbath School Celebration and a program from the 28th International Eucharistic Congress (Roman Catholic), which took place in 1926.

CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS
Materials on Clubs and Organizations in this collection are organized into three sub-series: General, a wide range of manuscript and printed items on Chicago clubs, private social service organizations, and political parties; Lincoln Park Branch Library Surveys, material collected in a survey of community services by the Lincoln Park Branch Library in 1976-1977; and Club Yearbooks, dating principally from 1900 to 1935. The majority of the latter were transferred to Special Collections from the Library's Social Sciences and History Division.

HISTORICAL ESSAYS AND SKETCHES
Various manuscript and printed historical essays are found in this series and include a number of titles on the geologic history of the Chicago area, information on early Chicago (especially Fort Dearborn), a rich collection of materials on the 1871 Chicago Fire, and articles on the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Materials are arranged alphabetically by the name of author, when known, or otherwise by title or event.

HOSPITALS
This small series include the 1869 and 1870 annual reports for the Chicago Protestant Orphan Asylum.

LAND DEEDS
Material in this series consists of Title Abstracts to various plots of land. Researchers interested in this topic should also see Box 45, a computer print-out of First Land Purchases in Cook County, 1805-1885. This resource, produced by the Illinois State Archives, lists the name of its first owner, residence at time of purchase, date, price, legal description, and volume/page for the original recorded deed for each portion of acreage in Cook County. The originals are located in the Illinois State Archives in Springfield, Illinois. Researchers should be aware that the arrangement of these materials is by Township, Range, and Section Number. There is no alphabetical index of purchasers.

MUNICIPAL AGENCIES
Items in this series are arranged alphabetically by the name of the agency or, in the case of articles about some aspect of government, by author or title. The most significant material in this series consists of items from the Chicago Plan Commission, which was developed out of Daniel Burnham's 1909 Plan of Chicago (See Call Number NA9127.C4C7 1909).
Any kind of government activity is found among materials in this series-for example, material on the Post Office, while not a municipal government body, is located here. Utilities (gas, electric and water) have been placed here rather than under Series II: Business Establishments. Tax bills and tax receipts have been grouped together here under the heading "Taxes." General Chicago Board of Education material is found here while items on specific schools is located in Series XIII: Schools. Information on the Chicago Transit Authority, while a city agency, is located in Series XV: Transportation. Oversize material consists primarily of maps of the City's division into wards and maps of the individual wards. These are cataloged under the name of the agency that produced them, either the Board of Election Commissioners or the Department of Public Works.

MUSEUMS
An important item in this small series is the invitation to the 1894 opening of the Field Museum of Natural History.

PARKS
The most important items in this series are a collection of 19th century Annual Reports of the South Park and West Chicago Park commissions, tracing some of the earliest developments of the Chicago park system. Also of importance (and exceptional beauty) are 1871-1872 oversize maps of Central (now Garfield), Douglas and Humboldt parks, the first three West Side parks. (Related material on Douglas, Garfield and Humboldt parks can be found in the Lawndale-Crawford Community Collection, the East Garfield Park Community Collection, and Humboldt Park Community Collection, respectively.)

RESIDENCES
Significant materials in this series include a brochure on the Mies Van Der Rohe-designed 860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive Buildings, as well as printed promotional material on other important Chicago residences.

SCHOOLS
This series includes information on elementary and secondary schools, colleges, and universities, and is divided into materials concerning schools in general and those regarding specific schools, arranged alphabetically. Of special note in the general materials are a series of Board of Education "Qualifying Exams" given to prospective teachers (1916-1941) and an excellent set of Fact Sheets for nearly 200 schools on the West Side. Much of the material in the Schools Series was collected by the West Side Historical Society in the 1940s.

STREET SCENES
The bulk of the material on streets consists of an excellent collection of Chicago street maps dating from the 1830s to the 1950s. Most of these are located in oversize folders. There is a short series of folders in Box 38 about specific streets, arranged alphabetically.

TRANSPORTATION
The Transportation Series is divided into sub-series on Bridges, Public Mass Transit, Railroads, and Water Transportation. The majority of material relates to public mass transit and railroads. Of particular note are Volumes 7-23 of the Chicago Surface Lines' Surface Service Magazine and an 1855 brochure for the Illinois Central Railroad. Special Collections and Preservation Division also has a collection of Railroad Posters that may be viewed by appointment. See listing in Binder # 9, General for details.

VIEWBOOKS
This series contains souvenir viewbooks and guidebooks to Chicago, and individual city views from 1871 to 1930. It is an excellent reference source for images of particular buildings.

WAR TIME ACTIVITIES
Information about Chicago in wartime and Chicagoans who went to fight in wars is found in this series and covers the Spanish-American War, the Boxer Rebellion, World War I, and World War II. Twelve scrapbooks in Boxes 43 and 44 detail Chicago news coverage of the last months of World War II.

Provenance

The Chicago City-Wide Collection has its origins in miscellaneous material collected in the mid-20th century by the West Side Historical Society. When the historical society's materials were brought to the Chicago Public Library's Special Collections Department in 1986, they were divided into the West Side community collections that now are a part of the larger Neighborhood History Research Collections. Some material, however, did not specifically concern West Side neighborhoods, or overlapped several neighborhoods. In some instances, documentation about a neighborhood was too sparse to be cataloged as a separate collection. These materials formed the core - approximately two linear feet - of the Chicago City-Wide Collection. The collection as it now stands, comes from a wide range of sources: transfers from other Chicago Public Library agencies, libraries across the nation, purchases, and private donations. Where appropriate, the provenance of individual items has been noted on folders. Provenance information for Supplements 1-3 is provided in their respective Scope and Content notes.

Access

The Chicago City-Wide Collection is available to the public for research in the Special Collections and Preservation Division Reading Room on the 9th floor of the Chicago Public Library's Harold Washington Library Center, 400 South State Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60605. The collection does not circulate although photocopy services are available depending upon the condition of the materials. First time patrons to the Special Collections and Preservation Division Reading Room must present a photo-i.d. and complete a Reader Registration Form. Telephone inquiries on this collection and other Special Collections holdings can be directed to 312-747-4875.

Processed by Galen R. Wilson, 1990-1992.

 

Box and Folder Inventory

BOX 1

BIOGRAPHICAL DATA

General
1. "The Road to Success: 25 biographical sketches reprinted from the
Chicago Tribune," 1953

2. General biographical, A-G including:
Bear, Robert C. (1864- ): Fire reminiscences, 1937
Blaney, James VanZandt (1820-1874): Biographical sketch, n.d.
Boone, Levi Day (1808-1882): Biographical sketch, n.d.
Bragiel, Sophia, Brighton Park (1842-1939): Obituary, 1939
Brainard, Daniel (1812-1866): Biographical sketch, n.d.
Brdecka, John, Brighton Park: Newspaper clipping, 1939
Colosimo, James (1878-1920): Newspaper clipping, 1959
[SEE: Box 46:1]
Cregier, DeWitt Clinton (1829-1896): Biographical sketch, n.d.
Delano, Edward C. (d. 1807): Obituary, 1807
Egan, William Bradshaw (1808-1860): Biographical sketch, n.d.
Falconer, Laughlin (b. 1816): Biographical sketch
Farnsworth-Orrell, Alma P. (1846-1924): Obituary, 1924
Fucik, Anna J., Czech immigrant (b. 1854): Biographical Sketch, 1934
Garfield, James A. (d. 1881): Newspaper articles, 1881
[SEE: Box 49:15]
Goodhue, Josiah Cosmore (1794-1847): Biographical sketch, n.d.
Gurnee, Walter S. (1813-1903): Biographical sketch, n.d.
Gutknecht, John: Campaign letter; 1940

3. Abramson, Ben: Correspondence, 1937; artwork (magazine cover)
4. Aiken, Eliza N. Atherton (1817-1906) : Miscellaneous printed material, n.d.
5. Alexander, John H. (1860-1939): Miscellaneous printed material
6. Altgeld, John Peter (1847-1902): Memorial address by Edward Osgood Brown, 1905
7. -----: Dedication of bronze tablets, Garrick Theatre, September 4, 1910
8. Ayer, Edward E.: Tribute by Donald Wilhelm, n.d.
9. Barrett, Oscar W. (1836-1893) and daughter Minnie: Miscellaneous printed material, n.d.
10. Black, Martha Louise Munger (1866-1957): Misc. printed material, n.d.
11. Bogan, William J. (1869-1936): Memorial pamphlet, n.d.
12. Bowen, John M.: 25th anniversary in the priesthood, 1919
13. Brennan, Edward P. (d. 1942): Miscellaneous printed material, n.d.Charles Smith, 1989
14. Burling, Edward (1819-1892): "Mr. Burling of Burling Street" by Alida and Charley Smith
15. Burroughs, Peggy Palmer: Miscellaneous printed material, n.d.
16. Cabrini, Mother Frances Xavier (1850-1917): Newspaper clippings, n.d.
17. Campbell, Mrs. P. B. and Mrs. Harlo Grant: Misc. printed material, 1902
18. Carpenter, Philo (1805-1886): Biographical sketches, n.d.
19. Cermak, Anton Joseph (1873-1933): Misc. printed material, n.d.
20. Clybourne, Archibald (1802-1872) and Mary Galloway (b. 1812): Misc. printed material, n.d.
21. Coughlin, John J. (1860-1938): Obituary, 1938
22. Culver, Helen (b. 1832): Biographical sketch, 1919
23. Dilys, Joseph: Anti-Communist and Anti-Semitic literature, 1947-1970
24. Douglas, W.A.S.: Correspondence and writings, n.d.
25. Engstrand, David and Sophia Belzer (b. 1908): Correspondence, n.d.
26. Evald, Carl A. (1848-1909): Memorial volume, n.d.

 

BOX 2

1. Ewing, William G.: "Letter of acceptance," 1890; Inaugural address, 1899
2. Farr, Hilda Butler: "March of Rhymes" (poetry), 1942
3. Grassenbacher family: Miscellaneous printed material, 1898, 1945
4. Gray, John (Sheriff) and Phoebe: Golden wedding anniversary, 1884
5. Grindle, G. Earl: "Hollow Suckers!" (anti-property tax leaflet), ca.
1931

6. General biographical, H-P, including
Herrick, James B. (b. 1861): Newspaper clipping, 1939
Hull, Charles Jerold (1820-1889): Biographical sketch
[SEE: Box 1:22]
Ingals, Ephraim (d. 1900): Biographical sketch, n.d.
Krukas, Dr. Emily Victoria (b. 1908): 1939
Lane, Albert Grannis (1841-1906): Memorial service bulletin, 1906
McLean, John (1814-1879): Biographical sketch, n.d.
McVicker, Brockholst (1810-1886): Biographical sketch, n.d.
Maxwell, Philip (1799-1859): Biographical sketch, n.d.
Mottram, Lucy: Fire reminiscences, n.d.

7. Harrison, Carter Henry (1825-1893): Miscellaneous printed material, n.d.
8. -----: Speech in the U.S. House of Representatives, January 26, 1877
9. -----: Memorial resolutions by the Apollo Commandery, 1893
10. -----: Memorial resolutions by the Board of Trade, Chicago, 1893
11. -----: Memorial resolutions by the Building and Trades Exchange, 1893
12. -----: Memorial resolutions by the Chicago Medical Society, 1893
13. -----: Memorial resolutions by the Chicago Real Estate Board, 1893
14. -----: Memorial resolutions by the Common Council, Oshkosh, WI, 1893
15. -----: Memorial resolutions by the Iroquois Club, 1893

 

BOX 3

1. Harrison, Carter Henry (1825-1893): Memorial resolutions by the Western Association of California Pioneers, n.d.
SEE ALSO: Memorial resolutions by the Common Council, Milwaukee, 1893 (Box 46:2)
2. Harrison, Carter Henry, Jr. (1860-1953): Miscellaneous printed material, n.d.
SEE ALSO: Obituaries, 1953 (Box 46:3)
3. Harvey, Mrs. Byron Jr.: Magazine advertisement, 1949
4. Helwig, R.O. (Dick): Baseball memoirs, 1945
5. Hoard, Samuel and Sophorina Conant: Golden wedding anniversary, 1877
6. Holberg, Cornelia: Civil War widow's pension pages, 1894
7. Holden family: Sketches, n.d.
8. Horner, Henry (1878-1940): Miscellaneous printed material, 1932-1940
9. Howland, George (1824-1892): Sketch by Rose Pedraza, 1939-1940
10. Hugo, Herbert W.: Miscellaneous printed material, n.d.
11. Johnson, Craig R.: Correspondence regarding historical association, 1939-1940
12. Kelly, Edward J.: Correspondence, 1940; newspaper clippings, n.d.
13. Kinzie family: Genealogy, n.d.; sketch from Fort Dearborn, n.d.
14. McCormick, Robert (1780-1846): "Memorial of Robert McCormick," 1885, reprinted in 1898 (2 copies)
15. McCormick, Robert Rutherford (1880-1955): "An Address," 1931 (autographed)
16. MacMillan, Thomas C.: Sailor reminiscences, n.d.; printed address, 1889; sketch of U.S.S. Illinois (battleship)
17. McReynolds, Benjamin F. (d. 1907): Memorial by Board of Police and Fire Commissioners, 1907
18. Marshall, Benjamin Howard: Newspaper clipping and reminiscence, n.d.
19. Mason, Roswell B. (1805-1892): Biography by C. H. Mottier, 1938
20. Merschel, Carl: Artwork, 1953-1956
21. Norris, Frank (b. 1870): Miscellaneous printed material, n.d.
22. Petrillo, James Caesar: Newspaper clippings, n.d.

23. General biographical R-Z, including:
Rager, Mary Robinson (d. 1927): Obituary, n.d.
Smith, Emily White: Biographical pamphlet, n.d.
Swift, George Bell (1845-1912): Biographical sketch, n.d.
Tilton, George Wilson (d. 1890): Biographical sketch, n.d.
Traeger, John E. (b. 1857): Biographical sketch, n.d.
Wentworth, George Wallingford (1820-1850): Biographical sketch, n.d.
Williams, Frances Royster: Newspaper clipping, 1946
Wolcott, Alexander (1790-1830): Biographical sketch, n.d.

24. Robinson, Alexander (1762-1872) and family: Misc. printed material, n.d.
25. Salomon, Moses: Campaign card, [1877]
26. Sandburg, Carl (1878-1967): Reminiscence by E.W. Smalley, 1977; newspaper clipping, 1952
27. Sauganash ("Billy Caldwell," c.1780-1841): Sketches, ca. 1912-1919
28. Schmidt, Otto Leopold (1863-1935): Memorial festschrift, 1937

BOX 4

1. Shilton, Christopher: Mortgage promissory note, 1868
2. Somerville, Frances Agar (1872-1938): Memorial volume, n.d.
3. Squire, Belle: Newspaper clippings, 1934
4. Stiegele family: Naturalization papers for Frederick Stiegele, 1855; 1st Holy Communion, St. Francis Church for Anna Stiegele, 1869
5. Stone, Melville Elijah (1848-1929): Miscellaneous printed material, n.d.
6. Stuart, William H.: "Heard and Seen" (newsletter), January 14, 19507. Thayer, Charles Lambert and Hattie Bacon: Misc. printed material, n.d.
8. Thompson, William Hale (b. 1869): Misc. printed material, n.d.
9. Trafelet, Raymond E.: Campaign poster, congressional election, 1942
10. Wexelberg, August (1818-1900) and Catherine Wexelberg (1817-1884): Miscellaneous printed material, n.d.
11. Wilson, Alonzo: Anti-alcohol literature, 1940s
12. Wolfe, Ira W.: Miscellaneous printed material, n.d.
13. Young, Ella Flagg: Program for reception in her honor, 1910; "Ethics in the School" by Young, 1902

BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS

   General
14. Where Chicago Eats, by John Drury, 1953
15. Where to Eat and Sleep in Chicagoland, by Marie C. Pedderson, 8th ed., 1953
SEE ALSO: Ambassador East Hotel: Pump Room brochure, 1950 (Box 46: 4)
SEE ALSO: Chicago Democrat, vol. 1, no. 1, November 26, 1833 (1930 reprint) (Oversize Folder 1)
SEE ALSO: The Economist Investors' Manual, 1899 (Box 46:9)
SEE ALSO: Exposition Building: Programs, 1878, 1879, 1881, 1882 (Box 46:10)

16. Abraham Lincoln Bookshop: Miscellaneous printed material, 1945-1953
17. Adair, H.G. Printing Company: Business card, n.d.
18. Alverde, Dr. C.W.: Narcotic addiction cure booklet, letter and form, 1903
19. American Face Brick Association: The Story of Brick, 1920
20. American Vault Works, Inc.: American Service Directory, 1938
21. Ampico Hall: Program for lantern slide lecture, 1920s
22. Annual International Sports and Outdoor Show: Guides, 1953, 1955
23. Art Exhibitions (individual paintings): "The Prodigal Son," 1874; "Nana," n.d.
24. Auditorium Building: Ticket and article regarding renovation, n.d.
SEE ALSO: Engraving in Harper's Weekly, July 2, 1887 (Box 46:5)
SEE ALSO: Supplement, The Daily Interocean, Dec. 11, 1889 (Box 46:6)
25. Bauer and Black Athletic Supporters: What Wise Men Wear, 1910
26. Joseph Beifeld and Company: Postcard, 1901
27. Beverly Art Center (Morgan Park): Miscellaneous printed material, 1977
28. Bismarck Garden: Concert program for the 1908 season
SEE ALSO: Concert program, 1897 (Box 46:7)
29. Blaw-Knox Company: Miscellaneous printed material, 1918, n.d.
30. Board of Trade: Banquet program, dedication of new building, June 9, 1930
31. ------, First Annual Statement of the Trade and Commerce of Chicago, 1859
32. Bogue and Hoyt Real Estate: Flyer for property at Ashland and 55th Street,
ca. 1900
33. Walter H. Bouley Company (wallpaper and paint): Catalog, n.d.
34. Bridges' Ready-Made Houses: Advertisements in Choice Iowa Farming Lands,
1870 [Treasures #201]
34a. Burdick Enamel Sign Company: Envelope; n.d.
35. Burmeister Truck Farming (Dunning neighborhood): Miscellaneous printed material, n.d.
36. Burnham Institute of Beauty Therapy: Booklet, 1930s
37. Central Music Hall: Programs, 1888, 1893, [1912]
SEE ALSO: Chicago Theater Collection, Historic Programs MISC Box 1 (CENT)
38. Channel Chemical Company: "O-Cedar" cleaning supplies catalog, 1912
39. Chicago Magazine: vol. 1, no. 1 (March 1954)
SEE ALSO: "Serials Holdings List" for the Library's complete holdings
40. Chicago Advertising Magazine: vol. 3, no. 10 (May 15, 1917)
SEE ALSO: "Serials Holdings List" for the Library's complete holdings

BOX 5

1. Chicago Association of Commerce: Chicago centennial dinner, 1937
2. -----: Chicago Market Facts, 1927
3. -----: Chicago Portrait, n.d.
4. -----: Population in Chicago and the Metropolitan Area, 1928
5. -----: The Role of Pioneer Chicago Firms, 1946
6. -----: Survey of Civic Development, 1925
7. -----: Survey of Public Improvements, 1925
8. -----: What to See and Do in Chicago, 1939
9. -----: Greater Chicago Hotel Association flyer, n.d.
10. Chicago Automobile Trade Association: Chicago Auto Show catalog, 1959
11. Chicago Beautiful Magazine: vol. 1, no. 1, June 1931
SEE ALSO: "Serials Holdings List" for the Library's complete holdings
12. Chicago Convention Bureau: Flyers, n.d.
13. Chicago Daily News: Newspaper clipping regarding new building, 1929
SEE ALSO: "100 Years of Famous Front Pages," 1975 (Box 46:8)
14. Chicago Examiner: Series of articles on bonds, 1913
14a. Chicago Face Brick Association: The Home Beautiful, 1913
15. Chicago Flexible Shaft Company: Flyer, envelope, 1906
16. -----: Banquet program, 1944
17. Chicago Mercantile Company: Catalog, Spring/Summer 1900
18. -----: Catalog, Fall/Winter 1900-1901
19. -----: Catalog, Spring/Summer 1901
20. Chicago Musicians' Directory: 1914-1915
21. Chicago Real Estate Board: From Swamp to Metropolis, ca. 1933
22. -----: The Lake Front, by W. G. Ewing, January 30, 1890
23. Chicago Scale Company: Flyer, n.d.
24. Chicago Stock Exchange: A Record of Progress, 1930
25. -----: Art Institute brochure on the building, 1977
26. Chicago Sun: "The Sun Looks Ahead to Postwar Chicago," 1943
27. Chicago Sun-Times: "The Chicago Agenda Blueprint for the '90s," 1898
28. Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Diamond Jubilee, 1966
29. Chicago Theatre: 60th Anniversary Booklet, 1981
SEE ALSO: Chicago Theater Collection, Historic Programs Box CHIT
30. Chicago Title and Trust: 100th Anniversary Booklet, 1947
30a. Chicago Tribune: List of and biographical information on the paper's Managing Editors, [1979]
31. -----: "Mary Meade Recipes" by Mary Meade, Home Economics Editor, n.d.
32. -----: "New Year's Address of The Chicago Daily Tribune, January 1, 1876

 

BOX 6

1. S.D. Childs and Company, Printers: Chicago Since 1837, 1917
2. Congress Needle Company: Letter (mimeograph) and flyers, 1905
3. Continental Tailoring Company: Letter (mimeograph) and postcard, 1908
4. Crosby Opera House: Miscellaneous printed material, n.d.
SEE ALSO: Chicago Theater Collection, Historic Programs Box CRO
5. DeVoe and Reynolds Company: "Hasburg's Golds" (paint catalog), [1920s]
6. Edgewater Beach Hotel: Brochure, [1950s]
7. Edison Building: The Building of Modern Commerce, [1914]
8. Electric Park (Sharpshooters Park): Miscellaneous printed material, n.d.
9. S.X. Ezerski's Pharmacy (3121 S. Morgan Street): Bottle label, n.d.
10. The Fair (department store): Since 40 Years Ago, by Forrest Crissey, 1915
SEE ALSO: Trade Catalog Collection
11. Federal Reserve Bank: Article, 1929
12. Fine Arts Building: Program, 1902
SEE ALSO: Chicago Theater Collection, Historic Programs Box MISC 1 (FIN)
13. Flower and Garden Show: Guidebooks, 1967-1968
14. Genin's Parlor Hat Store: Trade card/advertisement, ca. 1870
15. Charles Gossage and Company Dry Goods: Business card, n.d.
16. Grain Dealers Journal: "Robinson Telegraphic Cipher," 1897
17. Grigsby-Grunow Company: Postcards (3)
18. Grow and Cuttle, Inc. (decorative arts): Pamphlet, 1942

General businesses H-P:
SEE ALSO: Hewitt, John H. (Realtor): "Sectional Map of Cook County, Illinois," 1869 (Box 46:11)
SEE ALSO: Illinois Tunnel Company: Map, April 27, 1903 (Oversize folder 2)
SEE ALSO: Moore, W.H., and Co.: "Turner Park Subdivision on the Chicago and Pacific Railroad" (broadside), n.d. (Oversize folder 3)
SEE ALSO: J.L. Mott Iron Works: Illustrated catalog of iron vases, 1890 (Oversize folder 4)
SEE ALSO: Public Service Company of Northern Illinois: "A Series of Advertisements," 1928-1929 (Box 46:12)

19. John Hancock Center: Flyer, 1970
20. Heine Chimney Company: Booklet, ca. 1910s
21. Philip Henrici Cafe and Restaurant: Souvenir booklet and menu, n.d.
22. Hillman's: Advertisement for laces and embroidery, ca. 1905
23. Hope Publishing Company: Booklet and cover letter for Uncle Sam's School Songs, 1897
24. Horder's, Inc.(office supplies): Miscellaneous printed material, 1924-1942
25. Illinois Sewing Machine Company: Postcard, 1901
26. International Live Stock Exposition and Horse Show: Catalog, 1958
27. Iroquois Theatre: Miscellaneous printed material on the fire, 1903
SEE ALSO: Chicago Theater Collection, Historic Programs, Box MISC 1 (IRO)
SEE ALSO: Woodlawn Community Collection, WCC Box 2, folder 32
28. Fred S. James and Company: "Facts and Figures relating to the Presidential Campaign of 1892"
29. H.M. Kinsley (caterer): The Cuisine, ca. 1870
30. Kleiminger Manufacturing Company: Ice Machinery Catalog #3, 1925
31. Knowlton Danderine Company (hair tonic): Brochure, 1903
32. A.W. Kratz, agent for "The 1900 Gravity Washer": Brochure, 1900
33. Kriebel and Company Investment Bankers: Getting Ahead, 1919
34. Kungsholm Restaurant: Menus, 1953
35. LaSalle Theatre: Program, ca. 1921
SEE ALSO: Chicago Theater Collection, Historic Programs Collection, Box LAS
36. Laughton's Trading Post: Historical sketch by G.E. Johnson, 1936
37. The Lincoln Inn: Menus, 1959
38. Link-Belt [Machinery] Company: "Peck Carrier" book #120, 1913
39. Link Belt Machinery Company: "Wholesale and Retail Coal," 1905
40. Lyric Opera of Chicago: Lyric Opera of Chicago 1954-1963

 

BOX 7

1. McCormick Harvesting Machine Company: Catalog and price list, 1901
SEE ALSO: Trade Catalog Collection
2. McCormick Music Hall: Programs, 1878
SEE ALSO: Chicago Theater Collection Historic Programs Box MISC 2
(MCC)
3. McCormick Place: Modern Living Home and Flower Show: Catalog, 1960
4. H.H. Magie and Company: "To the Ladies of Chicago" (broadside), September
4, 1846
5. Magnus Flaws and Company (printers): Catalog, flyer, order blank for horse
illustrations, 1905
6. Mandel Brothers (department store): Brochure, [1920s]
7. Marshall Field and Company: Advertising circulars, 1892, 1894, 1895
8. -----: Centennial booklet, 1952; catalogs, 1941, 1951; flyer, n.d.
9. -----: Envelope from "The Store for Men," n.d.
SEE ALSO: Viewbook (Box 48:30)
SEE ALSO: Trade Catalog Collection
10. Merchandise Mart: Article and illustrations, ca. 1928-1930
11. Merchants Loan and Trust Company: Brochure, n.d.
12. Milford Building (Milwaukee and Crawford Aves.): Advertisement, 1916
13. Monastery Hill Bindery: A Brief History, 1978
14. Montgomery Ward and Company: Centennial booklet, 1972
15. -----: Furniture catalog, 1906
16. -----: Newspaper clippings, 1939-1944, 1972
SEE ALSO: Trade Catalog Collection
17. Myrick House (stockyards, packing): Historical sketch, [1850s]
18. National Stamping and Electric Works: Catalog, [1920s]
18a. Nervita Medical Company: Coupons, n.d.
19. North Western Expanded Metal Company: Pre-Steel Lumber Manual, n.d.
20. Northern Trust Company: Scenes of Old Chicago (50th anniversary booklet), 1939
21. Old Town Art Fair: Program, 1983
22. Palmer House Hotel: Palmer House Old and New, by W. Rice, 1925

 

BOX 8

1. Porter-Motter Manufacturing Company (art reproductions): Flyer, 1929
2. Putnam Clothing House (Clark and Madison Streets): Advertisement, [1890s]
3. Railway Exchange Bank (15 Jackson Boulevard): Postcard, 1910
4. Raymond-Whitcomb (travel agents): Advertisement, 1920s
5. Reconciliation Trips: Tour schedules, 1928
6. The Redpath Bureau: Lyceum flyer, 1945
7. Richards-Wilcox Manufacturing Company (elevator doors): Catalog, 1928
8. O.W. Richardson (carpeting): Advertisement, ca. 1900
9. Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus: Programs, 1954, 1960
10. Roberts and Schaefer Company (engineers): Publicity book about coal mining, 1914
11. E.V. Roddin and Company (jewelers): Catalog, order forms, 1918
12. Rodeheaver Company: Progressive Sunday School Songs, n.d.
13. Rose and Carter: Stock certificate, 1901
14. The Rotunda: Program for "Jerusalem on the Day of Crucifixion," 1888
15. Albert Roullier Art Galleries: Pamphlets (8 items), 1923 and n.d.
16. Joseph T. Ryerson and Son (steel): Centennial booklet, 1942
17. Scott, Keen and Company Clothing: Catalog, 1858
18. Sears, Roebuck and Company: Color flyer ca. 1915
19. -----: "Solid Comfort Vehicles" (carriages), c.1900
SEE ALSO: Trade Catalog Collection
20. F.P. Smith Wire and Iron Works: Catalog, 1929
21. John M. Smyth Company (shoes): Catalog, order blank, 1907
22. Spamer and Associates, Orchestras, Entertainment: Song Book, 1940s
22a. Stevens Hotel: The Stephens, World's Greatest Hotel, Chicago, [1930]
23. Sterling Remedy Company: Postcard, 1903
24. C.H. Stoelting Company: Letterbook (683 pp.), February 1893-September 1896; miscellaneous papers, 1891-1896, 1941

 

BOX 9

1. Stone and Kimball (publisher): Historical notes, 1939
SEE ALSO: "The Green Tree Library" (poster), Jan. 1895 (Box 46:13)
SEE ALSO: Chicago Imprints Inventory-Publishers (card catalog drawers)
for books published by Stone and Kimball held by Special Collections
2. Streeter Brothers (shoes): Catalog, 1894
3. Swift and Company: The Meat Packing Industry, 1934
4. -----: The Story of Poultry (booklet for children), n.d.
5. Thielmann's Palm Garden: Program, 1897
6. G. Edward Trebing Company, Inc. (jewelry): Christmas catalog, 1924
7. Union Stockyards: Articles, 1936
8. -----: Chicago Live Stock and Produce Reporter, vol. 12, #37, May 1876
9. -----: History of the Yards, 1865-1953
10. -----: International Dairy Show and... Rodeo program, 1954
11. -----: International Live Stock Exposition programs, 1905, 1908
12. -----: Union Stockyards: The National Provisioner, July 4, 1981 (2 volumes)
SEE ALSO: "The Transportation of Dressed Beef...," engraving by Theodore R. Davis in Harper's Weekly, October 28, 1882
(photocopy for patron use) (Oversize folder 5)
SEE ALSO: Hand colored illustrations from Harper's Weekly, October 31, 1868 (Box 46: 14)
13. Union Temperance Hall: Playbill for "Flower of the Family," [1878]
14. WTTW (PBS-Channel 11): Flyer, 1958
15. H.R. Wahl and Company: "The Wahl Dewaterer," 1920
16. Walgreen's (drug store): Historical sketches, 1976, 1986
17. Warder, Mitchell and Company (farm machinery): Brochure, ca. 1895
18. George E. Watson Company (paint): Catalog, 1923
19. West Chicago Land Company: Trade card, ca. 1890
20. The Western World (illustrated paper): Brochure, n.d.
21. N.H. Williams (ice machinery): Misc. printed material, 1914, 1918, 1922, n.d.
22. Woods Theatre: Program for The Ten Commandments, 1920s
SEE ALSO: Chicago Theater Collection, Historic Programs Box MISC 3 (WOO)
23. World Hobby Exposition (Chicago Coliseum): Program, 1951

Chicago Business Papers, 1881-1883
This material (90 items in 70 folders) contains business papers dating from 1881 the retail house of Foltz and Givens (Abingdon, Illinois) and correspondence and from financial papers (1882-1883) for overdue bill collections by the Union National Bank of Abingdon. The materials were collected by T.E. Givens, who was a cashier with the Union National Bank. The materials are on the letterheads and checks of Chicago businesses and banks, which is of value to researchers looking at late 19th century advertising or for the addresses of now-defunct businesses. This material was transferred to Special Collections from the Sulzer Regional Library in February 1989.

24. Appleton, D. and Company, Publishers: Collection notice, 1883
25. Bannard, Lyman and Company: Collection notice, 1883
26. Bradner Smith and Company: Invoices, 1883
27. Bremner, D.F. (Crackers, Biscuit and Eureka Bread), 1883
28. Bunte Brothers and Spoehr: Letter, 1883
29. Butler Brothers (American Bargain House): Collection notice, 1883
30. Butler Paper Company: Collection notice, 1883
31. Chicago Galvanized Wire Fence Company: Check, 1881
32. Chicago Harness Manufacturing Company: Check, 1881
33. Chicago Newspaper Advertising Agency: Letter, 1883
34. Chicago Paper Company: Letter, 1883
35. Coffin, Devoe and Company (Paint): Collection notice, 1883
36. Commercial National Bank: Check and collection notice, 1881-1883
37. Covert and Company (Shirts): Invoice, 1883
38. Cragin Manufacturing Company: Collection notices, 1883
39. Cribben, Sexton and Company: Receipt, 1881
40. Crofoot, Stelle and Hinkley: Letter, 1883
41. Crooks Terminal Warehouses: Stationery, n.d.
42. Falker and Stern: Collection notice; 1883
43. Felix, Marston and Blair: Check, 1881
44. First National Bank: Statement, 1883
45. Fisk, D.B. and Company: Letter, 1883
46. Fuller, Warren and Company: Receipt, 1881
47. Furter, J.F.: Receipt, 1881
48. Gage, A.S. and Company: Letters, 1883
49. Gould, Hall and Company: Letter and collection notice, 1882-1883
50. Gutta Percha Paint Company: Collection notice, 1883
51. Harmon, Merriam and Company: Collection notice, 1883
52. Harper and Brothers: Letter, 1883
53. Hibbard, Spencer and Company: Checks, 1881
54. Higgins, G.W. and Company: Letters, 1883
55. Holden, A.H. and Company: Letters, check, 1881-1883
56. Howe [Sewing] Machine Company: Letter, 1881
57. Hoyt, W.M. and Company: Collection notices, 1883
58. International Bank: Collection notice, 1883
59. Jackson and Hughes: Receipt, 1881
60. Kuh, Nathan and Fisher: Letter, 1883
61. Leonard, A.G. and Company: Letter, 1883
62. Ludington, Wells and VanSchaick Company: Letter and collection notice, 1883

BOX 10

1. McDonald, A.Y.: Collection notice, 1883
2. McKindley, Gilchrist and Company: Collection notice, 1883
3. McNeil and Higgins (wholesale grocers): Collection notice, 1883
4. Marshall Field and Company: Invoice, 1881
5. Maxwell, S.A. and Company: Letters, 1883
6. Mayer, Engel and Company (children's clothing): Collection notice, 1883
7. Merchants Loan and Trust Company: Collection notice, 1883
8. Merchants National Bank: Collection notice, 1883
9. National Bank of America: Statement, 1883
10. North-Western National Bank: Receipt, 1993
11. Perrine, C.O. and Company: Collection notice, 1883
12. Pitkin, George W. And Company: Letter, 1883
13. Prairie State Loan and Trust Company: Collection notice, 1883
14. Pribyl Brothers (firearms and cutlery): Collection notice, 1883

15. Rand, McNally and Company: Bill, 1883
16. Randall, Hall and Company: Collection notice, 1883
17. Ransom Stove Works: Check, 1881
18. Raubold and Lambin: Collection notice, 1883
19. Rubber Paint Company: Collection notice, 1883
20. Ryder, A. And Company: Collection notice, 1883

21. Scully, D.B. (steam syrup refinery): Collection notice, 1883
22. Shields, M. (confectionery): Collection notice, 1883
23. Sonnenschein, L. And Brothers: Collection notice, 1883

24. Tappan, McKillop and Company: Letter, 1883
25. Thompson, Hiram J.: Collection notice, 188[3]

26. Union National Bank: Letters and collection notices, 1882-1883
27. Union Stock Yard National Bank: Receipt and statements, 1883

28. Wells, W.H., Jr. And Brothers: Invoice, 188[3]
29. Wernse, William F. And Company: Letter, 1883
30. Western News Company: Collection notice, 1883
31. Wullweber, O.L. and Company: Letter, 1883

 

BOX 11

CEMETERIES

1. General newspaper clippings
2. Graceland: Map of the graves of well-known Chicagoans, n.d.
3. -----: "Right of Eminent Domain...Trustees of Lake View Township Against
Graceland Cemetery Company," argument of James B. Waller, 1871
(pamphlet)
4. Oak Woods: "Chicago as we Remember Her," [1950s]

CHURCHES

General A-G
Archdiocese of Chicago (Roman Catholic) 1943 centennial [SEE: Box 46: 15]

5. Ada Street Methodist Episcopal: Directory, 1877
6. Andreas Congregational: Building dedication, 1912
7. Bethany Baptist (Brighton Park): Newspaper clipping, 1939
8. The Catholic Beginnings of Chicago," by Rev. Thomas Meehan, n.d.
9. Chicago Temple (First Methodist): Brochures and bulletins, 1954
10. Christ Evangelical: Bulletins, 1912
11. Evangelical Churches of Chicago: Union service bulletin, Moody Bible Institute, 1920
12. Evangelical Lutheran Churches, U.A.C.: 50th anniversary history, 1896
13. First Methodist Episcopal: Bulletin, n.d.
SEE ALSO: Chicago Temple
14. First Presbyterian: Bulletin, 1905
15. First Presbyterian: "The Church on the Frontier, an Historical Discourse...," by Arthur Mitchell, 1878
16. Fourth Presbyterian: 50th anniversary booklet, 1921
16a. Fourth Presbyterian: Bulletin, April 30, 1933

17. [German] Evangelical Synod of North America: Programs (in German), 1909, 1910, 1912, 1915
18. Gethsemane Evangelical-Bulletin, June 18, 1916

General H-R
Presbyterian Church: "Chicago Sabbath School Celebration... in the
Presbyterian Church," July 5, 1841 (broadside) [SEE: Box 46:16]19. Holy Angels Church: Concert program, March 10, 1905
20. Holy Cross Evangelical Lutheran (Racine and 31st): Miscellaneous printed material, 1936-1976
21. Holy Name Cathedral-Newspaper clippings
22. Immanuel Evangelical (German): Concert program. May 29, 1908
23. Independent Religious Society (Rationalist): Debate program, January 21, 1908
24. The Nativity of Our Lord (Roman Catholic): Centennial, 1979
25. Our Sorrowful Mother (Roman Catholic): Novena Notes, vol. 4, no. 46, November 15, 1940
26. Roman Catholic 28th International Eucharistic Congress: Program, June 20-24, 1926
27. St. Bartholomew's (Stewart and Normal Avenues): Bulletin, 1959
28. St. Clement's Roman Catholic: 75th Anniversary, 1980
29. St. James Episcopal Cathedral: Bulletin, November 29, 1916
30. St. James Episcopal Cathedral: History, 1934
31. St. Joseph and St. Anne (Brighton Park): Newspaper clippings, 1937, 1939

 

BOX 12

1. St. Mary of Perpetual Help (1039 W. 32nd Street): 75th anniversary, 1961
2. St. Mary's: "A Sketch of Old St. Mary's Church, the First Catholic Church
Erected in Chicago," 1878
3. St. Paul's (Kenwood): Bulletins, 1904-1905
4. St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran (Lincoln Park): 95th anniversary, 1938
5. St. Paul's Reformed Evangelical: Ticket to "The Unique," 1882
6. St. Stanislaus Roman Catholic: Newspaper clipping, 1938
7. St. Viator's Roman Catholic (Irving Park): Newspaper clipping, 1939
8. Salem Evangelical (Near South): 50th anniversary, 1912
9. South Congregational Church: Bulletin, 1905

 

CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS

General
10. American Guild of Organists: Program, November 7, 1907
11. American Association of Social Workers: Statement, 1938
12. Back of the Yards Old Timers Club: Miscellaneous printed material, 1938
13. Benton Community Settlement (Bridgeport): Miscellaneous printed material,
1978
14. Caxton Club: Miscellaneous printed material, 1908-1960
15. -----: Yearbooks, 1917, 1977
SEE ALSO: Box 18:12-19:2-Yearbooks, 1895-1910, 1921, 1950
16. Central Howard Association: Publications; 1913-1929
17. Chicago Art Deco Society, 1985
17a. Chicago Athletic Association; Program: Symphony Orchestra, Gaston du Marlin, Conducting, December 8, 1918
SEE ALSO: Box 19:11-12-Yearbooks
18. Chicago Autumn Festival: Program, October 4-11, 1899
19. Chicago Better Business Bureau: The Report, April 10, 1941
20. Chicago Blaine Club: By-laws, 1892
21. Chicago Club: Charter, Articles of Association, 1932, 1935
SEE ALSO: Box 19:13-14-Yearbooks
22. Chicago Coin Club: Bulletin, 1944
23. Chicago Commons (social settlement): Pamphlets, 1899, 1904
24. Chicago Corral: Rosters, 1961, 1964
25. Chicago Crime Commission: Virgil v. Peterson, "Gambling: Should it be Legalized?", 1945
26. Chicago Ethical Society: Bulletin, October 5, 1924
27. Chicago Geographic Society: "Plant Societies of Chicago and Vicinity," n.d.

 

BOX 13

1. Chicago Historical Society: Misc. printed material, 1967-1984
2. -----: "A Brief History of the Chicago Historical Society," 1881
3. -----: Illinois Centennial celebrations, 1918
4. -----: Illustrated Guide Book, 1944-1945
5. Chicago Junior Association of Commerce and Industry: Chicago Health Fair flyer, n.d.
6. Chicago Lawn Historical Society: miscellaneous printed material, n.d.
7. Chicago Maritime Society, 1985
8. Chicago Musical Festival: 2nd Biennial, Program, 1884
9. Chicago Peace Action Coalition, n.d.
10. Chicago Turn Gemeinde (Chicago Old Settlers): Picnic, 1938
10a. Chicago Work Horse Parade Association: 2nd Annual Parade, May 30, 1911
11. Chicago's Charter Jubilee, 1937
12. Christopher House (social settlement in Lincoln Park): Booklet, ca. 1923
13. City Club of Chicago: Speech of John M. Nelson, October 14, 1908
14. -----: Street name revisions, 1928-1937
SEE ALSO: Information on street name changes in Box 37:34
15. Cliff Dwellers: Yearbooks, 1939-1943, 1947-1950, 1951-1953
SEE ALSO: Box 21:13-22:1-Yearbooks, 1913-1932
16. Club Life: A National Educational Magazine for Women, vol. 4, no. 9, October 1899
17. Commercial Club: "Contributions of Private Institutions of Higher Learning...," 1955
18. Croats in Chicago, [1970s?]
19. Dalkullan Sangbok (songbook), 1908 (2 copies)
20. Democratic Party: Campaign material, 1900
21. -----: Program and tickets, National Convention, 1940
SEE ALSO: Box 46:19-"Democratic Rally", [ca. 1906] (broadside)
22. Deutscher Tag: Programs, October 3, 1909 and September 25, 1910
23. Edgewater Drama Study Group: Yearbook, 1922-1923
24. Edgewater Historical Society: Misc. printed material, n.d.
25. Eleanor Association, 1916, 1918, 1944
26. Elks Club: "The Elks National Memorial," 1974
27. Entertainers and Actors Club, Inc.: Variety show program, 1973

 

BOX 14

1. Fort Dearborn Memorial Commission, 1939-1940
2. Franklin Union Number Four: Ticket, 1908
3. Geographic Society: "Chicago: City of Decisions," by Harold Mayer, 1955
4. Greater Central District Association, 1939
5. Greater Chicago Cat Club: 6th annual show, 1967
6. Hamilton Club: Program, Republican mass meeting (Theodore Roosevelt, speaker), October 26, 1916
6a. Horticultural Society of America: Program, 10th Annual Chrysanthemum Show, November 6-10, 1900
7. Illinois Children's Home and Aid Society: Newsletter, December 1936
8. Illinois Club, 1915-1916
9. Illinois St. Andrew's Society of the City of Chicago, 1874
10. Illinois Woman's Press Association: Lincoln's birthday program, 1889
11. International College of Surgeons: Miscellaneous printed material, n.d.
12. Irving Park Catholic Woman's Club: Program, November 11, 1930
13. Irving Park Country Club: Program, 1915
14. Irving Park Historical Society: Miscellaneous printed material, n.d.
15. Jolly Six Club: Incorporation, December 7, 1896
16. Junior League of Chicago: Handbook, 1977-1978
17. Lyric Sextette: Program, May 31, 1910
18. Machinery Club of Chicago: Booklet and membership list, 1917
19. Marquette Club: 3rd Annual Banquet invitation, programs, ribbons, 1889
20. -----: 4th and 5th Annual banquets programs, 1890, 1891
21. -----: Misc. invitations and programs, 1894, 1897, 1898 (6 items)
SEE ALSO: Box 22.9-Constitution, 1895
22. Masons, Scottish Rite: Program, 49th Annual Reunion, 1904
23. The Matheon: First Annual Announcement, 1896
24. Medinah Shrine Circus: Programs, 1959, 1960-1961, 1969, 1974
25. Millar's Chicago Letter, vol. 1, no. 25, September 20, 1936
26. Motion Picture Theatre Guild: Program, [1929]

 

BOX 15

1. National Association of Underwriters: "Report of the Banquet...," June 21,
1894
2. National Progressive Party: Address by Theodore Roosevelt, August 15.
1912
3. Neighborly Club: Invitation, n.d.
4. Northwest Federation of Improvement Clubs: History, 1914-1947
SEE ALSO: Records of the Northwest Federation of Improvement Clubs,
Binder #9.
5. Paulist Chorister Society: Program, December 10, 1907
6. Professional baseball: Scorecards, 1897-1998
7. Publicity Club of Chicago: Golden Trumpet Awards, 1978
8. Ravenswood-Lakeview Historical Association
9. Republican Party: "List of Delegates...," 1880
10. -----: National Republican Convention, Louisiana Contest, 1880
11. -----: Roll of Delegates and Alternatives..., June 2, 1880
12. -----: Republican National Convention Catalog, 1884 (2 copies)
13. -----: Republican Platform unanimously adopted at Chicago, 1884
14. -----: Official Guide to National Republican Convention, 1888
15. -----: Souvenir Program, National Republican Convention, 1888
16. -----: Twelfth Ward Regular Republican Ticket, [1888 or 1892]
17. -----: "Republican Platform," June 18, 1908 (2 variant copies)
18. Ridge Historical Society: Misc. printed material, 1985
19. Rogers Park Historical Society: Misc. printed material, n.d.
20. St. Patrick's Day: "Souvenir for the St. Patrick's Day Centennial," 1876
21. -----: 2nd Regiment banquet, remarks by Wm. J. Onahan, 1878
22. -----: Catalog, 25th annual parade, 1980
23. -----: Catalog, 26th annual parade, 1981
24. Showman's League: Newspaper clipping, 1939
25. Sixth Ward: Campaign handbill, "Long John and Low Taxes," n.d.
26. Sons of the British Empire Association: Concert program, 1910
27. South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society: Misc. printed material, n.d.
28. Town and Country Club: Program, "Night in a Southern Garden," 1913
29. Union League Club: Catalog, "American Art in the Union League Club," 1980
30. -----: "Art in the Union League Club," n.d.
SEE ALSO: Box 23:14-24:5-Yearbooks, 1886-1931

31. Wayfarers' Club: Constitution and member list, 1947
32. Woman's World's Fair: Souvenir program, 1925

 

BOX 16

1. Young Men's Association of the City of Chicago: Charter (Jonathan Young
Scammon's copy), 1854
2. -----: Catalog of the library, 1859 (Treasures #219)
3. Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA): Annual report, 1885
4. Young Men's Literary Association: Annual reunions, 1882, n.d.
4a. Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA): The Chicago Girl, vol. 2,
no. 2, February 1930; vol. 2, no. 3, March 1930

Lincoln Park Branch Survey of Community Services, 1976-1977
5. Miscellaneous
6. Afro-American Family and Community Services
7. Aid to Adoption of Special Kids
8. American Divorce Association for Men
9. Anthroposophical Society
10. ArchiCenter
11. Artemisia
12. Augustana Hospital
13. Casa Central
14. Center for Creative Consciousness
15. Chicago Genealogical Society and the Chicago Historical Society
16. Chicago School of Architecture Foundation
17. Chicago Public School System
18. Chicagoland Women's Federal Credit Union and the Chicano Library and Education Researchers
19. Chicago Ki-Aikido Society
20. Child Care Task Force
21. Christopher House
22. Columbus Hospital
23. The Contemporary Quilt
24. Education Resource Center
25. Eleanor Association
26. Five Hospital Homebound Elderly Program
27. Gateway Houses Foundation
28. Grant Hospital
29. Great American Coffeehouse
30. Head Start
31. Infant Welfare Society of Chicago
32. Jane Addams Center
33. Lakeview Schools Coalition
34. Lawyers for the Creative Arts
35. League of Women Voters
36. National Alliance of Black Feminists
37. National Runaway Switchboard
38. Northwest Neighborhood Legal Services
39. Office of Veterans' Affairs
40. Old Town Renaissance Consort and Old Town Triangle Center
41. Park West Cooperative Nursery School
42. Public Art Workshop (Chicago wall mural paintings list)
43. RSVP Reaction of Hull House Association
44. Rape Victim Advocates
45. St. Vincent DePaul Center
46. United Charities of Chicago
47. Wrightwood Neighbors Conservation Association

 

BOX 17

Club Yearbooks
1. Alternative Club, 1891-1905
2. Altrui Club, 1913-1914
3. -----: 1914-1915
4. -----: 1915-1916
5. -----: 1916-1917
6. Arché Club, History, 1941
7. -----: 1899-1901
8. -----: 1908-1909
9. -----: 1919-1920
10. -----: 1932-1933
11. -----: 1933-1934
12. -----: 1934-1935
13. -----: 1935-1936
14. -----: 1936-1937
15. -----: 1937-1938
16. -----: 1938-1939
17. -----: 1939-1940
18. -----: 1940-1941
19. -----: 1941-1942
20. -----: 1942-1943
21. -----: 1944-1945
22. -----: 1945-1946
23. Arché Club, History: 1946-1947

 

BOX 18

1. -----: 1948-1949
2. -----: 1949-1950
3. -----: 1950-1951
4. -----: 1951-1953, 1953-1954
5. -----: 1954-1955
6. -----: 1955-1956
7. Arché Club, History: 1976-1977
8. Baron Hirsch Woman's Club, 1916-1919
9. Bryn Mawr Woman's Club: Annual announcements, 1913-1919
10. Calumet Club: Charter, by-laws, etc., 1899-1900
11. Caxton Club, 1895
12. -----: 1900
13. -----: 1902
14. -----: 1903
15. -----: 1904
16. -----: 1905
17. -----: 1908
18. -----: 1909
19. -----: 1910

 

BOX 19

1.-----: 1921
2. -----: Yearbook supplement, 1950
3. Catholic Woman's League: Announcements, 1918-1919
4. -----: 1920-1921
5. -----: 1921-1922
6. -----: 1922-1923
7. -----: 1924-1925
8. -----: 1926-1927
9. -----: 1928-1929
10. -----: 1929-1930
11. Chicago Athletic Association: Articles, 1893
12. -----: 1900
13. Chicago Club: Articles of Association, 1878, 1880-1881
14. -----: 1896
15. Chicago Culture Club: Announcement, 1908-1909
16. -----: 1913-1914
17. -----: 1916-1917
18. -----: 1917-1918
19. -----: 1923-1924
20. -----: 1926-1927
21. -----: 1927-1928
22. -----: 1929-193

BOX 20

1. -----:, 1930-1931
2. -----: 1932-1933
3. Chicago South Side Club, 1898-1899
4. -----: 1900-1901
5. -----: 1902-1903
6. -----: 1905-1906
7. -----: 1906-1907
8. -----: 1907-1911
9. -----: 1911-1912, 1914-1915
10. Chicago Woman's Aid, 1911-12
11. -----: 1913-1914
12. -----: 1915-1916
13. -----:1916-1917
14. -----: 1917-1918
15. -----: 1923-1924
16. -----: 1924-1925
17. -----: 1925-1926
18. -----: 1926-1927
19. -----: 1927-1928
20. -----: 1928-1929
21. -----: 1929-1930
22. -----: 1930-1931

BOX 21

1. -----: 1931-1932
2. -----: 1932-1933
3. -----: 1933-1934
4. -----: 1934-1935
5. -----: 1936-1937
6. -----: 1937-1938
7. -----: 1938-1939
8. -----: 1939-1940
9. -----: 1940-1941
10. -----: 1941-1942
11. -----: 1942-1943
12. -----: 1944-1945
13. Cliff Dwellers, 1913-1915
14. -----: 1915-1916
15. -----: 1918-1919
16. -----: 1919-1920
17. -----: 1921-1922
18. -----: 1923-1924
19. -----: 1927-1928
20. -----: 1928-1930

 

BOX 22

1. -----:, 1930-1932
2. Irving Park Woman's Club, 1916-1918
3. Isaiah Woman's Club, 1913-1914, 1917-1918, 1919-1920
4. Klio Association, 1908-1909
5. -----: 1912-1913
6. Lake View Woman's Club, 1906-1910
7. -----: 1913-1916
8. -----: 1916-1920
9. Marquette Club: Constitution, 1895
10. Martha Washington Club of Chicago: Calendar, 1913-1920
11. Millard Avenue Woman's Club: Calendars, 1913-1916
12. -----: 1917-1921
13. North End Club, 1918-1919
14. -----: 1923-1925
15. -----: 1926-1927
16. -----: 1928-1929

 

BOX 23

1. North End Woman's Club (formally North End Club), 1931-1932
2. -----: 1932-1933
3. Ravenswood Woman's Club: Announcements, 1913-1919
4. -----: 1924-1925
5. Ridge Woman's Club, 1913-1915, 1916-1917, 1920-1921
6. Sheridan Club: Charter, by-laws, 1889
7. -----: 1903
8. Tuesday Art and Travel Club: Announcements, 1912-1923 (incomplete)
9. -----: 1924-1930 (incomplete)
10. -----: 1930-1931
11. -----: 1931-1933
12. Tuesday Club, 1912-1917 and 1919-1920
13. Union Club: Officers, charter, etc., 1909
14. Union League Club, 1886
15. -----: 1891
16. -----: 1895
17. -----: 1905
18. -----: 1908

 

BOX 24

1. Union League Club, cont., 1910
2. -----: 1914
3. -----: 1917
4. -----: 1930
5. -----: 1931
6. University Club, 1902-1903
7. -----: 1906-1907
8. -----: 1907-1908
9. -----: 1928
10. -----: 1938
11. -----: 1941
12. -----: 1943
13. -----: 1946
14. -----: 1949
15. -----: 1953

16. Willing Workers Woman's Club, 1913-1914, 1915-1919
17. Woman's Neighborhood Club (Rogers Park), 1913-1916, 1917-1918

BOX 25

HISTORICAL SKETCHES AND EVENTS

1. Aranza, John: Welcome Home to Bridgeport, 1984
2. Balestier, Joseph N.: The Annals of Chicago, 1840; 1876 reprint
3. Beardsley, Harry M.: "Great Boom at Hand on Near North Side," Chicago Daily News, April 15, 1922
4. Bretz, J. Harlan: "Glacial Geology of the Chicago Region," State Geological Survey Bulletin #65, 1939
SEE ALSO: Oversize 8-Map, "Glacial Geology of Chicago and Vicinity"
SEE ALSO: Oversize 65-68, "Surfical Geology Maps, 1930-1932 (set of 22 quadrangle maps, fully described in the Oversize Folder Listing)
SEE ALSO: Oversize Folder 12-"Geologic Atlas of the United States: Chicago Folio," United States Geological Survey, Washington, D.C., 1902
5. Brighton Park, 1937-1939
6. "Chicago!," National Geographic, April 1978
7. "Chicago," Scribners Monthly, September 7, 1875
8. "Chicago," Time, March 15, 1963
9. "Chicago," Town and Country, March 9, 1961
10. "Chicago and Great Lakes Trip," 1920s

SEE ALSO:
Box 49-Chicago American headlines
Box 49-Chicago Tribune headlines
Box 47:6-"Chicago's 125th Anniversary," Midwest, March 18, 1962
Box 47:7-"This is Lincoln's Own Chicago," by John Drury, Chicago Daily
News (autographed reproduction), February 12, 1959
Box 47:9-General city history in Chicagoland's Real Estate Advertiser (50th anniversary issue, incomplete), November 15, 1963
Box 49:17-"The Chicago Tribune History of Illinois," by Rollin Lynde Hartt, Chicago Sunday Tribune, 1918 (5 issues)
Oversize Folder 10-Map of Old Chicago Portage, by Robert Knight, 1928
Oversize Folder 69-Chicago in early days, 1779-1857," by Kurz and Allison, 1893 print; 1974 reprint
Oversize Folder 11-Chicago in 1808 (map), by Henry A. Musham, n.d..
Oversize Folder 12-The Chicago Portage in 1812 (map), by Henry A. Musham, n.d.
Box 47:13-"Saga of Streeterville," Chicago Tribune, September 5, 1937

Chicago Fire (1871)
11. Blatchford, M. E. and E. W.: Memories of the Fire, 1921
12. "Burning of the City of Chicago" (chapter 78, pp. 653-659 cut from an unidentified book), n.d.
13. Burning of the Crosby Opera House (woodcut, 2 copies), n.d.
14. Chapin, John R.: The Great Conflagration (woodcut)
15. Chicago Before and After the Fire, 1872 [3 copy prints]
16. Chicago 1871, [ca. 1971?]
17. Chicago Relief and Aid Society: First Special Report, 1871
18. Davis, T.R.: Chicago in Ruins (woodcuts), n.d.
19. -----: West Side Rink, Chicago (woodcut), n.d.
20. The Doomed City-Chicago in Ruins (Detroit), 1871
21. DuChailler, P. B.: Autographed letter, signed to William Barnett, November 28, 1871
22. Enterprising Young Merchant... (woodcut), n.d.
23. A Family Terribly Perish... (woodcut), n.d.
24. "Final Report of the Chicago Relief Committee, IOOF," 1873
25. Full Account of the Great Fire (Racine, WI), 1871

 

BOX 26

1. The Great Conflagration. Chicago: Western News Company, 1871
2. Loesch, Frank J.: Personal Experiences (autographed copy), 1925
3. McKenna, John J.: Reminiscences of the Chicago Fire (2 copies, copy 2 autographed), 1933
4. Mayor's Proclamation (broadside), October 9, 1871
5. Mrs. Leary's Cow. New York: The Insurance Monitor, 1872; 1916 reprint
6. Newspaper clippings, 1920s-1940s
7. -----: 1950s-1960s
SEE ALSO: Box 46:21-47:5 and Box 49:1-3

8. Pencil sketch, n.d.

9. Reminiscences (typescript), n.d.

10. Scene in Dearborn Park...Tremont House (woodcut), n.d.
SEE ALSO: Photographs CCW 5.1-5.135; CCW 10.1-10.13

Chicago Flood (1954)
SEE: Box 49:14-Chicago Daily News, October 11, 1954
11. Chicago-Her Literary History, n.d.
12. Chicago International Fair, 1959

Chicago Riots (1968)
13. "Crisis in Chicago": Mayor Daley's official report, 1968
SEE ALSO: Box 47:11-"The Chicago Police Riot," Life, December 6, 1968
SEE ALSO: Box 47:12-"72 Hours that Rocked Chicago," Chicago Daily News, April 16, 1968
14. The Chicago Visitor, vol. 3, no. 5, May 1931
15. Cities of America: Chicago. U.S. Information Service, n.d.
16. Clark, Stephen Bedell: The Lake View Saga (autographed copy), 1974
17. Cutshall, Alden: "Milestones in the Development of Illinois," Geographic Society of Chicago Newsletter, 1975
18. Drama of Chicago on Parade, 1934
19. Early Chicago, 1833-1871: City council documents from Illinois State
Archives, 1986

Eastland Disaster (1915)
SEE: Box 47:8-Article, 1953
SEE: Photographs CCW 6.22-6.32

Fort Dearborn
20. Miscellaneous printed material, n.d.
21. Newspaper clippings, n.d.
SEE ALSO: Oversize Folder 9-"Flag Staff, Fort Dearborn, 1808" (map),n.d.

Great Chicago Blizzard (1967)
SEE: Box 47:10-Newspaper article, February 6, 1967

Haymarket Riots (1886)
SEE: Box 49:16-"Design for Memorial," Chicago Tribune, December 9,
1887

22. Herma Clark's "When Chicago Way Young" (scrapbook), 1941
23. "Historic Tower Gives Name to Little Bohemia," Chicago Tribune, January 19, 1930
24. "A History of Hermosa to Date, 1930," n.d.
25. Holmes, Thomas J.: The Pre-Historic Lake and Bed-Rock of Chicago, 1928
26. Indian boundaries: Miscellaneous printed material, n.d.
27. Kunning, Paul: Founding of Fort Dearborn, 1953

 

BOX 27

1. McIlvaine, Mabel: Chicago: Her History and Her Adornment, 1926
2. Magazine photos of Chicago history (Chatham Branch Library), n.d.
3. Merriam, Robert E.: Can Our Neighborhoods be saved?, 1951
4. Newspaper clippings on Chicago history, 1920s-1930s
5. Newspaper clippings on Chicago history 1960s
6. Newspaper photos of historic and contemporary Chicago, 1930
7. Peebles, J. C.: "A South Side Retrospect," The Armour Engineer, November 7, 1926
8. Presidency centennial: Program, April 30, 1889 (2 copies)
9. Rex, Frederick: Historical Information about Chicago, 1957
10. "Sauganash: 1780-1848," 1920
11. Scrapbook (anonymous, includes Haymarket riots, 1886 and the assassination of Mayor Carter Harrison, 1893), 1880s-1890s
12. Sloan, Percy H.: General historical notes, 1937
13. Smith, Alson J.: "Chicago's Left Bank," Tomorrow, September 13, 1949
14. "Souvenir of Chicago Day, October 9, 1893"
15. Spray, John C.: Chicago's Great South Shore, 1930

Stockyards fire (1910)
SEE ALSO: Box 49:18-Chicago Daily Tribune Extra, December 23, 1910

16. The Story of Chicago, ca. 1925
17. Strong, William Duncan: The Indian Tribes of the Chicago Region, 1926
18. Webb, Beatrice and Sidney: "Chicago 1898," Perspective, October 27, 1963

Winslow, Harvey P.: A Chronological History of Chicago
19. 1682-1829
20. 1830-1834
21. 1835-1939
22.1840-1849

 

BOX 28

1. 1850-1859
2. 1860-1864
3. 1865-1869
4. 1870-1874
5. 1875-1879
6. 1880-1884
7. 1885-1889
8. 1890-1894
9. 1895-1899
10. Addenda, notes, lists, street names, etc.
11. Index for 1682-1858
12. Winslow, Charles S.: Historic Goose Island, 1938 (copy 1)
13. -----: Historic Goose Island, 1938 (copy 2)

 

HOSPITALS

14. Chicago Protestant Orphan Asylum: Annual reports, 1869, 1870
15. Evangelical Hospital of Chicago: Invitation to annual egg shower, April 19, 1927

 

BOX 29

1. Mary Thompson Hospital: Program from Benefit Ball, 1910
2. Norwegian Lutheran Children's Home, Norwegian Old People's Home: Newspaper clippings, 1942-1944
3. Provident: The Love of Man for Man (brochure), 1930

SEE ALSO:
Box 16:12-Augusta Hospital
Box 16:22-Columbus Hospital
Box 16:28-Grant Hospital

 

LAND DEEDS
Land deed material is identified by the legal description of the land. It is understood that all of the deeds listed below are to land in Township 39 North, Range 13, East of the Third Principal Meridian.

4. Section 10, South ½, Block 1, Lots 77-79, 1874
5. Section 10, South ½, Block 14, Lot 28, 1886-1889
6. Section 10, Southwest ¼, East ½, Southeast ¼
7. Section 14, Southwest ¼, West ½, Block 4, Lot 2, Block 2, Lot 3, Lot 45, 1919
8. Section 15, Northeast ¼, Northeast ¼ , Derby's subdivision; 1891
9. Section 15, Northeast ¼, South ½, South ½, South ½, Northwest ¼, Southwest ¼, Block 2, Lot 10; 1896, 1900, 1915, 1924, 1929, 1934, 1936
10. Section 16, Lot 128, Lot 14, 1943-1945

The following deeds are to land in Township 39 North, Range 14, East of the Third Principal Meridian.

11. Section 29, Southwest ¼, Canal Trustees subdivision, Block 28, 1929
12. Section 32, Northeast ¼, West ½, Northwest ¼, Lot 10,
SEE ALSO: Box 45-Land Purchases


Libraries
13. John Crerar Library: For All Time (Pamphlet), 1947
14. -----: Handbook, 1929
15. Newberry Library: Brochure, [1923?]

Miscellaneous
Beautiful Chicago poster series, c. 1977-1979, SEE: Box 47:14-18

BOX 30

MUNICIPAL AGENCIES

1. "An Act to Incorporate a Board of Trustees…Lake View," 1873
SEE ALSO: Box 31:16-Chicago Seal

Board of Education
2. Chicago Student Tours, 1935
3. W.P.A. Education Program, "Free Chicago Tours..." (weekly flyers), 1937-1942

Board of Election Commissioners
SEE: Oversize Folders 13-24, 71-Ward maps

Board of Health/Department of Health
4. Pamphlets, [1940s?]
5. 150th anniversary brochure, 1985
6. Board of Public Works, "Fire Ordinances of the City of Chicago," March 6, 1872

Board of Sewerage Commissioners
SEE: Oversize Folder 25-"Report and plan of sewerage for the city of Chicago," December 31, 1855

Bureau of Engineering
7. Chicago Bridge Sketchbook, 1976
8. Map of Chicago water supply, n.d.

Bureau of Sewers
SEE: Oversize Folder 26-Map of standard bench monuments, 1902

Calumet-Sag Navigation Project
SEE: Box 47:19-Map, 1953

9. Chicago Association of Better Housing Committees, Booklet, [1935?]
10. Chicago Central Area Committee, Chicago Central Area Plan, 1983
11. Chicago Commission on Human Relations, Five-Year Report, 1947-1951
12. Chicago Cultural Plan, Booklet, ca. 1985
13. The Chicago Fair, Program, 1950
14. Chicago Home Rule Commission, Report, n.d.

 

BOX 31

Chicago Housing Authority
1. Brochures and reports, 1962
2. CHA Facts, 1980
SEE: Box 47:20-Newspaper clippings about low-income housing, ca. 1955

Chicago Plan Commission (arranged chronologically)
3. Chicago's Greatest Issue: An Official Plan, 1911
4. Chicago's Reconstruction Plan, by Frank J. Campbell, [1919?]
5. Ten Year's Work of the Chicago Plan Commission, 1920
6. The Plan of Chicago in 1925: Fifteen Years' Work, 1925
7. Chicago Plan Progresses, 1927
8. Forty-Four Cities in the City of Chicago, 1942
9. Forty-Four Cities in the City of Chicago, 1942 (copy 2)
10. Industrial and Commercial Background for Planning, 1942
11. Master Plan of Residential Land Use, 1943
12. Chicago Looks Ahead, 1945
SEE ALSO: Oversize Folder 73-Preliminary comprehensive city plan (map), 1946
SEE ALSO: Oversize Folder 72-General land use in the city of Chicago (map), 1961
SEE ALSO: Box 47:21-Lakefront Plan of Chicago, 1972

Chicago Recreation Commission
13. Local Community Fact Book, 1938
14. "A Tour of Towertown and the Art Colony," November 1, 1935
15. Chicago Regional Planning Association, Brochure, January 1928
16. Chicago Seal, Miscellaneous printed material, n.d.
17. Chicago's Own Christmas Benefit, Program, December 18, 1935

BOX 32

1. Citizens' Bureau of Information: Chicago: What to See and How to See It, 1883 (map removed to Oversize Folder 53)
2. City Clerk's Office, William Loeffler campaign coin, April 4, 1899

City Council
3. List, 1902
4. Committee on Traffic and Safety, Report, October 1935
5. Report of Special Committee on Street Railway…, 1888
6. Commission on Chicago Architectural Landmarks, Flyer, n.d
7. Commission on Chicago Historical and Architectural Landmarks, Flyers, 1982, 1985
8. Committee on Racial Tensions in Housing Projects, Miscellaneous printed material, 1954
9. Committee Conservation Board, Booklets, n.d.

Community Renewal Program
SEE: Box 47:22-Atlas of... people, jobs," 1963

10. Court House, "The Hitch-hiker: A Mock Trial," (script, 12 pp.), ca. 1933

Department of City Planning
11. Development Plan for the Central Area, 1958
12. Vacant Land in the City of Chicago, 1958

Department of Development and Planning
SEE: Box 47:23-Illinois central air rights development, May 1968
SEE: Box 47:24-Mid-West development area, March 1967
SEE: Box 47:25-Near South development area, January 1967
SEE: Box 47:26-Near West development area, January 1967
SEE: Box 47:27-North development area, January 1967
SEE: Oversize Folder 27-Ward map, City of Chicago, February 1967

Department of Public Works-Bureau of Maps and Plats
SEE: Oversize Folders 28-31, 74-Ward maps of the City of Chicago, 1924-1942

Department of Urban Renewal-Lincoln Park Conservation Project.
SEE: Oversize Folders 32 and 75-Maps

13. Department of Water and Sewers, Chicago Water System, [1956?]

Fire Department
14. Anonymous transcript history of volunteer fire departments, n.d.
15. Proposal for bond issue for erection of fire stations, 1928

Illinois Bell
SEE: Box 47:28-Present Divisions... construction limits, 1947

Land purchases in Cook County
SEE: Box 45-List of first holders of land arranged in order by Township, Range and Section (IBM print-out from the Archives Division, Public Domain Sales, Land Tract Record Listing), 1805-1885

Mayor's Office
16. Annual report to City Council, by William E. Dever, 1923
17. Annual report to City Council, by William E. Dever, 1924
18. Annual report to City Council, by William E. Dever, 1926
SEE ALSO: Box 47:30-Petition of the Mayor and Common Council... praying an appropriation to protect... from the encroachments of Lake Michigan, February 17, 1840 (4 pp., with attached map)

Mayor's Office of Special Events
19. Chicago Sesquicentennial publications and handouts, 1987
20. Sesquicentennial Archival Project, 1987

Metropolitan Housing and Planning Council
21. Brochure, ca. 1955

Open Land Project
22. "Will a lake airport best serve the Chicago area?", 1928

Our Chicago
23. Radio address by Commissioner of Public Works, 1928

BOX 33

Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company
1. Centennial booklet, 1950
2. 75 Years of Gas Service in Chicago, by Walter Rice, 1925

3. Post Office, The Take of One City: The Private Posts of Chicago, by Henry E. Abt, 1957

4. Power, "Power: Sources from which the energy comes" (map), ca. 1940

Register of Electors
5. 6th Ward, 13th election district, 1885
6. 6th Ward, 19th election district, 1885

Sanitary District of Chicago
7. "A Concise Report...," 1896
8. Map of the Sanitary District, 1923
9. Metropolitan Sanitary District (map), 1956
SEE ALSO: Box 47:31-Map of the Sanitary District, by R. Galke, 1923
SEE ALSO: Box 47:29-Map of the Sanitary District, by F.W. Kirk, 1915
SEE ALSO: Oversize Folder 33-Map and profiles of the main drainage channel, 1893

10. Sheriff's Office, Sheriffs of Cook County, by Mark Van Hyning, 1989
11. Shorey, Daniel L., Problems of Municipal Government for Chicago (pamphlet), 1885

Taxes
12. Property tax bills (city and county), 1876-1944 (12 items)
13. Property tax receipt book, 1884-1902 (Note: the property in this book is the land described in Box 28:5)

Water Works
14. John Ericson: The Water Supply System of Chicago, 1924
15. Bills to customers, 1874-1945 (15 items)
16. Historical notes, 1930s

Your Chicago Today
SEE: Box 47:32-Chicago annual report, 1962

MUSEUMS

17. Art Institute of Chicago: Flyers and catalog, n.d.
18. Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture: Progress report, n.d.
19. Chicago Natural History Museum: Flyers, n.d.
20. Field Museum of Natural History: Invitation to opening, 1884
21. George F. Harding Museum: Flyer, n.d.
22. Ling Long Museum (Chinatown): Pamphlet, 1935
SEE ALSO: Box 33:23-Adler Planetarium

 

PARKS
23. Adler Planetarium: Booklet by Philip Fox, 1933
24. Douglas Monument: Douglas Tomb information sheet, [1956?]
25. -----: "Organization...of the Douglas Monument Association," 1862
26. Ferris Wheel Park: Programs, 1897, 1898
27. Forest Preserve District: Report, Chicago Zoological Gardens Committee, 1920
SEE ALSO: Oversize Folder 36: "Trails, Forest Preserve District," [1938]
28. Friends of the Parks: Planning for Neighborhood Parks, 1987
29. Grant Park: Concert programs, 1943-1946 (7 items)
30. -----: Concert programs, 1947-1950 (7 items)
31. -----: John A. Logan monument: Dedication program, July 22, 1897
32.-----: Soldier Field: Dedication program, October 9, 1924
33. Lincoln Park: Shakespeare Festival Program, April 23, 1912
SEE ALSO: Box 47:33-Illustrations in Harper's Weekly by Graham
Charles, July 1887
SEE ALSO: Box 47:34-"Unveiling of the Grant Monument" by W.A. Rogers, Harper's Weekly, October 17, 1891
34. Monuments and Memorials in the Chicago Park District, n.d.
35. Jackson and Washington Park Concert Series: 8 programs, 1905
36. Sharpshooters Park (Riverview Amusement Park): Notes and clippings, 1940
SEE ALSO: Box 6:8
36a. Souvenir for School Children; 1921 (Riverview Park)
37. Sherman Park Gymnasium (Back of the Yards): Yearbook, 1916

BOX 34

1. South Park Commission: Report, to December 1, 1873
2. -----: Report, December 1, 1873-December 1, 1874
3. -----: Report; December 1, 1875-December 1, 1876
4. -----: Report; December 1, 1877-December 1, 1878
5. South Park Commission: Report; December 1, 1880-December 1, 1881
6. -----: Office receipts (3 items), 1874-1875
SEE ALSO: Box 47:36-"Plan of the South Open Ground," (map), 1871

7. Washington Park Race Track: Typescript of newspaper clipping, 1922
8. West Chicago Park Commission: 1st, 2nd and 3rd annual reports, 1870-1872
9. -----: 3rd, 4th, 6th, and 7th annual reports, 1872-1873, 1875-1876
10. -----: 18th annual report, 1887 and 32nd annual report, 1900
11. -----: 60th annual report, 1928
12. -----: A Greater West Park System, 1920
SEE ALSO: Oversize Folder 34-Historical map of the West Chicago Park System, 1929
SEE ALSO: Oversize Folder 79-Chicago Park District: Map, n.d.
SEE ALSO: Oversize Folder 35-Douglas Park: Map, 1871
SEE ALSO: Oversize Folder 77-Douglas Park: Map, 1872
SEE ALSO: Oversize Folder 37-Garfield Park (Central Park): Map, 1871
SEE ALSO: Oversize Folder 76-Garfield Park (Central Park): Map, 1872
SEE ALSO: Oversize Folder 38-Humboldt Park: Map, 1871
SEE ALSO: Oversize Folder 78-Humboldt Park: Map, 1872
SEE ALSO: Oversize Folder 39-Riverview Park: Map, [1940s]
SEE ALSO: Box 47:35-"Sketches in Chicago Parks," by W.A. Rogers, Harper's Weekly, June 6, 1891

RESIDENCES

13. City in a Garden: Homes in the Lincoln Park Community, 1963
14. Identification List of Old Houses (map), [1940s?]
15. "Negro Housing in Chicago," Social Action, vol. 6, no. 4, April 15, 1940
16. Miscellaneous: Christmas card of Dorothy and Graham Aldis, [1940s?]
17. Byron Court Apartments (Byron and Kedvale): Advertisement, 1917
18. Eastwood Beach Apartments (811-817 Eastwood): Advertisement, 1916
19. 860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive: Brochure, 1960
20. 645 N. Michigan Avenue (Poole home): Newspaper clipping, 1941
21. 3132 Prairie Avenue: Newspaper clipping, 1940
22. 3812 N. Pulaski (Erastus Brown home): Newspaper clipping, 1940
23. Wilton Apartments (Seneca Street and Walton Place): Advertisement, 1916
SEE ALSO: Box 47:37-Beverly Hills/Morgan Park: Article, April 16, 1972
24. General: Announcement of examination of female teachers, 1874

 

BOX 35

SCHOOLS

1. Board of Education: "Scotty-Grams," September and October 1947
2. Board of Examiners: Qualifying Exams, 1916
3. -----, 1920
4. -----, 1922
5. -----, 1924
6. -----, 1925
7. -----, 1926
8. -----, 1927
9. -----, 1928
10. -----, 1929
11. -----, 1930
12. -----, 1931
13. -----, 1932
14. -----, 1933
15. -----, 1934
16. -----, 1935
17. -----, 1936
18. -----, 1937
19. -----, 1938
20. -----, 1939
21. -----, 1940-1941

BOX 36

1. Brooks, Gwendolyn: 4th Annual Poet Laureate Awards (high school poetry), 1973
2. Broomell, George D.: Address Before the Central Meeting of Friends (general school history, including racism), 1894
3. Chicago Principals' Club Reporter: Vol. 34, no. 2, May 3, 1944
4. Chicago Public Schools: Curriculum, "Study of Chicago," 1933
5. -----: Directory of the Chicago Public Schools, September 1952
6. -----: Miscellaneous printed material, n.d.
SEE ALSO: Box 48:1-2-CWES Adult Education Posters by Norma Forsyth, 1934
SEE ALSO: Oversize Folder 80-District superintendents' districts (map), 1970
SEE ALSO: Oversize Folder 40-Proposed District 7 school construction program (map), n.d.

Citizens Schools Committee
7. Miscellaneous printed material, 1937, 1949

Howatt, John
8. Notes on the First 100 Years of Chicago School History, 1940
9. "One Hundred Years of Educational Progress"; 1945

School Map of Chicago; 1914 and 1917
SEE: Box 48, Folder 3

10. Teachers partial certificate, issued to Lucy J. Beebe; 1869 36 10

West Side school fact sheets:
11. A-B
12. C-D
13. E-G
14. H-J
15. K-L
16. M
17. N-R
18. S-T
19. V-Z

Individual Schools by Name
20. Altgeld-Commencement program; 1940
21. American Conservatory (Music)-Program; 1922 Feb
22. Armour Institute of Technology-Poster; [1930s]
23. Avalon Park Jr. High; 1940
 24. Burbank-Graduation program; 1940
25. Carr school of Preventive Dentistry and Medicine-Brochure; n.d.
26. Central YMCA High-Centralite; 1920
27. Chicago Continuation Schools-Brochures, reports; 1920-23

Chicago High Schools (combined)
28. Commencement programs; 1890, 1891, 1892
29. First reunion and entertainment-Program; 1887
29a. Chicago Manual Training School, 7th annual catalogue, 1889-1890
30. Chicago Normal College; 1918, 1925 30 Chicago Reform School-Grand concert-Broadside; [1870s?]
31. Cleveland (3121 W. Byron); 1940-44
32. College of Physicians and Surgeons; 1890
33. Cooper-Graduation program; 1941

 

BOX 37

1. Dever (3436 N. Osceola)-Newsletter; 1940 Jan.
2. Forrestville High-Commencement program; 1883
3. Franklin-Diploma to Rosalie Levin; 1882
4. George Williams College
5. Gordon Tech High (3633 N. California)-Theatre programs and tickets;
1963, n.d.

Illinois Institute of Technology
6. Brochure; 1941
Technology News (v. 26 n. 12); 1941 Jan 14
SEE: Box 48, Folder 3

7. Irving School-Commencement program; 1895
8. Jenner Medical College-Certificate, 1897; Program, 1906
9. Kelly High School-"The Kelly Community"
10. Kelvyn Park Jr. High-Newspaper; 1925

Kelvyn Park High
11. Community history research; 1940
12. Newspapers and programs; 1940-42

LaSalle Extension University
13. "Fifty-Fifty"-Pamphlet; 1948
14. "Introd. To a Practical Course in Business Adm."; n.d.
15. Metro High-Scrapbook contents; 1974-78
16. Nixon-Programs and class lists; 1938
17. North Division High (Waller High, Lincoln Park)-Newspaper clippings, historical notes, graduation programs; 1939-40
18. St. Mary High-Theatre program; 1966
19. Schubert Institute-Prospectus; 1878
20. Schurz High-Commencement and yearbook; 1939
21. Shakespeare (1119 E. 46th St.)-Program; 1912 Dec 5 and 6
22. Sheridan (Armour Square)-Historical notes; 1943
23. University of Chicago-Football schedule; 1914
24. University of Illinois at Chicago-Newspaper clippings re site
25. Von Stuben (North Park)-Commencement program; 1940
26. Weber High (5252 W. Palmer)-Programs; 1959-60
27. Wicker Park-Commencement program; 1940

Wright Junior College-Wright College News
SEE: BOX 48: 5-8
(v. 8, n. 1,2,4); 1938 Jan 31, Feb 7, 21
(v. 8, n. 5-7); 1938 Feb 28, Mar 7, 14
(v. 8, n. 8-10); 1938 Mar 21, 28, Apr 4
(v. 8, n. 11-13); 1938 Apr 11, 18, May 9

 

STREETS

General Information
28. Kirk's Map of Chicago and Suburbs; 1917
29. The Latest Chicago Street Guide; 1944
30. Map of Chicago; [1855?]
31. Map showing the present house numbering system... ; 1907 (blue print)
32. 1952 Chicago City Guide
33. Rand, McNally and Co's Guide Map of Chicago; 1975
Map has been removed to Oversize 56
34. Street name changes; 1935-37 (2 pieces)
SEE ALSO: City Club of Chicago Street name revision in BOX 13:14

35. Tillotson's Pocket Map and Street Guide of Chicago and Suburbs; 1915 35

Street maps of Chicago are in Oversize 48:9-11, Oversize 41-59, and Folio
Oversize 81-90.

See particularly street maps of these neighborhoods:
Morgan Park-Oversize 90
Norwood Park-Oversize 51
Riverside and Hollywood-Oversize 49
Washington Heights-Oversize 57

 

BOX 38

Individual Streets by Name
1. Elston Avenue-Opening Celebration; 1929
Halsted Street-Article in Midwest; 1963 Mar 17
SEE: Box 48, Folder 12

2. Monroe Street-"Old Monroe Street" by Edwin F. Mack; 1914

Pulaski Boulevard (Proposed renaming of Augusta Boulevard and Oak Street)-Map; [1940s] SEE: Oversize 84

State Street-Article in Midwest; 1963 Jun 9 SEE: Box 48, Folder 13
3. State Street Council-Annual report of president; 1940
4. Wacker Drive-"Souvenir of Wacker Drive"; 1926
5. North Wells Street-Article; 1963
6. 35th Street-"A Tour of 35th Street & Vicinity;" 1936

 

TRANSPORTATION

7. Miscellaneous; 1962, 1970, n.d.

Bridges
8. Dearborn Street Drawbridge, built in 1834-Sketch; n.d.

Public Mass Transit
9. Chicago City Railway Company. "Description of the Cable System;" after 1882
10. Chicago Motor Coach Co. Brochure map
Pictorial map of Chicago, 1920s-Oversize 91

Chicago Rapid Transit Co.
11. Brochure map, n.d.
Map of rapid transit lines (the Elevated), 1936-Oversize 59
Map showing subway route no. 1; n.d. SEE: Box 48, Folder18
12. Operation of Clybourn-Division-State. Subway; 1943
13. Chicago Subways magazine; 1943 Oct

Chicago Surface Lines
14. Brochure map; [1940s]
Map of Chicago Surface Lines; 1935 Feb: SEE: Box 48, Folder 19
Map of the city of Chicago; 1934 Mar 28: SEE: Oversize 92
15. "Seeing greater Chicago by the SCL; 1928
15a. "Seeing greater Chicago by the SCL; 1929