| Dates: | 1874-2010, undated |
| Size: | 21 linear feet in 25 boxes, includes148 photographs, 4 oversize folders |
| Repository: | Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, 400 S. State Street, Chicago, IL 60605 |
| Collection Number: | spe-nhrc-bmpc |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition: | Transferred from the Chicago Public Library, Walker Branch in 2006. The Morgan Park Academy Library accession book of 1892 was transferred from a collection of miscellaneous theater programs. Other materials continue to be added through transfer and donation. |
| Conditions Governing Access: | Materials are open without restrictions. |
| Conditions Governing Use: | Please consult staff to determine ability to reuse materials from collection. |
| Preferred Citation: | When quoting material from this collection the preferred citation is: Beverly-Morgan Park Collection [Box #, Folder #], Special Collections, Chicago Public Library |
| Finding Aid Author: | Lorna Doneley, 2009 February. Updated and ingested into ArchivesSpace by Michelle McCoy, 2022. |
Abstract
The Beverly-Morgan Park Collection contains range of manuscript, printed and photographic materials on the development of these adjacent community areas in southwestern Chicago. The documentation includes information on businesses, clubs and organizations, municipal agencies, parks, religious institutions, residences, schools, transportation, and the Village of Morgan Park from its incorporation in 1892 until its annexation to the City of Chicago in 1914.
Biographical/Historical
The Beverly-Morgan Park area is a former homeland of the Potawatomi peoples. In 1833, they ceded their land rights to this area to the United States government. In 1839, John Blackstone purchased 300 acres encompassing land known as the Ridge, a heavily wooded highland. Chicago and Fort Dearborn were accessible by an indigenous trail, also called the Vincennes Trail. Additional settlers were attracted to the region after the Rock Island Railroad built stations in 1852.
Morgan Park was named after Thomas Morgan who purchased most of Blackstone’s land in 1844. After the Civil War, his children sold the land to the Blue Island Building and Land Company. In 1869, the company first platted the subdivision of Washington Heights, an area that includes most of the Morgan Park and Beverly communities. In the 1870s, the Morgan Park Military Academy (1873), the Chicago Female College (1875) and the Baptist Theological Seminary (1877) were founded. The Morgan Park Library, now the George C. Walker Branch of the Chicago Public Library, was established in 1893. In 1882, when the Village of Morgan Park was incorporated, the area was serviced by 46 Rock Island trains daily. From the 1890s to the early 1900s, transportation was expanded to surface lines on several main streets.
Adjacent to Morgan Park is the community of Beverly, or Beverly Hills. Located 12 miles south of the Loop, the area is considered part of the Blue Island Ridge. As the area was settled, single family houses predominated with more elaborate homes on the Ridge west of Longwood Drive and apartment buildings near the Rock Island Railroad tracks. With the nearby Dan Ryan Woods, Beverly and Ridge Country Clubs and Ridge Park, the area long resembled a suburban setting. Large sections of Beverly south of 99th and west of Western were undeveloped prairie until the 1940s.
In 1890, part of Beverly was annexed to Chicago and part to the Village of Washington Heights. The Village of Morgan Park was annexed to the City of Chicago in 1914 following a protracted fight amongst the citizenry. Organizations were formed to represent and lobby for both sides and were known as either “Annexationists” or “Home Rulers.”
Early settlers in Beverly-Morgan Park were mainly Protestants of English, Irish, Swedish and German descent. Despite a building boom between 1910 and 1930, the community did not permit the construction of factories or saloons near the Ridge. In the 1920s, Catholics began to settle in this predominantly Protestant community, and by 1936 there were two Catholic parishes. African Americans began settling near the Rock Island Railroad line east of Vincennes Road in 1915. In 1921, the Chicago Commission on Race Relations maintained that Blacks and whites in Morgan Park had cordial relations but that African American residences were limited to the area east of Vincennes Road.
The post-WWII building boom brought a great increase in population. In 1947, the Beverly Area Planning Association (BAPA) was founded. In the decades to come, BAPA fought panic peddling by unethical real estate agents and promoted the area’s historical significance. The Ridge Historical Society, founded in 1971, worked to increase awareness of the neighborhood’s numerous landmark buildings. In the 1980s and 1990s, several significant houses and regions of Beverly-Morgan Park were designated as landmarks, including the Givins Irish Castle and Longwood Drive District.
Scope and Contents
The Beverly-Morgan Park Collection contains range of manuscript, printed and photographic materials on the development of these adjacent community areas in southwestern Chicago. The documentation includes information on businesses, clubs and organizations, municipal agencies, parks, religious institutions, residences, schools and transportation.
Of note is the wide range of content that related to the Village of Morgan Park from its incorporation in 1892 until its annexation to the City of Chicago in 1914. The documentation includes broadsides, election materials, legal papers, news clippings, photographs and trustees’ reports. The bulk of the village and annexation material can be found in the subseries of Series 5: Historical Sketches, but as an issue that permeated all aspects of civic life in Morgan Park, some documentation can be found within by topic, such as Schools. The photographic views taken from 1889 publication, Views of Morgan Park, were taken before annexation and listed by topical area. The viewbook photographs were numbered based on the pencil notations on the lower right corner of each page from 1-32. Pages and possibly photographs for the numbers 3, 8, 12, 13 and 18 are missing. It is likely that the panorama views numbered as Photographs 33-37 were originally at the beginning of the view book. These pages were removed from the binding at an unknown time.
Arrangement
The Beverly-Morgan Park Collection is arranged into 11 series based on topic:
- Series 1: Biographical Data, 1952-1987
- Series 2: Business Establishments, 1884-1992, undated
- Series 3: Clubs and Organizations, 1894-2010, undated
- Series 4: Historical Sketches, 1874-2002, undated
- Series 5: Municipal Agencies, 1890-1998, undated
- Series 6: Parks, 1896-circa 1980, undated
- Series 7: Religious Institutions, circa 1870s-1986, undated
- Series 8: Residences, circa 1899-1997, undated
- Series 9: Schools, 1877-1987, undated
- Series 10: Street Scenes, 1889, undated
- Series 11: Transportation, 1894-1986
Subject Headings
- Annexation (Municipal government) -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Beverly (Chicago, Ill.)
- Beverly Area Planning Association (Chicago, Ill.)
- Chicago Public Library, Walker Branch
- Historic buildings -- Illinois -- Chicago
- John H. Vanderpoel Art Association
- Morgan Park (Chicago, Ill.)
- Morgan Park High School (Chicago, Ill.)
- Morgan Park Military Academy (Chicago, Ill.)
- Morgan Park Women’s Club (Chicago, Ill.)
- Mount Greenwood (Chicago, Ill.)
- Religious institutions -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History
- Ridge Historical Society (Chicago, Ill.)
- Schools -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History
- Societies and clubs -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History
Separated Materials
The following photographs and images were removed to other collections.
| Aerial view of the stockyards, circa 1890s | Back of the Yards Community Collection |
| Aerial view, [looking northwest] from light house [at Chicago River?], circa 1890s | Chicago City-Wide Collection |
| Aerial view, [looking west] from Auditorium Tower, circa 1890s | Chicago City-Wide Collection |
| Auditorium Building, exterior, circa 1890s | Chicago City-Wide Collection |
| Auditorium Building, foyer, interior, circa 1890s | Chicago City-Wide Collection |
| Auditorium Theater, interior, circa 1890s | Chicago City-Wide Collection |
| Circus Day, aerial view [Loop, possibly Madison Street], circa 1890s | Chicago City-Wide Collection |
| Garfield Park lagoon, boaters, policeman, circa 1890s | East Garfield Park Community Collection |
| Lake Michigan, breakwater, circa 1890s | Chicago City-Wide Collection |
| Libby Prison War Museum, exterior, circa 1890s | Chicago City-Wide Collection |
| Lincoln Park, [Indian] Alarm monument by John J. Boyle, circa 1890s | Chicago City-Wide Collection |
| Lincoln Park, Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller monument by Ernst Rau, circa 1890s | Chicago City-Wide Collection |
| Palmer House, exterior, circa 1890s | Chicago City-Wide Collection |
| Potter Palmer residence, exterior, circa 1890s | Chicago City-Wide Collection |
| Haymarket Square, Market Day, circa 1890s | Near West Side Collection |
| Washington Park Race Track, Derby Day, circa 1890s | Woodlawn Community Collection |
Related Materials
- Calumet Regional Community Collection
- Grand Army of the Republic, Wilcox Post No. 668 Records
- Historic Pullman Collection
- Morgan Park Co-op Credit Union Archives
Collection Inventory
Series 1: Biographical Data, 1952-1987
Scope and Contents
Series 1 contains news clippings, programs and “Woman of the Year” articles from the Beverly Review for a few Beverly and Morgan Park area residents.
Arrangement
Series 1 is arranged alphabetically by last name or document type.
| Box 14 | Folder 1 | Arkema, Mrs. Edward, Woman of the Year, Beverly Review news clipping, 1971 |
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | Baer, Arthur, news clippings, 1974-1975 |
| Box 14 | Folder 1 | Barclay, Mrs. Wendell F., Woman of the Year, Beverly Review, news clipping, 1974 |
| Box 1 | Folder 2 | News clippings, includes Mrs. Augusta Adam, Helen Laycock Casper, J. Leo Cleary, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene H. Davisson, Harold M. Dudley, M. Sister Elaine, Mrs. John Hayden, Mr. and Mrs. William Holmberg, Jennie Jenkinson, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Johnson, Mrs. Maria Lindstrom, Irene and Frank Musser, Sadie O’Meara, Mr. and Mrs. Foster C. Palmer, Clyde P. Perry, Jack Peterson, Richard H. Sanders, Fred Schwer, 1953-1954, 1971-1972 |
| Box 14 | Folder 1 | Schenk, Mrs. Ruhl T., Woman of the Year, Beverly Review news clipping, 1973 |
| Box 1 | Folder 3 | Sheahan, Michael, Alderman campaign pamphlet, news clipping, 1979, 1987 |
| Box 1 | Folder 3 | Stevens, John Paul, news clipping, 1975 |
| Box 1 | Folder 2 | Tate, Harry Lawson, Man of the Evening program, 1952 |
Series 2: Business Establishments, 1884-1992, undated
Scope and Contents
Series 2 contains mostly newspaper articles about businesses in the Beverly-Morgan Park community, in addition to business cards and a doctor’s sign.
Arrangement
Series 2 is arranged into two subseries: Subseries A: Documents, 1884-1992 and Subseries B: Photographs, 1889, undated.
Subseries A: Documents, 1884-1992, undated
Arrangement
Subseries A is arranged alphabetically by business or organization name or topic.
| Box 1 | Folder 4 | Business cards, circa 1905 |
| Box 1 | Folder 5 | Business Men’s Association, correspondence, bulletins, news clippings, 1974-1977 |
| Box 1 | Folder 6 | Calumet Trust and Savings Bank, financial statement, 1914 |
| Box 14 | Folder 2 | Evergreen Plaza Shopping Center, opening ceremonies, first and second anniversary events, news clippings, 1952-1954 |
| Box 15 | Folder 1 | The Fair, Evergreen store history, Southtown Economist news clipping, 1952 |
| Box 1 | Folder 7 | German, Dr. [William], [first doctor’s sign in Morgan Park], metal plaque, 1884 January 29 |
| Box 1 | Folder 8 | Morgan Arms Tailors and Cleaners, 25th anniversary, news clipping, 1953 |
| Box 1 | Folder 9 | Morgan Park/Beverly Hills Business Association, newsletter, 1992 February |
| Box 1 | Folder 10 | Mount Greenwood State Bank, grand opening, news clipping, 1951 |
Series 2: Business Establishments, 1884-1992, undated
Subseries B: Photographs, 1889, undated
Arrangement
Subseries B is arranged alphabetically by business name.
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.1 | Singler’s greenhouses, undated |
| Box 23 | Photograph 9 | Stores and Hall, from Views of Morgan Park, 1889 |
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.2 | Valentine’s Hall, W. 103rd Street, dinner honoring Spanish War volunteers with waitress Jessie Horton Koessler, undated |
Series 3: Clubs and Organizations, 1894-2010, undated
Scope and Contents
Series 3 contains materials produced by a variety of Beverly-Morgan Park clubs and organizations, including the Beverly Area Planning Association (BAPA), the Beverly Art Center, the John H. Vanderpoel Art Association, the Morgan Park Woman’s Club and the Ridge Historical Society. The documents include bulletins, ephemera, historical sketches, news clippings, newsletters, programs, reports and yearbooks. Of note is the historical, demographic and statistical information gathered by BAPA for their 1974 community report.
Arrangement
Series 3 is arranged alphabetically by club or organization name.
| Box 15 | Folder 5 | Beverly Area Planning Association (BAPA), Beverly Hills Morgan Park map with area history, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 11 | Beverly Area Planning Association (BAPA), membership drive, 1981 |
| Box 24 | Folder 1 | Beverly Area Planning Association (BAPA), news clippings, 1970-1976 |
| Box 15 | Folder 12 | Beverly Area Planning Association (BAPA), news clippings, 1975-1977 |
| Box 1 | Folder 12 | Beverly Area Planning Association (BAPA), newsletters (not inclusive), 1971-1980 |
| Box 1 | Folder 13 | Beverly Area Planning Association (BAPA), report, 1974 |
| Box 14 | Folder 3 | Beverly Area Planning Association (BAPA), Special Service Area election, news clipping, 1985 |
| Box 1 | Folder 14 | Beverly Area Planning Association (BAPA), Village in the City, history (2 copies), [1973] |
| Box 18 | Folder 16 | Beverly Area Planning Association (BAPA), The Villager, newspaper, 1980 September, November |
| Box 18 | Folder 17 | Beverly Area Planning Association (BAPA), The Villager, newspaper, 1981 January, March |
| Box 18 | Folder 18 | Beverly Area Planning Association (BAPA), The Villager, newspaper, 1994 March |
| Box 18 | Folder 13 | Beverly Area Planning Association (BAPA), The Villager, newspaper, 1995 October |
| Box 1 | Folder 15 | Beverly Art Center, brochure, circa 1969 |
| Box 1 | Folder 16 | Beverly Art Center, Art Fair exhibitor application, 1986 |
| Box 1 | Folder 17 | Beverly Art Center, news clippings, 1969-1971 |
| Box 1 | Folder 18 | Beverly Art Center, newsletters (not inclusive), 1971-1973 |
| Box 1 | Folder 19 | Beverly Art Center, souvenir program, 1969 |
| Box 15 | Folder 2 | Beverly Art Center, Vanderpoel Art Gallery, news clippings, 1935, 1971 |
| Box 1 | Folder 20 | Beverly Country Club, newsletters, vol. 1 nos.1-15, 1908 July 2-October 22 |
| Box 1 | Folder 21 | Beverly Hills University Club, Gerhardt S. Jersild, president, 1953 |
| Box 1 | Folder 22 | Beverly Hills Woman’s Club, reminiscences, news clipping, 1954 |
| Box 18 | Folder 19 | Beverly Hills Junior Woman’s Club, news clippings, 1972-1982 |
| Box 1 | Folder 23 | Beverly Improvement Association, brochure, circa 1974 |
| Box 14 | Folder 7 | Beverly-Morgan Park area organizations oppose public housing project, news clippings, 1956 |
| Box 1 | Folder 24 | Boy Scout cabin at Camp Kiwanis, dedication, 1953 |
| Box 1 | Folder 25 | Dance cards [of Louise Barwick], Silva Hall, 1894-1904 |
| Box 1 | Folder 26 | Garden Club of Morgan Park, news clipping, 1987 |
| Box 1 | Folder 27 | Girl Scouts, walking tours of North Beverly, Beverly Hills, Morgan Park, West Beverly and Mount Greenwood, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 28 | Glee Club, Euterpean Men’s Chorus, programs, 1904-1926 |
| Box 1 | Folder 29 | Glee Club, Euterpean Men’s Chorus, letter from Harry Thayer to Mr. Price, 1910 |
| Box 5 | Folder 7 | John H. Vanderpoel Art Association, exhibit catalogs, 1930, 1932, [1937] |
| Box 5 | Folder 7 | John H. Vanderpoel Art Association, history, undated |
| Box 5 | Folder 7 | John H. Vanderpoel Art Association, tribute to Frank W. Benson, 1995 |
| Box 5 | Folder 8 | John H. Vanderpoel Art Association, news clippings, 1958-1996 |
| Box 1 | Folder 30 | Morgan Park Historical Society, meeting invitation and menu, 1924 |
| Box 1 | Folder 31 | Morgan Park Home Rule Association, correspondence, membership, petition, schools platform [see also: Annexation files and Home Ruler], 1908-1914 |
| Box 1 | Folder 32 | Morgan Park Improvement Association, 1925 |
| Box 3 | Folder 12 | Morgan Park Women’s Club, bulletin, programs, 1908-1938 |
| Box 3 | Folder 13 | Morgan Park Woman’s Club, Cook Book, 1916 |
| Box 3 | Folder 14 | Morgan Park Woman’s Club, history, 1936 |
| Box 3 | Folder 16 | Morgan Park Woman’s Club, yearbook, 1897-1898 |
| Box 3 | Folder 17 | Morgan Park Woman’s Club, yearbook, 1898-1899 |
| Box 3 | Folder 18 | Morgan Park Woman’s Club, yearbook, 1900-1901 |
| Box 3 | Folder 15 | Morgan Park Woman’s Club, yearbook, 1911-1912 |
| Box 3 | Folder 19 | Morgan Park Woman’s Club, yearbook, 1919-1920 |
| Box 3 | Folder 20 | Morgan Park Woman’s Club, yearbook, 1921-1922 |
| Box 3 | Folder 21 | Morgan Park Woman’s Club, yearbook, 1922-1923 |
| Box 3 | Folder 22 | Morgan Park Woman’s Club, yearbook, 1927-1928 |
| Box 4 | Folder 1 | Morgan Park Woman’s Club, yearbook, 1928-1929 |
| Box 4 | Folder 2 | Morgan Park Woman’s Club, yearbook, 1929-1930 |
| Box 4 | Folder 3 | Morgan Park Woman’s Club, yearbook, 1930-1931 |
| Box 4 | Folder 4 | Morgan Park Woman’s Club, yearbook, 1931-1932 |
| Box 4 | Folder 5 | Morgan Park Woman’s Club, yearbook, 1932-1933 |
| Box 4 | Folder 6 | Morgan Park Woman’s Club, yearbook, 1933-1934 |
| Box 4 | Folder 7 | Morgan Park Woman’s Club, yearbook, 1934-1935 |
| Box 4 | Folder 8 | Morgan Park Woman’s Club, yearbook, 1935-1936 |
| Box 4 | Folder 9 | Morgan Park Woman’s Club, yearbook, 1936-1937 |
| Box 4 | Folder 10 | Morgan Park Woman’s Club, yearbook, 1938-1939 |
| Box 4 | Folder 11 | Morgan Park Woman’s Club, yearbook, 1939-1940 |
| Box 4 | Folder 12 | Morgan Park Woman’s Club, yearbook, 1947-1948 |
| Box 4 | Folder 13 | Morgan Park Woman’s Club, yearbook, 1959-1960 |
| Box 4 | Folder 14 | Morgan Park Woman’s Club, yearbook, 1960-1961 |
| Box 4 | Folder 15 | Morgan Park Woman’s Club, yearbook, 1961-1962 |
| Box 4 | Folder 16 | Morgan Park Woman’s Club, yearbook, 1962-1963 |
| Box 4 | Folder 17 | Morgan Park Woman’s Club, yearbook, 1963-1964 |
| Box 5 | Folder 1 | Ridge Country Club, history, 1950 |
| Box 1 | Folder 33 | Ridge Historical Society, buildings, slide file historical notes, 1977 |
| Box 1 | Folder 34 | Ridge Historical Society, bulletins, nos. 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1982 |
| Box 1 | Folder 35 | Ridge Historical Society, information sheets, membership applications, 1980, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 36 | Ridge Historical Society, Morgan Park centennial walking tour, guide and map 1980, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 37 | Ridge Historical Society, newsletters (not inclusive), 1976-1993 |
| Box 5 | Folder 2 | Ridge Historical Society, newsletters (not inclusive), 1996-2010 |
| Box 5 | Folder 3 | Ridge Historical Society, historical sketches, guides, reminiscences of the German House, 1980-2002, undated |
| Box 5 | Folder 4 | Ridge Manor Home Owner’s Association, officers elected, news clipping, 1956 |
| Box 6 | Folder 26 | South Side Irish Parade and Heritage Committee, “South Side Irish in American Literature,” program and news clipping (James T. Ferrell), 1972 |
| Box 18 | Folder 20 | South Side Irish Parade Committee, St. Patrick’s Day Parade, official guide, 1994 March 9 |
| Box 18 | Folder 21 | South Side Irish Parade Committee, St. Patrick’s Day Parade, official guide, 1997 March 12 |
| Box 18 | Folder 22 | South Side Irish Parade Committee, St. Patrick’s Day Parade, official guide, 2003 March 12 |
| Box 5 | Folder 5 | Southwest Kiwanis Club, Cliff Knutson, P. Clyde Perry honored, news clippings, 1953, 1971 |
| Box 5 | Folder 6 | Tracy Masonic Lodge, by-laws, 1907 |
| Box 5 | Folder 9 | West Side Historical Society, constitution, bulletin, 1935, 1936 |
Series 4: Historical Sketches, 1874-2002, undated
Scope and Contents
Series 4 contains articles, guides, historical sketches, maps, news clippings, newsletters and newspapers for the community areas of Beverly, Blue Island, Morgan Park, Ridge and Washington Heights. Additionally, Series 4 contains a wide range of documentation for the Village of Morgan Park, as the community area was known prior to its annexation to Chicago in 1914. The topics covered include the annexation debates, historic homes, landmark designations and the sesquicentennial commemorations. Additional historical sketches can be found in the Ridge Historical Society activities and newsletter in Series 3: Clubs and Organizations.
Arrangement
Series 4 is arranged into three subseries: Subseries A: Historical Articles and Publications, 1874-2002, undated; Subseries B: Village of Morgan Park, 1892-1914, undated and Subseries C: Newspapers, 1896-1995.
Subseries A: Historical Articles and Publications, 1874-2002, undated
Scope and Contents
Subseries A contains articles, guides, historical sketches, maps, news clippings and other publications from community historians and organizations, such as the Ridge Historical Society. Publications marking the Sesquicentennial celebrations in 1973 can also be found in this subseries.
Arrangement
Subseries A is arranged first by the community areas (Beverly, Beverly-Morgan Park, Blue Island, Morgan Park, Ridge, Tracy [subdivision of Washington Heights] and Washington Heights) and alphabetically within.
| Box 5 | Folder 10 | Beverly - “A History of Beverly Hill” typescript and article offprint by Mrs. Walter F. [Cora De Graff] Heinemann, 1926 |
| Box 5 | Folder 11 | Beverly-Morgan Park - annual home tours, guides, 1971-1985 |
| Box 6 | Folder 1 | Beverly-Morgan Park - “The Architecture of the Suburb in the City and the Organizations that Maintain It,” walking tour narrative by Moira Nells, 1992 |
| Box 5 | Folder 11 | Beverly-Morgan Park - annual home tours, guides (not inclusive), 1971-1985 |
| Box 5 | Folder 12 | Beverly-Morgan Park - “Bibliographic Sources Relating to the History and Residential Architecture of the Beverly Hills Morgan Park Neighborhood of Chicago as found in Three Local Collections,” by Mary B. Sheahan, 1984 |
| Box 5 | Folder 22 | Beverly-Morgan Park - Bike Tour Guide, 1983 |
| Box 6 | Folder 2 | Beverly-Morgan Park - community research and histories (pages missing, undated |
| Box 15 | Folder 5 | Beverly-Morgan Park - Early Morgan Park, hand-drawn map, undated |
| Box 5 | Folder 13 | Beverly-Morgan Park - “The Geography of Chicago and its Surroundings” typescript by Edna R. Meyers, undated |
| Box 5 | Folder 14 | Beverly-Morgan Park - historic site guides, 1967-1984 |
| Box 5 | Folder 18 | Beverly-Morgan Park - historical news clippings compiled by Robert J. White, 1939-1968 |
| Box 5 | Folder 21 | Beverly-Morgan Park - historical presentations with John Simmerling, news clippings, 1971 |
| Box 6 | Folder 27 | Beverly-Morgan Park - historical timeline, 1987 |
| Box 5 | Folder 15 | Beverly-Morgan Park - home history, news clipping, 1991 |
| Box 5 | Folder 16 | Beverly-Morgan Park - landmark guides, 104th Place District and Longwood Drive District, 1980-1981 |
| Box 6 | Folder 28 | Beverly-Morgan Park - landmark status, news clippings, 1974-1986 |
| Box 6 | Folder 29 | Beverly-Morgan Park - local history bibliography, 1971 |
| Box 6 | Folder 30 | Beverly-Morgan Park - “Looking Back with Win Stracke,” typescript play and program, 1972 |
| Box 15 | Folder 4 | Beverly-Morgan Park - news clippings, topics include local histories, historic homes, 1937, 1955, 1970, 1995 |
| Box 5 | Folder 19 | Beverly-Morgan Park - Old Settlers of Southwest Chicago and Cook County Illinois, 1850-1870, compiled by Dewalt Mechlin Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution [contains name index and 1850 and 1870 U.S. Census records for Worth Township and 1870 for Calumet Township], 1956 |
| Box 5 | Folder 17 | Beverly-Morgan Park - Sesquicentennial Calendar with illustrations, 1972 |
| Box 5 | Folder 20 | Beverly-Morgan Park - sesquicentennial events, news clippings, 1972 |
| Box 6 | Folder 3 | Blue Island - “The First Hundred Years: A History of Blue Island,” typescript paper by John H. Volp, 1935 |
| Oversize Folder 1 | Blue Island - Blue Island Quadrangle, Englewood Quadrangle, geological maps, 1929 | |
| Box 14 | Folder 9 | Morgan Park - 111th Street and Western Avenue from the upper floor of Arlington School in the early 1900s, watercolor sketch by Louise Barwick, 1950 |
| Box 14 | Folder 10 | Morgan Park - 111th Street and Armida Avenue, view of observation tower in the early 1900s, watercolor sketch by Louise Barwick, 1950 |
| Box 6 | Folder 31 | Morgan Park - “Morgan Park Annexation to Chicago,” paper, 1990 |
| Box 13 | Folder 2 | Morgan Park - “Morgan Park,” The Chicago Rehabber, by Lilly Higbe, undated |
| Box 6 | Folder 4 | Morgan Park - demographics, projections for Morgan Park, 1980-1994 |
| Box 6 | Folder 5 | Morgan Park - “Early Morgan Park, Silva Hall,” handwritten manuscript by Louise Barnick, 1940 |
| Box 13 | Folder 3 | Morgan Park - [Grand Army of the Republic], Wilcox Post no. 668, Civil War letters, typescript, undated |
| Box 6 | Folder 6 | Morgan Park - “History of Morgan Park” by David Herriott, Beverly Review, 1938-1960 |
| Box 6 | Folder 7 | Morgan Park - History of Morgan Park, typescript paper by Elizabeth Myrick, 1923 |
| Box 6 | Folder 8 | Morgan Park - maps , photocopies, 1900, 1903 |
| Box 6 | Folder 24 | Morgan Park - map showing subdivisions, additions, undated |
| Box 6 | Folder 9 | Morgan Park - “Morgan Park and the Baptist Denomination Yesterday,” typescript paper, 1917 |
| Box 6 | Folder 10 | Morgan Park - “Morgan Park Sixty Years Ago,” paper by Owen N. Price, 1972 |
| Box 6 | Folder 11 | Morgan Park - news clippings, 1923, 1953, undated |
| Box 6 | Folder 12 | Morgan Park - “Portrait of Morgan Park,” paper by Henry Justin Smith, 1981 |
| Box 14 | Folder 8 | Morgan Park - ‘The Ridge’: Morgan Park and that part of Chicago to the North as far as 89th Street, map with annotations, 1915 |
| Box 14 | Folder 11 | Morgan Park - Village of Morgan Park, map showing subdivisions (reprint), undated |
| Oversize Folder 3 | Morgan Park - Village of Morgan Park, map showing subdivisions (poor condition, see copy in Box 14, Folder 11), undated | |
| Box 6 | Folder 13 | Morgan Park - “What Morgan Park Means to Me,” typescript reminiscence and correspondence by Isaac Burgess, 1923 |
| Box 14 | Folder 8 | Morgan Park/Washington Heights - Washington Heights, map, photocopy, circa 1888 |
| Box 6 | Folder 14 | Mount Greenwood Cemetery, guide, circa 2002 |
| Box 6 | Folder 15 | Ridge - “Notable Buildings in Ridge Area,” notes, 1979 |
| Oversize Folder 2 | Folder 2 | Ridge - topographic maps, undated |
| Box 6 | Folder 16 | Tracy [subdivision of Washington Heights] - “Tracy and Its Vicinity Sixty Years Ago” by W. W. Barnard, reprint of 1910 article, “The Reminder, Bethany Union Church”, 1975 July |
| Box 14 | Folder 8 | Washington Heights - map (copy), circa 1888 |
| Box 6 | Folder 17 | Washington Heights - map by Mrs. Walter F. Heinemann, circa 1874 |
Series 4: Historical Sketches, 1874-2002, undated
Subseries B: Village of Morgan Park, 1892-1914, undated
Scope and Contents
Subseries B contains several folders of materials related to the contentious issue of annexation. (See also Subseries C: Newspapers, Series 9: Schools and Series 10: Street Scenes). Other folders cover municipal activities such as elections, sidewalk construction and various legal proceedings. Materials include contracts, news clippings, ordinances, pamphlets, petitions and posters.
Arrangement
Subseries B is arranged alphabetically by topic.
| Box 11 | Folder 2 | Annexation - amendments, petition, appeal, House Bill No. 191 48th General Assembly and statements of opposition, related correspondence and notes, circa 1907-1913 |
| Box 11 | Folder 3 | Annexation - census dispute, village boundaries, 1892 |
| Box 11 | Folder 4 | Annexation - conditions in recently annexed Austin, 1908 |
| Box 11 | Folder 1 | Annexation - news clippings, 1906-1913 |
| Box 15 | Folder 9 | Annexation - news clippings, 1910, 1914 |
| Box 14 | Folder 18 | Annexation - publicity pamphlets, undated |
| Box 11 | Folder 5 | Annexation - prohibition commentary, editorials, poster, rebuttal, song lyrics, 1907-1914 |
| Box 11 | Folder 6 | Annexation - slogan cards, editorial cartoons, 1907 |
| Box 11 | Folder 7 | Annexation - statements for legal fees, 1912 |
| Box 11 | Folder 13 | Arthur M. Corning v. Village of Morgan Park, legal proceedings, 1904-1907 |
| Box 11 | Folder 10 | Board of Local Improvements, notice of public hearing, Armida Avenue paving, 1913 |
| Box 11 | Folder 8 | Board of Trustees, annual reports, 1895-1896 |
| Box 11 | Folder 9 | Board of Trustees, annual reports, 1901, 1905 |
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.82 | Board of Trustees, last meeting, photograph includes Fred L Kimney, Walken, H.R. Conklin, R.B. Stephenson, W.H. Jenner, Fletcher, C.B. Martin, Geo. L. Stebbins, Henry P. Heizer, David Herriott, B.J. Ashley, Dr. William H. German, Thomas E. Wayte, I.B. Blackwelder, E.J. Price, Mrs. David Herriott, Mrs. Edwin Oliver, Mrs. I.S. Blackwelder, Mrs. Irving Herriott and Mrs. B.J. Ashley, 1914 |
| Box 14 | Folder 19 | Candidate nominations, Board of Trustees, Village Clerk and Police Magistrate, broadside, 1906 |
| Box 12 | Folder 9 | County Clerk, tax rates, levies, assessed valuation, 1902-1912 |
| Box 11 | Folder 11 | Elections, petitions, poll book, People’s Ticket endorsements and meeting minutes, nominations, ballots, position paper, 1894-1913 |
| Box 11 | Folder 12 | Good Government Party, candidates, platform, circa 1913 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.83 | [Independence Day], Charter Oak with stage (copy print), circa 1900 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.84 | [Independence Day], girls in costumes, Charter Oak in background (2 copy prints), circa 1900 |
| Box 21 | Photographs 1.85-1.88 | Independence Day, men in costumes, including Uncle Sam (4 copy prints) circa 1900 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.89 | Independence Day, parade with horse-drawn float (2 copy prints, news clipping), circa 1909, 1976 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.90 | [Independence Day], parade with musicians and “Deutsches Blas-Chor” banner (copy print), circa 1900 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.91 | [Independence Day], people in costumes (copy print), circa 1900 |
| Box 21 | Photographs 1.97-1.98 | [Independence Day], people in costumes (2 copy prints), circa 1900 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.92 | [Independence Day], people in Native American costumes, Charter Oak in background (copy print), circa 1900 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.94 | [Independence Day], women dressed as shepherdesses (copy print), circa 1900 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.95 | Independence Day, women in ethnic costumes (copy print), circa 1900 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.96 | [Independence Day], women in flag motif dresses (copy print), circa 1910 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.93 | Independence Day, women with banner, “Company A, 1st Regiment, Uncle Sam’s Nieces,” in front of the Long Wood Store (2 copy prints), circa 1900 |
| Box 11 | Folder 15 | Morgan Park Day, programs, 1906-1908 |
| Box 11 | Folder 16 | Ordinances, water, health, bicycles, railroad crossing gates, automobiles, coal and lumber yards, 1894-1906 |
| Box 12 | Folder 1 | Sidewalk construction, petition for special assessment, 1904, 1906 |
| Box 12 | Folder 2 | Sidewalk ordinances, Arlington Avenue, Assessment 139, notices, petitions, residents, 1904 |
| Box 12 | Folder 3 | Sidewalk ordinances, Prospect Avenue, Assessment 138, petitions, notices, residents, 1904 |
| Box 12 | Folder 4 | Sidewalk ordinances, Prospect Avenue, Assessment 140, notice, residents, 1904 |
| Box 12 | Folder 5 | Sidewalk ordinance, regulation of concrete sidewalks, amendment, 1902-1903 |
| Box 12 | Folder 6 | Sidewalk ordinance, Remington Avenue and other streets, 1903 |
| Box 12 | Folder 7 | Street improvements, contractual disagreement, recommendations, contractor proposal, notes, 1900-1904 |
| Box 12 | Folder 8 | Street improvements, Supreme Court of Illinois, Abstract of Record, paving issue, 1897 |
| Box 15 | Folder 10 | Treasurer’s Annual Report, 1905 July 15 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.99 | Unidentified event, men in a horse-drawn buggy (copy print), undated |
| Box 12 | Folder 10 | Village [of Morgan Park] v. American Bonding & Trust Company, trial date, 1902 |
| Box 11 | Folder 14 | Village of Morgan Park v. George C. Walker, legal proceedings, 1894-1898 |
| Box 12 | Folder 11 | Water works plant, proposals, contract, 1898-1899 |
Series 4: Historical Sketches, 1874-2002, undated
Subseries C: Newspapers, 1896-1995
Scope and Contents
Subseries C contains a range of community newspapers along with special editions of Chicago-wide newspapers with feature sections on the Beverly-Morgan Park community.
Arrangement
Subseries C is arranged alphabetically by newspaper title and chronologically within.
| Box 18 | Folder 1 | The Beverly Review, 1939 April 13 |
| Box 18 | Folder 2 | The Beverly Review, 1939 April 20 |
| Box 24 | Folder 2 | The Beverly Review, 1975 May 11 |
| Box 24 | Folder 3 | The Beverly Review, 1976 February 4 |
| Box 24 | Folder 4 | The Beverly Review, 1983 October 11, November 29 |
| Box 24 | Folder 5 | The Beverly Review, 1994 March 9 |
| Box 24 | Folder 6 | The Beverly Review, history issue, 1987 August 12 |
| Box 18 | Folder 3 | The Beverly Review, Sesquicentennial souvenir edition, 1973 March 4 |
| Box 24 | Folder 7 | The Beverly Review, yearbook, 1976 October 6 |
| Box 24 | Folder 8 | The Chicago Journal, 1979 November 28 |
| Box 18 | Folder 4 | Chicago Tribune, “Beverly Hills, Morgan Park” supplement, 1987 September 2 |
| Box 24 | Folder 9 | Chicago Tribune, “Chicago’s Only Castle”, 1972 April 16 |
| Box 24 | Folder 10 | The Good News (The Beverly Review supplement) (incomplete issue), 1988 August 24 |
| Box 24 | Folder 11 | The Good News (The Beverly Review supplement), 1989 August 16 |
| Box 24 | Folder 12 | The Good News (The Beverly Review supplement), 1995 August 30 |
| Box 18 | Folder 5 | The Home-Ruler, 1907 March 29, April 5, April 12 |
| Box 18 | Folder 5 | The Home-Ruler, 1910 April 2, October 29 |
| Box 19 | Folder 1 | The Home-Ruler (4 copies), 1910 November 5 |
| Box 18 | Folder 6 | The Morgan Parker, 1914 March 28, April 11, April 18 |
| Box 20 | Folder 2 | The Post, bound volume, 1905 June 17-1906 November 17 |
| Box 18 | Folder 7 | The Ridge Record, 1906 February 2 |
| Box 15 | Folder 11 | The Ridge Record, 1907 March 15, March 29, April 12, April 19 |
| Box 19 | Folder 2 | The Ridge Record (incomplete), 1908 October 24 |
| Box 19 | Folder 2 | The Ridge Record, 1908 October 31 |
| Box 19 | Folder 2 | The Ridge Record, 1910 October 29, November 5 |
| Box 19 | Folder 3 | Southtown Economist, Rock Island Railroad Centennial sections, 1952 September 7 |
| Box 19 | Folder 4 | Southtown Economist, historical sketch section, 1955 November 13 |
| Box 19 | Folder 5 | Suburban Star, Ridge community newspaper, 1938 August 18 |
| Box 19 | Folder 6 | Suburban Star, Ridge community newspaper, 1938 September 1 |
| Box 19 | Folder 7 | Suburban Star, Ridge community newspaper, 1938 September 8 |
| Box 19 | Folder 8 | Suburban Star, Ridge community newspaper, 1938 September 22 |
| Box 19 | Folder 9 | Suburban Star, Ridge community newspaper, 1938 September 29 |
| Box 19 | Folder 10 | Suburban Star, Ridge community newspaper, 1938 October 6 |
| Box 19 | Folder 11 | Suburban Star, Ridge community newspaper, 1938 October 13 |
| Box 19 | Folder 12 | Suburban Star, Ridge community newspaper, 1938 October 20 |
| Box 19 | Folder 13 | Suburban Star, Ridge community newspaper, 1938 October 27 |
| Box 19 | Folder 14 | Suburban Star, Ridge community newspaper, 1938 November 3 |
| Box 19 | Folder 15 | Suburban Star, Ridge community newspaper, 1938 November 10 |
| Box 19 | Folder 16 | Suburban Star, Ridge community newspaper, 1938 November 17 |
| Box 19 | Folder 17 | Suburban Star, Ridge community newspaper, 1938 November 24 |
| Box 19 | Folder 18 | Suburban Star, Ridge community newspaper, 1938 December 1 |
| Box 19 | Folder 19 | Suburban Star, Ridge community newspaper, 1938 December 8 |
| Box 19 | Folder 20 | Suburban Star, Ridge community newspaper, 1938 December 15 |
| Box 19 | Folder 21 | Suburban Star, Ridge community newspaper, 1938 December 22 |
| Box 19 | Folder 22 | Suburban Star, Ridge community newspaper, 1938 December 29 |
| Box 19 | Folder 23 | Suburban Star, Ridge community newspaper, 1939 January 5 |
| Box 19 | Folder 24 | Suburban Star, Ridge community newspaper, 1939 January 12 |
| Box 19 | Folder 25 | Suburban Star, Ridge community newspaper, 1939 January 19 |
| Box 19 | Folder 26 | Suburban Star, Ridge community newspaper, 1939 January 26 |
| Box 19 | Folder 27 | Suburban Star, Ridge community newspaper, 1939 February 2 |
| Box 19 | Folder 28 | Suburban Star, Ridge community newspaper, 1939 February 9 |
| Box 19 | Folder 29 | Suburban Star, Ridge community newspaper, 1939 February 16 |
| Box 19 | Folder 30 | Suburban Star, Ridge community newspaper, 1939 February 23 |
| Box 19 | Folder 31 | Suburban Star, Ridge community newspaper, 1939 March 2 |
| Box 19 | Folder 32 | Suburban Star, Ridge community newspaper, 1939 March 9 |
| Box 19 | Folder 33 | Suburban Star, Ridge community newspaper, 1939 March 16 |
| Box 19 | Folder 34 | Suburban Star, Ridge community newspaper, 1939 March 23 |
| Box 19 | Folder 35 | Suburban Star, Ridge community newspaper, 1939 March 30 |
| Box 19 | Folder 36 | Suburban Star, Ridge community newspaper, 1939 April 6 |
| Box 18 | Folder 8 | Town Talk, St. Valentine’s Day, Women’s edition, 1896 February |
| Box 18 | Folder 9 | Town Talk (some issues incomplete), 1913 July 19, August 2, August 9, August 16, December 13 |
| Box 18 | Folder 10 | Town Talk, 1913 December 20 |
| Box 18 | Folder 11 | Town Talk (some issues incomplete), 1914 February 21, April 18, April 25 |
| Box 20 | Folder 1 | Town Talk, bound volume, 1916 January 1-December 30 |
| Box 18 | Folder 12 | The Unionist, A Journal of Progress, Devoted to the Interest of Morgan Parkers, 1910 March 31 |
| Box 18 | Folder 14 | Village View, [Clearing, Garfield Ridge, Mount Greenwood], vol.1, no. 1, 1995 September 12 |
| Box 18 | Folder 15 | The Weekly Review, A Special Supplement for the Ridge Park Board, part 2, 1930 September 26 |
Series 5: Municipal Agencies, 1890-1998, undated
Scope and Contents
Series 5 primarily contains documentation of the Morgan Park Library, now the George C. Walker Branch of the Chicago Public Library. Established in 1893, the documents include building plans, circulation reports, correspondence, maintenance, news clippings, photographs and reports. Series 5 also includes maps, news clippings and a directory for other local municipal services.
Arrangement
Series 5 is arranged into two subseries: Subseries A: Documents, 1890-1998 and Subseries B: Photographs, 1913-1954, undated.
Subseries A: Documents, 1890-1998
Arrangement
Subseries A is arranged alphabetically by agency and then within.
| Oversize Folder 4 | 19th Ward, map (3 copies), [1970] | |
| Box 6 | Folder 18 | Calumet Sag Channel and southwest Chicago communities, news clippings, 1910 |
| Box 14 | Folder 4 | Morgan Park Library/Walker Branch, additions and withdrawals ledger, 1941-1953 |
| Box 14 | Folder 5 | Morgan Park Library/ Walker Branch, additions and withdrawals ledger, 1954-1964 |
| Box 2 | Folder 2 | Morgan Park Library/Walker Branch, Board of Trustees, correspondence and subscriber lists, 1890-1912, undated |
| Box 2 | Folder 1 | Morgan Park Library/Walker Branch, building addition proposal, 1929 |
| Box 3 | Folder 1 | Morgan Park Library/Walker Branch, building equipment and maintenance, 1909-1913 |
| Box 2 | Folder 4 | Morgan Park Library/Walker Branch, circulation statistics, 1911-1912 |
| Box 2 | Folder 5 | Morgan Park Library/Walker Branch circulation statistics, 1914-1919 |
| Box 2 | Folder 6 | Morgan Park Library/Walker Branch, circulation statistics, 1920-1925 |
| Box 3 | Folder 6 | Morgan Park Library/Walker Branch, correspondence regarding George C. Walker’s property deed, 1907 |
| Box 3 | Folder 5 | Morgan Park Library/Walker Branch, correspondence regarding library fund, 1890-1910 |
| Box 3 | Folder 7 | Morgan Park Library/Walker Branch, correspondence, various topics, includes historical sketches and reopening events, 1890-1998 |
| Box 3 | Folder 3 | Morgan Park Library/Walker Branch, financial reports, 1910-1914 |
| Box 3 | Folder 2 | Morgan Park Library/Walker Branch, library directors, oaths and certifications, 1910-1913 |
| Box 3 | Folder 4 | Morgan Park Library/Walker Branch, Morgan Park Academy finding list, 1896 |
| Box 3 | Folder 8 | Morgan Park Library/Walker Branch, municipal funds [See also: Series 4: Historical Sketches, Subseries B: Subseries B: Village of Morgan Park], 1908-1910 |
| Box 14 | Folder 6 | Morgan Park Library/Walker Branch, news clippings, topics include history, book drive, collections, programs, 1890-1940 |
| Box 3 | Folder 11 | Morgan Park Library/Walker Branch, opening invitation, 1890 April 18 |
| Box 3 | Folder 9 | Morgan Park Library/Walker Branch, ownership transfers, 1907, 1978 |
| Box 3 | Folder 9a | Morgan Park Library/Walker Branch, receipts, publishers, 1890-1914 |
| Box 3 | Folder 9b | Morgan Park Library/Walker Branch, receipts, supplies, utilities, 1907-1914 |
| Box 2 | Folder 3 | Morgan Park Library/Walker Branch, register of borrower’s, undated |
| Box 3 | Folder 10 | Morgan Park Library/Walker Branch, reports of librarian (not inclusive), 1893, 1908-1914 |
| Box 15 | Folder 3 | Morgan Park Library/Walker Branch, report of treasurer, 1892-1893 |
| Box 17 | Morgan Park Library/Walker Branch, scrapbook of news clippings, Chicago Public Library events, 1947-1959 | |
| Box 6 | Folder 19 | Morgan Park Postal Station, dedication, program, 1936 |
| Box 6 | Folder 20 | Senior Citizens, directories, 1982 |
Series 5: Municipal Agencies, 1890-1998, undated
Subseries B: Photographs, 1913-1954, undated
Arrangement
Subseries B is arranged alphabetically by agency and then alphabetically within.
| Box 22 | Photographs 1.9a-1.9b | Morgan Park Library/Walker Branch, exterior (2), undated |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.10 | Morgan Park Library/Walker Branch, children, exterior, undated |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.11 | Morgan Park Library/Walker Branch, exterior, undated |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.12 | Morgan Park Library/Walker Branch, in winter, exterior, undated |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.13 | Morgan Park Library/Walker Branch, exterior, before 1930 |
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.14a | Morgan Park Library/Walker Branch, exterior, 1916 |
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.14b | Morgan Park Library/Walker Branch, exterior, before addition, 1930 |
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.14c | Morgan Park Library/Walker Branch, exterior, after addition, 1930 |
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.15 | Morgan Park Library/Walker Branch, exterior, before 1930 |
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.16a | Morgan Park Library/Walker Branch, exterior, Baptist Theological Seminary Library on the left, 1913 |
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.16b | Morgan Park Library /Walker Branch, exterior, Kenfield and Ferguson residences on the right, 1913 |
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.17a | Morgan Park Library/Walker Branch, exterior, before remodeling, before 1930 |
| Box 22 | Photographs 1.17b-d | Morgan Park Library/Walker Branch, exterior, after remodeling (3), circa 1930 |
| Box 22 | Photographs 1.17e-f | Morgan Park Library/Walker Branch, exterior, women [staff?] at entrance (2), circa 1930 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.18 | Morgan Park Library/Walker Branch, interior, undated |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.19 | Morgan Park Library/Walker Branch, interior, children’s’ collection, undated |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.20 | Morgan Park Library/Walker Branch, interior, desk with typewriter, undated |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.21 | Morgan Park Library/Walker Branch, interior, card catalog, flat file, undated |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.22 | Morgan Park Library/Walker Branch, interior, Miss King, children’s librarian, Mrs. Edna Taylor and family, 1954 |
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.23 | Waterworks, Morgan Park, undated |
Series 6: Parks, 1896-circa 1980, undated
Scope and Contents
Series 6 contains historical notes, legal documents, ordinances and photographs concerning Morgan Park and the Calumet Park District.
Arrangement
Series 6 is arranged into two subseries: Subseries A: Documents, 1896-1912, undated and Subseries B: Photographs, circa 1970s-circa 1980, undated.
Subseries A: Documents, 1896-1912, undated
Arrangement
Subseries A is arranged alphabetically by park name or topic.
| Box 6 | Folder 21 | Morgan Park parks and Calumet Park District, ordinance, legal protocol for elections, tax receipts, history [See also: Series 4: Historical Sketches, Subseries B: Village of Morgan Park], 1896-1912 |
| Box 6 | Folder 22 | Ridge Park, history notes on boundaries for 1909-1938, undated |
| Box 6 | Folder 23 | Swimming Pool, Commissioners’ plan, reminiscences, news clippings, circa 1912, undated |
Series 6: Parks, 1896-circa 1980, undated
Subseries B: Photographs, circa 1970s-circa 1980, undated
Arrangement
Subseries B is arranged alphabetically by park name or topic.
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.24 | Park scene, men on bench, unidentified, undated |
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.25 | Park scene, unidentified, undated |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.26 | Park scene, unidentified, circa 1970s |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.27 | Ridge Park, picnic next to Grand Army of the Republic, Wilcox Post no. 668 monument, circa 1980 |
Series 7: Religious Institutions, circa 1870s-1986, undated
Scope and Contents
Series 7 contains anniversary booklets, historical sketches, news clippings, newsletters and programs created by religious institutions in the Beverly-Morgan Park communities.
Arrangement
Series 7 is arranged into two subseries: Subseries A: Documents, 1898-1986, undated and Subseries B: Photographs, circa 1870s-circa 1977, undated.
Subseries A: Documents, 1898-1986, undated
Arrangement
Subseries A is arranged alphabetically by religious institution.
| Box 6a | Folder 1 | Bethany Union Church, newsletter, news clippings, 1907, 1971 |
| Box 6a | Folder 31 | Beverly Unitarian Church, Castle Centennial Cookbook, 1986 |
| Box 6a | Folder 32 | Christ the King Catholic Church, family album, circa 1980s |
| Box 6a | Folder 2 | Christ the King Catholic Church, World Day of Prayer, news clipping, 1971 |
| Box 6a | Folder 3 | Church of the Holy Nativity, news clippings, 1952 |
| Box 6a | Folder 4 | Church of the Mediator, anniversary booklet, 1939 |
| Box 6a | Folder 4 | Church of the Mediator, flower show, program, 1939 |
| Box 6a | Folder 4 | Church of the Mediator, historical sketch and timeline, 1939, 1969 |
| Box 6a | Folder 5 | Church of the Mediator, Woman’s Guild, The Ridge Cook Book, undated |
| Box 6a | Folder 33 | Little Company of Mary Hospital, calendar with historic photographs, 1980 |
| Box 6a | Folder 6 | Ministerial Association Chairman, Rabbi J. M. Brown, news clipping, 1971 |
| Box 6a | Folder 7 | Morgan Park Baptist Church, 60th anniversary programs, 1937 |
| Box 6a | Folder 7 | Morgan Park Baptist Church, Men’s Committee and Club, correspondence, dinner program 1898, 1906 |
| Box 6a | Folder 7 | Morgan Park Baptist Church, news clippings, 1952 |
| Box 6a | Folder 7 | Morgan Park Baptist Church, pastor list, broadside, circa 1950s |
| Box 6a | Folder 7 | Morgan Park Baptist Church, programs, 1943, 1966 |
| Box 6a | Folder 8 | Morgan Park Church of Christ, program, 1917 |
| Box 6a | Folder 9 | Morgan Park Congregational Church, 50th anniversary, yearbook, 1936 |
| Box 6a | Folder 9 | Morgan Park Congregational Church, Ladies’ Benevolent Society, children’s program, circa 1909 |
| Box 6a | Folder 9 | Morgan Park Congregational Church, news clippings, 1971 |
| Box 6a | Folder 10 | Morgan Park Methodist Episcopal Church, directory, 1941 |
| Box 6a | Folder 10 | Morgan Park Methodist Episcopal Church, event programs, 1908, 1912-1913, 1924 |
| Box 6a | Folder 10 | Morgan Park Methodist Episcopal Church, new church, groundbreaking and dedication, 1926-1927 |
| Box 6a | Folder 10 | Morgan Park Methodist Episcopal Church, news clipping, 1971 |
| Box 6a | Folder 10 | Morgan Park Methodist Episcopal Church, Ridge Patriotic Rally, program, 1917 June 22 |
| Box 6a | Folder 10 | Morgan Park Methodist Episcopal Church, service programs, 1912, 1937, 1939 |
| Box 6a | Folder 11 | Morgan Park Presbyterian Church, dedication, service program, 1941 |
| Box 6a | Folder 12 | Mount Greenwood Evangelical Lutheran Church, cornerstone laying, news clipping, 1953 |
| Box 6a | Folder 13 | Queen of Martyrs Church, building program, news clipping, 1952 |
| Box 6a | Folder 14 | Redeemer Evangelical Covenant Church, 65th anniversary, news clipping, 1953 |
| Box 6a | Folder 15 | St. Barnabas, newsletter, 1968 June 23 |
| Box 6a | Folder 16 | St. Cajetan Church, Father Taylor, Silver Jubilee, news clipping, 1971 |
| Box 6a | Folder 17 | St. John the Divine Church, news clippings, 1951, 1953 |
| Box 6a | Folder 18 | St. Paul’s Union Church, 60th anniversary, news clippings, 1953 |
| Box 6a | Folder 19 | Salem Baptist Church, building plans, news clipping, 1953 |
| Box 6a | Folder 20 | Women’s Society Baptist Church, calendar with photographs, 1907 |
Series 7: Religious Institutions, circa 1870s-1986, undated
Subseries B: Photographs, circa 1870s-circa 1977, undated
Arrangement
Subseries B is arranged alphabetically by name of religious institution. When a photograph was created from the plate in the Views of Morgan Park it is noted as a copy print.
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.3 | Baptist Church, from Views of Morgan Park (copy print), 1889 |
| Box 23 | Photograph 7 | Baptist Church, from Views of Morgan Park, 1889 |
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.4 | Baptist Church, “first building,” circa 1870s |
| Box 23 | Photograph 4 | Baptist Theological Library, from Views of Morgan Park, 1889 |
| Box 23 | Photograph 1 | Baptist Theological Seminary, from Views of Morgan Park, 1889 |
| Box 23 | Photograph 2 | Baptist Theological Seminary, Blake Hall, from Views of Morgan Park, 1889 |
| Box 22 | Photograph 37 | Methodist Church, from Views of Morgan Park, 1889 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.5 | Methodist Church, from Views of Morgan Park (copy print), 1889 |
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.6 | Methodist Church, undated |
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.7 | Methodist Sunday School picnic, includes Reverend N.O. Freeman, Mr. Ames, Ira W. Gantt, Alice Thornally, Mrs. N.O. Freeman, Anna Freeman, Julia Ely, Julia Crossman, T.A. Gantt, Fannie Bell, Leroy Fairbank, Clara German, Gertrude Goe, Ellsworth Dare, Helen Green, Theo Crossman, Bessie Miller, Belle Brown, Ed Ketcham, Bessie Grainger, Mabel Stratton, Louise Zaneis, Harry Rilley, undated |
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.8 | Morgan Park Baptist Church, circa 1977 |
Series 8: Residences, circa 1899-1997, undated
Scope and Contents
Series 8 contains booklets, historical sketches and news clippings on some of the historic buildings and their original owners in the Beverly-Morgan Park community, including the limestone castle at 103rd and Longwood Drive in the Tracy subdivision of Washington Heights built by real-estate developer Robert Givins in 1886.
Arrangement
Series 8 is arranged into two subseries: Subseries A: Documents, 1929-1997, undated and Subseries B: Photographs, 1889, undated.
Subseries A: Documents, 1929-1997, undated
Arrangement
Subseries A is arranged alphanumerically by street name or residence family name.
| Box 6a | Folder 21 | 2330 West 11th Street, Condon family home, handwritten note, 1982 |
| Box 6a | Folder 34 | Better Built Homes of Distinctive Character by Edward W. Wiley, photocopy of publication with correspondence, 1929, 1995, 1997 |
| Box 6a | Folder 22 | Blackwelder Mansion, news clippings, 1971 |
| Box 6a | Folder 23 | Castle, Our Castle on the Hill, booklet, 1980 |
| Box 6a | Folder 24 | Historic residences, photocopy of unidentified publication, undated |
| Box 6a | Folder 25 | Horton House, news clipping, 1978 |
| Box 6a | Folder 26 | Inglehart House, news clipping, undated |
| Box 6a | Folder 27 | Morgan House, news clippings, 1955, 1960 |
| Box 6a | Folder 28 | Platt House, pamphlet, news clippings, 1971, undated |
| Box 6 | Folder 25 | Real estate assessment, 1951 |
| Box 6a | Folder 29 | Silverhorn House, news clipping, 1971 |
| Box 6a | Folder 30 | Washington and Jane Smith Home, photocopy from unidentified book, undated |
Series 8: Residences, circa 1899-1997, undated
Subseries B: Photographs, 1889, undated
Scope and Contents
Subseries B contains primarily plates from Views of Morgan Park, Chicago: Geo. R. Clarke & Co., 1889 and their corresponding copy prints. The view book plates use the numbers written on the lower right corner of each page. Other plates from the view book be found in their respective series areas.
Arrangement
Subseries B is arranged alphabetically by residence family name or street name. When a photograph was created from the plate in the Views of Morgan Park it is noted as a copy print.
| Box 23 | Photograph 11 | Blackwelder, I.S., residence, from Views of Morgan Park, 1889 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.28 | Blackwelder, I.S., residence, from Views of Morgan Park (copy print), 1889 |
| Box 23 | Photograph 29 | Clarke, Col. Geo. R., residence, from Views of Morgan Park, 1889 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.29 | Clarke, Col. Geo. R., residence, from Views of Morgan Park (copy print), 1889 |
| Box 23 | Photograph 20 | Ferguson, W. G., residence, from Views of Morgan Park, 1889 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.30 | Ferguson, W. G., residence, from Views of Morgan Park (copy print), 1889 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.31 | German, Dr. William H., residence, from Views of Morgan Park (copy print), 1889 |
| Box 23 | Photograph 27 | German, Dr. William H., residence, from Views of Morgan Park, 1889 |
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.32 | German, Dr. William H., residence, undated |
| Box 23 | Photograph 30 | Hart, A.P., residence, from Views of Morgan Park, 1889 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.33 | Hart, A.P., residence, from Views of Morgan Park (copy print), 1889 |
| Box 23 | Photograph 21 | Hough, H.O., residence, from Views of Morgan Park, 1889 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.34 | Hough, H.O., residence, from Views of Morgan Park (copy print), 1889 |
| Box 23 | Photograph 19 | Hulbert, Prof. Eri B., residence, from Views of Morgan Park, 1889 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.35 | Hulbert, Prof. Eri B., residence, from Views of Morgan Park (copy print), 1889 |
| Box 23 | Photograph 32 | Inglehart, Chas. H., residence, from Views of Morgan Park 1889 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.36 | Inglehart, Chas. H., residence, from Views of Morgan Park (copy print), 1889 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.100 | Inglehart, Chas. H., residence, plaster ceiling medallion, undated |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.101 | 10324 S. Longwood Drive, residence, undated |
| Box 23 | Photograph 26 | McKinnon, D.C., residence, from Views of Morgan Park, 1889 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.37 | McKinnon, D.C., residence, from Views of Morgan Park, (copy print), 1889 |
| Box 23 | Photograph 17 | McMeen, Joseph E., residence, 2330 111th Street, from Views of Morgan Park, 1889 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.38 | McMeen, Joseph E., residence, 2330 111th Street, from Views of Morgan Park (copy print), 1889 |
| Box 23 | Photograph 14 | Morgan, John F., residence, from Views of Morgan Park, 1889 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.39 | Morgan, John F., residence, from Views of Morgan Park (copy print), 1889 |
| Box 23 | Photograph 28 | Northrup, Dr. G.W., residence, from Views of Morgan Park, 1889 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.40 | Northrup, Dr. G.W., residence, from Views of Morgan Park (copy print), 1889 |
| Box 23 | Photograph 16 | Perro, John P., residence, from Views of Morgan Park, 1889 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.41 | Perro, John P., residence, from Views of Morgan Park (copy print), 1889 |
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.42 | Prospect Avenue and Drew Street residence, Solon S. Beman, architect, undated |
| Box 23 | Photograph 23 | Roberts, J.H., residence, from Views of Morgan Park, 1889 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.43 | Roberts, J.H., residence, from Views of Morgan Park (copy print), 1889 |
| Box 23 | Photograph 24 | Russell, Henry Clay, residence, 2252 111th Street, from Views of Morgan Park, 1889 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.44 | Russell, Henry Clay, residence, 2252 111th Street, from Views of Morgan Park (copy print), 1889 |
| Box 23 | Photograph 10 | Silberhorn, Wm. H., residence, from Views of Morgan Park, 1889 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.45 | Silberhorn, Wm. H., residence, from Views of Morgan Park (copy print), 1889 |
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.46 | Silberhorn, William H., residence (later William Schulze), Longwood Drive, undated |
| Box 23 | Photograph 31 | Silva, Frank P., residence, 11072 Esmond Street, from Views of Morgan Park, 1889 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.47 | Silva, Frank P., residence, 11072 Esmond Street, from Views of Morgan Park (copy print), 1889 |
| Box 23 | Photograph 25 | Spencer, Elihu, residence, from Views of Morgan Park, 1889 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.48 | Spencer, Elihu, residence, from Views of Morgan Park (copy print), 1889 |
| Box 23 | Photograph 15 | Wayte, John, residence, from Views of Morgan Park, 1889 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.49 | Wayte, John, residence, from Views of Morgan Park (copy print), 1889 |
| Box 23 | Photograph 22 | Wright, Gilbert S., residence, from Views of Morgan Park, 1889 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.50 | Wright, Gilbert S., residence, from Views of Morgan Park (copy print), 1889 |
Series 9: Schools, 1877-1987, undated
Scope and Contents
Series 9 contains a variety of materials related to or produced by Beverly-Morgan Park schools, including Morgan Park Military Academy and Morgan Park High School. These include catalogs, correspondence, directories, histories, newsletters, news clippings, programs and reports. Heavily represented are materials from various Boards of Education, Morgan Park Academy (military school), and Morgan Park High School. In addition to the materials listed above, these schools are represented by contracts, receipts, reports, and yearbooks. Morgan Park High School materials reflect issues related to the ongoing question of annexation to the City of Chicago.
Morgan Park Academy was previously known as Mt. Vernon Military Academy, Morgan Park Military Academy (MPMA), Illinois Military Academy and Morgan Park Academy of the University of Chicago.
Arrangement
Series 9 is arranged into two subseries: Subseries A: Documents, 1877-1987, undated and Subseries B: Photographs, 1889-1955, undated.
Subseries A: Documents, 1877-1987, undated
Arrangement
Subseries A is arranged alphabetically by school or topic.
| Box 7 | Folder 1 | Arlington School, news clippings, 1905, 1973 |
| Box 7 | Folder 2 | Atwood School, news clipping, 1953 |
| Box 7 | Folder 7 | Baptist Union Theological Seminary, history, 1884 |
| Box 7 | Folder 3 | Barnard School, historical sketches, news clippings, 1940, 1971, 1973, undated |
| Box 7 | Folder 4 | Board of Education, annual statements, rules and regulations, 1898-1908 |
| Box 7 | Folder 5 | Board of Education, census enumeration for district, 1902 |
| Box 7 | Folder 6 | Board of Education, elections, petitions, redistricting, 1890, 1897 |
| Box 14 | Folder 15 | Board of Education, posters announcing nominations, elections, circa 1911, 1913 |
| Box 13 | Folder 4 | Brother Rice High School, Crusader, yearbook, 1961 |
| Box 13 | Folder 5 | Brother Rice High School, Crusader, yearbook, 1962 |
| Box 7 | Folder 8 | Chicago Female College, announcement, 1896 |
| Box 12 | Folder 12 | Chicago Female College, annual catalog, 1877-1878 |
| Box 7 | Folder 11 | Clissold School, architectural plans, 1963 |
| Box 7 | Folder 9 | Clissold School, news clippings, newsletter, programs, 1930-1939 |
| Box 7 | Folder 10 | Clissold School, “A History of the Clissold-Sheldon Schools and their Parent Teacher Association” by Sue Huess, 1975 |
| Box 7 | Folder 12 | Esmond School, building maintenance, historical sketches, news clippings, 1899-1973 |
| Box 7 | Folder 13 | Guide to schools of Beverly Hills, Morgan Park, brochure, undated |
| Box 7 | Folder 14 | Kellogg School, addition, program, history, 1953-1976 |
| Box 12 | Folder 13 | The Loring School for Girls yearbook, 1961 |
| Box 7 | Folder 15 | Morgan Park Military Academy, Alumni Association, correspondence, bulletin, 1928, 1931 |
| Box 7 | Folder 16 | Morgan Park Military Academy, Alumni Association, directories, 1926, 1938 |
| Box 7 | Folder 17 | Morgan Park Military Academy, building campaign, pamphlet, 1926 |
| Box 15 | Folder 6 | Morgan Park Military Academy, Alumni Memorial Hall, The Weekly Review supplement, 1928 February 17 |
| Box 15 | Folder 6 | Morgan Park Military Academy, 50th anniversary report, circa 1928 |
| Box 15 | Folder 6 | Morgan Park Military Academy, construction program, news clipping, 1948 March 18 |
| Box 12 | Folder 14 | Morgan Park Military Academy annual catalogues, 1877-1878; 1885-1886 |
| Box 6a | Folder 35 | Morgan Park Academy, brochure, circa 1975 |
| Box 7 | Folder 18 | Morgan Park Military Academy, catalog, 1921-1922 |
| Box 6a | Folder 36 | Morgan Park Military Academy, catalog, 1930-1931 |
| Box 6a | Folder 37 | Morgan Park Military Academy, catalog, 1931-1932 |
| Box 7 | Folder 19 | Morgan Park Military Academy, catalogs, 1937-1938, 1938-1939, undated |
| Box 7 | Folder 20 | Morgan Park Military Academy, commencement program, 1926 |
| Box 15 | Folder 7 | Morgan Park Military Academy, historical sketch, 1911 April 29 |
| Box 7 | Folder 21 | Morgan Park Military Academy, historical sketches and news clippings, includes 50th anniversary, 1884-1972 |
| Box 15 | Folder 11 | Morgan Park Academy, history, news clipping, 1911 |
| Box 16 | Morgan Park Academy Library, accession book, 1892 | |
| Box 7 | Folder 22 | Morgan Park Academy of the University of Chicago, Library lists, donations, receipts, 1896-1907 |
| Box 7 | Folder 23 | Morgan Park Academy of the University of Chicago, Library orders, 1900-1907 |
| Box 7 | Folder 24 | Morgan Park Military Academy, mural, “Chaucer’s Canterbury Pilgrims,” 1936 |
| Box 14 | Folder 12 | Morgan Park Military Academy, The Academy News, newsletter, Alumni Number, 1918 July 3 |
| Box 14 | Folder 12 | Morgan Park Military Academy, The Academy News, newsletter, 1934 April 21 |
| Box 14 | Folder 13 | Morgan Park Military Academy, The Academy News, newsletter, 1936 February 21 |
| Box 7 | Folder 25 | Morgan Park Military Academy, 70th anniversary meeting correspondence, reminiscences [See also: news clipping in Box 15, Folder 8], 1943 |
| Box 15 | Folder 8 | Morgan Park Military Academy, 70th anniversary, The Beverly Review supplement, 1942 September 3 |
| Box 15 | Folder 8 | Morgan Park Military Academy, “The Mechanism Behind the Dials of Plan Instruments,” news clipping (accompanied letter in Box 7, Folder 25], 1943 |
| Box 7 | Folder 26 | Morgan Park District 7, receipts, election to redistrict, 1890-1892 |
| Box 7 | Folder 27 | Morgan Park High School, Board of Education, establishment, 1902-1904 |
| Box 7 | Folder 28 | Morgan Park High School, Board of Education, “How We Got Our High School” by Enoch J. Price, 1943 |
| Box 7 | Folder 29 | Morgan Park High School, Board of Education, real estate contract, attorney fees, 1910-1912 |
| Box 7 | Folder 30 | Morgan Park High School, Board of Education, statements, redistricting, elections, salaries, 1902-1913 |
| Box 8 | Folder 1 | Morgan Park High School, catalog, photocopy, 1906 |
| Box 8 | Folder 2 | Morgan Park High School, commencement, field day, music, programs, 1906-1929 |
| Box 14 | Folder 14 | Morgan Park High School, Empehi News, 1925 November 19, 1942 May 22 (incomplete), 1949 May 27 (incomplete), 1953 June 19 |
| Box 8 | Folder 3 | Morgan Park High School, handbooks, 1934, circa 1973 |
| Box 8 | Folder 4 | Morgan Park High School, athletics, news clippings, 1946-1953 |
| Box 8 | Folder 5 | Morgan Park High School, Senate bills 76, 96, 202, 701, power of Board to tax [See also: Series 4: Historical Sketches, Subseries B: Subseries B: Village of Morgan Park], 1894-1912, 1909 |
| Box 8 | Folder 10 | Morgan Park High School, Empehi, yearbook, 1920 |
| Box 8 | Folder 6 | Morgan Park High School, Empehi, yearbook, 1921 |
| Box 8 | Folder 7 | Morgan Park High School, Empehi, yearbook, 1939 |
| Box 8 | Folder 8 | Morgan Park High School, Empehi, yearbook, 1942 |
| Box 8 | Folder 9 | Morgan Park High School, Empehi, yearbook, 1943 |
| Box 9 | Folder 1 | Morgan Park High School, Empehi, yearbook, 1944 |
| Box 9 | Folder 2 | Morgan Park High School, Empehi, yearbook, 1945 |
| Box 9 | Folder 3 | Morgan Park High School, Empehi, yearbook, 1946 |
| Box 9 | Folder 4 | Morgan Park High School, Empehi, yearbook, 1947 |
| Box 9 | Folder 5 | Morgan Park High School, Empehi, yearbook, 1948 |
| Box 9 | Folder 6 | Morgan Park High School, Empehi, yearbook, 1949 |
| Box 9 | Folder 7 | Morgan Park High School, Empehi, yearbook, 1950 |
| Box 10 | Folder 1 | Morgan Park High School, Empehi, yearbook, 1951 |
| Box 10 | Folder 2 | Morgan Park High School, Empehi, yearbook, 1953 |
| Box 12 | Folder 15 | Morgan Park High School, Empehi, yearbook, 1962 |
| Box 12 | Folder 16 | Morgan Park High School, Empehi, yearbook, 1963 |
| Box 13 | Folder 1 | Morgan Park High School, Empehi, yearbook, 1964 |
| Box 6a | Folder 38 | News clippings, 1972-1976 |
| Box 24 | Folder 13 | News clippings, 1976, [1978], 1987, undated |
| Box 6a | Folder 39 | Schools of Beverly Hills/Morgan Park, brochures, circa 1975-1985 |
| Box 10 | Folder 5 | St. Cajetan School, historical sketches, 1962, 1980 |
| Box 14 | Folder 16 | St. Xavier College, receives library grant, news clipping, 1952 |
| Box 10 | Folder 6 | John D. Schoop School, historical sketches, 1925, 1975 |
| Box 10 | Folder 7 | Society of the American Institute of Hebrew, historical sketch, 1884 |
| Box 10 | Folder 8 | Sutherland School, plot with floor plans, historical sketches, news clippings, 1963-circa 1970 |
| Box 10 | Folder 9 | Vanderpoel School, commencement program, 1976 |
| Box 10 | Folder 9 | Vanderpoel School, news clipping, 1965 |
| Box 10 | Folder 9 | Vanderpoel School, school policies, [1975] |
| Box 10 | Folder 9 | Vanderpoel School, Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) yearbook, 1975-1976 |
| Box 10 | Folder 9 | Vanderpoel School, yearbook, photocopy, 1924 |
| Box 10 | Folder 3 | Village of Morgan Park, school propositions [See also: Series 4: Historical Sketches, Subseries B: Village of Morgan Park], 1905 |
| Box 10 | Folder 4 | Village of Morgan Park, school resolutions, warrants and planning [See also: Series 4: Historical Sketches, Subseries B: Village of Morgan Park], 1905-1913 |
| Box 10 | Folder 10 | Western Avenue School, dedication program (photocopy), news clippings, 1897, 1973 |
Series 9: Schools, 1884-1980
Subseries B: Photographs, 1889-1955, undated
Arrangement
Subseries B is arranged alphabetically by school name or topic. When a photograph was created from the plate in the Views of Morgan Park it is noted as a copy print.
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.51 | Baptist Union Theological Seminary, from Views of Morgan Park (copy print), 1889 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.52 | Baptist Union Theological Seminary, Blake Hall, from Views of Morgan Park (copy print), 1889 |
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.53 | Baptist Union Theological Seminary, Blake Hall, undated |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.54 | Baptist Union Theological Seminary, Library, from Views of Morgan Park (copy print), 1889 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.55 | Esmond School, where Miss Mayrick taught, includes Josephine Lackore, Jessie Reno, Annie H. Earnes and Emily Cahill [poor condition, item missing], 1891 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.56 | Esmond School, possibly grades 7 and 8, includes Homer Kinney, Olive Harvey, Mattie Nichols, Bessie Hoag, David Kline, Sophi [last name illegible], Arno Short, Sophia [no last name], Clara German, Hugh [Thompson?], Miss Lackore. [first name illegible] Moffett, Eva Barker, Bessie Brown, Nellie Luttrell, James Inglis and Gertrude Goe [poor condition, item missing], 1891 |
| Box 23 | Photograph 5 | Female Seminary [Chicago Female College], from Views of Morgan Park, 1889 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.57 | Female Seminary [Chicago Female College], from Views of Morgan Park (copy print), 1889 |
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.57a | Female Seminary [Chicago Female College], undated |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.60 | Morgan Park High School, Miss Uling’s English class at the circulation desk in the Walker Branch Library, summer, 1955 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.61 | Morgan Park High School, Miss Uling’s English class seated with periodicals in the Walker Branch Library, summer, 1955 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.62 | Morgan Park High School, Miss Uling’s English class, inside the Walker Branch Library, summer, 1955 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.63 | Morgan Park High School, Miss Uling’s English class outside Walker Branch Library, 1955 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.64 | Morgan Park High School, Miss Uling’s English class in the stacks at the Walker Branch Library, summer, 1955 |
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.59 | Morgan Park Military Academy, undated |
| Box 23 | Photograph 6 | Morgan Park Military Academy, from Views of Morgan Park, 1889 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.58 | Morgan Park Military Academy, from Views of Morgan Park (copy print), 1889 |
Series 10: Street Scenes, 1889, undated
Scope and Contents
Series 10 contains historic photographs and views of the Village of Morgan Park prior to its annexation to Chicago. The bulk of the views are from the publication: Views of Morgan Park, Chicago: Geo. R. Clarke & Co., 1889. Other plates from the view book be found in their respective series areas.
Arrangement
Series 10 is arranged alphabetically by street name or type of view. When a photograph was created from the plate in the Views of Morgan Park it is noted as a copy print.
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.65a | Armida Avenue, looking north from Rinaldo, undated |
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.65b | Morgan Avenue, looking west from Crescent, undated |
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.66 | “Council Oak,” 800-year-old oak tree on property of Mrs. Robert S. Platt, 10820 Drew Street, undated |
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.67a | Morgan Avenue, looking east from Washington, undated |
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.67b | Morgan Avenue, undated |
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.68 | Morgan Avenue, west of tracks, undated |
| Box 22 | Photograph 34 | Morgan Park, aerial view from top of the Ridge looking east, between 111th and 119th Streets, from Views of Morgan Park, 1889 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.69 | Morgan Park, aerial view from top of Ridge looking east, between 111th and 119th Streets, from Views of Morgan Park (copy print), 1889 |
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.70 | Morgan Park, aerial view looking east from government observatory showing Longwood Drive and 111th street and vacant corner later occupied by Morgan Park Trust and Savings Bank and Walgreen Drug Store (detail of Photograph 1.69), undated |
| Box 22 | Photograph 36 | Morgan Park, aerial view, looking north from Water Works Tower at Bell and Lothair Avenues, from Views of Morgan Park, 1889 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.71 | Morgan Park, aerial view looking north from Water Works Tower, Bell and Lothair Avenues, from Views of Morgan Park (copy print), 1889 |
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.72 | Morgan Park, aerial view looking north from Water Works showing Lothair Avenue and 115th Streets, (detail of Photograph 1.71), undated |
| Box 22 | Photograph 33 | Morgan Park, aerial view looking northeast from Prospect Avenue, from Views of Morgan Park, 1889 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.73 | Morgan Park, aerial view looking northeast from Prospect Avenue, from Views of Morgan Park (copy print), 1889 |
| Box 22 | Photograph 35 | Morgan Park, aerial view looking northwest from observatory at 111th and Hoyne Avenues, includes Blake Hall and Baptist Theological seminary, from Views of Morgan Park, 1889 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.74 | Morgan Park, aerial view looking northwest from observatory at 111th and Hoyne Avenues, includes Blake Hall and Baptist Theological seminary, from Views of Morgan Park, (copy print), 1889 |
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.75 | Morgan Park, aerial view looking northwest from observatory at 111th and Hoyne Avenues, includes Blake Hall and Baptist Theological seminary, from Views of Morgan Park, (detail of Photograph 1.74), undated |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.76 | Morgan Park, stores and hall [H.H. Husted Provisions, E.A. Washburn Wood & Coal, H.R. Hoag Real Estate], 111th Street just west of Rock Island Suburban Line showing observatory, from Views of Morgan Park (copy print), 1889 |
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.77 | Morgan Park, stores and hall [H.H. Husted Provisions, E.A. Washburn Wood & Coal, H.R. Hoag Real Estate], 111th Street just west of Rock Island Suburban Line showing government observatory tower (detail of Photograph 1.76), undated |
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.78b | Morgan Park, view looking toward Longwood Boulevard, Tracy, undated |
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.78a | Park Street, looking north, undated |
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.79a | Prospect Avenue, undated |
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.79b | Prospect Avenue, looking east from Park Crescent Street, undated |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.80 | Prospect Avenue, looking east from Park Crescent Street (same as Photograph 1.79b), undated |
Series 11: Transportation, 1894-1986
Scope and Contents
Series 11 contains historical accounts, news clippings, ordinances and timetables on several transit options that served the Beverly-Morgan Park community, including the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway which began service in 1852 and Chicago and Southern Traction Company.
Arrangement
Series 11 is arranged alphanumerically by topic or transit company.
| Box 10 | Folder 14 | 111th Street Station, correspondence regarding history, 1972 |
| Box 10 | Folder 11 | 111th Street Station, drawing by Jack Simmerling (copy print), 1967 |
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.81 | 111th Street Station, 1971 |
| Box 10 | Folder 16 | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway, 70 Years of Service, anniversary booklet, 1922 |
| Box 10 | Folder 12 | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway, Belmont timecard, [1908] |
| Box 10 | Folder 13 | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway, One Hundred Years Continuous Service, letter opener, 1952 |
| Box 10 | Folder 15 | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway, Suburban Service map, undated |
| Box 10 | Folder 12 | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway, Suburban Time Tables, 1913-1921 |
| Box 10 | Folder 17 | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway, Suburban Time Tables, 1899, 1905, 1911, 1912 |
| Box 10 | Folder 18 | Chicago & Southern Traction Company, Chicago and Kankakee by Trolley, timetables, 1911 |
| Box 10 | Folder 21 | Chicago & Southern Traction Company, ordinances [See also: Series 4: Historical Sketches, Subseries B: Village of Morgan Park], 1894, 1905 |
| Box 10 | Folder 19 | Interurban Railway, franchise statutes, public meeting notice, 1905 |
| Box 10 | Folder 20 | Northeast Illinois Railroad Corporation [Metra], Rock Island District, timetables, 1984, 1986 |
| Box 10 | Folder 22 | Streetcars, The Villager news clipping, 1912 |
| Box 14 | Folder 17 | Streetcars, The Villager news clipping, 1981 |
