Dates: | 1860-1981 |
Size: | 7 linear feet, 300 photographs, 19 oversize folders |
Repository: | Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, 400 S. State St., Chicago, IL 60605 |
Collection Number: | Archives_ACC |
Provenance: | The collection was housed in Chicago Public Library's Austin and Legler Branch Libraries. In the 1980s Special Collections, working with a Dr. Scholl Foundation grant, transferred and processed the collection to make it fully available to the public. |
Access: | No restrictions |
Citation: | When quoting material from this collection the preferred citation is: Austin Community Collection [Box #, Folder #], Special Collections, Chicago Public Library. |
Historical Note
The Austin neighborhood is 7 miles west of the Loop. Number 25 of Chicago's 77 official communities, it is on the western edge of the city bordering Cicero, Oak Park and Elmwood Park. Austin was annexed into Chicago in 1899.
For an overview of Austin, see:
- "Austin," Encyclopedia of Chicago
- "CA25 -- Austin," Local Community Fact Book, Chicago Metropolitan Area, 1990
Scope and Content
The Austin Community Collection is an excellent historical source for researchers concerned with the demographic, economic, cultural, social, political, and religious development of Austin. The collection contains biographical information on some of Austin's residents, as well as information on business establishments, Religious Institutions, clubs and organizations, hospitals, municipal agencies, parks, residences, schools, streets, transportation, and war time activities. The collection also includes over 300 photographs.
A listing of photographs, as well as a newspaper subject index, follow the Container List.
INITIAL ACCESSION (Boxes 1-9)
This accession is divided into 13 series. Each series is arranged chronologically or alphabetically. An inventory of the photographs in the collection follows the content listing of the paper materials. Some duplicate materials and selected photocopies are also held in the Austin Branch Library's historical collection (5615 W. Race, Chicago, Illinois, 60644; telephone: 312-746-5038).
Series 1: BIOGRAPHICAL DATA, 1866-1965 (predominately 1930's)
This series contains newspaper clippings, photographs, historical sketches and correspondence. Comprised predominately of newspaper clippings and photographs, the Biographical Data series provides researchers with information on hundreds of Austin residents. This series is arranged alphabetically by the subject's surname. Photographs are arranged in alphabetical order under the classification "Portraits and Family Photographs" (see inventory).
Series 2: BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS, 1891- 1973
The Business Establishments series consists of newspaper clippings, photographs, historical sketches, and printed material and ephemera. It is arranged alphabetically by business name. Although a small series, it does contain documents from some of Austin's substantial businesses. Researchers should also consult the Austin Newspaper Collection (ANC) which provides a rich source for local business advertisements over the last 70 years.
Series 3: RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS, 1911-1966 (predominately 1930-1950)
This series documents religious activities in Austin and represents Baptist, Christian, Congregational, Episcopal, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, Roman Catholic, and Unitarian churches. The records consist of church constitutions and by-laws, annual reports, membership rosters, reports, newspaper clippings, programs, historical sketches, photographs, pamphlets, brochures and other printed materials. The files are arranged alphabetically by denomination and again by the church's name.
Series 4: CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS, 1874-1968 (predominately 1930-1950)
The records documenting Austin's many clubs and organizations consist of administrative materials, correspondence, newspaper clippings, manuscripts, historical sketches, printed material, and photographs. Austinites were involved in a variety of social, cultural or civic organizations. This series provides researchers with evidence of how Austin residents spent their leisure time. The series is arranged alphabetically by the club or organization's name.
Series 5: COMMUNITY HISTORICAL ESSAYS AND SKETCHES, 1890-1976
This series contains historical essays and sketches of Austin in a variety of formats. Directories, newspaper clippings, tax sale receipts, real estate transactions, scrapbooks, pamphlets, brochures, and maps are all represented in this series. Land title abstracts and receipts from tax sales dating from the late 1800s are telling evidence of Austin's development. Several pamphlets on Austin's history, written by Austin residents, are also available. The arrangement of this series is alphabetical.
Series 6: HOSPITALS, 1925-1981 (predominately 1920s)
This small series contains records from three of Austin's hospitals; St. Anne's, Austin Hospital and West Suburban Hospital. The documents in this series include photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and souvenir programs. The series is arranged alphabetically.
Series 7: PARKS, 1912-1936
This series contains a copy of the enabling ordinance for Holden Park and newspaper clippings on other Austin parks. While Austin does not contain any of Chicago's larger parks, the community has been served well by several smaller parks. The area's most well-known landmark, the Austin Town Hall, stands today in Holden Park. This series is arranged alphabetically by alphabetically by park name.
Series 8: RESIDENCES, 1860-1863
This small series documents some of Austin's oldest homes. Items in this series consist of photographs, correspondence, historical sketches, and newspapers. Homes once owned by Seth P. Warner, Nelson Bassett and the Burkhart Family are all represented in this series which is arranged alphabetically by the name of the street on which the house was located. Cross references have been made to homeowners appearing both in the biographical data series and the residence series.
Series 9: SCHOOLS, 1873-1978
School has been in session in Austin since 1872 when the North School was first erected on what today is the site of Francis Scott Key School. This series contains brochures, fliers, historical sketches, audio-visual materials, newspaper clippings and publications. Documents from Austin High School have been separated into their own collection (see Austin High School Collection-AUHS).
Series 10: STREET SCENES, circa 1910-1938
This small series of two folders consists primarily of newspaper clippings and photographs. The first folder contains newspaper clippings of Austin streets, arranged alphabetically from A to Z, by street name. The second folder documents the development of Austin's viaducts and bridges. Austin streets have come a long way since 1849, when Lake Street was planked as far west as Oak Park. Lake Street can probably be called the focal point of Austin's development. In 1850, Lake Street became a toll road, belonging to the Lake Street County Line Road Company. The toll road company sold stock to some of Austin's residents. Seth P. Warner and Henry W. Austin were among the company's earliest investors.
Series 11: TRANSPORTATION, 1903-1952
As in other Chicago neighborhoods, Austin's development was inextricably tied to the health and extent of its transportation services. The construction of Austin Town Hall near the railway station at the corner of Central Avenue and Lake Street underscores the significance of railroading to Austin's early development. In 1915, according to one source, over 48 million passengers rode the West Madison Street Surface Line between Austin Boulevard and Canal Street. This series contains newspaper clippings and photographs documenting the relationship between Austin's economic growth and the concurrent development of transportation to Chicago. This small series is arranged alphabetically.
Series 12: WAR TIME ACTIVITIES, 1917-1919
This series documents the homefront during World War I. Arranged alphabetically by folder title, this series contains programs from memorial ceremonies and songs composed for Liberty Loan workers.
Series 13: SCRAPBOOKS, circa 1890-1948
The scrapbooks in this series contain newspaper clippings about Austin residents, places and events. They were collected by Austin residents over a period of almost 50 years. The original arrangement has been maintained.
SUPPLEMENT 1 (Boxes 10-12)
The materials in Supplement 1 parallel those in the original Austin Community Records with the primary difference being provenance. The materials in the original collection were amassed by the Austin Historical Society and were deposited in the Austin Branch of Chicago Public Library. The contents of the supplement were assembled by the West Side Historical Society, which housed its collections in the Legler Branch (then Regional) Library. The bulk of Supplement 1 of the Austin Community Records consists of newspaper clippings, particularly in the subject areas of Biographical Material, Religious Institutions, Streets, and Transportation. Excellent primary documentation also exists for the Brach's Candy Company and Western Electric.
SUPPLEMENT 2 (Box 12)
The materials in this small supplement consist almost entirely of newspaper clippings assembled by the West Side Historical Society. In addition to the material in these folders, a typescript history on the Brach's Candy Company and a magazine published by that company have been added to Box 10, folder 12.
SUPPLEMENT 3 (Box 13)
This supplement contains an incomplete copy of Picturesque Austin , by W. H. Baker, 1888. This volume has one page of narrative description about the town of Austin, and 17 plates with various views of the town (negatives of these plates can be found in the general photographic collection, accession numbers are listed on the folders in this collection). The plates are printed in either black or blue ink and are possibly drawn from more than one original copy of the book. There are two copies of the narrative and of "Central Avenue from Depot Looking South." These copies are marked as having been the gift of Nellie Bond. Picturesque Austin was originally part of the West Side Historical Society collection.
SUPPLEMENT 4 is housed in Box 13, Folders 3-5.
Container List
Series 1: Biographical
Box 1 | Folder 1 | ADAMS-AUSTIN
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Box 10 | Folder 1 | ANDERSON-CALLAHAN
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Box 1 | Folder 2 | BASSETT FAMILY [See also: Hankinson and Braucher families (related by marriage).]
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Box 12 | Folder 27 | Bergman, R.A. (born 1892): Newspaper clipping, 1935 |
Box 1 | Folder 3 | BURKHART FAMILY [See also: Busse, Emma F.]
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Box 1 | Folder 4 | BAIRD-BUSSE
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Box 1 | Folder 5 | CARLSON-CUSTOS
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Box 10 | Folder 2 | CAMPBELL, FRANK R. (1881-1946) AND LILLIAN M. (1881-1942) |
Box 10 | Folder 3 | CAMPBELL-CHOLVIN
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Box 10 | Folder 4 | CLARK
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Box 10 | Folder 5 | CLARK-EGER
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Box 1 | Folder 6 | DAGGETT-DUNNE
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Box 1 | Folder 7 | EISENSCHIML-ERICKSON
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Box 1 | Folder 8 | FARNHAM-FRENCH
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Box 10 | Folder 6 | FARRELL-KEARSLEY
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Box 1 | Folder 9 | GALLIVAN-GUNTHROP
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Box 1 | Folder 10 | HALL, YOLANDA: Correspondence, 1965. |
Box 1 | Folder 11 | HADDEN-HYUCK
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Box 1 | Folder 12 | INGRAM-IRELAND
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Box 1 | Folder 13 | JARDINE-JOSEPH
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Box 1 | Folder 14 | KAMMERLING-KUECHLER
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Box 10 | Folder 7 | KEENEY, ALBERT F. (1872-1950) |
Box 10 | Folder 8 | KELLOG-MULLER |
Box 1 | Folder 15 | LAMBRECHT-LYONS
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Box 1 | Folder 16 | MOORE, E.B.: Correspondence, undated; historical sketch, undated; Newspaper clippings, undated [See also: Box 1, folder 34/Business Establishments: E. B. Moore & Company] [See also: Photograph 1.74-1.76] |
Box 1 | Folder 17 | MACDONALD-MUNZ
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Box 10 | Folder 9 | NELSON-SCHILKE
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Box 1 | Folder 18 | NESSEL-NORWOOD
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Box 1 | Folder 19 | OLIPHANT-ORAM
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Box 1 | Folder 20 | PLUMBE, GEORGE DAVID Newspaper clippings, undated; A Book of Verse (1912). [See also: Photograph 1.80] |
Box 1 | Folder 21 | PALMBLAD-PREISER
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Box 1 | Folder 22 | RABIN-ROOT
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Box 1 | Folder 23 | SALVATORI -SWANSON
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Box 10 | Folder 10 | SMITH-WRIGHT
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Box 1 | Folder 24 | THACKABERRY-TUTHILL
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Box 13 | Folder 3 | TREICHEL, RALPH – Scrapbook, 1927-1933 |
Box 1 | Folder 25 | UNIDENTIFIED-VAN WACKERMAN
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Box 1 | Folder 26 | WALLE-WUNSCH
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Box 10 | Folder 10a | WHITEHEAD, RUTH WILSON Includes diary excerpt on Lincoln's funeral, May 1, 1865 |
Box 1 | Folder 27 | YOUNG-ZIPPRICH
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Box 1 | Folder 28 | PHOTOGRAPHS/NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS OF EARLY AUSTIN RESIDENTS FROM THE AUSTINITE. |
Series 2: Business Establishments
Box 1 | Folder 29 | General A-Z, Newspaper clippings for miscellaneous businesses, circa 1920s-1930s |
Box 1 | Folder 30 | Austin Federal Savings & Loan Association: Newspaper clipping, July 1973 Austin State Bank (national) |
Box 1 | Folder 31 | Austin Federal Savings & Loan Association: Dedication program, 1926; anniversary program, 1931 |
Box 1 | Folder 32 | Austin Federal Savings & Loan Association: Canceled checks, 1891-1897 |
Box 1 | Folder 33 | Austin Federal Savings & Loan Association: Newspaper clippings, 1937-1966 |
Box 10 | Folder 10b | Henry W. Austin (real estate): Printed letter, May 1, 1874 |
Box 10 | Folder 11 |
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Oversize Folder 1.16 |
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Oversize Folder 1.17 | Brach's Candy Company: Newspaper clipping, undated [See also: Box 10, folder 12] | |
Box 10 | Folder 12 | Newspaper clipping, 1943-1953 |
Oversize Folder 1.17 |
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Box 12 | Folder 28 | Jensen's Florist Shop, 1953: Newspaper clipping |
Box 10 | Folder 13 | Madison Square State Bank, 1929: Newspaper clipping |
Box 12 | Folder 29 | Mars, Inc. (M&M Mars candy company), 1945 : Newspaper clipping |
Box 11 | Folder 1 | Mills Stadium (Mills Novelty Company), 1938-1941: Newspaper clipping, including information on a Michigan cult, the "House of David." |
Box 11 | Folder 2 | Mollett Drug Store, 1952: Newspaper clipping Western Electric, 1951: Newspaper clipping |
Box 1 | Folder 34 | E.B. Moore & Co.: Handbills, undated; Pamphlets, undated [See also: Box 1, folder 16/Biographical: Moore, E. B. Frank Pray Real Estate & Insurance] |
Box 1 | Folder 35 | See: Photograph 1.1; Photograph 1.81-1.82 |
Box 1 | Folder 36 | Public Service Co.: Historical essay, 1943; Newspaper clippings, 1943 Real Estate (general) |
Box 1 | Folder 37 | Newspaper clippings, 1911-1940 |
Box 12 | Folder 30 | Schreiner Drug Store, 1941: Newspaper clipping |
Box 1 | Folder 38 | Six Mile House (historical marker) [See also: Photograph 1.2] |
Series 3: Religious Institutions
GENERAL | ||
Box 2 | Folder 1 | Austin Council of Churches: Annual reports, 1961-1966; Constitutions and By-Laws, undated; membership rosters, undated |
Box 2 | Folder 2 | Austin Council of Churches: Meetings, 1961; organizational meetings, undated; reports and statements, 1962-1963. |
Box 2 | Folder 3 | Austin Council of Churches: Study sessions, 1962. |
Box 11 | Folder 3 | Newspaper Clippings:
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Box 11 | Folder 4 | Newspaper Clippings:
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Box 11 | Folder 5 | Zion Evangelical and Reformed, 1912-1946: Newspaper clippings |
BAPTIST CHURCHES | ||
Box 2 | Folder 4 | Austin Baptist Church: Newspaper clippings, 1911-1957 |
Box 2 | Folder 5 | Austin Swedish Baptist Church: Newspaper clippings, 1912, 1936 Bethel Baptist Church |
Box 2 | Folder 6 | Austin Swedish Baptist Church: Newspaper clipping, 1937 First Baptist Church of Austin |
Box 2 | Folder 7 | Austin Swedish Baptist Church: Historical sketch, 1943; 40th Anniversary program, 1911; 50th Anniversary program, 1921; Newspaper clippings, 1911 |
Box 2 | Folder 8 | Judson Baptist Church: Newspaper clippings, 1924, 1938. |
CHRISTIAN CHURCHES | ||
Box 2 | Folder 9 | Austin Boulevard Christian Church: Newspaper clippings, 1934, 1937. |
Box 2 | Folder 10 | Austin Christian Church: Newspaper clippings, 1911, 1937. |
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHES | ||
Box 2 | Folder 11 | Austin Congregational Church: Newspaper clippings, 1938. |
Box 2 | Folder 12 | 52nd Avenue Congregational Church: Newspaper clipping, 1911. |
Box 2 | Folder 13 | First Congregational Church of Austin: Sketch, undated |
EPISCOPAL CHURCHES | ||
Box 2 | Folder 14 | St. Martin's Episcopal Church: Newspaper clippings, circa 1930's. |
LUTHERAN CHURCHES | ||
Box 2 | Folder 15 | Austin Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church: Historical sketch, 1943; Newspaper clipping, 1912. [See also: Moreland Lutheran Church] |
Box 2 | Folder 16 | Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church: Newspaper clipping, 1938. |
Box 2 | Folder 17 | Christ English Evangelical Lutheran Church: Newspaper clipping, 1938. |
Box 2 | Folder 18 | English Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Redeemer: Historical sketch, 1943; Newspaper clipping, 1929, 1936; The Redeemer Lutheran, 1916. |
Box 2 | Folder 18a | Kloeckner Memorial and Reformed Church: Historical sketch, 1943; Newspaper clipping, undated |
Box 2 | Folder 19 | Moreland Lutheran Church: Newspaper clippings, 1930, undated [See also: Austin Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church.] |
Box 2 | Folder 20 | North Austin Lutheran Church: Newspaper clippings, 1929-1938. |
Box 2 | Folder 21 | St. Luke's Lutheran Church: Newspaper clipping, 1912. |
Box 2 | Folder 22 | St. Paul's Lutheran Church: Historical sketch, undated; Carillon Dedication program; 1943; Newspaper clippings, 1936, 1938; 75th anniversary pamphlet, 1974. |
Box 2 | Folder 23 | Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church: Newspaper clipping, 1929. [See also: Austin Messiah Evangelical Lutheran and Moreland Lutheran churches Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church] |
Box 2 | Folder 24 | Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church: Historical sketch, 1943; Newspaper clipping, 1937. |
METHODIST CHURCHES | ||
Box 2 | Folder 25 | Asbury Methodist Church: Historical sketch, 1943; Newspaper clippings, 1912, 1937. |
Box 2 | Folder 26 | Austin Methodist Episcopal Church: Annual report, 1923; annual banquet program, 1967; Austin Methodist News , 1973; 105th anniversary program, 1967; Newspaper clippings, 1911-1947. |
Box 2 | Folder 27 | First Methodist Church: Newspaper clippings, 1912, undated |
Box 2 | Folder 28 | Lamon Avenue Methodist Church: Newspaper clipping, undated |
Box 2 | Folder 29 | Mandell Methodist Church: Historical sketch, undated; Official Directory, 1943. |
Box 2 | Folder 30 | Washington Boulevard Methodist Episcopal Church: The Advocate, 1921; Newspaper clippings, 1929, 1944. |
Box 2 | Folder 31 | Moody Church: Newspaper clipping, undated; "New England Supper" program, 1907. |
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES | ||
Austin Presbyterian Church: [See also: First Presbyterian Church; Photograph 1.3-1.6] | ||
Box 2 | Folder 32 | Faith Presbyterian Church: Historical sketches, 1930, 1943. |
Box 2 | Folder 33 | First Presbyterian Church: Historical sketch, 1943; Newspaper clippings, 1911; programs, 1917, 1918. |
Box 2 | Folder 34 | Trinity Presbyterian Church: Historical sketch, 1943; Newspaper clippings, 1936, 1937. |
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHES | ||
Box 2 | Folder 35 | Our Lady Help of Christians: Newspaper clippings, 1930, 1936, 1938, 1964. |
Box 2 | Folder 36 | Our Lady of Perpetual Help: Newspaper clippings, 1937. St. Angela's Parish |
Box 2 | Folder 37 | Our Lady of Perpetual Help: Newspaper clipping, 1936. St. Catherine of Siena |
Box 2 | Folder 38 | Our Lady of Perpetual Help: Newspaper clippings, 1911-1938, undated |
Box 2 | Folder 39 | St. Thomas Aquinas: Newspaper clippings, 1912, 1937, 1938. |
Oversize Folder 1.18 | St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Church: Newspaper clipping, undated [See also: Box 11, folder 4] | |
UNITARIAN CHURCH | ||
Box 2 | Folder 40 | Third Unitarian Church: Newspaper clippings, 1929, 1936. |
Series 4: Clubs and Organizations
Box 2 | Folder 41 | American Legion, Post No. 52 and 275: Newspaper clippings, 1929, 1937, undated |
Box 2 | Folder 42 | Associates of the Austin Woman's Clubs: Minutes of meetings, 1927-1939. |
Box 3 | Folder 25 | Austin Art Fair, 1971: Newsletters: OBA News Brief, undated; OBA Newsletter, vol. I, #1 (January 7, 1968) |
Box 3 | Folder 26 | Austin Art Fair: Constitution and By-Laws, 1967-1968; maps, 1968; school busing controversy, 1968 |
Box 3 | Folder 27 | Austin Art Fair: Senate proceedings and resolutions, 1968, 1971- 1972. [See also: Oversize Folder 1.4-1.9 (Newspaper clippings, newsletter: OBA Advocate).] |
Box 2 | Folder 43 | Austin Arts Council: Programs, 1972. |
Box 2 | Folder 44 | Austin Citizens Council: By-laws, undated; correspondence, 1957-1960; membership rosters, 1958-1959; meeting announcements, 1958-1960; Newspaper clippings, 1959-1960; statements, 1958-1959. |
Oversize Folder 1.12 | Austin Community Council: Newspaper clippings, September 11, 1958 | |
Box 2 | Folder 45 | Austin Community Council: Program for the 1st Annual May Festival, May 26, 1921. |
Box 2 | Folder 46 | Austin Community Forum: Newspaper clippings, including information on Roger Baldwin, Clarence Darrow, W.E.B. DuBois, and Norman Thomas. |
Box 2 | Folder 47 | Austin Community Organization: By-Laws and Mission Statement, undated; financial statements, 1965 |
Box 11 | Folder 6 | Austin Community Theatre, 1940-41: Newspaper Clipping |
Box 2 | Folder 48 | ACO Newsletter, vol. I, #1-9 (1965): Committee agendas and minutes: Community Relations Committee, 1965; Community Leadership Committee, 1965; Community Fair Committee, January 1965; Executive Committee, January 1965; Housing Committee, January 1965; Steering Committee, November 1964; Schools Committee, 1966. |
Box 12 | Folder 31 | Austin Historical Society: Newspaper clipping |
Box 2 | Folder 49 | Austin Improvement Association: Austin Magazine, July 1907. |
Box 3 | Folder 1 | Austin Kiwanis Club: Directories, 1937-1944; Newspaper clippings, May 1937. [See also: Oversize Folder 1.14] |
Box 3 | Folder 2 | Austin Lions Club: Newspaper clippings, 1927, 1937, undated; Souvenir 25th Annual Party and Dance Program, March 25, 1944. |
Box 3 | Folder 3 | Austin North End Woman's Club: Newspaper clippings, 1931-1940; 25th Anniversary Directory, 1940-1941. |
Box 3 | Folder 4 | Austin P.C. Baseball Team, see Photograph 1.8 |
Box 3 | Folder 5 | Austin Roamer Baseball Team: Newspaper clipping, 1929. |
Box 3 | Folder 6 | Austin Stars Baseball Team, see Photograph 1.9 |
Box 3 | Folder 7 | Austin Veterans Association, Inc. : Program, 1957. |
Box 3 | Folder 8 | Austin Women for Community Goodwill: The West Side Story (newsletter): vol. I, #8-13-vol. II, #1-3, June 1967-March 1968; Newspaper clippings, 1970. |
Box 3 | Folder 9 | Boy Scouts of America-Austin District: Application form, 1949; Directory, 1949; memoranda to scout masters, 1951; Midwest First Aid Contest Rules, 1943; "Smoke Signals" (newsletter), 1951; Troop Review Manual, undated |
Box 3 | Folder 10 | Business Associations, A-Z: Newspaper clippings, including the Austin Merchant's Association, 1936; Garfield Park Business Men's Club, 1932; Park Avenue Merchants, undated; West Chicago Avenue Business Men's Association, 1936; West Division Street Merchants, 1936. |
Box 3 | Folder 11 | Census Area Stabilization Alliance: Newspaper clipping, undated |
Box 3 | Folder 12 | Centurions: Newspaper clippings, 1936. |
Box 3 | Folder 13 | Continental Can North Plant Basketball Team: Newspaper clipping, circa 1929. |
Box 3 | Folder 14 | Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War: Heroines, A Hero, A Peace Maker, 1964; invitation, 1926; Newspaper clippings, undated [See also: Grand Army of the Republic (below).] |
Box 3 | Folder 15 | Few Friends Club: Newspaper clipping, undated [See also: Photograph 1.11-1.11a (oversize)] |
Box 3 | Folder 16 | Fine Arts and Cultural Associations, A-Z: Newspaper clippings, including Austin Choral Club, 1937; Austin Symphony Orchestra, 1940; Bellman Singing Club, 1936; Chicago Players, 1924; West Side Fine Arts Guild, 1938. |
Box 3 | Folder 17 | Fraternal Organizations, A-Z: Newspaper clippings, including Austin DeMolay, undated; Independent Order of Odd Fellows, undated; Knights Templar, 1936; Masons, 1911, undated; Loyal Order of Moose, 1937. |
Box 3 | Folder 18 | Grand Army of the Republic-Kilpatric Post No. 276: Newspaper clippings, 1929, undated; rosters, 1903-1926. [See also: Photograph 1.12-1.15a] |
Oversize Folder 1.14 | Kiwanis and Y.M.C.A.: Newspaper clipping, The Austinite, July 10, 1940 [See also: Box 3, folder 1, 30] | |
Box 3 | Folder 19 | Knights of Columbus: Newspaper clipping, March 12, 1947. |
Box 3 | Folder 20 | Midwest Athletic Club: Newspaper clipping, 1929; program for "Women's Friendship Day," circa 1932. |
Box 11 | Folder 7 | Newspaper clipping
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Box 13 | Folder 4 | North Austin Boys Club yearbook, 1975-1976 |
Box 11 | Folder 7a | Notre Dame Players: Play programs, 1938, 1939 |
Box 3 | Folder 21 | Old Settlers, 1933: Correspondence, historical sketches, minutes of meetings, Newspaper clippings, Old Settlers list. |
Box 3 | Folder 22 | Order of the Eastern Star-Austin Chapter No. 180: Newspaper clippings, 1937, 1938, 1940; post cards (obituaries), 1965. |
Box 3 | Folder 23 | Organization for a Better Austin: Annual All Austin Congress, 1st-6th (1967-1972) |
Box 3 | Folder 24 | Organization for a Better Austin: Brochures: Austin, undated; Austin Summer and Autumn Festivals, 1967; 5th Annual |
Oversize Folder 1.4 | Clubs and Organizations - Organization for a Better Austin: Newspaper clipping, June 3, 1970 | |
Oversize Folder 1.5 | Organization for a Better Austin: OBA Advocate, August 1972 | |
Oversize Folders 1.6a-b | Organization for a Better Austin: Newspaper clipping, June 14, 1967 | |
Oversize Folder 1.7 | Organization for a Better Austin: Newspaper clipping, May 3, 1971, undated | |
Oversize Folder 1.8 | Organization for a Better Austin: Newspaper clipping, 1972 | |
Oversize Folders 1.9a-i | Organization for a Better Austin: Newspaper clipping, December 5, 1971 | |
Philharmonic Club, see: Photograph 1.15d (oversize) | ||
Box 3 | Folder 28 | Sea Scouts: Newspaper clippings, 1936, 1937. [See also: Boy Scouts of America (above)] |
Box 11 | Folder 8 | West Area Business and Professional Women's Club; 1932-1942: Newspaper clipping |
Box 3 | Folder 29 | West End Catholic Woman's Club: Newspaper clipping, April 1968. |
Box 3 | Folder 30 | Y.M.C.A.: Brochure, 1954; Newspaper clippings, 1929, 1936- 1938. [See also: Oversize Folder 1.14] |
Box 3 | Folder 31 | Y.W.C.A.: Brochure, 1924 |
Box 3 | Folder 32 | Young Peoples Literacy Club : "Iona: The Rag Picker" (manuscript), undated |
Series 5: Historical Sketches and Essays
Box 12 | Folder 3 | 37th Ward, 1915: Newspaper clipping |
Box 11 | Folder 9 | Abstract of Title, 1839-1919 |
Box 3 | Folder 33a | "Austin," Bob Johnson, [1985] |
Box 12 | Folder 1a | "Austin-A Compact Residential Settlement," Klove, Robert, 1941 |
Box 3 | Folder 34 | Austin Directory: Photo-copy, 1890. |
Box 4 | Folder 1 | Austin Directory: 1897. |
Box 4 | Folder 2 | Austin Directory: 1899. |
Box 4 | Folder 3 | Austin Directory: 1903. |
Box 4 | Folder 4 | Austin Directory: 1907. |
Box 11 | Folder 10 | "Austin and Some of Her Prominent Citizens," Picture book, 1894 |
Box 11 | Folder 11 | Austin: Newspaper clippings, 1928-1953 |
Box 4 | Folder 5 | "Austin's Early Days," The Austinite , March 24, 1916. |
Box 4 | Folders 6-13 | "Austin Its People and History," Volumes I-VIII, circa 1920-1937 (bound scrapbooks of Newspaper clippings). |
Box 5 | Folder 1 | Austin Town Hall: Newspaper clippings, undated |
Oversize Folder 1.13 | Austin Town Hall: Newspaper clipping, November 24, no year | |
Box 5 | Folder 2 | Austin Town Hall: Scrapbook, 1928 [See also: Photograph 1.21-1.22] |
Box 5 | Folders 3-4 | Joseph E. Ritchies' Subdivision: Certificates of Sale for General Taxes, September 5, 1893. |
Box 5 | Folder 5 | "Early Austin," Anne N. Dannegar, 1944. |
Box 5 | Folder 6 | "Early History of Moreland, Illinois; Now Part of Chicago," William Johnson and Goldwin Anderson, 1939. |
Box 12 | Folder 1 | "History of Moreland," Johnsen, William and Goldwin Anderson |
Box 5 | Folder 11 | Integration: Brochures, undated |
Box 5 | Folder 12 | Integration: Newspaper clippings, 1960s. |
Oversize Folder 1.10 | Integration: "The Panel of American Women," Chicago Today, March 10, 1967. | |
Box 5 | Folder 13 | Integration: Reports, 1965. [See also: Oversize Folder 1.10, 1.11] |
Box 5 | Folder 14 | Janak, Edward: Biography, 1975; untitled essay, 1975. |
Box 3 | Folder 33 | Lot 7, Block 1, Hearfield's and Kimball's Subdivision, Abstract of Title, circa 1910 |
Box 5 | Folder 15 | Maps, see Oversize Folder 1.16, 1.19 |
Box 5 | Folders 7-8 | Merrick's Subdivision: Examinations of Title to Lots, 14, 15, 16, 21, and 22, Block 1, circa 1890 |
Box 5 | Folder 9 | Merrick's Subdivision: Examination of Title to Lot 16, Block 1, circa 1890. |
Box 5 | Folder 10 | Merrick's Subdivision: Examination of Title to Austin and Merrick's Subdivision, circa 1890-1910. |
Box 12 | Folder 2 | Moreland: Newspaper clippings, 1937-1939 |
Box 5 | Folder 16 | Municipal Agencies: Newspaper clippings-police, 1938. |
Box 5 | Folder 17 | Municipal Agencies: Newspaper clippings-post office, 1913. |
Box 5 | Folder 18 | Municipal Agencies: Newspaper clippings, 1911-1976. |
Box 5 | Folder 19 | Politics: Campaign cards, 1914; Newspaper clippings, 1912; sample ballot, undated |
Box 11 | Folder 14 | Reminiscences, Horder, Edward Y. |
Box 11 | Folder 13 | "Some Recollections," Herron, John E., undated |
Box 11 | Folder 12 | "Up from Pioneers" (about Oak Park), Harriman, Mrs. M.M., 1907 |
Picturesque Austin
Box 13 | Folder 1 | Plate 1 | Cover |
Box 13 | Folder 1 | Plate 2 | Title page |
Box 13 | Folder 1 | Plate 3 | Text describing Austin (2 copies) |
Box 13 | Folder 1 | Plate 4 | Bird's-eye view from top of town hall looking northwest |
Box 13 | Folder 1 | Plate 5 | Bird's-eye view from top of town hall looking south |
Box 13 | Folder 1 | Plate 6 | Bird's-eye view from top of town hall looking southwest |
Box 13 | Folder 1 | Plate 7 | Bird's-eye view from Masonic hall looking west |
Box 13 | Folder 1 | Plate 8 | Central Avenue from Depot looking north |
Box 13 | Folder 1 | Plate 9 | Central Avenue from Grove Street looking south |
Box 13 | Folder 1 | Plate 10 | Central Avenue from Washington Street looking north |
Box 13 | Folder 2 | Plate 1 | Central Avenue south from Chestnut Street |
Box 13 | Folder 2 | Plate 2 | Northwestern Depot at Central Avenue |
Box 13 | Folder 2 | Plate 3 | Northwestern Depot at Austin Avenue |
Box 13 | Folder 2 | Plate 4 | Club house and library building from southwest |
Box 13 | Folder 2 | Plate 5 | Club house and library building from southeast |
Box 13 | Folder 2 | Plate 6 | Giles' new business block |
Box 13 | Folder 2 | Plate 7 | Giles' Masonic block |
Box 13 | Folder 2 | Plate 8 | Methodist Church and North Side School house |
Box 13 | Folder 2 | Plate 9 | Baptist church and a portion of Pine Avenue |
Box 13 | Folder 2 | Plate 10 | Cicero Town Hall and park from southeast |
Box 13 | Folder 2 | Plate 11 | Endpaper, watermarked "Kenesaw" |
Series 6: Hospitals
Box 5 | Folder 20 | St. Anne's Hospital: Correspondence, 1981; Newspaper clippings, 1928; Golden Jubilee Souvenir Program, 1953. |
Box 5 | Folder 21 | Austin Hospital: Newspaper clipping, 1925; West Suburban Hospital Newspaper clipping, 1926. |
Municipal Agencies
Box 12 | Folder 4 | Fire Department: Report by Cornelius Murphy on Glidden Varnish Company fire, 1935 |
Series 7: Parks
Box 12 | Folder 5 | Columbus Park, 1922-1940: Newspaper clipping |
Box 5 | Folder 22 | Columbus Park: Newspaper clippings, 1924, 1936. |
Box 5 | Folder 23 | Holden Park: Enabling ordinance, undated (photo-copy) LaFollette Park |
Box 5 | Folder 24 | Holden Park: Newspaper clippings, 1929, 1934, undated |
Box 5 | Folder 25 | Warren Woods: Newspaper clipping, January 1912. |
Box 12 | Folder 5a | West Chicago Park Commissioners: "An Ordinance. . ., " undated |
Series 8: Residences
Box 5 | Folder 26 | General, A-Z: Newspaper clippings, including the Chadbourne Apartments at Lotus Avenue and Fulton Street, 1929; 116 N. Central Avenue (J.J. McCarthy Home) [See also: Photographs 1.93-1.100] |
Box 12 | Folder 32 | Newspaper clippings
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Box 5 | Folder 27 | 631 N. Central Ave, Seth P. Warner Home: Correspondence, 1963; historical sketch, 1963; Newspaper clipping, April 1964 [See also: Box 12, folder 32/Residences: Benson; Oversize Folder 1.3] |
Box 13 | Folder 5 | 631 N. Central Ave.: “The House of the Arts: A brief history of the old Warner Mansion, the first house built in Austin, and the oldest now standing, 631 North Central Avenue – now occupied by the Austin Academy of Fine Arts,” by Perrin B. Root, Director, Austin Academy of Fine Arts, 1964 March |
Oversize Folder 1.3 | 631 N. Central: Newspaper clipping, April 1964 |
Series 9: Schools
Box 6 | Folder 1 | Austin Academy of Fine Arts: Brochures, 1977-1978; Newspaper clippings, 1939-1940. [See also: Box 5, folder 27/Residences: 631 N. Central Avenue Seth Warner Home; Box 12, folder 32/Residences: Benson] |
Box 12 | Folder 33 | Austin College of Music: Invitation, ticket, clipping, 1929-1938 |
Austin High School, see Austin High School Collection (AUHS) | ||
Box 6 | Folder 2 | Austin Middle School: Fliers, 1973; Newspaper clippings, 1973 |
Box 6 | Folder 3 | Austin Public School: Newspaper clipping, undated; program for Closing Exercises, June 1873. [See also: Photograph 1.101] |
Box 12 | Folder 6 | Austin Public High School, 1879-1884: Newspaper clipping |
Box 6 | Folder 4 | Austin Special School: Newspaper clipping, circa 1950. |
Box 6 | Folder 5 | Austin's First School: Newspaper clippings, undated |
Box 6 | Folder 6 | Byford School: Newspaper clipping, undated |
Box 12 | Folder 7 | Byford School: Newspaper clipping |
Box 6 | Folder 7 | Christ Lutheran School: Newspaper clipping, 1965. |
Box 12 | Folder 8 | Emmett School, circa 1920-1943: Newspaper clipping |
Box 6 | Folder 8 | Emmet School: Historical sketch, 1943; Newspaper clippings, 1929-1938; "So You Want to Improve the Reading Program in Your School" (essay), undated [See also: Photograph 1.102-1.103] |
Box 6 | Folder 9 | Harlem Consolidated High School: Commencement Program, June 15, 1942 |
Box 6 | Folder 10 | John Hay School: Historical fact sheet, 1943; Newspaper clippings, 1967 |
Box 6 | Folder 11 | Julia Ward Howe School: Historical fact sheet, 1943; Newspaper clippings, 1920s, 1940s |
Box 12 | Folder 9 | Howe School, 1939-1948: Newspaper clipping |
Box 6 | Folder 12 | Integration of District 4: Budget hearing statements, 1962; Newspaper clippings, 1961-1962. |
Oversize Folders 1.1-1.2 | Integration, 4th District. Newspaper clippings, June 28, 1967, undated | |
Box 6 | Folders 13-15 | Francis Scott Key School: Centennial celebration program, 1972; narration for celebration, 1972; historical fact sheet, 1943; Newspaper clippings, 1973; program announcements, 1900-1910. |
Box 12 | Folder 10 | Key School, 1938-1948: Newspaper clipping |
Box 12 | Folder 11 | Lewis School, 1940-1948: Newspaper clipping |
Box 6 | Folder 16 | Joseph Lovett School: Newspaper clipping, undated |
Box 6 | Folder 17 | Madison Street School, see Photograph 1.110 |
Box 6 | Folder 18 | May School: Newspaper clippings, 1936, 1967. |
Box 12 | Folder 12 | May School, 1939-1948: Newspaper clipping |
Box 6 | Folder 19 | Nash School: Newspaper clippings, 1928, 1929, 1938; The Councilor (publication), June 1955. |
Box 12 | Folder 13 | Nash School, 1938-1948: Newspaper clipping |
Box 6 | Folder 20 | North School, see Photograph 1.111 |
Box 6 | Folder 21 | Perrego, Mrs. R.G.: Recital program, May 26, 1916. |
Box 6 | Folder 21a | Siena High School: Historical sketch, undated; Newspaper clippings, 1937, 1973, undated |
Box 12 | Folder 15 | Spencer School, 1938-1948: Newspaper clipping |
Box 6 | Folder 22 | Herbert Spencer School: Historical sketches, 1943, 1944. |
Box 12 | Folder 14 | St. Catherine of Siena School, 1925-1948: Newspaper clipping |
Box 6 | Folder 23 | Ella Flagg Young School: Newspaper clippings, 1920s-1930s. |
Box 6 | Folder 24 | West Town School of Music: Newspaper clipping, 1936, 1937. |
Series 10: Street Scenes
Box 6 | Folder 25 | General A-Z: Newspaper clippings, undated; historical sketches, circa 1910-1936. [See also: Oversize Folder 1.15; Photograph 1.112-1.114] |
Oversize Folder 1.15 | "A New Plan for Crosstown Route," October 28, 1967 | |
Box 12 | Folder 16 | Austin Boulevard, 1938-1940: Newspaper clipping |
Box 6 | Folder 26 | Bridges and Viaducts: Newspaper clippings, 1938. |
Box 12 | Folder 17 | Central Avenue, 1936-1945: Newspaper clipping Cicero Avenue, 1937-1946 |
Box 12 | Folder 18 | Central Avenue, 1936-1945: Newspaper clipping Laramie Avenue, 1938-1941 |
Box 12 | Folder 19 | Central Avenue, 1936-1945: Newspaper clipping Street renumbering, 1910 |
Box 12 | Folder 20 | Central Avenue, 1936-1945: Postcard |
Oversize Folder 1.19 | Galewood: Chicago's Last 'Close-In' Subdivision: Real estate brochure, map, 1928 | |
Oversize Folder 1.16 | Newspaper clipping, 1940 | |
Box 12 | Folder 21 | Street paving, 1911: Request |
Series 11: Transportation
Box 6 | Folder 27 | Bus Service: Newspaper clippings, 1937-1938. |
Box 12 | Folder 22 | Central Avenue Bridge, 1940-1941: Newspaper clipping |
Box 6 | Folder 28 | Chicago Northwestern Railroad; Cicero and Harlem Railway Company; Suburban Railroad: Tickets, circa 1900-1903. [See also: Photograph 1.115-1.116] |
Box 12 | Folder 23 | Elevated highway, 1929-1939: Newspaper clipping |
Box 6 | Folder 29 | Elevated Line Service: Newspaper clippings, 1911-1958 [See also: Photograph 1.120-1.124] |
Box 12 | Folder 24 | Elevated railroad, 1903-1962: Newspaper clipping |
Box 6 | Folder 30 | Street Cars: Newspaper clippings, 1936, 1952, undated |
Box 12 | Folder 25 | Streetcars, 1936: Newspaper clipping |
Box 12 | Folder 26 | Subway, 1938: Newspaper clipping |
Series 12: War Time Activities
Box 6 | Folder 31 | World War I: Programs from memorial ceremonies, 1919 |
Box 6 | Folder 32 | World War I: "Songs for Liberty Loan Workers," circa 1917-1918 |
Series 13: Non-Manuscript Material/Scrapbooks
Box 7: "Walter H. Moore Scrapbook of the Austin Community" (Newspaper clippings), circa 1890-1920. |
Box 8 "Portrait of a Neighborhood" (Newspaper clippings), circa 1948. "Austin and Oak Park" (Newspaper clippings), 1927-1934. |
Box 9 (**This item is located with the Austin Oversize Folders. **) Evelyn M. Nickol Scrapbook, "A Survey of the Community Austin" (Newspaper clippings), 1939. |
PHOTOGRAPHS
Photographs with the prefix 1 form the original accession and were amassed by the Austin Historical Society. Photographs with the prefix 2 are from the first supplemental accession and were collected by the West Side Historical Society.
Series 1: Biographical/Portraits and Family Photographs
Photograph 2.54 | Bartelme, Mary M., 1933 |
Photograph 1.27 | Bassett, Andrew J. (1894-1918) |
Photograph 1.28a | Bassett, Charles (1845-1915) |
Photograph 1.28b | Bassett, Charles E. (oversize) |
Photograph 1.29 | Bassett, Charles, undated |
Photograph 1.30 | Bassett, Edward T. (born 1850) |
Photograph 1.31 | Bassett, George (1804-1874), circa 1860s-1870s |
Photograph 1.32 | Bassett, Harriet Hammiston, undated |
Photograph 1.33 | Bassett, Nelson M. (1838-1916) |
Photograph 1.34 | Bassett, Nelson M. (born 1838), circa 1880s-1900 |
Photograph 1.35 | Bassett, Mrs. Nelson (Helen A. Worthly), circa 1880s-1900 |
Photograph 2.55 | Berndt, Elmer A., June 6, 1946 |
Photograph 1.36 | Bond, Charles N., July 1873 |
Photograph 1.37 | Bond, James A., circa 1873 |
Photograph 2.56 | Brach, Emil J. (1859-1947), 1945 |
Photograph 1.38 | Braucher Family, undated |
Photograph 1.39 | Braucher, Bertram Ralph (1910-1937), July 23, 1928 |
Photograph 1.40 | Braucher, Ralph and Mabel, 1903 |
Photograph 1.41 | Braucher, Ralph, undated |
Photograph 1.42 | Braucher Family, circa 1897 |
Photograph 1.43 | Burkhart, William, circa 1870-1890 |
Photograph 2.57 | Burkhart, William |
Photograph 2.58 | Burkhart, Mrs. William, undated |
Photograph 1.44 | Clement, A.H., undated |
Photograph 2.59 | Cholvin, Constant, 1920 |
Photograph 1.45 | Crafts, Clayton E., undated |
Photograph 1.46 | Crafts, Mrs. Gilbert, undated |
Photograph 1.47 | Crafts, Miles B., undated |
Photograph 2.60 | Crowell, Rev. George C., 1939 |
Photograph 1.48 | Davis, George M., circa 1844 |
Photograph 1.49 | Davis, Henrietta A. Dales (born 1845), circa 1880-1890s |
Photograph 1.50 | Farnham, E.W., 1886 |
Photograph 2.61 | Foy, Frank G., circa 1929 |
Photograph 1.51 | Gunthorp, N.D., undated |
Photograph 1.52 | Hankinson, Alvira Mason, undated |
Photograph 1.53 | Hankinson, Burt, undated |
Photograph 1.54 | Hankinson, Burt, undated |
Photograph 1.55 | Hankinson, Eliza Bassett (1847-1915), circa 1880s-1890s |
Photograph 1.56 | Hankinson, Eliza Bassett, December 6, 1909 |
Photograph 1.57 | Hankinson, Eliza Bassett, undated |
Photograph 1.58 | Hankinson, Francis Milton, 1866 |
Photograph 1.59 | Hankinson, Linda Bassett, undated |
Photograph 1.60 | Hankinson, Mabel, 1888 |
Photograph 1.61 | Hankinson, Mabel, undated |
Photograph 1.62 | Hankinson, Mabel, December 1900 |
Photograph 1.63 | Hankinson, Olive Eliza Bassett, undated |
Photograph 1.64 | Hankinson, Roy |
Photograph 1.65a | Hankinson, Roy, undated |
Photograph 1.65b | Hankinson, Reuben H., undated |
Photograph 2.62 | Hassett, John F., 1940s |
Photograph 2.63 | Haythorne, Clarence P., Austin High School, circa 1920 (?) |
Photograph 2.64 | Hendrickson, Nels A., June 6, 1946 |
Photograph 1.66 | Jobe, Helen Crafts, circa 1880-1900s |
Photograph 2.65 | Keeney, Albert F., 1946 |
Photograph 2.66 | Lewis, Jason R., undated |
Photograph 2.67 | Lovell, Arthur F., 1946 |
Photograph 1.67 | Marble, Edward, undated |
Photograph 1.68 | Marble, Mr. and Mrs. O., circa 1880s |
Photograph 1.69 | McCarthy, Mr., circa 1890s |
Photograph 1.70 | McCarthy, J.J., undated (oversize) |
Photograph 2.68 | McGawn, Gilbert (died 1895) |
Photograph 2.69 | McGawn, Mrs. Gilbert (died 1893) |
Photograph 1.71 | McMaster, Selena Keene, undated |
Photograph 2.70 | Meeker, Ralph, 1953 |
Photograph 1.72 | Meredith, Capt. William (born 1835), undated |
Photograph 1.73 | Meredith, Capt. William, April 11, 1912 |
Photograph 1.74 | Moore, E.B., 1880 |
Photograph 1.75 | Moore, E.B., circa 1910 |
Photograph 1.76 | Moore, E.B., circa 1880s |
Photograph 2.71 | Noel, Joseph R., 1890 |
Photograph 2.72 | O'Connell, Ray, 1946 |
Photograph 1.77 | Oliphant, David, 1872 |
Photograph 1.78 | Philbrick, George A., 1907 |
Photograph 1.79 | Pinney, Lorenzo T., undated |
Photograph 1.80 | Plumbe, George Edward, 1908 |
Photograph 1.81 | Pray, Francis E. and Phoebe M., 1873 |
Photograph 1.82 | Pray, Francis E., undated |
Photograph 1.83 | Pray, Phoebe Marble, undated |
Photograph 1.84 | Pray, Phoebe Marble, undated |
Photograph 1.85 | Race, Frank L. (died 1910), 1901 |
Photograph 2.73 | Ramsey, Grover C., undated |
Photograph 2.74 | Robinson, William A., 1940s |
Photograph 1.86 | Schaaf, Caroline, 1888 |
Photograph 2.76 | Schramm, William P., 1927 |
Photograph 2.75 | Seney, John, 1954 |
Photograph 2.77 | Smith, James F., circa 1910 |
Photograph 2.78 | Smith, James H., 1930s |
Photograph 2.79 | Strom, A.A., 1907-1910 |
Photograph 2.79a | Strom, A.A., 1907-1910 |
Photograph 2.79 | Strom, A.A., 1910 |
Photograph 1.87 | Trail, Dick, undated |
Photograph 1.88 | Trail, Hannah, undated |
Photograph 2.80 | Tuley, M.F. (1827-1905) |
Photograph 1.89 | Unidentified female, circa 1870s-1900 |
Photograph 1.90 | Whitehead, E.G., undated |
Photograph 2.81 | Whitehead, E.J., circa 1900 |
Photograph 2.82 | Whitehead, James P. (died 1905), Ruth Wilson (died 1918), and children, 1880s |
Photograph 1.91 | Whittier, Gale G., undated |
Photograph 1.92 | Wunsch, Harold C., May 8, 1945 |
Series 2: Businesses
Photograph 2.12 | E.J. Brach & Company, interior, circa 1904 |
Photograph 2.13 | E.J. Brach & Company, exterior, 83 South Des Plaines Street, circa 1930s |
Photograph 2.14 | E.J. Brach & Company, exterior, LaSalle and Illinois Street, circa 1909 |
Photograph 2.15 | E.J. Brach & Company, exterior, North Avenue and Towne Street, circa 1910s |
Photograph 2.16 | E.J. Brach & Company, Factory #1, 311 E. Illinois Street, circa 1913 |
Photograph 2.17 | E.J. Brach & Company, Plant #2, interior with employees, Franklin and Ohio Streets, circa 1919 |
Photograph 2.18 | E.J. Brach & Company, Display Room, 209 E. Illinois, circa 1920 |
Photograph 2.19 | E.J. Brach & Company, Plant #3, Analytical Lab, Emil Brach at right, circa 1920-1923 |
Photograph 2.20 | E.J. Brach & Company, Wooden Pails, circa 1923-1924 |
Photograph 2.21 | E.J. Brach & Company, Modern Analytical Lab, Kinzie and Kilpatrick Streets, circa 1924 |
Photograph 2.22 | E.J. Brach & Company, Factory #2, exterior, Franklin and Ohio Streets, circa 1930 |
Photograph 2.23 | E.J. Brach & Company, aerial view, 4656 W. Kinzie, circa 1935 |
Photograph 2.24 | E.J. Brach & Company, factory, exterior, 1945 |
Photograph 2.25 | E.J. Brach & Company, Analytical Lab, 1947 |
Photograph 2.26 | E.J. Brach & Company, cracker and fanner machine, circa 1947 |
Photograph 2.27 | E.J. Brach & Company, roaster in chocolate-making department, circa 1947 |
Photograph 2.28 | E.J. Brach & Company, stainless steel cooking kettle, circa 1947 |
Photograph 2.29 | E.J. Brach & Company, drying racks, circa 1947 |
Photograph 2.30 | E.J. Brach & Company, inspector weighing chocolates, circa 1947 |
Photograph 2.31 | E.J. Brach & Company, wrapping machine, circa 1947 |
Photograph 2.32 | E.J. Brach & Company, wrapping machines, circa 1947 |
Photograph 2.33 | E.J. Brach & Company, chocolate enrobing or dipping machine, circa 1947 |
Photograph 2.34 | E.J. Brach & Company, chocolate tanks (capacity 19,000 lbs.), circa 1947 |
Photograph 2.35 | E.J. Brach & Company, cold block rolls, circa 1947 |
Photograph 2.36 | E.J. Brach & Company, Triple stone cocoa nib grinding machines, circa 1947 |
Photograph 2.1 | Carlson Fuel and Supply Company, 1934 |
Photograph 2.1a | Cody Building, Central Avenue and South Boulevard, circa 1890s |
Photograph 2.2 | Giles Building, Lake Street and North Park Avenue, 1890s |
Photograph 2.3 | Giles Masonic Block, 1890s |
Photograph 2.4 | New Giles Building/Earl Building, 1890s |
Photograph 2.4a | Giles' New Business Block, 1888 |
Photograph 2.5 | Mars, Inc., 1945 |
Photograph 2.6 | Mars, Inc., employees in dining room, 1945 |
Photograph 2.7 | Mills Stadium, May 5, 1941 |
Photograph 2.7a | Newell Building, North Park Avenue and Ontario Street (negative only) |
Photograph 1.1 | Frank Pray Real Estate and Insurance, 1896 |
Photograph 1.2 | Six Mile House historical marker, undated |
Photograph 2.8 | Trail's Drug Store, North Park Avenue, 1890 |
Photograph 2.9 | Warman & Schub Cycle House, circa 1899 |
Photograph 2.10 | Westside Buick Sales Company 1947-1948 |
Photograph 2.11 | West Town Coal Company, 1934 |
Series 3: Religious Institutions
Photograph 1.3 | Austin Presbyterian Church, exterior, undated |
Photograph 1.4 | Austin Presbyterian Church, exterior, undated |
Photograph 1.5 | Austin Presbyterian Church, interior, circa 1900 |
Photograph 1.6 | Austin Presbyterian Church, exterior, circa 1900 (Old Austin Presbyterian Church) |
Photograph 2.37 | Baptist Church, 1890s |
Photograph 2.38 | Baptist Church, Pine Avenue, undated |
Photograph 2.39 | Catholic Church, 1890s |
Photograph 2.40 | Congregational Church, North Waller Avenue, 1890s |
Photograph 2.41 | Methodist Church, undated |
Photograph 2.42 | Presbyterian Church, 1890s |
Photograph 2.43 | Paul's Episcopal, 1890s |
Photograph 1.7* | Unidentified Church |
Series 4: Clubs and Organizations
Photograph 2.44 | Austin Academy of Fine Arts (Benson Home/Seth Warner Home), April 7, 1941 |
Photograph 1.15b | Austin Baseball Team, 1885 |
Photograph 1.8 | Austin P.C. Baseball Team, undated |
Photograph 1.15d | Austin Philharmonic Club, 1897-1898 (oversize) |
Photograph 1.9 | Austin Stars Baseball Team, 1874 |
Photograph 1.10 | Boy Scouts Troop #240, undated |
Photograph 1.15c | Early Settlers, 1933 |
Photograph 1.11 | Few Friends Club, 1890s (oversize) |
Photograph 1.11a | Few Friends Club, circa 1890s (oversize) |
Photograph 1.12 | G.A.R. Kilpatrick Post #276, 1920s |
Photograph 1.13 | G.A.R. Kilpatrick Post #276, 1922 |
Photograph 1.14 | G.A.R. Kilpatrick Post #276, 1922 |
Photograph 1.15a | G.A.R. Kilpatrick Post #276, Band, circa 1890-1910 (oversize) |
Photograph 2.45 | Oaks Club House, 1890s |
Photograph 2.46 | Oaks Club House/Library, Lake Street and Waller Avenue, undated |
Photograph 2.47 | Oaks Club House/Library |
Photograph 2.48 | Oaks Club House/Library |
Series 6: Hospitals
Photograph 1.16 | St. Anne's Hospital ambulance, 1921 |
Photograph 1.17 | St. Anne's Hospital, circa 1920 |
Photograph 1.18 | St. Anne's Hospital, October 21, 1928 |
Photograph 1.19 | St. Anne's Hospital, May 1919 |
Photograph 1.20 | St. Anne's Hospital, circa 1905-1910 |
Municipal Agencies
Photograph 1.21 | Austin Town Hall, cornerstone laying, 1928 |
Photograph 1.21a | Austin Town Hall, exterior |
Photograph 1.22 | Austin Town Hall, exterior, circa 1930 |
Photograph 1.22a | Austin Town Hall, circa 1911 |
Photograph 2.49 | Cicero Gas Works, 1890s |
Photograph 2.50 | Cicero Town Hall, 1890s |
Photograph 2.51 | Cicero Town Hall, 1890s |
Photograph 1.23 | Cicero Town Hall, April 4, 1919 |
Photograph 1.24 | Cicero Town Hall Meeting, circa 1880s |
Photograph 1.25 | Old Town Hall, Cicero Township, circa 1900 |
Series 7: Parks
Photograph 2.53 | Cicero Town Hall Park, 1890s |
Photograph 1.26 | Merrick Park, circa 1915-1918 |
Photograph 2.52 | Merrick Park, circa 1900 |
Series 8: Residences
Photograph 2.83 | E.A. Adams home, Central Avenue near Ohio Street, 1890s |
Photograph 2.84 | F.H. Alden home, South Howard Avenue, 1890s |
Photograph 1.100 | Edward S. Austin home, 5730 W. Superior, circa 1860s-1880s |
Photograph 2.85 | Austin Apartment Bldg, Cody & Southard, 1890s |
Photograph 1.94 | Bassett home, Central and Race, undated |
Photograph 1.95 | Bassett home, Central and Race, undated |
Photograph 2.86 | Beeson, F. and Schock F.R. homes, Midway Park and Prairie Avenue, 1890s (oversize) |
Photograph 2.87 | Bennett home, South Central Avenue, 1890s |
Photograph 2.88 | Paul G. Biggs home, 1890s |
Photograph 2.89 | Burkhart farm, undated |
Photograph 1.96 | Burkhart farm, Chicago, Division, Central, and Laramie, circa 1883 |
Photograph 1.97 | Carlson home, 1111 N. Parkside, circa 1895-1910 |
Photograph 1.98 | Carlson home, 1111 N. Parkside, circa 1908 |
Photograph 2.98 | Carlson home, 1888 |
Photograph 2.99 | Carlson home, 1936 |
Photograph 2.90 | Joseph Cleverdon home, 1890s |
Photograph 2.91 | M.B. Crafts home, 1890s |
Photograph 2.92 | Hill Town Houses, 1890s |
Photograph 2.93 | Kretzinger home, 1890s |
Photograph 2.94 | W.G. Lloyd, J.H. Martin, D.A. McWhirter homes, 1890s |
Photograph 2.95 | W.B. McCall home, circa 1890s |
Photograph 2.95 | J.J. McCarthy home, 1890s |
Photograph 1.99 | William Muser home, 2556 (later 4846 W.) Congress, built 1897 |
Photograph 2.97 | George H. Park home, 1890s |
Photograph 1.93 | Philbrick home, undated |
Photograph 2.100 | Philbrick home, 1890s |
Photograph 2.101 | R.P. Price home, 1890s |
Photograph 2.102 | John Purvis home, 1890s |
Photograph 2.103 | J.E. Thorndyke home, 1890s |
Photograph 2.104 | J.D. Vandercook home, 1890s |
Photograph 2.105 | M.L. Vanderloot home, 1890 |
Photograph 2.106 | J.J. Walser Apartment Building, 1890s |
Photograph 2.107 | Seth Warner home, 1890s |
Photograph 2.108 | Washington Apartment Building |
Photograph 2.109 | E.J. Whitehead home, 1890s |
Photograph 2.110 | T.H. Wilson home, 1890s |
Photograph 2.111 | 330 N. Central Avenue, 1941 |
Photograph 2.112 | 5952 W. Ohio Street, 1934 |
Series 9: Schools
Photograph 1.101 | Austin School class, circa 1880s-1900 |
Photograph 2.113 | Austin School, 1884 |
Photograph 1.102 | Emmet School, 4th grade class, 1887 |
Photograph 2.114 | Emmet School, class of January 1926 |
Photograph 2.115 | Emmet School, debate team, 1929 |
Photograph 2.116 | Emmet School, debate team, 1929 |
Photograph 2.117 | Emmet School, class of January 1939 |
Photograph 2.118 | Emmet School, class of June 1939 |
Photograph 2.119 | Emmet School, class of May 1940 |
Photograph 2.120 | Emmet School, class of June 1941 |
Photograph 1.103 | Emmet School, class, December 1974 |
Photograph 2.121 | Hay School, class of January 1940 |
Photograph 2.122 | Hay School, class of January 1942 |
Photograph 2.123 | Hay School, class of January 1943 |
Photograph 2.142 | Hay School, class of June 1940 (oversize) |
Photograph 2.143 | Hay School, class of June 41 (oversize) |
Photograph 2.144 | Hay School, class of June 43 (oversize) |
Photograph 2.124 | Iowa Street School, exterior, 1890s |
Photograph 2.125 | Key School, Near East Bundle Day, 1922 |
Photograph 2.126 | Key School, class of January 1938 |
Photograph 2.127 | Key School, class of June 1938 |
Photograph 2.128 | Key School, class of January 1939 |
Photograph 2.129 | Key School, class of June 1939 |
Photograph 2.130 | Key School, class of January 1941 |
Photograph 1.104 | Key School, in the classroom, May 4, 1888 |
Photograph 1.105 | Key School, modeling show, circa 1973 |
Photograph 1.106 | Key School, modeling show, circa 1973 |
Photograph 1.107 | Key School, modeling show, circa 1973 |
Photograph 1.108 | Key School, classroom, 1883-1886 |
Photograph 1.109 | Key School, class, June 1924 |
Photograph 2.131 | Key School, class of June 1941 |
Photograph 2.132 | Key School, class of January 1942 |
Photograph 2.133 | Key School, class of June 1942 |
Photograph 2.134 | Key School, class of June 1943 |
Photograph 3.1 | Francis Scott Key School, Boys' Entrance, 1979 |
Photograph 2.135 | Madison Street School, exterior, 1890s |
Photograph 1.110 | Madison Street School, class, December 1892 |
Photograph 2.145 | Nash School, class of June 1940 (oversize) |
Photograph 2.146 | Nash School, class of June 1941 (oversize) |
Photograph 2.147 | Nash School, class of June 1942 (oversize) |
Photograph 2.148 | Nash School, class of June 1943 (oversize) |
Photograph 2.136 | Nash School, class of January 1941 |
Photograph 2.137 | Nash School, class of January 1942 |
Photograph 2.138 | Nash School, unidentified group, undated |
Photograph 2.139 | Nash School, Room 301, January 1944 |
Photograph 1.111 | North School, exterior, 1892 |
Photograph 2.140 | Ohio Street School, exterior, 1890s |
Photograph 2.141 | Spencer School, class of June 1944 |
Photograph 3.2 | Unidentified school exterior, [1890s?] |
Photograph 3.3 | Unidentified school exterior, [1890s?] |
Series 10: Streets
Photograph 2.149 | Austin: Bird's-eye view looking south from Town Hall, 1890s |
Photograph 2.150 | Austin: Bird's-eye view looking southwest from Town Hall, 1890s |
Photograph 2.151 | Austin: Bird's-eye view looking west from Masonic Hall, 1890s |
Photograph 2.152 | Austin: Bird's-eye view looking southwest from Town Hall, 1890s |
Photograph 1.112 | Austin Community, Bird's Eye View, 1888 |
Photograph 2.153 | Central Avenue, north from Northwestern Depot, 1890 |
Photograph 2.154 | North Central Avenue, north from Ontario, circa 1900 |
Photograph 2.155 | Central Avenue, north from Ashington |
Photograph 2.156 | Central Avenue, south from Chestnut |
Photograph 2.157 | Central Avenue, south from Grove Street |
Photograph 2.158 | Central Avenue, north before improvements |
Photograph 1.113 | Lake Street and Central Avenue, 1888 |
Photograph 1.114 | Plank sidewalk on an unidentified street, circa 1880s-1890s |
Series 11: Transportation
Photograph 2.159 | Chicago & Northwestern Train Depot at Austin Avenue, 1890s |
Photograph 2.160 | Chicago & Northwestern Train Depot at Central Avenue |
Photograph 2.161 | Chicago & Northwestern Train Depot at Central Avenue |
Photograph 1.115 | Chicago & Northwestern crossing accident with farm wagon, Central Avenue, 1890 |
Photograph 1.116* | Chicago & Northwestern Railroad car #215 |
Photograph 2.166 | Chicago Surface Lines, Central Avenue Trolley, Opening Day, June 7, 1930 |
Photograph 2.167 | Chicago Surface Lines, Central Avenue Trolley, Opening Day, June 7, 1930 |
Photograph 2.168 | Chicago Surface Lines, Central Avenue Trolley, Opening Day, June 7, 1930 |
Photograph 2.169 | Chicago Surface Lines, Central Avenue at Lake Street Trolley, 1930s |
Photograph 1.117* | Electric car |
Photograph 1.120 | Elevated train on the Lake Street El (?) |
Photograph 1.121 | Elevated train, Lake Street extension car, circa 1890 |
Photograph 1.122 | Elevated train, Lake Street, "Race Track Special", undated |
Photograph 1.123 | Elevated train, Woodburner, Lake Street, 1892 |
Photograph 1.124 | Elevated train engine, circa 1890s |
Photograph 2.162 | Elevated Trains, Lake Street construction, 1892 |
Photograph 2.163 | Elevated Trains, Lake Street Woodburning Engine #25 (same as 1.118) |
Photograph 2.164 | Elevated Trains, Repair shop, 1890s |
Photograph 1.125 | Mabel Bradshaw (ship), undated |
Photograph 1.126 | Mabel Bradshaw, on deck, undated |
Photograph 2.165 | North Chicago Streetcar Line, opening of North Avenue extension 1931 |
Photograph 1.119 | Oak Park extension to the elevated train, undated |
Photograph 1.127 | Railroad crossing accident, Central Avenue looking east from Park Avenue, circa 1880s-1910 [See Also: 1.115] |
Photograph 1.118 | Woodburner #25 on the Lake Street El, undated |
Newspaper Index: Austin Topics
The following index was compiled by the West Side Historical Society and includes citations to various Austin persons, organizations, etc. It is not a comprehensive resource. However, it may prove useful in tracing certain research questions.
Series 1: Biographical
Altman, A. 5507 Gladys Street | Garfieldian | May 24, 1946 |
Arnoff, Rabbi Nachman S. | Garfieldian | April 4, 1940 |
Bartling, Rev. A.W. | Tribune | June 18, 1938 October 30, 1943 |
Beaubien, John Seward | Sun | April 21, 1943 |
Bleimes, Ernest J. | Tribune | September 18, 1938 |
Bolotin, Lt. Allen D. | Garfieldian | July 20, 1944 |
Borushek, Isabella | Garfieldian | March 20, 1941 |
Burkhart, William | Garfieldian | July 7, 1949 |
Campbell, Lillian M. | Garfieldian Tribune | September 23, 1937 February 2, 1939 May 23, 1943 |
Clark, John S. | Garfieldian | September 15, 1938 July 2, 1940 |
Clement, Nellie Henrietta | Garfieldian | March 14, 1940 |
Coburn, John J. | Daily News | May 18, 1940 |
Cole, Ellis Prentice | Tribune | February 25, 1940 |
Conley, Sgt. Robert J. | Daily News | February 4, 1944 |
Dooley, John | Garfieldian | March 14, 1940 March 20, 1941 |
Dorney, Rev. Maurice A. | Garfieldian | December 14, 1939 |
Duignan, James S. | Garfieldian | December 2, 1937 |
Edgecombe, Alfred | Garfieldian | January 27, 1954 |
Fenn, John L. | Garfieldian | December 21, 1950 |
Fox, Dr. Charles F. | Garfieldian | March 14, 1940 |
Geddes, Charlotte A. | Herald & Examiner | May 14, 1939 |
Gnaedinger, Emil J. | Garfieldian | October 5, 1939 |
Granata, Vincent | Tribune | October 20, 1940 |
Harper, John & Alma | Tribune | January 21, 1940 |
Hathaway, Mary L. (Mrs. Charles) | Daily News Herald & Examiner |
May 12, 1938 November 5, 1941 May 13, 1938 |
Hellman, Mrs. Charles | Garfieldian | March 7, 1940 |
Homer, George | Garfieldian | August 22, 1940 |
Iverson, Olaf A. | Garfieldian | April 11, 1940 |
Keeney, Albert F. | Daily News | April 22, 1939 |
Kiley, Judge Roger J. | Garfieldian | May 30, 1946 |
Koch, August | Herald & Examiner Tribune Daily News |
July 11, 1937 May 7, 1939 March 17, 1937 Mar 1, 1939 |
Lehrman, Rabbi Louis J. | Garfieldian | June 6, 1940 |
Lovell, Arthur F. | Garfieldian | May 16, 1946 |
Lynch, Capt. George | Tribune | August 1, 1940 August 11, 1940 |
Madigan, Dennis J. | Garfieldian Daily News | February 1, 1934 October 19, 1939 October 17, 1939 |
Maguire, Msgr. Robert C. | Tribune | June 26, 1938 |
McCabe, Edward J. | Garfieldian | May 23, 1946 |
McLaughlin, Jane | Tribune | April 21, 1940 |
Miller, Nels | Garfieldian | April 25, 1940 |
Mills, James | Garfieldian | May 28, 1940 |
Mills, Shiloh R. | Herald & Examiner | May 22, 1938 |
O'Conner, Ray | Garfieldian | May 16, 1946 |
Otterbein, Rev. Frederick William | Time Magazine Herald & Examiner |
April 21, 1941 March 3, 1940 |
Palmblad, Signe | Tribune | February 4, 1940 |
Pane, Raymond I. | Garfieldian | February 15, 1940 March 2, 1939 |
Roach, Frank | Garfieldian | January 23, 1941 |
Rockwood, George H. | Tribune | November 6, 1935 |
Shanks, Mark | Garfieldian | December 28, 1939 |
Smith, James H. | Daily News (obituary) | December 3, 1937 |
Sommers, Hobart H. | Daily News Garfieldian |
February 4, 1940 January 4, 1940 February 2, 1940 |
Stiemann, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore | Garfieldian | June 13, 1940 |
Stotz, Charles | Garfieldian | September 5, 1940 |
Sullivan, Msgr. Michael J. | Garfieldian | June 15, 1939 |
Svedman, Molly Helm | Garfieldian | June 27, 1940 |
Van Wakeman, Bertha | Garfieldian | February 5, 1941 |
Wright, Wilbur H. | Garfieldian Tribune |
December 7, 1939 December 3, 1939 |
Yorke, Eleanor | Garfieldian | March 27, 1941 |
Series 2: Businesses
Bastien Super Foods | Garfieldian | November 14, 1940 |
Belden Mfg. Company | Garfieldian Daily News |
June 20, 1946 April 21, 1943 |
E. J. Brach Candy Company | Garfieldian Daily News |
June 20, 1946 April 13, 1943 |
Citizens National Bank | Garfieldian | July 18, 1946 |
Hendrickson Motor | Garfieldian | June 6, 1946 |
B. E. Nels Bakery | Garfieldian | August 27, 1952 |
West Side Buick Sales Co. | Garfieldian | June 6, 1946 |
Series 3: Religious Institutions
Austin Congregational | Tribune | April 24, 1938 |
Christ English Lutheran | Tribune | September 21, 1941 |
Church of the Assumption (Greek Orthodox) |
Tribune | July 4, 1937 March 6, 1938 |
15th Christian Scientist | Daily News | April 10, 1943 |
North Austin Lutheran | Daily News | March 11, 1938 May 16, 1942 |
St. Catherine of Siena | Daily News | October 28, 1939 |
St. Martin's Episcopal | Tribune | May 21, 1939 |
Third Unitarian | Tribune | November 14, 1943 |
Trinity Lutheran | Tribune | February 4, 1940 |
Trinity Presbyterian | Garfieldian | November 30, 1950 |
Zion Evangelical | Tribune | May 2, 1937 May 1, 1937 |
Series 4: Clubs and Organizations
Subject | Newspaper | Date |
Austin Community Theatre | Garfieldian | March 20, 1941 |
Series 8: Residences
4618 Armitage Avenue (Van Natta home) |
Daily News | December 1, 1939 |
631 N. Central Avenue | Daily News | October 27, 1939 |
4744 W. Fulton Street (Clausen home) |
Garfieldian | February 20, 1941 |
Series 9: Schools
Austin Academy of Fine Arts | Tribune | September 5, 1943 |
Austin High School | Daily News Tribune Garfieldian |
April 15, 1944 July 25, 1943 January 16, 1941 |
Hay School | Herald & Examiner | April 4, 1937 |
Key School | Tribune | January 28, 1940 |
Series 11: Transportation
Central Avenue Bridge | Tribune | February 16, 1941 |