| Dates: | 1850-2021, [Bulk dates, 1850-1975] |
| Size: | 25 linear feet in 24 boxes including 546 photographs, 22 oversize folders |
| Repository: | Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, 400 S. State St., Chicago, IL 60605 |
| Collection Number: | spe-nhrc-crcc |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition: |
Transferred from Chicago Public Library, Pullman Branch in the 1980s as part of a Dr. Scholl Foundation grant. Material continues to be added through transfer and donation. Supplemental materials were donated by Janice Helge and include her work with the South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society. |
| 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: Calumet Region Community Collection [Box #, Folder #], Special Collections, Chicago Public Library |
| Finding Aid Author: | Original author unknown, circa 1989. Updated and ingested into ArchivesSpace by Michelle McCoy, 2022 |
Abstract
The Calumet Region Community Collection spans Chicago’s Roseland, Pullman, West Pullman, South Holland, Dolton, Fernwood, Gano, Kensington, Riverdale and Rosemoor neighborhoods. The collection includes biographical, business, church, community and school records in addition to photographs, scrapbooks, community histories and artifacts spanning more than one hundred years.
Biographical/Historical
Once home to Algonquin, Illini, Potawatomi, and Miami communities who utilized the Calumet River for hunting and navigating the area, Chicago’s portion of the greater Calumet Region includes the Far South Side communities of Roseland, Pullman, West Pullman, South Holland, Dolton, Fernwood, Gano, Kensington, Riverdale and Rosemoor. The Calumet River, Lake Calumet, Lake Michigan and other natural features attracted industrial development, especially after as the network of railroads expanded after the Civil War. Over the course of the next one hundred years, the area became known as the Calumet Industrial Region where steel, petroleum, coal, chemical or transportation equipment were manufactured or refined. This industrial corridor attracted immigrants and workers from a variety of cultural backgrounds. After 1970, industry in the area began to decline. Since that time, efforts have been undertaken to restore the natural environment after years of industrial use.
Scope and Contents
The Calumet Region Community Collection spans Chicago’s Roseland, Pullman, West Pullman, South Holland, Dolton, Fernwood, Gano, Kensington, Riverdale and Rosemoor neighborhoods. The collection includes biographical, business, church, community and school records in addition to photographs, scrapbooks, community histories and artifacts spanning more than one hundred years.
Henry R. Koopman, a local photographer whose studio was located at the corner of 111th Street and Michigan Avenue, took several of the photographs in the collection. Koopman’s photographs were used to create the 1893 publication called, Pullman: The City of Brick (See: Historic Pullman Collection).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The initial collection items were transferred from Chicago Public Library, Pullman Branch in the 1980s as part of a Dr. Scholl Foundation grant. These materials were primarily gathered by the Calumet-Pioneer Historical Society.
Supplement 1 consists of four Mendel Catholic High School yearbooks for the years 1972, 1980, 1986 and 1987 that were donated by Billy McCaskill in 1988.
Supplement 2 contains two folders (Box 7, Folders 9-10) that include the postcards and images collected by resident, Arthur Croulet, Jr., and the news clipping about the Roseland Fire Department. The likely source of the materials is the Calumet Pioneer Historical Society. The files were added in March 1989.
Supplement 3 (Box 7, Folders 12-16) comes from a variety of sources and primarily concerns the Roseland community. The materials were added in July 1990.
Supplement 4 contains five issues of Grove Heights News that were given to the Library in 1983 by Oliver Szilagyi and added to the collection in June 1992.
Supplement 5 includes the materials from various sources in Box 9, Folders 1-10; Box 10, Folders 1-4 and Photographs 1.336-1.339. The items were added in January 2019.
Supplement 6 includes additions to Box 9 (Folders 11-32), Box 10 (Folders 5-7), Boxes 11-13 and photographs with the prefix “3”. Many of the items were donated by Janice Helge.
Separated Materials
The papers and records associated with the following community organizations and residents were organized as separate collections: Calumet Pioneer Historical Society Records, Fenger High School Records, Ton Family Papers and George A. Brennan Papers.
Some assorted artifacts, mostly household items, were part of the original collection. The file contains the 1982 cataloging notes for 18 items (or item sets). These items were not retained in the collection and the files do not describe the deaccession.
Arrangement
The Calumet Region Community Collection is arranged into 10 series by topic:
- Series 1: Biographical Data, 1850-2021, undated
- Series 2: Business Establishments, 1877-2021, undated
- Series 3: Religious Institutions, 1890-1988, undated
- Series 4: Clubs and Organizations, 1872-2021, undated
- Series 5: Historical Sketches, 1852-2020, undated
- Series 6: Municipal Agencies, 1883-1957, undated
- Series 7: Parks, 1905-1955
- Series 8: Residences, Photographs, 1861-1967, undated
- Series 9 Schools, 1859-1987, undated
- Series 10: Streets and Transportation, Photographs, 1886-1967, undated
Subject Headings
- Associations, institutions, etc -- Illinois -- Chicago – History
- Business enterprises -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History
- Dolton (Ill.)
- Fernwood (Chicago, Ill.)
- Pullman (Chicago, Ill.)
- Religious institutions -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History
- Riverdale (Chicago, Ill.)
- Roseland (Chicago, Ill.)
- Schools -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History
- Societies and clubs -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History
- South Holland (Ill.)
- West Pullman (Chicago, Ill.)
Related Materials
- George A. Brennan Papers
- Calumet-Pioneer Historical Society Records
- Chicago Department of Urban Renewal Records
- Chicago Park District Records: Photographs
- Chicago Park District Records: Drawings
- Fenger High School Records
- Fernwood Methodist Church Scrapbooks
- Historic Pullman Collection
- Milk Dealers’ Association Ledger and Minute Book
- Open Space Records
- South Chicago Community Collection
- South Chicago Newspapers Collection
- Ton Family Papers
Collection Inventory
Series 1: Biographical Data, 1850-2021, undated
Scope and Contents
Series 1 includes biographies, memorabilia, news clippings and photographs on the pioneers and other residents of the Calumet area.
Box 7, Folder 9 contains 18 postcards and photos that Arthur Croulet, Jr. (born 1878) sent home to his family in Pullman during his service with the U.S. Navy in 1905-1906. The images depict his naval travels and not Calumet.
Arrangement
Series 1 is arranged into two subseries: Subseries A: Documents, 1850-2021, undated and Subseries B: Photographs, circa 1860-1956, undated.
Subseries A: Documents, 1850-2021, undated
Arrangement
Subseries A is arranged alphabetically by last name.
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | Ahnquist, Rev. C.G.H., news clipping, 1941 |
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | Anderson, Isabel, news clipping, 1960 |
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | Arvia, Filomena, news clipping, 1948 |
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | Aurelius, Mary Ann, news clipping, 1941 |
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | Baecker, Albert G., news clipping, 1955 |
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | Banstra family, news clipping, 1948 |
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | Bayne, Rena, news clipping, 1950 |
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | Beckman, Victor A., news clipping, 1956 |
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | Bishton, Lina, news clipping, biography note, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | Boersma, Fannie, news clipping, 1936 |
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | Boersma, Katie, news clipping, 1947 |
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | Bonifas, Rev. Theodore, news clipping, 1940 |
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | Bovenkerk, J. Casper, news clipping, 1936 |
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | Brandt, Swan A., news clipping, 1931 |
| Box 1 | Folder 2 | Brani, Richard, news clippings, 1955 |
| Box 1 | Folder 2 | Breen, Peter, news clipping, 1931 |
| Box 1 | Folder 2 | Briggs, Joe, news clipping, 1954 |
| Box 1 | Folder 2 | Broakway, Mr. and Mrs. Dellroy, deed of trust, 1892 |
| Box 1 | Folder 2 | Brook, Mr. and Mrs. Charles, news clipping, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 2 | Bult, Peter, correspondence on Chicago Fire (typed copies), 1871 October |
| Box 1 | Folder 2 | Burch, Issac H., Department of the Interior certificate, 1891 |
| Oversize Folder 1 | Burch, Isaac H., land bounty (Chicago) for Mexican War service of John Ellis, Washington, DC, 1850 June 1 | |
| Box 10 | Folder 6 | Campbell, Colin Todd, graduation certificates, Van Vlissengen Elementary, Fenger High School; award certificate, George Williams College, 1946, 1950, 1965 |
| Box 1 | Folder 3 | Campbell, Elizabeth, news clipping, poem about Mr. Hill of Fenger High School, 1946, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 3 | Cannon, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph, news clippings, 1955, 1958, 1960, 1962 |
| Box 1 | Folder 3 | Carlson, Victor, news clipping, 1961 |
| Box 1 | Folder 3 | Claussen, William J., news clipping, 1940 |
| Box 7 | Folder 10 | Croulet, Arthur Jr. (born 1878), postcards from navy service (18), 1905-1906 |
| Box 1 | Folder 3 | Curtiss, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Barnes, news clipping, 1948 |
| Box 1 | Folder 3 | Dahlen, Rev. M.A., news clipping,1942 |
| Box 1 | Folder 3 | Dalenburg, Peter, news clipping, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 4 | De Jong family, history, news clipping, naturalization certificate, quit-claim deed, 1876, 1898, 1932, 1936 |
| Oversize Folder 1 | De Jong family (heirs of Jacob and Jan De Jong), quit-claim deed, 1886 December 30 | |
| Oversize Folder 1 | De Jong, Jacob, naturalization papers, Chicago, 1855 January 2 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 5 | Dekker, Simon, news clipping [See also: Historical Sketches], 1947 |
| Box 1 | Folder 5 | Dennis, Merle E., news clipping, 1941 |
| Box 1 | Folder 5 | De Ruitar, Mrs. Arie, news clipping, 1936 |
| Box 1 | Folder 5 | Derwinski, Cas, news clipping, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 5 | Derwinski, Edward, news clipping, 1959, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 6 | DeYoung family, history, news clippings DeYoung family [See also: Oversize Folder 1 and Historical Sketches], 1935-1949, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 6 | DeYoung, Peter, “The Story of High Prairie, (early Roseland), scrapbook, 1949 |
| Box 1 | Folder 7 | Dick, Anton, news clippings, 1944, 1948-1949, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 7 | Diekman, Andrew, biography note, 1935 |
| Box 1 | Folder 7 | Diekman, Ernst, biography note, 1935 |
| Box 1 | Folder 7 | Diekman family, histories, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 7 | Diekman, Frank, news clippings, 1956-1957 |
| Box 1 | Folder 7 | Diekman, Wilhemina, news clippings, 1934-1935 |
| Box 1 | Folder 7 | Dolton, Edith, news clippings, 1959 |
| Box 1 | Folder 7 | Dolton, Emma, news clipping, 1936 |
| Box 1 | Folder 8 | Dopp, Mary, news clipping, 1938 |
| Box 1 | Folder 8 | DuBois, Reginald, news clipping, 1941 |
| Box 1 | Folder 8 | Eenigenberg, Mr. and Mrs. Henry, news clipping,1937 |
| Box 1 | Folder 8 | Elfline, John C., news clipping, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 8 | Esposito, Sam, news clipping, 1955 |
| Box 1 | Folder 8 | Evers, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard, news clipping, 1936 |
| Box 1 | Folder 8 | Exler, Rev. Francis X.J., news clipping, 1940 |
| Box 1 | Folder 8 | Fairbarn, Angus and Lucy, news clipping, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 8 | Farnham, Lucy, news clipping, undated |
| Box 13 | Farr, Hilda Butler, biographical sketch, Songs of the Heart (copy), 1944, 2021 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 9 | Farr, Hilda Butler, news clippings, 1951, 1959, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 9 | Farr, John, news clipping, 1937 |
| Box 1 | Folder 9 | Fenger, Christian, biography, undated |
| Box 9 | Folder 11 | Fenigenburg, Harry, biographical notes, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 9 | Fiske, Max Sr., news clipping, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 9 | Fleischauer, Gertrude, news clipping, 1958 |
| Box 1 | Folder 9 | French, James R.H., news clipping, 1960 |
| Box 1 | Folder 10 | Gately, James H., news clippings, 1956, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 10 | Gohring, John and Ida, biography, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 10 | Govier, Sheldon W., news clippings, 1938, 1948 |
| Box 1 | Folder 10 | Greeuw, Dirk, news clipping, 1938 |
| Box 1 | Folder 10 | Gustailis, Mr. and Mrs. Richard, news clipping, 1956 |
| Box 1 | Folder 11 | Gouwens family, histories, news clippings, reunion programs, 1935-1943, 1956, 1960 |
| Box 1 | Folder 12 | Haas, Melanie K., news clipping, 1956 |
| Box 1 | Folder 12 | Hannema, Peter L., news clipping, 1957 |
| Box 1 | Folder 12 | Hanson, Ellen C., news clipping, 1936 |
| Box 1 | Folder 12 | Hewes, Dr. C.D., receipt, 1893 |
| Box 1 | Folder 12 | Hillegonds, Mr. and Mrs. Cornelis, news clipping, 1936 |
| Box 1 | Folder 12 | Hillstorm, Oscar, news clipping, 1955 |
| Box 1 | Folder 12 | Hoekstra, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob H., news clipping, undated |
| Oversize Folder 11 | Hoet, Jan and Arie, to John de Jong Chicago, deed for land in Cook Co., 1880 November 17 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 12 | Holleman, Dr. F.W., advertisement, biography, note (photocopy), 1955, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 12 | Howes, Shepard B., biography, 1935 |
| Box 1 | Folder 13 | Hurtig, Carl, news clipping, 1946 |
| Box 1 | Folder 13 | Johnson, Jeff O., news clipping, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 13 | Kainrath, Frank, news clipping, 1955 |
| Box 1 | Folder 13 | Kaminsky, Joseph and Rebecca, news clippings, 1957, 1959 |
| Box 1 | Folder 13 | Kartze, Frank G., news clipping, 1946 |
| Box 1 | Folder 13 | Keough, Rev. E.S., news clipping, 1941 |
| Box 1 | Folder 13 | Kickert, Mr. and Mrs. Henry, news clipping, 1952 |
| Box 1 | Folder 13 | Kionka, Dr. Paul B., news clipping, 1895 |
| Box 1 | Folder 13 | Kitch, Mrs. Jack, news clipping, 1941 |
| Box 1 | Folder 13 | Koedyker, Grace, news clipping, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 13 | Kommers, Francis, news clipping, 1940 |
| Box 1 | Folder 14 | Koopman family, biography, correspondence, school card, 1878, 1898, 1971 |
| Box 1 | Folder 15 | Kuyper family, biography, genealogy notes and pictures, memorial booklets, news clippings, 1937, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 16 | La Forest, Art, news clipping, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 16 | Lalan, Rev. H.L., news clipping, 1954 |
| Box 1 | Folder 16 | Larson, Mr. and Mrs. Charles O., news clippings, 1951, 1958 |
| Box 1 | Folder 16 | Lathrop, Mr. and Mrs. Bert E., news clipping, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 16 | Lemm, Anna, news clipping, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 16 | Leviton, Frank, news clipping, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 16 | Lietzmann, Julius and Bertha, marriage and naturalization certificates, 1871, 1876 |
| Box 1 | Folder 16 | Lindstrom, Marie, news clipping, 1956 |
| Box 1 | Folder 16 | Link, Mr. and Mrs. Henry, news clipping, 1937 |
| Box 1 | Folder 16 | Lipke, Mr. and Mrs. August, news clipping, 1937 |
| Box 1 | Folder 16 | Lundquist, Carl August, news clipping, 1946 |
| Box 1 | Folder 17 | Madderom family, biography, campaign cards, diary, news clippings, ration stamps, resolutions, circa 1893, 1895, 1898, 1911, 1942 1956, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 18 | McDade, James E., news clipping, 1937 |
| Box 1 | Folder 18 | McElroy, Bob, news clipping, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 18 | Maginel, Mr. and Mrs. Francis, news clippings, 1958 |
| Box 1 | Folder 18 | Mailloux, Louis, news clipping, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 18 | Malone, Clara, news clipping, 1958 |
| Box 1 | Folder 18 | Mansfield, W.H., news clipping, 1937 |
| Box 1 | Folder 18 | Martin, Mrs. Daniel, biography, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 18 | Martinson, Eliza, news clipping, 1960 |
| Box 1 | Folder 19 | Medsker, Bertha Chadwick, news clipping, 1955 |
| Medsker, Bertha Chadwick [See: Historic Pullman Collection] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 19 | Michuda, Stephen J., news clipping, 1941 |
| Box 1 | Folder 19 | Morris, Ellis, news clipping, 1936 |
| Box 1 | Folder 19 | Mulder, Otto, funeral card, poems, Calumet theme song 1943-1944, 1961 |
| Box 1 | Folder 19 | Musick, William, news clipping, 1944 |
| Box 1 | Folder 19 | Myrup, Mr. and Mrs. Simon, news clippings, 1946, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 19 | Noble, Henry, news clippings, 1930, 1955 |
| Box 1 | Folder 19 | Novak, Charles W., news clipping, 1957 |
| Oversize Folder 2 | Ortel, John, appointment as Postmaster of Kensington, Cook County, 1873 September 6 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 20 | Ortel, Mary B., news clippings, circa 1938 |
| Box 1 | Folder 20 | Otto, Gerritt, letter with biography notes, 1948 |
| Box 1 | Folder 20 | Otto, Mary, news clipping, 1956 |
| Box 1 | Folder 20 | Paliga, John, news clipping, 1950 |
| Box 1 | Folder 20 | Paskauskas, Rev. George, news clipping, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 20 | Pasnick, Raymond W., news clipping,1955 |
| Box 1 | Folder 20 | Patton, James and Florence, news clippings, 1942, 1957 |
| Box 1 | Folder 20 | Pearson, Paul E., news clipping, 1940 |
| Box 1 | Folder 20 | Penn, John C., news clipping [See also: Historical Sketches], 1939 |
| Box 1 | Folder 21 | Prystalski, Judge John, news clipping, 1938 |
| Box 1 | Folder 21 | Quinlan, Frederick J., news clipping, 1941 |
| Box 1 | Folder 21 | Quinlan, Sterling C., news clipping, 1958 |
| Box 1 | Folder 21 | Reich, Otto F., news clipping, 1956 |
| Box 1 | Folder 21 | Richter, E. Stuart, news clipping, 1939 |
| Box 1 | Folder 21 | Rigoni, Louis (“Reb Russell”), news clippings, 1956 |
| Box 1 | Folder 21 | Roberts, George F., news clippings, 1938, 1944, 1949 |
| Box 1 | Folder 22 | Robinson, Norman W., biography, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 22 | Rumbold, Norman W., news clippings, 1949, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 22 | St. Theodore, Sister, news clipping, 1941 |
| Box 1 | Folder 22 | Sander, Louise, news clipping, 1958 |
| Box 1 | Folder 22 | Santeford, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard, news clipping, 1950 |
| Box 1 | Folder 22 | Scanlan, Thomas, news clipping, 1938 |
| Box 1 | Folder 22 | Schmid, Mr. and Mrs. Theophilus, news clippings [See also: Historical Sketches], 1935-1936, 1941, 1948 |
| Box 1 | Folder 22 | Schmidt, Frederick C., news clipping, 1939 |
| Box 1 | Folder 23 | Schnell, Hans B., news clippings, 1949-1950, 1955, 1957-1958, 1960, 1962 |
| Box 1 | Folder 24 | Schroeder, Roy, news clipping, 1955 |
| Box 1 | Folder 24 | Seefeldt, William and Catherine, news clippings, 1957 1959 |
| Box 1 | Folder 24 | Simson, Frieda Schmid, news clippings, 1941, 1959, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 24 | Strom, John A., news clipping, 1940 |
| Box 1 | Folder 24 | Stuart, Sandra, news clippings, 1956 |
| Box 1 | Folder 25 | Swedie, Joe, news clippings, 1955-1956, 1961-1962, 1965, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 26 | Taillon, Rev. Eugene J., news clipping, 1941 |
| Box 1 | Folder 26 | Tanis, Cornelia, news clipping, 1957 |
| Box 1 | Folder 26 | Thompson, Racine, news clippings, 1938, 1957 |
| Box 1 | Folder 26 | Thomsen, Pamela, news clipping, 1956 |
| Box 1 | Folder 26 | Tillman, Nick, news clipping, 1948 |
| Box 1 | Folder 26 | Trompen, Dr. Cornelis N., news clipping, undated |
| Oversize Folder 1 | Tysen, Dirk and Antje, DS to Jan De Jong, land deed, Calumet, 1881 July 25 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 26 | Udelhofen, Sophie, ration book, 1942 |
| Box 1 | Folder 27 | Van Breemen, Mr. and Mrs. J.J., news clipping, 1948 |
| Box 1 | Folder 27 | Vanderbilt, Jacob, correspondence, news clipping, 1954, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 27 | Vandersyde, Earl, news clipping, 1957 |
| Box 1 | Folder 27 | Vandersyde, Mr. and Mrs. Henry, biography, 1936 |
| Box 1 | Folder 27 | Van Ess, Dr. John, news clipping, 1949 |
| Box 1 | Folder 27 | Van Soest, A. Sr., news clipping, 1936 |
| Box 1 | Folder 27 | Van Vlymen, Mr. and Mrs. Louis J., biography, news clipping, 1937, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 27 | Venning, William J., news clippings, 1955 |
| Box 9 | Folder 10 | Van Vlissingen, Arthur, World’s Columbian Exposition, dedication invitation, event program, photograph of Christopher Columbus statue, 1892 |
| Oversize Folder 1 | Verhoef, Jan, correspondence (in Dutch) and English transcriptions, news clipping, 1851-1852, 1895 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 29 | Vollmar, Gene, news clipping, 1956 |
| Box 1 | Folder 29 | Walters, Leon, news clipping, 1951 |
| Box 1 | Folder 29 | Waterman, Charles, news clipping, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 29 | Wesselius, Richard L., news clipping, 1938 |
| Box 1 | Folder 29 | Wexelberg, August N., advertisements, biography, genealogy materials, 1986, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 29 | Wexelberg, Charles D., news clipping, 1948 |
| Box 1 | Folder 29 | Wiersema, Frederick, land release deed, 1894 |
| Box 1 | Folder 30 | Woodcock, Albert C., Lion’s Club materials, news clipping, notes, 1948, 1955-1956 |
| Box 1 | Folder 30 | Young, Johanna Orteal, biography, news clippings, 1960, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 30 | Young, Leslie, news clipping, 1948 |
| Box 1 | Folder 30 | Young, Mr. and Mrs. William W., news clippings, note, 1938 |
| Box 1 | Folder 30 | Zimny, Dr. Marilyn, news clipping, 1954 |
Series 1: Biographical Data, 1850-2021, undated
Subseries B: Photographs, circa 1860-1956, undated
Arrangement
Subseries B is arranged alphabetically by last name.
| Box 17 | Photograph 1.135 | Ambuul, Mr. and Mrs., undated |
| Box 17 | Photograph 1.136 | Bihl, Ernest, undated |
| Box 17 | Photograph 1.137 | Bihl Family, undated |
| Box 17 | Photographs 1.138-1.139 | Brennan, George A. (2), undated |
| Box 17 | Photographs 1.140-1.143 | Clausing sisters, dressed in Dutch attire (4), undated |
| Box 17 | Photographs 1.144-1.147 | Dalenburg Family (4), undated |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.148 | DeJong, Peter, undated |
| Box 18 | Photographs 1.149-1.151 | DeYoung Family (3), undated |
| Box 13 | Photographs 3.20-3.182 | Farr, Hilda Butler, photo album with loose lying photos (163 ) [Photograph 3.167 is a portrait of Hilda Bulter Farr; Photograph 3.170 is a 1937 class picture of Pullman Free School of Manual Training and Photographs 3.172-3.182 are theatrical performances], 1935-1943, undated |
| Box 18 | Photograph 1.152 | Gohring, John, circa 1905 |
| Box 18 | Photograph 1.153 | Greuw, Simon, undated |
| Box 18 | Photographs 1.154-1.155 | Hewes, C.D. (2), undated |
| Box 18 | Photograph 1.156 | Hill, J. Claude, undated |
| Box 18 | Photograph 1.157 | Holleman, P. W., undated |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.158 | Hoppe, Willie, undated |
| Box 18 | Photographs 1.159-1.163 | Koopman Family (5), undated |
| Box 18 | Photographs 1.164-1.171 | Madderdom Family (8), circa 1890s, undated |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.233 | Madderom, John, Civil War record which hung in house at 11044 S. Wabash Avenue, 1956 |
| Box 18 | Photographs 1.172-1.175a | Medsker, Bertha Chadwick (5), 1955 |
| Box 18 | Photograph 1.176 | Moerdyk, Dominic and wife, undated |
| Box 18 | Photograph 1.177 | Muller, A. Anna, undated |
| Box 19 | Photograph 1.178 | Olcott, Chauncey (copy), undated |
| Box 19 | Photographs 1.183-1.185 | Old Settlers reunion, includes Mrs. Peter Dalenburg, Cornelius Kuyper, Klaas Madderom and Mr. and Mrs. Goris Vandersyde (3 copies), 1899 |
| Box 19 | Photograph 1.179 | Ortel, John, undated |
| Box 19 | Photograph 1.180 | Prince Family, undated |
| Box 19 | Photographs 1.181-1.182 | Ravesloot, Johannes and wife (2), undated |
| Box 19 | Photographs 1.186-1.187 | Schwartz, Louis, at top of flag pole and at top of Holy Rosary Church spire (2), 1916-1917 |
| Box 19 | Photographs 1.188-1.189 | Ton, John (2), 1873, undated |
| Box 19 | Photograph 1.190 | Ton, John and wife, Aggie Vandersyde, circa 1870s |
| Box 19 | Photograph 1.191 | Ton, Nellie (Mrs. Jansen), circa 1870s |
| Box 19 | Photograph 1.192 | Ton, Lina (Mrs. Lou Bagshaw), circa 1870s |
| Box 19 | Photograph 1.193 | Ton Family, includes Pieternella, Nellie, Kate and Lina, undated |
| Box 19 | Photograph 1.195 | Ton, Cornelis J., undated |
| Box 19 | Photograph 1.194 | Ton, Mrs. Cornelis J. [Johanna Vanderbilt and daughter Marcella], undated |
| Box 19 | Photographs 1.196, 1.198-1.201, 1.203-1.209 | Ton Family (12), 1896, 1945 |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.197, 1.202 | Ton Family, reunion picnics (2), circa 1900, 1945 |
| Box 19 | Photograph 1.209a | Udelhofen, Michael, circa 1905-1910 |
| Box 19 | Photographs 1.209b-1.210 | Vandersyde, Goris (2), undated |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.211 | Vandersyde, Mrs. Goris, undated |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.212 | Vandersyde, Leonard, circa 1860 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.213 | Vandersyde, George, circa 1890 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.214 | Vandersyde family, circa 1860s |
| Box 20 | Photographs 1.215-1.216 | Van Ess, Dominic Bankas (pastor, First Reformed Church) and family (2), undated |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.217 | Wexelburg, August N., 1893 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.218 | Zwart, Heintje and wife, undated |
| Box 20 | Photograph 2.11 | Fisher, Mrs. Williams and daughter, circa 1915 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 2.12 | Raatjes, Adolph, 1937 |
Series 2: Business Establishments, 1877-2021, undated
Scope and Contents
Series 2 is comprised of items created by or about Calumet-area businesses, including brochures, bulletins, historical sketches, news clippings, photographs, receipts and yearbooks.
Arrangement
Series 2 is arranged into two subseries: Subseries A: Documents, 1892-2021, undated and Subseries B: Photographs, 1877-1967, undated.
Subseries A: Documents, 1892-2021, undated
Arrangement
Subseries A is arranged alphabetically by business name or resource title.
| Box 9 | Folder 12 | 110th Street and Michigan Avenue Businesses, historical list compiled by Janice Helge, 2021 |
| Box 2 | Folder 1 | Acme Steel Company, news clippings 1955-1959 |
| Box 2 | Folder 1 | Acme Steel Company, Acme Steel News, 1961 Summer |
| Box 8 | Folder 9 | Acme Steel Company, Acme Steel News, 1961 October |
| Box 8 | Folder 10 | Acme Steel Company, Acme Steel News: 1961 November |
| Box 8 | Folder 11 | Acme Steel Company, Acme Steel News: 1961 December |
| Box 9 | Folder 13 | Adam Ooms Grocery, history by Gertrude Ooms, undated |
| Box 9 | Folder 14 | Cal-Print, Calumet Printing Company, correspondence, shares certificate, stationary, 1958, 1974, undated |
| Box 2 | Folder 5 | Calumet Store, news clippings, 1915 |
| Box 2 | Folder 7 | Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation, historical sketch, 1937 |
| Box 2 | Folder 8 | Chicago Steel and Wire Company, news clipping, 1962 |
| Box 2 | Folder 9 | Dalenburg Hardware Store, news clipping, undated |
| Oversize Folder 10 | Daily Calumet, 72nd anniversary poster, [1953] | |
| Box 2 | Folder 10 | Drop Forge Works, news clipping, undated |
| Box 2 | Folder 11 | Eleven Mile House Tavern, historical sketches, 1930, 1933, undated |
| Box 2 | Folder 11 | Eleven Mile House Tavern, news clippings, 1930, 1939 |
| Box 2 | Folder 12 | Family Service Bureau, news clippings, 1955 |
| Box 2 | Folder 13 | Gately's People Store, news clipping, undated |
| Box 2 | Folder 14 | Ingersoil Products, news clipping, undated |
| Box 2 | Folder 15 | International Harvester, Harvester World, bulletin, 1944 December |
| Box 2 | Folder 16 | J & J Tool and Machine Company, news clipping, 1963 |
| Box 2 | Folder 6 | John Cannon & Son (plumbing and gas fittings) receipt, 1893 |
| Box 2 | Folder 17 | Jahn, August (carpenter and builder), receipts, 1902-1903 |
| Box 2 | Folder 18 | Jay's Food, Inc., news clipping, 1958 |
| Box 2 | Folder 19 | Jessen and Smith, Milk Dealers, announcements and receipts [See: Milk Dealers' Association Ledger and Minute Book for account book and ledger], circa 1890s, 1906 |
| Box 2 | Folder 20 | Kleeman Brothers, receipt, 1893 |
| Box 2 | Folder 21 | Andrew Larsen, cement sidewalks, receipt, 1904 |
| Box 2 | Folder 22 | Libby, McNeil and Libby, news clipping, 1959 |
| Box 2 | Folder 23 | National Lead Company, news clipping, 1960 |
| Box 2 | Folder 24 | Ooms Grocery, news clipping, 1936 |
| Box 2 | Folder 25 | Oxford Market and Grocery, receipts, 1902, 1911 |
| Box 2 | Folder 26 | Sherwin-Williams Company, anniversary brochures, 1955, 1966 |
| Box 2 | Folder 26 | Sherwin-Williams Company, historical sketches and notes, 1937, 1944 |
| Box 2 | Folder 26 | Sherwin-Williams Company, news clippings, 1955, 1959, 1961 |
| Box 2 | Folder 2 | T.H. Arcan Brick Work and Plastering, receipt, 1893 |
| Box 2 | Folder 28 | Theodore Werner Company, news clipping, 1955 |
| Box 2 | Folder 29 | West Pullman Lumber Company, receipts, 1893 |
| Box 2 | Folder 30 | West Pullman Works, bulletin, review, 1944 December |
Series 2: Businesses Establishments, 1877-2021, undated
Subseries B: Photographs, 1877-1967, undated
Arrangement
Subseries B is arranged alphabetically by business name.
| nhrc Shared Photo Box 3 | Photograph 1.15 | Anderson, A.B. and Company, grocers, 1890 |
| nhrc Shared Photo Box 3 | Photographs 1.16-1.26 | Arsmom's Grain Elevator, (11), undated |
| nhrc Shared Photo Box 3 | Photograph 1.28 | Avenue Theatre, winter, 1918 |
| nhrc Shared Photo Box 3 | Photographs 1.1-1.14 | Calumet Index, newspaper, interior views (14), 1951 |
| Box 24 | Photographs 3.1-3.2 | Calumet Printing, moving the press (2 slides), 1962 |
| Box 24 | Photographs 3.3-3.8 | Calumet Printing, sandblasting building exterior (6 slides), 1967 |
| nhrc Shared Photo Box 3 | Photographs 1.29-1.30 | Chicago Drop Forge Company, employees (2), circa 1890, 1910 |
| Box 24 | Photograph 3.9 | Daily Calumet, car (1 slide), undated |
| Box 24 | Photograph 3.10 | Daily Calumet, party (1 slide), undated |
| Box 24 | Photograph 3.11 | Daily Calumet, view of building during parade (1 slide), undated |
| Box 24 | Photograph 3.12 | Daily Calumet, wagon (1 slide), undated |
| nhrc Shared Photo Box 3 | Photograph 1.31 | Dalenburg Grocery, 111th Street and Michigan Avenue, undated |
| nhrc Shared Photo Box 3 | Photographs 1.32-1.33 | Dalenburg Hardware, 110th Street and Michigan Avenue (2), undated |
| Box 24 | Photograph 3.13 | East Side Printery, exterior (1 slide), undated |
| nhrc Shared Photo Box 3 | Photograph 1.34 | Eleven Mile House Tavern, 92nd and State Streets, undated |
| Box 24 | Photograph 3.14 | Goldblatt’s Department Store, exterior view with Richard Nixon political event (1 slide), undated |
| Box 24 | Photograph 3.15 | Linnea Building, exterior, undated |
| nhrc Shared Photo Box 3 | Photograph 1.34a | Roseland Bank, interior view, 1887 |
| nhrc Shared Photo Box 3 | Photograph 1.35 | South End Buffet Company, 11900 S. Michigan Avenue [Dirk Visser], undated |
| nhrc Shared Photo Box 3 | Photographs 1.36-1.37 | Ton Real Estate, exterior and interior, 110th Street and Michigan Avenue (2), undated |
| nhrc Shared Photo Box 3 | Photograph 1.38 | Vander Ploeg Grocery, 10657 S. Michigan Avenue, undated |
| Box 23 | Photograph 1.336 | Vander Ploeg Meat Market, undated |
| nhrc Shared Photo Box 3 | Photograph 1.39 | Vandersyde General Store, 111th Street and Michigan Avenue, employees, undated |
| nhrc Shared Photo Box 3 | Photograph 1.40 | Van Vlissingen Real Estate, staff, undated |
| Box 24 | Photograph 2.1 | Binyon’s Point (tavern), circa 1910 |
| Box 24 | Photograph 2.2 | Roseland Cheap Store, Hiram Van der Bilt home, 1877 |
Series 3: Religious Institutions, 1890-1988, undated
Scope and Contents
Series 3 contains announcements, brochures, bulletins, historical sketches, news clippings, photographs and programs related to religious institutions in the Calumet region.
Arrangement
Series 3 is arranged into two subseries: Subseries A: Documents, 1904-1988, undated and Subseries B: Photographs, 1890-1972, undated.
Subseries A: Documents, 1904-1988, undated
Arrangement
Subseries A is arranged alphabetically by name of religious institution.
| Box 2 | Folder 32 | All Saints Catholic Church, news clippings, 1956, 1960 |
| Box 2 | Folder 33 | Bethany Reformed Church, news clippings, 1949, circa 1960 |
| Box 7 | Folder 12 | “Churches of Greater Roseland,” historical sketches by Jan Helge and Paula Malak, 1988 |
| Box 2 | Folder 34 | Church of Our Master, The Builder, bulletin, December 1939 |
| Box 2 | Folder 35 | Congregation Shomre Hadas, news clippings, 1948, 1962 |
| Box 2 | Folder 36 | Elim Evangelical Lutheran Church, anniversary album, 1935 |
| Box 2 | Folder 36 | Elim Evangelical Lutheran Church, news clippings, 1950, 1959, 1962 |
| Box 2 | Folder 36 | Elim Evangelical Lutheran Church, program (Talitha Kumi Society), 1946 |
| Box 2 | Folder 37 | Fernwood Methodist Church, anniversary brochure, 1955 |
| Box 2 | Folder 37 | Fernwood Methodist Church, news clipping, 1960 |
| Box 2 | Folder 38 | First Reformed Church of Roseland, anniversary brochure, 1939 |
| Box 2 | Folder 39 | First Reformed Church of Roseland, anniversary brochure, 1949 |
| Box 3 | Folder 1 | First Reformed Church of Roseland, historical sketch, 1932 |
| Box 3 | Folder 1 | First Reformed Church of Roseland, news clippings, 1939, 1946, 1948-1949, 1955, 1958 |
| Box 3 | Folder 1 | First Reformed Church of Roseland, pamphlet, 1964 |
| Box 3 | Folder 2 | First Reformed Church of South Holland, news clippings, 1948, 1950 |
| Box 3 | Folder 3 | First Roseland Baptist Church, news clipping, 1948 |
| Box 3 | Folder 4 | Fourth Christian Reformed Church of Roseland, anniversary brochure, 1969 |
| Box 9 | Folder 15 | Fourth Christian Reformed Church of Roseland, Thanksgiving program (copy), 1934 |
| Box 2 | Folder 31 | General historical notes, circa 1950s-1960s |
| Box 3 | Folder 5 | Holy Rosary Church, anniversary brochures, 1957, 1972 |
| Box 3 | Folder 5 | Holy Rosary Church, historical sketch, undated |
| Box 3 | Folder 5 | Holy Rosary Church, invitations, 1917, 1939, 1943 |
| Box 3 | Folder 6 | Holy Rosary Church, news clippings, 1937, 1943, 1947, 1949-1950, 1956-1957, 1959 |
| Box 3 | Folder 6 | Holy Rosary Church, programs, 1930, 1938, 1940 |
| Box 3 | Folder 5 | Holy Rosary Church, The Rosarian, bulletin, 1942 July |
| Box 3 | Folder 7 | Holy Rosary Slovak Church, news clippings, 1950, 1956, 1960 |
| Box 3 | Folder 8 | Lorimer Memorial Baptist Church, news clipping, 1959 |
| Box 3 | Folder 9 | Our Savior Lutheran Church, news clipping, 1951 |
| Box 3 | Folder 10 | Presbyterian Church of Roseland, historical sketches, 1930, 1940 |
| Box 3 | Folder 10 | Presbyterian Church of Roseland, news clippings, 1944, 1946, 1955, 1957-1961 |
| Box 3 | Folder 10 | Presbyterian Church of Roseland, program, 1911 |
| Box 9 | Folder 16 | Presbyterian Church of Roseland, program, 1961 |
| Box 3 | Folder 11 | Roseland Central Presbyterian Church, Good Tidings, bulletin, 1906 October |
| Box 3 | Folder 12 | Roseland Evangelical Mission Church, anniversary brochure, 1957 |
| Box 3 | Folder 12 | Roseland Evangelical Mission Church, news clippings, 1942, 1955 |
| Box 3 | Folder 12 | Roseland Evangelical Mission Church, program, 1955 |
| Box 3 | Folder 13 | St. Anthony's Catholic Church, news clippings, 1950, 1952 |
| Box 9 | Folder 1 | St. Joseph’s Chapel, The Guardian, 1904 May |
| Box 3 | Folder 14 | St. Joseph's Episcopal Church, historical sketch, 1940 |
| Box 3 | Folder 15 | St. Louis Church, news clippings, 1936, undated |
| Box 3 | Folder 16 | St. Michael’s Ukrainian Church, news clipping, 1960 |
| Box 3 | Folder 17 | St. Nicholas Church, anniversary brochure, 1937 |
| Box 3 | Folder 17 | St. Nicholas Church, bulletin, 1965 March 28 |
| Box 3 | Folder 17 | St. Nicholas Church, invitations, 1937, 1940 |
| Box 3 | Folder 18 | St. Nicholas Church, news clippings, 1940, 1944, 1949, 1957, 1965 |
| Box 3 | Folder 18 | St. Nicholas Church, programs, anniversary, 1915, 1940 |
| Box 3 | Folder 18 | St. Nicholas Church, St. Agnes Sodality, circa 1920, 1925 |
| Box 3 | Folder 19 | St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, news clippings, 1957 |
| Box 3 | Folder 20 | St. Peter and Paul Church, anniversary brochure, 1964 |
| Box 3 | Folder 21 | St. Salomea Church, news clippings, 1948, undated |
| Box 3 | Folder 22 | St. Stephen’s Methodist Episcopal Church, news clippings, 1956, 1958-1959 |
| Box 3 | Folder 22 | St. Stephen’s Methodist Episcopal Church, program, 1910 |
| Box 3 | Folder 23 | St. Willibrord’s Catholic Church, news clippings, 1938, 1949, 1953, undated |
| Box 3 | Folder 24 | Second Reformed Church of Roseland, news clipping, 1950 |
| Box 3 | Folder 25 | Stewart Ridge Community Church, news clippings, 1940, 1955 |
| Box 3 | Folder 26 | West Pullman Christian Church, news clippings, 1946, 1950 |
| Box 3 | Folder 27 | Zion Lutheran Church, anniversary brochure, 1957 |
| Box 3 | Folder 27 | Zion Lutheran Church, news clippings, 1947-1960 |
Series 3: Religious Institutions, 1890-1988, undated
Subseries B: Photographs, 1890-1967, undated
Arrangement
Subseries B is arranged alphabetically by name of religious institutions.
| Box 16 | Photographs 1.86-1.87 | All Saints Church (2), 1967 |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.88 | Christian Reformed Church, street view, undated |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.89 | Christian Reformed Holland Church, 1890 |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.90 | Elim Lutheran Church, Sunday school picnic, 1907 |
| Box 16 | Photographs 1.91-1.92 | First Reformed Church, street view (2), 1904 |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.93 | [no photograph for thus number] |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.95 | First Reformed Church, group (consistory and wives, includes Dominic and Mrs. Van Ess), 1898 |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.94 | First Reformed Church, interior showing organ, undated |
| Box 16 | Photographs 1.96-1.97 | First Reformed Church, parsonage exterior and interior (2), undated |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.98 | First Reformed Church, 2nd building, erected 1867, undated |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.99 | Roseland Presbyterian, Sunday school, 1900 |
| Box 16 | Photographs 1.100-1.101 | St. Matthias Episcopal Church, cornerstone laying (2), undated |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.102 | St. Matthias Episcopal, exterior, 1967 |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.103 | St. Nicholas Church, St. Agnes Sodality group, circa 1915 |
| Box 24 | Photograph 2.3 | Mission Wagon Papers and Tracts [See also: Photograph 1.217, August N. Wexelburg], 1899 |
Series 4: Clubs and Organizations, 1872-2021, undated
Scope and Contents
Series 4 contains bulletins, historical sketches, news clippings, photographs, programs and yearbooks created by numerous civil and social groups in the Calumet region. The photographs in Subseries B include athletic and dramatic organizations.
Arrangement
Series 4 is arranged into two subseries: Subseries A: Documents, 1887-2021, undated and Subseries B: Photographs, 1872-1955, undated.
Subseries A: Documents, 1887-2021, undated
Arrangement
Subseries A is arranged alphabetically by club or organization name.
| Box 4 | Folder 1 | 9th Ward political organizations, historical sketch, 1935 |
| Box 4 | Folder 1 | 9th Ward political organizations, news clippings, 1946-1956 |
| Oversize Folder 3 | 9th Ward political map, undated | |
| Box 3 | Folder 28 | American Legion, Post no. 49, bulletin, 1963 |
| Box 3 | Folder 29 | Boy Scouts of America, news clipping, undated |
| Box 2 | Folder 3 | Business and Professional Women's Club of Roseland, calendar of events 1944-1945 |
| Box 9 | Folder 17 | Calumet Ben Franklin Club (printing), letterhead and program [See also: Cal-Print], 1950, undated |
| Box 7 | Folder 13 | Calumet Club, history and member list, 1887 |
| Box 3 | Folder 30 | Calumet District Women’s United Catholic Auxiliary no. 584, minute book and ledger, 1917-1918 |
| Box 3 | Folder 31 | Calumet Joint Labor Council, news clipping, 1944 |
| Box 3 | Folder 32 | Chicago Polish Home Association, news clipping, 1948 |
| Box 3 | Folder 33 | Cottage Grove Heights Improvement Association, news clipping, undated |
| Box 3 | Folder 34 | Eiche Turners, bulletin, 1957 |
| Box 3 | Folder 34 | Eiche Turners, handbook, undated |
| Box 3 | Folder 34 | Eiche Turners, newspaper clipping, 1957 |
| Box 3 | Folder 34 | Eiche Turners, program [See also Box 4, Folder 16], 1904 |
| Box 3 | Folder 35 | Fernwood Improvement Association, programs for Independence Day, 1909-1910 |
| Box 3 | Folder 36 | Foster, J. Ellen, Club, cookbook, circa 1900 |
| Box 3 | Folder 37 | Harbor Lights Boat Club, news clipping, 1955 |
| Box 3 | Folder 38 | Knickerbocker Society, program, 1927 |
| Box 4 | Folder 2 | Porcupine Club, news clipping, 1944 |
| Box 4 | Folder 3 | Roseland Chiefs Baseball Team, news clipping, 1956 |
| Box 6 | Folder 9 | Roseland Community Hospital, brochure, 1926-1927 |
| Box 9 | Folder 18 | Roseland Community Hospital, constitution and by-laws, 1961 |
| Box 9 | Folder 19 | Roseland Community Hospital, The Encapsulator, newsletter (not inclusive), 1958-1959 |
| Box 6 | Folder 9 | Roseland Community Hospital, The Encapsulator, newsletter, 1960-1964 |
| Box 6 | Folder 9 | Roseland Community Hospital, news clippings, 1956-1960 |
| Box 10 | Folder 7 | Roseland Community Hospital, news clippings, undated |
| Box 9 | Folder 20 | Roseland Community Hospital, School of Nursing, alumni association, constitution and by-laws, 1970 |
| Box 9 | Folder 21 | Roseland Community Hospital, School of Nursing, historical compilation by Janice Helge, 2021 |
| Box 10 | Folder 7 | Roseland Community Hospital, School of Nursing, oath and statement, undated |
| Box 4 | Folder 4 | Roseland Eclipse Baseball Team, historical sketch, 1925 |
| Box 4 | Folder 4 | Roseland Eclipse Baseball Team, news clippings [See also: Box 4, Folder 30], 1956-1957 |
| Box 4 | Folder 5 | Roseland Kiwanis Club, news clippings, 1956-1957 |
| Box 4 | Folder 6 | Roseland Lions Club, news clippings, 1942-1961 |
| Box 4 | Folder 7 | Roseland Lodge no. 1062, Loyal Order of Moose, news clippings, 1950-1955 |
| Box 4 | Folder 8 | Roseland Women’s Club, yearbooks, 1926-1929, 1931-1953 |
| Box 4 | Folder 8 | Roseland Women’s Club, news clippings, 1940, 1949 |
| Box 9 | Folder 2 | Rosemoor Community Association, newsletters and fliers, 2002-2009 |
| Box 9 | Folder 22 | Rosemoor Community Association, brochure, planning materials, 2012 |
| Box 4 | Folder 9 | San Salvador Circle no. 39, Daughters of Isabella, 1925-1939 |
| Box 4 | Folder 10 | South End Merchants’ Association, news clipping, undated |
| Box 4 | Folder 10 | South End Merchants’ Association, program, 1927 |
| Box 4 | Folder 10 | South End Merchants’ Association, resolution, 1899 |
| Box 4 | Folder 10 | South End Merchants’ Association, tickets for annual picnic, 1898-1899 |
| Box 4 | Folder 11 | South Side Choral Club, program, 1908-1909 |
| Box 7 | Folder 14 | South Suburban Genealogical & Historical Society, “Rooting Together,” history, 1983 |
| Box 4 | Folder 12 | Tornadoes Athletic Club, news clippings, 1956-1958 |
| Box 4 | Folder 13 | Union League Club, bulletin, 1930 |
| Box 9 | Folder 3 | West Pullman Civic Club, news clippings and flyers, 1969 |
| Box 9 | Folder 4 | West Pullman Civic Club, news clippings and flyers, 1970 |
| Box 9 | Folder 5 | West Pullman Civic Club, news clippings and flyers, 1971 |
| Box 9 | Folder 6 | West Pullman Civic Club, news clippings and flyers, 1972 |
| Box 9 | Folder 7 | West Pullman Civic Club, news clippings and flyers, 1973-1974 |
| Box 4 | Folder 14 | West Pullman Improvement Association, program, 1914 |
| Box 4 | Folder 15 | West Pullman Women's Club, news clipping, 1943 |
| Box 4 | Folder 15 | West Pullman Women's Club, yearbook, 1938-1939 |
| Box 4 | Folder 16 | Women's Auxiliary of Turner-Verein-Eiche, news clipping [See also: Eiche Turners, Box 3, Folder 34], 1955 |
| Box 4 | Folder 17 | YMCA, Roseland, anniversary brochure, 1937 |
| Box 4 | Folder 17 | YMCA, Roseland, membership list, undated |
| Box 8 | Folders 12-13 | YMCA, Roseland, YMCA News, newsletter, 1930 May 16, October 30 |
Series 4: Clubs and Organizations, 1872-2021, undated
Subseries B: Photographs, 1872-1955, undated
Arrangement
Subseries B is arranged alphabetically by club or organization name.
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.104 | American Legion, undated |
| Oversize Folder 16 | Photograph 1.122 | Bethany Reformed Church senior baseball club, 1908 |
| Oversize Folder 20 | Photograph 1.126 | Bethel Baptist Church, Women’s Helping Hand club, undated |
| Box 24 | Photograph 2.4 | Calumet Baseball Team, circa 1910 |
| Oversize Folder 21 | Photograph 1.127 | Calumet Store, 110th Street and Michigan Avenue, 1872 |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.106 | Chicago All-Stars, team picture, 1926 |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.105 | Doer's Orchestra, 1890 |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.107a,b | Drama League of Chicago, 1913 |
| Oversize Folder 18 | Photograph 1.124 | Eclipse Baseball Team, Roseland, 1909 |
| Oversize Folder 19 | Photograph 1.125 | Eclipse Baseball Team, Roseland, 1911 |
| Box 14 | Photograph 2.8a | Eiche Turnvereins, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, play cast, circa 1900 |
| Box 16 | Photographs 1.108-1.111 | J. Ellen Foster Club, picnics, 1895-1896 |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.111 | J. Ellen Foster Club, group outing in a carriage, 1895 |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.112 | Knights of Columbus, minstrel show group picture, undated |
| Box 14 | Photograph 2.5 | Knights of Pythias Temple, cornerstone laying, 1911 |
| Box 16 | Photographs 1.113a-1.113b | Lake Calumet Boat and Gun Club, exterior and outdoor scene (2), 1955 |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.113 | Lake Calumet Boat and Gun Club, exterior and outdoor scene, 1955 |
| Oversize Folder 17 | Photograph 1.123 | Portland Baseball Team, 1907 |
| Box 24 | Photograph 2.6 | Roseland Band, circa 1890 |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.114 | Roseland Baseball Team, 1898 |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.115 | South End Business Men's Association, circa 1900 |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.116 | South End Merchant's Association, 1896 |
| Box 14 | Photographs 1.117-1.118 | South Park Basketball League, 1906-1907 |
| Oversize Folder 15 | Photograph 1.119 | South Park Basketball League, 1906-1907 |
| Box 24 | Photograph 2.29 | Spanish-American War Veterans, dinner (?), circa 1915 |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.120 | Sunday School Union, group picture, 1903 |
| Box 24 | Photographs 2.7-2.8 | Unidentified parade (2), 1896 |
| Box 24 | Photograph 2.30 | Unidentified veterans, Decoration Day services, 1932 |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.121 | YMCA, Roseland, 1900 |
Series 5: Historical Sketches and Newspapers, 1852-2020, undated
Scope and Contents
Series 5 contains historical sketches, maps, news clippings and materials on a wide variety of regional projects in the Calumet region.
Arrangement
Series 4 is arranged into two subseries: Subseries A: Historical Sketches, 1852-2019, undated and Subseries B: Newspapers, 1885-2020
Subseries A: Historical Sketches, 1852-2019, undated
Scope and Contents
Subseries A contains historical sketches on a wide range of topics. Early residents of the Calumet region wrote the bulk of these accounts. A number of the resources are historical articles clipped from local newspapers and serials such as “The Story of High Prairie,” by Peter De Young, which appeared in various Holland-American newspapers of the Midwest in 1949. The series also includes a scrapbook on Lake Calumet Harbor that covers the harbor’s opening, the Cal-Sag Channel Project and the continued growth and development of Lake Calumet Harbor between 1949 and 1959.
Arrangement
Subseries A is arranged alphabetically by Calumet regional area and then by title or topic.
| Oversize Folder 6 | 9th Ward, election precinct blueprint map, undated | |
| Box 4 | Folder 18 | Calumet General - “Calumet Before 1849,” undated |
| Box 4 | Folder 18 | Calumet General - “The Calumet Region,” undated |
| Box 4 | Folder 18 | Calumet General - “The Calumet Region and Its Early Settlers,” Eenignburg, 1935 |
| Box 4 | Folder 18 | Calumet General - “The Calumet Region Today,” 1925 |
| Box 4 | Folder 19 | Calumet General - “Discuss Sewer Improvements for Cal Park,” Hughes, 1955 |
| Box 4 | Folder 19 | Calumet General - “First Settler of Record Came in 1838,” 1949 |
| Box 9 | Folder 23 | Calumet General - Fourth of July, 1892, sources compiled by Janice Helge, 2020 |
| Box 4 | Folder 19 | Calumet General - “Old Houses Calumet Region,” Walter Doemling, 1955 |
| Box 4 | Folder 19 | Calumet General - “130th Street Bridge,” 1949 |
| Box 4 | Folder 19 | Calumet General - “Settlers Push Responsible for Indian Retreats,” 1955 |
| Box 4 | Folder 19 | Calumet General - “Synopsis of History of Calumet Region,” John Penn, 1939 |
| Box 7 | Folder 18 | Calumet General - zoning district map (photocopies only), undated |
| Oversize Folder 12 | Calumet Highlands - Krenn & Dato Subdividers, blueprint of subdivision, [1925] | |
| Oversize Folder 13 | Calumet Highlands - “High Speed Profits in the I.C. Electrification,” newspaper ad for opening sale of lots in subdivision, Chicago Herald and Examiner, 1925 September 19 | |
| Box 4 | Folder 20 | Calumet-Lake Calumet Harbor - “A Commercial Fishing Trip,” Theodore Longabaugh, 1937 |
| Box 4 | Folder 20 | Calumet-Lake Calumet Harbor - “Lake Calumet Harbor: Its Need and Proposed Development,” Longabaugh, 1937 |
| Box 4 | Folder 20 | Calumet-Lake Calumet Harbor - “Lake Calumet Harbor: May Be Delayed but Cannot Be Defeated,” Henry W. Lee, 1904 |
| Box 4 | Folder 20 | Calumet-Lake Calumet Harbor - “Was Chicago Built on the Wrong Lot?” Longabaugh, 1939 |
| Box 4 | Folder 21 | Calumet-Lake Calumet Harbor - construction and development, 1936-1955 |
| Box 4 | Folder 22 | Calumet-Lake Calumet Harbor - news clippings, 1947-1962 |
| Box 4 | Folder 23 | Calumet-Lake Calumet Harbor - opening, letters from Mayor Daley and Governor Stratton, 1955 |
| Oversize Folder 7 | Calumet-Lake Calumet Harbor - Arend Van Vlissingen Plan, Lake Calumet Harbor, Chicago, blueprint, 1920 June | |
| Oversize Folder 8 | Calumet-Lake Calumet Harbor - Calumet Sag Channel Dredging Lake Calumet, Sheet 1 of 8, 1936 May 9 | |
| Oversize Folder 9 | Calumet-Lake Calumet Harbor - Comprehensive Airplane-Seaplane, Ship & Barge Harbor (Study No. 5) in Lake Calumet, blueprint, 1939 September 14 | |
| Oversize Folder 14 | Calumet-Lake Calumet Harbor - Calumet and Indiana Harbors. U.S. Lake Survey, colored map, 1960 | |
| Box 8 | Folder 1 | Calumet-Lake Calumet Harbor - Calumet Harbor scrapbook, 1949-1959 |
| Box 10 | Folder | Calumet Region: Its Industries and Resources, industrial supplement to the Chicago Telegram [includes index created by Janice Helge], 1904 October 29 |
| Box 4 | Folder 24 | Chicago - “An Incident in the Great Chicago Fire,” by Jennie Dewey, undated |
| Box 4 | Folder 24 | Chicago - “Chicago…as Studied by the Camera,” 1934 |
| Box 4 | Folder 24 | Chicago - “Pictorial History of Chicago,” 1930 |
| Box 4 | Folder 25 | Fernwood - “Fernwood,” news clipping, 1898 |
| Box 4 | Folder 25 | Fernwood - “The Fernwood Story,” John Furlong, 1955 |
| Box 4 | Folder 26 | Gano - “History of Gano,” Raymond Vejma, 1936 |
| Box 4 | Folder 26 | Gano - “History of Gano,” Rev. J. Kuite, undated |
| Box 4 | Folder 27 | Hegewisch - “Hegewisch: The Dream of an Early Industrialist,” [John] Drury, 1959 |
| Box 4 | Folder 28 | Kensington - “Kensington,” Johanna Young, undated |
| Box 4 | Folder 28 | Kensington - “Kensington High School,” Effie W. Miller, undated |
| Box 4 | Folder 29 | Oakland - “Oakland history,” undated |
| Box 4 | Folder 30 | Roseland-Athletics - “Roseland Eclipse and Other Athletics,” undated |
| Box 4 | Folder 30 | Roseland Athletics - cycling, 1895 |
| Box 4 | Folder 31 | Roseland Business - “Business History of Roseland,” Theolphilus Schmid, 1931 |
| Box 4 | Folder 31 | Roseland Business - business advertisements, 1898 |
| Box 4 | Folder 32 | Roseland General - centennial newspaper clippings, 1949 |
| Box 5 | Folder 1 | Roseland General - “Agencies,” Albert G. Okrongley, undated; “Community Study of Roseland,” Lewis Sprietsma, 1938 |
| Box 5 | Folder 1 | Roseland General - “Community Study of Roseland,” Lewis Sprietsma, 1938 |
| Box 5 | Folder 2 | Roseland General - “Dutch Immigrants Like Territory: Roseland is Result," 1938 |
| Box 5 | Folder 2 | Roseland General - “Five Old Residents Tell of Early Roseland,” 1913 |
| Box 7 | Folder 15 | Roseland General - The Greater Roseland Area of Chicago, South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society Research Series, vol. 1, 1990 |
| Box 9 | Folder 24 | Roseland General - historical sketches, undated |
| Box 9 | Folder 25 | Roseland General - historical timeline, created by Janice Helge, 2019 |
| Box 5 | Folder 2 | Roseland General - “History of Roseland,” Edna R. Meyers, 1930 |
| Box 5 | Folder 2 | Roseland General - “History of Roseland and the Town of Pullman,” undated |
| Box 5 | Folders 3-27 | Roseland General - History of Roseland and Vicinity by Simon Dekker, with index, circa 1935 |
| Box 5 | Folder 28 | Roseland General - “Hollanders First to Make Roseland Home,” Geo. A. Brennan, 1915 |
| Box 9 | Folder 26 | Roseland General - Newspaper Extracts 1882-1894, South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society Research Series, vol. 4, 1992 |
| Box 5 | Folder 28 | Roseland General - “Olde Timers Reminisce,” 1949 |
| Box 9 | Folder 8 | Roseland General - Roseland Business Development Council, newsletter on 150 years of Roseland Community, 1999 August |
| Box 5 | Folder 28 | Roseland General - “Roseland from the air,” 1957; “Roseland History,” undated |
| Box 5 | Folder 28 | Roseland General - “Roseland History: Suburban Development,” undated |
| Box 5 | Folder 28 | Roseland General - “Roseland or Tulipland, It’s Dutch From the Start,” Drury, 1959 |
| Box 5 | Folder 28 | Roseland General - “Roseland and West Pullman,” Laura Clarke, circa 1925 |
| Box 9 | Folder 27 | Roseland General - Schools, South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society Research Series, vol. 5, 1994 |
| Box 5 | Folder 29 | Roseland General - “Seeing Pullman-Roseland,” Charles H. Gallion, undated |
| Box 5 | Folder 29 | Roseland General - “Short History of the First Dutch Settlement,” Goustra, undated |
| Box 5 | Folder 29 | Roseland General - South End, newspaper clipping, 1934 |
| Box 9 | Folder 28 | Roseland General - South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society, Where the Trails Cross, vol. 29, no. 4, 1999 |
| Box 9 | Folder 29 | Roseland General - South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society, Where the Trails Cross, vol. 36, no. 4, 2006 |
| Box 9 | Folder 30 | Roseland General - South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society, Where the Trails Cross, vol. 44, no. 1, 2013 |
| Box 5 | Folder 30 | Roseland General - “Story of the High Prairie,” Peter De Young (series of articles), 1949 |
| Box 9 | Folder 31 | Roseland General - Svenska Evangeligal Lutheran Church 1885-1900, South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society Research Series, vol. 12, 2004 |
| Box 5 | Folder 29 | Roseland General - “Tech Honor Student Traces South End history from 1849,” 1936 |
| Box 5 | Folder 29 | Roseland General - “WPA Makes Study of First Dutch Settlement,” 1937 |
| Box 5 | Folder 29 | Roseland General - “With the Early Settlers,” undated |
| Box 5 | Folder 31 | Roseland Medicine - “1890,” by Dr. P. W. Holleman, 1932 |
| Box 5 | Folder 32 | Roseland Residences - “Looking Beyond the Chicago Plan,” 1975 |
| Box 5 | Folder 32 | Roseland Residences - “Pick 16 Roseland Rehab Sites,” 1975 |
| Box 5 | Folder 32 | Roseland Residences - “Views Historic Buildings Here,” undated |
| Box 5 | Folder 33 | Roseland Schools - “The First Schools in Roseland,” 1938 |
| Box 5 | Folder 33 | Roseland Schools - “Roseland's First Schools,” 1911 |
| Box 5 | Folder 33 | Roseland Schools - “Roseland's First Schools,” undated |
| Box 5 | Folder 33 | Roseland Schools - receipts to Cornelis Kuyper for schooling, 1852, undated |
| Box 5 | Folder 33 | Roseland Schools - news clippings, 1949 |
| Box 5 | Folder 34 | Roseland 60th Anniversary - “Pictorial Roseland,” 1907 |
| Box 5 | Folder 34 | Roseland 60th Anniversary - “Sixtieth Anniversary... Dutch Settlement,” 1909 |
| Box 5 | Folder 35 | Roseland Spanish American War, typescript notes, undated |
| Box 5 | Folder 36 | Roseland Streets - “The Historical Geography of the 300 Block West on 110th Place, Roseland…,” Ronald G. Patterson, 1964 |
| Box 5 | Folder 36 | Roseland Streets - “111th Street,” Ronald G. Patterson, 1967 |
| Box 5 | Folder 37 | Roseland-Streets - newspaper clippings, circa 1940s |
| Box 5 | Folder 37 | Roseland-Streets - picture postcard, undated |
| Box 6 | Folder 1 | Roseland Theatres - “Mario Manzardo Recalls: Roseland’s Dream World of Movies,” 1975 |
| Box 6 | Folder 2 | Roseland Transportation - “CTA Preserves Cars of Others Eras,” Berger, 1962 |
| Box 6 | Folder 2 | Roseland Transportation - “The Spectator,” 1952 |
| Box 6 | Folder 3 | Rosemoor - “Community Which Was Nameless to be Rosemoor,” 1937 |
| Box 6 | Folder 4 | South Holland - “Social Relationships and Institutions in an Established Rural Community,” by L. S. Dodson. U.S. Dept. Of Agriculture. Farm Security Administration & Bureau of Agricultural Economics Cooperating, Social Research Report #XVI, Washington, 1939 |
| Box 6 | Folder 5 | South Holland - “The South Holland Onion Set Industry,” Arvin Williams Hahn, 1952 |
| Box 6 | Folder 6 | Thorton - “This is Thorton Township,” 1952 |
| Box 7 | Folder 16 | Wartime - Roseland men in the Civil War, notes, 1914-1948 |
| Box 6 | Folder 7 | West Pullman - “History of West Pullman,” George F. Roberts, 1941 |
| Box 6 | Folder 7 | West Pullman - “History of West Pullman & Environs,” circa 1920 |
| Box 6 | Folder 7 | West Pullman - “Pictorial West Pullman,” 1907 |
| Box 6 | Folder 7 | West Pullman - “Red Cross Pantomime,” undated |
Series 5: Historical Sketches and Newspapers, 1852-2020, undated
Subseries B: Newspapers, 1885-2020
Scope and Contents
Subseries B contains issues from a variety of local community newspapers including the Calumet Index, The Daily Calumet, Grove Heights News, The Pullman-Standard Log: Calumet Harbor Shipyard, The Roseland Review, and the South End Reporter. The Grove Heights News covers the Cottage Grove Heights neighborhood in the Calumet area.
Arrangement
Subseries B is arranged alphabetically by newspaper name.
| Box 2 | Folder 4 | Calumet Index, annual yearbook, 1964 June 28 |
| Box 8 | Folder 3 | Calumet Index, annual yearbook, 1964 June 28 |
| Box 2 | Folder 4 | Calumet Index, annual yearbook, 1965 June 27 |
| Box 8 | Folder 4 | Calumet Index, annual yearbook, 1965 June 27 |
| Box 2 | Folder 4 | Calumet Index, annual yearbook, 1969 June 29 |
| Box 8 | Folder 5 | Calumet Index annual yearbook, 1969 June 29 |
| Box 2 | Folder 4 | Calumet Index, annual yearbook, 1971 June 27 |
| Box 8 | Folder 6 | Calumet Index, annual yearbook, 1971 June 27 |
| Box 8 | Folder 7 | Calumet Index, annual yearbook, 1972 June 25 |
| Box 2 | Folder 4 | Calumet Index, annual yearbook, 1972 |
| Box 2 | Folder 4 | Calumet Index, annual yearbook, [1973] June 25 |
| Box 2 | Folder 4 | Calumet Index, annual yearbook, 1974 June 30 |
| Box 8 | Folder 8 | Calumet Index, annual yearbook, 1974 June 30 |
| Oversize Folder 5 | The Daily Calumet (2 issues), 1885 August 17-18 | |
| Box 7 | Folder 17 | Grove Heights News, 1951 September 22; 1952 November, December; 1953 February, June |
| Box 10 | Folder 1 | The Pullman-Standard Log: Calumet Harbor Shipyard, 1943 June 4-December 31 |
| Box 10 | Folder 2 | The Pullman-Standard Log: Calumet Harbor Shipyard, 1944 January 14-June 30 |
| Box 10 | Folder 3 | The Pullman-Standard Log: Calumet Harbor Shipyard, 1944 July 14-December 22 |
| Box 10 | Folder 4 | The Pullman-Standard Log: Calumet Harbor Shipyard, 1945 January 5-April 13 |
| Box 9 | Folder 9 | The Roseland Review, 1893 |
| Box 9 | Folder 32 | South End Reporter, Historical Photogravure Section, index by Janice Helge, 2020 |
| Box 2 | Folder 27 | South End Reporter, news clippings, 1934-1959 |
| Box 6 | Folder 8 | South End Reporter, news clippings, 1959 |
| Box 8 | Folder 2 | South End Reporter, scrapbook, includes index created by Janice Helge, 1937-1942, 2020 |
Series 6: Municipal Agencies, 1883-1957, undated
Scope and Contents
Series 6 contains news clippings, photographs and a map depicting municipal agencies and activities in the Calumet region. Of note are the photographs of the 1956 port dedication at Lake Calumet Harbor.
Arrangement
Series 6 is arranged into two subseries: Subseries A: Documents, 1933, undated and Subseries B: Photographs, 1883-1957.
Subseries A: Documents, 1933, undated
Arrangement
Subseries A is arranged alphabetically by agency name.
| Box 7 | Folder 11 | Fire Department (Roseland), news clipping, undated |
| Oversize Folder 6 | Survey of George Pullman Branch [Library], hand-colored map with ethnic boundaries, churches, schools and a list of library statistics, 1933 |
Series 6: Municipal Agencies, 1883-1957, undated
Subseries B: Photographs, 1883-1957
Arrangement
Subseries B is arranged alphabetically by agency name.
| Box 15 | Photograph 1.41 | Fire Department, 1883 |
| Box 15 | Photograph 1.42 | Fire Department, first automobile at station, circa early 1900s |
| Box 15 | Photograph 1.43 | Fire Department, 1913 |
| Box 15 | Photographs 1.44-1.53 | Fire Department (10), 1914 |
| Box 15 | Photographs 1.54-1.80 | Lake Calumet Harbor, port dedication (27), 1956 |
| Box 15 | Photograph 1.81 | Lake Calumet Harbor, aerial view, 1957 |
| Box 15 | Photograph 1.82 | Lake Calumet Harbor, excursion boat, 1956 |
| Box 15 | Photograph 1.85 | [Lake Calumet Harbor], 119th Street and Doty Avenue, [houseboat displaced by harbor development], 1955 |
| Box 15 | Photograph 1.83 | Re-cataloged as Photograph 1.113a |
| Box 15 | Photograph 1.84 | Re-cataloged as Photograph 1.113b |
| Box 24 | Photograph 2.9 | Drainage canal, trip no. 2, 1909 |
| Box 14 | Photograph 2.10 | Policeman with real estate men, includes Birkhoff, Bihl, [Brudel?] 1910 |
Series 7: Parks, 1905-1955
Scope and Contents
Series 7 contains a small number of documents and photographs on Palmer Park and West Pullman Park.
Arrangement
Series 7 is arranged into two subseries: Subseries A: Documents, 1915-1955 and Subseries B: Photographs, 1905-1914.
Subseries A: Documents, 1915-1955
Arrangement
Subseries A is arranged alphabetically by park name.
| Box 6 | Folder 10 | Palmer Park, news clippings, 1940-1955 |
| Box 6 | Folder 11 | West Pullman Park, programs, 1915, 1941, 1944 |
Series 7: Parks, 1905-1955
Subseries B: Photographs, 1905-1914
Arrangement
Subseries B is arranged alphabetically by park name.
| Oversize Folder 22 | Photograph 1.128 | Palmer Park, construction, 1905 |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.129 | Palmer Park, construction, 1905 |
| Box 16 | Photographs 1.133-1.134 | Palmer Park, festival (2), 1910 |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.130 | Palmer Park, pond, 1905 |
| Box 16 | Photographs 1.131-1.132 | Palmer Park, women’s gym class (2), 1912, 1914 |
Series 8: Residences, Photographs, 1861-1967, undated
Scope and Contents
Series 8 contains photographs of street views and historical homes in the Calumet region.
Arrangement
Series 8 is arranged numerically and alphabetically by street name, or residence when street is unknown.
| Box 20 | Photographs 1.224-1.225 | 109th Street and Michigan Avenue, Vanderbilt home (2), 1888 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.226 | 109th Street and Michigan Avenue, Van Vlissingen home, 1909 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.227 | 111th Street, Dr. C.N. Trompen home, 1904 |
| Box 20 | Photographs 1.228-1.230 | 111th Street and State Street, Vandersyde home (3), undated |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.231 | 113th Street and Michigan Avenue, Van Dyke home, 1861 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.232 | 114th Street and Michigan Avenue, Ahlgren home, circa 1890 |
| Box 24 | Photograph 2.16 | 132nd Street near Indiana Avenue, oldest house in Calumet, undated |
| Box 24 | Photograph 2.14 | Kensington, Illinois, Ortel and Elfine homes, 1868 |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.338 | L. Vander Syde home, 1886 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.221 | Michigan Avenue, near 103rd Street, Boon home, circa 1940s |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.219 | 10940 S. Michigan Avenue, Kuyper home, 1885 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.220 | 10941 S. Michigan Avenue, Madderom home, 1883 |
| Box 20 | Photographs 1.222-1.223 | Michigan Avenue and 111th Street, Peter Dalenberg home (2), circa 1880s |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.337 | Michigan Avenue and 111th Street, Peter Dalenberg home, undated |
| Box 24 | Photograph 2.13 | 10808 S. State Street, Doemling residence, undated |
| Box 24 | Photograph 2.15 | Carey Watson home, Lilydale, undated |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.339 | Unidentified, circa 1880s |
| Box 24 | Photograph 2.17 | Unidentified family outside of a residence (Ton?), undated |
| Box 24 | Photograph 2.20 | Unidentified Victorian/Edwardian? homes, undated |
| Box 24 | Photograph 2.21 | Unidentified residence, 1906 |
| Box 24 | Photograph 2.22 | Unidentified residence, 1890s? |
| Box 24 | Photograph 2.23 | Unidentified residence, 1913 |
| Box 24 | Photograph 2.24 | Unidentified residence, 1967 |
| Box 24 | Photographs 2.18-2.19 | Unidentified residences (2), undated |
Series 9: Schools, 1859-1987, undated
Scope and Contents
Series 9 includes attendance records, historical sketches, news clippings, newspapers, photographs, programs and yearbooks from various elementary and high schools of the Calumet area, including Calumet High School, Mendel Catholic High School and Van Vlissingen Elementary School.
Arrangement
Series 9 is arranged into 2 subseries: Subseries A: Documents, 1859, 1922-1987 and Subseries B: Photographs, 1883-1979.
Subseries A: Documents, 1859, 1922-1987
Arrangement
Subseries A is arranged alphabetically by school name.
| Box 6 | Folder 12 | Burnside School, Burnside Bugle, newspaper, 1949 November 4 |
| Box 11 | Folder 1 | Calumet High School, mixed chorus programs, 1932 |
| Box 11 | Folder 2 | Calumet High School, prom card and ribbon, 1932 |
| Box 11 | Folder 3 | Calumet High School, The Temulac, yearbook, 1928 |
| Box 11 | Folder 4 | Calumet High School, The Temulac, yearbook, 1929 |
| Box 11 | Folder 5 | Calumet High School, The Temulac, yearbook, 1929 |
| Box 11 | Folder 6 | Calumet High School, The Temulac, yearbook, 1930 |
| Box 11 | Folder 7 | Calumet High School, The Temulac, yearbook, 1931 |
| Box 12 | Folder 1 | Calumet High School, The Temulac, yearbook, 1932 |
| Box 12 | Folder 2 | Calumet High School, The Temulac, yearbook, 1939 |
| Box 12 | Folder 3 | Calumet High School, The Temulac, yearbook, 1940 |
| Box 12 | Folder 4 | Carter School, graduation program and ticket, 1928 |
| Box 6 | Folder 13 | Carver High School, yearbook, 1951 |
| Box 6 | Folder 14 | Gompers School, program, 1950 |
| Box 6 | Folder 14 | Gompers School, PTA materials, 1943-1944 |
| Box 6 | Folder 15 | Harlan High School, news clipping, 1956-1959 |
| Box 6 | Folder 16 | Mendel Catholic High School, dedication ceremony booklet, news clippings, 1951, 1954, undated |
| Box 6 | Folder 17 | Mendel Catholic High School, yearbook, 1972 |
| Box 6 | Folder 18 | Mendel Catholic High School, yearbook, 1980 |
| Box 7 | Folder 1 | Mendel Catholic High School, yearbook, 1986 |
| Box 7 | Folder 2 | Mendel Catholic High School, yearbook, 1987 |
| Oversize Folder 4 | Roseland School, attendance record, 1859 April-August | |
| Box 7 | Folder 4 | St. Louis Academy, news clippings, 1959-1960 |
| Box 7 | Folder 4 | St. Louis Academy, newsletters, 1951-1952 |
| Box 7 | Folder 4 | St. Louis Academy, The Louisian, yearbook, 1948 |
| Box 7 | Folder 5 | St. Nicholas School, graduation exercises, 1922 |
| Box 7 | Folder 6 | St. Willibrord School, news clipping, 1940 |
| Box 7 | Folder 7 | Schmid School, news clipping; 1949 |
| Box 12 | Folder 5 | Van Vlissingen Elementary School, correspondence, news clippings, 1999 |
| Box 12 | Folder 6 | Van Vlissingen Elementary School, newsletter (copy), 1942 |
| Box 7 | Folder 8 | Van Vlissingen Elementary School, The World Reporter, news clippings, 1927 |
| Box 7 | Folder 9 | West Pullman School, P.T.A. yearbook, 1940-1941 |
Series 9: Schools, 1859-1987, undated
Subseries B: Photographs, 1883-1979, undated
Arrangement
Subseries B is arranged alphabetically by school name.
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.234 | Calumet Conservatory, class picture, 1910 |
| Box 20 | Photographs 1.235-1.236, 1.238 | Curtiss School, class pictures (3), 1883, undated |
| Box 14 | Photographs 1.237 | Curtiss School, class picture, 1896 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.239 | Fenger High School, groundbreaking, undated |
| Box 20 | Photographs 1.240-1.244 | Kensington School, class pictures (5), circa 1880s |
| Box 24 | Photograph 2.26 | Mendel Catholic High School, football players, 1979 |
| Box 21 | Photographs 1.245-1.246 | Roseland School, class pictures (2), 1890 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.247 | Scanlan School, class picture, undated |
| Box 24 | Photograph 2.25 | Unidentified school picnic [See also: Photograph 2.26], circa 1900 |
| Box 21 | Photographs 1.250-1.251 | Van Vlissingen School, class pictures (2), 1893, undated |
| Box 14 | Photographs 1.248-1.249 | Van Vlissingen School, class pictures (2), 1903, undated |
| Box 21 | Photographs 1.252-1.255 | Van Vlissingen School, faculty pictures (4), undated |
| Box 21 | Photographs 1.256-1.259 | Van Vlissingen School, Liberty Loan drive parade (4), 1918 |
| Box 21 | Photographs 1.260-1.261 | Van Vlissingen School, 4th of July parade (2), 1892 |
Series 10: Streets and Transportation, Photographs, 1886-1967, undated
Scope and Contents
Series 10 contains photographs depicting street views in the Roseland and adjacent neighborhoods.
Arrangement
Series 10 is arranged numerically and then alphabetically by street name or by topic when a street name is not specified.
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.280 | 103rd Street and Michigan Avenue, 1914 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.279 | 103rd Street and Michigan Avenue, drinking fountain, circa 1918 |
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.281 | 106th Street and Wentworth Avenue, 1891 |
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.282 | 107th Street and Michigan Avenue, early 1900s |
| Box 22 | Photographs 1.283-1.286 | 107th Street and Michigan Avenue, winter scenes (4), 1967 |
| Box 22 | Photographs 1.287-1.288 | 107th Street and Wabash Avenue, winter (2), 1967 |
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.289 | 108th Street and Perry Avenue, 1905 |
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.290 | 109th Street and Michigan Avenue, circa 1890s |
| Box 22 | Photographs 1.291-1.292 | 109th Street and Michigan Avenue (2), 1897 |
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.293 | 109th Street and Michigan Avenue, hay peddlers, undated |
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.294 | 109th Street and State Street, row of houses, undated |
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.295 | 109th Street and Wentworth Avenue, 1891 |
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.296 | 110th Street and Michigan Avenue, winter 1967 |
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.297 | 111th Street, view with bakery wagon, circa 1890 |
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.298 | 111th Street and Indiana Avenue, winter 1967 |
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.299 | 111th Street and Michigan Avenue, 1886 |
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.300 | 111th Street and Michigan Avenue, 1888 |
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.301 | 111th Street and Michigan Avenue, 1890 |
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.305 | 111th Street and Michigan Avenue, 1892 |
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.314 | 111th Street and Michigan Avenue, 1894 |
| Box 23 | Photographs 1.320-1.322 | 111th Street and Michigan Avenue (3), 1905 |
| Box 23 | Photograph 1.323 | 111th Street and Michigan Avenue, 1907 |
| Box 23 | Photograph 1.319 | 111th Street and Michigan Avenue, looking west, circa 1903 |
| Box 23 | Photographs 1.316-1.318 | 111th Street and Michigan Avenue, new streetcar tracks (3), 1904 |
| Box 14 | Photographs 1.306-1.307 | 111th Street and Michigan Avenue, parade (2), 1892 July 4 |
| Box 22 | Photograph 1.308 | 111th Street and Michigan Avenue, parade, circa 1890s |
| Box 22 | Photographs 1.309-1.313 | 111th Street and Michigan Avenue, parade (5), circa 1890s |
| Box 23 | Photograph 1.315 | 111th Street and Michigan Avenue, sewer construction, 1900 |
| Box 22 | Photographs 1.302-1.304 | 111th Street and Michigan Avenue, three corners (3), 1890 |
| Box 23 | Photograph 1.324 | 111th Street and South Park Avenue, winter 1904 |
| Box 23 | Photograph 1.326 | 112th Street and Michigan Avenue, circa 1905 |
| Box 23 | Photograph 1.325 | 112th Street and Michigan Avenue, new trolley tracks, 1904 |
| Box 23 | Photograph 1.327 | 113th Street and Michigan Avenue, 1893 |
| Box 23 | Photograph 1.328 | 113th Street and Michigan Avenue, circa 1904 |
| Box 23 | Photograph 1.329 | 113th Street and Wentworth Avenue, 1893 |
| Box 23 | Photograph 1.335 | 115th Street, Kensington Station employees, early 1900s |
| Box 23 | Photograph 1.330 | 115th Street and Howard Street, 1890 |
| Box 23 | Photograph 1.331 | 115th Street and Michigan Avenue, circa 1905 |
| Box 23 | Photograph 1.332 | 115th Street and South Park Avenue, 1890 |
| Box 23 | Photograph 1.333 | 116th Street, Michigan Central Railroad station, 1911 |
| Box 24 | Photographs 3.16-3.19 | Dog Show, parade scenes [no animals in the images] (4 slides), 1949 |
| Box 21 | Photographs 1.262-1.269 | Michigan Avenue parade, Roseland 60th anniversary (8), 1909 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.270 | Michigan Avenue, showing Roseland Theatre, circa 1920 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.271 | Michigan Avenue, Roseland, aerial view between 111th and 112th Streets, 1906 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.272 | Michigan Avenue, sewer construction, 1900 |
| Box 21 | Photographs 1.273-1.274 | Michigan Avenue, parades (2), circa 1930s |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.275 | Michigan Avenue scenes: 111th Street and 113th Place, 1887, 1890 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.276 |
Michigan Avenue scenes: 111th Street, 112th Street, Indiana Avenue and 112th Street, laying street car tracks, sewer construction, 1900-1902 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.277 | Michigan Avenue scenes: 110th and 111th Streets, 1888-1900 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 1.278 | Street scenes: 106th Street and Wentworth Avenue, 109th Street and Wentworth Avenue, 113th Street and Wentworth Avenue, 115th Street and Howard Avenue, 115th Street and South Park Avenue, 1890-1893 |
| Box 24 | Photographs 2.27-2.28 | Unidentified winter street (2), 1904 |
| Box 23 | Photograph 1.334 | Western INA Railroad, 1888 |