Chicago: Passport to the World Videotape Collection

Dates: 1987-1994
Size: 6 linear feet in 6 boxes, including 135 videotapes
Repository: Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, 400 S. State Street, Chicago, IL 60605
Collection Number: spe.cpw
Immediate Source of Acquisition: Donated by Thomas J. Gobby, Vice President, LaSalle Talman Bank, in 1994.
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: Chicago: Passport to the World Videotape Collection, [Video #], Special Collections, Chicago Public Library
Finding Aid Author: Original author unknown. Processed, circa 1994. Updated and ingested into ArchivesSpace by Johanna Russ, 2022.

Abstract

This collection comprises videos produced by Talman Home Federal Savings and Loan Association of Chicago and seen on a Chicago-area cable network. The series presents Chicago’s diversity through interviews with individuals, organizations and groups.

Biographical/Historical

Chicago: Passport to the World, produced by Talman Home Federal Savings and Loan Association, could be seen weekly on Chicago-area cable T.V. networks. The program, hosted by Talman Vice President Thomas Gobby, presented Chicago's diversity and global character and recognized the people who immigrated to Chicago and made the city their home, while also preserving their native heritage, cultures and traditions.

Scope and Contents

Using many of the ethnic festivals held throughout the year in the city's neighborhoods, in Daley Plaza, and in Grant Park, Chicago: Passport to the World features Chicago’s immigrant communities through the sights and sounds of the Scottish Highlands, a Chinese street, a Greek restaurant, an Italian statuary shop, exquisite metal sculptures from Haiti, a Japanese man creating intricate silk brocade and a Viennese baker removing layer cakes three at a time from his huge oven, shredding the chocolate and spreading the whipped cream. Communities featured include those of immigrants from India, Lithuania, Germany, Poland, Ukraine, Israel, Spain, Mexico and Thailand. Programs featuring local themes include looks at several Chicago neighborhoods, the Board of Education and Local School Councils, homeless in Chicago, Chicago's music scene with well-known local musicians and more.

Arrangement

Videotapes are arranged in chronological order beginning with the series' first program in 1987, which featured many of Chicago's ethnic neighborhoods, through shows aired in the summer of 1994. Each tape has been assigned a program number, which are not in exact numerical order here. Some dates listed reflect when the program aired, and some reflect when it was recorded.

Subjects

  • Chicago, passport to the world (Television program)
  • Immigrants — Illinois — Chicago — History
  • Chicago (Ill.) — Social life and customs

Related Materials

  • Neighborhood History Research Collection

Collection Inventory

Box 1 VHS 1 Ethnic Neighborhoods I with guests Dominic Pacyga, E. Skerrett 1987 September 26
Box 1 VHS 1a Ethnic Neighborhoods II with guests Dominic Pacyga, E. Skerrett 1987 October 3
Box 1 VHS 2 Heart of Chicago (neighborhoods) with guests Antolec, Wozniak, Zaba 1987 October 10
Box 1 VHS 6 Chicago Churches with guests G. Lane, B. Irving 1987 November 7
Box 1 VHS 7 Albany Park (neighborhood) with guests J. Cicero, J. Bookman 1987 November 14
Box 1 VHS 8 Black History in Chicago with guest Dempsey Travis 1987 November 21
Box 1 VHS 11 Neighborhoods of Chicago with guests B. Gottschall, et al. 1987 December 12
Box 1 VHS 12 Norwood Park Community Council with guests R. Pucinski, et al. 1987 December 19
Box 1 VHS 14 Polish Immigration with guests L. Winick, B. Weisz 1988 January 9
Box 1 VHS 17 Auditorium Theatre with guests J. Darrow, D. Gilmore 1988 January 30
Box 1 VHS 18 Chicago Photography with guest Art Shay 1988 February 6
Box 1 VHS 20 Scots in Chicago with guests M. Tallman, et al. 1988 February 27
Box 1 VHS 21 Irish in Chicago with guests E. Skerrett, L. McCaffrey 1988 March 15
Box 1 VHS 22 International Theatre Festival with guests Bernie Sahlins, J. Darrow 1988 March 12
Box 1 VHS 31 Cubans in Chicago with guests Jaime Suarez, et al. 1988 May 21
Box 1 VHS 33 Affordable Housing in Chicago with guests E. Marciniak, S. Lancelot and B. Gottschall 1988 June 11
Box 1 VHS 34 University Village and Taylor Street with guests J. Klaus, et al. 1988 June 18
Box 1 VHS 39 Chicago's Future with guests Pierre DeVise and Dominic Pacyga 1988 July 30
Box 1 VHS 40 Italians in Chicago with guests J. Longro, et al. 1988 August 6
Box 1 VHS 44 Real Estate in Chicago with guest Dempsey Travis 1988 September 3
Box 1 VHS 47 Neighborhoods of Chicago with various guests 1988 October 8
Box 1 VHS 48 Palestinians in Chicago with guests Mufid Halawa, Leila Diab 1988 October 15
Box 1 VHS 51 Project H.O.P.E. with various guests 1988 November 5
Box 1 VHS 55 Ethnic Television Chicago: Ethnic Journal with various guests 1988 November 26
Box 2 VHS 57 Nelson Algren with guest Art Shay 1988 December 10
Box 2 VHS 60 Chicago Streets with guests D. McNamee, T. Hayner 1989 January 7
Box 2 VHS 61 Loyola University Press with guests D. Flaherty, G. Lane, et al. 1989 January 14
Box 2 VHS 63 Chicago: City of Neighborhoods with guests Dominic Pacyga, E. Skerrett 1989 February 4
Box 2 VHS 64 Black History with guest Dempsey Travis 1989 February 11
Box 2 VHS 65 The Lira Singers with guests L. Migala, et al. 1989 February 18
Box 2 VHS 67 NTIC/NPA with guests G. Cincotta, T. Schraw 1989 March 4
Box 2 VHS 68 Hawaiians in Chicago with guests B. Michelsen, E. Giurato, et al. 1989 March 11
Box 2 VHS 69 Polka in Chicago with guests K. Stras, et al. 1989 March 18
Box 2 VHS 71 Riverview Park with guest C. Wlodarczyk 1989 April 8
Box 2 VHS 73 11981989 Chicago Annexation with guests Richard Bjorklund, et al. 1989 April 22
Box 2 VHS 74 Chicago Sculpture with various guests 1989 May 13
Box 2 VHS 76 Neighborhoods of Chicago with guests B. Gottschall, et al. 1989 May 27
Box 2 VHS 77 Second City Children's Theatre with guests Migala and Forsberg 1989 June 10
Box 2 VHS 79 Lake View Citizen's Council with guests Herb Lowinger, et al. 1989 June 24
Box 2 VHS 82 Roseland Neighborhood with guests P. DeBonnett, et al. 1989 July 15
Box 2 VHS 83 Chicago Streetcars with guest C. Wlodarczyk 1989 August 5
Box 2 VHS 84 Chicago Neighborhoods with guests C. Busk, S. Kerch 1989 August 12
Box 2 VHS 88 Chicago 16" Softball with guests E. Zolna, Don DeGat 1989 September 30
Box 2 VHS 89 Organization of New City with guests R. Harper, et al. 1989 October 14
Box 2 VHS 91 Homeless in Chicago with guests K. Nicholson, et al. 1989 October 21
Box 2 VHS 96 Polish Welfare Association with guests Larry Leck, et al. 1990 February 10
Box 2 VHS 97 Post Cards and Old Chicago with guests Bob Weisz, John Simmons 1990 March 3
Box 2 VHS 100 WE Neighborhoods with guests Willie Granderson, et al. 1990 March 31
Box 3 VHS 106 Archdiocesan Deaconate Program with guests Fr. Ed Salmon, J. Vasquez 1990 May 12
Box 3 VHS 107 Greater Southwest Development Corporation with guest J. Capraro 1990 May l9
Box 3 VHS 108 St. Leonard's House with guest Robert Dougherty 1990 May 26
Box 3 VHS 114 Mothers Against Drunk Driving with guest Marti Page 1990 June 16
Box 3 VHS 116 Pilsen Neighbors with guests Mary Gonzalez, Teresa Fraga 1990 July 28
Box 3 VHS 117 Beverly Area Planning Association 1990 August 11
Box 3 VHS 119 Chicago Chamber Consortium 1990 August 16
Box 3 VHS 120 Steam Trains with guest C. Wlodarczyk 1990 September 1
Box 3 VHS 122 Chinese-Americans with guests G.H. Wang, Dr. Yvonne Lau 1990 September l5
Box 3 VHS 123 Riverview with guest C. Wlodarczyk 1990 September 22
Box 3 VHS 127 Chicago Women in Philanthropy with guests J. Darrow, et al. 1990 October 27
Box 3 VHS 128 Theater in Chicago [blank tape?] with guests J. Sherman, Kirsten Sahs 1990 November 3
Box 3 VHS 131 Interurban Railroads in Chicago with guests C. Wlodarczyk, Walter Keevil 1990 November 24
Box 3 VHS 132 Visitation Parish with guest Alice Collins 1990 November 29
Box 3 VHS 133 Holy Family Preservation Society with guests Constance Mortell, Fr. G Lane, E. Skerrett 1990 December 15
Box 3 VHS 136 Project Recovery (neighborhoods) with guest Cindy Larson 1991 January 2
Box 3 VHS 137 Catholic High Schools with guest E. Skerrett 1991 January 19
Box 3 VHS 138 Project Clean (anti-drug program) with guest J. Feldman 1991 January 26
Box 3 VHS 139 Deborah's Place (homeless/battered women) with guest M. Whelan 1991 February 2
Box 3 VHS 140 Friends of the Park with guest I. Tranter 1991 February 9
Box 3 VHS 144 AHP (neighborhoods) with guests Cindy Larson, et al. 1991 April 6
Box 3 VHS 145 CTA Rapid Transit with guest Walter Keevil 1991 April 13
Box 3 VHS 147 Chicago 16" Softball with guests M. Wojtiuk, et al. 1991 April 27
Box 3 VHS 148 Hispanic Artists at the Cultural Center with guests El Maldonado, et al. 1991 May 11
Box 3 VHS 149 Compex with guests C. Berg, N. Andrews 1991 May 18
Box 4 VHS 150 BSA, Chicago with guests Sue Teplinsky, et al. 1991 May 21
Box 4 VHS 154 Irish Voice of America with guest Charles Fanning 1991 July 16
Box 4 VHS 160 Chicago Portraits with guest June Skinner 1991 October 15
Box 4 VHS 161 Riverview III with guest C. Wlodarczyk 1991 October 22
Box 4 VHS 162 Pilsen Neighbors Community Council with guests M. Gonzalez, Teresa Fraga, C. Gualtieri 1991 October 29
Box 4 VHS 163 Chicago Home Equity with guest J. Crutchfield 1991 November 5
Box 4 VHS 165 Chicago Metro Almanac with guests T. Hayner, D. McNamee 1991 December 3
Box 4 VHS 169 St. Mary of the Angels with guests Fr. J. Twist and the Urbaszewskis 1992 January 7
Box 4 VHS 180 World's Columbian Stamp Expo with guests C. Berg, R. Drews 1992 April 14
Box 4 VHS 181 Edgewater Community Council with guests Ken Brucks, et al. 1992 April 21
Box 4 VHS 183 ACORN with various guests 1992 May 5
Box 4 VHS 184 Chicago History Fair with various high school students 1992 May 12
Box 4 VHS 185 Neighborhoods of Chicago 1992 May 19
Box 4 VHS 186 Center for Neighborhood Technology with guests Yvette LeGrand, Mike Cruz 1992 May 26
Box 4 VHS 187 Homeless in Chicago with guests J. Edens, et al. 1992 June 2
Box 4 VHS 189 Southwest Equity Program 1992 June 16
Box 4 VHS 194 Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation with guests George Knight, B. Gottschall, Joan Davis 1992 July 21
Box 4 VHS 195 Pilsen Neighbors Community Council with guest Teresa Lambarry 1992 July 28
Box 4 VHS 200 Riverview IV with guest C. Wlodarczyk 1992 October 6
Box 4 VHS 202 Edgewater Historical Society with guest K. Gemperle 1992 November 10
Box 4 VHS 204 Black Capitalists with guest Dempsey Travis 1992 November 24
Box 4 VHS 206 World's Columbian Exposition with guest Andrea Mark 1992 December 15
Box 4 VHS 207 Leon's Sausage 1992 December 29
Box 4 VHS 208 Polish Immigrants with guest Dominic Pacyga 1993 December 7
Box 5 VHS 209 Gilbert Levine and the Krakow Philharmonic 1993 January 14
Box 5 VHS 210 African American History Month 1993 February 2
Box 5 VHS 211 Southwest Development Corporation 1993 January 28
Box 5 VHS 212 History of the Old Town School of Folk Music 1992 January 29
Box 5 VHS 213 Georgia Doty Scholarship, Malcolm X College 1993 February 11
Box 5 VHS 214 Facing History and Ourselves 1992 February 18
Box 5 VHS 215 Human Relations Advisory Council 1993 March 14
Box 5 VHS 216 Centennial Celebration of World’s Columbian Exposition 1992 December 29
Box 5 VHS 217 Foundation for Children’s Reconstructive Surgery 1993 May 27
Box 5 VHS 218 Consumer Credit Service 1993 June 14
Box 5 VHS 219 Great Lake Steamers 1993 June 14
Box 5 VHS 220 Boys' and Girls' Clubs of Chicago 1993 June 14
Box 5 VHS 221 Department of Housing 1993 September 23
Box 5 VHS 222 Joe Cicero: North River Commission 1993 October 7
Box 5 VHS 225 Alderman Arena Troutman and David Hunt: Rehabilitation Ordinance 1993 August 19
Box 5 VHS 226 Aids Walk 1993 1993 August 26
Box 5 VHS 227 Chicago & Northwestern Railroad 1993 September 7
Box 5 VHS 228 MPAACT 1993 September 16
Box 5 VHS 231 Myra Washington “Majestic Eagles” 1993 October 21
Box 5 VHS 232 Maxwell Street 1993 October 28
Box 5 VHS 234 Polish Lawyers 1993 November 18
Box 5 VHS 235 Teenage Mutant Neighborhoods IV: "The Legend of the Home" 1993 November 24
Box 5 VHS 236 Englewood Social Services 1993 December 2
Box 5 VHS 237 Homeless in Chicago 1993 December 9
Box 6 VHS 239 Contact Chicago 1993 December 21
Box 6 VHS 241 Skyline Chicago 1994 January 20
Box 6 VHS 242 Immigration and Citizenship 1994 January 27
Box 6 VHS 243 Richard H. Lowe 1994 February 3
Box 6 VHS 244 Blues in Chicago [1994]
Box 6 VHS 245 The European Repertory Co. 1994 February 17
Box 6 VHS 246 Rising Star Inc. 1994 January 13
Box 6 VHS 247 Chideco-Zydeco 1994 March 3
Box 6 VHS 248 Catholicism Chicago Style 1994 March 10
Box 6 VHS 249 Garden Center for the Handicapped 1994 March 17
Box 6 VHS 252 Black Jazz with guest Dempsey Travis 1994 April 7
Box 6 VHS 253 Friends of the Chicago River 1994 April 14
Box 6 VHS 254 Crime Reduction 1994 April 21
Box 6 VHS 255 Partners in Community Development [1994]
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