| Dates: | 1882-2024 |
| Size: | 256 linear feet in 168 boxes and 48 oversize folders |
| Repository: | Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, 400 S. State St., Chicago IL 60605 |
| Collection Number: | spe-l00219 |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition: | The collection is comprised of documents, scrapbooks, architectural plans, and building specifications transferred primarily from Chicago Public Library’s branch libraries and centralized library departments. |
| Custodial History: | Most of the collection was transferred to Special Collections from branch staff over many decades. |
| Conditions Governing Access: | Materials are open without restrictions. |
| Conditions Governing Use: | Please consult staff to determine availability to reuse materials from collection. |
| Preferred Citation: | When quoting material from this collection the preferred citation is: Chicago Public Library Archives, Branch Documents [Box #, Folder #,] Special Collections, Chicago Public Library. |
| Finding Aid Author: | Morag Walsh assisted by Elizabeth Loch and Christine Hardy, 2026. |
Abstract
Records in this collection document the functions, activities, structures and staff of the Chicago Public Library’s branch library system from 1882 through 2024. In addition to documenting the branch libraries, there is considerable information about the Chicago neighborhoods and communities which the libraries serve.
Biographical/Historical
Chicago Public Library (CPL) opened to the public on January 1, 1873, in a Reading Room at the corner of Adams and LaSalle Streets in Chicago’s Loop. Within a few years, efforts were made to open locations in neighborhoods where the public could more easily access library materials without having to come downtown. Delivery stations were established in several neighborhoods where residents could order books at a local merchant’s store, and these books would be delivered to them several days later. Small collections of books, called deposit stations, were established, and placed in some neighborhood park fieldhouses for residents to use, and others were deposited in factories and warehouses across the city for their workers.
Delivery and deposit stations were popular but not ideal. Delivery station services were slow and not evenly dispersed across the city, leaving vast areas without any library service at all. Deposit station collections were small, limited in scope, and were not refreshed very often, leaving many readers frustrated. Some high schools received “libraries” for the use of their students, but they were staffed by Board of Education employees rather than CPL employees, and this led to tension and inefficiencies.
In 1890, CPL opened its first “branch” library on Milwaukee Avenue, just south of North Avenue, in a rented storefront, which was staffed by CPL employees. In the first fifty or so years of public library service in Chicago, CPL used a combination of all these systems to try to get books into the hands of borrowers across the length and breadth of the city. Following the end of the Second World War, traveling branches, or bookmobiles, were used to serve communities without branch library buildings though the book collection was limited and not tailored to the community it tried to serve. Most of the scheduled stops were during the workday, preventing many people from being able to use them.
The regional plan of 1916, The Library Plan for the Whole City, laid the groundwork for the current system of regional and branch libraries, and, over time, this led to a focused plan to coordinate and expand library service to the neighborhoods, resulting in more efficient delivery systems and increased usage. As resources increased, CPL moved away from delivery stations, deposit stations, high school libraries and traveling branches toward more efficient, community-focused, and longer-lasting branch library buildings. As of 2026 there are 82 public library locations across Chicago.
Scope and Contents
Records in this collection were transferred to the Special Collections Unit of the Archives and Special Collections Division from Chicago Public Library’s branch libraries and centralized library departments over many decades. The collection documents the functions, activities, structures and staff of Chicago Public Library’s branch library system from 1882 through 2024 and the neighborhoods they serve. Records include memoranda, correspondence, scrapbooks, reports, historical essays, promotional flyers for programs and initiatives, grant funding documentation, awards, guestbooks from significant events, construction documentation and architectural drawings for new and renovated library facilities. Some branch records include documents that detail partnerships with community organizations, other city agencies and schools.
For several decades branch staff were required to clip articles from local newspapers that mentioned the library and paste them into scrapbooks. Many of these scrapbooks survive and offer a glimpse not only into the activities of the branch, but also of the surrounding neighborhood as reported by small, community presses. In addition to news clippings, some branches added letters and cards from the public or colleagues in different branches to the scrapbooks, and many contain photographs.
After the end of the Second World War, Chicago Public Library began to use bookmobiles, or traveling branches, to provide library service to communities without branch library buildings until funds became available for new constructions. Many of today’s branches began as traveling branch stops, and the collection reflects this. When a traveling branch’s stop led directly to a new branch building, the documents for the traveling branch that predate the actual branch library have been filed together under the name of the branch. For other traveling branch files, where it’s not known if the stop led to a new branch library building, they are described by the street address, or location of the stop, and by the community area served to help researchers trace library service to specific areas. There are detailed drawings and specifications for the construction of the traveling branch vehicles themselves.
The collection documents regular, day-to-day library activities, such as story hours, participation in National Library Week events and the annual summer reading program to encourage school children to read over the summer months. There is documentation on local crime, damage to library buildings and property, staffing issues and changes in neighborhood demographics that required books of a different language to be acquired. There are numerous files about South Chicago Branch’s “experiment” – an attempt to reorganize a branch library and change how readers’ advisory is provided. Initiated by Lowell A. Martin in 1940, the experiment led to the publication of his book, Library Response to Urban Change, A Study of the Chicago Public Library in 1969.
The collection also documents library trends over time. For instance, changes in technology are evident in the collection with the introduction and increase of the use of computers in the library. As new formats became available, CPL began to collect and circulate popular movies on VHS tapes and CDs and purchased some paperback books for popular fiction. Developments in library services to different groups, like teens and young adults, or patrons who are blind, can be gleaned. Fundraising activities and goals of “Friends” groups are evident in several branches, and with limited resources, some smaller storefront libraries closed, were merged with others or replaced with a larger facility as funds became available.
Of note are the documents that shed light on many aspects of life in Chicago during the 20th and early 21st centuries. Many branches celebrated anniversaries, and these records frequently include a history of the branch and its neighborhood over the years. The public protests that led to the Stephen A. Douglas Branch being renamed for Frederick A. Douglass in 1970 is documented. Demographic changes can be discerned in some communities through some of the neighborhood organizations that the branch partnered with to offer services to its patrons. CPL staff served in the Second World War, and the home front is represented in the collection, particularly in Woodlawn, where there is information about preparing for air raids, buying War Loan Bonds, the Victory Book Campaign, the role of the Office of Civilian Defense, and what to do if and when Victory in Europe and Victory in Japan Days occur.
Researchers should note that additional records relating to Hild Regional Library and Sulzer Regional Library are held in the Northside Neighborhood History Collection at Sulzer Regional Library. Similarly, additional records relating to Hall Branch Library and Woodson Regional Library are held at the Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection at Woodson Regional Library.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged alphabetically by branch name, and then mostly chronologically within each branch. Some types of records have been grouped together to help the researcher. For example, many of the construction documents relating to new buildings have been grouped together when appropriate, even though they may span several years.
Many branches have undergone several name changes over the decades and moved locations. Researchers should consult all branches within a specific community area, or surrounding community areas, to ensure they find all the branches that have served that community.
Community Area → Branch Name
| Community Area | Branch name |
| Albany Park | Albany Park; Mayfair |
| Archer Heights | Archer Heights; Archer |
| Armour Square | Hardin Square; Wentworth Neighborhood Center |
| Ashburn | Ashburn; Scottsdale; Wrightwood-Ashburn |
| Auburn Gresham | Auburn; Brainerd; Gresham |
| Austin | Austin; North Austin; West Chicago |
| Ashburn | Scottsdale |
| Back of the Yards | Back of the Yards; Davis Square; New City; Sherman Park |
| Belmont-Cragin | West Belmont |
| Beverly | Beverly |
| Bridgeport | Bridgeport; Canaryville; Mark White Square; Richard J. Daley |
| Brighton Park | Brighton Park |
| Calumet Heights | Avalon; Avalon Park |
| Chatham | Chatham; Tuley Park |
| Chicago Lawn | Chicago Lawn; Gage Park |
| Clearing | Clearing |
| Douglas | Chicago Bee; King; South Parkway; South State Street; Stateway Gardens Reading and Study Center |
| Dunning | Dunning; West Addison |
| East Garfield Park | Marshall High School |
| Eastside | Calumet; East Side, Vodak-East Side |
| Edgewater | Edgewater; Senn High School |
| Edison Park | Edison Park |
| Englewood | Hamilton Park; Kelly |
| Forest Glen | Edgebrook |
| Garfield Ridge | Garfield Ridge |
| Grand Boulevard | Lorraine Hansberry; Hall; King; Taylor, Robert, Homes Reading and Study Center |
| Grand Crossing | Coleman, Bessie; Whitney M. Young, Jr. |
| Hegewisch | Hegewisch |
| Hermosa | Northwesttown |
| Humboldt Park | Richard M. Daley; Humboldt; Humboldt Park; North Pulaski; Northwest; Northwesttown |
| Irving Park | Independence |
| Jefferson Park | Jefferson |
| Kenwood | Blackstone |
| Lakeview | Broadway; Lake View; Lincoln Belmont; Merlo; North Lake View |
| Lincoln Park | Lincoln Park |
| Lincoln Square | Hild; Ravenswood; Sulzer |
| Logan Square | Damen; Holstein Park; Kosciuszko Park; Logan Square |
| Lower West | Dvorak Park; El Centro de la Causa; Gads Hill; Lozano; Pilsen |
| McKinley Park | McKinley Park |
| Mont Clare | Galewood-Mont Clare; Mont Clare |
| Morgan Park | Walker |
| Mount Greenwood | Mount Greenwood |
| Oakland | Oakland |
| Near North | Cabrini-Green Reading and Study Center; Near North; Olivet; Seward Park; Water Works |
| Near South | Chinatown; Ickes, Harold L., Reading and Study Center |
| Near West | Crane High School; Horner, Henry Homes; Hull House; Illinois Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped; Lewis Institute; Little Italy; Madison; Manning; Rockwell Gardens Reading and Study Center; Roosevelt; West Loop |
| North Center | Hamlin Park |
| North Lawndale | Douglas Park; Douglas; Douglass |
| North Park | Bryn Mawr |
| Norwood Park | Norwood-Edison; Norwood Park; Oriole Park; Roden |
| Portage Park | Austin-Irving; Jefferson Park; Portage-Cragin; Portage Park |
| Pullman | Wendell Smith |
| Riverdale | Altgeld; Altgeld Gardens |
| Rogers Park | Rogers Park |
| Roseland | Pullman |
| South Chicago | Bessemer Park; South Chicago |
| South Deering | Jeffery Manor; South Deering |
| South Lawndale | Darrow, Clarence [Cook County Department of Corrections]; Harrison High School; Little Village; Marshall Square; Toman |
| South Shore | Greater Grand Crossing; South Shore; Southeast |
| Uptown | Bezazian; Sheridan; Sheridan Park; Uptown |
| Washington Heights | Woodson |
| West Englewood | Ogden; Thurgood Marshall; West Englewood |
| West Garfield Park | Legler |
| West Lawn | West Lawn |
| West Pullman | West Pullman |
| West Ridge | Budlong Woods; Northtown |
| West Town | Bucktown-Wicker Park; Eckhart Park; Midwest; Pulaski Park; West Town |
| Woodlawn | Obama Presidential Center; Washington Park; Woodlawn |
Branch Name → Community Area
| Branch name | Community Area |
| Albany Park | Albany Park |
| Altgeld | Riverdale |
| Altgeld Gardens | Riverdale |
| Archer | Archer Heights |
| Archer Heights | Archer Heights |
| Ashburn | Ashburn |
| Auburn | Auburn Gresham |
| Austin | Austin |
| Austin-Irving | Portage Park |
| Avalon | Calumet Heights |
| Avalon Park | Calumet Heights |
| Back of the Yards | Back of the Yards |
| Bessemer Park | South Chicago |
| Beverly | Beverly |
| Bezazian | Uptown |
| Blackstone | Kenwood |
| Brainerd | Auburn Gresham |
| Bridgeport | Bridgeport |
| Brighton Park | Brighton Park |
| Broadway | Lakeview |
| Bryn Mawr | North Park |
| Bucktown-Wicker Park | West Town |
| Budlong Woods | West Ridge |
| Cabrini-Green Reading and Study Center | Near North |
| Calumet | Eastside |
| Canaryville | Bridgeport |
| Chatham | Chatham |
| Chicago Bee | Douglas |
| Chicago Lawn | Chicago Lawn |
| Chinatown | Near South |
| Clearing | Clearing |
| Coleman, Bessie | Grand Crossing |
| Crane High School | Near West |
| Daley, Richard J. | Bridgeport |
| Daley, Richard M. | Humboldt Park |
| Damen | Logan Square |
| Darrow, Clarence [Cook County Department of Corrections] | South Lawndale |
| Davis Square | Back of the Yards |
| Douglas, Douglas Park; Douglass | North Lawndale |
| Dunning | Dunning |
| Dvorak Park | Lower West |
| East Side | Eastside |
| Eckhart Park | West Town |
| Edgebrook | Forest Glen |
| Edgewater | Edgewater |
| Edison Park | Edison Park |
| El Centro de la Causa | Lower West |
| Gads Hill | Lower West |
| Gage Park | Chicago Lawn |
| Galewood-Mont Clare | Mont Clare |
| Garfield Ridge | Garfield Ridge |
| Greater Grand Crossing | South Shore |
| Gresham | Auburn Gresham |
| Hall | Grand Boulevard |
| Hamilton Park | Englewood |
| Hamlin Park | North Center |
| Hansberry, Lorraine | Grand Boulevard |
| Hardin Square | Armour Square |
| Harrison High School | South Lawndale |
| Hegewisch | Hegewisch |
| Hild | Lincoln Square |
| Holstein Park | Logan Square |
| Horner, Henry Homes | Near West |
| Hull House | Near West |
| Humboldt; Humboldt Park | Humboldt Park |
| Ickes, Harold L., Reading and Study Center | Near South |
| Illinois Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped | Near West |
| Independence | Irving Park |
| Jefferson | Jefferson Park |
| Jefferson Park | Portage Park |
| Jeffery Manor | South Deering |
| Kelly | Englewood |
| King | Grand Boulevard; Douglas |
| Kosciuszko Park | Logan Square |
| Lake View | Lakeview |
| Legler | West Garfield Park |
| Lewis Institute | Near West |
| Lincoln Belmont | Lakeview |
| Lincoln Park | Lincoln Park |
| Little Italy | Near West |
| Little Village | South Lawndale |
| Logan Square | Logan Square |
| Lozano | Lower West |
| Madison | Near West |
| Manning | Near West |
| Mark White Square | Bridgeport |
| Marshall High School | East Garfield Park |
| Marshall Square | South Lawndale |
| Mayfair | Albany Park |
| McKinley Park | McKinley Park |
| Merlo | Lakeview |
| Midwest | West Town |
| Mont Clare | Mont Clare |
| Mount Greenwood | Mount Greenwood |
| Near North | Near North |
| New City | Back of the Yards |
| North Austin | Austin |
| North Lake View | Lakeview |
| North Pulaski | Humboldt Park |
| Northtown | West Ridge |
| Northwest | Humboldt Park |
| Northwesttown | Humboldt Park; Hermosa |
| Norwood-Edison | Norwood Park |
| Norwood Park | Norwood Park |
| Oakland | Oakland |
| Obama Presidential Center | Woodlawn |
| Ogden | West Englewood |
| Olivet | Near North |
| Oriole Park | Norwood Park |
| Pilsen | Lower West |
| Portage-Cragin | Portage Park |
| Portage Park | Portage Park |
| Pulaski Park | West Town |
| Pullman | Roseland |
| Ravenswood | Lincoln Square |
| Rockwell Gardens Reading and Study Center | Near West |
| Roden | Norwood Park |
| Rogers Park | Rogers Park |
| Roosevelt | Near West |
| Scottsdale | Ashburn |
| Senn High School | Edgewater |
| Seward Park | Near North |
| Sheridan | Uptown |
| Sheridan Park | Uptown |
| Sherman Park | Back of the Yards |
| South Chicago | Bessemer Park; South Chicago |
| South Deering | South Deering |
| South Parkway | Douglas |
| South Shore | South Shore |
| South State Street | Douglas |
| Southeast | South Shore |
| Stateway Gardens Reading and Study Center | Douglas |
| Sulzer | Lincoln Square |
| Taylor, Robert, Homes Reading and Study Center | Grand Boulevard |
| Thurgood Marshall | West Englewood |
| Toman | South Lawndale |
| Tuley Park | Chatham |
| Uptown | Uptown |
| Vodak-East Side | Eastside |
| Walker | Morgan Park |
| Washington Park | Woodlawn |
| Water Works | Near North |
| Wendell Smith | Pullman |
| Wentworth Neighborhood Center | Armour Square |
| West Addison | Dunning |
| West Belmont | Belmont-Cragin |
| West Chicago | Austin |
| West Englewood | West Englewood |
| West Lawn | West Lawn |
| West Loop | Near West |
| West Pullman | West Pullman |
| West Town | West Town |
| Whitney M. Young, Jr. | Grand Crossing |
| Woodlawn | Woodlawn |
| Woodson | Washington Heights |
| Wrightwood-Ashburn | Ashburn |
Related Collections
- Barlow, Esther A. Collection
- Bohemian Pamphlet Collection
- Chicago On Stage Lecture Series
- Chicago Public Library Archives. 125th Anniversary
- Chicago Public Library Archives. Annual Reports
- Chicago Public Library Archives. Author Events
- Chicago Public Library Archives. Board of Directors Proceedings
- Chicago Public Library Archives. Branch Annual Reports
- Chicago Public Library Archives. Branch Library Photographs
- Chicago Public Library Archives. Carter G. Woodson Regional Library Archives
- Chicago Public Library Archives. Chicago Cultural Center Contractor Bids
- Chicago Public Library Archives. Early CPL
- Chicago Public Library Archives. George Cleveland Hall Branch Library Archives
- Chicago Public Library Archives. Harold Washington Library Center Construction Photographs
- Chicago Public Library Archives. Harold Washington Library Center Design Build Records
- Chicago Public Library Archives. Vivan G. Harsh Research Collection Archives
- Elder, Leland B, Jr. Papers
- Manney, Edward Papers
- Meet the Playwright Lecture Series
- One Book Many Interpretations Collection
- People Associated with the Library System
- Pinkney, Nannie Papers
- Rollins, Charlemae Hill Papers
- Zatterberg, Helen Collection
Subject Headings
- Chicago Public Library -- Archives
- Chicago Public Library -- Buildings -- Designs and Plans
- Library buildings -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Public Libraries -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History
- Public art spaces -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Summer reading programs -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Illinois Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Collection Inventory
| Box 122 | Folder 1 | Albany Park, scrapbook, unbound, 1939-1943 |
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | Albany Park, survey, 1940 |
| Box 1 | Folder 2 | Albany Park, survey, 1941 |
| Box 1 | Folder 3 | Albany Park, clippings regarding a new library building, 1941 |
| Box 1 | Folder 4 | Albany Park, clippings, 1944-1947 |
| Box 1 | Folder 5 | Albany Park, community history, 1944 |
| Box 122 | Folder 2 | Albany Park, scrapbook, unbound, 1946-1953 |
| Box 122 | Folder 3 | Albany Park, scrapbook, unbound, 1954-1969 |
| Box 1 | Folder 6 | Albany Park, buildings, site selection, demolition, acquisition documents, southwest corner of West Foster Avenue and North Kimball Avenue, 1960-1962 |
| Box 1 | Folder 7 | Albany Park, building, Plat of Survey, southwest corner of West Foster Avenue and North Kimball Avenue, 1961 |
| Box 1 | Folder 8 | Albany Park, building, specifications, part 1, 5150 North Kimball Avenue, 1962 |
| Box 1 | Folder 9 | Albany Park, building, specifications, parts 2, 3, 5150 North Kimball Avenue, 1962 |
| Box 2 | Folder 1 | Albany Park, building, specifications for library equipment, 5150-5156 North Kimball Avenue, circa 1962 |
| Oversize folder 26 | Albany Park, architectural drawings [1], 1963 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 2 | Albany Park, flyer, invitations to open house, opening day, dedication, 5150-5156 North Kimball Avenue, 1963 |
| Box 120 | Folder 7 | Albany Park, 5150-5156 North Kimball Avenue, flyer announcing opening, 1963 |
| Box 2 | Folder 3 | Albany Park, boundaries and schools assigned to Albany Park, 1963 |
| Box 122 | Folder 4 | Albany Park, scrapbook, unbound, 1970-1980 |
| Box 2 | Folder 4 | Albany Park, Health, Education and Welfare Department, graduation night for Vietnamese adults and children, 1976 |
| Box 2 | Folder 5 | Albany Park, clippings, Vietnamese patrons, 1976 |
| Box 2 | Folder 6 | Albany Park, branch visit report, 1977 |
| Box 2 | Folder 7 | Albany Park, flyers, programs, 1977-1997 |
| Box 2 | Folder 8 | Albany Park, clippings, 1984-2004 |
| Box 2 | Folder 9 | Albany Park, Community Center, Resource Directory, 1986 |
| Box 2 | Folder 10 | Albany Park, 25th anniversary at 5150 North Kimball Avenue, flyers, calendar of events, clipping, 1988 |
| Box 2 | Folder 11 | Albany Park, 25th anniversary at 5150 North Kimball Avenue, plaque to future Albany Park Branch staff, 1988 |
| Box 2 | Folder 12 | Albany Park, community demographics, circa 1990s |
| Box 2 | Folder 13 | Albany Park, Korean Room, Korean books, 1994 |
| Box 2 | Folder 14 | Albany Park, plaque, Korean Street Committee to Albany Park Library for 4th Korean Street Festival, 1999 |
| Box 2 | Folder 15 | Albany Park, opening day flyers, 3401 West Foster Avenue, letter of complaint by resident, 2014 |
| Box 2 | Folder 16 | Albany Park, branch history, undated |
| Box 2 | Folder 17 | Albany Park, report of a study by the Comprehensive Korean Self-Help Community Center, undated |
| Box 2 | Folder 18 | Altgeld Gardens, map showing borrowers and circulation by block, circa 1944 |
| Box 2 | Folder 19 | Altgeld Gardens, community newspaper, The Altgeld Clarion, 1947 December |
| Box 2 | Folder 20 | Altgeld Gardens, community newspaper, The Altgeld Beacon, 1951-1952 |
| Box 2 | Folder 21 | Altgeld Gardens, Summer Play School, schedule, 1951 |
| Box 2 | Folder 22 | Altgeld Gardens, program, Tribute to Public Housing in honor of Elizabeth Wood, Chicago Housing Authority, 1952 |
| Box 2 | Folder 23 | Altgeld Gardens, letter of outreach to community, 1953 |
| Box 2 | Folder 24 | Altgeld Gardens, renovation of library building, 951 East 132nd Street, contract signing, 1991 |
| Box 2 | Folder 25 | Altgeld Gardens, flyers, dedication, 950 East 132nd Street, 1995 |
| Box 2 | Folder 26 | Altgeld Gardens, flyers, undated |
| Box 2 | Folder 27 | Archer, opening day, flyers, 5147 South Archer Avenue, 1967 November 11 |
| Box 2 | Folder 28 | Ashburn, brochure announcing traveling branch stop at 79th Street and South Maplewood Avenue, South Kedzie Avenue and 83rd Street, also 8245 South Kedzie Avenue, 1960, 1971 |
| Box 2 | Folder 29 | Auburn, opening day, flyers, 1364 West 79th Street, 1963 June 8 |
| Box 120 | Folder 7 | Auburn, 1364 West 79th Street, flyer announcing opening, 1963 |
| Box 3 | Folder 1 | Austin, Austin Library Association, petition and correspondence to establish library service, 1887-1911 |
| Box 3 | Folder 2 | Austin, Austin Library Association, clippings, 1909-1938 |
| Box 3 | Folder 3 | Austin, Austin Library Association, correspondence expressing gratitude for library service and invitation to public reception, 1910 |
| Box 3 | Folder 4 | Austin, clippings, 1910-1949 |
| Box 3 | Folder 5 | Austin, Austin Library Association, correspondence regarding library location, 1911 |
| Box 3 | Folder 6 | Austin, Survey in the Field, 1912 |
| Box 3 | Folder 7 | Austin, fire at 5642 West Lake Street location, insurance adjustment, 1912, |
| Box 119 | Folder 1 | Austin, article, “Wanted, a new Library” by Olive Pillsbury, circa 1920 |
| Box 3 | Folder 8 | Austin, maps of service area, 1922, 1964, undated |
| Box 3 | Folder 9 | Austin, Austin Library Association, correspondence regarding new library building, 1925 |
| Box 3 | Folder 10 | Austin, Austin Library Association, scrapbook, Town Hall – Library Controversy, 1926-1927 |
| Box 3 | Folder 11 | Austin, Austin Library Association, petition for branch library, circa 1926, undated |
| Box 3 | Folder 12 | Austin, building, 5615 West Race Avenue, lease, Plat of Survey, 1925-1928 |
| Box 3 | Folder 13 | Austin, building, 5615 West Race Avenue, correspondence and records, location of branch, construction, furnishing, maintenance, 1925-1944 |
| Box 3 | Folder 14 | Austin, building, 5615 West Race Avenue, proposals for construction of branch, 1928 |
| Box 3 | Folder 15 | Austin, building, 5615 West Race Avenue, contract, 1928-1929 |
| Box 3 | Folder 16 | Austin, building, 5615 West Race Avenue, specifications for art marble, 1928 |
| Box 3 | Folder 17 | Austin, building, 5615 West Race Avenue, specifications for art, metal work (void), 1928 |
| Box 3 | Folder 18 | Austin, building, 5615 West Race Avenue, specifications for cabinet work, 1928 |
| Box 3 | Folder 19 | Austin, building, 5615 West Race Avenue, specifications for carpentry, 1928 |
| Box 3 | Folder 20 | Austin, building, 5615 West Race Avenue, specifications for cork tile, 1928 |
| Box 3 | Folder 21 | Austin, building, 5615 West Race Avenue, specifications for cut stone, 1928 |
| Box 3 | Folder 22 | Austin, building, 5615 West Race Avenue, specifications for electric dumbwaiter, 1928 |
| Box 3 | Folder 23 | Austin, building, 5615 West Race Avenue, specifications for electric wiring, 1928 |
| Box 3 | Folder 24 | Austin, building, 5615 West Race Avenue, specifications for finish hardware, 1928 |
| Box 3 | Folder 25 | Austin, building, 5615 West Race Avenue, specifications for general work, 1928 |
| Box 3 | Folder 26 | Austin, building, 5615 West Race Avenue, specifications for glazing, 1928 |
| Box 4 | Folder 1 | Austin, building, 5615 West Race Avenue, specifications for heating and temperature control, 1928 |
| Box 4 | Folder 2 | Austin, building, 5615 West Race Avenue, specifications for hollow metal and art metal doors, 1928 |
| Box 4 | Folder 3 | Austin, building, 5615 West Race Avenue, specifications for marble, 1928 |
| Box 4 | Folder 4 | Austin, building, 5615 West Race Avenue, specifications for masonry, 1928 |
| Box 4 | Folder 5 | Austin, building, 5615 West Race Avenue, specifications for metal windows, 1928 |
| Box 4 | Folder 6 | Austin, building, 5615 West Race Avenue, specifications for oil burners, 1928 |
| Box 4 | Folder 7 | Austin, building, 5615 West Race Avenue, specifications for Oriental and miscellaneous iron and bronze, 1928 |
| Box 4 | Folder 8 | Austin, building, 5615 West Race Avenue, specifications for painting, 1928 |
| Box 4 | Folder 9 | Austin, building, 5615 West Race Avenue, specifications for plastering, 1928 |
| Box 4 | Folder 10 | Austin, building, 5615 West Race Avenue, specifications for plumbing, sewerage and gas fitting, 1928 |
| Box 4 | Folder 11 | Austin, building, 5615 West Race Avenue, specifications for sheet metal, 1928 |
| Box 4 | Folder 12 | Austin, building, 5615 West Race Avenue, specifications for roofing, 1928 |
| Box 4 | Folder 13 | Austin, building, 5615 West Race Avenue, specifications for rubber tile, 1928 |
| Box 4 | Folder 14 | Austin, building, 5615 West Race Avenue, specifications for structural steel and iron, 1928 |
| Box 4 | Folder 15 | Austin, building, 5615 West Race Avenue, specifications for terrazzo, 1928 |
| Box 4 | Folder 16 | Austin, building, 5615 West Race Avenue, specifications for ventilating systems, 1928 |
| Box 4 | Folder 17 | Austin, building, 5615 West Race Avenue, specifications for cleaning, painting and redecorating, 1936, 1940 |
| Oversize folder 9 | Austin, architectural drawings [1], 1941 | |
| Box 4 | Folder 18 | Austin, building, 5615 West Race Avenue, specifications for concrete walk, drive and areaway, 1941 |
| Box 4 | Folder 19 | Austin, building, 5615 West Race Avenue, specifications for conversion of steam boiler, 1943 |
| Box 4 | Folder 20 | Austin, building, 5615 West Race Avenue, specifications for coal stokers, 1944 |
| Box 4 | Folder 21 | Austin, building, 5615 West Race Avenue, specifications for cleaning, painting and decorating, 1945 |
| Box 4 | Folder 22 | Austin, building, 5615 West Race Avenue, specifications for installing roller shades and brackets, 1947 |
| Box 4 | Folder 23 | Austin, building, 5615 West Race Avenue, color schemes, 1956, 1962 |
| Box 4 | Folder 24 | Austin, building, 5615 West Race Avenue, sketch, alteration of building, undated |
| Box 4 | Folder 25 | Austin, opening day, invitation, 1930 January 11 |
| Box 4 | Folder 26 | Austin, bank book, Austin State Bank, 1931-1933 |
| Box 4 | Folder 27 | Austin, program flyer, Youth Week Celebration, 1932 |
| Box 4 | Folder 28 | Austin, survey report, 1933 |
| Box 4 | Folder 29 | Austin, publicity, photograph captions or captions for local publications, circa 1930s |
| Box 4 | Folder 30 | Austin, Friends of the Library, letter, Carl B. Roden to Maude Blake asking about “key people” to organize a Friends group, 1934 |
| Box 123 | Folder 1 | Austin, scrapbook, unbound, 1940-1956 |
| Box 5 | Folder 1 | Austin, Friends of the Library, correspondence, 1940 |
| Box 5 | Folder 2 | Austin, Friends of the Library, meeting minutes, 1940-1949 |
| Box 5 | Folder 3 | Austin, Friends of the Library, correspondence, includes a letter from H.W. Austin explaining how the area became known as Austin, 1941-1947 |
| Box 5 | Folder 4 | Austin, Austin Library Committee [Friends of the Library] membership list, circa 1940s |
| Box 5 | Folder 5 | Austin, Friends of the Library, publication, Early Austin by Anne N. Danegger, also certificate of copyright, 1944 |
| Box 124 | Folder 1 | Austin, scrapbook, unbound, 1 of 3, 1946-1972 |
| Box 124 | Folder 2 | Austin, scrapbook, unbound, 2 of 3, 1946-1972 |
| Box 124 | Folder 3 | Austin, scrapbook, unbound, 3 of 3, 1946-1972 |
| Box 5 | Folder 6 | Austin, Friends of the Chicago Public Library, brochures, 1966, undated |
| Box 5 | Folder 7 | Austin, invitation, program to 10th anniversary of building, 1941 |
| Box 5 | Folder 8 | Austin, 30th anniversary of library service and 10th anniversary of building, 1941 |
| Box 5 | Folder 9 | Austin, flyers for programs, 1968-1977 |
| Box 5 | Folder 10 | Austin, clippings, 1968-1980 |
| Box 5 | Folder 11 | Austin, branch issues, 1970s |
| Box 5 | Folder 12 | Austin, exhibit, Willie L. Carter, Innervisions of an Artist, 1981 |
| Box 5 | Folder 13 | Austin, rededication, correspondence, 1981 |
| Box 5 | Folder 14 | Austin, rededication, clippings, Mayor Jane Byrne’s proclamation, 1981 |
| Box 5 | Folder 15 | Austin, rededication, guestbook, 1981 |
| Box 5 | Folder 16 | Austin, 95th anniversary of building, clippings, giveaway keychains, 2024 |
| Box 5 | Folder 17 | Austin, branch histories, undated |
| Box 6 | Folder 1 | Austin-Irving, flyer, 6110 West Irving Park Road, 1970 |
| Box 6 | Folder 2 | Austin-Irving, guestbooks, 1970, 2001, undated |
| Box 6 | Folder 3 | Austin-Irving, memorandum, “Timeline for Opening a New or Renovated Branch” from Charlotte Kim, Neighborhood Services, 1996 |
| Box 6 | Folder 4 | Austin-Irving, clippings, 1996-2002 |
| Box 6 | Folder 5 | Austin-Irving, temporary sites, 6110 West Irving Park Road, 3912 North Menard Avenue, 1997-2001 |
| Box 6 | Folder 6 | Austin-Irving, new building, single/double story options, area traffic restrictions. Public Building Commission, 1999 |
| Box 6 | Folder 7 | Austin-Irving, new building, 6100 West Irving Park Road, correspondence, 1999-2001 |
| Box 6 | Folder 8 | Austin-Irving, program flyers, 2001, undated |
| Box 6 | Folder 9 | Austin-Irving, certificate of occupancy, 6100 West Irving Park Road, 2001 |
| Box 6 | Folder 10 | Austin-Irving, dedication, opening day flyers, 6100 West Irving Park Road, 2001 |
| Oversize folder 42 | Austin-Irving, artist’s rendering, exterior [by R. Faulkener Simmick?], 2002 | |
| Box 6 | Folder 11 | Avalon Park, opening day flyers, 1653 East 87th Street, 1958 |
| Box 6 | Folder 12 | Avalon, opening day flyers, 8802 South Stony Island Avenue, 1963 |
| Box 120 | Folder 7 | Avalon, 8802 South Stony Island Avenue, flyer announcing opening, 1963 |
| Box 6 | Folder 13 | Avalon, opening day flyers, 8828 South Stony Island Avenue, 1978 |
| Box 6 | Folder 14 | Avalon, branch history, circa 1978 |
| Box 6 | Folder 15 | Avalon, opening day flyers, magnet, 8148 South Stony Island Avenue, 2006 |
| Box 119 | Folder 2 | Avalon, certificate, Certified, LEED for New Construction, US Green Building Council, 2008 September |
| Box 6 | Folder 16 | Back of the Yards, opening day flyers, 4650 South Damen Avenue, 1998 |
| Box 6 | Folder 17 | Beverly, traveling branch flyer, West 95th Street and South Charles Street, circa 1960 |
| Box 6 | Folder 18 | Beverly, opening day flyers, 2114 West 95th Street, 1970 |
| Box 6 | Folder 19 | Beverly, clippings, 1970-1998 |
| Box 6 | Folder 20 | Beverly, program flyers, 1978-1983, undated |
| Box 6 | Folder 21 | Beverly, opening day flyers, clippings, 2121 West 95th Street, 1981 |
| Box 6 | Folder 22 | Beverly, branch profile, 1970 |
| Box 6 | Folder 23 | Beverly, clippings, staff, Jule Conroy, 1993 |
| Box 6 | Folder 24 | Beverly, staff, Jule Rose Conroy, Irish Heritage Collection, 1994-1996 |
| Box 6 | Folder 25 | Beverly, recognition of staff, Nancy Byrne, 2008-2009 |
| Box 6 | Folder 26 | Beverly, opening day flyers, 1962 West 95th Street, 2009 |
| Box 119 | Folder 3 | Beverly, certificate, Silver, LEED for New Construction, US Green Building Council, 2009 November |
| Box 6 | Folder 27 | Beverly, clippings, staff, Arlene Gottardo, Joyce Colander, 2019 |
| Box 7 | Folder 1 | Bezazian, press release announcing gift of $50,000 from John B. Bezazian, 1951 |
| Box 7 | Folder 2 | Bezazian, clippings, donation, groundbreaking, circa 1950s |
| Box 7 | Folder 3 | Bezazian, draft speech by John B. Bezazian at dedication, biographical information about Harold A. Bezazian, 1957 |
| Box 7 | Folder 4 | Bezazian, building, 1226 West Ainslie Street, construction correspondence, Warranty Deed, Title, Plat of Survey, circa 1951-1960 |
| Box 7 | Folder 5 | Bezazian, building, 1226 West Ainslie Street, specifications, (copy 1) 1955 |
| Box 7 | Folder 6 | Bezazian, building, 1226 West Ainslie Street, specifications, (copy 2) 1955 |
| Oversize folder 6 | Bezazian, architectural drawings [6], 1955 | |
| Oversize folder 36 | Bezazian, presentation board, floor plans, circa 1955 | |
| Box 7 | Folder 7 | Bezazian, building, 1226 West Ainslie Street, floor plan, 1957 |
| Box 7 | Folder 8 | Bezazian, building, 1226 West Ainslie Street, specifications for library equipment, 1956 |
| Box 7 | Folder 9 | Bezazian, building, 1226 West Ainslie Street, architectural plans, 1978 |
| Box 7 | Folder 10 | Bezazian, building, 1226 West Ainslie Street, architectural plans, upgrades and washroom renovation, 2001 |
| Box 7 | Folder 11 | Bezazian, opening day flyers, 1226 West Ainslie Street, information, 1957 |
| Box 8 | Folder 1 | Bezazian, Uptown, community history, Charter Jubilee Historical Committee, 1934 |
| Box 8 | Folder 2 | Bezazian, Uptown, community history, 1934-1978 |
| Box 8 | Folder 3 | Bezazian, Uptown, community history, “Uptown Chicago” by Leroy Hauser, 1941 |
| Box 8 | Folder 4 | Bezazian, Uptown, community history, “History of Uptown, Chicago, including the 48th Ward and parts of the 49th and 50th Wards” 1951 |
| Box 123 | Folder 2 | Bezazian, scrapbook, unbound, 1961-1966 |
| Box 8 | Folder 5 | Bezazian, Uptown, community history, “Problems of Underdeveloped Areas” by Ernest J. Nesius, 1964 |
| Box 125 | Folder 1 | Bezazian, scrapbook, unbound, 1966-1970 |
| Box 125 | Folder 2 | Bezazian, scrapbook, unbound, 1969-1974 |
| Box 8 | Folder 6 | Bezazian, Uptown, community history, “The Search for Community and Identity in Chicago, a Working Proposal for the Community History Project” circa 1970 |
| Box 8 | Folder 7 | Bezazian, Uptown, community history, “A Center Agency Report for the Advisory Council of the Montrose Urban Progress Center” circa 1970 |
| Box 125 | Folder 3 | Bezazian, scrapbook, unbound, includes photographs, 1974-1975 |
| Box 8 | Folder 8 | Bezazian, Uptown, community history, “More Than Stone – A Nostalgic View of Uptown Architecture” by Uptown Hull House Gallery, 1975 |
| Box 8 | Folder 9 | Bezazian, Uptown, community history, statistics, articles, 1991-2007 |
| Box 8 | Folder 10 | Bezazian, Uptown, community history, Genesis House, 1994-1995 |
| Box 8 | Folder 11 | Bezazian, Uptown, community history, 2008-2013 |
| Box 8 | Folder 12 | Bezazian, branch history [see also Sheridan Branch], boundaries and schools assigned to branch, circa 1973-1996 |
| Box 8 | Folder 13 | Bezazian, clippings, 1950s |
| Box 8 | Folder 14 | Bezazian, clippings, 1960s |
| Box 8 | Folder 15 | Bezazian, clippings, 1970s-1990s |
| Box 8 | Folder 16 | Bezazian, Calendar of Events, central library and branches, 1965 November |
| Box 8 | Folder 17 | Bezazian, Model Cities, [a federal urban aid program] 1968-1970 |
| Box 8 | Folder 18 | Bezazian, Model Cities, [a federal urban aid program] 1970-1972 |
| Box 9 | Folder 1 | Bezazian, program flyers, 1969-2004 |
| Box 9 | Folder 2 | Bezazian, mural, Sea of Knowledge by Janis Pozzi, rededication, 1974, 2017 |
| Box 9 | Folder 3 | Bezazian, report, “Bezazian Library and the Spanish Community” by Jane Ricker and Barb Fiester, 1974 |
| Box 9 | Folder 4 | Bezazian, Paperback Parade Collection, 1975 |
| Box 9 | Folder 5 | Bezazian, Neighborhood Photodocumentary with David Gremp, 1980 |
| Box 9 | Folder 6 | Bezazian, Bequest of $1,000 from Karl Menger, 1987 |
| Box 9 | Folder 7 | Bezazian, grants, Library Services and Construction Act (LCSA), 1988 |
| Box 9 | Folder 8 | Bezazian, bilingual transcripts of lectures (English and Chinese), circa 1988 |
| Box 9 | Folder 9 | Bezazian, City of Chicago resolution honoring staff member, Cha-Hee Stanfield, 1989 |
| Box 9 | Folder 10 | Bezazian, NatureConnections, [a collaboration with Chicago Community Trust to fund programming to protect nature] 1993 |
| Box 9 | Folder 11 | Bezazian, NatureConnections, [a collaboration with Chicago Community Trust to fund programming to protect nature] resource book, circa 1993 |
| Box 9 | Folder 12 | Bezazian, patron survey, 1994 |
| Box 9 | Folder 13 | Bezazian, 1990 census showing Hispanic population for branch areas, 1994 |
| Box 9 | Folder 14 | Bezazian, proposal, “University of Illinois Chicago Circle and Bezazian Library Joint Research and Outreach Project to Determine Amount and Variety of Library Usage and to Develop Community Library Awareness” 1994 |
| Box 9 | Folder 15 | Bezazian, Blue Skies for Library Kids [community-based program for children and families] What’s Uptown, Issues, volume 1, numbers 2,4,6, 1994 |
| Box 9 | Folder 16 | Bezazian, Blue Skies for Library Kids [community-based program for children and families], What’s Uptown, Issues, volume 2, numbers 1-4, circa 1994 |
| Box 9 | Folder 17 | Bezazian, Blue Skies for Library Kids [community-based program for children and families], 1995 Year in Review, circa 1996 |
| Box 9 | Folder 18 | Bezazian, Blue Skies for Library Kids [community-based program for children and families], What’s Uptown, Presidential Towers, 1992-1994 |
| Box 9 | Folder 19 | Bezazian, Blue Skies for Library Kids [community-based program for children and families], What’s Uptown, submittals, circa 1994 |
| Box 10 | Folder 1 | Bezazian, Blue Skies for Library Kids [community-based program for children and families], What’s Uptown, submittals, circa 1994 |
| Box 10 | Folder 2 | Bezazian, Blue Skies for Library Kids [community-based program for children and families], What’s Uptown, submittals, circa 1994 |
| Box 10 | Folder 3 | Bezazian, Blue Skies for Library Kids [community-based program for children and families], What’s Uptown, submittals, circa 1994 |
| Box 10 | Folder 4 | Bezazian, Blue Skies for Library Kids [community-based program for children and families], What’s Uptown, submittals, circa 1994 |
| Box 10 | Folder 5 | Bezazian, Blue Skies for Library Kids [community-based program for children and families], What’s Uptown, submittals, circa 1994 |
| Box 10 | Folder 6 | Bezazian, Blue Skies for Library Kids [community-based program for children and families], What’s Uptown, submittals, circa 1994 |
| Box 11 | Folder 1 | Bezazian, Blue Skies for Library Kids [community-based program for children and families], What’s Uptown, administrative, circa 1994 |
| Box 11 | Folder 2 | Bezazian, Blue Skies for Library Kids [community-based program for children and families], What’s Uptown, administrative, editorial policies, circa 1994 |
| Box 11 | Folder 3 | Bezazian, Blue Skies for Library Kids [community-based program for children and families], What’s Uptown, reader surveys, circa 1994 |
| Box 11 | Folder 4 | Bezazian, Blue Skies for Library Kids [community-based program for children and families], What’s Uptown, publications of poetry and youth writings, circa 1994 |
| Box 11 | Folder 5 | Bezazian, Summer Reading Game, The Great Book Feast, 1996 |
| Box 11 | Folder 6 | Bezazian, correspondence from patron asking about books in Vietnamese, 1998 |
| Box 11 | Folder 7 | Bezazian, Chicago Public Library’s 125th anniversary celebrations, 1998 |
| Box 11 | Folder 8 | Bezazian, expansion of branch into neighboring carwash facility, Uptown Car Wash, 1998-2000 |
| Box 11 | Folder 9 | Bezazian, used as a cooling center, 1999 |
| Box 12 | Folder 1 | Bezazian, North American Indian Literature, Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 1999 |
| Box 12 | Folder 2 | Bezazian, foundations offering grants, circa 1990s |
| Box 12 | Folder 3 | Bezazian, Cultural Assets Indicator Project, 2005 |
| Box 12 | Folder 4 | Bezazian, 50th anniversary invitation, 2007 |
| Box 12 | Folder 5 | Bezazian, City of Chicago resolution recognizing Bezazian as an Uptown treasure and the first Harold A. Bezazian lecture, 2015 |
| Box 12 | Folder 6 | Bezazian, branch flyer, undated |
| Box 13 | Folder 1 | Blackstone, Timothy B. Blackstone, biographical, articles, 1894-circa 1940 |
| Box 13 | Folder 2 | Blackstone, scrapbook, newspaper clippings, Chicago Public Library [Cultural Center], dedicated October 19, 1897, and Blackstone Branch, dedicated January 8, 1904, 1897-1904 |
| Box 13 | Folder 3 | Blackstone, transfer of property from Isabella F. Blackstone to Chicago Public Library, Title, Plat of Survey, Warranty Deed, 1903-1904 |
| Oversize folder 7 | Blackstone, architectural drawings [28], 1905-1936 | |
| Box 13 | Folder 4 | Blackstone, building, 4904 South Lake Park Avenue, specifications for cleaning, painting and decorating, 1922 |
| Box 13 | Folder 5 | Blackstone, building, 4904 South Lake Park Avenue, Indenture, purchase of property, 1929 |
| Box 13 | Folder 6 | Blackstone, building, 4904 South Lake Park Avenue, specifications for plumbing and marble work, 1934 |
| Box 13 | Folder 7 | Blackstone, building, 4904 South Lake Park Avenue, correspondence, Charles Hodgdon and Son, architects to Chicago Public Library, 1934-1938 |
| Box 13 | Folder 8 | Blackstone, building, 4904 South Lake Park Avenue, specifications for Annex, general conditions, 1936 |
| Box 13 | Folder 9 | Blackstone, building, Annex, correspondence, contracts with PWA (Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works), 1936-1939 |
| Box 13 | Folder 10 | Blackstone, building, Annex, correspondence, contracts with PWA (Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works), 1936-1939 |
| Box 13 | Folder 11 | Blackstone, building, specifications for Annex, black, 1938 |
| Box 13 | Folder 12 | Blackstone, building, specifications for Annex, Adams & Schroter, 1938 |
| Box 14 | Folder 1 | Blackstone, building, specifications for Annex, Adams & Schroter, 1938 |
| Box 14 | Folder 2 | Blackstone, building, specifications for Annex, Sides Construction Company, 1938 |
| Box 14 | Folder 3 | Blackstone, building, specifications for Annex, Throp-Rogoff Company, 1938 |
| Box 14 | Folder 4 | Blackstone, building, Annex, contractor bids, 1938 |
| Box 14 | Folder 5 | Blackstone, building, Annex, contractor bids,1938 |
| Box 14 | Folder 6 | Blackstone, building, Annex, specifications for furniture and equipment, PWA (Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works) approval copy, 1939 |
| Box 14 | Folder 7 | Blackstone, building, Annex, specifications for furniture and equipment, blank, 1939 |
| Box 14 | Folder 8 | Blackstone, building, Annex, specifications for furniture and equipment, 1939 |
| Box 14 | Folder 9 | Blackstone, building, Annex, specifications for furniture and equipment, 1939 |
| Box 14 | Folder 10 | Blackstone, building, Annex, specifications for furniture and equipment, Marshall Field, 1939 |
| Box 14 | Folder 11 | Blackstone, building, Annex, certificate of occupancy, 1939 |
| Box 14 | Folder 12 | Blackstone, building, Annex, dedication of the Children’s Division, 1939 |
| Box 14 | Folder 13 | Blackstone, building, correspondence, maintenance, 1939-1946 |
| Box 14 | Folder 14 | Blackstone, building, encroachment of sewer system, 1940-1941 |
| Box 14 | Folder 15 | Blackstone, building, specifications for painting and decorating, 1940 |
| Box 14 | Folder 16 | Blackstone, building, specifications for coal bunker room and driveway, 1945 |
| Box 14 | Folder 17 | Blackstone, building, specifications for cleaning, painting and decorating, 1945 |
| Box 14 | Folder 18 | Blackstone, building, specifications for cleaning, painting and redecorating, 1959 |
| Box 14 | Folder 19 | Blackstone, building, maintenance, circa 1960-circa 1977 |
| Box 15 | Folder 1 | Blackstone, branch history, 1904-1986 |
| Box 15 | Folder 2 | Blackstone, branch history, staff binder with procedures and history, circa 1954 |
| Box 15 | Folder 3 | Blackstone, community history, Community Area Profile, 1935-1985 |
| Box 15 | Folder 4 | Blackstone, booklet, Chicago Public Library Week, 1941 |
| Box 126 | Folder 1 | Blackstone, scrapbook, unbound, includes photographs, 1945-1953 |
| Box 15 | Folder 5 | Blackstone, clippings from scrapbook, circa 1940s-circa 1950s |
| Box 15 | Folder 6 | Blackstone, program flyers, circa 1940s-1997 |
| Box 15 | Folder 7 | Blackstone, Public Library Employes’ Pension Fund, reports, 1953-1965 |
| Box 15 | Folder 8 | Blackstone, staff manual, Staff Manual, 1953 |
| Box 15 | Folder 9 | Blackstone, staff manual, Highlights of the Year 1957, 1957 |
| Box 126 | Folder 2 | Blackstone, scrapbook, unbound, 1957-1975 |
| Box 15 | Folder 10 | Blackstone, staff manual, Revised Staff Manual, 1957-1973 |
| Box 15 | Folder 11 | Blackstone, staff manual, Procedure Manual for Mechanical Charging, 1958 |
| Box 16 | Folder 1 | Blackstone, staff manual, Branch Catalog Card Form and Typing Manual, 1967 |
| Box 16 | Folder 2 | Blackstone, staff manual, Circulation, 1971-1973 |
| Box 16 | Folder 3 | Blackstone, staff manual, Circulation and Clerical Job Descriptions, 1976 |
| Box 16 | Folder 4 | Blackstone, 50th Anniversary, invitation to open house, 1954 January |
| Box 16 | Folder 5 | Blackstone, Kenwood-Ellis Community Center, annual meeting, 1955 |
| Box 16 | Folder 6 | Blackstone, certificate from Board of Education to Blackstone for Cooperative Work Training Program, 1966 |
| Box 16 | Folder 7 | Blackstone, Model Cities, [a federal urban aid program] 1968-1976 |
| Box 16 | Folder 8 | Blackstone, Model cities, [a federal urban aid program] 1978-1983 |
| Box 16 | Folder 9 | Blackstone, Write On, Chicago, [a literary program] 1974-1983 |
| Box 16 | Folder 10 | Blackstone, proposed exhibits, 1970-1974 |
| Box 17 | Folder 1 | Blackstone, exhibits, 1975-1981 |
| Box 17 | Folder 2 | Blackstone, exhibit schedule and evaluation, 1975 |
| Box 17 | Folder 3 | Blackstone, Friends of the Blackstone Library, 1975-1980 |
| Box 17 | Folder 4 | Blackstone, Book Swap, 1976 |
| Box 17 | Folder 5 | Blackstone, “Fuerst Report,” library’s response to, 1976 |
| Box 17 | Folder 6 | Blackstone, newsletter [not produced by CPL] The Unabashed Librarian, circa 1976 |
| Box 17 | Folder 7 | Blackstone, staff newsletter, What’s New, 1977-1978 |
| Box 17 | Folder 8 | Blackstone, Community Study, Phase II, guidelines, 1978 |
| Box 17 | Folder 9 | Blackstone, murals, Labor, Literature, Art, Science by Oliver Dennett Grover, 1978-1979 |
| Box 17 | Folder 10 | Blackstone, reports on weeding, reference books, pamphlets, phono discs, gift policy, 1978 |
| Box 17 | Folder 11 | Blackstone, renovation, correspondence, 1978-1979 |
| Box 119 | Folder 4 | Blackstone, 75th anniversary, proclamation, 1978 |
| Box 18 | Folder 1 | Blackstone, 75th anniversary, 1979 |
| Box 18 | Folder 2 | Blackstone, 75th anniversary, contest to design logo, history of the branch, 1979 |
| Box 18 | Folder 3 | Blackstone, 75th anniversary, guestbook, 1979 |
| Box 18 | Folder 4 | Blackstone, reopening, 1980 |
| Box 18 | Folder 5 | Blackstone, reopening, guestbook, 1980 |
| Box 18 | Folder 6 | Blackstone, Neighborhood Needs Strategy Study, neighborhood demographic changes, 1980 |
| Box 18 | Folder 7 | Blackstone, article, “On Location with Somewhere in Time,” American Cinematographer, 1980 |
| Box 18 | Folder 8 | Blackstone, article, “One for the Books,” Chicago Public Works, 1980-1981 |
| Box 18 | Folder 9 | Blackstone, correspondence from Illinois State Senator Barack Obama regarding grants for the branch, 2000 |
| Box 18 | Folder 10 | Blackstone, 100th anniversary, 2004 |
| Box 119 | Folder 5 | Blackstone, Award, Marian and Leon Despres Architectural Preservation Award for conservation and restoration of murals, 2010 |
| Box 18 | Folder 11 | Blackstone, Chicago Landmark Designation, 2010-2011 |
| Box 18 | Folder 12 | Blackstone, floor plans, maps of community area, undated |
| Box 18 | Folder 13 | Blackstone, branch brochure, various printings, undated |
| Box 18 | Folder 14 | Blackstone, Beman, Solon S. [architect] articles, undated |
| Box 18 | Folder 15 | Blackstone, James D. Blackstone Memorial Library in Branford, Connecticut, undated |
| Box 19 | Folder 1 | Brainerd, opening day flyers, fact sheet, 1971, 1999 |
| Box 19 | Folder 2 | Bridgeport, traveling branch flyers, West 34th Place and South Halsted Street, 1953, undated |
| Box 19 | Folder 3 | Bridgeport, opening day flyer, 824 West 35th Street, 1966 |
| Box 120 | Folder 7 | Bridgeport, 824 West 35th Street, flyer announcing opening, 1966 |
| Box 19 | Folder 4 | Bridgeport, clippings, 1984 |
| Box 19 | Folder 5 | Bridgeport, invitation to groundbreaking, 3400 South Halsted Street, 1987 |
| Box 19 | Folder 6 | Bridgeport, opening day flyer, 3458 South Halsted Street, undated |
| Box 19 | Folder 7 | Brighton Park, scrapbook, 1930-1938 |
| Box 19 | Folder 8 | Brighton Park, scrapbook, 1938-1940 |
| Box 126 | Folder 3 | Brighton Park, scrapbook, unbound, includes photographs, 1941-1946 |
| Box 126 | Folder 4 | Brighton Park, scrapbook, unbound, includes photographs, 1942-1945 |
| Box 127 | Folder 1 | Brighton Park, scrapbook, unbound, includes photographs, 1947-1954 |
| Box 127 | Folder 2 | Brighton Park, scrapbook, unbound, 1955-1964 |
| Box 19 | Folder 9 | Brighton Park, branch brochure, 4144 South Archer Avenue, circa 1950s |
| Box 19 | Folder 10 | Brighton Park, staff manual, 1963 |
| Oversize folder 8 | Brighton Park, architectural drawings [11], 1963-1970 | |
| Box 19 | Folder 11 | Brighton Park, opening day flyer, clipping, 4103 South Archer Avenue, 1963 |
| Box 120 | Folder 7 | Brighton Park, 4103 South Archer Avenue, flyer announcing opening, 1963 |
| Box 127 | Folder 3 | Brighton Park, scrapbook, unbound, 1965-1972 |
| Box 19 | Folder 12 | Brighton Park, request for improved library facility, 1966 |
| Box 19 | Folder 13 | Brighton Park, building, site selection, appraisal report, 4314 South Archer Avenue, 1966 |
| Box 19 | Folder 14 | Brighton Park, building, correspondence, construction, site acquisition, 4314 South Archer Avenue, 1966-1969 |
| Box 19 | Folder 15 | Brighton Park, opening day flyers, invitation, 4314 South Archer Avenue, 1969 |
| Box 20 | Folder 1 | Brighton Park, opening day, 4314 South Archer Avenue, guestbook, 1969 |
| Box 20 | Folder 2 | Brighton Park, American Institute of Architects, Distinguished Building Award, 4313 South Archer Avenue, 1970 |
| Box 20 | Folder 3 | Brighton Park, branch issues, 1970-1975 |
| Box 127 | Folder 4 | Brighton Park, scrapbook, unbound, 1972-1975 |
| Box 20 | Folder 4 | Brighton Park, awards, 1972-1988 |
| Box 20 | Folder 5 | Brighton Park, branch visits, 1975 |
| Box 128 | Folder 1 | Brighton Park, scrapbook, unbound, 1975-1980 |
| Box 128 | Folder 2 | Brighton Park, scrapbook, unbound, 1980-1989 |
| Box 20 | Folder 6 | Brighton Park, Vietnam Memorial, re-dedication, 1987 |
| Box 20 | Folder 7 | Brighton Park, Youth/Teen Parent Initiative, 1989 |
| Box 20 | Folder 8 | Brighton Park, American Cancer Society, 1989-1990 |
| Box 20 | Folder 9 | Brighton Park, booklists, circa 1989 |
| Box 20 | Folder 10 | Brighton Park, community history, Brighton Park Life, Golder Jubilee Supplement, Fifty Years of Progress, 1889-1939, 1939 |
| Box 20 | Folder 11 | Brighton Park, community history, Community newspaper articles written by Joseph Hamzik relating primarily to the history of Brighton Park, “Gleanings of Archer Road,” 1977 |
| Box 20 | Folder 12 | Brighton Park, community history, Brighton Park/McKinley Park Life, “Welcome Pope John Paul II,” 1979 |
| Box 20 | Folder 13 | Brighton Park, community history, 2000, undated |
| Box 20 | Folder 14 | Brighton Park, branch history, Walter J. Wolf Memorial dedication, 1979 |
| Box 20 | Folder 15 | Brighton Park, branch history, 1994, undated |
| Box 20 | Folder 16 | Brighton Park, program flyers, undated |
| Box 21 | Folder 1 | Broadway, building, site selection, correspondence, 1937-1940 |
| Box 135 | Folder 3 | Broadway, scrapbook, unbound, 1939-1941 |
| Box 21 | Folder 2 | Broadway, clipping, letter to editor complaining about the branch, 1939 |
| Box 21 | Folder 3 | Broadway, building, specifications for general construction, 644 West Belmont Avenue, 1941 |
| Box 21 | Folder 4 | Broadway, building, specifications for plumbing, 644 West Belmont Avenue, 1941 |
| Box 21 | Folder 5 | Broadway, building, specifications for heating, 644 West Belmont Avenue, 1941 |
| Box 21 | Folder 6 | Broadway, building, specifications for electrical work, 644 West Belmont, 1941 |
| Box 21 | Folder 7 | Broadway, building, legal documents and correspondence for heating and air conditioning system, 644 West Belmont Avenue, 1941-1943 |
| Box 21 | Folder 8 | Broadway, building, legal documents and correspondence for building construction, 644 West Belmont Avenue, 1941-1943 |
| Box 21 | Folder 9 | Broadway, building, correspondence from War Production Board regarding construction materials required for war effort, 644 West Belmont Avenue, 1942 |
| Box 21 | Folder 10 | Broadway, building, construction and maintenance records, 644 West Belmont Avenue, 1942-1946 |
| Box 21 | Folder 11 | Bryn Mawr, opening day flyer, invitation, 1951 |
| Box 21 | Folder 12 | Bucktown-Wicker Park, floor plan, circa 2006 |
| Box 21 | Folder 13 | Bucktown-Wicker Park, opening day flyers, ephemera, 2006 |
| Box 119 | Folder 6 | Bucktown-Wicker Park, certificate, Certified, LEED for New Construction, US Green Building Council, 2006 December |
| Box 21 | Folder 14 | Budlong Woods, furniture plan, 2001 |
| Box 21 | Folder 15 | Budlong Woods, opening day, 5630 North Lincoln Avenue, flyers, ephemera, Family Day, 2003 |
| Box 21 | Folder 16 | Budlong Woods, postcard, artist’s reception, Andrew Young, 2005 |
| Box 119 | Folder 7 | Budlong Woods, certificate, Certified, LEED for New Construction, US Green Building Council, 2008 November |
| Box 22 | Folder 1 | Cabrini-Green Reading and Study Center, flyers, open house,1157 North Cleveland Avenue, announcing services to parents, 1972 |
| Box 22 | Folder 2 | Calumet, branch history, 1927, circa 2002 |
| Box 22 | Folder 3 | Calumet, opening day flyer, 10428 South Ewing Avenue, 1955 |
| Box 22 | Folder 4 | Calumet/East Side, scrapbook, 1955-1990 |
| Box 22 | Folder 5 | Canaryville, flyer for groundbreaking, 642-646 West 43rd Street, 1994 April 18 |
| Box 22 | Folder 6 | Canaryville, flyer for dedication, 642-646 West 43rd Street, 1994 September 17 |
| Box 22 | Folder 7 | Canaryville, opening day flyers, magnet, 642 West 43rd Street, 2001 June 1 |
| Box 22 | Folder 8 | Chatham, branch flyer, circa 1955 |
| Box 22 | Folder 9 | Chatham, building, 79th Street and South Martin Luther King Drive, site acquisition and appraisal, construction grant, correspondence, 1967-1971 |
| Oversize folder 44 | Chatham, presentation board, artist’s impression, exterior by Tandyoss, 1970 | |
| Box 22 | Folder 10 | Chatham, building, 79th Street and South Martin Luther King Drive, blueprints, 1971, undated |
| Box 22 | Folder 11 | Chatham, building, 79th Street and South Martin Luther King Drive, specifications for general work, plumbing, heating, ventilating and electrical work, circa 1971 |
| Box 22 | Folder 12 | Chatham, building, 79th Street and South Martin Luther King Drive, proposals for floor coverings, carpeting and draperies, 1971-1973 |
| Box 22 | Folder 13 | Chatham, building, 79th Street and South Martin Luther King Drive, signage, 1971 |
| Box 22 | Folder 14 | Chatham, building, 79th Street and South Martin Luther King Drive, specifications, requisitions for furniture, 1972-1973 |
| Box 22 | Folder 15 | Chatham, building, 79th Street and South Martin Luther King Drive, specifications for library equipment, 1972-1973 |
| Box 22 | Folder 16 | Chatham, building, 79th Street and South Martin Luther King Drive, receipts, 1973 |
| Box 22 | Folder 17 | Chatham, Friends of the Chatham Branch Library, constitution and by-laws, undated |
| Box 23 | Folder 1 | Chicago Bee, 3647 South State Street, flyers for groundbreaking, 1994 December 8 |
| Box 23 | Folder 2 | Chicago Bee, flyers for opening day, 3647 South State Street, buttons, 1996 May 4 |
| Box 23 | Folder 3 | Chicago Bee, Bronzeville Awards Ceremonies, announcement, 1996 |
| Box 23 | Folder 4 | Chicago Lawn, floor plans, 6234 South Kedzie Avenue, 1936-1941 |
| Box 23 | Folder 5 | Chicago Lawn, branch history, highlights, survey, 1938-1950 |
| Box 23 | Folder 6 | Chicago Lawn, flyers, book lists, 6234 South Kedzie Avenue, circa 1950 |
| Box 23 | Folder 7 | Chicago Lawn, Chicago Lawn Historical Society, annual meetings, 1950-1972 |
| Box 23 | Folder 8 | Chicago Lawn, building, 6120-6124 South Kedzie Avenue, site selection, acquisition, Warranty Deed, Title, correspondence, 1953-1959 |
| Oversize folder 27 | Chicago Lawn, architectural drawings [3], 1959 | |
| Box 23 | Folder 9 | Chicago Lawn, building, 6120-6124 South Kedzie Avenue, specifications and contract documents, 1959 |
| Box 23 | Folder 10 | Chicago Lawn, building, 6120-6124 South Kedzie Avenue, specifications and contract documents, 1959 |
| Box 23 | Folder 11 | Chicago Lawn, building, 6120-6124 South Kedzie Avenue, detail specifications for library equipment, circa 1959 |
| Box 23 | Folder 12 | Chicago Lawn, building, 6120-6124 South Kedzie Avenue, opening day flyers, invitation, 1960 |
| Box 120 | Folder 7 | Chicago Lawn, 6120-6124 South Kedzie Avenue, flyer announcing opening, 1960 |
| Box 23 | Folder 13 | Chicago Lawn, program flyers, 1968-1977 |
| Box 23 | Folder 14 | Chicago Lawn, dedication of Adele L. Bartlett Room, staff, clippings, 1980-1981 |
| Box 23 | Folder 15 | Chinatown, flyer for Traveling Branch, stop at 23rd Place and South Wentworth Avenue, circa 1960s |
| Box 23 | Folder 16 | Chinatown, branch issues, 1971-2001 |
| Box 23 | Folder 17 | Chinatown, donation of books, 1971-1972 |
| Box 23 | Folder 18 | Chinatown, opening day flyers, clippings, 2314 South Wentworth Avenue, 1972 |
| Box 23 | Folder 19 | Chinatown, community history, clippings, 1974 |
| Box 23 | Folder 20 | Chinatown, branch visit, 1975 |
| Box 23 | Folder 21 | Chinatown, ad hoc Chinatown Branch Library Committee, site selection, correspondence with Ping Tom, Chicago Housing Authority, 1985 |
| Box 23 | Folder 22 | Chinatown, opening day flyer, press release, correspondence, 2353 South Wentworth Avenue, 1990 |
| Box 23 | Folder 23 | Chinatown, branch profile, highlights, 1990, 2001 |
| Box 23 | Folder 24 | Chinatown, brochure, Asian Language Material, Sources and Services, shows where Asian language materials can be found in Chicago Public Library system, 1991, 1994 |
| Box 23 | Folder 25 | Chinatown, Friends of Chinatown Branch Library, 1991-2003 |
| Box 23 | Folder 26 | Chinatown, groundbreaking, clippings, 2100 South Wentworth Avenue, 2014 |
| Box 23 | Folder 27 | Chinatown, opening day flyers, 2100 South Wentworth Avenue, 2015 |
| Box 23 | Folder 28 | Chinatown, award, American Institute of Architects, Illinois, Illinois’ 200 Great Places, 2015 |
| Box 23 | Folder 29 | Chinatown, award, Architizer, A+ Awards, 2017 Finalist, 2017 |
| Box 119 | Folder 8 | Chinatown, Distinguished Building Award, American Institute of Architects Chicago, 2100 South Wentworth Avenue, 2017 |
| Box 24 | Folder 1 | Clearing, opening day flyers, 5643 West 63rd Street, 1969 |
| Box 24 | Folder 2 | Clearing, branch issues, 1970-1975 |
| Box 24 | Folder 3 | Clearing, branch visit, 1975 |
| Box 24 | Folder 4 | Clearing, program flyers, 1978-1994 |
| Box 24 | Folder 5 | Clearing, invitation to groundbreaking, 6423 West 63rd Place, 1992 |
| Box 24 | Folder 6 | Clearing, opening day flyers, invitation, 6423 West 63rd Place, 1994 |
| Box 24 | Folder 7 | Coleman, Bessie, site selection, 1984-1986 |
| Oversize folder 29 | Coleman, Bessie, architectural drawings [29], 1989-1990 | |
| Box 24 | Folder 8 | Coleman, Bessie, opening day flyers, invitation, button, 731-745 East 63rd Street, 1993 |
| Oversize folder 1 | Coleman, Bessie, 731-745 East 63rd Street, elevation and site plan, gouache on illustration board by Nelson, 30x40, Accession number CPL Art 2015.3, circa 1993 | |
| Box 128 | Folder 3 | Daley, Richard J., scrapbook, unbound, includes photographs, 1985-1989 |
| Box 24 | Folder 9 | Daley, Richard J., invitation to dedication, 3400 South Halsted Street, 1989 |
| Box 24 | Folder 10 | Daley, Richard M., opening day flyers, 733 North Kedzie Avenue, 2011 |
| Box 119 | Folder 9 | Daley, Richard M., certificate, Gold, LEED for New Construction, US Green Building Council, 2011 December |
| Box 24 | Folder 11 | Damen, traveling branch flyer, North Damen Avenue and West McLean Avenue, circa 1960s |
| Box 24 | Folder 12 | Damen, opening day flyers, 2056 North Damen Avenue, 1967 |
| Box 120 | Folder 7 | Damen, 2056 North Damen Avenue, flyer announcing opening, 1967 |
| Box 24 | Folder 13 | Damen, change in service hours, 1972 |
| Box 24 | Folder 14 | Damen, branch issues, 1972-1975 |
| Box 24 | Folder 15 | Damen, lease, 2056 North Damen Avenue, 1973-1974 |
| Box 24 | Folder 16 | Damen, program flyers, 1973-1986, undated |
| Box 24 | Folder 17 | Damen, community history, Community Area Profile, 1978 |
| Box 24 | Folder 18 | Damen, local history club, 1983 |
| Box 24 | Folder 19 | Damen, wildlife mural by Romano Maraschietto, 1986 |
| Box 24 | Folder 20 | Damen, petition to rename branch Bucktown, clippings, 1986 |
| Box 24 | Folder 21 | Damen, community history, Bucktown, 1983 |
| Box 24 | Folder 22 | Damen, staff, Anne Mason, appointment, 1988 |
| Box 24 | Folder 23 | Damen, Friends of Damen Avenue Library Coalition, 1992-1993 |
| Box 24 | Folder 24 | Damen, branch profile, 1994 |
| Box 24 | Folder 25 | Damen, announcement of closing, clippings, 1997-2005 |
| Oversize folder 37 | Damen Park [proposed] presentation board, elevation, floor plan by J. Sorich, 1961 | |
| Box 24 | Folder 26 | Darrow, Referral Resource List for Ex-Offenders, 1975 |
| Box 24 | Folder 27 | Darrow [Cook County Correctional Library,] 2700 South California Avenue, dedication ceremony program, 1978 |
| Box 24 | Folder 28 | Darrow [Cook County Correctional Complex,] ceremonies on the 122nd anniversary of Darrow’s birth, program, 1979 |
| Box 24 | Folder 29 | Darrow [Cook County Department of Corrections] Book Out for Freadom, Community Services Directory, circa 1980 |
| Box 24 | Folder 30 | Darrow [Cook County Department of Corrections,] The Freadom Newsletter, Inmate/Staff Newsletter, Volume 1, Number 1, 1990 |
| Box 24 | Folder 31 | Darrow [Cook County Department of Corrections,] inventory of archival materials held at branch, includes a background to services at Darrow, 1990 |
| Box 24 | Folder 32 | Davis Square, West 45th Street and South Marshfield Avenue, community and branch history, “Survey of Field Report,” contains demographic information, 1912 |
| Box 24 | Folder 33 | Davis Square, community and branch history, library visit, details living conditions in Back of the Yards community and demographics, 1922 |
| Box 24 | Folder 34 | Davis Square, community history, Back o the Yards Old Timers’ Club, publication, Back o the Yards 1870 to 1890, 1938-1939 |
| Box 128 | Folder 4 | Davis Square, scrapbook, unbound, includes materials on Back o the Yards Old Timers’ Club, 1939 |
| Box 24 | Folder 35 | Douglas, correspondence with Julius Rosenwald and Alfred K. Stern regarding donation of site, Warranty Deed, Title, Guarantee Policy,1927-1929 |
| Oversize folder 15 | Douglas, architectural drawings [5], 1929 | |
| Box 24 | Folder 36 | Douglas, building, 3353 West 13th Street, specification for construction of branch, blank, 1929 |
| Box 24 | Folder 37 | Douglas, building, 3353 West 13th Street, specifications, proposal for construction of branch, W. E. O’Neil Construction Company, 1929 |
| Box 25 | Folder 1 | Douglas, building, 3353 West 13th Street, contractor’s bids, 1929 |
| Box 25 | Folder 2 | Douglas, building, 3353 West 13th Street, specifications for cleaning, painting and redecorating, 1929 |
| Box 25 | Folder 3 | Douglas, building, 3353 West 13th Street, legal documents, correspondence, bids for construction and furnishing the branch, 1929-1930 |
| Box 25 | Folder 4 | Douglas, building, 3353 West 13th Street, correspondence, construction, furnishing, maintenance, 1929-1931 |
| Box 25 | Folder 5 | Douglas, program flyers, branch brochures, circa 1940, 1968 |
| Box 25 | Folder 6 | Douglas, “Literary Evening for Jewish Book Week,” program, 1941 |
| Box 25 | Folder 7 | Douglas, maintenance documents, 1943-1945 |
| Box 25 | Folder 8 | Douglas, color scheme, paint chips, 1962, 1969 |
| Box 25 | Folder 9 | Douglas, clippings, 1966 |
| Box 25 | Folder 10 | Douglas, Greater Lawndale Conservation Commission, partners with library, 1967-1968 |
| Box 25 | Folder 11 | Douglas, exhibit, Our American Heritage, Afro-American Exhibit by the Frank London Brown Historical Association, 1967-1968 |
| Box 25 | Folder 12 | Douglas, outreach, programming, 1968 |
| Box 25 | Folder 13 | Douglas, work with Youth Action Project, Roman Saints, 1968 |
| Box 25 | Folder14 | Douglas, Douglas Branch Caravan, objectives, implementation, 1968 |
| Box 25 | Folder15 | Douglas, Douglass, establishment of Neighborhood Library Center, breakdown of expenditures, 1968-1970 |
| Box 25 | Folder 16 | Douglas, Douglas Library Writers Workshop, Collected Poems and Stories, 1969 |
| Box 25 | Folder 17 | Douglas, Lawndale Urban Progress Center event, 1969 |
| Box 25 | Folder 18 | Douglas, name change to Douglass, request from the Frank London Brown Historical Association, correspondence, petitions in support of, announcement, program from dedication, letter of congratulations from Margaret Burroughs, Director of the DuSable Museum of African American History, Inc., 1970 |
| Box 25 | Folder 19 | Douglass, branch visit, 1974 |
| Box 25 | Folder 20 | Douglass, branch issues, 1970-1975 |
| Box 25 | Folder 21 | Douglass, clippings, 1974-1984 |
| Box 25 | Folder 22 | Douglass, program flyers, 1975-1992 |
| Box 25 | Folder 23 | Douglass, proclamation declaring April 17, 1982, to be Douglass Branch Library Day in Chicago, rededication programs, flyers, 1982 April 17 |
| Box 25 | Folder 24 | Douglass, unveiling of mural by artist Michel Caton, clipping, 1985 |
| Box 25 | Folder 25 | Douglass, Storybook Reading Garden, groundbreaking program, 1995 |
| Box 26 | Folder 1 | Dunning, notice of public meeting, preview of new Dunning branch, 2008-2010 |
| Box 26 | Folder 2 | Dunning, opening day flyers, 7455 West Cornelia Avenue, 2011 |
| Box 26 | Folder 3 | Dvorak Park,1119 West Cullerton Street, report about branch’s borrowing habits, circa 1944 |
| Box 26 | Folder 4 | Dvorak Park, report on closing the branch, announcement, 1954 |
| Box 26 | Folder 5 | Dvorak Park, flyers for traveling branch service, 1833 South Racine Avenue, 1954 |
| Box 26 | Folder 6 | East Side, lease, 10542 South Ewing Avenue, 1973 |
| Box 26 | Folder 7 | East Side, flyer, correspondence announcing a move to 10542 South Ewing Avenue and the name change from Calumet to East Side, 1974-1975 |
| Box 26 | Folder 8 | East Side, branch issues, 1974-1975 |
| Box 26 | Folder 9 | East Side, program flyers, 1976 |
| Box 26 | Folder 10 | East Side, expansion issues, memos, correspondence, 10542 South Ewing Avenue, 1992-1993 |
| Box 26 | Folder 11 | East Side, expansion, renaming the branch to James F. Vodak East Side, 10542 South Ewing Avenue, 1992-1994 |
| Box 26 | Folder 12 | East Side, branch history, 1993-1995 |
| Box 26 | Folder 13 | Eckhart Park, opening day flyer, 1371 West Chicago Avenue, 1974 |
| Box 26 | Folder 14 | Eckhart Park, request to waive library overdue fines for children, 1974 |
| Box 26 | Folder 15 | Eckhart Park, branch issues, 1974-1975 |
| Box 26 | Folder 16 | Eckhart Park, program flyers, 1976-1977 |
| Box 26 | Folder 17 | Edgebrook, opening day flyer, 6438 North Central Avenue, boundaries and schools assigned to branch, 1957 |
| Box 26 | Folder 18 | Edgebrook, branch issues, 1971-1975 |
| Box 26 | Folder 19 | Edgebrook, bookmark announcing new location, 5426 West Devon Avenue, 1973 |
| Box 26 | Folder 20 | Edgebrook, branch visit, report, 1974 |
| Box 26 | Folder 21 | Edgebrook, clippings, 1990-1999 |
| Box 26 | Folder 22 | Edgebrook, letter from Alderman Margaret Laurino regarding a new building, 1996 |
| Box 26 | Folder 23 | Edgebrook, groundbreaking ceremony, 5331 West Devon Avenue, [1997?] |
| Box 26 | Folder 24 | Edgebrook, building, 5331 West Devon Avenue, elevation and site plan, floor plans, 1998 |
| Box 26 | Folder 25 | Edgebrook, 5331 West Devon Avenue, opening day flyers, program, planning, magnet, 2000 |
| Box 26 | Folder 26 | Edgebrook, clippings, 2000-2004 |
| Box 26 | Folder 27 | Edgebrook, certificate of merit, reading program, blank, undated |
| Box 27 | Folder 1 | Edgewater, flyers for traveling branch, North Clark Street and West Thorndale Avenue, also North Broadway Avenue and West Thorndale Avenue, 1953, circa 1960s |
| Box 129 | Folder 1 | Edgewater, scrapbook, unbound, includes photographs, 1964-1982 |
| Box 27 | Folder 2 | Edgewater, building, 1210 West Thorndale Avenue, appraisal report, 1968 |
| Box 27 | Folder 3 | Edgewater, building, 1210 West Thorndale Avenue, construction, maintenance, site selection, plans, correspondence, 1968-1973 |
| Oversize folder 45 | Edgewater, presentation boards, architect’s rendering, exterior, floor plans, artist’s rendering, 1970 | |
| Box 27 | Folder 4 | Edgewater, building, 1210 West Thorndale Avenue, architectural floor plans, furniture plans, 1971-1973 |
| Box 27 | Folder 5 | Edgewater, building, 1210 West Thorndale Avenue, architectural plans, furniture plans, 1971-1973 |
| Box 27 | Folder 6 | Edgewater, building, 1210 West Thorndale Avenue, specifications part I, 1970 |
| Box 28 | Folder 1 | Edgewater, building, 1210 West Thorndale Avenue, specifications part II, 1970 |
| Box 28 | Folder 2 | Edgewater, groundbreaking, invitation to opening, 1210 West Thorndale Avenue, 1971, 1973 |
| Box 28 | Folder 3 | Edgewater, branch issues, 1971-1988 |
| Box 28 | Folder 4 | Edgewater, branch flyers, 1973, 1985 |
| Box 28 | Folder 5 | Edgewater, branch visit, 1974, 1975 |
| Box 28 | Folder 6 | Edgewater, Edgewater Community Council, newsletters, correspondence, Friends of Edgewater Library, 1975-1989 |
| Box 28 | Folder 7 | Edgewater, Edgewater Historical Society, 1975, 1987 |
| Box 28 | Folder 8 | Edgewater, program flyers, 1986, undated |
| Box 28 | Folder 9 | Edgewater, map, East Edgewater, 1987 |
| Box 28 | Folder 10 | Edgewater, community history, Community Study, Phase II, Community Area Profile, circa 1980s |
| Box 28 | Folder 11 | Edgewater, community history, “Edgewater: A Community of Diversity” by Elissa Jones, 2000 |
| Box 129 | Folder 2 | Edgewater, scrapbook, unbound, includes first grade Peirce Elementary student drawings and notes on the library, 2013 |
| Box 152 | Folder 1 | Edison Park, scrapbook, unbound, 1950-1954 |
| Box 28 | Folder 12 | Edison Park, traveling branch flyer, West Touhy Avenue and North Osceola Avenue, circa 1950s |
| Box 28 | Folder 13 | Edison Park, closing of branch, clippings, 6755 North Northwest Highway, 1960 |
| Box 28 | Folder 14 | El Centro de la Causa, opening day flyers, 731 West 17th Street, 1973 |
| Box 28 | Folder 15 | El Centro de la Causa, Latin American Youth Center, Inc., program descriptions, 1976-1980 |
| Box 28 | Folder 16 | El Centro de la Causa, report, “Establishment of a Neighborhood Library in the Pilsen Community of Chicago,” by Chicago Public Library, 1977 March |
| Box 28 | Folder 17 | El Centro de la Causa, report, “The Reading and Study Center” by the Latin American Youth Center, Inc. 1977 July 29 |
| Box 28 | Folder 18 | El Centro de la Causa, branch hours, periodic closings, 1977-1987 |
| Box 28 | Folder 19 | El Centro de la Causa, Latin American Youth Center, Inc., newsletter, 1977-1978 |
| Box 29 | Folder 1 | El Centro de la Causa, branch issues, 1977-1988 |
| Box 29 | Folder 2 | El Centro de la Causa, program flyers, 1978-1989 |
| Box 29 | Folder 3 | El Centro de la Causa, Latin American Youth Center, Inc., Latino Fest, ’79 fundraiser, 1979 |
| Box 29 | Folder 4 | El Centro de la Causa, Latin American Youth Center, Inc., brochure, Project Quetzalcoatl, circa 1979 |
| Box 29 | Folder 5 | El Centro de la Causa, summary detailing services to Spanish-speaking patrons, 1981 |
| Box 29 | Folder 6 | El Centro de la Causa, report, “Total Holdings of El Centro de la Causa,” details of the collection, 1981 |
| Box 29 | Folder 7 | El Centro de la Causa, program, Illinois Secretary of State, I.D. Program, 1985 |
| Box 29 | Folder 8 | El Centro de la Causa, closing, opening of Rudy Lozano Branch, 1988-1989 |
| Box 29 | Folder 9 | El Centro de la Causa, clippings, 1981-1983 |
| Box 29 | Folder 10 | Gads Hill, Gads Hill Center, annual reports, 1935-1954 |
| Box 29 | Folder 11 | Gads Hill, Gads Hill Center, brochure, 50 Years of Gads Hill Center, A Picture Story, 1948 |
| Box 29 | Folder 12 | Gads Hill, Gads Hill Center, 60th anniversary, 1958 |
| Box 29 | Folder 13 | Gads Hill, branch issues, 1971-1975 |
| Box 29 | Folder 14 | Gads Hill, branch visits, 1974, 1975 |
| Box 29 | Folder 15 | Gads Hill, clipping of 50th anniversary Gads Hill Center in 1948, 1978 |
| Box 29 | Folder 16 | Gads Hill, branch history, circa 1980 |
| Box 29 | Folder 17 | Gads Hill, plans to replace branch with Rudy Lozano Branch, clippings, 1982-1988 |
| Box 29 | Folder 18 | Gads Hill, brochure, Latino Youth, circa 1980s |
| Box 29 | Folder 19 | Gads Hill, Gads Hill Center, brochures, undated |
| Box 29 | Folder 20 | Gads Hill, program flyers, undated |
| Box 29 | Folder 21 | Gage Park, branch flyers, 1955, undated |
| Box 120 | Folder 7 | Gage Park, 2825 West 55th Street, flyer announcing opening, 1955 |
| Box 29 | Folder 22 | Gage Park, branch visit, 1974 |
| Box 29 | Folder 23 | Gage Park, branch issues, 1974-1990 |
| Box 29 | Folder 24 | Gage Park, lease renewal, 2825 West 55th Street, 1975 |
| Box 29 | Folder 25 | Gage Park, invitation to open house, 2807 West 55th Street, 1991 |
| Box 29 | Folder 26 | Galewood-Mont Clare, clippings, new library building, 1974-1975 |
| Box 29 | Folder 27 | Galewood-Mont Clare, opening day, 6969 West Grand Avenue, program, invitation, clippings, 1978 |
| Box 29 | Folder 28 | Galewood-Mont Clare, clippings, 1978-1982 |
| Box 29 | Folder 29 | Galewood-Mont Clare, lease, 6969 West Grand Avenue, 1989-2004 |
| Box 29 | Folder 30 | Galewood-Mont Clare, report, “Six-Month Review,” details about recent branch activities, 1999 |
| Box 29 | Folder 31 | Galewood-Mont Clare, floor plans, circa 1990s |
| Box 29 | Folder 32 | Galewood-Mont Clare, early literacy outreach programs, support from community and Alderman William J.P. Banks, 2001-2007, undated |
| Box 29 | Folder 33 | Galewood-Mont Clare, Feng Shui, design assessment, 2002 |
| Box 129 | Folder 5 | Garfield Ridge, scrapbook, unbound, 1961-1975 |
| Box 29 | Folder 34 | Garfield Ridge, opening day flyer, 6743 South Archer Avenue, 1961 |
| Box 29 | Folder 35 | Garfield Ridge, branch issues, 1970-1975 |
| Box 29 | Folder 36 | Garfield Ridge, relocation from 6743 South Archer Avenue to 6322 South Archer Avenue, lease issues, 1974-1975 |
| Box 29 | Folder 37 | Garfield Ridge, branch visits, 1975 |
| Box 130 | Folder 1 | Garfield Ridge, scrapbook, unbound, includes photographs, 1975-1979 |
| Box 29 | Folder 38 | Garfield Ridge, program flyers, announcements, 1976-1989 |
| Box 130 | Folder 2 | Garfield Ridge, scrapbook, unbound, includes photographs, 1979 |
| Box 29 | Folder 39 | Garfield Ridge, invitation to open house, 6348 South Archer Avenue, 1991 |
| Box 29 | Folder 40 | Garfield Ridge, opening day flyers, magnet, 6343 South Archer Avenue, 2005 |
| Box 29 | Folder 41 | Greater Grand Crossing, information sheet from opening day, 1000 East 73rd Street, 2011 |
| Box 119 | Folder 10 | Greater Grand Crossing, certificate, Gold, LEED for New Construction, US Green Building Council, 2012 January |
| Box 29 | Folder 42 | Gresham, flyer for Traveling Branch stop, 85th Street and Green Street, circa 1960s |
| Box 30 | Folder 1 | Hall, correspondence regarding location of branch, donation and funding, Warranty Deed, Plat of Survey, selection of architect, selection of staff. Correspondents include Julius Rosenwald, Alfred K. Stern, Dr. George Cleveland Hall, Charles Duka, 1929-1930 |
| Oversize folder 20 | Hall, architectural drawings [1], 1930 | |
| Oversize folder 32 | Hall, architectural drawings [16], 1930 | |
| Box 30 | Folder 2 | Hall, building, 4801 South Michigan Avenue, specifications for general construction, 1930 |
| Box 30 | Folder 3 | Hall, building, 4801 South Michigan Avenue, contract for general work, James McHugh Sons, 1930 |
| Box 30 | Folder 4 | Hall, building, 4801 South Michigan Avenue, proposal for construction of branch, 1930 |
| Box 30 | Folder 5 | Hall, building, 4801 South Michigan Avenue, proposal, addendum to specifications, correspondence, 1930 |
| Box 30 | Folder 6 | Hall, building, 4801 South Michigan Avenue, contractor bids, 1930 |
| Box 30 | Folder 7 | Hall, building, 4801 South Michigan Avenue, blueprints, 1930-1938 |
| Box 30 | Folder 8 | Hall, building, 4801 South Michigan Avenue, construction records, contractor bids, 1931 |
| Box 30 | Folder 9 | Hall, building, 4801 South Michigan Avenue, construction records, 1931 |
| Box 30 | Folder 10 | Hall, building, 4801 South Michigan Avenue, maintenance records, 1931-1946 |
| Box 30 | Folder 11 | Hall, building, 4801 South Michigan Avenue, specifications for cleaning, painting and redecorating, 1936 |
| Box 30 | Folder 12 | Hall, building, 4801 South Michigan Avenue, concrete and fence bids, 1939 |
| Box 30 | Folder 13 | Hall, building, 4801 South Michigan Avenue, specifications for cleaning, painting and redecorating, 1940 |
| Box 30 | Folder 14 | Hall, building, 4801 South Michigan Avenue, specifications for ground rehabilitation, circa 1940 |
| Box 30 | Folder 15 | Hall, building, 4801 South Michigan Avenue, specifications for alterations in the lighting system, 1943 |
| Box 30 | Folder 16 | Hall, building, 4801 South Michigan Avenue, proposal for coal stokers, 1944 |
| Box 30 | Folder 17 | Hall, building, 4801 South Michigan Avenue, specifications for cleaning, painting and redecorating, 1944 |
| Box 30 | Folder 18 | Hall, Book Review and Lecture Forum, programs, 1938-1940 |
| Box 30 | Folder 19 | Hall, branch issues, 1944-1975 |
| Box 30 | Folder 20 | Hall, brochures, Program of Activities, 1950-1951 |
| Box 30 | Folder 21 | Hall, booklists, On These We Stand, 1950-1961 |
| Box 30 | Folder 22 | Hall, brochure, DuSable History Club commemorates the Emancipation Proclamation, 1955 |
| Box 30 | Folder 23 | Hall, 25th Anniversary, program, 1957 |
| Box 31 | Folder 1 | Hall, brochure, Young Adults Room, circa 1950s |
| Box 31 | Folder 2 | Hall, report, George Cleveland Hall Branch and its Social Environment, circa 1960 |
| Box 31 | Folder 3 | Hall, program flyers, 1968-1998 |
| Box 31 | Folder 4 | Hall, Harsh Collection of Afro-American History and Literature, issues, 1971-1975 |
| Box 31 | Folder 5 | Hall, Harsh Collection of Afro-American History and Literature, publication of The Chicago Afro-American Union Analytic Catalog, WPA Project, with description, 1972 |
| Box 31 | Folder 6 | Hall, branch visit, circa 1975 |
| Box 31 | Folder 7 | Hall, report, “Task Force to Develop a Renovation Project for the Hall Branch Library,” 1977 |
| Box 31 | Folder 8 | Hall, 50th anniversary, invitation, program, with history of the branch, 1982 |
| Oversize folder 38 | Hall, poster/brochure highlighting features after renovation, includes detail of wood-carved owl, circa 1984 | |
| Box 31 | Folder 9 | Hall, re-dedication ceremonies, invitation, 1984 |
| Box 31 | Folder 10 | Hall, dedication of Charlemae Hill Rollins Children’s Room, invitation, 1989 |
| Box 31 | Folder 11 | Hall, clippings, 1991-1994 |
| Box 31 | Folder 12 | Hall, clipping, designation, National Library Landmark by Friends of the Library USA and the Illinois Center for the Book, 2000 |
| Box 31 | Folder 13 | Hall, Historic Landmark Preservation Designation, Chicago Landmark, 2009 |
| Box 31 | Folder 14 | Hall, Chicago Landmarks, Chicago Black Renaissance, plaque presentation, 2010 |
| Box 31 | Folder 15 | Hall, brochure, program, “Negro History Week, National Brotherhood Week,” undated |
| Box 31 | Folder 16 | Hamilton Park, 7200 South Normal Boulevard, branch issues, 1971-1975 |
| Box 31 | Folder 17 | Hamilton Park, branch visit, 1975 |
| Box 31 | Folder 18 | Hamlin Park, map of service area, statistics, 1912, 1922, undated |
| Box 31 | Folder 19 | Hamlin Park, West Barry Avenue and North Hoyne Avenue, survey of field, 1912, 1941 |
| Box 31 | Folder 20 | Hamlin Park, summary of branch activities for publication in Lincoln-Belmont Booster newspaper, 1931 |
| Box 31 | Folder 21 | Hamlin Park, summary of branch activities for publication in Lincoln-Belmont Booster newspaper, 1932 |
| Box 31 | Folder 22 | Hamlin Park, summary of branch activities for publication in Lincoln-Belmont Booster newspaper, 1933 |
| Box 31 | Folder 23 | Hamlin Park, summary of branch activities for publication in Lincoln-Belmont Booster newspaper, 1934 |
| Box 31 | Folder 24 | Hamlin Park, summary of branch activities [for publication in Lincoln-Belmont Booster newspaper], 1935 |
| Box 31 | Folder 25 | Hamlin Park, summary of branch activities [for publication in Lincoln-Belmont Booster newspaper], 1936 |
| Box 31 | Folder 26 | Hamlin Park, report, “The Lathrop Apartments are Completed,” details the criteria for becoming a resident, details of the interiors, demographics, effect on the branch, 1938 |
| Box 31 | Folder 27 | Hamlin Park, scrapbook, unbound, 1938-1941 |
| Box 130 | Folder 3 | Hamlin Park, scrapbook, unbound, 1939-1943 |
| Box 31 | Folder 28 | Hamlin Park, clippings, 1945 |
| Box 130 | Folder 4 | Hamlin Park, scrapbook, unbound, 1952-1966 |
| Box 31 | Folder 29 | Hamlin Park, announcement, flyers, moving to 2205 West Belmont Avenue, 1957 |
| Box 31 | Folder 30 | Hamlin Park, branch issues, 1971-1975 |
| Box 31 | Folder 31 | Hamlin Park, branch visit, 1974 |
| Box 130 | Folder 5 | Hamlin Park, scrapbook, unbound, 1976-1979 |
| Box 31 | Folder 32 | Hamlin Park, program flyers, 1977, undated |
| Box 31 | Folder 33 | Hamlin Park, Community Survey, Phase II, circa 1977 |
| Box 31 | Folder 34 | Hamlin Park, clippings, 1984-1998 |
| Box 31 | Folder 35 | Hamlin Park, mural on book drop by artist Tara Lynch, 1994 |
| Box 31 | Folder 36 | Hamlin Park, branch highlights, 1998 |
| Box 31 | Folder 37 | Hamlin Park, time capsule, Chicago Public Library, annual reports, 1955, 1957 |
| Box 31 | Folder 38 | Hamlin Park, time capsule, rubber stamps from Hamlin Park Branch, 1957, undated |
| Box 32 | Folder 1 | Hamlin Park, time capsule, keysort needles [used with punch cards to sort data], circa 1960s |
| Box 32 | Folder 2 | Hamlin Park, time capsule, date due cards, library cards, 1970s-1990s |
| Box 32 | Folder 3 | Hamlin Park, time capsule, clippings, 1984-1998 |
| Box 32 | Folder 4 | Hamlin Park, time capsule, plaque donated by 32nd Ward Alderman, Theris Gabinski, 1997 |
| Box 32 | Folder 5 | Hamlin Park, time capsule, email from Friends of Hamlin Park Library president, Wendy Wells, humor, The Book, 1997 |
| Box 32 | Folder 6 | Hamlin Park, time capsule, donation from Commissioner Mary A. Dempsey, 1997 |
| Box 32 | Folder 7 | Hamlin Park, time capsule, All Staff Institute Day, flyers, classes offered, 1997 |
| Box 32 | Folder 8 | Hamlin Park, time capsule, letters from the community about new library building [Lincoln-Belmont Branch], 1997 |
| Box 32 | Folder 9 | Hamlin Park, time capsule, donation from Roscoe Village Neighbors, 1998 |
| Box 32 | Folder 10 | Hamlin Park, time capsule, donation from Concerned Community of Hamlin Park Library To the Future – and a Better World, 1998 |
| Box 32 | Folder 11 | Hamlin Park, time capsule, donation from Chicago Housing Authority Lathrop Homes, Residents’ Journal, 1998 |
| Box 32 | Folder 12 | Hamlin Park, time capsule, donation from Michael Navarrow, aged 9, TV Guide, photograph, 1998 |
| Box 32 | Folder 13 | Hamlin Park, time capsule, photographs [sealed], 1998 |
| Box 32 | Folder 14 | Hamlin Park, time capsule, donations from local resident who were passionate about toy, Barbie, 1998 |
| Box 32 | Folder 15 | Hamlin Park, time capsule, clippings, branch’s final annual report, 1998 |
| Box 33 | Folder 1 | Hamlin Park, time capsule, donation from F. L. Jahn Elementary School, 1998 |
| Box 33 | Folder 2 | Hamlin Park, time capsule, general information about Hamlin Park from Neighborhood Library Profiles, flyers, 1998 |
| Box 33 | Folder 3 | Hamlin Park, time capsule, sign-in sheet, checklist of donations, 1998 |
| Box 33 | Folder 4 | Hamlin Park, time capsule, donations from local residents, 1998 |
| Box 33 | Folder 5 | Hamlin Park, time capsule, “Memories of Earlier Times in CPL in General, 1975-1999,” “To the Persons Who Will Open the Time Capsule in the Year 2098” [both sealed], 1998 |
| Box 33 | Folder 6 | Hamlin Park, time capsule, letter, to Friends of Hamlin Park Branch Library [sealed], 1998 |
| Box 33 | Folder 7 | Hamlin Park, time capsule, Chicago Cubs baseball hat, 1998 |
| Box 33 | Folder 8 | Hamlin Park, time capsule, buttons worn by staff, undated |
| Box 33 | Folder 9 | Hamlin Park, time capsule, marble stamp-licker used in branch, undated |
| Box 34 | Folder 1 | Hansberry, Lorraine, opening day flyers, invitations, 4314 South Cottage Grove Avenue [in the King Community Service Center], 1977 |
| Box 34 | Folder 2 | Hansberry, Lorraine, program flyers, circa 1978 |
| Box 120 | Folder 7 | Hegewisch, 13445 South Brandon Avenue, flyer announcing opening, 1960 |
| Box 34 | Folder 3 | Hegewisch,13445 South Brandon Avenue, branch issues, 1973 |
| Box 34 | Folder 4 | Hegewisch, branch visits, 1975 |
| Box 34 | Folder 5 | Hegewisch, groundbreaking, invitation, program, 3054 East 130th Street, 1989 |
| Box 34 | Folder 6 | Hegewisch, opening day, invitation, 3048 East 130th Street, 1991 |
| Box 168 | Folder 1 | Hild, Examination of Title, 1922-1928 |
| Box 34 | Folder 7 | Hild, Plat of Survey, Warranty Deed, Guarantee Policy, 1928 |
| Box 34 | Folder 8 | Hild, building, 4536-4544 North Lincoln Avenue, proposals, contractor’s bids for construction of branch, 1928-1929 |
| Box 34 | Folder 9 | Hild, building, 4536-4544 North Lincoln Avenue, contract with architect, Pierre Blouke, 1929 |
| Oversize folder 18 | Hild, architectural drawings [21], 1929 | |
| Oversize folder 22 | Hild, architectural drawings [17], 1929-1973 | |
| Box 34 | Folder 10 | Hild, building, 4536-4544 North Lincoln Avenue, Plat of Survey showing location of building, circa 1929 |
| Box 34 | Folder 11 | Hild, building, 4536-4544 North Lincoln Avenue, proposal for construction, constructor bids, 1929-1931 |
| Box 34 | Folder 12 | Hild, building, 4536-4544 North Lincoln Avenue, specifications [copy 1], 1929 |
| Box 34 | Folder 13 | Hild, building, 4536-4544 North Lincoln Avenue, specifications [copy 2], 1929 |
| Box 35 | Folder 1 | Hild, building, 4536-4544 North Lincoln Avenue, correspondence, maintenance, 1929-1935 |
| Box 35 | Folder 2 | Hild, building, 4536-4544 North Lincoln Avenue, waiver of lien, 1930-1931 |
| Box 35 | Folder 3 | Hild, building, 4536-4544 North Lincoln Avenue, blueprints, 1932-1936 |
| Box 35 | Folder 4 | Hild, building, 4536-4544 North Lincoln Avenue, specifications, 1935-1940 |
| Box 35 | Folder 5 | Hild, building, 4536-4544 North Lincoln Avenue, proposals for tile and marble work, related correspondence, 1939-1943 |
| Box 35 | Folder 6 | Hild, building, 4536-4544 North Lincoln Avenue, maintenance, correspondence, 1941-1947 |
| Box 35 | Folder 7 | Hild, building, 4536-4544 North Lincoln Avenue, maintenance, correspondence, 1942 |
| Box 35 | Folder 8 | Hild, building, 4536-4544 North Lincoln Avenue, proposal for roofing repair, 1942 |
| Box 35 | Folder 9 | Hild, building, 4536-4544 North Lincoln Avenue, specifications for driveway, coal bunker, steam boiler, 1943 |
| Box 35 | Folder 10 | Hild, building, 4536-4544 North Lincoln Avenue, maintenance, correspondence, specifications for repairing and adjusting ventilators, 1945 |
| Box 35 | Folder 11 | Hild, building, 4536-4544 North Lincoln Avenue, proposal for tile and mosaic work, 1947 |
| Box 35 | Folder 12 | Hild, list of suggested staff for Hild on opening day, 1931 |
| Box 35 | Folder 13 | Hild, opening day, invitation, 1931 |
| Box 35 | Folder 14 | Hild, clipping, article in Library Journal, “Frederick H. Hild Regional Branch” by Carl B. Roden, 1931 September |
| Box 35 | Folder 15 | Hild, Architectural Forum, article featuring Hild, “Library Planning and Design” by Edward L. Tolton, p567, 1932 June |
| Box 131 | Folder 1 | Hild, scrapbook, unbound, 1932-1941 |
| Box 131 | Folder 2 | Hild, scrapbook, unbound, includes materials from local historical societies, 1934-1950 |
| Box 35 | Folder 16 | Hild, report, “Who Uses the Public Library? Analysis of the Registration Records of the Hild Regional Branch, Occupational Surveys,” 1935-1941 |
| Box 35 | Folder 17 | Hild, floor plans, circa 1930s |
| Box 35 | Folder 18 | Hild, “Story Hour Report,” details titles, attendance and staff, 1931-1945 |
| Box 36 | Folder 1 | Hild, “Story Hour Report,” details titles, attendance and staff, 1945-1954 |
| Box 36 | Folder 2 | Hild, clippings, income tax help, civilian defense classes for mothers, 1941-1942 |
| Box 36 | Folder 3 | Hild, Book Bulletin, with article detailing function and layout of Hild Regional Library, 1948 |
| Box 36 | Folder 4 | Hild, “Regional Procedures,” handbook, circa 1940s-circa 1952 |
| Box 36 | Folder 5 | Hild, Ravenswood-Lake View Historical Association, annual meetings, invitations and programs, 1959-1972 |
| Box 36 | Folder 6 | Hild, branch library tour (Hild, Rogers Park, Edgebrook, West Diversey traveling branch Stop, Douglas, Gads Hill, Hall) summaries of each branch, 1961 |
| Box 132 | Folder 1 | Hild, scrapbook, unbound, 1965-1968 |
| Box 36 | Folder 7 | Hild, program flyers, 1968-1978, undated |
| Box 36 | Folder 8 | Hild, “Policy Statement Relating to Regional Library Centers” by Board of Directors, 1969 September 8 |
| Box 132 | Folder 2 | Hild, scrapbook, unbound, 1969-1971 |
| Box 36 | Folder 9 | Hild, branch issues, 1970-1975 |
| Box 36 | Folder 10 | Hild, Ravenswood-Lake View Historical Association, historical competition, 1972-1973 |
| Box 36 | Folder 11 | Hild, branch visit, 1974 |
| Box 36 | Folder 12 | Hild, outreach to high school students, 1975 |
| Box 36 | Folder 13 | Hild, National Library Week programs, 1975 |
| Box 36 | Folder 14 | Hild, reading list, Divorce and Separation, circa 1977 |
| Box 36 | Folder 15 | Hild, building program, report, “Proposed Recommendations for Renovation of Chicago Public Library’s Hild Regional Branch” by Hild Renovation Task Force, 1976 |
| Box 36 | Folder 16 | Hild, building program, report, “Chicago Public Library, Hild Regional Library, Building Program” by Office of the Commissioner, 1977 June |
| Box 36 | Folder 17 | Hild, building program, report, “Statistical Review, Hild Regional Branch and Woodson Regional Library,” 1978 |
| Box 36 | Folder 18 | Hild, building program, “Response to Questionnaire” by Fitch/Larocca, Architects, 1978 |
| Box 37 | Folder 1 | Hild, building program, correspondence, 1978-1979 |
| Box 37 | Folder 2 | Hild, building program, correspondence, 1978-1980 |
| Box 37 | Folder 3 | Hild, building program, report, “Draft of Building Program for the Frederick H. Hild Regional Library,” 1979 |
| Box 37 | Folder 4 | Hild, building program, proposal, Holabird & Root, Frederick H. Hild Regional Library, 1979 |
| Box 37 | Folder 5 | Hild, building program, correspondence, 1979 |
| Box 37 | Folder 6 | Hild, building program, Hild, building program, “The Chicago Public Library, Frederick H. Hild Regional Library, Building Program” by William H. Ptacek,1979 |
| Box 38 | Folder 1 | Hild, building program, response to Donald Sager [Commissioner] comments by William Ptacek and Peggy Sullivan, 1979 |
| Box 38 | Folder 2 | Hild, building program, report, “Functions of the Hild Regional Library,” circa 1979 |
| Box 38 | Folder 3 | Hild, building program, correspondence, 1980-1981 |
| Box 38 | Folder 4 | Hild, job description for Librarian IV, Head of Hild Regional Library, 1978 |
| Box 38 | Folder 5 | Hild, history of the regional library system, 1979 |
| Box 38 | Folder 6 | Hild, report, “The Function of Regional Libraries in the Chicago Public Library,” research, 1980-1990 |
| Box 38 | Folder 7 | Hild, report, “Philosophy of the Frederick H. Hild Regional Library,” circa 1980 |
| Box 38 | Folder 8 | Hild, Secondhand Prose, opening, press release, bookmark, 1981 |
| Box 38 | Folder 9 | Hild, branch flyers, 1984, undated |
| Box 38 | Folder 10 | Hild, Secondhand Prose, reopening flyer, 1985 |
| Box 38 | Folder 11 | Hild, announcement of Hild closing and opening of Sulzer Regional Library, 1985 |
| Box 39 | Folder 1 | Holstein Park, 2200 Noth Oakley Avenue, branch visit, details of the demographics of the service area, 1922 |
| Box 39 | Folder 2 | Holstein Park, closing, replaced by traveling branch stop, clipping, circa 1954 |
| Box 39 | Folder 3 | Horner, Henry Homes, flyer, traveling branch stop, 1834 West Washington Street and 124 North Hoyne Avenue, circa 1950s |
| Box 39 | Folder 4 | Humboldt, community, branch history, circa 1950s-1974 |
| Box 39 | Folder 5 | Humboldt, program flyers, 1968-1977 |
| Box 39 | Folder 6 | Humboldt, branch issues, including site selection for new branch at 1626-1632 North California Avenue, 1971-1976 |
| Box 39 | Folder 7 | Humboldt, lease, furnishings, floor plans, 1626-1632 North California Avenue, 1974-1975 |
| Box 39 | Folder 8 | Humboldt, branch visit, 1977 |
| Box 39 | Folder 9 | Humboldt, Community Study, Phase II, Community Area Profile, 1978 |
| Box 39 | Folder 10 | Humboldt, clippings [in Spanish], 1986-1992 |
| Box 39 | Folder 11 | Humboldt, site selection, 1992 |
| Box 39 | Folder 12 | Humboldt, announcement of opening at 2720 West Division Street, 1994 |
| Box 39 | Folder 13 | Humboldt, groundbreaking ceremony, 1605 North Troy Street, program, 1994 December 3 |
| Box 39 | Folder 14 | Humboldt, announcement of branch closing at 2720 West Division Street and opening at 1605 North Troy Street, 1996 |
| Box 39 | Folder 15 | Humboldt Park, opening day, 1605 North Troy Street, flyers, clippings, 1996 July 13 |
| Box 39 | Folder 16 | Ickes, Harold L., Reading and Study Center, opening day flyer, 2330 South State Street, Apartment # 104, 1969 |
| Box 39 | Folder 17 | Ickes, Harold L., Reading and Study Center, floor plans for location on South State Street, 1985 |
| Box 39 | Folder 18 | Ickes, Harold L., Reading and Study Center, memorandum regarding the cost to upgrade three Reading and Study Centers [Rockwell Gardens, Altgeld Gardens, Harold Ickes Homes], 1986 |
| Box 39 | Folder 19 | Ickes, Harold L., Reading and Study Center, flyer, 2425 South Dearborn Street, Apartments 101-105, undated |
| Box 39 | Folder 20 | Illinois Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, literary notation, Revised Braille for Reading and Writing, Grade One and a Half, with sheets of Braille, 1917-1919 |
| Box 39 | Folder 21 | Illinois Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, clippings regarding library service to the Blind, 1928-1968, undated |
| Box 39 | Folder 22 | Illinois Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, clippings about general library business, 1929-1949 |
| Box 39 | Folder 23 | Illinois Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, article from Library Journal, “Frederick H. Hild Regional Branch” by Carl B. Roden, mentions books for the Blind, 1931 September |
| Box 39 | Folder 24 | Illinois Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, article from We Moderns, The Keeper of the Lighthouse by Elizabeth Valentin, 1932 May |
| Box 39 | Folder 25 | Illinois Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, article from Illinois Libraries, “Service to the Blind from the Chicago Public Library” by A. J. Skrzypek, 1944 June |
| Box 39 | Folder 26 | Illinois Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, article from Book Bulletin, “Books for the Blind by Alex Skrzypek,” 1949 April |
| Box 39 | Folder 27 | Illinois Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, article from Inland Architect, “Those New $$ for Housing and Development,” 1975 July |
| Box 120 | Folder 1 | Illinois Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, black line prints, Schematic Design Phase, Stanley Tigerman, 1975 |
| Box 39 | Folder 28 | Illinois Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, memo, flyers to branches advertising IRLBPH services, 1975 |
| Box 39 | Folder 29 | Illinois Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, newsletter, Bits and Pieces, 1975-1977 |
| Box 39 | Folder 30 | Illinois Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, article from unknown publication, “Chicago Public Library, Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped” by Alexander Skrzypek, circa 1975 |
| Oversize folder 28 | Illinois Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, architectural drawings [4], 1976 | |
| Box 40 | Folder 1 | Illinois Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, invitation to groundbreaking, 1055 West Roosevelt Road, 1976 |
| Box 40 | Folder 2 | Illinois Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, reading list for books in Braille and Talking Books, Health and Nutrition, 1977 January |
| Box 40 | Folder 3 | Illinois Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, reading list for books in Braille and Talking Books, Fantasy and Science Fiction, 1977 January |
| Box 40 | Folder 4 | Illinois Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, reading list for books in Braille and Talking Books, Historical Fiction, circa 1977 |
| Box 40 | Folder 5 | Illinois Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, press pack for dedication, 1055 West Roosevelt Road, includes program, press releases, biographies, photographs, 1978 |
| Box 40 | Folder 6 | Illinois Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, article from unknown publication, “Something Special,” review of the building, 1055 West Roosevelt Road, circa 1978 |
| Box 40 | Folder 7 | Illinois Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, flyers advertising services, including services from the Joanna Bureau for the Blind and Visually Handicapped, circa 1970s |
| Box 40 | Folder 8 | Illinois Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, clipping, American Institute of Architects’ Award to architect, Stanley Tigerman, and city architect, Joseph W. Casserly, 1982 |
| Oversize folder 39 | Illinois Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Honor Award, American Institute of Architects Award to architect, Stanley Tigerman, and city architect, Joseph W. Casserly, 1982 | |
| Box 40 | Folder 9 | Illinois Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, program flyer, Chicago Library System, Walking Tour of Near West Side Libraries, 1984 |
| Box 40 | Folder 10 | Independence, notice to all staff, procedures to take if staff incur injuries while at work, from Carl B. Roden, Librarian, and John Phelan, Chief of Branches, 1917 |
| Box 40 | Folder 11 | Independence, instruction on how to order books, list of new books ordered in 1926, 1926 |
| Box 40 | Folder 12 | Independence, scrapbook, unbound, includes photographs, 1931-1937 |
| Box 40 | Folder 13 | Independence, survey report, contains details of the history, demographics of the community and branch, 1938 |
| Box 40 | Folder 14 | Independence, scrapbook, contains clippings and photographs, 1939-1946 |
| Box 132 | Folder 3 | Independence, scrapbook, unbound, includes photographs, 1947-1964 |
| Box 133 | Folder 1 | Independence, scrapbook, unbound, includes photographs, 1965-1976 |
| Box 40 | Folder 15 | Independence, Staff Advisory Council (SAC) minutes of meeting, 1969 |
| Box 40 | Folder 16 | Independence, report, “Library Response to Urban Change, A Study of the Chicago Public Library, Summary,” 1969 |
| Box 40 | Folder 17 | Independence, Branch Survey Discussion Group, “Personnel Suggestions” [related to Library Response to Urban Change?], circa 1969 |
| Box 40 | Folder 18 | Independence, branch issues, 1971-1975 |
| Box 40 | Folder 19 | Independence, program flyers, 1972-1978 |
| Box 40 | Folder 20 | Independence, newsletter, Young Voices, 1973 |
| Box 133 | Folder 2 | Independence, scrapbook, unbound, 1976-1978 |
| Box 40 | Folder 21 | Independence, clippings, 1976-1988 |
| Box 40 | Folder 22 | Independence, clippings, 1991-1997 |
| Box 40 | Folder 23 | Independence, 66th anniversary open house, 3718 West Irving Park Road, invitation, program, 1980 |
| Box 40 | Folder 24 | Independence, 66th anniversary open house, 3718 West Irving Park Road, guestbook, 1980 |
| Box 41 | Folder 1 | Independence, Artists’ Council, Friends of Independence, minutes, meeting notices, 1988-1998 |
| Box 41 | Folder 2 | Independence, new library campaign, 1989-1993 |
| Box 41 | Folder 3 | Independence, program, “Murder in the Library,” VHS videocassette recording, 1991 May |
| Box 41 | Folder 4 | Independence, new library campaign, 1994 |
| Box 41 | Folder 5 | Independence, “My Dream for the New Independence Branch,” contest winners, 1990 |
| Box 41 | Folder 6 | Independence, reduction in hours, 1990 |
| Box 41 | Folder 7 | Independence, proposed floor plans, 3548 West Irving Park Road, 1994 |
| Box 41 | Folder 8 | Independence, dedication, 3548 West Irving Park Road, flyers, invitations, VHS videocassette recording, 1995 |
| Box 42 | Folder 1 | Independence, Irving Park Woman’s Club, mural, 1995 |
| Box 42 | Folder 2 | Independence, notice of closing branch at 3718 West Irving Park Road, 1995 |
| Box 42 | Folder 3 | Independence, report, “Profile of the Independence Branch of the Chicago Public Library” by Elizabeth Basile, 1998 |
| Box 42 | Folder 4 | Independence, 85th anniversary celebration, planning, program, 1999 |
| Box 42 | Folder 5 | Independence, 85th anniversary celebration, guestbook, 1999 |
| Box 120 | Folder 2 | Independence, poster, We Need a Library, circa 1990s |
| Box 42 | Folder 6 | Independence, flyers announcing improved facilities, 3718-3720 West Irving Park Road, undated |
| Box 42 | Folder 7 | Jefferson, site selection, 1946-1953 |
| Box 42 | Folder 8 | Jefferson, branch flyer, 5302-5304 West Lawrence Avenue, congratulations cards, telegram, 1953 |
| Box 42 | Folder 9 | Jefferson, opening day, 5302-5304 West Lawrence Avenue, guestbook, 1953 |
| Box 133 | Folder 3 | Jefferson, scrapbook, unbound, 1953-1962 |
| Box 42 | Folder 10 | Jefferson, letter from patron regarding missing book, checkout error, 1956 |
| Box 133 | Folder 4 | Jefferson, scrapbook, unbound, 1963-1969 |
| Box 42 | Folder 11 | Jefferson, site selection, 1966 |
| Box 42 | Folder 12 | Jefferson, branch flyer, clippings, open house, boundaries and schools assigned to branch, 4770 North Milwaukee Avenue, 1966 |
| Box 120 | Folder 7 | Jefferson, 4770 North Milwaukee Avenue, flyer announcing opening, 1966 |
| Box 42 | Folder 13 | Jefferson Park, construction, correspondence, 5363 West Lawrence Avenue, 1967-1970 |
| Box 42 | Folder 14 | Jefferson Park, building, 5363 West Lawrence Avenue, presentation package showing elevations, site plan, artists’ impressions, circa 1968 |
| Box 42 | Folder 15 | Jefferson Park, building, 5363 West Lawrence Avenue, specifications, part I, 1968 |
| Box 43 | Folder 1 | Jefferson Park, building, 5363 West Lawrence Avenue, specifications, part II, 1968 |
| Box 43 | Folder 2 | Jefferson Park, building, 5363 West Lawrence Avenue, floor plans, site plans, 1968-1969 |
| Box 43 | Folder 3 | Jefferson Park, building, 5363 West Lawrence Avenue, scope of work, circa 1968 |
| Oversize folder 16 | Jefferson Park, architectural drawings [4], 1969-1970 | |
| Box 43 | Folder 4 | Jefferson Park, building, 5363 West Lawrence Avenue, groundbreaking, 1969 |
| Box 43 | Folder 5 | Jefferson Park, building, 5363 West Lawrence Avenue, opening, 1970 |
| Box 43 | Folder 6 | Jefferson Park, building, 5363 West Lawrence Avenue, opening day speeches (by Ralph Newman,) mentions construction of Regional Centers, Reading and Study Centers, architectural competition for Central Library/Cultural Center, bussing children to Douglas Branch’s Neighborhood Library Center, the Book Caravan, 1970 |
| Box 43 | Folder 7 | Jefferson Park, building, 5363 West Lawrence Avenue, opening day, guestbook, 1970 |
| Box 133 | Folder 5 | Jefferson Park, scrapbook, unbound, 1970-1971 |
| Box 43 | Folder 8 | Jefferson Park, branch issues, 1971-1975 |
| Box 134 | Folder 1 | Jefferson Park, scrapbook, unbound, 1972-1977 |
| Box 43 | Folder 9 | Jefferson Park, petition to Commissioner Alex Ladenson to close library on Christmas Eve, in part to comply with the President’s request to conserve energy, 1973 |
| Box 43 | Folder 10 | Jefferson Park, branch visit, 1974 |
| Box 43 | Folder 11 | Jefferson Park, awards, 1974-1988 |
| Box 43 | Folder 12 | Jefferson Park, clippings1976-1978 |
| Box 43 | Folder 13 | Jefferson Park, clippings, 1979-1985 |
| Box 44 | Folder 1 | Jefferson Park, program flyers, 1976-1997 |
| Box 44 | Folder 2 | Jefferson Park, community history, circa 1970s |
| Box 44 | Folder 3 | Jefferson Park, 10th anniversary, 5363 West Lawrence Avenue, 1980 |
| Box 44 | Folder 4 | Jefferson Park, 15th anniversary, 5363 West Lawrence Avenue, 1985 |
| Box 44 | Folder 5 | Jefferson Park, branch history, 1985 |
| Box 44 | Folder 6 | Jefferson Park, 20th anniversary, 5363 West Lawrence Avenue, 1990 |
| Box 44 | Folder 7 | Jefferson Park, Silver Jubilee Week, 25h anniversary, 5363 West Lawrence Avenue, 1995 |
| Box 44 | Folder 8 | Jeffery Manor, traveling branch flyer, [was renamed South Deering] 2437-2439 East 100th Street, circa 1950s |
| Box 44 | Folder 9 | Jeffery Manor, opening day flyer, 2435 East 100th Street, 1969 |
| Box 44 | Folder 10 | Jeffery Manor, branch issues, 1973-1975 |
| Box 44 | Folder 11 | Jeffery Manor, branch visit, 1975 |
| Box 44 | Folder 12 | Jeffery Manor, opening day, 2401 East 100th Street, invitation, fact sheet, flyers, program, magnet, 1999 |
| Box 44 | Folder 13 | Jeffery Manor, opening day, 2401 East 100th Street Jeffery Manor, guestbook, 1999 |
| Box 44 | Folder 14 | Kelly, site selection, Warranty Deed, Loan, 1908-1910 |
| Box 44 | Folder 15 | Kelly, Plat of Survey, 62nd Street and Normal Avenue, site selection, 1910 |
| Box 44 | Folder 16 | Kelly, building, specifications for general construction, 1910 |
| Box 44 | Folder 17 | Kelly, building, correspondence, construction of branch, floor plans, 1910-1915 |
| Box 44 | Folder 18 | Kelly, building, letter to Robert Roulston, President, Board of Directors, from Lucy Keeler, asking for portrait of Hiram Kelly for branch, mentions Kelly’s character, 1910 |
| Box 44 | Folder 19 | Kelly, building, specifications for lighting fixture, 1911 |
| Box 44 | Folder 20 | Kelly, building, specifications for steam heating and vent apparatus, 1911 |
| Box 44 | Folder 21 | Kelly, report by H.G. Wilson, Secretary to the Board of Directors, describing opening day events at Kelly, 1911 |
| Box 44 | Folder 22 | Kelly, branch booklet, explains background to the branch, borrower’s rules, description of the building, 1911 |
| Box 44 | Folder 23 | Kelly, description of the building as it was under construction, 1911 |
| Box 44 | Folder 24 | Kelly, notice of construction on adjacent property, 1916 |
| Box 44 | Folder 25 | Kelly, building, specifications for cleaning, painting and decorating, 1922 |
| Box 44 | Folder 26 | Kelly, Staff News, featured article, “Gallery of Authors at Kelly Branch,” 1925 January |
| Box 134 | Folder 2 | Kelly, scrapbook, bound, includes photographs, 1930-1945 |
| Box 44 | Folder 27 | Kelly, Chicago Public Library Form Book, staff manual with instructions and examples of forms used, including registration, fines, short-term loan, cataloging, circa 1931-circa 1935 |
| Box 44 | Folder 28 | Kelly, building, correspondence, maintenance, 1933-1944 |
| Box 44 | Folder 29 | Kelly, building, specifications for cleaning, painting and redecorating interior rooms, 1936 |
| Box 129 | Folder 3 | Kelly, scrapbook, unbound, 1937-1940 |
| Box 129 | Folder 4 | Kelly, scrapbook, unbound, 1940-1946 |
| Box 44 | Folder 30 | Kelly, building, specifications for cleaning, painting and redecorating, circa 1940 |
| Box 44 | Folder 31 | Kelly, building, contractor’s bid, William Adams, maintenance, 1944 |
| Box 44 | Folder 32 | Kelly, building, proposals for coal stokers, cleaning, painting and redecorating, 1944 |
| Box 135 | Folder 1 | Kelly, scrapbook, unbound, 1947-1950 |
| Box 135 | Folder 2 | Kelly, scrapbook, bound, 1951-1955 |
| Box 44 | Folder 33 | Kelly, Neighborhood Library Center, proposal, correspondence, report, 1969-1973 |
| Box 45 | Folder 1 | Kelly, branch issues, 1970-1975 |
| Box 45 | Folder 2 | Kelly, historical files of the Englewood Historical Society at branch, details of the contents of the collection [now the Englewood Community Collection in Special Collections], 1971 |
| Box 45 | Folder 3 | Kelly, Family Day, Doolittle Family Education Center events, 1971-1972 |
| Box 45 | Folder 4 | Kelly, scrapbook, 1971-1980 |
| Box 45 | Folder 5 | Kelly, branch visit, 1974 |
| Box 45 | Folder 6 | Kelly, program flyers, 1977-1978 |
| Box 45 | Folder 7 | Kelly, 75th anniversary, 1986 |
| Box 45 | Folder 8 | Kelly, renovation, rededication, 1988-1989 |
| Box 45 | Folder 9 | Kelly, dummy card, undated |
| Box 45 | Folder 10 | Kelly, branch history, biography of Hiram Kelly, undated |
| Oversize folder 11 | King [South Parkway] architectural drawings [5 drawings], 1965 | |
| Box 45 | Folder 11 | King, [South Central Community] traveling branch stop flyer, Lake Meadows Shopping Center, 3405 South South Park Way, circa 1960s |
| Box 45 | Folder 12 | King, reading list, Chicago, 1966 |
| Box 45 | Folder 13 | King, program flyers, 1968-1978 |
| Box 45 | Folder 14 | King, reading list, The Black Experience, 1969 |
| Box 45 | Folder 15 | King, branch issues, 1970-1975 |
| Box 45 | Folder 16 | King, Model Cities, [a federal urban aid program] Proposal for Augmentative Library Program for Co-Plus Schools, 1971-1975 |
| Box 45 | Folder 17 | King [King Community Center] 4314 South Cottage Grove Avenue, floor plans, 1973 |
| Box 45 | Folder 18 | King, program flyers, 2015 |
| Box 45 | Folder 19 | King, newspaper, Bronzeville, The Past and the Promise by Chicago Historical Society, undated |
| Box 45 | Folder 20 | Kosciuszko Park, 2732 North Avers Avenue, Complete Report, Fire Loss, 1953 |
| Box 45 | Folder 21 | Lake View, Deed, Title Guarantee Policy, Plat of Survey, 1940 |
| Box 46 | Folder 1 | Lake View, opening, 646 West Belmont Avenue, 1942 |
| Box 46 | Folder 2 | Lake View, opening, 646-648 West Belmont Avenue, guestbook, 1942 |
| Box 46 | Folder 3 | Lake View, clipping featuring staff, Nellie Clark, branch head, 1942 |
| Box 135 | Folder 4 | Lake View, scrapbook, unbound, 1942 |
| Box 135 | Folder 5 | Lake View, scrapbook, unbound, includes photographs, 1942 |
| Box 46 | Folder 4 | Lake View, invitation to Public Library Week events, 1943 |
| Box 46 | Folder 5 | Lake View, branch history, 1947 |
| Box 46 | Folder 6 | Lake View, donation of books from Lake View Branch to Public Library of Warsaw, through the Polish Consulate, 1947 |
| Box 136 | Folder 1 | Lake View, scrapbook, unbound, 1947-1952 |
| Box 46 | Folder 7 | Lake View, schedule of activities, 1950 November |
| Box 136 | Folder 2 | Lake View, scrapbook, unbound, 1950-1954, undated |
| Box 46 | Folder 8 | Lake View, 10th anniversary, 646 West Belmont Avenue, 1952 |
| Box 136 | Folder 3 | Lake View, scrapbook, unbound, 1952-1959 |
| Box 136 | Folder 4 | Lake View, scrapbook, unbound, 1959-1967 |
| Box 46 | Folder 9 | Lake View, boundaries, neighborhood schools, 1963 |
| Box 137 | Folder 1 | Lake View, scrapbook, unbound, 1967-1971 |
| Box 46 | Folder 10 | Lake View, program flyers, 1968-1993 |
| Box 46 | Folder 11 | Lake View, branch issues, 1970-1992 |
| Box 46 | Folder 12 | Lake View, Community Study, Phase II, Community Area Profile, Lake View, 1978 |
| Box 46 | Folder 13 | Lake View, memorandum regarding Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) stake-out and shooting of man wanted for murder in alley by branch, 1978 |
| Box 46 | Folder 14 | Lake View, complaints of window display during Gay Liberation Week, 1979 |
| Box 46 | Folder 15 | Lake View, collection development efforts to serve Gay and Lesbian community, 1979 |
| Box 46 | Folder 16 | Lake View, program, Chicago on Stage, [a lecture series focused on the history and development of theater] 1980-1981 |
| Box 46 | Folder 17 | Lake View, clippings, 1980-1993 |
| Box 46 | Folder 18 | Lake View, Mayor Harold Washington at Lake View, announcement of renovation, 1984 |
| Box 46 | Folder 19 | Lake View, neighborhood organizations, Grandma Please, Neon Street Center for Youth, 1985-1987 |
| Box 46 | Folder 20 | Lake View, grants, 1985-1987 |
| Box 46 | Folder 21 | Lake View, letter from cardholder returning borrower’s card, 1985 |
| Box 46 | Folder 22 | Lake View, temporary site, 1011 West Belmont Avenue, 1987 |
| Box 46 | Folder 23 | Lake View, temporary site, opening, 1011 West Belmont Avenue, Mayor Harold Washington’s schedule, speech and evaluation of event, 1987 |
| Box 46 | Folder 24 | Lake View, rededication, 644 West Belmont Avenue, 1988 |
| Box 46 | Folder 25 | Lake View, Bridging the Distance, Illinois/Australian Twinning Program, 1988 |
| Box 46 | Folder 26 | Lake View, reduction in hours, 1993 |
| Box 47 | Folder 1 | Legler, biography of Henry E. Legler, Book Bulletin, 1917 September |
| Box 47 | Folder 2 | Legler, biography of Henry E. Legler, Bulletin of Bibliography, 1930 May-August |
| Box 47 | Folder 3 | Legler, Examination of Title, Indentures, 1917-1918 |
| Box 47 | Folder 4 | Legler, Title Guarantee Policy, Quit-Claim Deed, 1918 |
| Box 47 | Folder 5 | Legler, Plat of Survey, 1918 |
| Oversize folder 23 | Legler, architectural drawings [24], | |
| Box 47 | Folder 6 | Legler, building, specifications, 1918 |
| Box 47 | Folder 7 | Legler, building, complete specifications, official copy, 1918 |
| Oversize folder 19 | Legler, architectural drawings [19], 1918-1920 | |
| Box 47 | Folder 8 | Legler, building, blueprints, 1919 |
| Box 47 | Folder 9 | Legler, building, contractor’s bids, related correspondence, 1919-1920 |
| Box 47 | Folder 10 | Legler, building, specifications, contractor’s bids, contracts for construction, 1919-1920 |
| Box 47 | Folder 11 | Legler, building, laying the cornerstone, program, invitation, 1919 |
| Box 47 | Folder 12 | Legler, building, 115 South Pulaski Road [was Crawford Avenue] dedication, program, invitation, 1920 |
| Box 48 | Folder 1 | Legler, program for staff Christmas party, 1921 |
| Box 48 | Folder 2 | Legler, report on the first year of Regional work, 1924 |
| Box 48 | Folder 3 | Legler, West Side Historical Society, brochure asking for donations to establish the West Side Room, circa 1931 |
| Box 48 | Folder 4 | Legler, Regional Meeting, minutes from the first meeting, 1932 November 11 |
| Box 48 | Folder 5 | Legler, building, correspondence, maintenance, 1932-1947 |
| Box 48 | Folder 6 | Legler, Regional Meeting, minutes, 1934 January 5 |
| Box 48 | Folder 7 | Legler, program for Community Youth Festival, Legler Library Book Benefit, 1934 |
| Box 48 | Folder 8 | Legler, building, specifications for alterations, electric wiring, 1935 |
| Box 48 | Folder 9 | Legler, building, specifications for masonry, 1936 |
| Box 48 | Folder 10 | Legler, building, specifications for roofing and sheet metal works, 1936 |
| Box 48 | Folder 11 | Legler, building, specifications for cleaning, painting and redecorating, circa 1936 |
| Box 48 | Folder 12 | Legler, survey report, 1936 |
| Box 48 | Folder 13 | Legler, West Side Historical Society, Bulletin, 1936 |
| Box 48 | Folder 14 | Legler, history of the Chicago Public Library, 1936 |
| Box 48 | Folder 15 | Legler, report, “Sawyer Memorial Collection of Books on International Friendship and World Peace,” 1937 |
| Box 48 | Folder 16 | Legler, notes to Legler staff from Carl B. Roden, Librarian, and John Phelan, Chief of Branches, 1937-1946 |
| Box 48 | Folder 17 | Legler, newsletter, Madison-Crawford National Bank, article about Legler, 1938 January |
| Box 48 | Folder 18 | Legler, forms and explanations about criteria used to evaluate staff performance, circa 1930s-1967 |
| Box 138 | Folder 3 | Legler Regional, scrapbook, unbound, includes Austin, Brighton Park, Chicago Lawn, Cornell Square, Davis Square, Douglas, Eckhart, Gage Park, Kelly, Legler, Lewis Institute, Roosevelt and Toman branches, 1939 |
| Box 139 | Folder 1 | Legler Regional, scrapbook, unbound, includes Austin, Brighton Park, Chicago Lawn, Davis Square, Gage Park, Legler, Lewis Institute, Kelly, North Austin, Roosevelt and Toman branches, 1940 January – June |
| Box 139 | Folder 2 | Legler Regional, scrapbook, unbound, includes Austin, Brighton Park, Chicago Lawn, Gage Park, Legler, Lewis Institute, Kelly, North Austin, Roosevelt and Toman branches, 1940 July -December |
| Box 48 | Folder 19 | Legler, “Report of School Demonstration Program,” 1940 |
| Box 48 | Folder 20 | Legler, flyers promoting library services with Works Progress Administration (WPA), Adult Education Program, circa 1940 |
| Box 48 | Folder 21 | Legler, Christmas card sent by Legler staff to colleagues, circa 1940 |
| Box 140 | Folder 1 | Legler Regional, scrapbook, unbound, includes photographs, includes Austin, Brighton Park, Chicago Lawn, Cornell Square, Davis Square, Douglas, Dvorak Park, Eckhart Park, Humboldt, Kelly, Legler, Lewis Institute, Pulaski Park, Roosevelt and Toman branches, 1941 |
| Box 137 | Folder 2 | Legler, scrapbook, unbound, includes photographs, includes West Side Historical Society materials, 1941-1945 |
| Box 137 | Folder 3 | Legler, scrapbook, unbound, includes photographs, 1942-1948 |
| Box 48 | Folder 22 | Legler, minutes of branch librarians’ meeting to discuss special collections in branches – Bohemian books at Toman, Judaica collection at Douglas, medical books at Lewis Institute, Special Negro Collection at Hall [now the Harsh Collection], 1942 |
| Box 48 | Folder 23 | Legler, clipping, Public Library Week events highlighting wartime services, circa 1942 |
| Box 140 | Folder 2 | Legler Regional, scrapbook, unbound, includes photographs, includes Austin, Brighton Park, Chicago Lawn, Douglas, Eckhart Park, Humboldt, Kelly, Lewis Institute, Legler and Toman branches, 1943 |
| Box 48 | Folder 24 | Legler, Legler Regional Meeting for Assistants, minutes, 1943 |
| Box 48 | Folder 25 | Legler, staff, Pearl I. Field, retirement, Staff News, 1944 November |
| Box 48 | Folder 26 | Legler, history of the first “Bookmobile Service,” article for Garfield News, 1944 |
| Box 141 | Folder 1 | Legler Regional, scrapbook, unbound, includes Austin, Brighton Park, Chicago Lawn, Douglas, Eckhart Park, Humboldt, Kelly, Lewis Institute and Toman branches, 1944 |
| Box 141 | Folder 2 | Legler Regional, scrapbook, unbound, includes photographs, includes Austin, Brighton Park, Chicago Lawn, Douglas, Eckhart Park, Humboldt, Kelly, Lewis Institute and Toman branches, 1945 |
| Box 48 | Folder 27 | Legler, 25th anniversary, includes speech by Frank A. Alden, 1945 |
| Box 48 | Folder 28 | Legler, guidance issued to new part-time clerical employees, circa 1945 |
| Box 142 | Folder 1 | Legler Regional, scrapbook, unbound, includes Austin, Brighton Park, Chicago Lawn, Clearing, Cornell Square, Davis Square Park, Douglas, Englewood, Humboldt and Toman branches, 1946 |
| Box 137 | Folder 4 | Legler, scrapbook, unbound, 1947 |
| Box 138 | Folder 1 | Legler, scrapbook, unbound, 1948 |
| Box 48 | Folder 29 | Legler, clippings, 1948 |
| Box 138 | Folder 2 | Legler, scrapbook, unbound, 1948-1954 |
| Box 48 | Folder 30 | Legler, Book Bulletin, article featuring Legler, 1949 March |
| Box 48 | Folder 31 | Legler, West Side Historical Society, history of, program, annual meeting, 1949-1955 |
| Box 48 | Folder 32 | Legler, clippings, retirement of Carl B. Roden, Librarian, appointment of Gertrude E. Gscheidle, 1950 |
| Box 48 | Folder 33 | Legler, branch library tour, Graduate Library School, University of Chicago, also Books for the Blind at Hild, Chicago Lawn, Scottsdale, South Chicago, South Deering, Altgeld, Hall, 1962 |
| Box 48 | Folder 34 | Legler, program flyers, 1968-1998, undated |
| Box 48 | Folder 35 | Legler, donation from Illinois Bell for books in Black literature for a Black literature reading room, 1970 |
| Box 48 | Folder 36 | Legler, branch issues, 1970-1975 |
| Box 48 | Folder 37 | Legler, boiler replacement, 1971 |
| Box 48 | Folder 38 | Legler, West Side Historical Society, proposal to resurrect, 1972 |
| Box 49 | Folder 1 | Legler, branch visit, 1974 |
| Box 49 | Folder 2 | Legler, Friends of the West Side Branches [Austin, Douglass, Legler, Madison, Toman], 1975 |
| Box 49 | Folder 3 | Legler, “Task Force on Renovation Program,” correspondence, memoranda, 1977 |
| Box 49 | Folder 4 | Legler, “Renovation Program for Legler Regional Branch Library,” 1977 May 27 |
| Box 49 | Folder 5 | Legler, report, “Task Force to Develop a Renovation Program for the Legler Regional Branch Library,” 1977 June 1 |
| Box 49 | Folder 6 | Legler, renovation, Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois, 1977-1985 |
| Box 49 | Folder 7 | Legler, renovation, correspondence, memoranda, 1977-1989 |
| Box 49 | Folder 8 | Legler, renovation, reports, correspondence from individuals and community groups including Dr. Faith Rich, West Side NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Color People), Bethel New Life, Mary Nelson, Friends of Legler, 1978-1990 |
| Box 49 | Folder 9 | Legler, renovation, report, “A Renovation Program for the Legler Branch Library Building,” 1979 March |
| Box 49 | Folder 10 | Legler, renovation, report, “Legler Building Program,” 1979 March |
| Box 49 | Folder 11 | Legler, renovation, report, “A Renovation Program for the Legler Branch Library Building,” 1979 April |
| Oversize folder 24 | Legler, architectural drawings [14], 1980 | |
| Oversize folder 25 | Legler, architectural drawings [15], 1980-1989 | |
| Box 49 | Folder 12 | Legler, summary of circulation statistics between 1948 and 1973, 1986 |
| Box 49 | Folder 13 | Legler, grant application, Bethel New Life, computers at Legler, circa 1986 |
| Box 49 | Folder 14 | Legler, chronology of regional library system, revisions to Legler and Hild, 1989 |
| Box 49 | Folder 15 | Legler, reopening, rededication, 1993 |
| Box 49 | Folder 16 | Legler, branch flyers, Steps to Leadership in Business, Library Language – do our words confuse you? Undated |
| Box 50 | Folder 1 | Lewis Institute, 1958-1960 West Madison Street, Poet-in-Residence, Sharmel Iris, letter from Eleanor Roosevelt, 1958-1960 |
| Box 50 | Folder 2 | Lincoln Belmont, new branch, floor plans, correspondence with community groups, 1996-1997 |
| Box 50 | Folder 3 | Lincoln Belmont, clippings, regarding location of new branch, 1996-1999 |
| Box 50 | Folder 4 | Lincoln Belmont, closing procedures timeline, for Hamlin Park and North Lake View Branches, preparing to move to new Lincoln Belmont facility, 1998 |
| Box 50 | Folder 5 | Lincoln Belmont, opening day, 1659 West Melrose Street, flyers, invitation, fact sheet, magnet, 1999 January 23 |
| Box 50 | Folder 6 | Lincoln Belmont, opening, 1659 West Melrose Street, flyer, Family Day, 1999 January 30 |
| Box 50 | Folder 7 | Lincoln Belmont, clippings, 1999-2003 |
| Box 142 | Folder 2 | Lincoln Park, scrapbook, unbound, includes photographs, 1943-1961 |
| Box 50 | Folder 8 | Lincoln Park, urban renewal, General Neighborhood Renewal Plan Application, 1960 |
| Box 50 | Folder 9 | Lincoln Park, site selection, 959 West Fullerton Avenue, 1960-1961 |
| Box 50 | Folder 10 | Lincoln Park, Lease, Plat of Survey, Electric Service Contract, 1961-1962 |
| Box 50 | Folder 11 | Lincoln Park, letters from community asking to keep branch open, circa 1960 |
| Box 50 | Folder 12 | Lincoln Park, building, 959 West Fullerton Avenue, specifications and contract documents, part 1, 1961 |
| Box 50 | Folder 13 | Lincoln Park, building, 959 West Fullerton Avenue, specifications and contract documents, parts 2, 4, 1961 |
| Oversize folder 10 | Lincoln Park, architectural drawings [5], 1962, 1994 | |
| Box 50 | Folder 14 | Lincoln Park, building, 959 West Fullerton Avenue, specifications for library equipment, circa 1962 |
| Box 50 | Folder 15 | Lincoln Park, opening day, 959 West Fullerton Avenue, invitation, flyers, program, boundaries and schools assigned to branch, 1962 |
| Box 50 | Folder 16 | Lincoln Park, opening, 959 West Fullerton Avenue, clippings montage, 1962 |
| Box 120 | Folder 7 | Lincoln Park, 959 West Fullerton Avenue, flyer announcing opening, 1962 |
| Box 143 | Folder 1 | Lincoln Park, scrapbook, unbound, 1962-1968 |
| Box 50 | Folder 17 | Lincoln Park, clippings, 1962-2001 |
| Box 50 | Folder 18 | Lincoln Park, staff, Marie Berndt, recipient of Citation and Service Award for Outstanding Service from Lincoln Park Conservation Association, 1964 |
| Box 120 | Folder 3 | Lincoln Park, Lincoln Park Lions Club Certificate of Appreciation to staff, Marie Berndt, 1965 |
| Box 50 | Folder 19 | Lincoln Park, staff, Marie Berndt, recipient of Chicago Board of Education award for Cooperative Work Training Program, 1966 |
| Box 51 | Folder 1 | Lincoln Park, program flyers, 1968-1977 |
| Box 51 | Folder 2 | Lincoln Park, clippings, gang activity, Young Lords, Latin Kings, Jose ‘Cha Cha’ Jimenez, 1970 |
| Box 51 | Folder 3 | Lincoln Park, branch issues, 1970-1975 |
| Box 51 | Folder 4 | Lincoln Park, memoranda, Chicago Police Department request to be notified of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) ask to reserve the auditorium for a meeting, 1971 |
| Box 51 | Folder 5 | Lincoln Park, clipping, criticizing the choice of Lincoln Park Branch as the site for a federal grant for services to Latin Americans, 1971 |
| Box 51 | Folder 6 | Lincoln Park, Neighborhood Library Center, proposal to establish service to Spanish-speaking people, circa 1971 |
| Box 51 | Folder 7 | Lincoln Park, Neighborhood Library Center, “Spanish Project,” correspondence, reports, 1971-1973 |
| Box 51 | Folder 8 | Lincoln Park, Neighborhood Library Center, “Spanish Project,” correspondence, reports, 1971-1973 |
| Box 51 | Folder 9 | Lincoln Park, Neighborhood Library Center, evaluation report, circa 1973 |
| Box 51 | Folder 10 | Lincoln Park, lists of new books and records in Spanish, 1972-1973 |
| Box 51 | Folder 11 | Lincoln Park, newsletter, Mini News, 1973 |
| Box 51 | Folder 12 | Lincoln Park, branch visit, 1974 |
| Box 51 | Folder 13 | Lincoln Park, service to local theater groups, 1975 |
| Box 52 | Folder 1 | Lincoln Park, neighborhood organizations, 1976 |
| Box 52 | Folder 2 | Lincoln Park, booklet, A Message to Chicago Children from the Children of France, West Germany, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Denmark, England by Mrs. Maxine Stinchcomb, 1976 |
| Box 52 | Folder 3 | Lincoln Park, Advisory Committee Groups, Citizen’s Committee, 1976 |
| Box 52 | Folder 4 | Lincoln Park, PALS (People Associated with the Library System), 1977-1979 |
| Box 52 | Folder 5 | Lincoln Park, Community Study, Phase II, Community Area Profile, Branch Composite, circa 1977 |
| Box 52 | Folder 6 | Lincoln Park, community history, Lincoln Park Has it All! 1983 |
| Box 52 | Folder 7 | Lincoln Park, Sheffield Neighborhood Association, newsletter, 1984 |
| Box 52 | Folder 8 | Lincoln Park, DePaul University, 1985-1992 |
| Box 52 | Folder 9 | Lincoln Park, campaign for new library building, correspondence, clippings, 1989-1995 |
| Box 52 | Folder 10 | Lincoln Park, “Building Program for Lincoln Park Branch Library,” 1989 July |
| Box 52 | Folder 11 | Lincoln Park, building program, related correspondence, reports, revision, 1993-1994 |
| Box 52 | Folder 12 | Lincoln Park, building, 1150 West Fullerton Avenue, construction correspondence, 1993-1994 |
| Box 52 | Folder 13 | Lincoln Park, State of Illinois, Public Library Construction Grant Project, 1993-1994 |
| Box 53 | Folder 1 | Lincoln Park, State of Illinois, Secretary of State, contract for Public Library Construction Grant Project, 1994 |
| Box 53 | Folder 2 | Lincoln Park, notice to close location at 959 West Fullerton Avenue, plans for move, 1994 |
| Box 53 | Folder 3 | Lincoln Park, building, 1150 West Fullerton Avenue, architectural plans, furniture plans, circa 1994 |
| Box 53 | Folder 4 | Lincoln Park, building, 1150 West Fullerton Avenue, elevation, circa 1994 |
| Box 53 | Folder 5 | Lincoln Park, “Twelve Week Timeline for Opening Newly Constructed Branch,” memo sent by Neighborhood Services Office, circa 1994 |
| Box 53 | Folder 6 | Lincoln Park, article, “A Quest: A New Lincoln Park Library” in the Lincoln Parker, details how the new building at 1150 West Fullerton Avenue was secured with DePaul University, 1994 |
| Box 53 | Folder 7 | Lincoln Park, building, 1150 West Fullerton Avenue, building profile, community profile, circa 1994 |
| Box 53 | Folder 8 | Lincoln Park, building, 1150 West Fullerton Avenue, opening day, invitation, program, press release, flyers, button, 1995 February 11 |
| Box 53 | Folder 9 | Lincoln Park, building, 1150 West Fullerton Avenue, opening day, guestbook, 1995 |
| Box 53 | Folder 10 | Lincoln Park, building, 1150 West Fullerton Avenue, outstanding building issues, 1995 |
| Oversize folder 41 | Lincoln Park, poster, Lincoln Park Needs a New Public Library by Friends of Lincoln Park Library, circa 1990s | |
| Box 53 | Folder 11 | Lincoln Park, exhibit, New Orleans, Photo Show by Tom O’Rourke, 2000 |
| Box 53 | Folder 12 | Lincoln Park, 25th anniversary [at 1150 West Fullerton Avenue location], congratulations from 2nd Ward Alderman Brian Hopkins, 2020 |
| Box 53 | Folder 13 | Lincoln Park, ground floor parking plan, 959 West Fullerton Avenue, undated |
| Box 53 | Folder 14 | Little Village, Urban Libraries Council Conference, Building Vibrant Neighborhoods, bus tour, press pack, circa 2005 |
| Box 53 | Folder 15 | Little Village, clippings, 2006-2011 |
| Box 53 | Folder 16 | Little Village, building features, 2311 South Kedzie Avenue, circa 2011 |
| Box 53 | Folder 17 | Little Village, bookmarks designed by SentRock, Elizabeth Cardona, Clue, Grim, Norma Ojeda, Isabella Scott, Frillz, LoadedSpinach, undated |
| Box 143 | Folder 2 | Logan Square, scrapbook, unbound, includes photographs, 1908-1956 |
| Box 54 | Folder 1 | Logan Square, scrapbook, unbound, includes photographs, 1920-1937 |
| Box 54 | Folder 2 | Logan Square, community history, branch history, 1921-circa 1982 |
| Box 144 | Folder 1 | Logan Square, scrapbook, unbound, includes photographs, 1935-1952 |
| Box 144 | Folder 2 | Logan Square, scrapbook, unbound, includes photographs, 1937-1941 |
| Box 145 | Folder 1 | Logan Square, scrapbook, unbound, includes photographs, 1938-1955 |
| Box 54 | Folder 3 | Logan Square, booklet, The Norwegian Collection presented to Logan Square Branch in Chicago by Chicago Chapter of the Nordsmannsforbundet (World League of Norsemen), also bookplates, invitations, 1938 |
| Box 145 | Folder 2 | Logan Square, scrapbook, unbound, includes photographs, 1939-1945 |
| Box 54 | Folder 4 | Logan Square, scrapbook, unbound, 1942-1944 |
| Box 54 | Folder 5 | Logan Square, Guarantee Policy, Quit-Claim Deed, Plat of Survey, 1942-1948 |
| Box 54 | Folder 6 | Logan Square, clippings, 1944-1980 |
| Box 54 | Folder 7 | Logan Square, Logan Square Boys Club, flyer, circa 1950 |
| Box 54 | Folder 8 | Logan Square, building, 3255 West Altgeld Street, specifications for general work, 1950 |
| Box 54 | Folder 9 | Logan Square, building, 3255 West Altgeld Street, specifications and contract documents for electrical work, 1950 |
| Box 54 | Folder 10 | Logan Square, building, 3255 West Altgeld Street, groundbreaking, 1951 |
| Box 54 | Folder 11 | Logan Square, building, 3255 West Altgeld Street, detailed description of revisions in basement and first floor, report, 1951 |
| Box 54 | Folder 12 | Logan Square, building, 3255 West Altgeld Street, opening day, invitation, flyer, clippings, 1952 |
| Box 54 | Folder 13 | Logan Square, building, 3255 West Altgeld Street, guestbook from opening day through visit by Dr. Carla Hayden, 1952-1991 |
| Box 54 | Folder 14 | Logan Square, invitation to Staff Association’s 30th anniversary party, 1953 |
| Box 54 | Folder 15 | Logan Square, staff, Helene LaBerge, retirement, 1957 |
| Box 54 | Folder 16 | Logan Square, reports of books being mutilated, 1958-1959 |
| Box 145 | Folder 3 | Logan Square, scrapbook, unbound, includes photographs, 1959-1963 |
| Box 146 | Folder 1 | Logan Square, scrapbook, unbound, includes photographs, 1964-1971 |
| Box 54 | Folder 17 | Logan Square, program flyers, 1968-1977 |
| Box 55 | Folder 1 | Logan Square, branch issues, includes a bomb threat, 1971-1975 |
| Box 146 | Folder 2 | Logan Square, scrapbook, unbound, 1972-1977 |
| Box 55 | Folder 2 | Logan Square, branch visits, 1974-1975 |
| Box 55 | Folder 3 | Logan Square, Community Study, Phase I, instructions, 1978 |
| Box 55 | Folder 4 | Logan Square, “An Experimental Book Branch” by Thomas Ballard (CPL staff), reports, clippings, 1978 |
| Box 55 | Folder 5 | Logan Square, delinquent borrowers, procedures, 1979-1980 |
| Box 55 | Folder 6 | Logan Square, clippings, 1980-2000 |
| Box 55 | Folder 7 | Logan Square, 30th anniversary at 3255 West Altgeld Street, program, invitation, flyer, clippings, 1982 |
| Box 55 | Folder 8 | Logan Square, new street signs for better directions to library branch, 1983-1984 |
| Box 55 | Folder 9 | Logan Square, renovation, 3255 West Altgeld Street, Build Illinois Grant, 1986-1989 |
| Box 55 | Folder 10 | Logan Square, recommendations for improvement of facility, with photographs, circa 1986 |
| Box 55 | Folder 11 | Logan Square, reopening after renovations, 3255 West Altgeld Street, planning, clippings, 1989-1990 |
| Box 55 | Folder 12 | Logan Square, reopening after renovations, 3255 West Altgeld Street, flyers, invitations, 1990 |
| Box 55 | Folder 13 | Logan Square, public art in the renovated building, 3255 West Altgeld Street, Guide to the Artwork, Meet the Artists, Percent for Art Program, correspondence, 1990 |
| Box 55 | Folder 14 | Logan Square, community history, Logan Square, Bucktown, Armitage Avenue Corridor, Calendar by Chamber of Commerce, 1997 |
| Box 55 | Folder 15 | Logan Square, open house following “beautification”, 2000 |
| Box 55 | Folder 16 | Logan Square, opening, 3030 West Fullerton Avenue, program, fact sheet, magnet, 2005 |
| Box 55 | Folder 17 | Logan Square, petition to install air conditioning in branch, boundaries, undated |
| Box 56 | Folder 1 | Lozano, “Proposed Branch Library for the Lower West Side, Building Program,” 1977 December |
| Box 56 | Folder 2 | Lozano, proposal, “Branch Library for the Lower West Side,” 1978 January |
| Box 56 | Folder 3 | Lozano, “Lower West Side Branch Building Program,” 1981 April |
| Box 56 | Folder 4 | Lozano, background information related to the decision to consolidate Pilsen, Gads Hill and El Centro de la Causa branches into one facility, 1983 |
| Box 56 | Folder 5 | Lozano, “Speaking Spanish in the Library by Yuma City-County Library, Yuma, Arizona,” 1984 |
| Oversize folder 48 | Lozano, presentation board, floor plan for Lower West Side (Pilsen) Branch, 1984 February 3 | |
| Box 56 | Folder 6 | Lozano, building, groundbreaking, program, clipping, 1985 |
| Box 56 | Folder 7 | Lozano, building, specifications, 1986 |
| Box 56 | Folder 8 | Lozano, building, specifications for media, audio-visual systems, 1986-1988 |
| Box 56 | Folder 9 | Lozano, Hispanic Book Distributors, lists of books in Spanish, 1986-1988 |
| Box 56 | Folder 10 | Lozano, appointment of Hector Hernandez as Hispanic Services Coordinator, clipping, 1987 |
| Box 56 | Folder 11 | Lozano, building, brochure, Carow, Architects, Planners, circa 1987 |
| Box 56 | Folder 12 | Lozano, building, correspondence, progress reports, minutes, 1987-1989 |
| Box 56 | Folder 13 | Lozano, building, architectural plans, furnishings plans, 1987-1990 |
| Box 56 | Folder 14 | Lozano, decision to name the branch for Rudy Lozano, 1988-1989 |
| Box 56 | Folder 15 | Lozano, community organizations using space in branch, 1988-1991 |
| Box 56 | Folder 16 | Lozano, Public Arts Program, Guide to Artwork, Percent for Art Program, Guide to the Artwork at Rudy Lozano Branch, 1988-circa 2012 |
| Box 56 | Folder 17 | Lozano, Hispanic Library Programs: A Planning Manual by Chicago Public Library, Chicago Library System, 1989 June |
| Box 56 | Folder 18 | Lozano, opening day, 1805 South Loomis Street, flyers, invitations, fact sheets, 1989 September 7 |
| Box 56 | Folder 19 | Lozano, opening day, press packet, 1989 |
| Box 56 | Folder 20 | Lozano, Design of the Rudy Lozano Branch Library by Carow, Architects, Planners, explanation of the building’s features, circa 1989 |
| Oversize folder 2 | Lozano,1805 South Loomis Street, elevation and site plan, gouache on illustration board by Nelson, 40x28, accession number CPL Art 2015.2.1, circa 1989 | |
| Box 56 | Folder 21 | Lozano, rules for library patrons using computers, 1989-1993 |
| Box 56 | Folder 22 | Lozano, branch issues, 1989-2010 |
| Box 57 | Folder 1 | Lozano, clippings, 1980s-2010 |
| Box 57 | Folder 2 | Lozano, flyer, Hispanic Literacy Information Center and Hot-Line, 1990 |
| Box 57 | Folder 3 | Lozano, Spanish-language materials, ordering, 1990-1991 |
| Box 57 | Folder 4 | Lozano, information for non-profit organizations to computerize, 1990-1991 |
| Box 57 | Folder 5 | Lozano, Hispanic Services Committee, Hispanic Services: A Practical Manual for the Public Librarian, Chicago Public Library, 1990-2009 |
| Box 57 | Folder 6 | Lozano, Family, Adult Literacy Grants, Gads Hill Center, 1990-2001 |
| Box 57 | Folder 7 | Lozano, Spanish and Latin American Popular Fiction, A Basic Bibliography by Hispanic Services Office, 1991 |
| Box 57 | Folder 8 | Lozano, Hispanic Services Office, Hispanic Heritage Month Programs, 1991 |
| Box 57 | Folder 9 | Lozano, correspondence with community organizations, 1991 |
| Box 57 | Folder 10 | Lozano, Spanish-language materials, collection development, 1991-1997 |
| Box 57 | Folder 11 | Lozano, Mexican Fine Arts Museum, 1991 |
| Box 57 | Folder 12 | Lozano, Fe de Erratas, local Spanish-language magazine, 1992-1994 |
| Box 57 | Folder 13 | Lozano, article, “Latino Outreach: The Case of the Rudy Lozano Branch of the Chicago Public Library” by Hector R. Hernandez, for Illinois Libraries, 1993 |
| Box 57 | Folder 14 | Lozano, International Book Fair of Guadalajara (FIL), invitation to Hector Hernandez, 1994 |
| Box 57 | Folder 15 | Lozano, Latino Committee on Library Services, 1994 |
| Box 57 | Folder 16 | Lozano, staff training, Introducing the Internet, The Internet Overview, 1994 |
| Box 57 | Folder 17 | Lozano, staff training, The internet: An Intermediate Overview, Intermediate Internet Usage, 1994 |
| Box 57 | Folder 18 | Lozano, staff training, Internet in a Day, circa 1995 |
| Box 57 | Folder 19 | Lozano, staff training, computers at Chicago Public Library, internet training, Microsoft, OV-Lite, E-Cat, 1996 |
| Box 58 | Folder 1 | Lozano, Center for Law and Human Services, Tax Counseling Project, tax advice to library patrons, 1995-2002 |
| Box 58 | Folder 2 | Lozano, Blue Skies for Library Kids [community-based program for children and families], 1996-1997 |
| Box 58 | Folder 3 | Lozano, Blue Skies Story Room, opening, invitation, flyer, 1997 |
| Box 58 | Folder 4 | Lozano, Blue Skies for Library Kids [community-based program for children and families], Excellence in Library Service to Young Adults Awards, Junior Volunteers, Bus Painting, Teen Study Center, Knight Moves Chess Club, Teen Parenting Course, 1997 |
| Box 58 | Folder 5 | Lozano, Dominican University coursework, Adult Literacy Collection Development in the Pilsen Community, 1997 |
| Box 58 | Folder 6 | Lozano, Knight Moves Chess Club, 1997-2012 |
| Box 58 | Folder 7 | Lozano, program flyers, correspondence, 1997-2012, undated |
| Box 58 | Folder 8 | Lozano, Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, 1998-2000 |
| Box 58 | Folder 9 | Lozano, Hispanic Literacy Council, Gads Hill Center, 2000 |
| Box 58 | Folder 10 | Lozano, staff training, First Assistant Seminar, Oops, I’m In Charge, 2000 |
| Box 58 | Folder 11 | Lozano, count day, instruction how to count patrons in branch, 2001 |
| Box 58 | Folder 12 | Lozano, Hispanic Services Committee, agendas, minutes, 2001 |
| Box 58 | Folder 13 | Lozano, Family, Adult Literacy Grants, 2001 |
| Box 58 | Folder 14 | Lozano, book donation from Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM), 2002 |
| Box 58 | Folder 15 | Lozano, Teacher in the Library, Chicago Public Library Foundation, 2002 |
| Box 58 | Folder 16 | Lozano, Mexican Cultural and Educational Institute of Chicago (IMCE), donation of Mexican textbooks, 2002 |
| Box 58 | Folder 17 | Lozano, Festival Dia del Nino, Mexican Fine Arts Museum, 2002 |
| Box 58 | Folder 18 | Lozano, Latino Book and Family Festival, 2002-2003 |
| Box 58 | Folder 19 | Lozano, Poder Learning Center, 2002-2003 |
| Box 59 | Folder 1 | Lozano, Family, Adult Literacy Grants, Gads Hill Center, 2002-2008 |
| Box 59 | Folder 2 | Lozano, 20th Anniversary Commemoration, Rudy Lozano’s Legacy, program, 2003 |
| Box 59 | Folder 3 | Lozano, HIPPY/Head Start (Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters), end of year graduation, invitation, 2004 |
| Box 59 | Folder 4 | Lozano, Illinois Diversity Program, Illinois State Library, 2004-2007 |
| Box 59 | Folder 5 | Lozano, Casa Aztlan, Adult Literacy Grant Application, State of Illinois, 2005 |
| Box 59 | Folder 6 | Lozano, Aztecs in the Making of Colonial Mexico exhibit [Newberry Library?], agenda, 2005 |
| Box 59 | Folder 7 | Lozano, program, El Dia de los Ninos, 2006-2008 |
| Box 59 | Folder 8 | Lozano, National Latino/Hispanic Heritage Month Courthouse Tours, Circuit Court of Cook County, Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans, flyer, 2007 |
| Box 59 | Folder 9 | Lozano, Chicago Zoological Society, Latino Advisory Board, 2007-2008 |
| Box 59 | Folder 10 | Lozano, Family, Adult Literacy Grants, 2008 |
| Box 59 | Folder 11 | Lozano, Board of Election Commissioners, library as polling place, 2008 |
| Box 59 | Folder 12 | Lozano, Latino and Latin American Studies Program, Northeastern Illinois University, list of community organizations, 2008 |
| Box 59 | Folder 13 | Lozano, Institute of Mexicans Abroad, councilor elections, 2008 |
| Box 59 | Folder 14 | Lozano, San Jose Obrero Mission, Open House, 2009 |
| Box 59 | Folder 15 | Lozano, Casa de la Ciudad de Mexico, calendar, 2009 |
| Box 59 | Folder 16 | Lozano, Casa Michoacan, 2009 |
| Box 59 | Folder 17 | Lozano, 20th anniversary, press release, 2009 |
| Box 59 | Folder 18 | Lozano, notes for 2010 Annual Report, 2010 |
| Box 59 | Folder 19 | Lozano, Cesar Chavez Birthday Celebration, 2010, undated |
| Box 59 | Folder 20 | Lozano, Teen Financial Literacy, pathfinder, circa 2010 |
| Box 59 | Folder 21 | Lozano, Adult Literacy, De La Salle Tolton Center, 2012 |
| Box 59 | Folder 22 | Lozano, monthly report, 2014 January |
| Box 59 | Folder 23 | Lozano, 25th anniversary celebration, flyer, 2014 |
| Box 59 | Folder 24 | Lozano, Family, Adult Literacy Grants, 2014-2015 |
| Box 120 | Folder 4 | Lozano, 30th anniversary, Resolution of Cook County Commissioners, signed by Toni Preckwinkle, President, 2019 |
| Box 59 | Folder 25 | Lozano, guidebook, Department of General Services, Library Facilities, undated |
| Box 59 | Folder 26 | Lozano, bookplate from The People and Government of Mexico for the Spanish-Speaking Communities of Chicago, undated |
| Box 59 | Folder 27 | Lozano, brochure, biography of Rudy Lozano, undated |
| Box 59 | Folder 28 | Lozano, City Colleges of Chicago, Richard J. Daley College, Adult Learning Skills, reference materials available at Lozano, undated |
| Box 59 | Folder 29 | Lozano, the Lozano Toastmasters Club, flyer, undated |
| Box 60 | Folder 1 | Madison, letter from Helen Babcock of Legler, about closing of Chase House sub-branch and opening of Madison sub-branch, 1952 |
| Box 60 | Folder 2 | Madison, clipping announcing closing of Chase House sub-branch at 211 South Ashland Avenue, and opening of Madison sub-branch at 1524 West Madison Street, 1952 |
| Box 146 | Folder 3 | Madison, scrapbook, unbound, includes photographs, 1952-1960 |
| Box 60 | Folder 3 | Madison, branch brochure, circa 1950s |
| Box 60 | Folder 4 | Madison, reading lists, Collecting is Fun, Let’s Read About Sports, Everybody Likes to Make Things, Green Things Growing, circa 1950s |
| Box 60 | Folder 5 | Madison, establishment of Neighborhood Library Center, proposal, clipping, 1967 |
| Box 60 | Folder 6 | Madison, program flyers, 1968-1969 |
| Box 60 | Folder 7 | Madison, branch issues, 1970-1975 |
| Box 60 | Folder 8 | Madison, lease, 2466-2437 West Madison Street, 1974 |
| Box 60 | Folder 9 | Madison, floor plans, undated |
| Box 60 | Folder 10 | Manning, biographical information about Mabel Manning, Harriet Hansen Award to Mabel Manning from SYNAPSS, biographical information, 1989 |
| Box 60 | Folder 11 | Manning, biographical information about Mabel Manning, article, “Who Was Mabel Manning?” published in The West Side Corner Stone, undated |
| Box 60 | Folder 12 | Manning, biographical information about Mabel Manning, article, “Who Was Mabel Manning?” published in Anderson and Manker, 1996 October |
| Box 60 | Folder 13 | Manning, biographical information about Mabel Manning, article, “Prophetic Healers: Three Portraits, Mabel Manning,” published in The Other Side, 1990 November-December |
| Box 60 | Folder 14 | Manning, biographical information about Mabel Manning, 1991-1994 |
| Box 60 | Folder 15 | Manning, portrait of Mabel Manning by Joseph Jones, 1994 |
| Box 60 | Folder 16 | Manning, donation of computer by Chicago Library System, 1994 |
| Box 60 | Folder 17 | Manning, petition from Henry Suder School asking to be included with planning for the branch, 1994 |
| Box 60 | Folder 18 | Manning, branch profile, community profile, 1994 |
| Box 60 | Folder 19 | Manning, memo from Neighborhood Services, Twelve Week Timeline for Opening Newly Constructed Branch, 1994 |
| Box 60 | Folder 20 | Manning, adoption of the name “Mabel Manning” for the Near West Side branch library, budget, 1994 |
| Box 60 | Folder 21 | Manning, opening day invitation, program, flyers, 6 South Hoyne Avenue, 1994 |
| Box 60 | Folder 22 | Manning, floor plans, 1994 |
| Box 60 | Folder 23 | Manning, building, construction issues, changes, landscaping, punch list, 1994-1995 |
| Box 60 | Folder 24 | Manning, guestbook, several events, circa 1994-1997 |
| Box 60 | Folder 25 | Manning, Art, A Guide to the Artwork, Percent for Art Program, 1994-1995 |
| Box 61 | Folder 1 | Manning, community partnerships, Chicago Bulls, Computer Court donation of $50,000, Adopt-a-Branch program, 1994-1995 |
| Box 61 | Folder 2 | Manning, community partnerships, Chicago Bulls, Community Services Reports, circa 1994-circa 2000 |
| Box 61 | Folder 3 | Manning, community partnerships, Chicago Bulls, donation of $50,000, 1997 |
| Box 61 | Folder 4 | Manning, community partnerships, Chicago Bulls, complimentary tickets to games, general promotions, 1999-2003 |
| Box 61 | Folder 5 | Manning, community partnerships, Chicago Bulls, 15th anniversary of branch, request for donation for raffle, 2009 |
| Box 61 | Folder 6 | Manning, letter to artist Willie Carter thanking him for a program at the branch, 1995 April 26 |
| Box 61 | Folder 7 | Manning, Mabel Manning Library Day, 1995 |
| Box 61 | Folder 8 | Manning, 1st anniversary celebration, planning, program, flyer, 1995 |
| Box 61 | Folder 9 | Manning, 1st anniversary celebration, VHS videocassette recording, followed by interviews with Mabel Manning’s daughter, grandson, neighbors, 1995 |
| Box 61 | Folder 10 | Manning, branch issues, 1995 |
| Box 61 | Folder 11 | Manning, Friends of Mabel Manning, mailing lists, 1994-1996 |
| Box 61 | Folder 12 | Manning, Friends of Mabel Manning, member lists, 1995 |
| Box 61 | Folder 13 | Manning, Friends of Mabel Manning, notice that Friends of Mabel Manning has been established, 1995 |
| Box 61 | Folder 14 | Manning, Friends of Mabel Manning, program, Educators’ Breakfast, 1995 |
| Box 61 | Folder 15 | Manning, Friends of Mabel Manning, fundraising letters, 1995-1996 |
| Box 61 | Folder 16 | Manning, Friends of Mabel Manning, meeting notices, agendas, minutes, invitation to join, sign-in sheets, 1995-2000 |
| Box 62 | Folder 1 | Manning, Friends of Mabel Manning, stationery, circa 1995 |
| Box 62 | Folder 2 | Manning, Friends of Mabel Manning, buttons, flyer, video, circa 1995 |
| Box 62 | Folder 3 | Manning, Friends of Mabel Manning, garden project, 1996 |
| Box 62 | Folder 4 | Manning, Friends of Mabel Manning, financial information, 1996 |
| Box 62 | Folder 5 | Manning, Friends of Mabel Manning, profiles for Friends of Neighborhood Libraries, 1996 |
| Box 62 | Folder 6 | Manning, community groups, newsletters, 1995-1998 |
| Box 62 | Folder 7 | Manning, area schools, 1996 |
| Box 62 | Folder 8 | Manning, program flyers, 1995-1998 |
| Box 62 | Folder 9 | Manning, branch brochure, circa 1995 |
| Box 62 | Folder 10 | Manning, 2nd anniversary celebration, 1996 |
| Box 62 | Folder 11 | Manning, branch statistics for a tour, 1997 |
| Box 62 | Folder 12 | Manning, branch brochures, 1998 |
| Box 62 | Folder 13 | Manning, community organizations, Near West Side Community Development Corporation, Rockwell Community/Inter-Agency Network, 2000-2001 |
| Box 62 | Folder 14 | Manning, branch profile, floor plan, 2001-2007, undated |
| Box 62 | Folder 15 | Manning, Summer Reading Program, Read Green, Live Green, overview, calendars, 2008 |
| Box 62 | Folder 16 | Manning, Summer Reading Program, Read Green, Live Green, Story Program Manual, 1 of 3, 2008 |
| Box 62 | Folder 17 | Manning, Summer Reading Program, Read Green, Live Green, Story Program Manual, 2 of 3, 2008 |
| Box 62 | Folder 18 | Manning, Summer Reading Program, Read Green, Live Green, Story Program Manual, 3 of 3, 2008 |
| Box 120 | Folder 5 | Manning, poster, Chicago Blackhawks, Vote Sharp [Patrick Sharp], 2012 |
| Box 120 | Folder 6 | Manning, poster, Read, Patrick Sharp [Chicago Blackhawks], circa 2012 |
| Box 62 | Folder 19 | Manning, reading lists, LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender), undated |
| Box 63 | Folder 1 | Marshall Square, traveling branch flyer, 2875-2877 West 22nd Street, 1953 |
| Box 63 | Folder 2 | Marshall Square, branch issues, 1971-1975 |
| Box 63 | Folder 3 | Marshall Square, opening day flyer, 2860 West Cermak Road, 1972 |
| Box 63 | Folder 4 | Marshall Square, branch visits, 1972, 1974 |
| Box 63 | Folder 5 | Marshall Square, exhibit, Ecos del Barrio, flyer, 1978 |
| Box 63 | Folder 6 | Marshall Square, open house, flyers, 2724 West Cermak Road, 1991 |
| Box 63 | Folder 7 | Mayfair, boundaries and schools assigned to branch, 1963 |
| Box 63 | Folder 8 | Mayfair, branch issues, 1972-1975 |
| Box 63 | Folder 9 | Mayfair, site selection, 1973 |
| Box 63 | Folder 10 | Mayfair, branch visit, 1974 |
| Box 63 | Folder 11 | Mayfair, announcement, We’re Moving to 4200 West Lawrence Avenue, 1974 |
| Box 63 | Folder 12 | Mayfair, program flyers, 1978, undated |
| Box 63 | Folder 13 | Mayfair, clippings, press releases, 1982-1996 |
| x 63 | Folder 14 | Mayfair, 50th anniversary reception, program, resolution, Re-Discover Reading, 1992 |
| Box 63 | Folder 15 | Mayfair, branch brochure, 4200 West Lawrence Avenue, 1992 |
| Box 63 | Folder 16 | Mayfair, site selection, 4400 West Larence Avenue, 1993-1994 |
| Box 63 | Folder 17 | Mayfair, floor plans, 1995 |
| Box 63 | Folder 18 | Mayfair, opening day flyers, 4400 West Lawrence Avenue, 1996 |
| Box 63 | Folder 19 | Mayfair, change of landlord, 4400-4404 West Lawrence Avenue, 1996 |
| Box 147 | Folder 1 | McKinley Park, scrapbook, bound, includes photographs, 1922-1929 |
| Box 63 | Folder 20 | McKinley Park, traveling branch flyer, West 35th Street between South Seeley Avenue and South Damen Avenue, circa 1960s |
| Box 63 | Folder 21 | McKinley Park, branch issues, 1970-1975 |
| Box 63 | Folder 22 | McKinley Park, branch brochure, clippings, facts about the new storefront, 2021 West 35th Street, 1971 |
| Box 63 | Folder 23 | McKinley Park, 1st anniversary, 2021 West 35th Street, 1972 |
| Box 63 | Folder 24 | McKinley Park, branch visit, 1974 |
| Box 63 | Folder 25 | McKinley Park, Friends of McKinley Park Library, 1987-1998 |
| Box 63 | Folder 26 | McKinley Park, letter from Patrick Huels, 11th Ward Alderman, to Mayor Eugene Sawyer asking for new branch building, 1988 |
| Box 63 | Folder 27 | McKinley Park, site acquisition ceremony, 1901 West 35th Street, 1990 |
| Box 63 | Folder 27 | McKinley Park, intergenerational program, 1990 |
| Box 63 | Folder 29 | McKinley Park, branch issues, 1991-2004 |
| Box 63 | Folder 30 | McKinley Park, clipping, construction of new building, 1993 |
| Box 63 | Folder 31 | McKinley Park, scrapbook/photograph album mix, 1993 |
| Box 64 | Folder 1 | McKinley Park, scrapbook/photograph album mix,1 of 2, 1993-1996 |
| Box 64 | Folder 2 | McKinley Park, scrapbook/photograph album mix, 2 of 2, 1993-1996 |
| Box 64 | Folder 3 | McKinley Park, opening day flyers, 1915 West 35th Street, 1994 |
| Box 64 | Folder 4 | McKinley Park, Friends of the McKinley Park Library, bookmarks, 1994 |
| Box 64 | Folder 5 | McKinley Park, A Guide to the Artwork, circa 1994 |
| Oversize folder 3 | McKinley Park, 1915 West 35th Street, elevation and site plan, gouache on illustration board by Nelson, 32 x 28, accession number CPL Art 2015.2, circa 1994 | |
| Box 64 | Folder 6 | McKinley Park, program flyers, 1996 |
| Box 64 | Folder 7 | McKinley Park, scrapbook, 1997 |
| Box 64 | Folder 8 | McKinley Park, Aquinas Literacy Center, loose-lying, fundraising, financial statements, by-laws, minutes, mission statement, 1997-2006 |
| Box 64 | Folder 9 | McKinley Park, donation of computers, 1999 |
| Box 64 | Folder 10 | McKinley Park, South Loop Chamber of Commerce, member directory, 2002-2003 |
| Box 64 | Folder 11 | McKinley Park, scrapbook, 2002-2006 |
| Box 64 | Folder 12 | McKinley Park, Aquinas Literacy Center, agendas, minutes, Board by-laws, miscellaneous, 2004-2005 |
| Box 64 | Folder 13 | McKinley Park, Aquinas Literacy Center, Certificate of Appreciation to Rob Bitunjac, 2006 |
| Box 65 | Folder 1 | McKinley Park, scrapbook, 2006-2009 |
| Box 65 | Folder 2 | Merlo, renaming the branch from Lake View, planning, 1992-1993 |
| Box 65 | Folder 3 | Merlo, renaming the branch from Lake View, ceremony, program, invitations, clippings, 1993 |
| Box 65 | Folder 4 | Merlo, Friends of Lake View/Merlo Library, 1993 |
| Box 65 | Folder 5 | Merlo, clippings, 1993-1995 |
| Box 65 | Folder 6 | Merlo, branch issues, 1993-1999 |
| Box 65 | Folder 7 | Merlo, alleged discrimination/censorship regarding resources for Gay, Lesbian literature and resources. Includes pamphlets and bibliography of resources at the branch, 1994 |
| Box 65 | Folder 8 | Merlo, program flyers, 1994-1999 |
| Box 65 | Folder 9 | Merlo, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual History Month, events, 1995 |
| Box 65 | Folder 10 | Merlo, grant request, 1996 |
| Box 65 | Folder 11 | Merlo, donations to branch, 1996-1997 |
| Box 65 | Folder 12 | Merlo, Fairy Gardeners’ Guild, 1999 |
| Box 65 | Folder 13 | Merlo, use of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church parking lot, 1999 |
| Box 65 | Folder 14 | Merlo, Lake View Chamber of Commerce, Business Directory and Community Guide, 1999 |
| Box 65 | Folder 15 | Merlo, branch profile, includes history of Merlo, Lake View, Butler House, Broadway branches, 2007 |
| Box 65 | Folder 16 | Midwest, construction, planning for new branch, 2335 West Chicago Avenue, 1971-1972 |
| Box 65 | Folder 17 | Midwest, checklist for furniture and equipment for storefront branches, 1973 |
| Box 65 | Folder 18 | Midwest, opening day flyer, branch boundaries, 2335 West Chicago Avenue, 1973 |
| Box 65 | Folder 19 | Midwest, branch issues, 1973-1975 |
| Box 65 | Folder 20 | Midwest, program flyers, 1978 |
| Box 65 | Folder 21 | Midwest, branch visits, 1974-1975 |
| Box 65 | Folder 22 | Midwest, books in Ukrainian, 1975 |
| Box 65 | Folder 23 | Mont Clare, opening day flyer, 7005 West Grand Avenue, circa 1950s |
| Box 120 | Folder 7 | Mont Clare, 7005 West Grand Avenue, flyer announcing opening, circa 1950 |
| Box 65 | Folder 24 | Mont Clare, opening day flyer, 2372 West Neva Avenue, 1969 |
| Box 65 | Folder 25 | Mount Greenwood, flyer for Traveling Branch stop, 111th Street and Troy Street, circa 1950s |
| Box 65 | Folder 26 | Mount Greenwood, opening day flyer, 11003 South Kedzie Avenue, 1960 |
| Box 120 | Folder 7 | Mount Greenwood, 11003 South Kedzie Avenue, flyer announcing opening, 1960 |
| Box 65 | Folder 27 | Mount Greenwood, opening day flyer, 10961 South Kedzie Avenue, 1964 |
| Box 120 | Folder 7 | Mount Greenwood, 10961 South Kedzie Avenue, flyer announcing opening, 1964 |
| Box 65 | Folder 28 | Mount Greenwood, branch issues, 1971-1975 |
| Box 65 | Folder 29 | Mount Greenwood, lease information, 10961 South Kedzie Avenue, 1971-1975 |
| Box 65 | Folder 30 | Mount Greenwood, branch visit, 1974 |
| Box 65 | Folder 31 | Mount Greenwood, groundbreaking ceremony, 11000 South Kedzie Avenue, 1989 |
| Oversize folder 4 | Mount Greenwood, 11010 South Kedzie Avenue, elevation and site plan, gouache on illustration board by Nelson, 30x40, accession number CPL Art 2015.2, circa 1991 | |
| Box 147 | Folder 2 | Multiple branches, scrapbook, unbound, includes materials from numerous Chicago library branches, part 1 of 3, 1975 |
| Box 148 | Folder 1 | Multiple branches, scrapbook, unbound, includes materials from numerous Chicago library branches, part 2 of 3, 1975 |
| Box 148 | Folder 2 | Multiple branches, scrapbook, unbound, includes materials from numerous Chicago library branches, part 3 of 3, 1975 |
| Box 66 | Folder 1 | Near North, opening day flyer, 451 West North Avenue, boundaries and schools assigned to branch, 1965 |
| Box 120 | Folder 7 | Near North, 451 West North Avenue, flyer announcing opening, 1965 |
| Box 66 | Folder 5 | Near North, flyer for traveling branch stop, West Division Street and North Larrabee Street, circa 1965 |
| Box 66 | Folder 3 | Near North, branch issues, 1971-1975 |
| Box 66 | Folder 4 | Near North, program flyers, 1973-1983 |
| Box 66 | Folder 5 | Near North, branch visit, 1974 |
| Box 66 | Folder 6 | Near North, branch issues, 1976-1983 |
| Box 66 | Folder 7 | Near North, Summer Reading Program, Reading Participation Award, 1977 |
| Box 66 | Folder 8 | Near North, report, “Near North Branch and Nearby Library Services,” 1977 |
| Box 66 | Folder 9 | Near North, short history of the branch, 1978 |
| Box 66 | Folder 10 | Near North, report, “Plans for Cabrini-Green and Near North,” 1978 |
| Box 66 | Folder 11 | Near North, clippings, 1979-1983 |
| Box 66 | Folder 12 | Near North, branch survey, 1979 |
| Box 66 | Folder 13 | Near North, site selection, 1979 |
| Box 66 | Folder 14 | Near North, closing of site at 451 West North Avenue, letters of complaint, 1983 |
| Box 66 | Folder 15 | Near North, opening day flyers, invitations, press release, magnet, 310 West Division Street, 1997 |
| Box 66 | Folder 16 | Near North, Near North Library Task Force Coalition, site selection, neighborhood organizations, 1992-1995 |
| Box 66 | Folder 17 | Near North, 10th anniversary celebrations, 310 West Division Street, 2007 |
| Box 67 | Folder 1 | New City, opening day brochure, 4634 South Ashland Avenue, 1954 |
| Box 67 | Folder 2 | New City, Reading List, You and Your Environment, 1971 |
| Box 67 | Folder 3 | New City, branch issues, 1971-1975 |
| Box 67 | Folder 4 | New City, brochure, Happiness is a visit to New City Branch of the Chicago Public Library (in English, Spanish and Polish), 1972 |
| Box 67 | Folder 5 | New City, branch visit, 1975 |
| Box 67 | Folder 6 | New City, opening day brochure, flyers, program, 1743 West 47th Street, 1977 |
| Box 148 | Folder 3 | North Austin, scrapbook, bound, 1928-1932, 1959 |
| Box 67 | Folder 7 | North Austin, History of North Austin Sub Branch, circa 1960s |
| Box 67 | Folder 8 | North Austin, branch issues, 1971-1975 |
| Box 67 | Folder 9 | North Austin, branch visits, 1974-1975 |
| Box 67 | Folder 10 | North Austin, clipping, “Easter Egg Hunt,” 1976 |
| Box 67 | Folder 11 | North Austin, report, “Appraisal of Real Estate, northeast corner of North and Mango Avenues,” 1982 October 1 |
| Box 67 | Folder 12 | North Austin, report, “North Austin Branch Site,” 1982 October |
| Box 67 | Folder 13 | North Austin, North Austin Branch, Building Program, 1983 November |
| Box 67 | Folder 14 | North Austin, floor plans, 5724 West North Avenue, 1983 |
| Box 67 | Folder 15 | North Austin, Title Deed, related correspondence, 1984 |
| Box 67 | Folder 16 | North Austin, rededication, planning, 5724 West North Avenue, 1987 |
| Box 67 | Folder 17 | North Austin, invitation to rededication, 5724 West North Avenue, memo, vacated old location at 5518 West North Avenue, 1987 |
| Box 67 | Folder 18 | North Austin, program flyer, Gwendolyn Brooks, 1988 |
| Box 67 | Folder 19 | North Austin, opening day planning, floor plans, 5724 West North Avenue, 1994-1995 |
| Box 67 | Folder 20 | North Austin, opening day flyers, invitation, program, press release, 5714 West North Avenue, 1995 |
| Box 67 | Folder 21 | North Lake View, site selection, 1972-1973 |
| Box 67 | Folder 22 | North Lake View, branch visit, 1974 |
| Box 67 | Folder 23 | North Lake View, opening day flyers, invitation, 3754 North Southport Avenue, 1974 |
| Box 67 | Folder 24 | North Lake View, branch issues, 1974-1976 |
| Box 67 | Folder 25 | North Lake View, program flyers, 1976-1977, undated |
| Box 67 | Folder 26 | North Lake View, community area profile, 1978 |
| Box 67 | Folder 27 | North Lake View, invitation to open house to celebrate extended hours, 1987 |
| Box 67 | Folder 28 | North Lake View, clippings, memos, letters regarding closing of branch, temporary location and site selection for new Lincoln Belmont Branch, 1995-1998 |
| Box 67 | Folder 29 | North Lake View, announcement of closing, 3754 North Southport Avenue, 1997 |
| Box 68 | Folder 1 | North Pulaski, Personal Computer Center [first CPL personal computer center, Apple Computer System] 1 of 2, 1981-1985 |
| Box 68 | Folder 2 | North Pulaski, Personal Computer Center [first CPL personal computer center, Apple Computer System] 2 of 2, 1981-1985 |
| Box 68 | Folder 3 | North Pulaski, re-opening ceremony, 1330 North Pulaski Road, 1990 |
| Box 68 | Folder 4 | North Pulaski, plans to close location at 1330 North Pulaski Road, floor plans, preparations for moving to new building at 4300 West North Avenue, 1996 |
| Box 68 | Folder 5 | North Pulaski, opening day flyers, invitation, fact sheet, 4300 West North Avenue, 1996 |
| Box 68 | Folder 6 | North Pulaski, clippings, 1983-1996 |
| Box 149 | Folder 1 | Northtown, scrapbook, unbound, includes photographs, 1939-1943 |
| Box 68 | Folder 7 | Northtown, notice to branch staff regarding administrative changes from Central Branches Division to a Regional system, 1942 |
| Box 68 | Folder 8 | Northtown, floor plans, 2710 West Devon Avenue, 1946 |
| Box 68 | Folder 9 | Northtown, branch boundaries for branches in the Hild Regional District, 1949, undated |
| Box 68 | Folder 10 | Northtown, site selection, Owner’s Title Insurance Policy, Warranty Deed, Electrical Service Contract, 1956-1961 |
| Box 68 | Folder 11 | Northtown, Plat of Survey, 6435-6443 North California Avenue, 1959 |
| Box 68 | Folder 12 | Northtown, building, 6435-6443 North California Avenue, construction documents, correspondence, 1960-1962 |
| Box 68 | Folder 13 | Northtown, building, 6435-6443 North California Avenue, specifications for general work, parts I, II and IV, 1960 |
| Box 68 | Folder 14 | Northtown, building, 6435-6443 North California Avenue, detail specifications for library equipment, 1960 |
| Box 69 | Folder 1 | Northtown, building, 6435-6443 North California Avenue, floor plans, 1960 |
| Box 69 | Folder 2 | Northtown, building, 6435-6443 North California Avenue, floor plans, 1961 |
| Box 69 | Folder 3 | Northtown, building, 6435-6443 North California Avenue, floor plans, 1961 |
| Box 69 | Folder 4 | Northtown, building, 6435-6443 North California Avenue, lease for land to construct branch, 1961 |
| Box 69 | Folder 5 | Northtown, branch issues, 1958-1975 |
| Box 149 | Folder 2 | Northtown, scrapbook, unbound, includes photographs, 1960-1969 |
| Box 69 | Folder 6 | Northtown, clippings, 1960-2009 |
| Box 69 | Folder 7 | Northtown, opening day, invitation, branch brochure, 6435-6443 North California Avenue, 1962 |
| Box 69 | Folder 8 | Northtown, opening day, guestbook, 6435-6443 North California Avenue, 1962 |
| Box 120 | Folder 7 | Northtown, 6435-6443 North California Avenue, flyer announcing opening, 1962 |
| Box 69 | Folder 9 | Northtown, boundaries and schools assigned to branch, 1962 |
| Box 69 | Folder 10 | Northtown, invitation to American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Conference attendees to visit new branch, 1962 |
| Box 69 | Folder 11 | Northtown, program flyers, 1969-1978 |
| Box 149 | Folder 3 | Northtown, scrapbook, unbound, 1970-1978 |
| Box 69 | Folder 12 | Northtown, survey of findings of Staff Advisory Council’s questionnaire on service to young adults, 1973 |
| Box 69 | Folder 13 | Northtown, branch visit, 1974 |
| Box 69 | Folder 14 | Northtown, Community Study, Phase II, 1978 |
| Box 150 | Folder 1 | Northtown, scrapbook, unbound, 1978-1982 |
| Box 69 | Folder 15 | Northtown, [disbound binder) programs, letters, planning for programs, 1978-1984 |
| Box 150 | Folder 2 | Northtown, scrapbook, unbound, includes photographs, 1980-1984 |
| Box 70 | Folder 1 | Northtown, 20th anniversary (at 6435 North California Avenue), 1981-1982 |
| Box 70 | Folder 2 | Northtown, Children’s Services, clippings, scrapbook, 1986-1998 |
| Box 70 | Folder 3 | Northtown, clippings, scrapbook, 1986-2001 |
| Box 70 | Folder 4 | Northtown, 25th anniversary (at 6435 North California Avenue), invitation, flyer, planning, program, 1987 |
| Box 70 | Folder 5 | Northtown, 25th anniversary (at 6435 North California Avenue), guestbook, 1987 |
| Box 70 | Folder 6 | Northtown, history of the branch, profile, 1994 |
| Box 70 | Folder 7 | Northtown, list of books not on open shelves at Central Library, but still available, undated |
| Box 70 | Folder 8 | Northwest, branch brochure announcing opening at 1615-1617 North Pulaski Road, 1955 |
| Box 151 | Folder 1 | Northwest, scrapbook, unbound, 1956-1957 |
| Box 70 | Folder 9 | Northwest, program flyers, 1968-1977 |
| Box 70 | Folder 10 | Northwest, branch issues, 1970-1975 |
| Box 70 | Folder 11 | Northwest, branch issues, bomb threat, 1974 |
| Box 70 | Folder 12 | Northwest, branch visit, 1974 |
| Box 70 | Folder 13 | Northwest, site selection, 1975 |
| Box 70 | Folder 14 | Northwest, lease, correspondence, 4041 West North Avenue, 1975 |
| Box 70 | Folder 15 | Northwest, planning documents, floor plans, correspondence regarding the move to 4041 West North Avenue, 1976 |
| Box 70 | Folder 16 | Northwest, opening day, 4041 West North Avenue, program, 1977 |
| Box 70 | Folder 17 | Northwest, branch brochure announcing new location, 4041 West North Avenue, 1977 |
| Box 70 | Folder 18 | Northwesttown, notice of closing at 1615-1617 North Pulaski Road, 1947 |
| Box 70 | Folder 19 | Northwesttown, invitation to re-opening at 4224 West Armitage Avenue, branch brochure, 1950 |
| Box 151 | Folder 3 | Northwesttown, scrapbook, unbound, 1950-1955 |
| Box 70 | Folder 20 | Norwood-Edison, invitation to opening, 6101 North Northwest Highway, boundaries and schools assigned to branch, 1960 |
| Box 120 | Folder 7 | Norwood-Edison, 6101 North Northwest Highway, flyer announcing opening, 1960 |
| Box 152 | Folder 2 | Norwood-Edison, scrapbook, unbound, 1960-1965 |
| Box 152 | Folder 3 | Norwood-Edison, scrapbook, unbound, 1965-1968 |
| Box 70 | Folder 21 | Norwood Park, floor plans, 6122 North Northwest Highway, 1947 |
| Oversize folder 43 | Norwood Park, presentation boards, architect’s rendering, interior, exterior, circa 1947 | |
| Box 70 | Folder 22 | Oakland, branch issues, 1943-1944 |
| Box 70 | Folder 23 | Oakland, activities brochure, includes schedule for Book Review and Lecture Forum,1949 |
| Box 70 | Folder 24 | Ogden, brochure announcing opening at 6651 South Ashland Avenue, circa 1950s |
| Box 120 | Folder 7 | Ogden, 6651 South Ashland Avenue, flyer announcing opening, circa 1950s |
| Box 70 | Folder 25 | Ogden, flyer, How to get a library card, circa 1960s |
| Box 70 | Folder 26 | Ogden, branch issues, 1970-1974 |
| Box 70 | Folder 27 | Ogden, decision to close the branch and move to traveling branch service, 1974-1975 |
| Box 153 | Folder 1 | Olivet, scrapbook, unbound, includes photographs, 1933-1962 |
| Box 70 | Folder 28 | Olivet, branch issues, 1944-1945 |
| Box 71 | Folder 1 | Oriole Park, traveling branch flyer, Harlem-Foster Shopping Center, North Harlem Avenue and West Foster Avenue, circa 1960s |
| Box 71 | Folder 2 | Oriole Park, opening day brochure, 7210 West Foster Avenue, boundaries and schools assigned to branch, 1965 |
| Box 120 | Folder 7 | Oriole Park, 7210 West Foster Avenue, flyer announcing opening, 1965 |
| Box 71 | Folder 3 | Oriole Park, building, 5201 North Oketo Avenue, architectural drawings, floor plans [Harlem-Foster Shopping Center], 1970 |
| Box 71 | Folder 4 | Oriole Park, opening day, 5201 North Oketo Avenue, planning, invitation, boundaries and schools assigned to branch, 1971 |
| Box 71 | Folder 5 | Oriole Park, branch visit, 1974 |
| Box 71 | Folder 6 | Oriole Park, branch issues, 1974-1975 |
| Box 71 | Folder 7 | Oriole Park, community overview, circa 1975 |
| Box 71 | Folder 8 | Oriole Park, program flyers, circa 1977-1992 |
| Box 71 | Folder 9 | Oriole Park, clippings, 1982-2004 |
| Box 71 | Folder 10 | Oriole Park, report, branch collection, profile, circa 1982 |
| Box 71 | Folder 11 | Oriole Park, 20/25 year anniversary [established in 1965, moved to 5201 North Oketo Avenue in 1971], 1991 |
| Box 71 | Folder 12 | Oriole Park, site selection, branch expansion, floor plans, 1994-1997 |
| Box 71 | Folder 13 | Oriole Park, plaque to honor staff member Joseph Povenzano, 1995 |
| Box 71 | Folder 14 | Oriole Park, Oriole Park Community Club, letters to Mayor Richard M. Daley asking for better library facility, 1999, 2000 |
| Box 71 | Folder 15 | Oriole Park, Friends of Oriole Park Library, brochure, newsletter, 2000 |
| Box 71 | Folder 16 | Oriole Park, branch issues, 2003 |
| Box 71 | Folder 17 | Oriole Park, buildings, 7454 West Balmoral Avenue, construction, planning, 2003-2004 |
| Box 71 | Folder 18 | Oriole Park, opening day flyers, 7454 West Balmoral Avenue, magnet, information, 2004 |
| Box 71 | Folder 19 | Oriole Park, history, “Oriole Park Branch, Timeline, History and Milestones” by Peter Iwanec, 2021 |
| Box 72 | Folder 1 | Pilsen, announcement of branch opening, 1942 South Blue Island Avenue, note about lease terms, 1969-1970 |
| Box 72 | Folder 2 | Pilsen, program flyers, 1970-1978 |
| Box 72 | Folder 3 | Pilsen, community program, Operation Highsight, Volunteer Teacher Corps, pilot, 1971 |
| Box 72 | Folder 4 | Pilsen, branch issues, 1972-1975 |
| Box 72 | Folder 5 | Pilsen, branch visits, 1974-1975 |
| Box 72 | Folder 6 | Pilsen, clipping, Mexican Ambassador visit to Pilsen branch, West Side Times, 1975 |
| Box 72 | Folder 7 | Pilsen, program, Mother’s Day Festival, schedule, flyer, 1975 |
| Box 72 | Folder 8 | Pilsen, report, “Library Service on the Lower West Side,” [contains photographs of Pilsen, Gads Hill and El Centro de la Causa branches] 2 copies, 1979 July |
| Box 72 | Folder 9 | Pilsen, lease, 1982 South Blue Island Avenue, 1979 |
| Box 72 | Folder 10 | Pilsen, report, “Pilsen Branch, Site Study,” 1980 August |
| Box 72 | Folder 11 | Pilsen, letter to landlord to cover loss due to leaks, 1982 |
| Oversize folder 48 | Pilsen [Lozano] presentation board, floor plan for Lower West Side (Pilsen) Branch, 1984 February 3 | |
| Box 72 | Folder 12 | Pilsen, notes from departing branch head to help new staff, branch head, circa 1986 |
| Box 72 | Folder 13 | Pilsen, buttons, Chicago, Salva la Biblioteca Pilsen (Chicago, Save the Pilsen Library), undated |
| Box 72 | Folder 14 | Portage-Cragin, appraisal report, 5108-5120 West Belmont Avenue, 1966 |
| Box 72 | Folder 15 | Portage-Cragin, purchase of site, 5108-5120 West Belmont Avenue, construction, correspondence, Library Services and Construction Act application (LSCA), 1966-1969 |
| Box 72 | Folder 16 | Portage-Cragin, building, 5110 West Belmont Avenue, specifications for general work, part I (also for Brighton Park Branch), 1968 |
| Box 72 | Folder 17 | Portage-Cragin, building, 5110 West Belmont Avenue, floor plans, landscaping plans (also for Brighton Park Branch), 1968-1970 |
| Box 73 | Folder 1 | Portage-Cragin, report, Chicago Public Library, Brighton Park Branch, Portage Park Branch, 5110 West Belmont Avenue, concept for new branch building, circa 1968 |
| Box 73 | Folder 2 | Portage-Cragin, building, 5108-5120 West Belmont Avenue, specifications for library equipment, circa 1968 |
| Box 73 | Folder 3 | Portage-Cragin, name change from Portage Park to Portage-Cragin, 1969 |
| Box 73 | Folder 4 | Portage-Cragin, opening day flyer, 5108-5120 West Belmont Avenue, 1969 |
| Box 73 | Folder 5 | Portage-Cragin, report, “Statement of expenditures with respect to construction of Portage-Cragin Branch of the Chicago Public Library” by Price Waterhouse & Co., 1970 |
| Box 73 | Folder 6 | Portage-Cragin, branch issues, 1970-1975 |
| Box 73 | Folder 7 | Portage-Cragin, branch visit, 1974 |
| Box 73 | Folder 8 | Portage-Cragin, Study Unlimited, staff duties, 1975 |
| Box 73 | Folder 9 | Portage-Cragin, program flyers, 1977-1978 |
| Box 73 | Folder 10 | Portage-Cragin, clippings, 1980-1989 |
| Box 73 | Folder 11 | Portage-Cragin, Computer Center, clippings, Build Illinois grant, 1985 |
| Box 73 | Folder 12 | Portage-Cragin, Computer Center plans, 1987 |
| Box 73 | Folder 13 | Portage-Cragin, report, Computer Center, Building Program for a Computer Center, 1987 |
| Box 73 | Folder 14 | Portage-Cragin, 20th anniversary celebrations at 5108-5120 West Belmont Avenue) invitation, 1989 |
| Box 73 | Folder 15 | Portage-Cragin, Joyce Foundation’s Polish Collection, opening, 1989 |
| Box 73 | Folder 16 | Portage-Cragin, Computer Center, opening, program, invitation, fact sheet, 1991 |
| Box 73 | Folder 17 | Portage-Cragin, staff, Helen Zolkowski, Bilingual Librarian Award, clipping, 1997 |
| Box 73 | Folder 18 | Portage-Cragin, renovation, dedication, clippings, 2005 |
| Box 121 | Folder 1 | Pullman, Pullman Public Library, Certificate of Incorporation, 1882 October 14 |
| Box 73 | Folder 19 | Pullman, Pullman Public Library, Certificate of Incorporation, documentation, correspondence, 1882-1883 |
| Box 76 | Folder 1 | Pullman, ledger, Accessions Book # 1, 1882-1908 |
| Box 76 | Folder 2 | Pullman, ledger, Accession Book # 2, 1908-1921 |
| Box 77 | Folder 1 | Pullman, ledger, Accession Book # 3, 1921-1923 |
| Box 77 | Folder 2 | Pullman, ledger, Accession Book # 4, 1923-1926 |
| Box 77 | Folder 3 | Pullman, ledger, Daily Record Book, Issue Book # 1, 1883-1894 |
| Box 78 | Folder 1 | Pullman, ledger, Daily Record Book, Issue Book # 2, 1894-1909 |
| Box 78 | Folder 2 | Pullman, ledger, Daily Record Book, Issue Book # 3, 1909-1917 |
| Box 78 | Folder 3 | Pullman, ledger, Daily Record Book, Issue Book # 4, 1917-1928 |
| Box 73 | Folder 20 | Pullman, Pullman Public Library, ledger, card holders, membership list, 1883-1887 |
| Box 73 | Folder 21 | Pullman, Pullman Public Library, ledger, suggested book titles to acquire, circa 1883 |
| Box 74 | Folder 1 | Pullman, Pullman Public Library, annual report, 1884 |
| Box 74 | Folder 2 | Pullman, Pullman Public Library, announcements, program flyers, tickets to events, 1889-1913 |
| Box 74 | Folder 3 | Pullman, Pullman Public Library, circulation statistics, 1898-1926 |
| Box 121 | Folder 2 | Pullman, poster, Why Not Visit the Pullman Public Free Library, circa 1900 |
| Box 74 | Folder 4 | Pullman, Pullman Public Library, letter from Mrs. George M. Pullman to Bertha Ludlow, librarian, surrendering ownership of the library, typed copy, 1907 December 12 |
| Box 74 | Folder 5 | Pullman, Pullman Public Library, annual financial reports, 1907-1920 |
| Box 74 | Folder 6 | Pullman, Pullman Public Library, application for membership, 1908 |
| Box 74 | Folder 7 | Pullman, Pullman Public Library, history of Pullman Public Library, obituary of Bertha Ludlum, librarian, 1908-1938 |
| Box 74 | Folder 8 | Pullman, Pullman Public Library, histories of Pullman Public Library and Pullman Branch of Chicago Public Library, and communities, 1908-1942 |
| Box 74 | Folder 9 | Pullman, Pullman Public Library, ledger, Withdrawals Book, Number I, 1912-1925 |
| Box 74 | Folder 10 | Pullman, Pullman Public Library, board meeting minutes, 1916-1921 |
| Box 74 | Folder 11 | Pullman, Pullman Public Library, quarterly financial reports, 1917-1921 |
| Box 74 | Folder 12 | Pullman, Pullman Public Library, “History of the Pullman Public Free Library” by Bertha S. Ludlow, with updates, 1917-1926 |
| Box 74 | Folder 13 | Pullman, Pullman Public Library, correspondence regarding ownership and financial support of the library, 1918-1921 |
| Box 74 | Folder 14 | Pullman, Pullman Public Library, budgetary summaries, 1918-1926 |
| Box 74 | Folder 15 | Pullman, Pullman Public Library, dissolution of library, includes legal papers and explanation, 1920-1927 |
| Box 74 | Folder 16 | Pullman, Examination of Title, Title Guarantee Policy, 1926-1927 |
| Box 74 | Folder 17 | Pullman, building, 11001 S. Indiana Avenue, Plat of Survey, 1926 |
| Box 74 | Folder 18 | Pullman, building, 11001 S. Indiana Avenue, specifications for general construction, blueprint copy, 1927 |
| Box 75 | Folder 1 | Pullman, building, 11001 S. Indiana Avenue, specifications for general construction, 1927 |
| Box 75 | Folder 2 | Pullman, building, 11001 S. Indiana Avenue, proposal for furniture and shelving, including plan of stacks, 1927-1928 |
| Box 75 | Folder 3 | Pullman, building, 11001 S. Indiana Avenue, time capsule in cornerstone of building, contents, 1927 |
| Box 75 | Folder 4 | Pullman, building, 11001 S. Indiana Avenue, specifications for yard improvement, includes plan, circa 1927 |
| Box 153 | Folder 2 | Pullman, scrapbook, unbound, includes photographs, 1927-1939 |
| Box 75 | Folder 5 | Pullman, branch brochure at opening,11001 S. Indiana Avenue, includes history of the predecessor, Pullman Public Library, 1928 |
| Box 75 | Folder 6 | Pullman, dedication,11001 S. Indiana Avenue, 1928 |
| Box 75 | Folder 7 | Pullman, opening day, 11001 S. Indiana Avenue, guestbook, also later events, 1928-1941 |
| Box 75 | Folder 8 | Pullman, notes by Anna Miller concerning the establishment of the Pullman Branch Library, the items placed in cornerstone, and about votes for women, circa 1928 |
| Box 75 | Folder 9 | Pullman, proposal for painting and decorating, 1929-1945 |
| Box 75 | Folder 10 | Pullman, biographical information, George M. Pullman, 100th anniversary of his birth, details the raising of Chicago’s grade level in 1859 and innovations with the rail car industry, 1931 |
| Box 75 | Folder 11 | Pullman, history of library service to Roseland, the J. Ellen Foster Club and delivery station, merging with Pullman Branch, 1932 |
| Box 75 | Folder 12 | Pullman, inventory of physical equipment, 1934-1943 |
| Box 75 | Folder 13 | Pullman, sign for branch, 1937 |
| Box 75 | Folder 14 | Pullman, proposal for fuel oil tanks, 1939, undated |
| Box 75 | Folder 15 | Pullman, records of lettering on windows and doors, 1941-1945 |
| Box 75 | Folder 16 | Pullman, branch issues, 1941-1958 |
| Box 75 | Folder 17 | Pullman, clippings from Calumet Index, 1942-1946 |
| Box 75 | Folder 18 | Pullman, floor covering in basement, 1943 |
| Box 75 | Folder 19 | Pullman, problems caused by allowing Office of Civilian Defense staff access to building, 1943 |
| Box 75 | Folder 20 | Pullman, proposal for new coal room addition, plans, 1943 |
| Box 75 | Folder 21 | Pullman, clippings from Pullman Standard Carworker, 1944 |
| Box 75 | Folder 22 | Pullman, clippings from South End Reporter, 1944-1946 |
| Oversize folder 35 | Pullman, clippings, 1944-1960 | |
| Box 75 | Folder 23 | Pullman, clippings from The Showbill, 1945 |
| Box 75 | Folder 24 | Pullman, Calumet Pioneer Society, history of, 1947 |
| Box 153 | Folder 3 | Pullman, scrapbook, unbound, part 1 of 2, 1947-1956 |
| Box 154 | Folder 1 | Pullman, scrapbook, unbound, part 2 of 2, 1947-1956 |
| Box 75 | Folder 25 | Pullman, clippings, 1956-1973 |
| Box 154 | Folder 2 | Pullman, scrapbook, unbound, 1956-1958 |
| Box 75 | Folder 26 | Pullman, Owners Title Insurance Policy, Quit Claim Deed, Special Warranty Deed, 1958 |
| Box 75 | Folder 27 | Pullman, branch brochure, circa 1950s |
| Box 75 | Folder 28 | Pullman, “Poems written for the staff of Pullman Library” by Anton J. Stoffle, circa 1960s |
| Box 75 | Folder 29 | Pullman, program flyers, 1969-1970 |
| Box 75 | Folder 30 | Pullman, branch issues, 1971-1979 |
| Box 75 | Folder 31 | Pullman, community surveys, Roseland, Pullman, circa 1970s |
| Box 75 | Folder 32 | Pullman, renovation, opening day flyers, invitation, fact sheet, 1994 |
| Box 79 | Folder 1 | Ravenswood, Ravenswood Public Library [not Chicago Public Library], circular describing origins of the Ravenswood Public Library and appeals for subscriptions, 1887 |
| Box 79 | Folder 2 | Ravenswood, clippings, 1927-1928 |
| Box 79 | Folder 3 | Ravenswood, plans [proposed only, never opened], clippings, correspondence regarding proposed branch at 5225 North Ravenswood Avenue, 1986-1998 |
| Box 79 | Folder 4 | Rockwell Gardens Reading and Study Center, site selection for Near West Side Branch, 1988 |
| Box 79 | Folder 5 | Rockwell Gardens Reading and Study Center, branch issues, clippings, 1984-1992 |
| Box 79 | Folder 6 | Rockwell Gardens Reading and Study Center, flyer, undated |
| Box 79 | Folder 7 | Rockwell Gardens Reading and Study Center, flyers for social services, programs available, undated |
| Box 79 | Folder 8 | Rockwell Gardens Reading and Study Center, fact sheet, Rockwell Community Inter-Agency Network, undated |
| Box 79 | Folder 9 | Roden, Carl Bismarck Roden, biographical information, testimonials, circa 1950-1974 |
| Box 79 | Folder 10 | Roden, building, 6079-6083 North Northwest Highway, site selection, purchase, floor plan, Plat of Survey, 1964-1966 |
| Box 79 | Folder 11 | Roden, building, 6079-6083 North Northwest Highway, specifications, part 1, 1966 |
| Box 79 | Folder 12 | Roden, building, 6079-6083 North Northwest Highway, specifications and contract documents, parts 2, 4, 1966 |
| Box 79 | Folder 13 | Roden, building, 6079-6083 North Northwest Highway, detail specifications, general, plumbing, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, 1966 |
| Box 79 | Folder 14 | Roden, building, 6079-6083 North Northwest Highway, construction correspondence, 1968-1970 |
| Box 80 | Folder 1 | Roden, clippings, 1965-1987 |
| Box 80 | Folder 2 | Roden, correspondence related to naming branch for Carl B. Roden, includes note from Roden’s daughter, Marian Roden, 1966-1968 |
| Box 154 | Folder 4 | Roden, scrapbook, loose item, statement on naming the branch after Carl B. Roden, circa 1968 |
| Box 80 | Folder 3 | Roden, opening, 6079-6083 North Northwest Highway, invitation, branch brochure, flyer, program, 1968 |
| Box 120 | Folder 7 | Roden, 6079-6083 Northwest Highway, flyer announcing opening, 1968 |
| Box 154 | Folder 3 | Roden, scrapbook, unbound, 1968-1970 |
| Box 80 | Folder 4 | Roden, program flyers, 1969-1970s |
| Box 155 | Folder 1 | Roden, scrapbook, unbound, 1970 |
| Box 155 | Folder 2 | Roden, scrapbook, unbound, includes photographs, 1971-1972 |
| Box 80 | Folder 5 | Roden, branch issues, 1971-1975 |
| Box | Folder 3 | Roden, scrapbook, unbound, includes photographs, 1972 |
| Box155 | Folder 6 | Roden, guestbook, Polish Artists Exhibit guest sign in, 1972-1973 |
| Box 155 | Folder 4 | Roden, scrapbook, unbound, includes photographs, 1973 |
| Box 156 | Folder 1 | Roden, scrapbook, unbound, 1974 |
| Box 156 | Folder 2 | Roden, scrapbook, unbound, includes photographs, 1975 |
| Box 156 | Folder 3 | Roden, scrapbook, unbound, 1976-1977 |
| Box 80 | Folder 7 | Roden, resolution by City Council for staff Dorothy Nash upon retirement, 1995 |
| Box 80 | Folder 8 | Roden, summary of program, Teen Advisory Meeting, 2000 |
| Box 80 | Folder 9 | Roden, 40th anniversary, magnet, 2008 |
| Box 80 | Folder 10 | Roden, guestbook, guest sign in for unknown event, undated |
| Box 80 | Folder 11 | Rogers Park, lease, 1731 West Greenleaf Avenue, 1935 |
| Box 80 | Folder 12 | Rogers Park, invitations to programs, book reviews, 1944-1945 |
| Box 80 | Folder 13 | Rogers Park, fire, article in Staff News, 1951 |
| Box 80 | Folder 14 | Rogers Park, branch reopening at 7015-7017 North Clark Street, 1951 |
| Box 80 | Folder 15 | Rogers Park, building, 6907-6917 North Clark Street, Plat of Survey, Warranty Deed, correspondence related to site and construction, 1954-1958 |
| Box 80 | Folder 16 | Rogers Park, building, 6907-6917 North Clark Street, specifications for general work, 1957 |
| Box 80 | Folder 17 | Rogers Park, building, 6907-6917 North Clark Street, detail specifications, circa 1957 |
| Box 81 | Folder 1 | Rogers Park, opening, 6907-6917 North Clark Street, invitation, program, branch brochure, boundaries and schools assigned to branch, 1958 |
| Box 81 | Folder 2 | Rogers Park, article about branch with an overview of the new building, Book Bulletin, 1958 |
| Box 81 | Folder 3 | Rogers Park, invitation to American Library Association [ALA] Midwinter Meeting attendees to visit branch, 1959 |
| Box 81 | Folder 4 | Rogers Park, program flyers, 1968-1977 |
| Box 81 | Folder 5 | Rogers Park, branch issues, 1971-1975 |
| Box 81 | Folder 6 | Rogers Park, community background and library service needs, 1974 |
| Box 81 | Folder 7 | Rogers Park, branch visits, 1974-1975 |
| Box 81 | Folder 8 | Rogers Park, renovation, 1980 |
| Box 81 | Folder 9 | Rogers Park, Friends of the Rogers Park Library, 1983-1997 |
| Box 81 | Folder 10 | Rogers Park, clippings, 1983-2000 |
| Box 81 | Folder 11 | Rogers Park, 30th anniversary at 6907-6917 North Clark Street, invitation, 1988 |
| Box 81 | Folder 12 | Rogers Park, report, “Planning Review, A New Building for the Rogers Park Library” by the Building Commission, Friends of the Rogers Park Library, 1993 |
| Box 81 | Folder 13 | Rogers Park, planning documents for the new building at 6909-6917 North Clark Street, elevations, floor plans, community forum, clippings, 1993-1997 |
| Box 81 | Folder 14 | Rogers Park, notice of branch closing for construction of new branch at 6909-6917 North Clark Street, 1997 |
| Box 81 | Folder 15 | Rogers Park, opening, 6909-6917 North Clark Street, invitation, program, flyers, press release, magnet, 1999 |
| Box 81 | Folder 16 | Roosevelt, survey, with history of the community, 1935 |
| Box 81 | Folder 17 | Roosevelt, histories of the branch, 1953, circa 1980 |
| Box 81 | Folder 18 | Roosevelt, branch brochure, 1106 ½ South Halsted Street, 1955 |
| Box 120 | Folder 7 | Roosevelt, 1106 ½ South Halsted Street, flyer announcing opening, 1955 |
| Box 81 | Folder 19 | Roosevelt, brochure announcing traveling branch stop, south side of West Roosevelt Road at South May Street, 1963 |
| Box 81 | Folder 20 | Roosevelt, branch brochure announcing opening at 1329 South Racine Avenue, 1967 |
| Box 120 | Folder 7 | Roosevelt, 1329 South Racine Avenue, flyer announcing opening, 1967 |
| Box 81 | Folder 21 | Roosevelt, branch issues, 1973-1975 |
| Box 81 | Folder 22 | Roosevelt, branch visit, 1974 |
| Box 81 | Folder 23 | Roosevelt, notice of closing branch at 1329 South Racine Avenue and moving to 1055 West Roosevelt Road, 1978 |
| Box 81 | Folder 24 | Roosevelt, a brief history of the branch, includes photographs, circa 1981 |
| Box 81 | Folder 25 | Roosevelt, clippings, 1983-1984 |
| Box 81 | Folder 26 | Roosevelt, Chicago Public Library Literary Initiative, contains information related to Venture grants, Chicago Literacy Coordinating Center, Study Unlimited with mentions of Rockwell Gardens Reading and Study Center, Henry Horner Homes, Cabrini Green Reading and Study Center, Harold Ickes Reading and Study Center, Douglass and Illinois Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped branches, 1987-1990 |
| Box 81 | Folder 27 | Roosevelt, adult education classes, 1992-1995 |
| Box 81 | Folder 28 | Roosevelt, Friends of the Roosevelt Branch Library, membership list, meeting minutes, 1992-1997 |
| Box 81 | Folder 29 | Roosevelt, report, “Roosevelt Branch Library, Serving the Community in the ‘90s,” includes a history of the branch and community, also petitions for new building, 1994 |
| Box 82 | Folder 1 | Roosevelt, school visit report, 1994 |
| Box 82 | Folder 2 | Roosevelt, evaluation of Check Us Out Museum Pass program after first six months of beginning, 1995 |
| Box 82 | Folder 3 | Roosevelt, questionnaire regarding Beat Cops [Chicago Police Department] in branch, 1995 |
| Box 82 | Folder 4 | Roosevelt, correspondence from Bethel New Life regarding display of flyers in the branch for Bethel Senior Services, 1995 |
| Box 82 | Folder 5 | Roosevelt, program flyers, 1995-1998 |
| Box 82 | Folder 6 | Roosevelt, Custodial Operations Manual for Chicago Public Libraries, by Department of General Services [DGS], 1996 |
| Box 82 | Folder 7 | Roosevelt, branch highlights, 1996, 1998 |
| Box 82 | Folder 8 | Roosevelt, patron survey, 1997 |
| Box 82 | Folder 9 | Roosevelt, plans to celebrate Chicago Public Library’s 125th anniversary, flyer, calendar of events, buttons, 1997-1998 |
| Box 82 | Folder 10 | Roosevelt, recycling survey, 1998 |
| Box 82 | Folder 11 | Roosevelt, notice of closing branch at 1055 West Roosevelt Road and moving to 1101 West Taylor Street, 1998 |
| Box 82 | Folder 12 | Roosevelt, opening, 1101 West Taylor Street, invitation, program, press release, magnet, opening day collection, 1998 |
| Box 82 | Folder 13 | Roosevelt, report, “Roosevelt Branch Library, Facing the Challenge as a New Anchor for the Near West Side,” explains Chicago Public Library’s service to the blind and the disadvantages of having Roosevelt Branch share a building with Illinois Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, circa 1990s |
| Box 82 | Folder 14 | Roosevelt, artist’s statement, Lourdes S. Guerrero, undated |
| Box 82 | Folder 15 | Roseland [Deposit Station,] 11056 South Michigan Avenue, Warranty Deed, Real Estate Loan, Trust Deed, correspondence, 1913-1922 |
| Box 82 | Folder 16 | Scottsdale, brochure announcing opening of sub-branch at 3912 West 79th Street, 1960 |
| Box 120 | Folder 7 | Scottsdale, 3912 West 79th Street, flyer announcing opening, 1960 |
| Box 82 | Folder 17 | Scottsdale, site acquisition, Owners Title Insurance Policy, property tax payments, Deed, Real Estate Sale Contract, 1964-1966 |
| Box 82 | Folder 18 | Scottsdale, building, 4101 West 79th Street, specifications, parts 2, 4, 1964 |
| Box 82 | Folder 19 | Scottsdale, building, 4101 West 79th Street, detail specifications for library equipment, circa 1964 |
| Box 82 | Folder 20 | Scottsdale, opening, 4101 West 79th Street, invitation, program, branch brochure, 1966 |
| Box 120 | Folder 7 | Scottsdale, 4101 West 79th Street, flyer announcing opening, 1966 |
| Oversize folder 12 | Scottsdale, architectural drawings [2], circa 1966 | |
| Box 82 | Folder 21 | Scottsdale, program flyers, 1969-1978 |
| Box 82 | Folder 22 | Scottsdale, branch issues, 1971-1975 |
| Box 82 | Folder 23 | Scottsdale, Paperback Book Exchange, Paperback Read-In, clipping, 1972 |
| Box 82 | Folder 24 | Scottsdale, site selection, 4101 West 79th Street, 1972 |
| Box 82 | Folder 25 | Scottsdale, branch visits, 1974-1975 |
| Box 83 | Folder 1 | Sheridan Park, scrapbook, includes photographs, 1920-1925 |
| Box 83 | Folder 2 | Sheridan Park, clippings, 1920-1950 |
| Box 83 | Folder 3 | Sheridan Park, history of the branch, also Uptown community history, circa 1920s-1947 |
| Box 156 | Folder 4 | Sheridan, scrapbook, unbound, includes photographs, 1924-1947 |
| Box 83 | Folder 4 | Sheridan, report, “Survey of Adult Reading,” 1935 |
| Box 83 | Folder 5 | Sheridan, Uptown community history, circa 1930s |
| Box 83 | Folder 6 | Sheridan, branch issues, 1944-1949 |
| Box 83 | Folder 7 | Sheridan, notice of closing location at 4869 North Broadway Avenue and opening at 4422-4428 North Broadway Avenue, 1947 |
| Box 83 | Folder 8 | Sheridan, furniture list for 4422-4428 North Broadway Avenue, also correspondence related to opening the new branch, 1947-1949 |
| Box 83 | Folder 9 | Sheridan, 4422-4428 North Broadway Avenue, floor plans, circa 1947 |
| Box 83 | Folder 10 | Sheridan, letters complaining of conditions in branch due to rats and garbage from neighbor, 1948 |
| Box 83 | Folder 11 | Sheridan, cash book, 1951 |
| Box 84 | Folder 1 | Sherman Park, legal opinion on whether Chicago Public Library can build a library building on park ground, South Park Commissioners, Chicago Park District, 1931-1937 |
| Box 84 | Folder 2 | Sherman Park, location of branch, 1936-1937 |
| Box 84 | Folder 3 | Sherman Park, building, 5440 South Racine Avenue, Public Works Administration, Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works [PWA], grant application and supporting data to build building in Sherman Park, 1936-1937 |
| Box 84 | Folder 4 | Sherman Park, building, 5440 South Racine Avenue, proposals for general work, 1937 |
| Box 84 | Folder 5 | Sherman Park, building, 5440 South Racine Avenue, specifications for general work, 1937 |
| Box 84 | Folder 6 | Sherman Park, building, 5440 South Racine Avenue, specifications, proposals for electrical work, 1937 |
| Box 85 | Folder 1 | Sherman Park, building, 5440 South Racine Avenue, specifications, proposals for plumbing, 1937 |
| Box 85 | Folder 2 | Sherman Park, building, 5440 South Racine Avenue, specifications, proposals for heating, 1937 |
| Box 85 | Folder 3 | Sherman Park, building, 5440 South Racine Avenue, specifications, proposals for furniture and equipment, 1937 |
| Box 85 | Folder 4 | Sherman Park, building, 5440 South Racine Avenue, list of bids, 1937-1938 |
| Box 85 | Folder 5 | Sherman Park, building, 5440 South Racine Avenue, construction costs, 1937 |
| Box 85 | Folder 6 | Sherman Park, building, 5440 South Racine Avenue, notice of claim upon bond of contractor, 1937 |
| Box 85 | Folder 7 | Sherman Park, building, 5440 South Racine Avenue, exterior signage, mock-up, samples, 1937 |
| Box 85 | Folder 8 | Sherman Park, description of new branch at opening, 5440 South Racine Avenue, 1937 |
| Box 85 | Folder 9 | Sherman Park, guestbook at opening day and later events, 1937-1947 |
| Box 85 | Folder 10 | Sherman Park, summary of cooperation between Chicago Public Library, Chicago Park District, City of Chicago and the federal government to construct branch, 1937 |
| Box 85 | Folder 11 | Sherman Park, specifications for heating and ventilation for unexcavated parts of the basement, storeroom, 1938 |
| Box 85 | Folder 12 | Sherman Park, building maintenance, 1939-1946 |
| Box 85 | Folder 13 | Sherman Park, proposal and correspondence for sidewalk, curbing, landscape, 1941-1942 |
| Box 85 | Folder 14 | Sherman Park, contract for redecorating interior and exterior of branch, 1945 |
| Box 85 | Folder 15 | Sherman Park, proposal for roof and copper flashing, 1946 |
| Box 157 | Folder 1 | Sherman Park, scrapbook, unbound, 1956-1968 |
| Box 86 | Folder 1 | Sherman Park, program flyers, 1969 |
| Box 86 | Folder 2 | Sherman Park, branch issues, 1970-1975 |
| Box 86 | Folder 3 | Sherman Park, newsletter, Sherman Park Library News, 1972 March |
| Box 86 | Folder 4 | Sherman Park, booklet, Welcome to Sherman Park Library, This is your Guide to Services and Collections of Books, 1972 |
| Box 86 | Folder 5 | Sherman Park, branch visit, 1974-1975 |
| Box 86 | Folder 6 | Sherman Park, “Recommended Renovation Plan,” including site and floor plans, 1976-1977 |
| Box 86 | Folder 7 | Sherman Park, 50th anniversary of building, invitation, program, 1987 |
| Box 86 | Folder 8 | Sherman Park, rededication, 5440 South Racine Avenue, flyer with history of the branch, 1982 |
| Box 86 | Folder 9 | Sherman Park, rededication, 5440 S. Racine Avenue, guestbook, 1982 |
| Box 86 | Folder 10 | South Chicago, community history, “South Chicago Centennial,” circa 1936 |
| Box 86 | Folder 11 | South Chicago, Certificate of Title, Warranty Deed, Real Estate Sale Contract. 1939-1940 |
| Box 86 | Folder 12 | South Chicago, building, 9055 South Houston Avenue, specifications, 1940 |
| Box 86 | Folder 13 | South Chicago, building, 9055 South Houston Avenue, specifications for electrical work, 1940 |
| Box 86 | Folder 14 | South Chicago, building, 9055 South Houston Avenue, specifications for steel lockers, 1940 |
| Box 86 | Folder 15 | South Chicago, building, 9055 South Houston Avenue, specifications for book lift, 1940 |
| Box 86 | Folder 16 | South Chicago, building, 9055 South Houston Avenue, specifications for Venetian blinds and shades, 1940 |
| Box 86 | Folder 17 | South Chicago, building, 9055 South Houston Avenue, specifications for heating, 1940 |
| Box 86 | Folder 18 | South Chicago, building, 9055 South Houston Avenue, specifications for plumbing, 1940 |
| Box 86 | Folder 19 | South Chicago, building, 9055 South Houston Avenue, list of bids, furniture and fittings, 1940 |
| Box 87 | Folder 1 | South Chicago, building, 9055 South Houston Avenue, waivers of lien, 1940-1941 |
| Box 87 | Folder 2 | South Chicago, building, 9055 South Houston Avenue, contractor’s affidavits, wavers of lien, 1940-1942 |
| Box 87 | Folder 3 | South Chicago, building, 9055 South Houston Avenue, specifications, correspondence, plans, 1940-1941 |
| Box 87 | Folder 4 | South Chicago, building, 9055 South Houston Avenue, specifications, proposals, plan, 1941-1942 |
| Box 87 | Folder 5 | South Chicago, building, 9055 South Houston Avenue, specifications, proposals, correspondence regarding waterproofing the basement, 1941-1945 |
| Box 87 | Folder 6 | South Chicago, building, 9055 South Houston Avenue, specifications, correspondence, waterproofing the basement, 1942 |
| Box 87 | Folder 7 | South Chicago, building, 9055 South Houston Avenue, proposal for wire fence, blueprints, 1942 |
| Box 87 | Folder 8 | South Chicago, building, 9055 South Houston Avenue, building maintenance, 1942-1946 |
| Box 87 | Folder 9 | South Chicago, 9055 South Houston Avenue, opening, invitation, brochure, correspondence regarding invited dignitaries, 1941 |
| Box 87 | Folder 10 | South Chicago, summary, “Organization of an ‘Experimental’ Branch” by Lowell Martin, 1940 August 17 |
| Box 87 | Folder 11 | South Chicago, report, “Report of a Brief Community Analysis of South Chicago,” by Lowell Martin, 1940 September |
| Box 87 | Folder 12 | South Chicago, report, “Tentative Statement of Selection Policies for the New South Chicago Branch Library” by Lowell Martin, 1940 September |
| Box 87 | Folder 13 | South Chicago, correspondence from Pearl I. Field [Legler Regional Library] to Carl B. Roden commenting on Lowell Martin’s book selection for the experimental branch, 1940 October |
| Box 87 | Folder 14 | South Chicago, report, “Outline of Experimentation in the South Chicago Branch Library” by Lowell Martin,1940 December |
| Box 87 | Folder 15 | South Chicago, report, “Possibilities of Experimentation” [partial], [1940] |
| Box 87 | Folder 16 | South Chicago, report, “Social Analysis of Registrations by Age, Sex, Geographic Location, Education, Occupation,” 1941-1942 |
| Box 87 | Folder 17 | South Chicago, report, collection analysis, “Young Adults, The World Today”, “Sex and Occupation,” “Education,” 1941-1942 |
| Box 87 | Folder 18 | South Chicago, circulation analyses,1941-1946 |
| Box 88 | Folder 1 | South Chicago, review of experiment, branch procedures after first few months, 1941 |
| Box 88 | Folder 2 | South Chicago, article, “South Chicago, Born in Political Atmosphere,” written using selection of books published between 1836-1839, on display at branch, circa 1941 |
| Box 88 | Folder 3 | South Chicago, article, “How Women Fared in 1836,” written using selection of books published between 1836-1839, on display at branch, circa 1941 |
| Box 88 | Folder 4 | South Chicago, summary on the reading of defense materials in the South Chicago Branch during the first month of World War II, 1942 January |
| Box 88 | Folder 5 | South Chicago, review of first year of service, 1942 |
| Box 88 | Folder 6 | South Chicago, registration analyses, 1942-1945 |
| Box 88 | Folder 7 | South Chicago, branch activities and review, 1943 |
| Box 88 | Folder 8 | South Chicago, program, Polonia Festival, Polonia Club, Polish Month, 1943 |
| Box 88 | Folder 9 | South Chicago, schedule of activities at branch, 1943-1944 |
| Box 88 | Folder 10 | South Chicago, clippings, 1943-1945 |
| Box 88 | Folder 11 | South Chicago, South Chicago Technical Club, programs, flyers, [1943?], 1945 |
| Box 88 | Folder 12 | South Chicago,” Proposed City-Wide Library Programs for Work with Labor Unions,” circa 1943 |
| Box 88 | Folder 13 | South Chicago, report, “New Schedule of Codification, South Chicago Branch,” 1944 March |
| Box 88 | Folder 14 | South Chicago, program, Negro History Month, Community Forum, Technical Club, Classes, 1944 |
| Box 88 | Folder 15 | South Chicago, schedule of activities, Technical Club, 1944 |
| Box 88 | Folder 16 | South Chicago, review of revised format for Summer Reading Game, 1944 |
| Box 88 | Folder 17 | South Chicago, report on questionnaire for the Great Books Discussion Groups, circa 1944 |
| Box 121 | Folder 3 | South Chicago, posters, South Chicago Technical Club, Electrical Furnace Steel Making; South Chicago Community Forum, War Without Inflation, circa 1944 |
| Box 88 | Folder 18 | South Chicago, report, “Report on Experiments at South Chicago Branch,” 1945 February 27 |
| Box 88 | Folder 19 | South Chicago, building, 9055 South Houston Avenue, proposals and contract for asphalt tile floors, 1945 |
| Box 88 | Folder 20 | South Chicago, building, 9055 South Houston Avenue, specifications for new bilge pump and drain tile system, 1945 |
| Box 88 | Folder 21 | South Chicago, telegram from Irv Eidenberg sending best wishes for Negro History Display, 1947 February 17 |
| Box 88 | Folder 22 | South Chicago, analysis, chart showing occupations, sex, numbers of books withdrawn and types of books read, 1947 |
| Box 88 | Folder 23 | South Chicago, branch history, 1947 |
| Box 88 | Folder 24 | South Chicago, award, John Cotton Dana Publicity Award, 1947 |
| Box 88 | Folder 25 | South Chicago, Catholic Book Week, program, correspondence, clipping, 1949 February |
| Box 88 | Folder 26 | South Chicago, clipping, Hi-Neighbor! In The South Chicagoan, 1949 October |
| Box 88 | Folder 27 | South Chicago, scrapbook, program, 1949 |
| Box 88 | Folder 28 | South Chicago, building, 9055 South Houston Avenue, specifications for installation of acoustic tiles on ceilings, 1949 |
| Box 88 | Folder 29 | South Chicago, procedures, organization, classification system, book selection, circa 1940s |
| Box 88 | Folder 30 | South Chicago, comparison of population, registrants and borrowers by age groups and educational groups, community analysis, circa 1940s |
| Box 88 | Folder 31 | South Chicago, program flyer, circa 1940s |
| Box 88 | Folder 32 | South Chicago, Catholic Book Week, program, 1950 |
| Box 88 | Folder 33 | South Chicago, 10th anniversary celebration, invitation, program, guest list, 1951 |
| Box 88 | Folder 34 | South Chicago, clipping, “Do you know South Chicago? South Chicago Library,” published in In Print, 1956 April |
| Box 88 | Folder 35 | South Chicago, Americanization and adult education, Chicago Board of Education, 1957-1959 |
| Box 88 | Folder 36 | South Chicago, article, “The Library in the Community, Use Studied Revisited” by Philip H. Evans and Floyd N. Fryden, published in Library Quarterly, 1960 |
| Box 88 | Folder 37 | South Chicago, branch history, includes Bessemer Park, delivery station, Calumet Park, 1961, undated |
| Box 88 | Folder 38 | South Chicago, clippings, 1965-1970, undated |
| Oversize folder 13 | South Chicago, architectural drawings [4], 1970-1971 | |
| Box 89 | Folder 1 | South Chicago, report, “The Development of the South Chicago Branch Since 1940 in Relation to the Developments in the Community” by Linda S. Vertrees, 1971 March |
| Box 89 | Folder 2 | South Chicago, building, 9055 South Houston Avenue, specifications for remodeling the Assembly Hall, 1971 |
| Box 89 | Folder 3 | South Chicago, branch issues, 1971-1975 |
| Box 89 | Folder 4 | South Chicago, correspondence from Morgan F. Murphy, US Congressman and Charles H. Percy, US Senator, regarding proposed cuts in federal spending for libraries, 1973 |
| Box 89 | Folder 5 | South Chicago, clipping, book amnesty for overdue books, Forgiveness Week, 1985 |
| Box 89 | Folder 6 | South Chicago, notice of branch’s temporary closing, 1988 |
| Box 89 | Folder 7 | South Chicago, dedication and reopening of branch, 9055 South Houston Avenue, invitation, program, fact sheet, 1994 |
| Box 89 | Folder 8 | South Deering [previously called Trumbull-Jeffery Manor] traveling branch flyer, 2437-2439 East 100th Street, circa 1950s |
| Box 89 | Folder 9 | South Parkway, site selection, acquisition, appraisal reports, correspondence, 1963-1965 |
| Box 89 | Folder 10 | South Parkway, building, 3434 South Parkway, specifications and contract documents, parts two and four, 1965 |
| Oversize folder 11 | South Parkway [King] architectural drawings [5 drawings], 1965 | |
| Box 89 | Folder 11 | South Parkway, building, 3434 South Parkway, detail specifications for library equipment, circa 1965 |
| Box 89 | Folder 12 | South Parkway, opening day, 3434 South Parkway, invitation, program, 1967 |
| Box 120 | Folder 7 | South Parkway, 3436-3442 South Parkway, flyer announcing opening, 1966 |
| Box 89 | Folder 13 | South Parkway, guestbook, opening day and later events, including rededication as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch, 1967-1968 |
| Box 89 | Folder 14 | South Parkway, branch brochure, 1967 |
| Box 89 | Folder 15 | South Shore, survey, 1915 |
| Box 90 | Folder 1 | South Shore, correspondence regarding lease at East 73rd Steet and Kingston Avenue, 1928 |
| Oversize folder 21 | South Shore, architectural drawings [13], 1928 | |
| Oversize folder 31 | South Shore, architectural drawings [11], 1928 | |
| Box 90 | Folder 2 | South Shore, building, Exchange Avenue and 73rd Street, specifications, blank, 1928 |
| Box 90 | Folder 3 | South Shore, building, Exchange Avenue and 73rd Street, proposals for general contract work, 1928 |
| Box 90 | Folder 4 | South Shore, building, Exchange Avenue and 73rd Street, specifications, proposals for general work, 1928 |
| Box 90 | Folder 5 | South Shore, building, Exchange Avenue and 73rd Street, contractor’s affidavits, waivers of lien, 1928-1929 |
| Box 90 | Folder 6 | South Shore, building, Exchange Avenue and 73rd Street, contractor bids, correspondence, 1928-1929 |
| Box 90 | Folder 7 | South Shore, opening day, Exchange Avenue and 73rd Street, invitation, 1929 |
| Box 90 | Folder 8 | South Shore, scrapbook, disbound, contains some photographs, 1929-1935 |
| Box 91 | Folder 1 | South Shore, scrapbook, disbound, 1929-1943 |
| Box 91 | Folder 2 | South Shore, scrapbook, disbound, 1929-1949 |
| Box 91 | Folder 3 | South Shore, community history, Chicago’s South Shore, 1930 |
| Box 91 | Folder 4 | South Shore, scrapbook, disbound, contains some photographs, 1935-1937 |
| Box 91 | Folder 5 | South Shore, scrapbook, information about the 10th anniversary celebrations, contains some photographs, 1939-1942 |
| Box 91 | Folder 6 | South Shore, clippings, circa 1930s |
| Box 91 | Folder 7 | South Shore, 2505 East 73rd Street, building maintenance, specifications for cleaning, painting and redecorating, 1940 |
| Box 91 | Folder 8 | South Shore, scrapbook, 1940-1954 |
| Box 92 | Folder 1 | South Shore, scrapbook, 1941 |
| Box 157 | Folder 2 | South Shore, scrapbook, unbound, includes photographs, 1942-1949 |
| Box 92 | Folder 2 | South Shore, scrapbook, disbound, 1943-1944 |
| Box 92 | Folder 3 | South Shore, 2505 East 73rd Street, building maintenance, 1945-1947 |
| Box 92 | Folder 4 | South Shore, history and organization of the South Shore Historical Society, includes details of local historical societies across Chicago Public Library branches, circa 1950 |
| Box 92 | Folder 5 | South Shore, Thursday Evening Programs, booklet, 1951 |
| Box 92 | Folder 6 | South Shore, 25th anniversary, invitation, contains a brief history of the community and branch, 1954 |
| Box 92 | Folder 7 | South Shore, clippings, 1964-1972 |
| Box 92 | Folder 8 | South Shore, clipping regarding the racial shift in the community, also flyer and children’s artwork from holiday program [Found stapled together], 1967 |
| Box 92 | Folder 9 | South Shore, branch issues, 1970-1975 |
| Box 92 | Folder 10 | South Shore, program flyers, 1970-1978 |
| Box 92 | Folder 11 | South Shore, The Chicago Reporter, 1972 November |
| Box 92 | Folder 12 | South Shore, donation by residents of 7200 South Coles Avenue in memory of William Callahan, 1973 |
| Box 92 | Folder 13 | South Shore, branch visit, circa 1974 |
| Box 92 | Folder 14 | South Shore, “Library Renovation Study,” floor plans, 1976 |
| Box 92 | Folder 15 | South Shore, Staff Association meeting minutes, 1978 October 25 |
| Box 92 | Folder 16 | South Shore, 50th anniversary celebrations, invitation, program, 1979 |
| Box 92 | Folder 17 | South Shore, clippings, 1979-1989 |
| Box 92 | Folder 18 | South Shore, 1992 Chicago International Exposition, World’s Fair, Transportation Report and reference materials for public reference, 1982-1983 |
| Box 92 | Folder 19 | South Shore, reopening of branch after a remodel, invitation, flyer, 1988 |
| Box 92 | Folder 20 | South Shore, 60th anniversary, invitation, press release, 1989 |
| Box 92 | Folder 21 | South Shore, correspondence from South Shore Commission requesting use of space for meeting, 1989 |
| Box 92 | Folder 22 | South Shore, community history, “South Shore History,” circa 1980s |
| Box 92 | Folder 23 | South Shore, community profile, circa 1993 |
| Box 92 | Folder 24 | South Shore, Eileen B. Lawrence Black Heritage Room dedication, invitation, flyer, 1994 |
| Box 92 | Folder 25 | South Shore, award, Chicago Public Schools, Department of Instructional Support, for participation in Cooperative Vocational Education Program, 1995 |
| Box 92 | Folder 26 | South Shore, opening of Children’s Room and Family Center, invitation, 1998 |
| Box 92 | Folder 27 | South Shore, 70th anniversary, flyers, program, research, clippings [lists Senator Barak (sic) Obama as donor], 1999 |
| Box 92 | Folder 28 | South Shore, 75th anniversary, program, invitation, bookmark, planning, clippings, 2004 |
| Box 92 | Folder 29 | South Shore, 85th anniversary, flyer, 2014 |
| Box 93 | Folder 1 | Southeast, 1934 East 79th Street, opening day brochure, 1971 |
| Box 120 | Folder 7 | Southeast, 1934 East 79th Street, flyer announcing opening, 1971 |
| Box 93 | Folder 2 | Southeast, branch issues, 1971-1975 |
| Box 93 | Folder 3 | Stateway Gardens Reading and Study Center, 3618 South State Street, Apartment 105, opening day flyers, 1970 |
| Box 93 | Folder 4 | Stateway Gardens Reading and Study Center, flyer, First Annual Open House, undated |
| Box 93 | Folder 5 | Sulzer, proclamation by Mayor Harold Washington declaring September 14, 1985, to be Conrad Sulzer Day in Chicago, 1985 September 12 |
| Box 93 | Folder 6 | Sulzer, 4455 North Lincoln Avenue, opening day, invitation, dedication program, 1985 September 14 |
| Box 93 | Folder 7 | Sulzer, opening day, Breakfast Reception and Tour by Ravenswood-Lake View Historical Association and Kiwanis Club of Lake View, 1985 September 14 |
| Box 93 | Folder 8 | Sulzer, opening day, giveaway, button, Chicago Public Library Conrad Sulzer Regional Library, balloon, Celebrate! Conrad Sulzer, 1985 September 14 |
| Box 93 | Folder 9 | Sulzer, inaugural program, 1985 September 19 |
| Box 93 | Folder 10 | Sulzer, article, “A Quiet Union” in Progressive Architecture, 1985 December |
| Box 93 | Folder 11 | Sulzer, brochure, Guide to the Conrad Sulzer Regional Library, 1985 |
| Box 93 | Folder 12 | Sulzer, branch brochure, Conrad Sulzer Regional Library, 1985 |
| Box 93 | Folder 13 | Sulzer, brochure, Architectural Tour, 1985 |
| Box 93 | Folder 14 | Sulzer, dedication of the Esther A. Barlow Storytelling Room, 1985 |
| Oversize folder 46 | Sulzer, presentation boards, black and white photographs of exterior, circa 1985 | |
| Box 93 | Folder 15 | Sulzer, booklet, Pioneer Settler Conrad Sulzer by Richard Bjorklund, 1986 |
| Box 121 | Folder 4 | Sulzer, Distinguished Building Award, Chicago Chapter, American Institute of Architects, 1986 |
| Box 93 | Folder 16 | Sulzer, clippings, 1985-2001 |
| Box 93 | Folder 17 | Sulzer, Library Services and Construction Act [LSCA], program, Storytelling Project in Spanish, Greek, Korean Arabic languages, press release, photographs, planning, 1987-1988 |
| Box 93 | Folder 18 | Sulzer, resource guide, Child Abuse and Prevention, circa 1990 |
| Box 93 | Folder 19 | Sulzer, dedication of the John and Mary Jane Hoellen Chicago History Collection and the Helen Zatterberg Historical Room, invitation, 1995 |
| Box 93 | Folder 20 | Taylor, Robert, Homes Reading and Study Center, 4429 South State Street, Apartment 208, opening day flyer, 1969 |
| Box 93 | Folder 21 | Taylor, Robert, Homes Reading and Study Center, flyer, First Annual Open House, undated |
| Box 93 | Folder 22 | Thurgood Marshall. 7506 South Racine Avenue, opening day, invitation, program, press coverage from Examiner.com, 1994 |
| Box 93 | Folder 23 | Toman, Plat of Survey, Title Guarantee Policy, Real Estate Sale Contract, Warranty Deed, 1925-1926 |
| Box 168 | Folder 2 | Toman, Abstract of Title, 1926 |
| Box 94 | Folder 1 | Toman, building, southwest corner of Crawford Avenue [now South Pulaski Road] and 27th Street, specifications, 1926 |
| Box 94 | Folder 2 | Toman, opening, South Crawford Avenue [now South Pulaski Road] at 27th Street, 1927 |
| Box 94 | Folder 3 | Toman, monthly statistics showing details of programming (including Forum, Reading With a Purpose, Summer Reading Game, Story Hours) attendance, activities in the branch, languages of circulated materials, 1927-1935 |
| Box 94 | Folder 4 | Toman, Bohemian Arts Club, exhibition, 1931 |
| Box 94 | Folder 5 | Toman, clipping, “Our Community, The Toman Library” by staff, branch head Helena Hamel, 1932 |
| Box 158 | Folder 1 | Toman, scrapbook, unbound, 1932-1938 |
| Box 94 | Folder 6 | Toman, monthly statistics showing details of programming (including Forum, Reading With a Purpose, Summer Reading Game, Story Hours) attendance, activities in the branch, languages of circulated materials, 1936-1941 |
| Box 94 | Folder 7 | Toman, sermon, “A Tribute to a Great Man, Masaryk, President, Liberator” by Chicago Public Library Board member, Dr. Preston Bradley, given at the People’s Church of Chicago, 1937 |
| Box 158 | Folder 2 | Toman, scrapbook, unbound, 1938-1940 |
| Box 159 | Folder 1 | Toman, scrapbook, unbound, includes photographs, 1938-1946 |
| Box 94 | Folder 8 | Toman, Toman’s Annual Christmas Party, program, 1939 |
| Box 94 | Folder 9 | Toman, Crawford Avenue name-change to Pulaski Road, protest by Larned E. Meacham, 1939 |
| Box 94 | Folder 10 | Toman, booklet, Collection Masaryk, A Catalog of Books By and About Thomas Garrigue Masaryk presented by the Honorable John Toman of the Chicago Public Library, 1939 |
| Box 94 | Folder 11 | Toman, building, specifications for cleaning, painting and redecorating, 1940 |
| Box 94 | Folder 12 | Toman, guestbook from events in the branch, including Bohemian Women’s Civic Club, Millard Avenue Women’s Club, Parent-Teacher Associations, Public Library Week, Czechoslovak Art Exhibit, Forum, 25th and 50th anniversaries, Lawndale-Crawford Historical Association, 1940-1979 |
| Box 94 | Folder 13 | Toman, presentation of painting by Cestmir Svoboda, from Bohemian Women’s Civic Club, 1940 |
| Box 94 | Folder 14 | Toman, Masaryk Collection, list of works by and about, at New York Public Library, circa 1941 |
| Box 94 | Folder 15 | Toman, land deeds, certified copies from 1926, 1942 |
| Box 94 | Folder 16 | Toman, monthly statistics showing details of programming (including Forum, Reading With a Purpose, Summer Reading Game, Story Hours) attendance, activities in the branch, languages of circulated materials, 1942-1957 |
| Box 94 | Folder 17 | Toman, program, Citizenship Class, flag dedication, 1942 |
| Box 94 | Folder 18 | Toman, building improvements, maintenance, 1943-1947 |
| Box 94 | Folder 19 | Toman, clippings, death of John Toman, 1946 |
| Box 94 | Folder 20 | Toman, donation of books, pamphlets from Czechoslovakian government, 1946-1948 |
| Box 157 | Folder 3 | Toman, scrapbook, unbound, includes materials on Toman Library Forum, 1947-1952 |
| Box 94 | Folder 21 | Toman, Women’s Club, guidance for using the press, circa 1940s |
| Box 95 | Folder 1 | Toman, booklet, Nove Knihy Ceske, 1942-1949, Recent Czech Books Added to Chicago Public Library, 1950 |
| Box 95 | Folder 2 | Toman, booklet, Ksiazki Polskie, Nowosci Wydawnicze, 1940-1949, Polish Books, 1940-1949, The Chicago Public Library, 1950 |
| Box 95 | Folder 3 | Toman, 25th anniversary, brochure, 1952 |
| Box 160 | Folder 1 | Toman, scrapbook, unbound, 1955-1958 |
| Box 95 | Folder 4 | Toman, branch issues, 1957-1969 |
| Box 160 | Folder 2 | Toman, scrapbook, unbound, 1958-1963 |
| Box 161 | Folder 1 | Toman, scrapbook, unbound, 1963-1967 |
| Box 95 | Folder 5 | Toman, program flyers, correspondence, 1966-2005 |
| Box 161 | Folder 2 | Toman, scrapbook, unbound, 1967-1969 |
| Box 95 | Folder 6 | Toman, Staff News, article, “Center of Community Culture – Toman Branch,” 1969 November |
| Box 161 | Folder 3 | Toman, scrapbook, unbound, 1969-1970 |
| Box 95 | Folder 7 | Toman, Thomas Garrigue Masaryk, clipping, commemorative postage stamp, 1970, undated |
| Box 162 | Folder 1 | Toman, scrapbook, unbound, 1970-1972 |
| Box 95 | Folder 8 | Toman, branch issues, 1970-1979 |
| Box 162 | Folder 2 | Toman, scrapbook, unbound, 1972 |
| Box 162 | Folder 3 | Toman, scrapbook, unbound, 1972-1973 |
| Box 95 | Folder 9 | Toman, Pan American Council, Pan American Month, schedule of events, 1973 April |
| Box 95 | Folder 10 | Toman, clippings, 1973 |
| Box 162 | Folder 4 | Toman, scrapbook, unbound, 1973-1974 |
| Box 163 | Folder 1 | Toman, scrapbook, unbound, 1974-1975 |
| Box 95 | Folder 11 | Toman, Speakers Bureau, 1975 |
| Box 163 | Folder 2 | Toman, scrapbook, unbound, 1975-1976 |
| Box 95 | Folder 12 | Toman, 50th anniversary, resolution by State of Illinois Senate, clippings, 1976 |
| Box 95 | Folder 13 | Toman, certificates, awards to Toman Branch and staff, circa 1976-circa 2000 |
| Box 95 | Folder 14 | Toman, sci-fi club, Star Trek Club, organization, member lists, Ancient Skies [newsletter of the Ancient Astronaut Society], 1977-1978 |
| Box 95 | Folder 15 | Toman, sci-fi club, Knights of the Galaxy, meeting notices, activities, 1978-1979 |
| Box 95 | Folder 16 | Toman, sci-fi club, Knights of the Galaxy, membership lists, membership cards, planning, clippings, sci-fi newsletters, 1979-1980 |
| Box 95 | Folder 17 | Toman, sci-fi club, Knights of the Galaxy, meeting notices, activities, 1980-1983 |
| Box 95 | Folder 18 | Toman, sci-fi club, Knights of the Galaxy, graphic designs, artwork, clippings, sew-on patches, membership cards, Star Cadet cards, 1980-1982 |
| Box 96 | Folder 1 | Toman, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS) program, 1978-1979 |
| Box 96 | Folder 2 | Toman, neighborhood partners, businesses, organizations, 1979-1999 |
| Box 96 | Folder 3 | Toman, collection development statements, organization, goals, 1978-2002 |
| Box 96 | Folder 4 | Toman, request to reorganize Toman’s staff, resources and services, 1978 |
| Box 96 | Folder 5 | Toman, Gary School, 1979-1997 |
| Box 96 | Folder 6 | Toman, branch survey, also contains details of the community, 1979 |
| Box 96 | Folder 7 | Toman, renovation, Plat of Survey, 1979 |
| Box 96 | Folder 8 | Toman, renovation, floor plans, 1979-1981 |
| Box 96 | Folder 9 | Toman, renovation, Fiesta and Rededication, publicity, program, clippings, 1982 |
| Box 96 | Folder 10 | Toman, renovation, rededication, art, The Book of the Hours by Judith Kanin Joseph, 1982 |
| Box 96 | Folder 11 | Toman, selection of buttons from Chicago Public Library, Chicago City Colleges, La Villeta, general pro-library, among others, circa 1982-circa 2000s |
| Box 96 | Folder 12 | Toman, donation of Spanish books, 1985 |
| Box 96 | Folder 13 | Toman, exhibit, Cities Within a City, catalog, flyers, correspondence, establishment of the Neighborhood History Research Collection in Special Collections and the Lawndale-Crawford Historical Association, 1986 |
| Box 96 | Folder 14 | Toman, exhibit, One Man Show by artist Hector Gomez, correspondence, flyer, invitation, 1990-1991 |
| Box 96 | Folder 15 | Toman, Friends of John Toman Branch Library, Little Village Community, member list, circa 1990-1996 |
| Box 96 | Folder 16 | Toman, donation from CSA Fraternal Life [Czechoslovak Society of America] Lodge Mistr Jan Hus-Cesky, 1994 |
| Box 96 | Folder 17 | Toman, “Adopt-a-Branch Project,” proposal, 1994 |
| Box 96 | Folder 18 | Toman, Ask Latino Chicago [bilingual multimedia information system], Institute for the Learning Sciences, 1994 |
| Box 96 | Folder 19 | Toman, exhibit, Flags of Latin American Nations, invitation, clippings, 1996 |
| Box 96 | Folder 20 | Toman, branch issues, 1998-2001 |
| Box 96 | Folder 21 | Toman, patron survey, statistical summary sheet, 2002 |
| Box 96 | Folder 22 | Toman, renovation, dedication, flyers, fact sheet, magnets, 2005 |
| Box 97 | Folder 1 | raries in Lawndale-Crawford,” 1910-circa 1945 |
| Box 97 | Folder 2 | Toman, branch history, “Lawndale, 1912-1913,” provides statistics for Branch # 2 at 23rd Street and Millard Avenue, Station # 43 West, Douglas Branch, with updated information to the opening of Toman Branch, 1927 |
| Box 97 | Folder 3 | Toman, branch history, “The Toman Library,” 1932 |
| Box 97 | Folder 4 | Toman, branch history, “The Toman Library Forum,” published in Staff News, 1934 January |
| Box 97 | Folder 5 | Toman, branch history, “The John Toman Branch Library Forum,” read by staff Helena Hamel at the Illinois Library Conference, 1935 |
| Box 97 | Folder 6 | Toman, branch history, “Branch History and Activities,” 1938 |
| Box 97 | Folder 7 | Toman, branch history, outline for talk, “Our Community Library,” circa 1930s |
| Box 97 | Folder 8 | Toman, branch history, “Toman Branch Bohemian Collection,” circa 1940 |
| Box 97 | Folder 9 | Toman, branch history, “Library Publicity and the Foreign Born,” 1949 |
| Box 97 | Folder 10 | Toman, branch history, “John Toman Branch Library,” by staff Helena Hamel, also contains community history, 1951 |
| Box 97 | Folder 11 | Toman, branch history, “Americanization Classes” by staff Helena Hamel, 1951 |
| Box 97 | Folder 12 | Toman, branch history, “Forum, Minds in the Making,” adult education, circa 1950s |
| Box 97 | Folder 13 | Toman, branch history, [text for branch brochure?], circa 1950s |
| Box 97 | Folder 14 | Toman, branch history, “History of the Forum,” revised by G.G. [Gertrude Gscheidle?], 1961 |
| Box 97 | Folder 15 | Toman, branch history, untitled, also partial drafts, 1969 |
| Box 97 | Folder 16 | Toman, community history, map, “Chicago’s Predominating Nationalities by District,” 1923 |
| Box 97 | Folder 17 | Toman, community history, booklet, Ceskoslovenske Chicago a Okoli, Views of Czechoslovak Chicago and Vicinity, includes Pilsen, downtown, Lawndale, California Avenue, Cicero, Lisle, 1925 |
| Box 97 | Folder 18 | Toman, community history, “Czech California,” by WPA Adult Education Program, Chicago Board of Education, circa 1935 |
| Box 97 | Folder 19 | Toman, community history, “Present-Day Lawndale-Crawford,” 1939 |
| Box 97 | Folder 20 | Toman, community history, “Lawndale-Crawford Cavalcade,” radio broadcast, researched by Lawndale-Crawford Historical Association, written by Toman staff, 1939 |
| Box 97 | Folder 21 | Toman, community history, names of leaders in foreign language groups, churches, organizations, businesses, schools, newspapers, circa 1930s |
| Box 97 | Folder 22 | Toman, community history, “History of Lawndale-Crawford, 1673-1940,” 1940 |
| Box 97 | Folder 23 | Toman, community history, “An Encyclopedia of Czechoslovakia, Bohemian Encyclopedia,” circa 1940 |
| Box 97 | Folder 24 | Toman, community history, “South Lawndale, Community Area # 30,” by Harold M. Mayer, 1942 |
| Box 97 | Folder 25 | Toman, community history, “Survey of Toman Branch Occupational File,” circa 1940s |
| Box 97 | Folder 26 | Toman, Forum, schedule of speakers, titles of programs, attendance, clippings, 1932-1954 |
| Box 97 | Folder 27 | Toman, Forum, Forum Committee, administrative records, membership lists, programs, attendance, 1932-1962 |
| Box 97 | Folder 28 | Toman, Forum, announcements, programs, correspondence, 1935-1937 |
| Box 97 | Folder 29 | Toman, Forum, announcements, programs, 1938-1939 |
| Box 97 | Folder 30 | Toman, Forum, announcements, programs, correspondence, 1940-1941 |
| Box 97 | Folder 31 | Toman, Forum, announcements, programs, correspondence, speakers’ biographies, 1942 |
| Box 97 | Folder 32 | Toman, Forum, announcements, programs, correspondence, 1943 |
| Box 97 | Folder 33 | Toman, Forum, announcements, programs, 1944 |
| Box 97 | Folder 34 | Toman, Forum, brochure, Toman Library Forum, Democracy in Action, contains history of the origins of the Forum, 1944 |
| Box 97 | Folder 35 | Toman, Forum, announcements, programs, correspondence, 1945-1946 |
| Box 97 | Folder 36 | Toman, Forum, announcements, programs, correspondence, 1947-1949 |
| Box 98 | Folder 1 | Toman, Forum, Forum Committee meeting minutes, considering discontinuing the Forum in case seen as a “Communist First Movement”, 1950-1953 |
| Box 98 | Folder 2 | Toman, Forum, announcements, programs, correspondence, biographies of some speakers, 1950-1954 |
| Box 98 | Folder 3 | Toman, Forum, list of active members of community organizations, circa 1950 |
| Box 98 | Folder 4 | Toman, Forum, 25th anniversary, history of the Forum, planning, correspondence, biographies of some speakers, speeches, 1954-1958 |
| Box 98 | Folder 5 | Toman, Forum, 25th anniversary, speech, publicity for American Speaks by Lee Schooler, 1955 |
| Box 98 | Folder 6 | Toman, Forum, 25th anniversary, history of the Toman Forum, 1955 |
| Box 98 | Folder 7 | Toman, Forum, announcements, programs, correspondence, speakers’ biographies, 1967-1971 |
| Box 98 | Folder 8 | Toman, Forum, announcements, programs, correspondence, speakers’ biographies, 1971-1972 |
| Box 98 | Folder 9 | Toman, Forum, Roderick A. Gorman, co-founder of the Forum, biography, circa 1971 |
| Box 98 | Folder 10 | Toman, Forum, announcements, programs, correspondence, speakers’ biographies, 1972-1973 |
| Box 98 | Folder 11 | Toman, Forum, announcements, programs, correspondence, speakers’ biographies, 1973-1974 |
| Box 98 | Folder 12 | Toman, Forum, announcements, programs, correspondence, speakers’ biographies, 1974-1975 |
| Box 98 | Folder 13 | Toman, Forum, announcements, programs, correspondence, speakers’ biographies, 1975-1976 |
| Box 98 | Folder 14 | Toman, Forum, 50th anniversary, correspondence, 1976 |
| Box 98 | Folder 15 | Toman, Forum, Forum Committee, meeting minutes, correspondence, 1976-1978 |
| Box 98 | Folder 16 | Toman, Forum, announcements, programs, correspondence, speakers’ biographies, 1976-1983 |
| Box 99 | Folder 1 | Toman, Lawndale-Crawford Historical Association, Great Books Discussion Group, Millard Avenue Women’s Club, correspondence, 1945 |
| Box 99 | Folder 2 | Toman, Lawndale-Crawford Historical Association, [aka Lawndale-Crawford Historical Society] annual meetings, invitation, program, 1953-1959 |
| Box 99 | Folder 3 | Toman, Lawndale-Crawford Historical Association, annual meeting, correspondence, planning, invitation, program, 1966 |
| Box 99 | Folder 4 | Toman, Lawndale-Crawford Historical Association, annual meeting, correspondence, planning, invitation, program, 1967 |
| Box 99 | Folder 5 | Toman, Lawndale-Crawford Historical Association, annual meeting, correspondence, planning, 1968 |
| Box 99 | Folder 6 | Toman, Lawndale-Crawford Historical Association, annual meeting, correspondence, planning, invitation, program, 1969 |
| Box 99 | Folder 7 | Toman, Lawndale-Crawford Historical Association, annual meeting, correspondence, planning, invitation, program, 1970 |
| Box 99 | Folder 8 | Toman, Lawndale-Crawford Historical Association, annual meeting, correspondence, planning, invitation, program, 1971 |
| Box 99 | Folder 9 | Toman, Lawndale-Crawford Historical Association, annual meeting, correspondence, planning, invitation, program, biography of Chicago Public Library Board member Ralph G. Newman, speaker, 1972 |
| Box 99 | Folder 10 | Toman, Lawndale-Crawford Historical Association, annual meeting, correspondence, planning, invitation, program, 1973 |
| Box 99 | Folder 11 | Toman, Lawndale-Crawford Historical Association, annual meeting, correspondence, planning, invitation, program, |
| Box 99 | Folder 12 | Toman, Lawndale-Crawford Historical Association, annual meeting, correspondence, planning, invitation, program, death of Peter Ritzma, 1975 |
| Box 99 | Folder 13 | Toman, Lawndale-Crawford Historical Association, annual meeting, correspondence, planning, invitation, program, 1976-1979 |
| Box 99 | Folder 14 | Toman, grant, Library Services and Construction Act [LSCA] Little Village Learning and Literacy Center (folder 1 of 2), 1991-1993 |
| Box 99 | Folder 15 | Toman, grant, Library Services and Construction Act [LSCA] Little Village Learning and Literacy Center (folder 2 of 2), 1991-1993 |
| Box 99 | Folder 16 | Toman, grant, Library Services and Construction Act [LSCA] Little Village Learning and Literacy Center, open house, invitation to opening, 1993 |
| Box 99 | Folder 17 | Toman, grant, Library Services and Construction Act [LSCA] Little Village Learning and Literacy Center, quarterly reports, 1992-1993 |
| Box 99 | Folder 18 | Toman, grant, Library Services and Construction Act [LSCA] Little Village Learning and Literacy Center, narrative report, 1993 |
| Box 100 | Folder 1 | Toman, grant, Library Services and Construction Act [LSCA], US Department of Education, Little Village United…To Learn and Read Together, program narrative, circa 1990 |
| Box 100 | Folder 2 | Toman, grant, Library Services and Construction Act [LSCA], US Department of Education, Little Village United…To Learn and Read Together, proposal, correspondence, 1991-1995 |
| Box 100 | Folder 3 | Toman, grant, Library Services and Construction Act [LSCA], US Department of Education, Little Village United…To Learn and Read Together, abstracts, proposals, 1991-1998 |
| Box 100 | Folder 4 | Toman, grant, Library Services and Construction Act [LSCA], US Department of Education, Little Village United…To Learn and Read Together, staff costs, budget, 1994 |
| Box 100 | Folder 5 | Toman, grant, Library Services and Construction Act [LSCA], US Department of Education, Little Village United…To Learn and Read Together, computer resources, 1994-1995 |
| Box 100 | Folder 6 | Toman, grant, Library Services and Construction Act [LSCA], US Department of Education, Little Village United…To Learn and Read Together, plans of operation (folder 1 of 2), 1994-1995 |
| Box 100 | Folder 7 | Toman, grant, Library Services and Construction Act [LSCA], US Department of Education, Little Village United…To Learn and Read Together, plans of operation (folder 2 of 2), 1994-1995 |
| Box 100 | Folder 8 | Toman, grant, Library Services and Construction Act [LSCA], US Department of Education, Little Village United…To Learn and Read Together, Final Performance Report, Fiscal Year 1993, circa 1994 |
| Box 100 | Folder 9 | Toman, grant, Library Services and Construction Act [LSCA], US Department of Education, Little Village United…To Learn and Read Together, Final Performance Report, Fiscal Year 1994, 1995, circa 1996 |
| Box 101 | Folder 1 | Toman, grant, Toman, grant, Library Services and Construction Act [LSCA], US Department of Education, Little Village United…To Learn and Read Together, Final Performance Report, Fiscal Year 1996, 1996 |
| Box 101 | Folder 2 | Toman, grant, Illinois Secretary of State Literacy Grant Program, Latino Family Literacy, proposal, circa 1996-circa 2000 |
| Box 101 | Folder 3 | Toman, grant, Illinois Secretary of State Literacy Grant Program, Latino Family Literacy, reports, 1998-1999 |
| Box 101 | Folder 4 | Toman, grant, Illinois State Library, Bring in an Expert, 1999-2000 |
| Box 101 | Folder 5 | Toman, grant, Illinois Secretary of State Family Literacy Grant Program, 2005-2006 |
| Oversize folder 5 | Toman, portrait of John Toman, paint on paper, mounted on linen, by F. Alberts, accession number 90.4.5, undated | |
| Box 121 | Folder 5 | Traveling Branch, clipping, “Library on Wheels,” 1943 |
| Box 101 | Folder 6 | Traveling branch, booklet, Living Memorials, A Program and an Invitation, solicits donations to fund a traveling branch in memory of fallen soldiers, circa 1946 |
| Box 101 | Folder 7 | Traveling branch, excerpts from Chicago Public Library Board of Directors Proceedings mentioning traveling branches, 1948-1968 |
| Oversize folder 14 | Traveling Branch, architectural drawings for bookmobile, Gerstenslager Company [40], 1949-1968 | |
| Box 101 | Folder 8 | Traveling branch, booklet, Bookmobile Standardization, Final Report by American Library Association, 1951 |
| Box 101 | Folder 9 | Traveling branch, specifications and contract documents for one bookmobile, 1953 |
| Box 101 | Folder 10 | Traveling branch, articles featuring the history of the traveling branch, “A New Traveling Branch,” in Book Bulletin, “A Metropolitan Library Reaches Out,” in Illinois Libraries, 1953, 1971 |
| Box 101 | Folder 11 | Traveling branch, specifications for one bookmobile body and equipment, including chassis, also correspondence from Gertstlenslager, manufacturer, 1966-1968 |
| Box 101 | Folder 12 | Traveling branch, report, “Population and Area Standards for Determining the Type of Extension Agency in Specific Communities,” explains difference between a branch, a sub-branch and traveling branch, circa 1960s |
| Box 101 | Folder 13 | Traveling branch, research articles featuring bookmobiles/traveling branches from around the country, 1972-1976 |
| Box 101 | Folder 14 | Traveling branch, report, “Cost of Operation, Mobile Units,” includes costs for Hild Traveling I and II, Woodlawn Traveling I and II, Legler Traveling, Douglas Minivan, Woodlawn Minivan, Kelly Minivan, Lincoln Park Minivan, 1975-1976 |
| Box 101 | Folder 15 | Traveling branch, origins of the branch system, “Taking Books to People, Highlights in the Development of Mobility in the Chicago Public Library,” mentions delivery stations, branch reading rooms, horse-drawn wagons and the first book trailer, 1976 |
| Box 101 | Folder 16 | Traveling branch, summer schedule for Kelly, Lincoln Park and Woodlawn traveling branches, 1976 |
| Box 101 | Folder 17 | Traveling branch, report from each traveling branch detailing stops, descriptions of each community, circulation statistics, 1976 |
| Box 102 | Folder 1 | Traveling branch, School Collections, Deposit Collections to Schools, Special Deposits, Paperback Libraries, 1976 |
| Box 102 | Folder 2 | Traveling branch, report, “Report of the Committee Coordinating the Discontinuation of Mobile Library Services,” Mobile Services Task Force, survey, memos, 1976 |
| Box 102 | Folder 3 | Traveling branch, phasing out of traveling branch service, memos, press release, 1976 |
| Box 102 | Folder 4 | Traveling branch, report calling for reassessment of the role of traveling branches and the schools/communities they serve with cost/benefit analysis, 1976-1977 |
| Box 102 | Folder 5 | Traveling branch, “Summary of Proposed Mechanical Work, Body Work, Repainting, Costs,” 1976 |
| Box 102 | Folder 6 | Traveling branch, 20th Annual Bookmobile Roundup, registration, program, 2000 |
| Box 102 | Folder 7 | Traveling branch, details of stops made by Hild and Woodlawn traveling branches, undated |
| Box 102 | Folder 8 | Traveling branch, flyer, Armour Square, South Shields Avenue and West 28th Street, 1971 |
| Box 120 | Folder 7 | Traveling Branch, Ashburn, 79th Street and Maplewood Avenue, 1960 |
| Box 102 | Folder 9 | Traveling branch, flyer, Auburn Gresham, South Honore Street and West 79th Street, circa 1950s |
| Box 102 | Folder 10 | Traveling branch, flyer, Austin, 5555 West Madison Street, 1971 |
| Box 102 | Folder 11 | Traveling branch, flyer, Austin, West Jackson Boulevard and South Leamington Avenue, 1961 |
| Box 102 | Folder 12 | Traveling branch, flyer, Belmont-Cragin, West Belmont Avenue and North Parkside Avenue, 1953 |
| Box 102 | Folder 13 | Traveling branch, flyer, East Garfield Park, Children’s Book Caravan, 3210 West Arthington Street, circa 1960s |
| Box 102 | Folder 14 | Traveling branch, flyer, East Garfield Park, Children’s Book Caravan, 3444 West Congress Parkway, circa 1960s |
| Box 120 | Folder 7 | Traveling Branch, Edison Park, Touhy Avenue and Osceola Avenue, flyer announcing opening, 1960 |
| Box 102 | Folder 15 | Traveling branch, flyer, Forest Glen, West Peterson Avenue and North Keating Avenue, also boundaries and schools assigned to traveling branch stop, 1953-1963 |
| Box 102 | Folder 16 | Traveling branch, flyer, Garfield Ridge, 4935 West 47th Street, circa 1960s |
| Box 102 | Folder 17 | Traveling branch, flyer, Hermosa, West Diversey Parkway and North Kenneth Street, circa 1960s |
| Box 102 | Folder 18 | Traveling branch, flyer, Hyde Park, 1510 East 55th Street, 1969 |
| Box 102 | Folder 19 | Traveling branch, flyer, Kenwood, 1125 East 43rd Street, 1969 |
| Box 102 | Folder 20 | Traveling branch, flyer, Lakeview, 3637 North Southport Avenue, 1969 |
| Box 102 | Folder 21 | Traveling branch, flyer, Morgan Park, 11510 South Elizabeth Street, 1969 |
| Box 102 | Folder 22 | Traveling branch, flyer, Near South, 2540 South State Street, 1955 |
| Box 102 | Folder 23 | Traveling branch, flyer, Near West, 1338 West Flournoy Street, 1973 |
| Box 102 | Folder 24 | Traveling branch, flyer, North Lawndale, West 14th Street and South Kolin Avenue, circa 1970 |
| Box 102 | Folder 25 | Traveling branch, flyer, Norwood Park, 5812 North Milwaukee Avenue, also boundaries and schools assigned to traveling branch stop, 1961 |
| Box 102 | Folder 26 | Traveling branch, flyer, Portage Park, North Melvina Avenue and West Montrose Avenue, also boundaries and schools assigned to traveling branch stop, 1966 |
| Box 102 | Folder 27 | Traveling branch, flyer, Rogers Park, North Ashland Avenue and West Howard Street, 1974 |
| Box 102 | Folder 28 | Traveling branch, flyer, Roseland, West 95th Street and South Wentworth, circa 1970 |
| Box 102 | Folder 29 | Traveling branch, flyer, South Shore, 7905 South Jeffery Avenue, 1969 |
| Box 102 | Folder 30 | Traveling branch, flyer, South Shore, 7445 South Dorchester Avenue, 1969 |
| Box 102 | Folder 31 | Traveling branch, flyer, Washington Heights, West 103rd Street and South Halsted Street, circa 1960s |
| Box 102 | Folder 32 | Traveling branch, flyer, Washington Heights, 8957 South Loomis Street, 1970 |
| Box 102 | Folder 33 | Traveling branch, flyer, West Englewood, 7028 South Wood Street, 1970 |
| Box 102 | Folder 34 | Traveling branch, flyer, West Town, 2342 West Chicago Avenue, 1969 |
| Box 102 | Folder 35 | Traveling branch, flyer, West Town, 1840 West Ohio Street, 1972 |
| Box 103 | Folder 1 | Tuley Park, 501 East 90th Place, branch issues, 1970-1975 |
| Box 103 | Folder 2 | Tuley Park, outreach to Burnside School, 1971 |
| Box 103 | Folder 3 | Tuley Park, branch visit, 1975 |
| Box 103 | Folder 4 | Tuley Park, memo following fire at 501 East 90th Place, 1981 |
| Box 103 | Folder 5 | Tuley Park, rededication, 501 East 90th Street, 1991 |
| Box 103 | Folder 6 | Uptown, 929 West Buena Vista Avenue, groundbreaking, planning, invitation, program, fact sheet, elevations, press release, list of neighborhood organizations, 1991 |
| Box 103 | Folder 7 | Uptown, 929 West Buena Vista Avenue, opening, invitation, fact sheet, program, flyer, 1993 |
| Box 103 | Folder 8 | Uptown, community history, article, “These Days, Uptown Just Nowheresville,” The Monitor, 1993 |
| Box 103 | Folder 9 | Uptown, Adopt-a-Branch Project, proposal, 1993 |
| Box 103 | Folder 10 | Vernon Park [Roosevelt?], Indenture, Chicago Park District, 1938 |
| Box 103 | Folder 11 | Vodak-East Side, research by Southeast Historical Society showing change in library site at 3710 East 106th Street, circa 1930s-circa 2007 |
| Box 103 | Folder 12 | Vodak-East Side, community history, 1954-2013 |
| Box 103 | Folder 13 | Vodak-East Side, renaming of branch to James F. Vodak-East Side Branch, invitation, program, 1994 |
| Box 103 | Folder 14 | Vodak-East Side, clipping, “Council to Vote on East Side Library,” Daily Southdown, 2001 |
| Box 103 | Folder 15 | Vodak-East Side, information packet from Vodak-East Side Branch, contains floor plans (10542 South Ewing Avenue,) library mission statement, outline, circa 2003 |
| Box 103 | Folder 16 | Vodak-East Side, groundbreaking, 3710 East 106th Street, clipping, 2004 |
| Box 103 | Folder 17 | Vodak-East Side, building, 3710 East 106th Street, construction documents, including construction schedule/timeline from G.F. Structures Corporation, circa 2004 |
| Box 103 | Folder 18 | Vodak-East Side, opening day, 3710 East 106th Street, program, fact sheet, magnet, 2006 |
| Box 103 | Folder 19 | Vodak-East Side, artwork, meeting minutes to select artists, 2007 |
| Box 121 | Folder 6 | Vodak-East Side, certificate, Certified, LEED for New Construction, US Green Building Council, 2007 November |
| Box 103 | Folder 20 | Walker, report on Chicago Public Library taking over the Morgan Park Library, 1911 |
| Box 103 | Folder 21 | Walker, report, explains that the 1911 annexation of the Village of Morgan Park to Chicago was invalid, asks for Chicago Public Library to be reimbursed for expenses, 1912 |
| Box 103 | Folder 22 | Walker, report on financial arrangements for bills and taxes as Chicago Public Library takes over Morgan Park Library, 1914 |
| Oversize folder 34 | Walker, architectural drawings [21], 1929 | |
| Box 103 | Folder 23 | Walker, building, West 111th Street and South Hoyne Avenue, specifications for a one-story addition, 1929 |
| Box 103 | Folder 24 | Walker, building, West 111th Street and South Hoyne Avenue, specifications for a one-story addition, set 1, 1929 |
| Box 103 | Folder 25 | Walker, building, West 111th Street and South Hoyne Avenue, specifications for a one-story addition, [set 2?], 1929 |
| Box 103 | Folder 26 | Walker, building, West 111th Street and South Hoyne Avenue, specifications for a one-story addition, Articles of Agreement for general work with contractor, Coath and Goss, 1929 |
| Box 103 | Folder 27 | Walker, building, West 111th Street and South Hoyne Avenue, construction correspondence, contracts for addition, 1929-1930 |
| Box 103 | Folder 28 | Walker, list of staff room furniture and equipment, circa 1930 |
| Box 104 | Folder 1 | Walker, building, specifications, proposals for coal stokers, 1935-1944 |
| Box 104 | Folder 2 | Walker, building, specifications for cleaning, painting and redecorating, 1936 |
| Box 104 | Folder 3 | Walker, building, specifications for cleaning, painting and redecorating Walker, 1940-1943 |
| Box 104 | Folder 4 | Walker, branch brochure, George C. Walker Library, 1890-1940, contains history of the branch and biographical information about George C. Walker, circa 1940 |
| Box 104 | Folder 5 | Walker, request for rack for selling pamphlets, 1943 |
| Box 104 | Folder 6 | Walker, building, proposal for sidewalks and curbing, 1945 |
| Box 104 | Folder 7 | Walker, building, specifications for fuel oil tank and piping, 1945 |
| Box 104 | Folder 8 | Walker, Plat of Survey, legal decision regarding encroachment onto abutting property, 1965 |
| Box 104 | Folder 9 | Walker, branch issues, 1970-1975 |
| Box 104 | Folder 10 | Walker, community, Beverly-Morgan Park, sesquicentennial events, parade, planning, 1972 |
| Box 104 | Folder 11 | Walker, branch visit, 1974-1975 |
| Box 104 | Folder 12 | Walker, clipping, staff, Adele Beaton, Nancy Byrne, Della Sanford, 1987 |
| Box 104 | Folder 13 | Walker, report, “Building Program for Walker Branch Library,” 1990 August |
| Box 104 | Folder 14 | Walker, program flyer, reading list, 1990, undated |
| Box 104 | Folder 15 | Walker, renovation, 11071 South Hoyne Avenue, invitation, program, flyer, fact sheet, clipping, 1995 |
| Box 104 | Folder 16 | Wendell Smith, building, 744 East 103rd Street, planning, correspondence between Chicago Public Library and Chicago Board of Education, construction correspondence, 1969-1974 |
| Box 104 | Folder 17 | Wendell Smith, building, 744 East 103rd Street, specifications, School K-8, Chicago Public Building Commission, Project 16, 1971 |
| Box 104 | Folder 18 | Wendell Smith, building, 744 East 103rd Street, floor plans, 1971-1974 |
| Box 104 | Folder 19 | Wendell Smith, building, 744 East 103rd Street, opening, press release detailing cooperation with Chicago Board of Education, branch brochure, 1974 |
| Box 104 | Folder 20 | Wendell Smith, building, 744 East 103rd Street, branch issues, 1974-1975 |
| Box 104 | Folder 21 | Wentworth Neighborhood Center [deposit station], 3800 South Wentworth Avenue, brochure, undated |
| Box 104 | Folder 22 | West Addison, flyer announcing traveling branch service at West Addison Street and North Oketo Avenue, circa 1950s |
| Box 104 | Folder 23 | West Addison, opening, 7555 West Addison Street, branch brochure, clipping, 1960 |
| Box 120 | Folder 7 | West Addison, 7555 West Addison Street, flyer announcing opening, 1960 |
| Box 104 | Folder 24 | West Addison, opening, 7534-7536 West Addison Street, branch brochure, boundaries and schools assigned to branch, 1966 |
| Box 120 | Folder 7 | West Addison, 7534-7536 West Addison Street, flyer announcing opening, 1966 |
| Box 104 | Folder 25 | West Addison, branch issues, 1970-1975 |
| Box 104 | Folder 26 | West Addison, lease, 7536-7538 West Addison Street, 1972 |
| Box 104 | Folder 27 | West Addison, branch visit, 1974 |
| Box 104 | Folder 28 | West Addison, clippings, 1985-2010 |
| Box 104 | Folder 29 | West Addison, report, clippings regarding a patron who stole over 300 books from multiple locations, 1993-1994 |
| Box 104 | Folder 30 | West Addison, notice of branch closing for construction of new Dunning Branch at 7455 West Cornelia Avenue, circa 2010 |
| Box 105 | Folder 1 | West Belmont, branch flyer, 6059 West Belmont Avenue, floor plans, 1961 |
| Box 120 | Folder 7 | West Belmont, 6059 West Belmont Avenue, flyer announcing opening, 1961 |
| Box 163 | Folder 3 | West Belmont, scrapbook, unbound, includes photographs, 1961-1973 |
| Box 105 | Folder 2 | West Belmont, building, North Narragansett Avenue and West Barry Avenue, correspondence, resolutions, site acquisition, 1967-1970 |
| Box 105 | Folder 3 | West Belmont, building, North Narragansett Avenue and West Barry Avenue, “Appraisal for … Land and Building located at Northwest corner of Barry and Narragansett Streets,” 1968 |
| Box 105 | Folder 4 | West Belmont, building, “Appraisal Report,” 3100 North Narragansett Avenue, 1968 |
| Box 105 | Folder 5 | West Belmont, building, North Narragansett Avenue and West Barry Avenue, Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) grant application, correspondence, landscaping plans, 1968-1971 |
| Oversize folder 17 | West Belmont, architectural drawings [32], 1969-1976 | |
| Box 105 | Folder 6 | West Belmont, building, North Narragansett Avenue and West Barry Avenue, floor plans, 1969-1970 |
| Box 105 | Folder 7 | West Belmont, building, North Narragansett Avenue and West Barry Avenue, architectural plan, synopsis, includes floor plan, elevation, architect’s rendering, circa 1969 |
| Oversize folder 33 | West Belmont, architectural drawings [18], 1970 | |
| Box 105 | Folder 8 | West Belmont, building, North Narragansett Avenue and West Barry Avenue, specifications for general work, plumbing, heating, ventilating, electrical work, part one, 1970 |
| Box 105 | Folder 9 | West Belmont, building, North Narragansett Avenue and West Barry Avenue, specifications and contract documents, part two, 1970 |
| Box 106 | Folder 1 | West Belmont, building, North Narragansett Avenue and West Barry Avenue, specifications and contract documents, part two, 1970 |
| Box 106 | Folder 2 | West Belmont, West Belmont, building, North Narragansett Avenue and West Barry Avenue, specification and contract documents for library equipment, special conditions, 1970 |
| Box 106 | Folder 3 | West Belmont, West Belmont, building, North Narragansett Avenue and West Barry Avenue, specifications, proposals and contract documents for carpeting, draperies and binder bars, includes floor plans, 1971 |
| Box 106 | Folder 4 | West Belmont, West Belmont, building, North Narragansett Avenue and West Barry Avenue, specifications, contracts for wood shelving, 1971 |
| Box 106 | Folder 5 | West Belmont, West Belmont, building, North Narragansett Avenue and West Barry Avenue, proposals, receipts for furniture and equipment, 1971 |
| Box 106 | Folder 6 | West Belmont, West Belmont, building, North Narragansett Avenue and West Barry Avenue, suggested equipment order, circa 1971 |
| Box 106 | Folder 7 | West Belmont, opening, 3100-3104 North Narragansett Avenue, program, invitation, branch flyer, boundaries and schools assigned to branch, clipping, 1971 |
| Box 106 | Folder 8 | West Belmont, branch issues, 1970-1979 |
| Box 106 | Folder 9 | West Belmont, program flyers, 1972-1987 |
| Box 163 | Folder 4 | West Belmont, scrapbook, unbound, includes photographs, and includes materials on the branch’s exhibits, 1973-1976 |
| Box 163 | Folder 5 | West Belmont, scrapbook, unbound, includes photographs, 1974-1978 |
| Box 106 | Folder 10 | West Belmont, branch visit, 1974 |
| Box 106 | Folder 11 | West Belmont, clippings, 1974-1987 |
| Box 106 | Folder 12 | West Belmont, 10th anniversary at 3104 North Narragansett Avenue, invitation, 1981 |
| Box 106 | Folder 13 | West Belmont, visit by Mayor Harold Washington to read Fox on Wheels to competition winner, Dominik Przekota, and his class from Thorpe Elementary School, clippings, 1987 June 17 |
| Box 106 | Folder 14 | West Belmont, 25th anniversary at 3104 North Narragansett Avenue, invitation, flyers, 1996 |
| Box 107 | Folder 1 | West Chicago, community study, “Proposal to Provide Skill Training, Jobs and Human Resource Development to... [Lawndale] by P.E.O.P.L.E” [Progress, Employment, Ownership, Pride and Enlightenment], 1979 |
| Box 107 | Folder 2 | West Chicago, community study, “Positive Alternatives Project, A Community Education/Crime Prevention Partnership Offering our Youth Alternative Choices to Gangs and Drugs,” 1989 |
| Box 107 | Folder 3 | West Chicago, article, “What Progress? Images of Persons of African Descent in Newbery Award Titles and Honor Books” by Binnie Tate Wilkin, Joint Conference of Librarians of Color, 2000 |
| Box 107 | Folder 4 | West Chicago, City of Chicago, Personnel Rules, 2003 |
| Box 107 | Folder 5 | West Chicago, building, 4856 West Chicago Avenue, construction correspondence, planning, floor plans, 2003-2006 |
| Box 107 | Folder 6 | West Chicago, opening, 4856 West Chicago Avenue, program, invitation, fact sheet, early circulation statistics, magnet, 2006 |
| Box 107 | Folder 7 | West Chicago, branch profile, 2006 |
| Box 107 | Folder 8 | West Chicago, paperbacks, catalog clean-up, 2006 |
| Box 107 | Folder 9 | West Chicago, downloadable digital audio books, initial roll out, 2006 |
| Box 107 | Folder 10 | West Chicago, how to get a library card, 2006 |
| Box 107 | Folder 11 | West Chicago, community history, newsletter, Austin Chamber of Commerce, 2006 |
| Box 107 | Folder 12 | West Chicago, Chicago Police Department (CPD) report, “Hate Crimes in Chicago,” 2006-2007 |
| Box 107 | Folder 13 | West Chicago, community outreach, 2006-2007 |
| Box 107 | Folder 14 | West Chicago, artwork, The 8 Circles of Circuitous Roots by Gregory Gomez, 2006-2009 |
| Box 107 | Folder 15 | West Chicago, Board of Elections, early voting site, 2006-2011 |
| Box 107 | Folder 16 | West Chicago, Central District Meetings, West Chicago Clerical Meetings, minutes, 2006-2010 |
| Box 107 | Folder 17 | West Chicago, Chicago Police Department (CPD), Beat Community Meetings, CAPS (Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy), meeting agendas, reports, flyers, 2006-2011 |
| Box 107 | Folder 18 | West Chicago, African American Services Committee, meeting agendas, planning, minutes, Celebrating Diversity, programs, 2006-2013 |
| Box 108 | Folder 1 | West Chicago, community organization, Westside Ministers Coalition, meeting minutes, flyers, 2006-2007 |
| Box 108 | Folder 2 | West Chicago, community organization, Westside Ministers Coalition, meeting minutes, flyers, 2008 |
| Box 108 | Folder 3 | West Chicago, community organization, Westside Ministers Coalition, meeting minutes, flyers, 2009 |
| Box 108 | Folder 4 | West Chicago, community organization, Westside Ministers Coalition, meeting minutes, flyers, 2010-2011 |
| Box 109 | Folder 1 | West Chicago, Summer Reading Program, goals and objectives, 2007 |
| Box 109 | Folder 2 | West Chicago, All Staff Institute Day (ASID) staff packet, 2007-2008 |
| Box 109 | Folder 3 | West Chicago, program flyers, 2007-2008 |
| Box 109 | Folder 4 | West Chicago, evacuation plan, floor plan showing exits, 2008-2010 |
| Box 109 | Folder 5 | West Chicago, adult book discussion group, evaluation, 2008 |
| Box 109 | Folder 6 | West Chicago, Chicago Public Library policies, Confidential and Acceptable Use Policies, circa 2008 |
| Box 109 | Folder 7 | West Chicago, letter from Alderman Emma Mitts commending branch manager Shirley Wallace and staff for service to 37th Ward, 2009 |
| Box 109 | Folder 8 | West Chicago, map of Chicago Public Library’s central district showing new, reduced hours at branches, 2009 |
| Box 109 | Folder 9 | West Chicago, program flyers, 2009-2011 |
| Box 109 | Folder 10 | West Chicago, Teacher in the Library, 2009-2012 |
| Box 109 | Folder 11 | West Chicago, snapshot, “One Day in the Life of Illinois Libraries,” survey results, public comments, 2010 February 10 |
| Box 109 | Folder 12 | West Chicago, Branch Manager, Regional Library Directory, shows names of branch managers, 2010 |
| Box 109 | Folder 13 | West Chicago, Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) Family Waitlist Lottery, 2010 |
| Box 109 | Folder 14 | West Chicago, community history, request for proposals, City of Chicago, Laramie State Bank, Invest South/West initiative, 2010 |
| Box 109 | Folder 15 | West Chicago, All Staff Institute Day (ASID,) planning documents, 2010 |
| Box 109 | Folder 16 | West Chicago, program, Empowerment through Education and Exposure [EEE], correspondence, 2010 |
| Box 109 | Folder 17 | West Chicago, Chicago Public Library policies, related to book sales, Second-Hand Prose, unsolicited donations, battery recycling, 2010 |
| Box 109 | Folder 18 | West Chicago, “Floating Collections Project Plan,” draft, DVDs, 2011 |
| Box 109 | Folder 19 | West Chicago, Chicago Police Department, Beat Community Meetings, CAPS (Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy,) meeting agendas, reports, flyers, 2012-2015 |
| Box 109 | Folder 20 | West Chicago, program flyers, 2012-2015, undated |
| Box 110 | Folder 1 | West Chicago, map showing branch locations, branch directory, addresses, hours contact information, 2013 January |
| Box 110 | Folder 2 | West Chicago, program, Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, flyers, program, research, 2013 |
| Box 110 | Folder 3 | West Chicago, Summer Reading Challenge, Full Steam Ahead, Rahm’s Readers, activity book, 2013 |
| Box 110 | Folder 4 | West Chicago, LEED-EBOM (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, Existing Building Operation and Maintenance), 2013 |
| Box 110 | Folder 5 | West Chicago, City of Chicago, Equal Employment Opportunity Policy, 2013 |
| Box 110 | Folder 6 | West Chicago, Chicago Public Library, changes in policy, loan periods and new library cards, 2013 |
| Box 110 | Folder 7 | West Chicago, signage posted for parking lot use, 2013 |
| Box 110 | Folder 8 | West Chicago, program, Matters, manual, circa 2013 |
| Box 110 | Folder 9 | West Chicago, community organizations, New Moms, Rebuilding Together Metro Chicago, 2014 |
| Box 110 | Folder 10 | West Chicago, program, Native American Heritage Month, planning, flyer, 2014-2015 |
| Box 110 | Folder 11 | West Chicago, Summer Learning Challenge, Explore and Roar, activity book, 2014 |
| Box 110 | Folder 12 | West Chicago, letter from Mayor Rahm Emanuel regarding Chicago Public Library receiving National Medal for Museum and Library Service (IMLS), 2014 |
| Box 110 | Folder 13 | West Chicago, meeting room policies, 2014 |
| Box 110 | Folder 14 | West Chicago, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, ASFCME, tentative agreement with union, 2014 |
| Box 110 | Folder 15 | West Chicago, survey, Content Assessment Survey, 2014 |
| Box 110 | Folder 16 | West Chicago, Parents Political University, agenda, minutes, 2014 |
| Box 110 | Folder 17 | West Chicago, Chicago Police Department, Beat Community Meetings, CAPS (Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy,) meeting agendas, reports, flyers, 2014-2018 |
| Box 110 | Folder 18 | West Chicago, Back to School Library Card Initiative, fact sheet, 2015 |
| Box 110 | Folder 19 | West Chicago, Person-in-Charge (PIC,) checklist, manual, 2016 |
| Box 110 | Folder 20 | West Chicago, Chicago Public Library, Policy on Unattended Children and Disruptive Behavior, 2016 |
| Box 110 | Folder 21 | West Chicago, program, 2016 Summary, flyers, 2016 |
| Box 110 | Folder 22 | West Chicago, community history, Austin Weekly News, Answer Book, 2017 |
| Box 110 | Folder 23 | West Chicago, agreement between West Chicago/Chicago Public Library and Elevate Services, Inc. to provide resource development training programs, 2017 |
| Box 110 | Folder 24 | West Chicago, Chicago Public Library Foundation, requisition forms, 2017 |
| Box 110 | Folder 25 | West Chicago, program flyers, 2017-2019 |
| Box 110 | Folder 26 | West Chicago, Chicago Police Department, Beat Community Meetings, CAPS (Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy,) meeting agendas, reports, flyers, 2017-2019 |
| Box 110 | Folder 27 | West Chicago, Teen Summer Learning Challenge, booklet, registration/activity card, 2018 |
| Box 110 | Folder 28 | West Chicago, Children’s Services and Family Engagement, Back to School Library Card Initiative, Choose Kind, 20th anniversary of Harry Potter, 2018 |
| Box 110 | Folder 29 | West Chicago, Motion Picture Licensing Corporation, certificate of license to show films, 2018 |
| Box 110 | Folder 30 | West Chicago, guidelines to recycling, circa 2018 |
| Box 110 | Folder 31 | West Chicago, Chicago Public Library Foundation, Community Connections Fund, grant, 2022 |
| Box 111 | Folder 1 | West Englewood, opening, 1743 West 63rd Street, invitation, program, fact sheet, magnet, 2003 |
| Box 111 | Folder 2 | West Lawn, brochure announcing traveling branch stop at West 63rd Street and South Kenneth Avenue, also 6351 South Pulaski Road, circa 1960s, 1972 |
| Box 111 | Folder 3 | West Lawn, branch issues, 1973-1973 |
| Box 111 | Folder 4 | West Lawn, branch issues, complaint by patron about Judy Blume’s book, Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret, and book, Go Ask Alice, censorship, 1974 |
| Box 111 | Folder 5 | West Lawn, opening, 4007 West 63rd Street, branch brochure, flyer, 1974 |
| Box 111 | Folder 6 | West Lawn, branch visit, 1975 |
| Box 111 | Folder 7 | West Lawn, program flyers, 1977 |
| Box 111 | Folder 8 | West Lawn, petitions from public requesting a new facility to replace building at 4007 West 63rd Street, circa 1980 |
| Box 111 | Folder 9 | West Lawn, opening, 4020 West 63rd Street, invitation, flyer, 1986 |
| Box 111 | Folder 10 | West Pullman, traveling branch flyer, West 120th Street and South Lowe Avenue, circa 1960s |
| Box 111 | Folder 11 | West Pullman, opening, 830 West 119th Street, fact sheet, magnet, 2005 |
| Box 121 | Folder 8 | West Pullman, certificate, Certified, LEED for New Construction, US Green Building Council, 2007 January |
| Box 111 | Folder 12 | West Town, opening, 1165 North Milwaukee Avenue, 1507 West Division Street, branch brochure, 1954 |
| Box 120 | Folder 7 | West Town, 1165 North Milwaukee Avenue, 1507 West Division Street, flyer announcing opening, 1954 |
| Box 121 | Folder 7 | West Town, map, “Registration Survey of Users,” shows branch boundaries, 1963 |
| Box 111 | Folder 13 | West Town, opening, 1310 North Milwaukee Avenue, branch brochure, 1964 |
| Box 120 | Folder 7 | West Town, 1310 North Milwaukee Avenue, flyer announcing opening, 1964 |
| Box 111 | Folder 14 | West Town, branch issues, 1970-1975 |
| Box 111 | Folder 15 | West Town, branch visit, 1974 |
| Box 111 | Folder 16 | West Town, outreach to Puerto Rican patrons, El Centro Cultural Puertorriqueno, Spanish language materials, Puerto Rican Cultural Center, 1974-1975 |
| Box 111 | Folder 17 | West Town, outreach to community organizations, circa 1975 |
| Box 111 | Folder 18 | West Town, program flyers, 1976-1978 |
| Box 111 | Folder 19 | West Town, reading lists, bookmark showing locations of West Town branch libraries, Humboldt, West Town, Mid-West, Eckhart Park, circa 1977 |
| Box 111 | Folder 20 | West Town, reopening, 1271 North Milwaukee Avenue, invitation, flyer, 1996 |
| Box 111 | Folder 21 | West Town, opening, 1625 West Chicago Avenue, fact sheet, 2010 |
| Box 111 | Folder 22 | Whitney Young, building, 7901 South Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, construction documents, correspondence, clipping, Warranty Deed, 1969-1973 |
| Box 111 | Folder 23 | Whitney Young, building, 7901 South Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, portfolio of Environmental Seven, Architects, Planners, circa 1969 |
| Box 112 | Folder 1 | Whitney Young, building, 7901 South Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, specifications and contract documents, part two, circa 1970 |
| Box 112 | Folder 2 | Whitney Young, opening, 7901 South Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, invitation, branch brochure, program, flyer, 1973 |
| Box 112 | Folder 3 | Whitney Young, decision to name Chatham Branch for Whitney M. Young, Jr., clipping, 1973 |
| Box 112 | Folder 4 | Whitney Young, branch issues, 1971-1975 |
| Box 112 | Folder 5 | Whitney Young, unveiling of plaque of Whitney M. Young by Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History, 1974 |
| Box 112 | Folder 6 | Whitney Young, Summer Tutoring Program, press release, 1975 |
| Box 112 | Folder 7 | Whitney Young, program flyers, 1978 |
| Box 112 | Folder 8 | Whitney Young, 65th anniversary of service to the community, program, invitation, 1992 |
| Box 112 | Folder 9 | Whitney Young, rededication of Preschool Parenting Center, invitation, 1993 |
| Box 112 | Folder 10 | Woodlawn, building, northeast corner South Kimbark Avenue and East 63rd Street, site selection, Indenture, Title, 1916 |
| Box 112 | Folder 11 | Woodlawn, building, northeast corner South Kimbark Avenue and East 63rd Street, specifications, 1916 |
| Box 112 | Folder 12 | Woodlawn, building, northeast corner South Kimbark Avenue and East 63rd Street, specifications for cement, iron and steel, steam heating, 1916 |
| Box 112 | Folder 13 | Woodlawn, building, northeast corner South Kimbark Avenue and East 63rd Street, proposals for interior work, 1916-1917 |
| Box 112 | Folder 14 | Woodlawn, building, northeast corner South Kimbark Avenue and East 63rd Street, waivers of lien, contractors’ affidavits, 1916-1917 |
| Box 112 | Folder 15 | Woodlawn, opening, northeast corner South Kimbark Avenue and East 63rd Street, program, 1917 |
| Box 112 | Folder 16 | Woodlawn, building, northeast corner South Kimbark Avenue and East 63rd Street, specifications for alterations to building, correspondence, 1918 |
| Box 112 | Folder 17 | Woodlawn, building, 6247 South Kimbark Avenue, specifications for cleaning, painting and redecorating, 1922 |
| Box 164 | Folder 1 | Woodlawn, scrapbook, bound, includes photographs, 1921-1926 |
| Box 112 | Folder 18 | Woodlawn, report, “The Need of a New Library Building in Woodlawn,” circa 1929 |
| Box 164 | Folder 2 | Woodlawn, scrapbook, unbound, includes photographs, 1930-1947 |
| Box 164 | Folder 3 | Woodlawn, scrapbook, unbound, includes 18th anniversary staff reunion breakfast, 1935 |
| Box 164 | Folder 4 | Woodlawn, scrapbook, unbound, includes photographs, includes 19th anniversary guest book, 1936 |
| Box 113 | Folder 1 | Woodlawn, branch history, “Survey of Woodlawn Branch and It’s District.” Detailed report of the community, the library within the community, organization of the branch itself, with update, 1936, 1939-1942 |
| Box 113 | Folder 2 | Woodlawn, branch history, “History of Woodlawn Branch,” 1937 |
| Box 165 | Folder 1 | Woodlawn, scrapbook, unbound, includes 20th anniversary guest book, 1937 |
| Box 113 | Folder 3 | Woodlawn, Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works, (PWA) Terms and Conditions for Loan and Grant, correspondence, 1936-1938 |
| Box 113 | Folder 4 | Woodlawn, Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works, (PWA) telegrams announcing approval of application of Grant 1893-F, 1938 |
| Box 113 | Folder 5 | Woodlawn, Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works, (PWA) grant application and supporting data, Grant 1893-F, 1938 |
| Box 113 | Folder 6 | Woodlawn, Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works, (PWA) grant application and supporting data, Grant 1893-F, 1938 |
| Box 113 | Folder 7 | Woodlawn, Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works, (PWA) grant application and supporting data, Grant 1893-F, 1939 |
| Box 165 | Folder 2 | Woodlawn, scrapbook, unbound, includes photographs, includes 21st anniversary guest book, 1938 |
| Box 113 | Folder 8 | Woodlawn, Plat of Survey, 1938 |
| Box 113 | Folder 9 | Woodlawn, notices and correspondence regarding property on the adjacent site to branch, 1938 |
| Box 113 | Folder 10 | Woodlawn, notice announcing closing of old building for construction of new building and opening of temporary branch location at 1206 East 63rd Street, 1938 |
| Box 113 | Folder 11 | Woodlawn, notice by Chicago Public Library announcing bids for Woodlawn, 1938 |
| Box 113 | Folder 12 | Woodlawn, building, 6247 South Kimbark Avenue, instructions to builders, 1938 |
| Box 114 | Folder 1 | Woodlawn, building, 6247 South Kimbark Avenue, specifications for general contract work, 1938 |
| Box 114 | Folder 2 | Woodlawn, building, 6247 South Kimbark Avenue, specifications for electrical work and lighting fixtures, 1938 |
| Box 114 | Folder 3 | Woodlawn, building, 6247 South Kimbark Avenue, specifications for electrical work and lighting fixtures, 1938 |
| Box 114 | Folder 4 | Woodlawn, building, 6247 South Kimbark Avenue, specifications for bookstacks and mezzanine floor construction, 1938 |
| Box 114 | Folder 5 | Woodlawn, building, 6247 South Kimbark Avenue, specifications for book lift equipment, contract performance bond, insurance coverage, 1938 |
| Box 114 | Folder 6 | Woodlawn, building, 6247 South Kimbark Avenue, specifications for electric book conveyor, contract performance bond, insurance coverage, 1938 |
| Box 115 | Folder 1 | Woodlawn, building, 6247 South Kimbark Avenue, specifications for heating and ventilating, 1938 |
| Box 115 | Folder 2 | Woodlawn, building, 6247 South Kimbark Avenue, specifications for plumbing, 1938 |
| Box 115 | Folder 3 | Woodlawn, building, 6247 South Kimbark Avenue, proposals, bid bonds for plumbing, drainage, gas fittings, sewers, 1938 |
| Box 115 | Folder 4 | Woodlawn, building, 6247 South Kimbark Avenue, proposals, bid bonds for heating and ventilation, 1938 |
| Box 115 | Folder 5 | Woodlawn, building, 6247 South Kimbark Avenue, proposals, bid bonds for wrecking, excavation, concrete, structural steel, 1938 |
| Box 115 | Folder 6 | Woodlawn, building, 6247 South Kimbark Avenue, proposals, drawings related to furniture and equipment, 1938-1939 |
| Box 116 | Folder 1 | Woodlawn, building, 6247 South Kimbark Avenue, Weil-McLain Plumbing Fixtures, trade catalog, 1938 |
| Box 116 | Folder 2 | Woodlawn, building, 6247 South Kimbark Avenue, adult reading room floor plans, 1938 |
| Box 116 | Folder 3 | Woodlawn, building, 6247 South Kimbark Avenue, construction correspondence, 1938-1938 |
| Box 116 | Folder 4 | Woodlawn, building, 6247 South Kimbark Avenue, specifications for furniture and equipment, 1938 |
| Box 116 | Folder 5 | Woodlawn, building, 6247 South Kimbark Avenue, list of furniture and fittings for staff area in branch, furniture in branch, 1939 |
| Box 116 | Folder 6 | Woodlawn, building, 6247 South Kimbark Avenue, paving private alley, correspondence, 1939 |
| Box 116 | Folder 7 | Woodlawn, building, 6247 South Kimbark Avenue, Telechron clocks, grandfather clock, 1939, 1994 |
| Box 116 | Folder 8 | Woodlawn, building, 6247 South Kimbark Avenue, guarantees on contract work, 1939-1941 |
| Box 116 | Folder 9 | Woodlawn, building, 6247 South Kimbark Avenue, certificate of occupancy, 1939 |
| Box 116 | Folder 10 | Woodlawn, opening, 6247 South Kimbark Avenue, invitation, program, speeches, details of library service between demolition of old building and opening of new branch, staff list, branch history, 1939 |
| Box 116 | Folder 11 | Woodlawn, clippings, 1939-1941 |
| Box 165 | Folder 3 | Woodlawn, scrapbook, unbound, includes Thanksgiving open house guest book, 1939 |
| Box 121 | Folder 9 | Woodlawn, poster, shows exterior of the first building at 6247-6249 South Kimbark Avenue, circa 1930s |
| Box 116 | Folder 12 | Woodlawn, branch history, “Woodlawn Branch” by Blanche McLaughlin [Bernadine McLaughlin?], 1940 |
| Box 166 | Folder 4 | Woodlawn Regional, scrapbook, unbound, includes Auburn, Avalon, Bessemer, Blackstone, Chatham, Hall, Hamilton, Hardin Square, Oakland, Ogden Park, Pullman, Sherman Park, South Shore, Walker branches, 1940 |
| Box 167 | Folder 1 | Woodlawn Regional, scrapbook, unbound, includes photographs, includes Auburn Park, Avalon Park, Blackstone, Chatham, Fuller Park, Hall, Hamilton Park, Hardin Square, Oakland, Ogden Park, Pullman, Sherman Park, South Chicago, South Shore, Walker, Woodlawn branches and the “Books are Tools” project, 1940-1945 |
| Box 165 | Folder 4 | Woodlawn, scrapbook, bound, includes photographs, 1940-1943 |
| Box 116 | Folder 13 | Woodlawn, building, specifications for copper flashing, correspondence, 1940-1941 |
| Box 116 | Folder 14 | Woodlawn, staff, Julia A. Baker, article in Staff News, 1941 January |
| Box 116 | Folder 15 | Woodlawn, 25th anniversary, script of skit performed detailing origins of library service to the community, from deposit station to Regional Library, branch history, 1942 |
| Box 116 | Folder 16 | Woodlawn Regional, scrapbook, unbound, includes Auburn Park, Blackstone, Chatham, Hall, Hardin Square, Oakland, Pullman, Sherman Park, South Chicago branches, 1942 |
| Box 166 | Folder 1 | Woodlawn, scrapbook, unbound, includes 25th anniversary guestbook, 1942 |
| Box 116 | Folder 17 | Woodlawn, program flyers, booklets, 1942-circa 1945 |
| Box 116 | Folder 18 | Woodlawn, World War II, report, “War Activities in Woodlawn Regional District,” 1942 |
| Box 116 | Folder 19 | Woodlawn, World War II, Office of Civilian Defense, includes announcement of classes for mothers to maintain morale at home through reading, 1942 |
| Box 116 | Folder 20 | Woodlawn, World War II, instructions in case of air raids, 1942 |
| Box 116 | Folder 21 | Woodlawn, World War II, Victory Book Campaign, 1942-1943 |
| Box 116 | Folder 22 | Woodlawn, World War II, correspondence from library staff in military service (Frank Barnickel, Albert Stewart, Paul Nettles, Raymond Godlove, Dorothy Scher), 1943-1946 |
| Box 116 | Folder 23 | Woodlawn, World War II, flyer, Search is on for Typical Woodlawn WAC [Women’s Army Corps] recruitment drive, 1944 |
| Box 116 | Folder 24 | Woodlawn, World War II, VE Day (Victory in Europe Day), VJ Day (Victory in Japan Day), instructions on closing branch when announced, also signage to display, 1944-1945 |
| Box 116 | Folder 25 | Woodlawn, World War II, War Loan Bonds, 1944-1945 |
| Box 116 | Folder 26 | Woodlawn, World War II, American Red Cross, fundraising, list of units, list of staff and contributions, certificate of merit, 1944-1945 |
| Box 116 | Folder 27 | Woodlawn, World War II, Veterans Service Program, plans for library service to returning veterans, 1945 |
| Box 116 | Folder 28 | Woodlawn, World War II, list of Chicago Public Library staff in service, created by Staff Association, Soldier Boy Committee, undated |
| Box 117 | Folder 1 | Woodlawn, scrapbook, bound, includes photographs, 1943 |
| Box 117 | Folder 2 | Woodlawn, specifications, maintenance and repairs, correspondence, 1943-1946 |
| Box 166 | Folder 2 | Woodlawn, scrapbook, unbound, includes photographs, 1944 |
| Box 117 | Folder 3 | Woodlawn, 30th anniversary, invitation, clippings, 1947 |
| Box 166 | Folder 3 | Woodlawn, scrapbook, unbound, includes 30th anniversary guestbook, 1947 |
| Box 117 | Folder 4 | Woodlawn, reading lists, Off to a Good Start (children’s books), Labor Today, Turn Your Yard into a Garden, Lenten Reading, circa 1940s |
| Box 117 | Folder 5 | Woodlawn, article, “Woodlawn Regional Branch Library” by Bernadine McLaughlin [Blanche McLaughlin?] in Book Bulletin, 1950 March |
| Box 117 | Folder 6 | Woodlawn, dedication of the Julia A. Baker Auditorium, by Historical Society of Woodlawn and Associated Clubs of Woodlawn, program, invitation, 1950 |
| Box 117 | Folder 7 | Woodlawn, booklet, Historical Society of Woodlawn, members’ handbook, 1950-1951 |
| Box 117 | Folder 8 | Woodlawn, community history, merger of United Woodlawn Inc. and Woodlawn Neighborhood Conference to form United Woodlawn Conference, 1953 |
| Box 117 | Folder 9 | Woodlawn, program, 1859-1959 Woodlawn Centennial Exhibit and Tea, A Backward Glance, a Forward Look, 1959 |
| Box 117 | Folder 10 | Woodlawn, Great Books Discussion Group, guide for leaders, circa 1950s |
| Box 117 | Folder 11 | Woodlawn, job description, Head Library Clerk, 1968 |
| Box 117 | Folder 12 | Woodlawn, branch issues, 1970-1974 |
| Box 117 | Folder 13 | Woodlawn, branch issues, complaint from staff about working conditions on the Woodlawn traveling branch, 1971 |
| Box 117 | Folder 14 | Woodlawn, community history, clipping showing map of area with vacant, abandoned or demolished buildings, 1971 |
| Box 117 | Folder 15 | Woodlawn, program flyers, 1971-1972 |
| Box 117 | Folder 16 | Woodlawn, Staff Association, correspondence with Chicago Public Library administration, survey for branches, 1972-1975 |
| Box 117 | Folder 17 | Woodlawn, list of branches showing addresses, telephone numbers and branch managers, 1973 |
| Box 117 | Folder 18 | Woodlawn, City of Chicago, Civil Service Commission, Career Development, classes open to city employees, 1974 |
| Box 117 | Folder 19 | Woodlawn, traveling branch schedules, showing stops, 1974 |
| Box 118 | Folder 1 | Woodlawn, program flyers, circa 1970s |
| Box 118 | Folder 2 | Woodlawn, instructions on how to prepare statistics, withdrawals, continuations, circa 1970s |
| Box 118 | Folder 3 | Woodlawn, clipping regarding the closing of Woodlawn and Washington Park branch libraries and constructing the Bessie Coleman Branch, 1986-1990 |
| Box 118 | Folder 4 | Woodlawn, Head Start Resource Center, partnership with City of Chicago’s Department of Human Services and Chicago Public Library, 1989 |
| Box 118 | Folder 5 | Woodson, clipping, “Move to Name Library after Woodson,” Chicago Defender, 1971 |
| Oversize folder 47 | Woodson, artist’s impression of exterior, aerial view, by Schlickan, 1972 | |
| Oversize folder 30 | Woodson, architectural drawings [11], 1972-1974 | |
| Box 121 | Folder 10 | Woodson, booklet, Carter G. Woodson Library, A Regional Library Center, 1973 |
| Box 118 | Folder 6 | Woodson, opening, 9525 South Halsted Street, program, 1975 |
| Box 118 | Folder 7 | Woodson, brochure, Pacesetter for a New Kind of Library Service, also flyer, Carter G. Woodson Regional Library, includes floor plans, circa 1975 |
| Box 118 | Folder 8 | Woodson, conference, Mini-Conference on Young Adult Services, application to attend, program, 1976 |
| Box 118 | Folder 9 | Woodson, program flyers, 1976-2018 |
| Box 118 | Folder 10 | Woodson, memorandum listing problems with the building, 1979 |
| Oversize folder 40 | Woodson, poster, Jazz, The Blues, African Foods and Dance, Neighborhood Festival, 1985 | |
| Box 118 | Folder 11 | Woodson, 15th anniversary, button, 1990 |
| Box 118 | Folder 12 | Woodson, Parenting Center, brochures, circa 1990 |
| Box 118 | Folder 13 | Woodson, Harsh Collection, A Guide to the Use of the Vivian G. Harsh Collection of Afro-American History and Literature, circa 1975 |
| Box 118 | Folder 14 | Woodson, Harsh Collection, brochure, The Vivian G. Harsh Collection of Afro-American History and Literature, circa 1976 |
| Box 118 | Folder 15 | Woodson, Harsh Collection, exhibit, Visions in Oils: A One Man Show, by Joseph Evans, list of art in show, 1976 |
| Box 118 | Folder 16 | Woodson, Harsh Collection, exhibit, Graphic Perspectives in Blackness: A One Man Show by George H Fulgham, list of art in show, 1976 |
| Box 118 | Folder 17 | Woodson, Harsh Collection, art, Jacob’s Ladder by Richard Hunt, unveiling, invitation, program, 1977 |
| Box 118 | Folder 18 | Woodson, Harsh Collection, exhibit, The Innervisions of an Artist: A One Man Show by Willie L. Carter, list of art in show, 1977 |
| Box 118 | Folder 19 | Woodson, Harsh Collection, exhibit, From Behind These Walls: An Exhibit of Prison Art, list of art and artists in show, 1977 |
| Box 118 | Folder 20 | Woodson, Harsh Collection, exhibit, Them Changes: A One Man Show, by Sodubi Hughes, list of art in show, circa 1977 |
| Box 118 | Folder 21 | Woodson, Harsh Collection, exhibit, Art From the Earth: A One Man Show, by Damon James Sherman, list of art in show, circa 1977 |
| Box 118 | Folder 22 | Woodson, Harsh Collection, New Acquisitions in the Vivian G. Harsh Collection, list of sources, 1976 September-1978 February |
| Box 118 | Folder 23 | Woodson, Harsh Collection, exhibit, Spirits in Watercolor: A One Woman Show, by Theresa Daniels, list of art in show, 1978 |
| Box 118 | Folder 24 | Woodson, Harsh Collection, clipping on Woodson’s 20th anniversary, features a photograph of Harsh staff, Robert Miller, Beverly Cook, Michael Flug, Dorothy Lyles, Emily Guss, Edward Manney, 1995 |
| Box 118 | Folder 25 | Woodson, Harsh Collection, groundbreaking and community celebration ceremony for the Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection Room, 1996 |
| Box 118 | Folder 26 | Woodson, Harsh Collection, bookplate, Charlemae Hill Rollins Collection of Children’s Literature, undated |
| Box 118 | Folder 27 | Wrightwood, site selection, 1972 |
| Box 118 | Folder 28 | Wrightwood, opening, 2519 West 79th Street, brochure, 1973 |
| Box 118 | Folder 29 | Wrightwood, branch issues, 1973-1975 |
| Box 118 | Folder 30 | Wrightwood, branch visits, 1974-1975 |
| Box 118 | Folder 31 | Wrightwood-Ashburn, groundbreaking, 8530 South Kedzie Avenue, invitation, program, 1996 |
| Box 118 | Folder 32 | Wrightwood-Ashburn, opening, 8530 South Kedzie Avenue, invitation, program, fact sheet, flyer, magnet, 1997 |
| Box 118 | Folder 33 | Wrightwood-Ashburn, Guide to the Artwork, circa 1997 |