Dates: | 1874-1987 |
Size: | .25 linear feet in 1 box |
Repository: | Chicago Public Library, Sulzer Regional Library, Northside Neighborhood History Collection, 4455 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL 60625 |
Collection Number: | nnhc.00035 |
Immediate source of acquisition: | The material in this collection was originally part of the Ravenswood-Lake View Community Collection. It was removed to form a separate collection by archivist Becky Haglund Touhy in 1990. |
Conditions governing use: | Please consult staff to determine ability to reuse materials from this collection |
Conditions governing access: | Materials are open without restrictions |
Preferred citation: | When quoting from this collection the preferred citation is: Jefferson Township Collection, [Box #, Folder #], Northside Neighborhood History Collection, Chicago Public Library |
Finding aid author: | Becky Haglund Touhy, 1990. Updated and ingested into ArchivesSpace by Julie Lynch, 2021 |
Revision history | Edited by Julie Lynch for compliance with DACS |
Abstract
Biographical/Historical
Native Americans lived in this area of the northwest side of Chicago for many years before Europeans began to arrive in the 1830s. Jefferson Township was founded in 1850. In 1872, the northwest corner of Jefferson Township became part of Norwood Park Township, and it remains an independent township to this day. The remainder of Jefferson Township was annexed to Chicago in 1889.
Scope and Contents
The materials in this collection provide information about life what life was like in Jefferson Township. It consists mostly of biographical and historical sketches, with a small amount of news clippings and reports. The following community areas are represented in this collection: Albany Park; Forest Glen; Irving Park; Jefferson Park; Logan Square; and North Park.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into five series: biographical; business establishments; cemeteries; historical sketches; and parks. The material in each series is arranged alphabetically.
Series 1: Biographical, 1897, 1937, undated
This series contains biographical data and reminiscences from early settlers who lived in Jefferson Township before annexation.
Series 2: Business Establishments, 1891
This series contains a program and advertisement book from Irving Hall.
Series 3: Cemeteries, 1986, undated
This series contains a historical sketch and one news clipping about Mount Olive Cemetery.
Series 4: Historical Sketches, 1874-1987
This series contains historical sketches of the Albany Park, Edgebrook, Forest Glen, Irving Park, Jefferson Park, Logan Square and North Park neighborhoods.
Series 5: Parks, 1918
This series contains a news clipping from the Chicago Tribune that mentions Brands Park.
Related collections
Logan Square Community Collection
Nadig Newspaper Collection
Ravenswood – Lake View Community Collection
Ravenswood Manor Improvement Association Records
Subject headings
- Neighborhoods — Illinois — Chicago.
- Albany Park (Chicago, Ill.)
- Edgebrook (Chicago, Ill.)
- Forest Glen (Chicago, Ill.)
- Irving Park (Chicago, Ill.)
- Jefferson Park (Chicago, Ill.
- Logan Square (Chicago, Ill.)
- North Park (Chicago, Ill.)
Collection inventory
Series 1: Biographical, 1897, 1937, 1939, undated
Box 1 | Folder 1 | Argo, Sarah, biographical sketch about her life in Albany Park, undated |
Box 1 | Folder 1 | Downing, Daniel (born 1816), biographical sketch of owner of Sunnyside Hotel, undated |
Box 1 | Folder 1 | Dymond, Franklin P., biographical sketch of Dymond family, Waukegan News, 1937 July 24 |
Box 1 | Folder 1 | Erz, Reverend Mathias, biographical sketch of pastor of St. Matthias Catholic Church, undated |
Box 1 | Folder 2 | Knappstein, John, biographical sketch of early Jefferson Park resident, undated |
Box 1 | Folder 2 | Lavin, Mrs. H., biographical sketch of early Albany Park resident, undated |
Box 1 | Folder 2 | Ostwald, Mr. & Mrs., biographical sketch of early Irving Park residents, undated |
Box 1 | Folder 3 | Ristow, Julius (born 1845), biographical sketch of Bowmanville florist, Album of Genealogy and Biography Cook County, Illinois, 1897 |
Box 1 | Folder 3 | Rusk, Richard (born 1838), biographical sketch of early Albany Park resident and race track owner, undated |
Box 1 | Folder 4 | Spikings, William H. (born 1848), biographical sketch of owner of a construction company in Albany Park, undated |
Box 1 | Folder 4 | Tryon, L.C., biographical sketch of Albany Park real estate agent, 1939 |
Series 2: Business Establishments, 1891
Box 1 | Folder 5 | Irving Hall, Irving Park, Ill. program and advertisement book, 1891 |
Series 3: Cemeteries, 1986, undated
Box 1 | Folder 6 | Mount Olive Cemetery, historical sketch, undated |
Box 1 | Folder 6 | Mount Olive Cemetery, news clipping, 1986 July 10 |
Series 4: Historical Sketches, 1874-1987, undated
Box 1 | Folder 7 | Albany Park, community history by Inez C. Ader, 1944 September |
Box 1 | Folder 8 |
Edgebrook, “Old Edgebrook District,” Committee On Chicago Landmarks, 1987 October |
Box 1 | Folder 8 | Edgebrook, news clipping, “Old Edgebrook moves closer to landmark status,” by K.O. Dawes, undated |
Box 1 | Folder 9 | Jefferson, “Jefferson,” in Chicago and Its Suburbs, 1874 |
Box 1 | Folder 9 | Jefferson Park, news clippings, undated |
Box 1 | Folder 9 | Jefferson Park, "Jefferson Park," in Chicago Tribune supplement, 1986 August 6 |
Box 1 | Folder 9 | Jefferson Township, “A Home in the Country: Suburbanization in Jefferson Township, 1870-1889,” Chicago History, volume VII number 3, 1978 |
Box 1 | Folder 10 | Irving Park, “Irving Park,” Chicago and Its Suburbs, 1874 |
Box 1 | Folder 10 | Logan Square, “History of the Early Greater Logan Square District,” by Marion Roberts, undated |
Box 1 | Folder 11 | North Park, Historical sketch on North Park District featuring information about North Park, Forest Glen, and Albany Park, undated |
Box 1 | Folder 11 | North Park, “North Park: A Study in Community,” by Anita R. Olson, 1985 June |
Series 5: Parks, 1918
Box 1 | Folder 12 | Brands Park, news clipping “Pioneer Citizens Meet at Picnic Tomorrow,” Chicago Tribune, 1918 August 4 |