| Dates: | 1900-1967 |
| Size: | 1.5 linear feet in 2 boxes, including 7 photographs |
| Repository: | Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, 400 S. State St., Chicago, IL 60605 |
| Collection Number: | spe.you |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition: | Mrs. Marjorie Geisler donated the collection in January 1988. |
| Custodial History: | The materials in this collection were given by a cousin of Marion Young to Mrs. Marjorie Geisler, a friend, after Young’s death. |
| Conditions Governing Access: | Materials are open without restrictions. |
| Conditions Governing Use: | Please consult staff to determine ability to reuse materials from collection. |
| Preferred Citation: | When quoting material from this collection the preferred citation is: Marion C. Young Hull House Collection [Box #, Folder #], Special Collections, Chicago Public Library. |
| Finding aid author: | Original author unknown. Processed, February 1992. Updated and ingested into ArchivesSpace by Johanna Russ, 2021. |
Abstract
Marion C. Young was born in 1895 and in 1929 she became a resident at Chicago’s Hull-House where she taught cooking classes. In that same year, she became associated with Hull-House’s Bowen Country Club bringing city children into the country for summer camp. This collection consists of Hull-House and Bowen Country Club materials assembled by Marion Young over some four decades.
Biographical/Historical
Marion C. Young was born in 1895. She graduated from Neenah (Wisconsin) High School in 1913 and from the Stout Institute in 1915 with a degree in home economics. She taught home economics in the grade schools of Appleton, Wisconsin, from 1916 to 1920 and taught in that town’s high school from 1920 to 1926.
In 1929 she became a resident at Chicago’s Hull-House where she taught cooking classes. In that same year, she became associated with Hull-House’s Bowen Country Club’s summer program of bringing city children into the country for camp. Here she served as dietitian and housekeeper, supervising meal preparation for two to three hundred children and adults. From 1931 to 1934 she spent her "school year" months as a case worker for the Illinois Relief Service at Peoria. In 1935 she worked for the same department in Pekin, Illinois, and that summer did her last service with the Bowen Country Club.
Young became the Superintendent of the Peoria Children’s Home in 1936 and remained in that post until 1944. She then returned to her native Neenah, where she taught home economics in the Kimberly Junior High School from 1946 until 1962. She enjoyed a lengthy retirement. She was an active member of the First Presbyterian Church of Neenah. Young died in 1985.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of Hull-House and Bowen Country Club materials assembled by Marion Young over some four decades.
Arrangement
The material is divided into two series:
- Series 1: Documents, 1929-1967
- Series 2: Photographs, 1900-1934
Subjects
- Young, Marion C., 1895-1985
- Addams, Jane, 1860-1935
- Hull-House (Chicago, Ill.)
- Bowen, Louise de Koven, 1859-1953
- Joseph T. Bowen Country Club
- Kirkland, Wallace
Related Materials
- Gads Hill Collection
- Juvenile Welfare Association Records
- West [Near West] Side Community Collection
Collection Inventory
Series 1: Documents, 1929-1967
Scope and Contents
Included here are letters, clippings and publications documenting Hull House and Bowen Country Club activities.
Arrangement
Material is arranged alphabetically by topic (articles, correspondence, publications) and alphabetically within topics.
| Box 1 | Folder 44 | Articles - Addams, Jane, "Youth and the Law"—Survey Graphic (v. 24 n. 10); 1935 October |
| Box 1 | Folder 45 | Articles - Council of Social Agencies of Chicago—Newsletter regarding Jane Addams’ funeral; 1935 May 27 |
| Box 1 | Folder 46 | Articles - "Jane Addams"—Booklet by University of Illinois; [1967] |
| Box 1 | Folder 47 | Articles - "Many Happy Returns" (Hull-House 40th anniversary)—Social Science (v. 6 n. 3); 1930 Summer |
| Box 1 | Folder 48 | Articles - Newspaper clippings—Addams, Jane—death and funeral; 1935 |
| Box 1 | Folder 49 | Articles - Newspaper clippings—Addams, Jane—miscellaneous; 1960, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 50 | Articles - Newspaper clippings—Bowen, Louise deKoven, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 51 | Articles - Newspaper clippings—Hull-House block demolition, dedication of Hull Mansion; 1963, 1967 |
| Box 1 | Folder 52 | Articles - Newspaper clippings—Miscellaneous, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 53 | Articles - Northwestern University Settlement—The Neighbor (v. 15 n. 11); 1929 March 16 |
| Box 1 | Folder 54 | Articles - Taylor, Graham, "Jane Addams: the Great Neighbor"—Survey Graphic; 1935 July |
| Box 1 | Folder 55 | Articles - Unity (v. 115 n. 10)—Jane Addams memorial number; 1935 July 15 |
| Box 1 | Folder 56 | Articles - Yarros, Victor S., "Jane Addams—Humanitarian"—Character (v. 1 n. 5); 1935 September-October |
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | Correspondence - Bowen, Louise deKoven, typed, signed letter to Marion C. Young; 1936 December 8 |
| Box 1 | Folder 2 | Correspondence - Bowen, Louise deKoven, typed, signed letter to Marion C. Young (with receipt); 1938 May 24 |
| Box 1 | Folder 3 | Correspondence - Bowen, Louise deKoven, typed, signed letter to Marion C. Young; 1939 May 1 |
| Box 1 | Folder 4 | Correspondence - Bowen, Louise deKoven, typed, signed letter to Marion C. Young; 1942 May 8 |
| Box 1 | Folder 5 | Correspondence - Bowen, Louise deKoven, typed, signed letter to Marion C. Young (in brochure entitled "Hull-House in war years 1918 1943"); 1943 March 3 |
| Box 1 | Folder 6 | Correspondence - Carr, Charlotte, typed, signed letter to Marion C. Young; 1938 May 10 |
| Box 1 | Folder 7 | Correspondence - D’ Aquila, M., Christmas card, signed, to Marion C. Young; 1937 December 22 |
| Box 1 | Folder 8 | Correspondence - Granata, William John, typed, signed letter to Marion C. Young; 1940 April 13 |
| Box 1 | Folder 9 | Correspondence - Granata, William John, typed, signed letter to Marion C. Young; [1941 February] |
| Box 1 | Folder 10 | Correspondence - Lund, Thora, typed, signed letter to Marion C. Young; 1930 April 9 |
| Box 1 | Folder 11 | Correspondence - McNally, Ariel, typed, signed letter to Marion C. Young; 1933 December 29 |
| Box 1 | Folder 12 | Publications - Addams, Jane—Memorial U.S. postage stamp, first day of issue; 1940 April 26 |
| Box 1 | Folder 13 | Publications - Ballard, Russell Ward & wife—Reception invitation; 1943 December 2 |
| Box 1 | Folder 14 | Publications - Bowen, Louise deKoven—80th birthday—invitation & newspaper clippings; 1939 |
| Box 1 | Folder 15 | Publications - Bowen Country Club News (no. 1); 1930 September 4 |
| Box 1 | Folder 16 | Publications - Bowen Country Club News (no. 2); 1931 August 29 |
| Box 1 | Folder 17 | Publications - Bowen Country Club News (no. 3); 1932 August 20 |
| Box 1 | Folder 18 | Publications - Bowen Country Club News (no. 4); 1935 August 24 |
| Box 1 | Folder 19 | Publications - Bowen Country Club News (no number given); [1939] |
| Box 1 | Folder 20 | Publications - Christmas greetings—Card with fund-raising flyer; [1940 December] |
| Box 1 | Folder 21 | Publications - Christmas greetings from Hull-House—Card; undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 22 | Publications - Dedication of Mary Rozet Smith Cottage; [1940] May 26 |
| Box 1 | Folder 23 | Publications - de Nancrede, Edith—Memorial service program; 1939 April 15 |
| Box 1 | Folder 24 | Publications - Edith de Nancrede memorial play, Hull-House Theatre; [1940] May 10-12 |
| Box 1 | Folder 25 | Publications - Fortieth anniversary celebration of Hull-House—Program (with original engraving of illustration on cover); 1930 May 9-11 |
| Box 1 | Folder 26 | Publications - From the Christmas concert Hull-House—Card; undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 27 | Publications - Hull-House announces the opening of the Hull-House shop...; undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 28 | Publications - Hull-House Associates—Fund-raising flyer; 1939 |
| Box 1 | Folder 29 | Publications - Hull-House exhibition and Christmas sale...—Postcard; undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 30 | Publications - Hull-House fiftieth anniversary—Program; 1940 May 17-26 |
| Box 1 | Folder 31 | Publications - The Hull-House Italian Mothers’ Club; 1936-1937 |
| Box 1 | Folder 32 | Publications - Hull-House Music School; undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 33 | Publications - Hull-House Music School benefit concert—Program; 1935 April 22 |
| Box 1 | Folder 34 | Publications - Hull-House Theatre—Having a Wonderful Time—Program; 1939 April 14-16 |
| Box 1 | Folder 35 | Publications - Hull-House Yearbook (40th year) |
| Box 1 | Folder 36 | Publications - Hull-House Yearbook (42nd year) |
| Box 1 | Folder 37 | Publications - Hull-House Yearbook (45th year) |
| Box 1 | Folder 38 | Publications - Hull-House Yearbook (49th year) (with mailer envelope); 1939 |
| Box 1 | Folder 39 | Publications - Jane Addams memorial medal by Nancy Cox McCormac—Postcards & newspaper clipping; undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 40 | Publications - List of Hull-House residents 1889-1929 |
| Box 1 | Folder 41 | Publications - List of residents in Hull-House block and people who come every day to Hull-House; undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 42 | Publications - 1940 Hull-House Christmas season—Flyer |
| Box 1 | Folder 43 | Publications - Season’s greetings—Card; undated |
Series 2: Photographs, 1900-1934
Scope and Contents
The primary subject of these photographs is Jane Addams. Several images are taken by photographer Wallace Kirkland.
Arrangement
Photographs are arranged alphabetically by subject.
| Box 2 | Photograph 1.1 | Addams, Jane (1860-1935), with printed signature, circa 1900 |
| Box 2 | Photograph 1.2 | Addams, Jane, Moffett, with original signature, 1924 |
| Box 2 | Photograph 1.3 | Addams, Jane, with three children, photographer: Wallace Kirkland, circa 1930 |
| Box 2 | Photograph 1.4 | Addams, Jane with children [at Bowen Country Club], 1933 |
| Box 2 | Photograph 1.5 | Addams, Jane, with child at knee, photographer: Wallace Kirkland, circa 1934 |
| Box 2 | Photograph 1.6 | Unknown woman [at Bowen Country Club?] in costume, undated |
| Box 2 | Photograph 1.7 | Hull-House dining hall (Jane Addams at far right), photographer: Wallace Kirkland, circa 1930 |
