| Dates: | 1867-1914, undated (Bulk dates, 1904-1914) |
| Size: | 2.25 linear feet in 5 boxes |
| Repository: | Chicago Public Library, Sulzer Regional Library, Northside Neighborhood History Collection, 4455 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL 60625 |
| Collection number: | nnhc.00037 |
| Immediate source of acquisition: | Materials found in collection; no documentation concerning the provenance of these materials exists. |
| Conditions governing use: | Please consult staff to determine ability to reuse materials from collection. |
| Conditions governing access: | Materials are open without restrictions. |
| Preferred citation: | When quoting material from this collection the preferred citation is: Rupp School Book Collection, [Box #, Folder #], Northside Neighborhood History Collection, Chicago Public Library. |
| Finding aid author: | Allyson Smally, 2021. |
Abstract
This collection contains school notebooks belonging to Clara, Elsie, and Walter Rupp, who studied at Blaine School and Lake View High School in the 1900s and 1910s. It also contains a few volumes of reference material, such as dictionaries and instructional guides, and a few novels.
Biographical/Historical
In 1910, the United States census shows siblings Walter Rupp (age 16), Clara Rupp (age 14), and Elsie Rupp (age 12) living at 3508 Janssen Avenue in Chicago. Their parents were Nicholas and Elizabeth, and Nicholas' occupation was listed as a manufacturer of furniture. According to the census, all members of the family were born in Illinois.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains school notebooks belonging to Clara, Elsie, and Walter Rupp, who studied at Blaine School and Lake View High School in the 1900s and 1910s. The notebooks cover a diverse range of subjects, including English, history, math, botany, and music. The collection also contains a few volumes of reference material, such as dictionaries and instructional guides, and a few novels.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in two series:
Series 1: Notebooks, 1906-1914, undated
Series 2: Books and reference material, 1867-1904, undated
Related collections
Lake View High School Collection
The Ravenswood-Lake View Community Collection has a small amount of material on Blaine School.
Subject headings
- Lakeview (Chicago, Ill.)
- School notebooks
- Lake View High School (Chicago, Ill.)
Collection Inventory
Series 1: Notebooks and photograph, 1906-1914, undated
Scope and Contents
This series contains school notebooks belonging to Clara, Elsie, and Walter Rupp. The notebooks were used during their studies at Blaine School and Lake View High School. The series also contains one unlabeled photograph of three children.
Arrangement
The notebooks are arranged alphabetically according to the name of the child they belonged to, and roughly chronologically within the materials for each child. The photograph has been placed at the end of the series.
| Box 1 | Folder 2 | Rupp, Clara – history notebook, Blaine School, 6th grade | undated |
| Box 3 | Folder 8 | Rupp, Clara – notebook | 1908, undated |
| Box 3 | Folder 1 | Rupp, Clara – Botany Laboratory notes and drawings | 1912 February |
| Box 2 | Folder 2 | Rupp, Clara – music notebook, Lake View High School | undated |
| Box 3 | Folder 7 | Rupp, Elsie – composition book, Blaine School | undated |
| Box 2 | Folder 4 | Rupp, Elsie – Laboratory Exercises in Physiography, Lake View High School | 1912 |
| Box 2 | Folder 6 | Rupp, Elsie – physiography notebook, Lake View High School | 1912-1913 |
| Box 2 | Folder 8 | Rupp, Elsie – mathematics notebook, Lake View High School | 1912-1913 |
| Box 2 | Folder 9 | Rupp, Elsie – monthly report, Lake View High School | 1913 January |
| Box 1 | Folder 7 | Rupp, Elsie – English notebook, Lake View High School | 1914, undated |
| Box 2 | Folder 1 | Rupp, Elsie – history notebook, Lake View High School | undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 3 | Rupp, Walter – notebook, Blaine School | 1906 |
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | Rupp, Walter – composition book, Blaine School | undated |
| Box 3 | Folder 2 | Rupp, Walter – drawing book | 1907 May-July |
| Box 2 | Folder 3 | Rupp, Walter – Laboratory Lessons in Physical Geography, notebook, Lake View High School | 1908 |
| Box 1 | Folder 5 | Rupp, Walter – English notebook, Lake View High School | 1908-1909 |
| Box 2 | Folder 7 | Rupp, Walter – notebook with Caesar translation, Lake View High School | 1910, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 4 | Rupp, Walter – botany notebook, Lake View High School | 1910 September-1911 February |
| Box 1 | Folder 6 | Rupp, Walter – English notebook, Lake View High School | 1910-1911 |
| Box 2 | Folder 5 | Rupp, Walter – physiography notebook, Lake View High School | undated |
| Box 3 | Folder 6 | Rupp, Walter – history notebook | undated |
| Box 3 | Folder 9 | Rupp, Walter – notebook | undated |
| Box 3 | Folder 11 | Pocket notebook | undated |
| Box 3 | Folder 12 | Photograph – portrait of three children | undated |
Series 2: Books and reference material, 1867-1904, undated
Scope and Contents
This series contains a few volumes of instructional material, reference books, and novels. Many of the volumes have writing inside the front cover.
Arrangement
Alphabetically by title.
| Box 3 | Folder 10 | The Children’s Institute School-Subject Guide | undated |
| Box 4 | Folder 1 | A Dictionary of the English Language | 1867 |
| Box 3 | Folder 3-4 | Elementary Course in Art Instruction, published exclusively for the Chicago Public Schools [2 copies] | 1903 |
| Box 3 | Folder 5 | English Readings for Schools | undated |
| Box 4 | Folder 1 | A Handy Dictionary of the English Language | 1877 |
| Box 4 | Folder 2 | A High School Dictionary of the English Language | 1880 |
| Box 4 | Folder 2 | A High School Dictionary of the English Language | 1888 |
| Box 4 | Folder 3 | John Halifax, Gentleman, by Miss Mulock | undated |
| Box 4 | Folder 4 | Kenilworth, by Sir Walter Scott | undated |
| Box 5 | Folder 1 | Tarr and McMurry’s Geographies: A Complete Geography | 1904 |
| Box 4 | Folder 4 | Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson, edited for school use Edmund Kemper Broadus | 1904 |
