Scottsdale Homeowners Association Records

Dates: 1916-2014 (Bulk Dates 1952-2014)
Size: 6 linear feet in 8 boxes, including 50 photographs
Repository: Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, 400 S. State St., Chicago, IL 60605
Collection Number: spe-nhrc-sha
Immediate Source of Acquisition Donated by John and Joanne Keating in 2006, 2010, and 2014. Mr. Keating was president of the association from 1977 to 1978 and again from 1983 to 1985.
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Preferred Citation: When quoting material from this collection the preferred citation is: Scottsdale Homeowners Association [Box #, Folder #], Special Collections, Chicago Public Library.
Finding Aid Author: Original author unknown, circa 2006. Updated and ingested into ArchivesSpace by Michelle McCoy, 2021

Abstract

The Scottsdale Homeowners Association was established in 1952 by residents of Scottsdale, a newly formed neighborhood on the Southwest Side of Chicago. This collection documents association’s activities through newsletters, meeting minutes, programs, clippings and photographs.

Biographical/Historical

The Scottsdale Homeowners Association (SHA) was established in 1952 by a group of residents of Scottsdale, a newly formed subdivision on the southwest side of Chicago. The mission of the SHA is to meet regularly with Scottsdale residents in order to discuss and take action on community issues and services; for example, the association worked to obtain sidewalks on major streets in the neighborhood, to acquire the Rainey, Durkin and Scottsdale Park Field houses and to establish a Summer Swim Program at Daley College, among other initiatives. In addition, SHA members have been extremely active in the neighborhood by promoting community events such as the yearly Santa Claus visit program, the Annual Picnic in the Park, and the Annual Inaugural Ball dedicated to newly elected SHA officers. The SHA published the newsletter, The Scottsdale News.

Scottsdale, a subdivision of the Ashburn neighborhood, grew out of a residential development project and shopping center planned by Raymond Lutgert. Lutgert was a real estate developer and built roughly 1,000 homes on the site of the old Ashburn Flying Field in 1952. He named the community after his son, Scott. The Scottsdale Shopping Center was completed in November of 1955 in the midst of post-World War II industrial and population growth in the area. Scottsdale runs approximately from Pulaski Avenue west to Cicero Avenue and from 77th Street south to 87th Street.

Scope and Contents

The Scottsdale Homeowners Association Records documents the organization’s activities through meeting minutes, newsletters, news clippings, photographs and programs, primarily between 1952 and 2014. The issues that concerned the Association include the development of shopping centers, the cross-town expressway proposal, the Chicago Public Schools desegregation in the 1960s and 1970s. The organization sponsored events, little league teams,

The collection includes by-laws, directories, flyers, historical sketches, initiatives, meeting minutes, programs, a scrapbook and subject files along with a full run from 1955 to 2014 of The Scottsdale News newsletter.

Arrangement

The Scottsdale Homeowners Association is arranged into 2 series: Series 1: Administrative Files, 1951-2014, undated and Series 2: Subject Files, 1916-2006, undated.

Subject Headings

  • Ashburn (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Associations, institutions, etc -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History
  • Crestline (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Homeowners’ associations -- Illinois -- Chicago
  • Little league baseball -- Illinois -- Chicago
  • Societies and clubs -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History
  • Scottsdale (Chicago, Ill.)

Related Collections

  • Chicago Department of Urban Renewal Records
  • David Gremp Photographs
  • Ravenswood Gardens Homeowners Association Records
  • Ravenswood Manor Improvement Association Records

Collection Inventory

Series 1: Administrative Files, 1951-2014, undated
Scope and Contents

Series 1 includes administrative materials created and collected by the Scottsdale Homeowners Association to implement its programs and initiatives. The materials include by-laws, directories, flyers, historical sketches, initiatives, meeting minutes, programs and scrapbook along with a full run from 1955 to 2014 of The Scottsdale News newsletter.

The Association’s events include its annual Picnic in the Park, Inaugural Ball, membership drive, and the Santa Claus program. The historical sketches cover the Ashburn and Scottsdale neighborhoods and the Scottsdale Homeowners Association and written by Association members for the community and as reports for class projects. The organization’s initiatives include efforts to purchase both the Hancock and Crerar Schools for use as field house facilities for Rainey and Durkin Parks, and to build the Scottsdale Park Fieldhouse.

The Scottsdale Homeowners Association scrapbook documents highlights from the organization’s first eleven years from 1952 to 1963. The scrapbook primarily contains news clippings and SHA newsletter clippings, but also has 50 photographs taped in and a few programs and flyers. The topics include the first houses built in the area, association events, the local little league baseball, neighborhood organizations and issues such as streets and zoning. The clippings, programs and photographs document the construction of Adlai E. Stevenson School, Beth Jacobs Congregation, Hancock School and Park, Hometown Christian Church, New Golgotha Lutheran Church, the Scottsdale Shopping Center, St. Bede the Venerable Parish and School, St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church, and William J. Bogan High School. The scapbook also includes clippings and notices from Scottsdale organizations not otherwise represented in the collection, including the Crestline Little League Red Sox, the Scottsdale Jewish Community Center, the Scottsdale Youth Organization and several women’s groups such as the PTA, A-Ta-Ya Campfire Girls, Scottsdale Ladies, Scottybirds Bluebird Group, and the St. Bede’s Altar Guild. The number of images with the same description is indicated in parentheses.

Arrangement

Series 1 is arranged alphabetically by type of item or title. The scrapbook photographs are described in the order of appearance (chronologically).

Box 1 Folder 18 Annual reports, 1952-1959
Box 1 Folder 19 Articles of Incorporation, 1952, 1974
Box 2 Folder 1 The Association Paper, 1955 March-April
Box 6 Folder 18 Bogan Manor Subdivision, 79th Street and Pulaski Road, Hancock Homes booklet, correspondence, 1961
Box 1 Folder 20 By-laws, 1976-2000
Box 6 Folder 1 Committee list, 1992
Box 1 Folder 21 Correspondence with members, 1960-1978, 2002
Box 6 Folder 19 Directories, Residents and address list, undated
Box 6 Folder 19 Directories, SHA administrative list, 1952-1953
Box 8 Folder 2 Elections, campaign poster, 1959
Box 1 Folder 22 Elections and officers, correspondence 1963-1995
Box 1 Folder 22 Elections and officers, election rules, 1963, 1992
Box 1 Folder 22 Elections and officers, flyers, 1955-1985
Box 1 Folder 22 Elections and officers, news clippings, 1972-1989
Box 1 Folder 23 Events and programs - Annual Christmas Party, 2003
Box 1 Folder 23 Events and programs - Annual Cleaner Chicago Parade, 1963
Box 1 Folder 24 Events and Programs - Annual Picnic in the Park, 1963-1988
Box 1 Folder 25 Events and Programs - Anti-Solicitation Drive, 1971
Box 1 Folder 25 Events and Programs - Ed Evans Award Program, 1992
Box 1 Folder 25 Events and Programs - Family Fun Day Run, 2003
Box 1 Folder 25 Events and Programs - Flag Tribute Day (after Democratic National Convention), 1968
Box 1 Folder 25 Events and Programs - Fourth of July celebration, 1963
Box 1 Folder 25 Events and Programs - fundraisers, undated, 2004
Box 1 Folder 25 Events and Programs - Inaugural Ball, 1972-1983
Box 8 Folder 3 Events and Programs - Inaugural Ball, poster, 1972
Box 8 Folder 3 Events and Programs - Inaugural Ball, news clipping, 1976
Box 1 Folder 26 Events and Programs - membership drives, 1955-2002
Box 1 Folder 27 Events and Programs - Merry Fest, 1982
Box 1 Folder 27 Events and Programs - Nighthawks Neighborhood Watch Program, 1993, 2000
Box 1 Folder 27 Events and Programs - Santa Claus Program 1956-2001
Box 8 Folder 5 Events and Programs - Santa Claus Program, news clipping, 1973
Box 1 Folder 27 Events and Programs - Scholarship Program (Lewis University), 1998
Box 1 Folder 27 Events and Programs - softball tournament, 2001
Box 1 Folder 27 Events and Programs - Sox Park outing, 1986, 1989, 2001
Box 1 Folder 28 Financial information, 1956-1997
Box 1 Folder 17 Greater Ashburn Planning Association, Proposal to Department of Cultural Affairs (City of Chicago), 2002
Box 6 Folder 6 Historical Sketch - “As I See: It: Published Comments by J. Keating and D. Badgley Concerning Purpose of S.H.A.” by Dick Badgley and John Keating, 1978-1979
Box 6 Folder 5 Historical Sketch - “The Ashburn Story,” 1968
Box 6 Folder 7 Historical Sketch - “Early History and Development of Scottsdale” by William Houlihan, 1984
Box 6 Folder 20 Historical Sketch - early home projects, news clippings [See also: Box 7, Scrapbook], 1951-1955
Box 6 Folder 4 Historical Sketch - “A Geographical Survey of the Greater Scottsdale Area, Chicago, Illinois” by John R. Keating, 1963
Box 6 Folder 8 Historical Sketch - “History of the Association,” 1986
Box 6 Folder 9 Historical Sketch - “Neighborhoods Ranked by Wealth” by Tom Gibbons, 1986
Box 6 Folder 10 Historical Sketch - “SHA Working for You: Our History,” 1988
Box 6 Folder 11 Historical Sketch - “Scottsdale Homeowners Association: Early Days,” by Ray and Eileen Jehli, undated
Box 1 Folder 29 Issues and Initiatives - Civil Rights Movement, 1966
Box 6 Folder 21 Issues and Initiatives - For Sale signs issue, news clipping, correspondence, 1994, 2002
Box 1 Folder 29 Issues and Initiatives - neighborhood conservation, 1966, 1974
Box 1 Folder 29 Issues and Initiatives - news clippings, 1974, 1978
Box 6 Folder 32 Issues and Initiatives - one-way streets issue, news clipping, 1973
Box 6 Folder 16 Issues and Initiatives - parks initiative to purchase Hancock and Crerar Schools, news clippings, correspondence, reports, 1980-1983
Box 6 Folder 17 Issues and Initiatives - park field house initiative, Scottsdale Park, 4637 W. 83rd Street, news clippings, petition form, 1973-1979
Box 6 Folder 33 Issues and Initiatives - sidewalks initiatives, correspondence, news clippings, 1958-1976
Box 1 Folder 29 Issues and Initiatives - survey to improve association, 1971
Box 1 Folder 29 Issues and Initiatives - tax issue, circa 1974
Box 1 Folder 29 Issues and Initiatives - youth issues, 1963-1973
Box 6 Folder 22 Issues and Initiatives - zoning issues, correspondence, flyers, news clippings, petition, 1954-1991
Box 1 Folder 30 Maps, 1963
Box 1 Folder 31 Meetings, minutes and notices, 1955-2003
Box 1 Folder 32 Membership reports, 1981-1997
Box 6 Folder 1 Organizational chart, 1984
Box 8 Folder 4 Safe Home, sign, 1966
Box 6 Folder 2 “Scottsdale Homeowners: 50 Years 1952-2002” poster, circa 2002
Box 8 Folder 9 “Scottsdale Homeowners: 50 Years 1952-2002” poster, circa 2002
Box 2 Folder 2 The Scottsdale News, 1955 May-December
Box 2 Folder 3 The Scottsdale News, 1956 February-December
Box 2 Folder 4 The Scottsdale News, 1957 January-December
Box 2 Folder 5 The Scottsdale News, 1958 January-December
Box 2 Folder 6 The Scottsdale News, 1959 January-December
Box 2 Folder 7 The Scottsdale News, 1960 January-December
Box 2 Folder 8 The Scottsdale News, 1961 January-December
Box 2 Folder 9 The Scottsdale News, 1962 January-December
Box 3 Folder 1 The Scottsdale News, 1963 January-December
Box 3 Folder 2 The Scottsdale News, 1964 January-December
Box 3 Folder 3 The Scottsdale News, 1965 January-December
Box 3 Folder 4 The Scottsdale News, 1966 January-December
Box 3 Folder 5 The Scottsdale News, 1967 January-December
Box 3 Folder 6 The Scottsdale News, 1968 January-December
Box 3 Folder 7 The Scottsdale News, 1969 January-December
Box 3 Folder 8 The Scottsdale News, 1970 January-December
Box 3 Folder 9 The Scottsdale News, 1971 January-December
Box 4 Folder 1 The Scottsdale News, 1972 January-1974 December
Box 4 Folder 2 The Scottsdale News, 1975 January-1976 December
Box 4 Folder 3 The Scottsdale News, 1977 January-1978 December
Box 4 Folder 4 The Scottsdale News, 1979 January-1980 December
Box 4 Folder 5 The Scottsdale News, 1981 January-1982 December
Box 4 Folder 6 The Scottsdale News, 1983 January-1984 December
Box 4 Folder 7 The Scottsdale News, 1985 January-1986 December
Box 4 Folder 8 The Scottsdale News, 1987 January-1988 December
Box 4 Folder 10 The Scottsdale News, 1989 January-1990 December
Box 4 Folder 11 The Scottsdale News, 1991 January-1992 December
Box 4 Folder 12 The Scottsdale News, 1993 January-1994 December
Box 5 Folder 1 The Scottsdale News, 1995 January-1996 December
Box 5 Folder 2 The Scottsdale News, 1997 January-1998 December
Box 5 Folder 3 The Scottsdale News, 1999 January-2000 December
Box 5 Folder 4 The Scottsdale News, 2001 January-2002 December
Box 5 Folder 5 The Scottsdale News, 2003 January-2004 December
Box 5 Folder 6 The Scottsdale News, 2005 January-2006 April/May
Box 5 Folder 7 The Scottsdale News, 2006 June-2010 December
Box 6 Folder 38 The Scottsdale News, 2011 January-2014 May
Box 7   Scrapbook, 1952-1963
Box 7   Scrapbook photographs - early Scottsdale houses (4), p. 3, 1952-1953
Box 7   Scrapbook photographs - St. Bede the Venerable School (3), p. 17, 1953-1955
Box 7   Scrapbook photographs - Playground and Building Fund car raffle, p. 39, 1954
Box 7   Scrapbook photographs - Scottsdale Jewish Community Center, children, p. 51, circa 1954
Box 7   Scrapbook photographs - John Booth, p. 58, circa 1954
Box 7   Scrapbook photographs - baseball pitch by unidentified, p. 58, circa 1954
Box 7   Scrapbook photographs - baseball, p. 59, circa 1954
Box 7   Scrapbook photographs - baseball, p. 60, circa 1954
Box 7   Scrapbook photographs - Santa Claus visits to home, p. 62, circa 1954
Box 7   Scrapbook photographs - [Dinner Dance], (2), p. 62, circa 1954
Box 7   Scrapbook photographs - Dinner Dance, p. 66, 1955
Box 7   Scrapbook photographs - Christmas tree bonfire (2), p. 67
Box 7   Scrapbook photographs - children’s event (3), p. 71, circa 1956
Box 7   Scrapbook photographs - Crestline Highlands, p. 75, 1956,
Box 7   Scrapbook photographs - Adlai E. Stevenson Elementary School, p. 75, 1954
Box 7   Scrapbook photographs - TB (tuberculosis) awareness campaign, p. 81, 1956
Box 7   Scrapbook photographs - Jim Murray, p. 86, circa 1956
Box 7   Scrapbook photographs - unidentified trophy winners, p. 87, 1956
Box 7   Scrapbook photographs - post-fire aid to family, p. 89, 1956
Box 7   Scrapbook photographs - [first name unknown] Velcick, p. 97, 1957
Box 7   Scrapbook photographs - Scottsdale Little League Fund Drive, p. 97, 1957
Box 7   Scrapbook photographs - [veterans], p. 102, 1957
Box 7   Scrapbook photographs - Florsheim Shoe event, p. 103, 1957
Box 7   Scrapbook photographs - St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church, p. 117, 1958
Box 7   Scrapbook photographs - Scottsdale and Crestline Little League events (13), p. 129, 1963
Box 7   Scrapbook photographs - Scottsdale Fieldhouse, night views (2) loose, circa 1963
Box 6 Folder 3 Southwest Guaranteed Home Equity Commission, by-laws, 1990
Box 6 Folder 3 Southwest Guaranteed Home Equity Commission, flyer, 2000
Box 6 Folder 3 Southwest Guaranteed Home Equity Commission, newsletters, 2005
Box 4 Folder 9 Working for You, booklet, 1988 March

Series 2: Subject Files, 1916-2006, undated

Scope and Contents

Series 2 contains a range of materials collected by the Scottsdale Homeowners Association that relate to neighborhood topics and residents. The files include biographical data along with information on businesses, municipal agencies, parks, religious organizations, schools, streets and transportation. The materials are primarily bulletins, flyers, news clippings and programs. The topics include the Scottsdale Shopping Centers that opened in 1955, Southwest College that was renamed Richard J. Daley College in 1982, Chicago Public School’s desegregation initiatives in the 1960s and 1970s and some early files on the Ashburn Flying Field prior the creation of the Scottsdale subdivision.

Arrangement

Series 2 is arranged alphabetically by topic and then alphabetically within.

Box 1 Folder 1 Biographical - Andrews, James, news clipping, 1972
Box 1 Folder 1 Biographical - Bolind, Kathy, missing notice, 1978
Box 1 Folder 1 Biographical - DeSousa, William, Chicago Police Department Daily Bulletin clipping and reward posters, 1972
Box 1 Folder 1 Biographical - Duggan, Jeremiah, news clipping, 2005
Box 1 Folder 1 Biographical - Evans, Irene, news clipping, 1989
Box 1 Folder 1 Biographical - Guerin, Richard, news clipping, 2004
Box 1 Folder 2 Biographical - Lisowski, Reverend Brian, church bulletins, 2004-2005
Box 1 Folder 2 Biographical - Lisowski, Reverend Brian, news clippings, 2004-2005
Box 1 Folder 3 Biographical - Lutgert, Grover Richard, news clipping, 1967
Box 1 Folder 3 Biographical - Lutgert, Raymond L., news clippings [See also Box 1, Folder 10 and Box 7], 1955, 2006
Box 1 Folder 3 Biographical - Lutgert, Scott, news clipping, 2004
Box 1 Folder 3 Biographical - Stary, Dawn, missing notice, 1978
Box 1 Folder 3 Biographical - Thomson, Frank, news clipping, circa 1973
Box 1 Folder 3 Biographical - Wagner, Petty, news clipping, 1977
Box 1 Folder 3 Biographical - Wagner, Petty, Scottsdale Homeowners Pet Patrol, flyer, undated
Box 1 Folder 4 Business - Crestline Sales, Inc., 3822 W. 63rd, order form, 1955
Box 1 Folder 5 Business - Ford City Bowling Center, 76th Street and Cicero Avenue, newspaper, undated
Box 8 Folder 1 Business - Ford City Bowling Center, 76th Street and Cicero Avenue, newspaper, undated
Box 1 Folder 6 Business - Ford City Catholic Center, news clippings, 1971
Box 1 Folder 6 Business - Ford City Catholic Center, programs, 1979, 1989
Box 1 Folder 7 Business - Ford City Shopping Center, 76th Street and Cicero Avenue, newsletters, 1965
Box 1 Folder 7 Business - Ford City Shopping Center, 76th Street and Cicero Avenue, maps, circa 1967
Box 1 Folder 7 Business - Ford City Shopping Center, 76th Street and Cicero Avenue, news clippings. 1976-1978, undated
Box 1 Folder 7 Business - Ford City Shopping Center, 76th Street and Cicero Avenue, correspondence, 1991
Box 1 Folder 8 Business - Nabisco Biscuit Company, 7300 S. Kedzie Avenue, news clippings, 1993
Box 1 Folder 9 Business - Scottsdale Lanes, 8333 S. Cicero, news clipping, 1991
Box 1 Folder 9 Business - Scottsdale Lanes, 8333 S. Cicero, program, undated
Box 1 Folder 10 Business - Scottsdale Shopping Center, 79th Street and Cicero Avenue, news clippings [See also: Box 7], 1954-1955, 1999
Box 1 Folder 10 Business - Scottsdale Shopping Center, 79th Street and Cicero Avenue, correspondence, 2005
Box 1 Folder 11 Business - Southwest Book and Video, 7733 S. Cicero Avenue, news clipping, 1994
Box 1 Folder 11 Business - Southwest Book and Video, 7733 S. Cicero Avenue, settlement agreement, 1994
Box 1 Folder 12 Business - Texaco, Inc., 4032 W. 87th Street, correspondence, 1968
Box 1 Folder 13 Business - Tootsie Roll Industries Plant, 7401 S. Cicero Avenue, news clipping, undated
Box 1 Folder 14 Business - Tucker Auto, 7600 S. Cicero Avenue, news clipping, 2003
Box 1 Folder 16 Clubs and Organizations - Fine Arts Group, news clipping, 1959
Box 6 Folder 12 Municipal Agencies - Chicago Fire Department, news clippings, 1973
Box 6 Folder 13 Municipal Agencies - Chicago Police Department, news clippings, 1973, 1978
Box 6 Folder 14 Municipal Agencies - Chicago Public Library, correspondence, 1968
Box 6 Folder 14 Municipal Agencies - Chicago Public Library, news clipping Wrightwood/Ashburn Branch, 1997
Box 6 Folder 15 Municipal Agencies - Ward 13 elections (Michael J. Madigan, Frank Olivo), correspondence, news clipping, 1969-1994
Box 6 Folder 15 Municipal Agencies - Ward 18 elections (John G. Egan, John J. Harhen, Edward J. Hines, John J. McInerney, Robert B. O’Reilly, Robert J. Rayner, George Eddings), news clippings, flyers, printed materials, 1967, 1987
Box 6 Folder 16 Park - Rainey and Durkin Parks, programs, flyers [See also: Box 1, Folders 24-25, 27], 1963, 1982
Box 6 Folder 17 Park - Scottsdale Park, printed materials, 1982, 1988
Box 1 Folder 15 Religious Organization - St. Bede the Venerable Parish, news clippings, 1956-2003
Box 1 Folder 15 Religious Organization - St. Bede the Venerable Parish, bulletins, 1957, 1999
Box 6 Folder 29 Schools - William J. Bogan High School, news clippings [See also: Box 6, Folders 24-26], 1973-1975
Box 6 Folder 39 Schools - William J. Bogan High School, yearbook, 1978
Box 6 Folder 26 Schools - desegregation of Chicago Public Schools, correspondence, flyers, petition forms, and printed materials, 1977-1979
Box 6 Folder 24 Schools - desegregation of Chicago Public Schools, news clippings, 1964-1985
Box 8 Folder 6 Schools - desegregation in Chicago Public Schools, news clippings, 1977-1985
Box 6 Folder 25 Schools - desegregation of Chicago Public Schools, School Superintendent survey and Chicago Public Schools and Benjamin C. Willis, pamphlet, 1965, 1978, undated
Box 6 Folder 27 Schools - news clippings: reading achievement, school board, school council, sex education, 1969, 1973, 1977, 1989
Box 6 Folder 28 Schools - Southwest/Richard J. Daley College, correspondence, 1990
Box 6 Folder 28 Schools - Southwest/Richard J. Daley College, dedication program, 1982
Box 6 Folder 28 Schools - Southwest/Richard J. Daley College, news clippings, 1970-1982
Box 8 Folder 7 Schools - Southwest/Richard J. Daley College, news clipping, 1975
Box 6 Folder 23 Schools - Adlai E. Stevenson Elementary School, maps, news clippings, 1958, 1972-1973
Box 6 Folder 23 Schools - Adlai E. Stevenson Elementary School, playground proposal [See also: Box 6, Folders 24-26], 1996
Box 6 Folder 30 Streets - Central Avenue Overpass, news clipping, 1993
Box 6 Folder 31 Streets - Crosstown Expressway, news clippings, 1970, 1974
Box 6 Folder 32 Streets - drainage problems, news clipping, 1974
Box 6 Folder 32 Streets - North-South Expressway, flyer, 1967
Box 6 Folder 34 Transportation - Ashburn Flying Field, news clippings, 1916-1947
Box 6 Folder 35 Transportation - Chicago Transit Authority, correspondence, 1967
Box 6 Folder 36 Transportation - Midway Airport Development, news clipping, circa 1999
Box 6 Folder 36 Transportation - Midway Airport development, newsletters, 1997
Box 6 Folder 37 Transportation - Southwest Rapid Transit Line, news clippings, 1993
Box 8 Folder 8 Transportation - Southwest Rapid Transit Line, news clipping, 1993
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