| Dates: | 1936-1944 |
| Size: | 0.1 linear feet in 4 folders |
| Repository: | Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, 400 S. State Street, Chicago, IL 60605 |
| Collection Number: | spe-p00143 |
| Provenance: | Donated by Avra Miller, daughter of Kanief, in 2019 |
| Access: | Materials are open without restrictions. |
| Use: | Please consult staff to determine ability to reuse materials from collection. |
| Citation: | When quoting material from this collection the preferred citation is: Zarah G. Zechman Kanief Papers, [Small Collections Box #, Folder #], Special Collections, Chicago Public Library |
| Processed by: | Johanna Russ, 2020. Updated and ingested into ArchivesSpace by Johanna Russ, 2021. |
Abstract
Zarah G. Zechman Kanief was an actress, director and teacher in Chicago in the middle of the twentieth century. She taught drama and theater privately and also for the Chicago Park District. This collection consists primarily of photographs, with a small number of documents, capturing the performances of Kanief’s drama students whom she taught through the Chicago Park District's drama program. The parks represented are primarily on the west and northwest sides of Chicago.
Biographical Note
Zarah G. Zechman Kanief was an actress, director and teacher in Chicago in the middle of the twentieth century. She taught drama and theater privately and also for the Chicago Park District. Pageants and plays she wrote and directed were performed in Soldier Field and other Park District facilities. She died in 1982.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists primarily of photographs, with a small number of documents, capturing the performances of Kanief’s drama students. The parks represented are primarily on the west and northwest sides of Chicago. They are Austin Town Hall Park, Columbus Park, Eugene Field Park, Garfield Park, Green Briar Park, Kilbourn Park, Lincoln Park, River Park, and Simons Park.
Arrangement
Folders are arranged alphabetically.
Related Collections
Chicago Park District Records: Photographs
Subject Terms
- Chicago Park District (Chicago, Ill.)
- Drama--Study and teaching
Collection Inventory
| Small Collections Box 1 | Folder 20 | Documents: Clipping, correspondence, program, 1936-1944, undated |
| Small Collections Box 1 | Folder 21 | Photographs: Austin Town Hall Park, 1937; Columbus Park, 1938; Garfield Park, 1938 |
| Small Collections Box 1 | Folder 22 | Photographs: Green Briar Park, 1939; Kilbourn Park, 1941; Lincoln Park, Drama Tournament, Waveland Fieldhouse, 1939 |
| Small Collections Box 1 | Folder 23 | Photographs: River Park, 1939, 1941; Unidentified, undated |
