Zarah G. Zechman Kanief Papers

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
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