Humboldt Park Community Collection
Scope and Contents
The collection contains some historical sketches, photographs and documents about the Humboldt Park Community and its schools, especially Lowell School, as well as issues of The Northwestown Booster newspaper from 1937-1940 and early photographs of Humboldt Park itself.
Dates
- 1879 - 1941
Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Please consult staff to determine ability to reuse materials from collection.
Biographical / Historical
The Humboldt Park neighborhood is 5 miles from the Loop on Chicago’s Northwest Side. The dominant feature of the neighborhood is a 207-acre park, named for naturalist Alexander von Humboldt. The area was annexed into the city of Chicago in 1869. Humboldt Park is number 23 of the 77 official communities that make up Chicago.
Extent
5 Linear Feet (in 4 boxes and 1 oversize folder, including 47 photographs)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains some historical sketches, photographs and documents about the neighborhood and its schools as well as issues of The Northwestown Booster newspaper from 1937-1940 and early photographs of Humboldt Park itself.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into three Series: Series 1: Documents, 1892-1958, undated; Series 2: Newspapers, 1937-1940 and Series 3: Photographs, 1870-1956, undated.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from Chicago Public Library’s Legler Branch Library in the 1980s as part of a Dr. Scholl Foundation grant. Supplement 1 consists of two 1937 maps of the Humboldt Park community and 31 issues of the newspaper Northwesttown Booster from 1937-1940.
Source
- Chicago Public Library. Legler Regional (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Humboldt Park Community Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Original author unknown, 1985. Updated and ingested into ArchivesSpace by Michelle McCoy, 2021
- Date
- 1985
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Unit at Harold Washington Library Center Repository
Harold Washington Library Center, 9th Floor
Chicago Public Library
400 S. State Street
Chicago IL 60605 United States
(312) 747-4875
specoll@chipublib.org