Englewood Community Collection
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a range of articles, brochures, historical sketches, newsletters, photographs, programs and reports that focus on Englewood’s neighborhood events, persons and organizations, particularly during the late 19th century to the early 1960s. Of particular note are the neighborhood photographs and the series devoted to schools in Englewood.
Dates
- 1868 - 2012
- Majority of material found within 1890 - 1945
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 Englewood neighborhood is seven miles south of the Loop. The neighborhood stretches from Garfield Boulevard south to roughly 76th Street. Racine Avenue forms the western edge of the neighborhood, while the eastern boundary diverges. Englewood joined the city of Chicago as part of the large annexations of 1889. Englewood is number 68 of the 77 official communities in Chicago.
Extent
13.5 Linear Feet (in 16 boxes, includes 283 photographs and 16 oversize folders)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains a range of articles, brochures, historical sketches, newsletters, photographs, programs and reports that focus on Englewood’s neighborhood events, persons and organizations, particularly during the late 19th century to the early 1960s. Of particular note are the neighborhood photographs and the series devoted to schools in Englewood.
Arrangement
The collection is organized by topic into 13 Series:
Series 1: Biographical Data, circa 1870-circa 1945, undated
Series 2: Business Establishments, circa 1880s-1948, undated
Series 3: Religious Institutions, 1886-1953, undated
Series 4: Clubs and Organizations, circa 1880s-1948, undated
Series 5: Historical Sketches, 1925-2012, undated
Series 6: Hospitals, Photographs, circa 1910-1920
Series 7: Municipal Agencies, Photographs, circa 1890-circa 1930
Series 8: Parks, 1877-1918, undated
Series 9: Residences, Photographs, 1890-circa 1910, undated
Series 10: Schools, circa 1870-1969, undated
Series 11: Street Scenes, 1871-1923, undated
Series 12: Transportation, 1868-circa 1951, undated
Series 13: Wartime Activities, 1917-1918, 1941-1945
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from Chicago Public Library Legler Branch in the 1980s as part of a Dr. Scholl Foundation grant. The Englewood Historical Association collected many of the original materials. Supplements to the collection were transferred and donated from numerous sources.
Supplement 1 includes photographs that were collected by the Englewood Historical Association and stored at the Hiram Kelly Branch of the Chicago Public Library. These are numbered with the prefix “1”. Alice Jacoby Harnish, born in Englewood in 1905, donated the photographs with the prefix “2” and the items in Box 7, Folders 13, 15-18 and 20.
Supplement 2 is housed in Boxes 8-9, and is largely comprised of yearbooks from area schools.
- Bicycles -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Chicago Normal School -- History -- Sources
- Cook County Normal School -- History -- Sources
- Englewood (Chicago, Ill.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lindblom High School (Chicago, Ill.) -- History -- Sources
- Parker High School (Chicago, Ill.) -- History -- Sources
- St. Anne Catholics Church (Chicago, Ill.) -- History -- Sources
- Wentworth School (Chicago, Ill.) -- History -- Sources
Source
- Chicago Public Library. Hiram Kelly Branch (Organization)
- Englewood Historical Association (Chicago, Ill.) (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Englewood Community Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Original author unknown, April 1989. Updated and ingested into ArchivesSpace by Michelle McCoy, 2021
- Date
- 1989
- 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