Englewood High School Records
Scope and Contents
The Englewood High School Records contains historical sketches, laboratory notebooks, photographs, programs, publications and yearbooks that chronicle school history and student activities.
Dates
- Creation: 1874 - 1959
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.
In 1859, Englewood’s first school opened in a two-story frame house. Englewood High School was established in 1873 at 6201 S. Stewart Avenue. A new school facility was built in 1979. The last class graduated in 2008, the school closed and reopened as two schools: Urban Prep Charter Academy and Team Englewood Community Academy.
Extent
7.5 Linear Feet (in 10 boxes including 66 photographs)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The Englewood High School Records is arranged into two Series: Series 1: Documents, 1874-1959 and Series 2: Photographs, 1892-1916.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Many of the original materials in the original accession were collected by Englewood Historical Association and transferred from Chicago Public Library, Hiram Kelly Branch in 1985 as part of a Dr. Scholl Foundation grant. Englewood High School graduate (1922) Alice Jacoby (later Mrs. Harnish) donated the items in Box 7, Folders 7-10. Additional supplements have been transferred and donated from a variety of sources.
Source
- Chicago Public Library. Hiram Kelly Branch (Organization)
- Englewood Historical Association (Chicago, Ill.) (Organization)
Subject
- Englewood High School (Chicago, Ill.) (Organization)
Geographic
- Title
- Guide to the Englewood High School Records
- 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