West Side Newspaper Collection
Scope and Contents
The West Side Newspaper Collection consists of partial runs of several West Side newspapers including, Garfield News, Garfieldian and the West Town News, among others.
Dates
- 1880 - 1966
Creator
- West Side Kiwanis Club (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Please consult staff to determine ability to reuse materials from collection.
Biographical / Historical
Chicago’s West Side has been served by a number of neighborhood newspapers over the years. The papers follow community events, businesses and people more closely than citywide papers. The West Side community areas served by the newspapers in this collection include Austin, Brighton Park, East Garfield Park, Humboldt Park, Lower West Side, Near West Side, North Lawndale, South Lawndale, West Garfield Park and West Town.
Extent
75 Linear Feet (in 6 boxes, including 12 oversize folders, 70 bound volumes, and 6 microfilm reels)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The West Side Newspaper Collection consists of partial runs of West Side newspapers including The Austinite, Garfield News, Garfieldian and the West Town News, among others.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged alphabetically by newspaper and then chronologically within.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from Chicago Public Library, Legler Branch in 1988 as part of a Dr. Scholl Foundation grant. The materials were originally collected by the West Side Historical Society.
- Austin (Chicago, Ill.) -- Newspapers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Brighton Park (Chicago, Ill.) -- Newspapers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Community newspapers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- East Garfield Park (Chicago, Ill.) -- Newspapers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Humboldt Park (Chicago, Ill.) -- Newspapers Subject Source: Local sources
- Lower West Side (Chicago, Ill.) -- Newspapers Subject Source: Local sources
- Near West Side (Chicago, Ill.) -- Newspapers Subject Source: Local sources
- North Lawndale (Chicago, Ill.) -- Newspapers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- South Lawndale (Chicago, Ill.) -- Newspapers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- South Side (Chicago, Ill.) -- Newspapers Subject Source: Local sources
- West Garfield Park (Chicago, Ill.) -- Newspapers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- West Town (Chicago, Ill.) -- Newspapers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Source
- Chicago Public Library. Legler Regional (Organization)
- West Side Historical Society (Chicago, Ill.) (Organization)
Creator
- West Side Kiwanis Club (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the West Side Newspaper Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Original author unknown, 1993 April. Updated and ingested into ArchivesSpace by Michelle McCoy, 2021
- Date
- 1993
- 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