Rupp School Book Collection
Scope and Contents
This collection contains school notebooks belonging to Clara, Elsie, and Walter Rupp, who studied at Blaine School and Lake View High School in the 1900s and 1910s. The notebooks cover a diverse range of subjects, including English, history, math, botany, and music. The collection also contains a few volumes of reference material, such as dictionaries and instructional guides, and a few novels.
Dates
- 1867-1914, undated
- Majority of material found within 1904 - 1914
Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Please consult staff to determine ability to reuse materials from collection.
Biographical / Historical
In 1910, the United States census shows siblings Walter Rupp (age 16), Clara Rupp (age 14), and Elsie Rupp (age 12) living at 3508 Janssen Avenue in Chicago. Their parents were Nicholas and Elizabeth, and Nicholas' occupation was listed as a manufacturer of furniture. According to the census, all members of the family were born in Illinois.
Extent
2.25 Linear Feet (in 5 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains school notebooks belonging to Clara, Elsie, and Walter Rupp, who studied at Blaine School and Lake View High School in the 1900s and 1910s. It also contains a few volumes of reference material, such as dictionaries and instructional guides, and a few novels.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in two series:
Series 1: Notebooks, 1906-1914, undated
Series 2: Books and reference material, 1867-1904, undated
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials found in collection; no documentation concerning the provenance of these materials exists.
- Lake View High School (Chicago, Ill.)
- Lakeview (Chicago, Ill.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- School notebooks Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Rupp School Book Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Allyson Smally
- Date
- 2021
- 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 Northside Neighborhood History Collection Repository
Sulzer Regional Library
Chicago Public Library
4455 N. Lincoln Avenue
Chicago IL 60625 United States
(312) 742-4455
northsidehistory@chipublib.org