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Ann Stull Papers

 Collection
Identifier: harsh-1999-04
Abstract

Ann Stull was director of Friendship House in Chicago from 1951 to 1955. Friendship House was a Roman Catholic mission that preached and practiced racial tolerance in the pre-civil rights era. Her collection of rare serials and newspaper clippings documents racism, Catholicism’s involvement in interracial justice, labor relations, housing and educational discrimination on Chicago’s West Side.

Dates: 1942 - 1972

Suburbia Collection

 Collection
Identifier: spe-nhrc-sub
Abstract

The collection consists of ephemera, pamphlets and photographs about Chicago suburbs.

Dates: 1856 - 1975

Linda Erf Swift Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: spe-c00064
Abstract

From 2007 to 2015, Linda Erf Swift photographed students from three Chicago high schools in the Hyde Park and Kenwood neighborhoods. The goal of her Chalkboard Project was to generate dialog between students and awareness about their communities, schools and lives. This collection contains six color portraits, exhibit captions and a text panel from the 2015 exhibition at Harold Washington Library Center.

Dates: 2015

Alida Szabo Poster Collection

 Collection
Identifier: spe-t00053
Abstract

Alida Szabo built a poster collection while working in program development, marketing and media services for numerous arts organizations across Chicago. The collection contains 26 posters, collected by Szabo between 1976 and 1987 through her work with theaters including St. Nicholas and Goodman, as well as with the Mayor's Office of Special Events and other cultural institutions in Chicago.

Dates: 1976-1987

Willietta Temple Papers

 Collection
Identifier: harsh-2007-03
Abstract

Willietta Jones Temple was a longtime member of Lilydale First Baptist Church and an activist in Lilydale community organizations. Her papers include church anniversary books, programs, correspondence, newsletters, funeral programs and photographs. Also included are materials from other churches and documentation of Lilydale community organizations’ work.

Dates: 1941 - 2009

D.E. Terriere Diaries

 Collection
Identifier: spe-n00044
Abstract

D.E. (David Edward) Terriere was a longtime resident of the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago who worked as a banker at the Englewood Bank. His 37 handwritten diary entries, although brief, offer glimpses at his family life, household financial transactions and activities in the city. One of the diaries from 1900 was kept by Terriere’s mother-in-law, Anna Elizabeth Correll of Niles, Michigan.

Dates: 1870 - 1913

Theater Portrait and Clipping Files

 Collection
Identifier: spe-ctc-tpc
Abstract

The Theater Portrait and Clipping Files collection consists of portraits and clippings relating to actors, actresses, dancers, singers and vaudeville performers who performed on Chicago stages as well as in New York, London and smaller venues across the United States and Europe. Included are portraits, in the form of either professional photographs or clippings from programs, as well as obituaries and other clippings.

Dates: 1894 - 1945

Theater Scrapbook "D"

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Identifier: spe-ctc-sbd
Abstract

Theater scrapbook “D” consists of portraits of late 19th and early 20th century actors and actresses clipped from sources such as newspapers, periodicals and programs.

Dates: circa 1895-1910

Theater Scrapbook "F"

 Collection
Identifier: spe-ctc-sbf
Abstract

Includes a collection of programs, newspaper reviews and a few pictures pasted into a theater-goer's scrapbook, possibly compiled by Mrs. Rosalie E. Lang.

Dates: 1913 - 1914

Theater Scrapbook "H"

 Collection
Identifier: spe-ctc-sbh
Abstract

Theater Scrapbook “H,” compiled by T. Lovel D. Hadwen, includes clipped theater and opera playbills, predominantly from venues in and around Chicago from the years 1921 through 1924, though there are also programs from Milwaukee, New York, Washington, D.C. and Canada.

Dates: 1914 - 1935; Majority of material found within 1921 - 1924

Theater Scrapbook "P"

 Collection
Identifier: spe-ctc-sbp
Abstract

The scrapbook consists of clipped playbills predominantly from theaters in Chicago, but also from Boston and New York. Chicago venues Hooley’s McVicker’s and the Academy of Music appear most often, with several programs from the New Chicago and the Adelphi theaters.

Dates: 1874 - 1877

Theater Scrapbooks "10-13"

 Collection
Identifier: spe-ctc-sb10-13
Abstract

Theater Scrapbooks “10-13” consist of materials relating to actors, actresses and performances circa 1900-1929. Materials include photographs and portraits clipped from sources such as newspapers, periodicals and programs, as well as parts of programs themselves and newspaper articles and reviews relating to plays or performers.

Dates: 1900 - 1929

Ton Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: spe-nhrc-ton
Abstract

The Ton family immigrated from Holland and settled in the area known today as Roseland. They were a large family and held annual reunions between 1896 and 1955. The collection contains programs from those reunions.

Dates: 1865 - 1974

Topel Family Photograph Album

 Collection
Identifier: spe-w00182
Abstract

The photographs in the Topel Family Photograph Album—the bulk of which date from circa 1917 to circa 1925—document the experiences of a Chicago-area family in the early twentieth century. Of particular significance are the photographs related to World War I and Chicago-area war efforts, including a substantial group of images taken at Camp Grant, a United States Army training facility in Rockford, Ill.

Dates: circa 1860s-circa 1930s; Majority of material found within circa 1917-circa 1925

Trade Catalog Collection

 Collection
Identifier: spe-nhrc-tcc
Abstract

The collection consists of catalogs and advertisements for goods and services produced or sold by Chicago’s manufacturers, retail stores, wholesale houses and other businesses. The product categories include agriculture, amusement, apparel, appliances, automotive, bicycles, construction, education, furniture, hardware, housewares, jewelry, machinery, medicine, music, printing, publishing, sporting goods and general merchandise.

Dates: 1864-1986, 2022

Travel and Railway Poster Collection

 Collection
Identifier: spe-c00112
Abstract

The collection contains 20th century posters from Chicago, North America and international destinations. The chromolithographic posters employ graphic design and illustration to advertise tours, travel agents, and transportation to destinations by railroad as well as ship and bus lines.

Dates: 1910-1941, undated

Charlie Trotter Collection

 Collection
Identifier: spe-r00067
Abstract

The Charlie Trotter Collection reflects aspects of Trotter’s life and career from his culinary development to his restaurants to his activities as a celebrity chef. The materials include a selection of menus, personal manuscripts, photographs and artifacts that taken together provide a snapshot into the life of a celebrity chef and the five-star restaurant that changed the culinary landscape of Chicago.

Dates: circa 1956-2017; Majority of material found within 1987 - 2010

Charlie Trotter Cookbook Collection

 Collection
Identifier: spe-r00079
Abstract

Charlie Trotter’s personal cookbook collection reflects a broad spectrum of professional and home cooking titles as well as food and wine commentary and management guides. The bibliography has been annotated to show which titles were signed or inscribed to Charlie Trotter by authors, fellow chefs and friends, or contain letters, menus or news clippings.

Dates: 1699 - 2014; Majority of material found within 1970 - 2010

Charlie Trotter Personal Library

 Collection
Identifier: spe-r00102
Abstract

The Charlie Trotter Personal Library contains a selection of books on owned by Charlie Trotter that reflect his wide range of interests.

Dates: 1886 - 2013

Akito Tsuda Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: spe-n00162
Abstract

Japanese photographer Akito Tsuda enrolled in Columbia College in 1990. Between 1991 and 1994, his photographic explorations in the city led him to the Pilsen neighborhood and the city’s Lower West Side community where he forged intercultural bonds with the predominantly Latinx residents.

Dates: 1991 - 2021; Majority of material found within 1991 - 1994

John B. Turner Collection

 Collection
Identifier: nnhc-jbt
Abstract

The John B. Turner Collection contains a small number of miscellaneous historical files related to John B. Turner and his family.

Dates: 1852-1975, undated

Laurence Turner Papers

 Collection
Identifier: harsh-1992-02
Abstract

Laurence Turner, an African American supporter of independent African nations, moved to Tanzania in the 1970s. He established his own business and trained local entrepreneurs. His papers document his life and work in Tanzania.

Dates: 1931-1990

United Woodlawn, Inc. Records

 Collection
Identifier: spe-nhrc-uwi
Abstract

The collection documents efforts on behalf of neighborhood improvement projects undertaken by United Woodlawn, Inc.

Dates: 1949 - 1958

Uptown Chicago Commission Collection

 Collection
Identifier: nnhc-00079
Abstract

The Uptown Chicago Commission was incorporated in 1955 by community members who worked together to foster community improvement. The collection includes meeting agendas, flyers, membership lists, minutes, newsletters, publications and reports.

Dates: 1956-2020, undated

Valmor Products Label Collection

 Collection
Identifier: spe-c00117
Abstract

The Valmor Product Label Collection contains a small selection of product labels created in the 1930s and 1940s by the Valmor Products Company or its subsidiary companies: Lucky Brown, Madam Jones, King Novelty and Famous Products Company. The products ranged from hair pomades, perfumes and skin creams to household products that were marketed to African American women prior to the Black is Beautiful movement and frequently consisted of skin lighteners and hair straighteners.

Dates: 1934 - 1944

E.R. Walker Photograph Album

 Collection
Identifier: spe-f00115
Abstract

E.R. Walker was an official photographer for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Walker produced at least 175 different images for the Exposition. Fair visitors could select the photographs they wanted from these available images to build customized souvenir albums. This appears to be one such album, made up of 41 selected images.

Dates: 1893

Thomas Calhoun Walker Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Harsh-1958-01
Abstract

Thomas Calhoun Walker was born at the end of slavery in Gloucester, Virginia, and educated at Hampton Institute. He later became a lawyer and community activist. His papers consist of the typescript of his autobiography, The Honey-Pod Tree.

Dates: 1958

Joan Wallace Papers

 Collection
Identifier: harsh-2005-06
Abstract

oan Wallace, daughter of painter William Edouard Scott and widow of anti-poverty federal official Maurice Dawkins, was an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture during the Carter administration. Her papers contain correspondence, speeches, scrapbooks, photographs and memorabilia.

Dates: 1901-2007, bulk 1977-1994; Majority of material found within 1977 - 1994

Louis D. Walz Collection

 Collection
Identifier: nnhc-ldw
Abstract

Louis D. Walz directed the Lake View High School Band from 1928 until his retirement in 1961. The collection includes photographs of student musical activities at Lake View High; letters from former students serving in World War II; and programs, clippings, and correspondence related to Walz’s work at Lake View High.

Dates: 1928 - 1982

Rea Warg Papers

 Collection
Identifier: spe-c00024
Abstract

This small collection contains clippings, photographs, and documents pertaining to Rea Warg's stage management of the Chicago Fair's "Frontiers of Freedom" pageant in 1950. Of significance are Warg's handwritten notes on casting and negotiations with the Actors Equity union. Minor information is included about the Railroad Fair of 1948-1949.

Dates: 1948 - 1985; Majority of material found within 1950

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