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Susan B. Rosenblum Papers

 Collection
Identifier: spe-00186
Abstract

This small collection consists of case studies, legal documents, reports, pamphlets and booklets connected to Susan B. Rosenblum’s work in Chicago in the 1980s. Items in the collection relate to three distinct areas of focus: displacement in the Uptown neighborhood in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the 1984 closing of the Playskool toy factory in West Humboldt Park and the creation of the non-profit Chicago Consortium of Worker Education in 1989.

Dates: 1980-1991

Rupp School Book Collection

 Collection
Identifier: nnhc-00037
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.

Dates: 1867-1914, undated; Majority of material found within 1904 - 1914

J. Howell Russell Costume Drawings

 Collection
Identifier: spe-t00082
Abstract

J. Howell Russell was a British costume designer whose work was also seen on Chicago’s stages. The collection includes drawings for productions at the Chicago Opera House and the Alhambra in London.

Dates: 1893

Sarah Siddons Society Records

 Collection
Identifier: spe-ctc-sss
Abstract

Includes administrative records, as well as files kept by the society regarding winners and annual actress/actor of the year awards, leading lady awards and scholarship awards. Also photographs of society events and award recipients.

Dates: 1849-2000; Majority of material found within Bulk Dates, 1952-2000

Eugene Sawyer Mayoral Records

 Collection
Identifier: spe-h00078
Abstract Eugene Sawyer worked in Chicago's Water Department before being elected 6th Ward Alderman in 1971. Following Harold Washington's death in November 1987, Sawyer was elected by his fellow City Council members to serve as mayor. Sawyer lost the special election in 1989 to Richard J. Daley, and after that, he left public office to pursue private business. Events that are most substantively represented in this collection include the construction of International Terminal 5 at O’Hare Airport, the...
Dates: 1980 - 1989; Majority of material found within Bulk dates: 1987-1989

Thomas F. Schulfer Program Collection

 Collection
Identifier: spe-ctc-tfs
Abstract

The Thomas F. Schulfer Program Collection was donated to Special Collections in 1988 by his son, Roche Schulfer, Executive Director at the Goodman Theatre. The collection documents primarily Chicago-area productions from the 1940s, 50s and 60s and includes a series of souvenir programs.

Dates: 1935 - 1985; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1969

Reverend Ronald Schupp Papers

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Identifier: harsh-1997-10
Abstract

Rev. Ronald Schupp was active in Chicago’s anti-apartheid movement and in efforts to aid the homeless. His papers include programs and clippings.

Dates: 1979-1997

Scottsdale Homeowners Association Records

 Collection
Identifier: spe-nhrc-sha
Abstract

The Scottsdale Homeowners Association was established in 1952 by residents of Scottsdale, a newly formed neighborhood on the Southwest Side of Chicago. This collection documents association’s activities through newsletters, meeting minutes, programs, clippings and photographs.

Dates: 1916 - 2014; Majority of material found within 1952 - 2014

Scrapbook of a Matinee Girl

 Collection
Identifier: spe-ctc-smg
Abstract

The compiler of this scrapbook remains anonymous. She attended a wide range of plays, operas and concerts. The scrapbook is annotated and includes reviews, clippings and occasionally pictures.

Dates: 1908 - 1912

Laura Bell Shaw Papers

 Collection
Identifier: harsh-2003-13
Abstract

Laura Bell Shaw served as president of the Women’s Auxiliary board of Provident Hospital in the early 1980s. She was also an organizer of an early African American women’s golf organization. Her papers include programs, rare serials and newspaper clippings.

Dates: 1948-1988, undated

ShawChicago Theater Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: spe-t00108
Abstract

ShawChicago specialized in concert readings of works by playwright George Bernard Shaw and his contemporaries. The collection includes production records, including programs and promotional materials, in addition to scripts, photographs and papers from long serving Artistic Director Robert Scogin.

Dates: 1970 - 2019; Majority of material found within 1994 - 2019

Barbara Shepherd Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: harsh-1999-03
Abstract

Barbara Shepherd worked on the 1940 American Negro Exposition held at the Chicago Coliseum. She also served in staff positions in several social service organizations. This small photograph collection is one of the few sources that documents the construction and activities of the 1940 exposition.

Dates: 1940-1942

Neal F. Simeon Papers

 Collection
Identifier: harsh-1979-02
Abstract

Simeon, one of the 16 teachers who organized Dunbar Trade School (now Dunbar Vocational High School) in 1948, later served as acting director of Dunbar and director of Vocational Education Centers for the Chicago Board of Education. His papers consist of scrapbooks of educational clippings, correspondence, photographs and college transcripts.

Dates: 1942-1967

Herbert A. Simmons Papers

 Collection
Identifier: harsh-1961-02
Abstract

Born in St. Louis in 1931, Herbert Simmons was one of the earliest black genre crime writers. His protagonists fought the restrictive nature of white society toward black men. His papers include galleys of Simmons’ novel Man Walking on Eggshells with author’s marginalia.

Dates: 1961 - 1962

Slack Family Photograph Album

 Collection
Identifier: spe-n00145
Abstract

Kathryn M. Slack spent the first few decades of her life in Chicago's Austin neighborhood before moving to Oak Park. It is presumed the album contains images of Kathryn M. Slack’s ancestors. The portraits include children, adults and older family members, and provide a view on the typical clothing and styles of a white family with the means to purchase photographic services in the late 1800s in Chicago.

Dates: Circa 1870s-circa 1890s

Frank W. Smith Glass Plate Slide Collection

 Collection
Identifier: spe-nhrc-gp-smith
Abstract

The glass photographic slides cover a broad spectrum of Chicago history including businesses, churches, clubs, organizations, municipal agencies, parks, residences, schools, street views and transportation, among other historical topics such as the Century of Progress and the World’s Columbian Exposition.

Dates: 1830-1933, undated

Homer Smith Papers

 File
Identifier: harsh-1994-06
Abstract

Homer Smith’s memoir, Black Man in Red Russia, was published and promoted by Johnson Publishing Company in 1964. The collection includes an unpublished manuscript by Smith highlighting his life in Ethiopia in the mid-twentieth century.

Dates: 1957-1964

Rosella E. Smith Papers

 Collection
Identifier: harsh-2005-01
Abstract

Rosella E. Smith’s papers include capital stock certificates from Binga State Bank and Supreme Liberty Life Insurance and receipts. Jesse Binga’s bank was a major Black-owned financial institution on Chicago’s South Side. It closed in 1933.

Dates: 1920-1956

South Chicago Community Collection

 Collection
Identifier: spe-nhrc-sccc
Abstract

The South Chicago Community Collection contains a range of ephemera, pamphlets, photographs and news clippings about the neighborhood’s residents, business establishments, religious institutions, clubs and organizations, hospitals, municipal agencies, residences, schools, streets, transportation, and wartime activities.

Dates: circa 1850s-circa 2000, undated

South Chicago Newspapers Collection

 Collection
Identifier: spe-scnc
Abstract

This collection is comprised of three titles published in the South Chicago neighborhood: The Calumet Record, The Daily Calumet and The South Chicago Daily Independent. While this collection contains no significant runs of any of the papers, many of the newspapers were saved because they specifically spoke to the history of the South Chicago neighborhood.

Dates: 1883 - 1961

South Lawndale Community Collection

 Collection
Identifier: spe-nhrc-slcc
Abstract

The collection contains a range of articles, brochures, historical sketches, newsletters, photographs, programs and yearbooks that focus on neighborhood events, persons and organizations in the South Lawndale community, particularly during the mid-20th century.

Dates: circa 1902-1952; Majority of material found within 1938 - 1947

South Shore Community Collection

 Collection
Identifier: spe-nhrc-sscc
Abstract

The South Shore Community Collection contains manuscripts, printed material and photographs on businesses, clubs and organizations, religious institutions, residents, schools and street scenes in the community area.

Dates: 1839 - 1982

South Shore Historical Society Records

 Collection
Identifier: spe-nhrc-sshs
Abstract

The collection contains documents related to the foundation and organization of the society itself, including society’s constitution, membership lists, reports, minutes and programs. A short history of the Society produced by one of its members describes the Society’s formation and sets forth its aims. Of particular interest are two notes from author and humorist Opie Read which can be found in the correspondence file.

Dates: 1935 - 1979

South Shore Newspaper Collection

 Collection
Identifier: spe-nhrc-ssnc
Abstract

The collection contains twelve partial runs of newspapers from the South Shore neighborhood, some of which are rare. The newspapers from the 1960s and 1970s illustrate the changing population of the South Shore neighborhood.

Dates: 1894 - 1982

Michael St. James Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: harsh-2000-09
Abstract

Photographer Michael St. James collected early images produced by Chicago’s pioneering African American photographers. The collection includes photographs taken in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Dates: circa 1890-1997

St. Mark's Camera Club Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: harsh-1992-04
Abstract

St. Mark’s Camera Club was founded by Willie Griffin in 1972. Griffin was also associated with the Washington Park and South Side camera clubs. This collection contains photographs from the camera club of St. Mark’s United Methodist Church.

Dates: 1990-1993, undated

Robert Sterling Pan American Games Papers

 Collection
Identifier: spe-c00157
Abstract

This small collection includes items Robert Sterling kept from his role as a referee for basketball games at the 3rd Pan American Games, held in Chicago in 1959. This collection includes twelve photographs of either the opening or closing ceremony at Soldier Field, official published programs, and a metal badge and certificate awarded to Sterling for his participation as referee.

Dates: 1958 - 1959

Stormfield Theatre Records

 Collection
Identifier: spe-ctc-sft
Abstract

In its five-season history, Stormfield produced nine world premieres and received numerous Joseph Jefferson Award citations. The collection consists of production files that include programs, promotional material, scripts and prompt scripts, reviews and clippings.

Dates: 1983 - 1987

Story Press Records

 Collection
Identifier: spe-a00007
Abstract

Story Press publishing company operated in Chicago in the 1980s, publishing short stories. This collection documents its history through correspondence, business files, review files and copies of published books.

Dates: 1977 - 1993

Streeterville Collection

 Collection
Identifier: spe-nhrc-str
Abstract

The collection consists of land and legal records concerning Streeterville acreage.

Dates: 1845 - 1940; Majority of material found within 1890 - 1931

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