High schools -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Sources.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Amundsen High School Collection
Collection
Identifier: nnhc-ahs
Abstract
Amundsen High School was constructed in 1930 on Damen Avenue at Foster Avenue in Winnemac Park on the North Side of Chicago. Originally a junior high school, it was converted to a four-year high school in 1933 and has continued to serve as a high school since that time. The collection contains yearbooks, clippings, programs, the school newspaper, and photographs.
Dates:
1931 - 1987
Fenger High School Records
Collection
Identifier: spe-nhrc-fhs
Abstract
The Fenger High School Records are comprised of three major formats: numerous copies of the school yearbook, the Fenger Courier, which in its early years was published twice yearly; photographs taken at a 1946 school dance; and three scrapbooks put together by Mrs. Fenstemacher throughout her career as English teacher at Fenger High School.
Dates:
1925 - 1987
Lane Technical High School Collection
Collection
Identifier: nnhc-lths
Abstract
Lane Technical High School is Chicago's largest high school. It opened in 1908 and moved to its current location at the corner of of Western and Addison in 1934. The collection contains Alumni Association files; miscellaneous booklets, programs, clippings, and other ephemera; and copies of three publications: the Lane Tech Prep literary magazine, the yearbook which was also called the Lane Tech Prep until 1958 when it was renamed the ...
Dates:
1912-2007, undated
Mary Zimmerman Scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: spe-nhrc-zim
Abstract
Mary Zimmerman’s scrapbook highlights her educational, professional and public achievements. Mary Zimmerman (1869-1953) was one of four original faculty members of John Marshall High School that opened in Chicago’s East Garfield Park neighborhood in 1895. She taught Latin for forty years until her retirement in 1935. Zimmerman was active with the American Friends of the Hebrew University and sought to raise funds for scholarships and programs for the Jerusalem institution that was founded in...
Dates:
1895 - 1953