Box 16
Container
Contains 47 Results:
Photographs - unidentified, undated
File — Box: 16, Folder: 853
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
Research materials related to Lily Venson’s journalism on the crusade to preserve the private Edgewater Golf Club land for the public in the creation of Laurence C. Warren Park in Chicago’s West Rogers Park neighborhood. She wrote approximately 100 feature stories on the crusade for Lerner Newspapers, for which she received a nomination for the Pulitzer Prize and was awarded a plaque from Illinois Governor Richard Ogilvie.Edgewater Golf Club’s land had been sought after for...
Dates:
undated
Press Releases, 1968-1972
File — Box: 16, Folder: 854
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
Research materials related to Lily Venson’s journalism on the crusade to preserve the private Edgewater Golf Club land for the public in the creation of Laurence C. Warren Park in Chicago’s West Rogers Park neighborhood. She wrote approximately 100 feature stories on the crusade for Lerner Newspapers, for which she received a nomination for the Pulitzer Prize and was awarded a plaque from Illinois Governor Richard Ogilvie.Edgewater Golf Club’s land had been sought after for...
Dates:
1968-1972
Press Releases - announcing Lily Venson's award for community service, approximately 1970
File — Box: 16, Folder: 855
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
Research materials related to Lily Venson’s journalism on the crusade to preserve the private Edgewater Golf Club land for the public in the creation of Laurence C. Warren Park in Chicago’s West Rogers Park neighborhood. She wrote approximately 100 feature stories on the crusade for Lerner Newspapers, for which she received a nomination for the Pulitzer Prize and was awarded a plaque from Illinois Governor Richard Ogilvie.Edgewater Golf Club’s land had been sought after for...
Dates:
approximately 1970
Programs, 1972
File — Box: 16, Folder: 856
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
Research materials related to Lily Venson’s journalism on the crusade to preserve the private Edgewater Golf Club land for the public in the creation of Laurence C. Warren Park in Chicago’s West Rogers Park neighborhood. She wrote approximately 100 feature stories on the crusade for Lerner Newspapers, for which she received a nomination for the Pulitzer Prize and was awarded a plaque from Illinois Governor Richard Ogilvie.Edgewater Golf Club’s land had been sought after for...
Dates:
1972
Reports - "Builder Reports Progress on Plans for Winston House", prepared for Lerner Newspapers by Centex-Winston Corporation, Jul. 21, 1970
File — Box: 16, Folder: 857
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
Research materials related to Lily Venson’s journalism on the crusade to preserve the private Edgewater Golf Club land for the public in the creation of Laurence C. Warren Park in Chicago’s West Rogers Park neighborhood. She wrote approximately 100 feature stories on the crusade for Lerner Newspapers, for which she received a nomination for the Pulitzer Prize and was awarded a plaque from Illinois Governor Richard Ogilvie.Edgewater Golf Club’s land had been sought after for...
Dates:
Jul. 21, 1970
Resolutions - Alderman Jack I. Sperling, 50th ward, to save remaining 37 acres at former Edgewater Country Club as open recreational area, by use of "Home Rule" powers of the City of Chicago, 1960s-1970s
File — Box: 16, Folder: 858
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
Research materials related to Lily Venson’s journalism on the crusade to preserve the private Edgewater Golf Club land for the public in the creation of Laurence C. Warren Park in Chicago’s West Rogers Park neighborhood. She wrote approximately 100 feature stories on the crusade for Lerner Newspapers, for which she received a nomination for the Pulitzer Prize and was awarded a plaque from Illinois Governor Richard Ogilvie.Edgewater Golf Club’s land had been sought after for...
Dates:
1960s-1970s
Resolutions - asking the Commissioner of Development and Planning to make a full disclosure on Edgewater rezoning, 1969
File — Box: 16, Folder: 859
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
Research materials related to Lily Venson’s journalism on the crusade to preserve the private Edgewater Golf Club land for the public in the creation of Laurence C. Warren Park in Chicago’s West Rogers Park neighborhood. She wrote approximately 100 feature stories on the crusade for Lerner Newspapers, for which she received a nomination for the Pulitzer Prize and was awarded a plaque from Illinois Governor Richard Ogilvie.Edgewater Golf Club’s land had been sought after for...
Dates:
1969
Resolutions- regarding House Bill 2058, Mayor's Office, approximately 1969
File — Box: 16, Folder: 860
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
Research materials related to Lily Venson’s journalism on the crusade to preserve the private Edgewater Golf Club land for the public in the creation of Laurence C. Warren Park in Chicago’s West Rogers Park neighborhood. She wrote approximately 100 feature stories on the crusade for Lerner Newspapers, for which she received a nomination for the Pulitzer Prize and was awarded a plaque from Illinois Governor Richard Ogilvie.Edgewater Golf Club’s land had been sought after for...
Dates:
approximately 1969
Schematic Plans - Warren Park, undated
File — Box: 16, Folder: 861
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
Research materials related to Lily Venson’s journalism on the crusade to preserve the private Edgewater Golf Club land for the public in the creation of Laurence C. Warren Park in Chicago’s West Rogers Park neighborhood. She wrote approximately 100 feature stories on the crusade for Lerner Newspapers, for which she received a nomination for the Pulitzer Prize and was awarded a plaque from Illinois Governor Richard Ogilvie.Edgewater Golf Club’s land had been sought after for...
Dates:
undated
Song Sheet - (sung at gathering on golf land to save remaining 30 acres for a 90 acre state park), undated
File — Box: 16, Folder: 862
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
Research materials related to Lily Venson’s journalism on the crusade to preserve the private Edgewater Golf Club land for the public in the creation of Laurence C. Warren Park in Chicago’s West Rogers Park neighborhood. She wrote approximately 100 feature stories on the crusade for Lerner Newspapers, for which she received a nomination for the Pulitzer Prize and was awarded a plaque from Illinois Governor Richard Ogilvie.Edgewater Golf Club’s land had been sought after for...
Dates:
undated
Statements - Dr. James D. Barry, Chairman, ANSCO, Before the Meeting of the Building and Zoning Committee of the Chicago City Council, Mar. 7, 1972
File — Box: 16, Folder: 863
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
Research materials related to Lily Venson’s journalism on the crusade to preserve the private Edgewater Golf Club land for the public in the creation of Laurence C. Warren Park in Chicago’s West Rogers Park neighborhood. She wrote approximately 100 feature stories on the crusade for Lerner Newspapers, for which she received a nomination for the Pulitzer Prize and was awarded a plaque from Illinois Governor Richard Ogilvie.Edgewater Golf Club’s land had been sought after for...
Dates:
Mar. 7, 1972
Statements - Theodore Berland, Vice President, NTCC, Before the Chicago Plan Commission, Feb. 26, 1970
File — Box: 16, Folder: 864
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
Research materials related to Lily Venson’s journalism on the crusade to preserve the private Edgewater Golf Club land for the public in the creation of Laurence C. Warren Park in Chicago’s West Rogers Park neighborhood. She wrote approximately 100 feature stories on the crusade for Lerner Newspapers, for which she received a nomination for the Pulitzer Prize and was awarded a plaque from Illinois Governor Richard Ogilvie.Edgewater Golf Club’s land had been sought after for...
Dates:
Feb. 26, 1970
Statements - Theodore Berland, Chairman, ANSCO, Before the Meeting of the Board of Commissioners, Chicago Park District, Nov. 10, 1970
File — Box: 16, Folder: 865
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
Research materials related to Lily Venson’s journalism on the crusade to preserve the private Edgewater Golf Club land for the public in the creation of Laurence C. Warren Park in Chicago’s West Rogers Park neighborhood. She wrote approximately 100 feature stories on the crusade for Lerner Newspapers, for which she received a nomination for the Pulitzer Prize and was awarded a plaque from Illinois Governor Richard Ogilvie.Edgewater Golf Club’s land had been sought after for...
Dates:
Nov. 10, 1970
Statements - Edward J. Copeland, upon the signing of the Edgewater Golf Course Bill (House Bill 2058), by Governor Ogilvie, Oct. 9, 1970
File — Box: 16, Folder: 866
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
Research materials related to Lily Venson’s journalism on the crusade to preserve the private Edgewater Golf Club land for the public in the creation of Laurence C. Warren Park in Chicago’s West Rogers Park neighborhood. She wrote approximately 100 feature stories on the crusade for Lerner Newspapers, for which she received a nomination for the Pulitzer Prize and was awarded a plaque from Illinois Governor Richard Ogilvie.Edgewater Golf Club’s land had been sought after for...
Dates:
Oct. 9, 1970
Statements - Edmund Deuss, Before Chicago Plan Commission, Jan. 17, 1969
File — Box: 16, Folder: 867
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
Research materials related to Lily Venson’s journalism on the crusade to preserve the private Edgewater Golf Club land for the public in the creation of Laurence C. Warren Park in Chicago’s West Rogers Park neighborhood. She wrote approximately 100 feature stories on the crusade for Lerner Newspapers, for which she received a nomination for the Pulitzer Prize and was awarded a plaque from Illinois Governor Richard Ogilvie.Edgewater Golf Club’s land had been sought after for...
Dates:
Jan. 17, 1969
Statements - Alan. J. Garber, spokesman, ANSCO, Before the Chicago Plan Commission, Jan. 17, 1969
File — Box: 16, Folder: 868
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
Research materials related to Lily Venson’s journalism on the crusade to preserve the private Edgewater Golf Club land for the public in the creation of Laurence C. Warren Park in Chicago’s West Rogers Park neighborhood. She wrote approximately 100 feature stories on the crusade for Lerner Newspapers, for which she received a nomination for the Pulitzer Prize and was awarded a plaque from Illinois Governor Richard Ogilvie.Edgewater Golf Club’s land had been sought after for...
Dates:
Jan. 17, 1969
Statements - Alan J. Garber, spokesman, ANSCO, Before the Chicago Plan Commission, Feb. 26, 1970
File — Box: 16, Folder: 869
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
Research materials related to Lily Venson’s journalism on the crusade to preserve the private Edgewater Golf Club land for the public in the creation of Laurence C. Warren Park in Chicago’s West Rogers Park neighborhood. She wrote approximately 100 feature stories on the crusade for Lerner Newspapers, for which she received a nomination for the Pulitzer Prize and was awarded a plaque from Illinois Governor Richard Ogilvie.Edgewater Golf Club’s land had been sought after for...
Dates:
Feb. 26, 1970
Statements - Lily Venson, Ceremony of Warren Park dedication, Sept. 13, 1987
File — Box: 16, Folder: 870
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
Research materials related to Lily Venson’s journalism on the crusade to preserve the private Edgewater Golf Club land for the public in the creation of Laurence C. Warren Park in Chicago’s West Rogers Park neighborhood. She wrote approximately 100 feature stories on the crusade for Lerner Newspapers, for which she received a nomination for the Pulitzer Prize and was awarded a plaque from Illinois Governor Richard Ogilvie.Edgewater Golf Club’s land had been sought after for...
Dates:
Sept. 13, 1987
Statements - Laurence C. Warren, Chairman, ANSCO, in support of House Bill 2058 for acquisition of 92 acres of land in Cook County for a state park, 1967-1969
File — Box: 16, Folder: 871
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
Research materials related to Lily Venson’s journalism on the crusade to preserve the private Edgewater Golf Club land for the public in the creation of Laurence C. Warren Park in Chicago’s West Rogers Park neighborhood. She wrote approximately 100 feature stories on the crusade for Lerner Newspapers, for which she received a nomination for the Pulitzer Prize and was awarded a plaque from Illinois Governor Richard Ogilvie.Edgewater Golf Club’s land had been sought after for...
Dates:
1967-1969
Statements - Laurence C. Warren, Chairman, ANSCO, on Edgewater Golf Course, Nov. 5, 1968
File — Box: 16, Folder: 872
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
Research materials related to Lily Venson’s journalism on the crusade to preserve the private Edgewater Golf Club land for the public in the creation of Laurence C. Warren Park in Chicago’s West Rogers Park neighborhood. She wrote approximately 100 feature stories on the crusade for Lerner Newspapers, for which she received a nomination for the Pulitzer Prize and was awarded a plaque from Illinois Governor Richard Ogilvie.Edgewater Golf Club’s land had been sought after for...
Dates:
Nov. 5, 1968
Statements - Laurence C. Warren, Chairman, ANSCO, before Chicago Plan Commission for acquisition of 92 acres of land at Pratt and Western for a state park, Feb. 26, 1970
File — Box: 16, Folder: 873
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
Research materials related to Lily Venson’s journalism on the crusade to preserve the private Edgewater Golf Club land for the public in the creation of Laurence C. Warren Park in Chicago’s West Rogers Park neighborhood. She wrote approximately 100 feature stories on the crusade for Lerner Newspapers, for which she received a nomination for the Pulitzer Prize and was awarded a plaque from Illinois Governor Richard Ogilvie.Edgewater Golf Club’s land had been sought after for...
Dates:
Feb. 26, 1970
Subpoena - Lily Venson, case no. 74 CR 291, Sept. 30, 1974
File — Box: 16, Folder: 874
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
Research materials related to Lily Venson’s journalism on the crusade to preserve the private Edgewater Golf Club land for the public in the creation of Laurence C. Warren Park in Chicago’s West Rogers Park neighborhood. She wrote approximately 100 feature stories on the crusade for Lerner Newspapers, for which she received a nomination for the Pulitzer Prize and was awarded a plaque from Illinois Governor Richard Ogilvie.Edgewater Golf Club’s land had been sought after for...
Dates:
Sept. 30, 1974
Suggestions for Edgewater Golf Club Land (mailed in from newspaper readers), approximately 1969-1970
File — Box: 16, Folder: 875
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
Research materials related to Lily Venson’s journalism on the crusade to preserve the private Edgewater Golf Club land for the public in the creation of Laurence C. Warren Park in Chicago’s West Rogers Park neighborhood. She wrote approximately 100 feature stories on the crusade for Lerner Newspapers, for which she received a nomination for the Pulitzer Prize and was awarded a plaque from Illinois Governor Richard Ogilvie.Edgewater Golf Club’s land had been sought after for...
Dates:
approximately 1969-1970
Cards from flower arrangements, 1963-1973
File — Box: 16, Folder: 876
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
Materials related to Lily Venson’s personal life and professional career. This series includes clippings, correspondence she received during her time as a journalist for Lerner Newspapers, name tags, and photographs, some of which relate to her feature stories for Lerner Newspapers. Additionally this series contains her obituary and select materials used to prepare it as well as publicity related to the professional field of journalism and collected publications by other authors.
Dates:
1963-1973
Clippings - Lerner Newspapers (includes a Leo A. Lerner tribute), The Sunday Star and Lerner Newspapers, Mar. 30-May 16, 1965, undated
File — Box: 16, Folder: 877
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
Materials related to Lily Venson’s personal life and professional career. This series includes clippings, correspondence she received during her time as a journalist for Lerner Newspapers, name tags, and photographs, some of which relate to her feature stories for Lerner Newspapers. Additionally this series contains her obituary and select materials used to prepare it as well as publicity related to the professional field of journalism and collected publications by other authors.
Dates:
Mar. 30-May 16, 1965, undated