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Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records - Master Mechanic's Records
Record Group
Identifier: CB&Q-A-8
Abstract
Meeting minutes and scattered subject files relating to the Master Mechanics Association of the CB&Q. The association was formed to make recommendations to the management about construction, maintenance, and repair of all rail cars, equipment, tools, and rail lines. Forms part of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records.
Dates:
1886-1966; Majority of material found within 1886 - 1895
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records - Office of the President
Record Group
Identifier: CB&Q-A-1
Abstract
Materials created and collected by Ralph Budd (1879-1962), who was the president of the CB&Q from 1932 to 1949. Includes correspondence with President Franklin D. Roosevelt, administrative files, and Federal Coordinator of Transportation Files. Forms part of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records. Forms part of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records.
Dates:
1924-1955
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records - Other Corporations
Record Group
Identifier: CB&Q-8
Abstract
Railroads and other interests built or acquired by CB&Q as the company advanced west of the Mississippi, expanding the empire throughout the Midwest and western states. Most series include a volume of corporate records detailing articles of incorporation, meeting minutes, resolutions, and notice of acquisition or dissolution. Other materials include annual reports, financial statements, correspondence, journals, ledgers, legal papers, contracts, construction statements, equipment reports,...
Dates:
1820-1964; Majority of material found within 1870 - 1900
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records - Payroll Records
Record Group
Identifier: CB&Q-A-9
Abstract
Payroll books of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company (CB&Q), organized by division, and including name, type of job, and compensation information. Forms part of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records.
Dates:
1879-1938; Majority of material found within 1889 - 1900
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records - Personal Papers
Record Group
Identifier: CB&Q-A-4
Abstract
Collections of correspondence, memorabilia, and photographs of three people related to the CB&Q but whose papers do not constitute part of the records of the company. Includes papers of C.E. Perkins's wife Edith Forbes Perkins, his daughter Edith Perkins Cunningham, and William A. Davis, postmaster for St. Joseph, Missouri, supposedly the first to suggest Railway Mail Service as a replacement for the Pony Express. Forms part of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records.
Dates:
1862-1934
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records - Photographs, Artwork, and Audiovisual
Record Group
Identifier: CB&Q-A-5
Abstract
Photographs, cartoons, drawings, and paintings, and two boxes of audio media of oral histories, interviews, Burlington Route chapter readings by its author, and radio programs. Forms part of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records.
Dates:
approximately 1852-1975
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records - Predecessor Companies
Record Group
Identifier: CB&Q-1&2
Abstract
Correspondence, circulars, and other documents primarily related to the predecessor companies of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company (CB&Q), spanning the years 1849-1864: the Aurora Branch Railroad, the Chicago and Aurora Railroad Company, the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company, and the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Rail Road Company. Forms part of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records.
Dates:
1849-1889
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records - Securities
Record Group
Identifier: CB&Q-4
Abstract
Financial materials of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company (CB&Q), primarily papers and oversize volumes concerning stocks and bonds, showing the history of sales and transfers. Forms part of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records.
Dates:
1856-1922
Chicago Business Men's Orchestra Records
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-154
Abstract
Correspondence, clippings and programs of this orchestra, established in 1921, which was composed of men working in Chicago business firms. Later renamed the Chicago Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra.
Dates:
1941-1962
Chicago Calligraphy Collective Records
Collection
Identifier: Wing-Modern-MS-CCC
Abstract
Non-profit public education organization founded in 1976 to promote the study, practice, and appreciation of calligraphy in all of its historical and present-day applications. Collection includes newsletters, posters, exhibit announcements, invitations, workshop materials, and other printed items. Also included is correspondence among early members, as well as between members and calligraphers outside of Chicago. There is an extensive collection of the newsletters of other calligraphy clubs...
Dates:
1963-ongoing; Majority of material found within 1975 - 2015
Chicago Chamber Musicians Records
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Chicago Chamber 2
Abstract
Chicago organization founded in 1986 by musicians Larry Combs, Joseph Genualdi, Deborah Sobol, and Gail Williams for the purpose of building an internationally recognized institution devoted to the study and performance of chamber music by string and wood instruments. Records include minutes, financial and fundraising papers, season records, photographs, press clippings, awards, and files relating to the Centennial celebration, general program files, special program files (children's and family...
Dates:
1986-2014
Chicago Choral Artists Records
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-CCA
Abstract
Chicago Choral Artists (CCA) began in 1975 as the James Chorale before changing their name in 1997 following the death of their founder, James Rogner, in 1995. They continue to perform in the Chicago area, focusing on creating "a vibrant thread of music which connects the director, the singers and the audience" (quoted from their website, 2021).
Dates:
1982-2018; Majority of material found within 1996 - 2015
Chicago City Ballet records
Collection
Identifier: Dance-MS-CCB
Abstract
Administrative, promotional, and audiovisual records of the Chicago City Ballet, founded by prima ballerina Maria Tallchief in 1980. The successor of the Lyric Opera Ballet, this resident ballet company toured and performed in Chicago and throughout the United States until dissolving in 1987. Also includes photographs and musical scores.
Dates:
1924-2001; Majority of material found within 1980 - 1987
Chicago City Ballet School Records
Collection
Identifier: Dance-MS-CCB School
Abstract
The School of the Chicago City Ballet was founded in 1980 by Maria Tallchief and affiliated with the Chicago City Ballet, outlasting the company by six years until its closing in 1993. Includes administrative records, publicity materials, and photographs.
Dates:
1980-1994
Chicago Club Records
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Chicago Club
Abstract
The Chicago Club is a private social club headquartered at the corner of Van Buren Street and Michigan Avenue. Established in 1869, the Club has had many high-profile members over the years including Marshall Field and George Pullman. Historically, the most prominent members are the Chicago Club were executives of the city's most successful corporations. Collection contains menus for the traditional Chicago Club New Year’s Day Luncheon, from 1959 to 1984. Additionally, there are several notes...
Dates:
1959-1984
Chicago Community Trust Excellence in Dance Initiative Records
Collection
Identifier: Dance-MS-Dance Initiative
Abstract
Administrative files, consultant files and a collection of background information and publications relating to the field of dance and specifically to the activities of a short-term initiative developed by the Chicago Community Trust which had the aim of strengthening the field of dance in Chicago.
Dates:
1999-2007
Chicago Dance and Music Alliance Records
Collection
Identifier: Dance-MS-CDAMA
Abstract
Records of the Chicago Dance Coalition, the Chicago Music Alliance, and the merged Chicago Dance and Music Alliance. Includes administrative, financial, and photographic materials as well as audiovisual and digital data items.
Dates:
1980-2005; Majority of material found within 1983 - 2000
Chicago Hand Bookbinders Records
Collection
Identifier: Wing-Modern-MS-CHB
Abstract
Business records and newsletters of The Chicago Hand Bookbinders, an association of professional, amateur, and student bookbinders founded in 1978.
Dates:
1979-2007
Chicago Headline Club records
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Chicago Headline
Abstract
Collection of documents and newsletters from the Chicago Headline Club, founded in 1921 by alumni of the Sigma Delta Chi professional fraternity. In addition to being a professional organization of journalists, members of Chicago Headline Club were early supporters of "right to know" laws and of promoting journalism as a career choice for Chicago's youth. Collections contains documents and photocopies of newsletters for the Chicago Headline Club and the Chicago Journalist from 1969-2005 and CDs...
Dates:
1960-2017
Chicago Lakefront and River Photographs
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-129
Abstract
58 prints of Chicago lakefront and river scenes, found in a manila envelope marked: “Prints from glass negatives produced by the Corps of Engineers ca. 1890; originals now with the Chicago Maritime Society.”
Dates:
approximately 1890
Chicago National Association of Dance Masters Records
Collection
Identifier: Dance-MS-CNADM
Abstract
The Chicago National Association of Dance Masters (CNADM) was founded in 1912 and serves as a resource of continuing education for dance teachers and their students. Records include workshop reports, dance notes, and audiovisual recordings of CNADM workshops.
Dates:
1925-ongoing
Chicago Opera Association Records
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-009
Abstract
Correspondence and contracts mostly relating to singer Amerlita Galli-Curci and Cleofonte Campanini, General Director of the Chicago Opera Association. Also two leases between the Chicago Civic Opera Co. and the Auditorium Theatre.
Dates:
1916-1924
Chicago Opera Theatre records
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Chicago-Opera
Abstract
Founded in 1974 as the Chicago Opera Studio, the organization's goal was to provide high quality opera productions in English and designed for contemporary tastes using younger Chicago singers and musicians. Records include budgets, proposals, notes, invitations, brochures, programs, and window posters.
Dates:
1975-1978
Chicago Reader Artwork Collection
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Chicago Reader A
Abstract
Original works by various artists commissioned for the Chicago Reader alternative weekly newspaper.
Dates:
1973-2005
Chicago Reader Photographs: News Collection
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Chicago Reader PN
Abstract
Photographs used to accompany front page and other feature stories in the Chicago Reader alternative weekly newspaper, as well as the columns Calendar, Hot Type, Neighborhood News, Our Town, TheWorks, and Chicago Anti-Social.
Dates:
1973-2007
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