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Alice Gerstenberg Papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Gerstenberg
Abstract
Correspondence, works and miscellaneous material reflecting Gerstenberg's activities in Chicago's social and cultural life in the first half of the 20th century, in particular her involvement with local theater.
Dates:
1903-1971
Ben Hecht papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Hecht
Abstract
Works, correspondence, and papers of novelist, playwright, and screenwriter Ben Hecht, and also papers of his wife Rose Caylor Hecht (novelist) and daughter Jenny Hecht (actress).
Dates:
1879-1983
E. Winston and Ina D. Williams NAACP Papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Williams-NAACP
Abstract
Papers of Chicago NAACP and labor union leader E. Winston Williams, who served as president of the Chicago Southside NAACP chapter from 1971-1974. Papers also reflect activities of Ina D. Williams (wife of E. Winston Williams), who played an integral behind-the-scenes role in Williams' administration. Collection includes photographs, clippings, programs, brochures, and correspondence documenting the activities of the NAACP chapter and Williams’s involvement with Chicago labor unions.
Dates:
1940s-1986; Majority of material found within 1957 - 1986
Edith Franklin Wyatt Papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Wyatt
Abstract
Correspondence of Chicago writer and social activist Edith Franklin Wyatt, plus drafts of works, contracts, scrapbooks, clippings and mementos.
Dates:
1894-1968; Majority of material found within 1894 - 1955
Elaine Madlener papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Madlener
Abstract
Research material for a biography of Herbert von Karajan and material on autograph collecting gathered by Elaine Madlener, Chicago philanthropist and socialite. Material related to Madlener’s Grant Hospital committee work for two benefit performances by Karajan in 1955 and 1965, and manuscripts by British author Charles Langbridge Morgan.
Dates:
1916-1966; Majority of material found within 1944-1965
Ernest A. Griffin family papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Griffin Family
Abstract
Papers of family historian Ernest A. Griffin, proprietor of the Griffin Funeral Home on Chicago's south side, including family documents, photographs, audio/visual material, genealogical notes, and materials relating to the history of Camp Douglas (on which the funeral home stood) and Charles H. Griffin who served in a colored regiment during the Civil War. Also includes documentation of the funerals of prominent African Americans.
Dates:
1862-2007; Majority of material found within 1910-1995
Frederic Grant Gleason papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Gleason
Abstract
Composer, musician, music critic for the Chicago Tribune (1887-1891) and other newspapers, and director of Chicago Auditorium concerts. Papers include correspondence, diaries, sketch books, scrapbooks, programs, clippings, literary manuscripts, photographs, and other memorabilia, providing a valuable portrait of Chicago's late-19th-century musical world. Correspondents include Fannie Bloomfield-Zeisler, Charles Gounod, Edvard Grieg, Gustav Mahler, Jules Massenet, Johann Strauss, Giuseppe Verdi,...
Dates:
1852-1908
Germania Club scrap book
Item
Identifier: Case-+V-208-326
Abstract
A large scrapbook containing material on the activities of this music-appreciation club for German-Americans. Chartered in 1869 with possible origins in the organization of a choir to sing at President Lincoln's lying-in- state in Chicago, the Germania Club became a meeting place for Chicago's German elite. The name was changed to the Lincoln Club during World War I and changed back in 1921.
Dates:
1921-1931
Graham Taylor papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Taylor
Abstract
Works, correspondence, and family papers of minister, social worker, professor, and founder of Chicago Commons settlement house, Graham Taylor.
Dates:
1820-1975; Majority of material found within 1866-1940
Jack Conroy papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Conroy
Abstract
Works, correspondence, and papers of American novelist, folklorist, and editor Jack Conroy. Conroy's novel The Disinherited, published in 1933, is considered a classic in proletarian literature and depicted in gritty detail the realities of the Great Depression. Conroy also edited radical journals The Rebel Poet, The Anvil, and The New Anvil.
Dates:
1864-1991
John Doctoroff Papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Doctoroff
Abstract
Correspondence, scrapbooks, clippings, exhibition programs, and prints relating to Chicago-based portrait artist John Doctoroff.
Dates:
1924-1967
Kenneth Sawyer Goodman papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Goodman
Abstract
Works and personal materials of Chicago playwright Kenneth Sawyer Goodman, including manuscript, typescript, and published plays, poems, and short stories, correspondence, drawings, diaries, and programs from theatrical productions, photographs, and mementoes, including wood printing blocks, military items, and scrapbooks.
Dates:
1883-1971; Majority of material found within 1900-1917
Mark J. Satter papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Satter
Abstract
Papers of Chicago lawyer and civil rights activist Mark J. Satter, documenting his crusade against wage garnishment, his writings against public aid and for a new Works Progress Administration to provide jobs for the under and unemployed, and his battle against redlining and the predatory real estate practice of contract selling. Includes correspondence, clippings, articles and essays, speeches, research notes, audiovisual materials, photographs, and personal items.
Dates:
1931-1965; Majority of material found within 1957 - 1965
Milo Kendall Papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Kendall
Abstract
Vermont native who settled in Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois, in 1846 and practiced law there for over sixty years. Papers include extensive records of Kendall's legal practice, family correspondence, and real estate records.
Dates:
1798-1925; Majority of material found within 1845 - 1906
Mitchell Dawson papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Dawson
Abstract
Works, correspondence, and papers of lawyer and poet Mitchell Dawson, and also papers, photographs and genealogical information of the Dawson, Manierre and Hahn families.
Dates:
1810-1988
Rand McNally and Company records
Collection
Identifier: Wing-Modern-MS-Rand
Abstract
Business records of the Rand McNally Company, established in 1856 in Chicago. The firm became well known for its cartographic publishing, but also produced a variety of trade books, textbooks, periodicals, and printing jobs such as railroad tickets and coupons. Includes records of financial, marketing, and production activities, including correspondence; visual materials, including photographs, artwork, and scrapbooks; printing artifacts and samples, etc.
Dates:
1856-1996
Stanton, Schilling, and Parsons family papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-SSP
Abstract
Family history of the three main branches of a large Chicago based family. Includes over eight generations of correspondence, memorabilia, photographs, and diaries, following family members across the United States, Europe, and the Philippines. Material relates to the biographical information of many family members, including their careers, family life, and hobbies.
Dates:
1733-2015; Majority of material found within 1900 - 1980
Wacker family papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Wacker
Abstract
Papers of Chicago Plan Commission head, Charles H. Wacker, his immediate family, and the family of his daughter, Rosalie Wacker Zimmerman. Includes correspondence, photographs, artifacts, keepsakes, films, and scrapbooks spanning five generations.
Dates:
1812-2002; Majority of material found within 1870 - 1970
William Edward Parsons papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Parsons
Abstract
Professional and personal materials and photographs of Chicago architect and city planner William Edward Parsons.
Dates:
1873-1992; Majority of material found within 1873 - 1939
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