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Identifier: Midwest-MS-JudsonC2
Abstract
Correspondence, photographs, and memorabilia of Chicago lawyer and civic leader, Clay Judson, including correspondence, mostly with family members; travel narratives of camping trips taken by Judson and his friends, chiefly in Wisconsin and Minnesota; materials relating to Judson’s experiences with the A.E.F. in World War I; and photographs of Judson and his family members, among which is an album of snapshots made while his father was stationed in Panama during the construction of the Gatun...
Dates:
1839-1960; Majority of material found within 1905 - 1926
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Cliff
Abstract
Scrapbooks, photographs, member’s papers and registers, document this Chicago social club’s history. Formally the Attic Club, Hamlin Garland founded the club as a forum and sanctuary for emerging artists, musicians, poets, architects and art enthusiasts. Formerly housed in the penthouse of Orchestra Hall, prominent members included Lorado Taft, John McCutcheon, Horace Oakley, Louis Sullivan, Vachel Lindsay and Charles Hutchinson.
Dates:
1890-ongoing
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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Head
Abstract
Writings and correspondence, souvenirs and miscellany of Cloyd Head, Chicago playwright, theatrical director, business manager of the Goodman Theatre and husband of the poet Eunice Tietjens.
Dates:
1881-1968
Collection
Identifier: Dance-MS-Foster
Abstract
38 Hi-8 tapes and 53 digital tapes of "Dance Chicago" performances, 1996-2000, taken by Clyde Foster at the Athenaeum Theatre, together with programs for 1995-2000, and 2007. Also 3 VHS tapes and 1 U-Matic tape containing excerpts and highlights, 1 VHS tape of the Ballet Theatre of Chicago's Giselle shot by Wayne Kupferer, and two company programs 1994 and ca. 1999.
Dates:
1994-2007
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Cole
Abstract
New England and Chicago Protestant missionary family. Includes letters and family documents from John A. Cole, a civil engineer, active in the U.S. Christian Commission during the Civil War. After the war he worked with and educated freedmen, women, and children in Washington D.C. through the Lincoln Industrial Mission and the recently established Howard University. He met his wife, Julia A. Cole (née Alvord) through his work with the Lincoln Industrial Mission and Howard University, who...
Dates:
1842-1945; Majority of material found within 1854-1928
Collection
Identifier: VAULT-Graff-962
Abstract
One photo is of a ms. descriptive list of some of the scenes presented; another is dated May 14, 1896; the final photo is of a ms. inscription: Finis. Fort Custer, Montana. W.C.S.E.E.P.S.
Dates:
approximately 1896
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Commercial
Abstract
The Commercial Club of Chicago was organized in 1878 for the purpose of advancing the commercial prosperity and growth of Chicago. In 1907 it absorbed the Merchants Club and the Industrial Club. The collection consists of typed memorials of various club members and trustees of Chicago institutions and businesses such as the Newberry Library, Marshall Fields, University of Chicago and Field Museum.
Dates:
1923-1958
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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Contemporary
Abstract
Formed to preserve and promote a progressive interest in literature, art and contemporary thought, the Contemporary Club of Chicago was the result of the merging of two Chicago woman’s clubs: The Wednesday Club and the Young Fortnightly. The collection consists of meeting minutes, yearbooks, program announcements, historical materials and other recordkeeping documents.
Dates:
1890-ongoing
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Identifier: Midwest-MS-FitzGerald
Abstract
39 reel-to-reel tapes (plus digitized (MP3) copies), containing interviews conducted by Jeffrey FitzGerald with Contract Buyers' League members, lawyers, and supporters, together with recordings of group meetings in Woodlawn, 1969-1971.
Dates:
1968-1971
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Identifier: Midwest-MS-131
Abstract
Programs and announcements of the Cordon Club of Chicago for performances and other events during the period 1917-1943.
Dates:
1917-1943
Collection
Identifier: VAULT-Case-MS folio Z 68 .21
Abstract
Librarian at Harvard and the Boston Athenaeum, and author of the Expansive Classification system for library collections. Includes correspondence with William Stetson Merrill (Newberry Library Accessions Department) regarding the Cutter classification system for the Newberry's collections.
Dates:
1895-1902
Collection
Identifier: Wing-Modern-MS-Kess
Abstract
Designer, publisher and patron of fine press printing. His first book was the Notizen über Mexico (1898). After founding the Cranach Press at Weimar in 1913, he commissioned type designs from Edward Johnston and a book version of Gordon Craig's staging of Hamlet with designs by Craig. Incoming correspondence, largely in English, with a small number of drafts or carbon copies of outgoing letters. Included are letters from Sidney Cockerell, Edward Gordon Craig, Eric Gill, Edward Johnston,...
Dates:
1898-1937
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Coventry
Abstract
Project files of Kim Coventry and The Coventry Group, LLC, a firm that works on concept development and publication and exhibition production for a variety of mostly Chicago-area clients, including individuals, families, universities, museums, and businesses. The finished publications are cataloged separately.
Dates:
1992-2014
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Clark
Abstract
Volume of individually mounted photographs compiled by C.R. Clark for Byron L. Smith, approximately 1911, showing scenes of Chicago before and after the 1871 fire. Includes a letter relating to Smith’s acquisition of the photograph book, and the original front and back covers.
Dates:
approximately 1865-1872, 1911
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Crane
Abstract
Foundry established in Chicago in 1855 by R.T. Crane which became a major industry in manufacturing electrical and plumbing supplies. Records were kept by stenographer/cashier Margaret Laue, mostly pertaining to Crane Co.'s social events for employees, including plays, programs, centennial events, and an annual picnic at Riverview Amusement Park. Includes cards, invitations, programs, desk diaries, tickets, pins, and medals.
Dates:
1920-1955
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Teich Co.
Abstract
The Curt Teich Postcard Archives Collection is the nation’s largest public collection of postcards and related materials. The core collection in the Teich Archives, acquired by the Lake County Discovery Museum in 1982 and subsequently transferred to the Newberry in 2016, is the industrial archives of the Curt Teich Company of Chicago, which operated from 1898 to 1978 as the world’s largest printer of view and advertising postcards. The Teich Company saved examples of nearly every image...
Dates:
1898-2002; Majority of material found within 1900-1978
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Midwest-MS-MacDougall
Abstract
Journalist and professor at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism who wrote one of the definitive textbooks of American journalism. An activist in civic affairs, McDougall ran for Congress as a Democrat in Illinois' 10th District, for the U.S. Senate as a Progressive Party candidate, and as a Peace Party candidate for the 13th Congressional District. His papers include correspondence, subject files concerning his many interests and activities, published articles, CDs,...
Dates:
1922-1989
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Dahl-Stedman
Abstract
Two photo albums of buildings, mainly in Chicago, constructed by Dahl-Stedman firm. Photographs of excavation, construction, and completed buildings, both interior and exterior. Included are images of the Lumber Exchange Building, Marquette Cement Co., Harrington & King Building, Federal Electric Company, Chicago Racquet Club, St. Vincent Infant Asylum, Baskin Store, and several Ann Arbor schools. Also a manuscript guide to construction costs prepared by George Dahl, ca. 1900-1920, and...
Dates:
1900-1927
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-KramerD
Abstract
Journalist, biographer, and literary historian. Kramer's papers include correspondence, literary manuscripts, clippings, photographs, memorabilia, and five Chicago notebooks containing a record of his research and some correspondence of literary figures for his book Chicago Renaissance (1966), about the Chicago Literary Renaissance of the early 20th century.
Dates:
1930-1966
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Tucker
Abstract
STORED OFFSITE – Contact reference@newberry.org for access. Composer Dan Tucker worked for the Chicago Herald-American, Chicago's American, Chicago Today, and the Chicago Tribune as a music reviewer, editor, and editorial page writer. His musical works have been performed at the Kennedy Center, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, His Majesties Clerkes, for the Bicentennial, the Chicago Milennium, and other venues and occasions. Additions include scrapbooks of clippings, articles, and programs;...
Dates:
approximately 1949-2013
Collection
Identifier: Dance-MS-Dance For Life
Abstract
Project notebooks, publicity, promotional materials, and audiovisual footage from Dance For Life, a yearly dance event organized by Chicago Dancers United. According to their website, " Dance for Life Chicago is the annual benefit dance concert presenting and showcasing the city’s unique diversity of talent, dance traditions and styles by bringing together the incredibly talented, world-renowned professional dancers of Chicago for one night on the same stage. The dance community unites...
Dates:
1992-2016
Collection
Identifier: Dance-MS-Dance Horizons
Abstract
Films, photographs, programs, and newspaper clippings documenting the activities of a Highland Park modern dance venue consisting of three separate, but interrelated groups (The Trio, Dance Horizons, North Shore Dance Workshop) operated by Martha Koplin, Suzanne Ettlinger, and Dorothy Mozen, and active from 1958-1977. The three offered classes for children and adults, and held and filmed workshops with visiting artists including Merce Cunningham, Daniel Nagrin, Katherine Litz, Alwin...
Dates:
1958-1977
Collection
Identifier: Ayer-Modern-MS-Henderson
Abstract
Letters, land agreements, contracts, and claims relating to Henderson's legal practice working with groups of American Indians such as bands of Klamath, Chippewa, and Tonkawa.
Dates:
1904-1924
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-128
Abstract
Twelve letters of New Englander Daniel Lyman Chandler from Chicago, Illinois, and Ogden, Kansas, to his relatives,1855-1863, which describe life in Chicago and in the Kansas Territory. Also, two other letters from his nephew John and a woman named Elisabeth Hewins.
Dates:
1855-1866
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Dickinson
Abstract
Daniel S. Dickinson was a prominent Civil War politician from New York, a conservative Democrat who worked toward compromise before the war began. During the war, he sought to quash Union internal political disagreement and after the war he remained in politics. He was commended by the public and politicians on both sides of the conflict for his oratorical skills and genial manner. This collection is mainly composed of correspondence to that effect, as well as some letters on the subjects of...
Dates:
1799-1892; Majority of material found within 1830 - 1860
