| Dates: | 1831-1970 |
| Size: | 21.5 linear feet in 21 boxes, includes 355 photographs, 16 oversize folders |
| Repository: | Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, 400 S. State St., Chicago, IL 60605 |
| Collection Number: | spe-nhrc-wgp |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition: | Transferred from Chicago Public Library, Legler Branch Library in the 1980s as part of a Dr. Scholl Foundation grant. |
| Conditions Governing Access: | Materials are open without restrictions. |
| Conditions Governing Use: | Please consult staff to determine ability to reuse materials from collection. |
| Preferred Citation: | When quoting material from this collection the preferred citation is: West Garfield Park Community Collection [Box #, Folder #], Special Collections, Chicago Public Library. |
| Finding Aid Author: | Original author unknown, July, 1989. Updated and ingested into ArchivesSpace by Michelle McCoy, 2022 |
Abstract
The collection contains correspondence, directories, historical narratives, meeting minutes, news clippings, newsletters and over 300 photographs related to businesses, clubs, organizations, religious organizations, persons, residences, schools and street scenes in the West Garfield Park community area.
Biographical/Historical
Located five miles west of the Loop, West Garfield Park is Chicago Community Area number 26. The community area is bounded by Kinzie Street to the north; Hamlin Boulevard to the east; Independence Boulevard, Taylor Street and 5th Avenue to the south and several “K” Streets (street names that begin with K) around the 4500 West mark.
Urban development of the West Garfield Park area began in the 1870s after the West Chicago Park Commission established three West Side parks, including a middle park called, Central Park, that was later renamed Garfield Park after President Garfield was assassinated in 1881. In the same decade, Galena and Chicago Union Railroad (later the Chicago and North Western Railway) built its shops north of Kinzie Street. Railroad employees and their families followed the industry and built the village of Central Park south of Kinzie Street. In 1878, the St. Mel parish was established at Keeler Avenue and Maypole Street. A number of other religious institutions soon appeared, although until the 1900s only scattered and limited commercial and residential activity took place around the settlement. In 1889, the western and southern portions of the community area were annexed to the city and Garfield Park became a major recreational area. After 1893, Madison Street became the district’s prominent commercial thoroughfare filled with department stores, hotels and movie theaters. By 1920, more than 40,000 people lived in West Garfield Park.
Scope and Contents
The collection contains correspondence, directories, historical narratives, meeting minutes, news clippings, newsletters and over 300 photographs related to businesses, clubs, organizations, religious organizations, persons, residences, schools and street scenes in the West Garfield Park community area.
The West Garfield Park Community Collection includes documentation on the following persons, organizations and topics: Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church, Crawford Avenue name change controversy, Pearl I. Field, Garfield Park Business Men’s Association, horse racing, Madigan Brothers department store, Madison-Crawford National Bank, John T. McEnery, Rabbi Samuel Schwartz, Carl Stockholm and Frank L. Wood.
The news clippings in the original donation that could also be found in the Library’s newspaper holdings have been indexed in this guide, but not physically included in the collection.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection consists of an initial accession and two supplements. The original collection was transferred from Chicago Public Library, Legler Branch Library in the 1980s as part of a Dr. Scholl Foundation grant. The supplementary materials are located in Box 8 and Box 11.
Supplement 1 (Box 8, Folders 16-19) includes materials that were inadvertently omitted from the original processing of the collection. Two of its folders dovetail with material in folders in the original collection and are noted with cross-references.
Supplement 2 contains a tour of Madison Street between Hamlin Avenue (3800 W) and Crawford Avenue (4000 W) as it appeared in 1928. Michael Hawkins wrote the tour guide and donated his copy to the collection.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into 10 series by topic:
- Series 1: Biographical Data, 1831-1958, undated
- Series 2: Business Establishments, circa 1867-1954, undated
- Series 3: Religious Institutions, 1890-1957, undated
- Series 4: Clubs and Organizations, 1877-1953, undated
- Series 5: Historical Sketches, 1930-1950, undated
- Series 6: Municipal Agencies, 1896-1949
- Series 7: Schools, 1880-1970, undated
- Series 8: Streets and Residences, 1883-1951
- Series 9: Transportation, 1873-1964, undated
- Series 10: Wartime Activities, 1917-1945
Separated Materials
The scrapbook “Speaking 9” (Box 9) was separated from the West Garfield Park collection in 1993. It is now part of the Frank L. Wood Scrapbooks.
Subject Headings
- Associations, institutions, etc -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Business enterprises -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Chicago Jewish Academy
- Portraits -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History
- Religious institutions -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Schools -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History
- Societies and clubs -- Illinois -- Chicago
- West Garfield Park (Chicago, Ill.)
- West Side Historical Society
- Wood, Frank L., 1864-1945
Related Materials
- Bethel New Life Records
- Chicago Department of Urban Renewal Records
- Chicago Park District Records: Drawings
- Chicago Park District Records: Photographs
- East Garfield Park Community Collection
- David Gremp Photographs
- Office of Civilian Defense Records
- Wesleyan Bible Class Records
- West End Women’s Club Records
- West Side Newspaper Collection
- West Town Community Collections
- Frank L. Wood Scrapbooks
- Mary Zimmerman Scrapbook
Collection Inventory
Series 1: Biographical Data, 1831-1958, undated
Scope and Contents
Series 1 contains news clippings, correspondence, and other personal items of neighborhood residents, with a noticeable bias toward members of the West Side Historical Society.
Arrangement
Series 1 is arranged into 2 subseries: Subseries A: Documents, 1849-1958, undated and Subseries B: Photographs, 1880-1949, undated.
Subseries A: Documents, 1849-1958, undated
Arrangement
Subseries A is arranged alphabetically by last name.
| Ackley, Grace Leavitt [See: Chicago Daily News, 1937 April 9; Garfieldian, 1937 April 15] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | Alden, Frank A., news clippings, 1939, undated |
| Altman, A. [See: Garfieldian, 1946 May 24] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | Anderson, Norman D., news clipping, 1940 |
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | Ashworth, Dr. John, news clipping, 1946 |
| Atwood, Elizabeth [See: Guyon Hotel Beauty Shop] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | Auld, Annie, news clipping, 1946 |
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | Babcock, Helen, news clippings, 1945-1946 |
| Baer, Arthur [See: Firestone Store] | ||
| Baer, Bernard [See: Garfieldian, 1946 June 27] | ||
| Baer, Dana [See: Garfieldian, 1940 April 4 | ||
| Baer, Dana [See: Baer Bros. and Prodie] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | Baer, Leon, biographical notes, news clippings, 1923, undated |
| Belden, Joseph [See: Garfieldian, 1939 February 23] | ||
| Besenhofer, Carol [See: Steve and Son Baker] | ||
| Beiver, Robert [See: DiVito, Jan] | ||
| Bohler, J.J. [See: Garfieldian, 1946 May 16] | ||
| Boland, Frank [See: Garfieldian, 1946 May 23] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | Boland, Patrick, news clipping, 1952 |
| Bougler, Dr. J.E. [See: Garfieldian, 1940 February 15] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 2 | Brennan, Edward P., correspondence, 1938-1939 |
| Box 1 | Folder 2 | Brennan, Edward P., essays and proposals for street name reform, 1901-1937 |
| Box 1 | Folder 3 | Brand, J.S., Sr., biographical notes, 1935 |
| Brod, Abraham [See: Sterling Shop] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 3 | Breun family, news clipping, 1946 |
| Box 1 | Folder 3 | Burack, Marvin, correspondence, 1944 |
| Burns, John E. [See: Garfieldian, 1940 April 4] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 3 | Butler, John, news clipping, 1947 |
| Box 1 | Folder 3 | Clamage, Raymond, news clippings, 1946 |
| Box 1 | Folder 3 | Clancy, Charles X., news clippings [See also: Apollo Savings and Loan Association], 1949 |
| Box 1 | Folder 3 | Cleveland, Silas E., news clippings [See also: Garfieldian, 1940 February 27], 1939 |
| Cohen, Leo [See: Garfieldian, 1940 September 5] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 3 | Colby, Mr. and Mrs. Franklin R., news clippings, 1954, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 3 | Coleman, Joseph P., telegram transcripts, 1943 |
| Box 1 | Folder 3 | Connery, M.J., news clipping, 1953 |
| Connor, E.C. [See: Garfieldian, 1939 March 31] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 4 | Crawford, Peter, biographies, 1899, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 4 | Crawford, Peter, eulogy, 1876 |
| Box 1 | Folder 4 | Crawford, Peter, maps of Crawford subdivisions (reproductions), 1875, 1880 |
| Box 1 | Folder 4 | Crawford, Peter, news clippings, 1948, 1951 |
| Box 1 | Folder 4 | Crawford, Peter, picture, undated |
| Crawford, Peter [See: Crawford Avenue Association; Chicago Tribune, 1938 October 23] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 5 | Crowe, Minnie, news clippings, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 5 | Cullen, James J., news clipping, 1929 |
| Daley, Georgia and Martha [See: Garfieldian, 1940 April 4] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 5 | Darling, Marguerite, news clipping, 1946 |
| Davis, Frank J. [See: Chicago Tribune, 1941 July 13] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 5 | Deeley, Catherine, news clipping, 1945 |
| Devore, Mrs. Charles [See: Devore Clothing Shop] | ||
| Dickow, Ernie [See: Chicago Tribune, 1941 July 27 | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 5 | DiVito, Jan, news clipping, 1947 |
| Doheny, James J. [See: Garfieldian, 1937 December 2] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 5 | Doherty, John, news clipping, 1946 |
| Box 1 | Folder 6 | Dunn, Eveline, Harriet and Sybil, correspondence, 1849, 1930 |
| Box 1 | Folder 6 | Dunn, Eveline, Harriet and Sybil, news clippings, 1913, 1946, undated |
| Dunn, Eveline, Harriet and Sybil [See: Chicago Tribune, 1932 October 9; Garfieldian, 1945 May 16] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 6 | Dunn, William M., biography, picture, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 6 | Eberhardt, George J., news clipping, 1946 |
| Box 1 | Folder 6 | Eizen, Louis, biography, correspondence, 1950, undated |
| Featherston, E.J. [See: Kilbourn Drug Company] | ||
| Ference, Dorothy M. [See: Empress Shop] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 7 | Field, Pearl E., cards, membership and library, 1935-1944 |
| Box 1 | Folder 7 | Field, Pearl E., correspondence, 1944 |
| Box 1 | Folder 7 | Field, Pearl E., miscellany, 1939-1944 |
| Box 1 | Folder 7 | Field, Pearl E., news clippings, 1944 |
| Field, Pearl E. [See: Chicago Tribune, 1944 October 15; Chicago Daily News, 1944 October 12; Garfieldian, 1939 June 15; 1940 May 23; West Side Historical Collection] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 8 | Finley, Dennis W., news clippings, 1940 |
| Finley, Dennis W. [See: Chicago Daily News, 1939 May 23; 1939 October 28; 1940 February 10; 1943 January 26; Chicago Herald & Examiner, 1939 May 28; Chicago Tribune, 1937 August 1; Garfieldian, 1940 June 6, November 7] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 8 | Fitzgerald, Julian T., correspondence, 1941, 1945 |
| Box 1 | Folder 8 | Fitzgerald, Julian T., news clippings, 1946, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 8 | Fitzgerald, Julian T., political campaign materials, circa 1940s |
| Fitzgerald, Julian T. [See: Chicago Daily News, 1938 March 12; Garfieldian, 1938 March 17, March 24; 1939 January 19] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 8 | Forrester, Paul, news clipping, undated |
| Flicht, Michael [See: Midwest Athletic Club] | ||
| Fluck, Rev. John E. [See: Olivet Methodist Church] | ||
| Fornero, Barney [See: Fornero Barbershop] | ||
| Fowler, Martha Seewer [See: Seewer, Marta] | ||
| Geissler, Harry H. [See: Apollo Savings and Loan Association] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 8 | Gibbons, Tom, news clipping, 1946 |
| Box 1 | Folder 8 | Golightly, T.H., correspondence, 1940, 1942 |
| Box 1 | Folder 8 | Golightly, T.H., news clipping, 1940 |
| Golightly, T.H. [See: Chicago Daily News, 1939 January 15; Chicago Tribune, 1937 January 17; Garfieldian, 1938 March 24, April 7; 1939 January 8; December 7, 14; 1941 April 10; 1946 May 2; National Bank of Commerce] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 8 | Gorman, John J., news clipping, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 8 | Guthrie, Alfred, biography, picture, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 8 | Guthrie, Nancy Piper, list of children, picture, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 8 | Guthrie, Ossian, biography, picture, undated |
| Guthrie family [See: Dunn family] | ||
| Guyon, J. Louis [See: Garfieldian, 1941 April 24] | ||
| Hatchman, Samuel J. [See: Garfieldian, 1946 May 16] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 8 | Hall, Mrs. C.H., biography, 1935 |
| Hargrave, Daisy M. [See: Garfieldian, 1951 July 1] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 8 | Harmon, Patrick T., news clipping, 1930 |
| Hirsch, Albert [See: Railroad] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 8 | Holdsworth, Fred J., news clipping, 1946 |
| Box 1 | Folder 8 | Jablo, Sam, news clipping, 1947 |
| Box 1 | Folder 9 | Jenkins, Gertrude I., correspondence, 1939-1947 |
| Box 1 | Folder 9 | Jenkins, Gertrude I., news clippings, 1947-1948 |
| Box 1 | Folder 9 | Jenkins, Gertrude I., tributes, 1948 |
| Kaitschuk, Rev. Albert A. [See: Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 10 | Kaplan, Dave, news clipping, 1939 |
| Killen, James E. [See: Chicago Daily News, 1939 November 23] | ||
| Krafft, Julia Steven [See: Chicago Daily News, 1947 April 16; Garfieldian, 1938 May 12] | ||
| La Placa, Josephina [See: Chicago Tribune, 1937 October 31] | ||
| Letz, Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. [See: Chicago Tribune, 1941 August 24] | ||
| Light, Samuel [See: Light Motor Sales] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 10 | Lucas, Michael, news clipping, 1952 |
| Box 1 | Folder 10 | Lynch, James, news clipping, 1946 |
| Lynch, James, [See: Garfieldian, 1946 May 30] | ||
| MacDonald Mayblossom [See: Ideal Dancing Studios] | ||
| Maddox, Margaret, [See: Garfieldian, 1946 May 30] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 10 | Madigan, George P., news clipping, 1940, 1945 |
| Madigan, George P. [See: Garfieldian, 1940 November 14, 1941 January 23] | ||
| Madigan, George P. [See: Madigan Bros, West Side Historical Society Records] | ||
| Maguire, Edward L. [See: Chicago Daily News, 1940 March 15] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 10 | Marquart, Walter, news clipping, 1952 |
| Marquart, Walter [See: Garfieldian, 1937 May 27] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 10 | Marra, Bill, news clipping, 1952 |
| Box 1 | Folder 11 | McCarthy, Ray, flyer, circa 1930s |
| Box 1 | Folder 11 | McCarthy, Ray, news clippings, 1940, 1945 |
| McCarthy, Ray [See: Garfieldian, 1938 September 22] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 11 | McEnery, John T., business card, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 11 | McEnery, John T., correspondence, 1944-1945 |
| Box 1 | Folder 11 | McEnery, John T., news clippings, 1933, 1938 |
| Box 1 | Folder 11 | McEnery, John T., tribute, 1945 |
| McEnery, John T. [See: Columbian, 1933 June 9; Garfieldian, 1940 February 29; Cronin, Dr. Patrick Henry] | ||
| Menna, Emil A. [See: Reliable Slip Cover and Drapery Company] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 11 | Myers, Frances, news clipping, 1947 |
| Box 1 | Folder 11 | O’Brien, John J., reminiscences, undated |
| O’Brien, John J. [See: Chicago Daily News, 1937 February 27] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 11 | O’Brien, Martin J., news clippings, 1935 |
| O’Brien, Martin J., [See: Garfieldian, 1940 July 11] | ||
| O’Brien, Thomas J. [See: Garfieldian, 1958 November 3] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 11 | O’Halloran, Anna Fleming, news clipping, 1947 |
| Olson, A.E. [See: Garfieldian, 1946 May 16] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 11 | Omundson, Thor, news clipping, 1952 |
| Box 1 | Folder 11 | Parkhurst, Lt. Clarice B., news clipping, 1944 |
| Box 1 | Folder 11 | Plaut, Rabbi W. Gunther, news clippings, program, 1945-1946 |
| Box 1 | Folder 11 | Ploch, Rev. Clarence, news clipping [See: Olivet Methodist Church], 1945 |
| Box 1 | Folder 11 | Pond, Rev. Walter S., correspondence, 1947 |
| Box 1 | Folder 11 | Pond, Rev. Walter S., news clipping, 1947 |
| Powers, Walter P. [See: Powers’ Restaurant] | ||
| Quaife, Milo M. [See: Brennan, Edward P.] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 11 | Reaum, Clara, news clipping, 1946 |
| Richter, Mr. and Mrs. Louis [See: Chicago Tribune, 1938 August 14] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 11 | Reihm, Louise, news clipping, 1936 |
| Box 1 | Folder 11 | Reihm, Louise, reminiscences, 1930 |
| Reihm, Louise [See: Chicago Daily News, 1939 March 11; Olivet Methodist Church] | ||
| Rohen, Leona M. [See: Garfieldian, 1938 November 3] | ||
| Roos, Helen P. [See: Madison-Crawford National Bank] | ||
| Ruhnke, August M. [See: Garfieldian, 1946 May 16] | ||
| Ryan, Albert G. [See: Chicago Tribune, 1939 June 11] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 11 | Ryan, Thomas E., news clippings, 1946 |
| Box 1 | Folder 12 | Sawyer, Anna Grace, news clippings, 1940, 1952 |
| Sawyer, Anna Grace [See: Pantsy Florist] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 12 | Scafa, Maria, news clipping, 1947 |
| Box 1 | Folder 12 | Schiff, Molly, news clipping, 1947 |
| Box 1 | Folder 12 | Schiller, Cicely, news clippings, 1947 |
| Box 1 | Folder 12 | Schmidt, Emil J., news clippings, 1952 |
| Box 1 | Folder 12 | Schwartz, Rabbi Samuel, correspondence, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 12 | Schwartz, Rabbi Samuel, invitations, 1934, 1941 |
| Box 1 | Folder 12 | Schwartz, Rabbi Samuel, news clippings, 1945-1946 |
| Box 1 | Folder 12 | Schwartz, Rabbi Samuel, programs, 1940-1941 |
| Box 1 | Folder 12 | Schwartz, Rabbi Samuel, tribute, undated |
| Schwartz, Rabbi Samuel [See: Washington Boulevard Temple] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 12 | Seewer, Martha, picture, undated |
| Seewer, Martha [See: Garfieldian, 1937 September 2, 8, 16; 1938 June] | ||
| Sheil, Most. Rev. Bernard J. [See: Garfieldian, 1939 October 12] | ||
| Sinay, Joey, [See: Garfieldian, 1940 February 22] | ||
| Steven, Julia [see Kraft, Julia Steven; Steven Candy Shop] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 13 | Stockholm, Carl, biography, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 13 | Stockholm, Carl, correspondence, 1947-1948 |
| Box 1 | Folder 13 | Stockholm, Carl, news clippings, 1945-1948 |
| Stockholm, Carl [See: Carl Stockholm Cleaners; Garfield Park Business Men’s Association] | ||
| Stockholm, Carl [See: Chicago Daily News, 1945 August 13; Chicago Herald & Examiner, 1939 January 29; Garfieldian, 1940 October 17; 1941 January 9; Time, 1948 October 11] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 13 | Tamplin, Betty Jane, news clipping, 1946 |
| Terrell, Thomas J. [See: Garfieldian, 1939 February 8] | ||
| Teska, Edward [See: Tex Togs] | ||
| Trimble, William [See: Chicago Record-Herald, 1901 October 6; Chicago Tribune, 1933 August 22] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 13 | Truesale, Bill, correspondence, 1943-1945 |
| Ucitel, Michael J. [See: Garfieldian, 1938 January 20] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 14 | Warner, Thomas, news clipping, 1914 |
| Box 1 | Folder 14 | Warren, Dr. A.L., news clipping, picture, circa 1940s |
| Box 1 | Folder 14 | Watters, Mr., reminiscence, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 14 | Weinstein, Rabbi Jacob J., news clipping, 1940 |
| Whamond, Dr. Alexander A. [See: Garfieldian, 1934 January 11, 1936 October 1] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 14 | Williams, Maurice, news clipping, 1945 |
| Wiltrakis, Elizabeth [See: Chicago Daily News, 1943 February 12; Chicago Tribune, 1941 March 16] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 14 | Wolfram, Dorothy, news clipping, 1946-1947 |
| Box 1 | Folder 15 | Wood, Frank L., biography, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 15 | Wood, Frank L., correspondence, 1939-1943 |
| Box 1 | Folder 15 | Wood, Frank L., A Few Chips from a Block of Wood, booklet, 1898 |
| Box 1 | Folder 15 | Wood, Frank L., flyers, circa 1940s |
| Box 1 | Folder 15 | Wood, Frank L., news clippings, 1940, 1945 |
| Box 8 | Folder 16 | Wood, Frank L., penmanship notes, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 15 | Wood, Frank L., poetry volume, Khaki & Blue, 1918 |
| Box 1 | Folder 15 | Wood, Frank L., programs, 1941-1943 |
| Box 2 | Folder 1 | Young, Aurel M. And Henrietta Bloedorn, biographies, undated |
| Box 2 | Folder 1 | Young, Aurel M. And Henrietta Bloedorn, correspondence, 1885 |
| Oversize Folder 1 |
Who’s Who in Garfield Park District, Garfieldian, 1923 February 16 |
Series 1: Biographical Data, 1831-1958, undated
Subseries B: Photographs, 1831-1949, undated
Arrangement
Subseries B is arranged alphabetically by last name. The number of images with the same description is indicated in parentheses.
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.102 | Allegretti, Judge Frances B., 1947 |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.103 | Altman, A., 1946 |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.104 | Babcock, Helen S., 1944 |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.105 | Bohler, J.J., 1946 |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.106 | Boland, Frank, 1946 |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.107 | Clamage, Elsie, undated |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.108 | Clancy, Charles X., 1946 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 2.6 | Clancy, Charles X., 1949 |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.109 | Crawford, Peter (1796-1876), undated |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.110 | Cruse, Daniel (1835-1908), [tintype], undated |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.110a | Doherty, William H., undated |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.111 | Downey, Hugh (d. 1920) and wife, 1888 |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.112 | Downey, Hugh (d. 1920), 1903 |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.113 | Dunn, Eveline Guthrie (1824-1918), circa 1890 |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.114 | Dunn, William, 1906 |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.115 | Dysart, Bessie, 1896 |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.116 | Eberhardt, George J., 1946 |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.117 | Field, Pearl I., undated |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.118 | Field, Pearl I., at desk in Branches Dept., Chicago Public Library, circa 1915 |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.119 | Field, Pearl I., circa 1940 |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.120 | Field, Pearl I., circa 1944 |
| Box 14 | Photographs 1.121-1.127 | Field, Pearl I. (7), undated |
| Box 15 | Photographs 1.128-1.143 | Field, Pearl I. (16), undated |
| Box 15 | Photograph 1.144 | Fitzgerald, Julian T., 1899 |
| Box 15 | Photograph 1.145 | Fitzgerald, Julian T., circa 1940 |
| Box 15 | Photograph 1.146 | Gallagher, Rev. Ralph, undated |
| Box 15 | Photograph 1.147 | Gee, Mr. and Mrs., circa 1946 |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.108 | Geissler, Harry H., 1946 |
| Box 15 | Photograph 1.148 | Gillespie, James, 1903 |
| Box 15 | Photograph 1.149 | Glen, Agnes Barker, circa 1907 |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.175 | Glendow, Walter C., 1946 |
| Box 15 | Photograph 1.150 | Gorman, John J., 1946 |
| Box 18 | Photograph 1.200 | Guthrie family home (Sacketts Harbor, NY), 1831 |
| Box 15 | Photograph 1.151 | Guthrie, Ossian, undated |
| Box 15 | Photograph 1.152 | Guthrie, Ossian and Eveline, undated |
| Box 15 | Photograph 1.153 | Hachtman, Samuel J., 1946 |
| Box 15 | Photograph 1.154 | Hall, Edward, circa 1886 |
| Box 15 | Photograph 1.155 | Hatchek, Mrs. L. C., undated |
| Box 15 | Photograph 1.156 | Jenkins, Gertrude, undated |
| Box 15 | Photographs 1.157-1.158 | Kaitschuk, Albert A., (1870-1929) (2), undated |
| Box 15 | Photograph 1.159 | Keegan, Patrick (b. 1860), undated |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.160 | Kelly, Walter J., undated |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.161 | Light, Samuel, 1946 |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.162 | Lucas, Michael, (alderman), undated |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.163 | Lynch, James, 1946 |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.164 | McCarthy, Frank M., (storefront at Lake Street and Crawford Avenue), 1883 |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.165 | McCarthy, Frank M., 1896 |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.166 | McCarthy, Frank M., poster, 1896 |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.167 | McCarthy, Ray, undated |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.168 | McEnery, John T., 1914 |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.169 | McEnery, John T., Real Estate Office, 4041 W. Madison Street, interior, circa 1910 |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.170 | McGrath, James J., 1946 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 2.7 | Madigan, George P., in uniform, circa 1940 |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.171 | Madigan, Harry P., 1946 |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.172 | Maddox, Margaret Atwood, 1946 |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.173 | Mason, John, and “high bike”, 1885 |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.174 | Miller, Charlie, 1897 |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.175 | Mogensen, Ruth, 1946 |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.176 | Morrison, T. N., circa 1880 |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.177 | Ruhnke, August M., 1946 |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.178 | Sawyer, Anna Grace and M. Louise, undated |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.179 | Scanlan, Phillip E., 1946 |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.180 | Scheel, Christian, undated |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.181 | Solik, John S., in police uniform, 1949 |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.182 | Stockholm, Carl, in uniform, circa 1917 |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.183 | Stockholm, Carl, bike champion, Olympic team member, circa 1920 |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.184 | Stockholm, Carl, in uniform, circa 1942 |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.110 | Todd, John, [tintype], undated |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.185 | Truesdale, William B., 1942 |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.186 | Truesdale, William B., 1944 |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.187 | Walsh, Mae, 1903 |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.188 | Warner, Thomas (1834-1914), undated |
| Box 17 | Photograph 1.189 | Wood, Elijah and Tillie, [tin/ambro type in presentation case], 1860 |
| Box 18 | Photograph 1.189a | Wood, Elmer, 1905 |
| Box 18 | Photograph 1.190 | Wood, Frank L., 1880 |
| Box 18 | Photograph 1.191 | Wood, Frank L., 1885 |
| Box 18 | Photograph 1.192 | Wood, Frank, L., 1895 |
| Box 18 | Photograph 1.193 | Wood, Frank, L., 1935 |
| Box 18 | Photograph 1.194 | Wood, Frank, L., 1944 |
| Box 18 | Photograph 1.195 | Wood, Frank L. Elmer, Isabelle, 1901 |
| Box 18 | Photograph 1.196 | Wood, Isabelle Watson, 1885 |
| Box 18 | Photograph 1.197 | Unidentified picnic group, circa 1899 |
Series 2: Business Establishments, circa 1867-1954, undated
Scope and Contents
Series 2 contains advertising materials, catalogs, news clippings, newsletter and other materials from businesses in the West Garfield Park area.
Arrangement
Series 2 is arranged into 2 subseries: Subseries A: Documents, circa 1867-1954 and Subseries B: Photographs, 1891-1948, undated.
Subseries A: Documents, circa 1867-1954
Arrangement
Subseries A is arranged alphabetically by business name.
| A & P Supermarket [See: Chicago Daily News, 1940 March 14; Garfieldian, 1940 March 14] | ||
| Box 2 | Folder 2 | Advertising cards for various west side and Loop businesses, circa 1908-1915 |
| Alex Theatre [See: Garfield Park Business Men’s Association] | ||
| All Weather Tire Company [See: Chicago Tribune, 1931 June 19] | ||
| Box 2 | Folder 3 | Apollo Savings and Loan Association, news clippings, circa 1930s |
| Apollo Savings and Loan Association [See: Garfieldian, 1946 May 16; 1950 November 16; 1950 November 23] | ||
| Box 2 | Folder 3 | Bauer Bros. and Prodie, news clipping, 1951 |
| Box 2 | Folder 3 | Bauer Bros. and Prodie, promotional materials, 1947, undated |
| Bauer Bros. and Prodie [See: Dana Baer, Leon Baer, Theodore J. Prodie] | ||
| Bauer Bros. and Prodie [See: Chicago Tribune, 1950 March 5; Garfieldian, 1939 March 23; 1940 September 19, 1940; 1941 April 24; 1950 May 4, 11; 1951 April 4] | ||
| Betty Jane’s (gift shop) [See: Tamplin Betty Jane] | ||
| Bond’s Clothes [See: Garfieldian, 1951 November 11, 22, December 5] | ||
| Case-Moody Pie Corporation [See: West [Near West] Side Community Collection, Elisha Case] | ||
| Box 2 | Folder 4 | Chicago Driving Park (horse racing), diagrams, 1936 |
| Box 2 | Folder 4 | Chicago Driving Park (horse racing), typed news article, 1875 |
| Box 2 | Folder 4 | Chicago Driving Park (horse racing), notes on, undated |
| Box 2 | Folder 4 | Chicago Driving Park (horse racing), reminiscences, by Thomas McGee and by Joseph A. Murphy, 1931 |
| Box 2 | Folder 4 | Chicago Driving Park (horse racing), scorecard, 1884 |
| Chicago Driving Park (horse racing) [See: Citizens National Bank, Madison Crawford National Bank, Truman H. Golightly] | ||
| Chicago Driving Park (horse racing) [See: Garfieldian, 1946 July 18, 25] | ||
| Oversize Folder 2 | Chicago Title & Trust Co., “The District beyond Crawford Avenue along Madison,” advertisement designed by Carroll Dean Murphy, Inc. [See also: Trimble, William], 1933 Aug 21/28 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 5 | Devore Clothing Store, news clippings, 1947 |
| Box 2 | Folder 5 | Empress Shop, news clippings, undated |
| Box 2 | Folder 5 | Fifth Avenue Beauty Shop, news clippings, 1947 |
| Box 2 | Folder 5 | Firestone Store, news clippings, 1947 |
| Box 2 | Folder 5 | Fornero Barbershop, news clippings, 1948 |
| Box 2 | Folder 5 | Garfield Park Race Track, history, 1937 |
| Box 2 | Folder 6 | Garfield State Bank, brochures, 1913-1919 |
| Box 2 | Folder 6 | Garfield State Bank, correspondence, 1934-1935 |
| Box 2 | Folder 6 | Garfield State Bank, news clippings, 1929-1931 |
| Box 2 | Folder 6 | Garfield State Bank, receipt, 1929 |
| Garfield State Bank [See: Chicago Daily News, 1935 February 23] | ||
| Box 8 | Folder 17 | Garfield State Bank, souvenir fan, undated |
| Box 2 | Folder 7 | Gnaedinger and Geisler, Inc. (real estate), brochure, 1943 |
| Box 2 | Folder 7 | Goldblatt Bros. Company, news clippings, 1929, 1947-1951 |
| Box 2 | Folder 7 | Great Western Shade Company, news clipping, 1947 |
| Great Western Shade Company [See: Garfieldian, 1946 May 23] | ||
| Oversize Folder 3 | Hotel Guyon, calendar/advertisement, G. Radatz, manager [See: Garfieldian, 1937 March 25], 1954 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 8 | Graemere Hotel, promotional materials, 1941-1942 |
| Box 2 | Folder 8 | Graemere Hotel, The Sextant, newsletter (not inclusive), 1940-1944 |
| Hotel Guyon [See: Garfieldian, 1937 March 25] | ||
| Box 2 | Folder 9 | Guyon Beauty Shop, news clipping, 1947 |
| Box 2 | Folder 9 | Guyon’s Paradise Ball Room, advertising ticket, undated |
| Box 2 | Folder 9 | Hamlin Avenue Theatre, program, circa 1900-1910 |
| Box 2 | Folder 9 | Ideal Dancing Studios, brochures, circa 1940s |
| Box 2 | Folder 9 | Ideal Dancing Studios, news clippings, 1947 |
| Jewelers [See: West Side Community Collection] | ||
| Box 2 | Folder 9 | Kress Bakery, news clippings, 1947 |
| Light Motor Sales [See: Garfieldian, 1946 June 6] | ||
| Box 2 | Folder 9 | Lite Soap Company, business card, undated |
| Box 2 | Folder 9a | Madigan Brothers Dry Goods, World’s Columbian Exposition, advertising souvenir, 1892 |
| Box 2 | Folders 10-11 | Madigan Brothers, advertising materials, circa 1900-1940s |
| Box 11 | Folder 16 | Madigan Brothers, advertisement, broadside, undated [circa 1910?] |
| Oversize Folder 5 | Madigan Brothers, advertisement, broadside, “A Clearing Sale…,” undated | |
| Oversize Folder 8 | Madigan Brothers, advertisement, flyers (3), circa 1910 | |
| Box 11 | Folder 17 | Madigan Brothers, advertisements (2), circa 1940 |
| Box 11 | Folder 1 | Madigan Brothers, Christmas catalogs nos. 1-3, 1944-[1946] |
| Box 11 | Folder 19 | Madigan Brothers, fashions and home, 1928 February-March |
| Box 11 | Folder 2 | Madigan Brothers, flyers nos. 1-10, 1944-1946 |
| Box 11 | Folder 3 | Madigan Brothers, flyers nos. 11-20, [1947-1950] |
| Box 11 | Folder 4 | Madigan Brothers, flyers nos. 21-30, circa 1950 |
| Box 11 | Folder 5 | Madigan Brothers, flyers nos. 31-40, circa 1955 |
| Box 11 | Folder 6 | Madigan Brothers, flyers nos. 41-50, circa 1958 |
| Box 11 | Folder 7 | Madigan Brothers, flyers nos. 51-60, circa 1960 |
| Box 11 | Folder 8 | Madigan Brothers, flyers nos. 61-70, circa 1965 |
| Box 11 | Folder 9 | Madigan Brothers, flyers nos. 71-80, circa 1968 |
| Box 11 | Folder 10 | Madigan Brothers, flyers nos. 81-90, circa 1970 |
| Box 11 | Folder 11 | Madigan Brothers, flyers nos. 91-98, circa 1975 |
| Box 11 | Folder 12 | Madigan Brothers, Madigan’s Store News, vol. 1, no. 1 (3 copies with headline “Newly Modernized...”, one copy with headline “Miss Pearl I. Field is invited...”), 1937 |
| Box 11 | Folder 13 | Madigan Brothers, Madigan’s Store News, 1928 May 10 |
| Oversize Folder 4 | Madigan Brothers, Madigan’s Store News, [1928] May 14 | |
| Box 11 | Folder 14 | Madigan Brothers, Madigan’s Store News, 1931 September 10 |
| Box 11 | Folder 15 | Madigan Brothers, Madigan’s Store News, 1931 September 10 |
| Box 2 | Folder 12 | Madigan Brothers, news clippings, circa 1920s-1940s |
| Madigan Brothers [See: West Side Community Collection, history of Madigan’s] | ||
| Madigan Brothers [See: Garfieldian, 1941 February 13, March 20; Biographical Data: Madigan, George P.; West Town News, 1928 May 11] | ||
| Oversize Folder 6 | Madigan Brothers, advertisements, newspaper [fragile] (10), circa 1930s-1940s | |
| Oversize Folder 7 | Madigan Brothers, advertisements newspaper [fragile] (8), circa 1930s-1940s | |
| Box 3 | Folder 1 | Madison-Crawford National Bank, advertising materials, circa 1940s |
| Box 3 | Folder 2 | Madison-Crawford National Bank, business card, undated |
| Box 3 | Folder 2 | Madison-Crawford National Bank, financial statements, 1936-1948 |
| Box 3 | Folder 2 | Madison-Crawford National Bank, news clippings, 1936-1947 |
| Box 3 | Folder 2 | Madison-Crawford National Bank, organizational prospectus, circa 1930 |
| Box 3 | Folder 3 | Madison-Crawford National Bank, Over the President’s Desk, newsletter (not inclusive), 1939-1944, 1951 |
| Box 3 | Folder 3 | Madison-Crawford National Bank, program, 1936 |
| Madison-Crawford National Bank [See also: Chicago American, 1936 January 23; Garfieldian, 1934 October 18; 1937 October 14; 1938 January 20; 1939 January 26; 1940 November 7; 1941 January 30; National Bank of Commerce] | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 4 | Marbro Theater, news clipping, circa 1930s |
| Box 3 | Folder 5 | Midwest Athletic Club, advertising materials, 1928-1929, 1937 |
| Box 3 | Folder 5 | Midwest Athletic Club, carnival program, 1930 |
| Box 3 | Folder 5 | Midwest Athletic Club, invitations, 1926, 1928 |
| Box 3 | Folder 6 | Midwest Athletic Club, news clippings, circa 1920s-1940s |
| Box 3 | Folder 6 | Midwest Athletic Club, newsletters (various titles, not inclusive), 1924-1938 |
| National Bank of Commerce [See: Garfieldian, 1951 February 1] | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 7 | Pantsy Florist, advertising materials [See also: Sawyer, Anna Grace], circa 1940s |
| Box 3 | Folder 7 | Powers’ Restaurant, advertising materials, circa 1940s |
| Box 3 | Folder 7 | Powers’ Restaurant, catalog, 1928 |
| Box 3 | Folder 7 | Powers’ Restaurant, news clipping, 1952 |
| Box 3 | Folder 7 | Reliable Slip Cover and Drapery Company, news clipping, 1947 |
| Box 3 | Folder 7 | Rowe, Young and Cooley (automobiles), news clipping, 1947 |
| Box 3 | Folder 7 | Steven and Son Bakery, news clipping, 1947 |
| Box 3 | Folder 7 | Steven Candy Shop, news clipping, 1933 |
| Steven Candy Shop [See: Krafft, Julia Steven] | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 7 | Tex Togs, news clipping, 1947 |
| Ucitel Drug Store [See: Ucitel, Michael J.] | ||
| Walgreens [See: Garfieldian, 1939 August 3, 1940 May 16] | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 7a | Welsh Billiard & Cigar Store, 4038 Madison Street, lease, 1904 |
| Oversize Folder 12 | West Chicago Land Company, West Chicago Land Company’s subdivision of the south ½ of Section 10-39-13 Cook County, Illinois, map shows 40th Street (Pulaski Road) west to 48th (Cicero Avenue) Streets, Madison Street north to Kinzie Street, [between 1867 and 1889] | |
| Box 11 | Folder 18 | Wiley Brothers, 3951 W. Madison Street, advertisement in New Idea Fashions, 1906 July |
Series 2: Business Establishments, circa 1867-1954, undated
Subseries B: Photographs, 1891-1948, undated
Arrangement
Subseries B is arranged alphabetically by business name. The number of images with the same description is indicated in parentheses.
| Box 12 | Photographs 1.1-1.6 | Baer Brothers & Prodie, Madison Street and Pulaski Road, interior (6), 1948 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 2.1 | Baer Brothers & Prodie, interior, circa 1930 |
| Box 12 | Photograph 1.7 | Baer Brothers & Prodie, staff with baseball bat, circa 1940 |
| Box 12 | Photograph 1.8 | Bergner Store, Santa with children, 1948 |
| Box 12 | Photograph 1.9 | Boland Funeral Home, 4138 W. Madison Street, exterior, circa 1940 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 2.2 | Brickmann’s Express, 1913 |
| Box 12 | Photographs 1.10-1.11 | Bromide Portrait Company, interior (2), 1914 |
| Box 12 | Photograph 1.11a | Bromide Portrait Company, exterior, circa 1914 |
| Box 12 | Photograph 1.12 | Check Master Department of unidentified bank, circa 1940 |
| Box 12 | Photograph 1.13 | Decker Fire Proof Storage Company, 4044 W. Madison Street, exterior, 1904 |
| Glass Plate Slide Box 6 | Photograph 1.13 | Decker Fire Proof Storage Company, 4044 W. Madison Street, exterior, glass plate-mounted image, 1904 |
| Box 12 | Photograph 1.14 | Falter, Rounds & Company, Real Estate, 5th Avenue and Pulaski Road, circa 1900 |
| Box 12 | Photograph 1.15 | Forrester Jewelry Shop, exterior, 1898 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 2.3 | Garfield Park Bank, interior, 1908 |
| Box 12 | Photograph 1.16 | Garfield Park State Savings Bank, 4010 W. Madison Street, 1912 |
| Box 12 | Photograph 1.17 | Horder’s News Depot/Delivery Station Public Library, exterior, 1918 |
| Box 12 | Photograph 1.18 | O.D. Jennings & Company, exterior, undated |
| Box 12 | Photograph 1.19 | P.H. Keegan’s Saloon & Lunch Room, 1911 W. Madison Street, exterior, 1891 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 2.4 | P.H. Keegan’s Saloon & Lunch Room, 1957 W. Madison Street (now 3938), interior, 1901 |
| Box 12 | Photograph 1.20 | McCarthy & Newman Ice, Coal, Wood, & Gravel, Crawford Avenue, 3 blocks north of Lake Street, exterior, 1893 |
| Box 12 | Photograph 1.21 | McCarthy Brothers Real Estate and Insurance, exterior, undated |
| Box 12 | Photograph 1.22 | McEnery Real Estate, 4041 W. Madison Street, interior, staff, 1927 |
| Box 12 | Photograph 1.23 | Madigan Brothers, interior, 1930 |
| Box 12 | Photographs 1.24-1.27 | Madigan Brothers, interior (4), 1948 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 2.4a | Madison Hardware Company, 4013 W. Madison Street, exterior, 1915 |
| Box 12 | Photograph 1.28 | Pansy Florist Shop, 4046 W. Madison Street, exterior, undated |
| Box 12 | Photograph 1.29 | Pansy Florist Shop, 4046 W. Madison Street, interior, staff, undated |
| Box 12 | Photographs 1.30-1.31 | Pansy Florist Shop, 4046 W. Madison Street, interior (2), undated |
| Box 12 | Photograph 1.32 | Pool Hall, unidentified, 4038 W. Madison Street, exterior, 1895 |
| Box 12 | Photograph 1.33 | Pool Hall, unidentified, 4038 W. Madison Street, interior, 1895 |
| Box 12 | Photograph 1.34 | Santay Corporation, 351 N. Crawford Avenue, exterior, 1946 |
| Box 12 | Photograph 1.35 | Sheffield Corporation, exterior, undated |
| Box 12 | Photograph 1.36 | WOAK Radio, 1948 |
Series 3: Religious Institutions, 1890-1957, undated
Scope and Contents
Series 3 contains souvenir books, programs, newsletters, directories, news clippings and directories from neighborhood religious institutions.
Arrangement
Series 3 is arranged into 2 subseries: Subseries A: Documents, 1890-1956 and Subseries B: Photographs, 1890-1957, undated.
Subseries A: Documents, 1890-1956
Arrangement
Subseries A is arranged alphabetically by name of religious institution.
| Adams Street Methodist Evangelical Church [See: Olivet Methodist Evangelical Church] | ||
| Box 3 | Folders 8-9 | Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church, Bethel Bulletin, newsletter (not inclusive), 1922-1930 |
| Box 3 | Folder 10 | Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church, news clippings, 1928, 1946-1950 |
| Box 3 | Folder 10 | Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church, picture, circa 1910 |
| Box 3 | Folder 10 | Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church, programs, Bethel Luther League, 1926-1927, undated |
| Box 3 | Folder 10 | Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church, 50th anniversary publication, 1940 |
| Box 3 | Folder 10 | Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church, souvenir book, 1940 |
| Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church [See: Rev. Albert A. Kaitschuck] | ||
| Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church [See: Garfieldian, 1940 June 6; 1950 April 27] | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 11 | Bulgarian Christian Union, Orientator, magazine (not inclusive), 1943, 1945 |
| Box 3 | Folder 11 | Bulgarian Christian Union, programs, 1942-1946 |
| Box 4 | Folder 1 | Calvary Presbyterian Church, Calvary Church News, newsletter (not inclusive), 1934, 1939 |
| Box 4 | Folder 1 | Calvary Presbyterian Church, directory and correspondence, 1941 |
| Box 4 | Folder 1 | Calvary Presbyterian Church, invitation, 1939 |
| Box 4 | Folder 1 | Calvary Presbyterian Church, news clippings, 1934-1946 |
| Box 4 | Folder 1 | Calvary Presbyterian Church, programs, circa 1940s |
| Calvary Presbyterian Church [See: Garfieldian, 1934 October 4] | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 2 | Central Park Congregational Church, certificate, undated |
| Box 4 | Folder 2 | Central Park Congregational Church, directory, 1909 |
| Box 4 | Folder 2 | Central Park Congregational Church, news clippings, circa 1940s |
| Box 4 | Folder 2 | Central Park Congregational Church, souvenir programs, 1926, 1936, 1946 |
| Central Park Congregational Church [See: Chicago Daily News, 1936 January 25] | ||
| Congregation Anshe Sholom [See: Garfieldian, 1950 June 8] | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 3 | First Fraternal Spiritual, news clippings, 1948, undated |
| Box 4 | Folder 3 | Garfield Park Baptist, news clippings, 1946-1948 |
| Garfield Park Baptist [See: Chicago Daily News, 1936 September 12; Garfieldian, 1936 September 10] | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 3 | Little Church on the Corner (Baptist), news clippings, 1946-1948 |
| Box 4 | Folder 3 | Little Church on the Corner (Baptist), program, 1945 |
| Box 4 | Folder 4 | Olivet Methodist Evangelical Church, directories, 1949-1951 |
| Box 4 | Folder 4 | Olivet Methodist Evangelical Church, news clippings, 1939-1948 |
| Box 4 | Folder 4 | Olivet Methodist Evangelical Church, postcard, undated |
| Box 4 | Folder 4 | Olivet Methodist Evangelical Church, programs, 1939, 1944 |
| Olivet Methodist Evangelical Church [See: Wood, Frank L.] | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 5 | St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, correspondence, 1947 |
| Box 4 | Folder 5 | St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, The Monitor, newsletter (not inclusive), 1940, 1946 |
| Box 4 | Folder 5 | St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, news clippings, 1944-1948 |
| Box 4 | Folder 5 | St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, programs, 1890, 1902 |
| St. Barnabas Episcopal Church [See: Chicago Tribune, 1930 January 27] | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 5a | St. Matthew’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Record, 1941 July |
| Box 4 | Folder 6 | St. Mel’s Parish, news clippings, 1946-1948 |
| Box 4 | Folder 6 | St. Mel’s Parish, programs, 1934, 1936 |
| Box 4 | Folder 6 | St. Mel’s Parish, promotional pamphlet, 1945 |
| Box 4 | Folder 6 | St. Mel’s Parish, St. Mel’s Review, newsletter, 1931 May |
| Box 4 | Folder 6 | St. Mel’s Parish, Voice, newsletter, 1946 May 19 |
| Box 4 | Folder 7 | Washington Boulevard Temple, announcement flyers and letters, circa 1930s-1940s |
| Box 4 | Folder 7 | Washington Boulevard Temple, lecture forum tickets, 1937 |
| Box 4 | Folder 7 | Washington Boulevard Temple, news clippings, 1939-1949 |
| Box 4 | Folder 7 | Washington Boulevard Temple, programs, 1921, 1933 |
| Box 4 | Folder 7 | Washington Boulevard Temple, Temple Messenger, newsletter (not inclusive), 1934-1946 |
| Washington Boulevard Temple [See: Plaut, Dr. W. Gunther; Schwartz, Rabbi Samuel; Weinstein, Rabbi Jacob J.] | ||
| Washington Boulevard Temple [See: Chicago Daily News, 1939 May 27; Chicago Tribune, 1939 May 28] | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 9 | Wesleyan Bible Class, flyers, 1936, 1940, undated |
| Box 4 | Folder 9 | Wesleyan Bible Class, pamphlets, 1907, 1930s, 1956 |
| Box 4 | Folder 9 | Wesleyan Bible Class, programs, 1935-1938 |
| Wesleyan Bible Class [See: Wood, Frank L.] | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 10 | West Side Hungarian Evangelical and Reformed, souvenir books, 1941-1942 |
Series 3: Religious Institutions, 1890-1957, undated
Subseries B: Photographs, 1890-1957, undated
Arrangement
Subseries B is arranged alphabetically by name of religious institution. The number of images with the same description is indicated in parentheses.
| Box 13 | Photograph 1.37 | Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church, exterior, 1946 |
| Box 13 | Photograph 1.41 | Calvary Presbyterian Church, cornerstone laying, undated |
| Box 13 | Photograph 1.42 | Calvary Presbyterian Church, deacons, 1941 |
| Box 13 | Photograph 1.38 | Calvary Presbyterian Church, exterior, 1890 |
| Box 13 | Photograph 1.39 | Calvary Presbyterian Church, Keeler Avenue and Congress Parkway, exterior, 1893 |
| Box 13 | Photograph 1.40 | Calvary Presbyterian Church, Keeler Avenue and Jackson Boulevard, circa 1906-1907 |
| Box 13 | Photograph 1.43 | Calvary Presbyterian Church, session, 1941 |
| Box 13 | Photograph 1.44 | Calvary Presbyterian Church, trustees, 1941 |
| Box 13 | Photograph 1.46 | Central Park Congregational Church, children’s play, circa 1905 |
| Box 13 | Photograph 1.45 | Central Park Congregational Church, interior, 1905 |
| Box 13 | Photograph 1.49 | Olivet Methodist Episcopal Church, Adams Street, exterior, post 1908 |
| Box 13 | Photograph 1.50 | Olivet Methodist Episcopal Church, Adams Street and Keeler Avenue, exterior, undated |
| Box 13 | Photograph 1.51 | Olivet Methodist Episcopal Church, Adams Street and Keeler Avenue, exterior, undated |
| Box 13 | Photograph 1.52 | Olivet Methodist Episcopal Church, group chorus, circa 1910 |
| Box 13 | Photograph 1.53 | Olivet Methodist Episcopal Church, men’s chorus, circa 1900 |
| Box 13 | Photograph 1.47 | Olivet Methodist Episcopal Church, picnic in Garfield Park, 1900 |
| Box 13 | Photograph 1.54 | Presentation Catholic Church, exterior, circa 1902-1920 |
| Box 13 | Photograph 1.55 | Presentation Catholic Church, procession, 1948 |
| Box 13 | Photograph 1.56 | St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, exterior, circa 1910 |
| Box 13 | Photograph 1.57 | St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, exterior, Washington Boulevard and Karlov Avenue, 1946 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 2.5 | St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, interior, undated |
| Box 13 | Photograph 1.58 | St. Mel’s Roman Catholic Church, interior, 1948 |
| Box 13 | Photograph 1.59 | St. Mel’s Roman Catholic Church, interior, silver jubilee, 1949 |
| Box 13 | Photographs 1.60-1.61 | St. Mel’s Roman Catholic Church, Purcell’s 50th anniversary (2), 1949 |
| Box 13 | Photograph 1.62 | St. Mel’s Roman Catholic Church, interior, Brownies taking pledge, 1957 |
| Box 13 | Photograph 1.65 | Washington Boulevard Temple, charity drive, 1949 |
| Box 13 | Photograph 1.63 | Washington Boulevard Temple, Samuel Schwartz reading Talmud, 1948 |
| Box 13 | Photograph 1.64 | Washington Boulevard Temple, Tableau, 1948 |
Series 4: Clubs and Organizations, 1877-1953, undated
Scope and Contents
Series 4 contains correspondence, flyers, mailings, minutes, new clippings, newsletters, reports, and other materials from a selection of clubs and organizations in the West Garfield Park community.
Arrangement
Series 4 is arranged into 2 subseries: Subseries A: Documents, 1877-1953, undated and Subseries B: Photographs, 1908-1949, undated.
Subseries A: Documents, 1877-1953, undated
Arrangement
Subseries A is arranged alphabetically by name of club or organization.
| Box 5 | Folder 1 | Alpha Social Club, dance card, 1895 |
| Box 5 | Folder 1 | American Legion, news clipping, circa 1940s |
| Box 5 | Folder 1 | Arsenal Club, news clipping, 1941 |
| Box 5 | Folder 1 | Boy Scouts of America, Haversack, newsletter for Troop #224), 1930 December |
| Box 5 | Folder 1 | Boy Scouts of America, news clipping, 1937 |
| Boy Scouts of America [See: Garfieldian, 1940 February 8] | ||
| Box 5 | Folder 1 | British Old People’s Home, annual report, 1936 |
| Crawford Business Men’s League [See: Crawford Avenue] | ||
| Box 5 | Folder 1 | Garfield Good Neighbors Council, Good Neighbor News, newsletter, circa 1930s-1940s |
| Oversize Folder 9 | [Crawford Avenue Association], “Protest Meeting! Do You Want the Name of Crawford Avenue Changed to Pulaski Road?” [1933] October 31 | |
| Box 8 | Folder 18 | Community Meeting on Relief, flyer, 1936 July 31 |
| Box 5 | Folder 2 | Garfield Park Business Men’s Association, announcement flyers and letters, circa 1930s-1940s |
| Box 5 | Folder 3 | Garfield Park Business Men’s Association, annual reports, 1937, 1940 |
| Box 5 | Folder 3 | Garfield Park Business Men’s Association, Blue Book, 1936 |
| Box 5 | Folder 3 | Garfield Park Business Men’s Association, Bulletin, newsletter (not inclusive), 1940-1942 |
| Box 5 | Folder 3 | Garfield Park Business Men’s Association, certificate, undated |
| Box 5 | Folder 3 | Garfield Park Business Men’s Association, committee lists, 1941 |
| Box 5 | Folder 3 | Garfield Park Business Men’s Association, correspondence, 1938-1941 |
| Box 5 | Folder 3 | Garfield Park Business Men’s Association, decal, 1939 |
| Box 5 | Folder 3 | Garfield Park Business Men’s Association, directory, 1941 |
| Box 5 | Folder 3 | Garfield Park Business Men’s Association, membership list, 1943 |
| Box 5 | Folder 4 | Garfield Park Business Men’s Association, news clippings, 1929-1941 |
| Box 5 | Folder 4 | Garfield Park Business Men’s Association, Weekly Broadcast, newsletter (not inclusive), 1939 |
| Garfield Park Business Men’s Association [See: Garfield Park Club] | ||
| Box 5 | Folder 5 | Garfield Park Club, minutes, 1920 February 16 |
| Box 5 | Folder 5 | Garfield Park Club, picture of officers, 1930 |
| Box 5 | Folder 5 | Garfield Park Club, programs, 1927, 1930 |
| Garfield Park Club [See: Garfield Park Business Men’s Association] | ||
| Box 5 | Folder 6 | Garfield Park Community Forum, announcement flyers and letters, 1936-1937 |
| Box 5 | Folder 6 | Garfield Park Community Forum, news clipping, 1936 |
| Box 5 | Folder 6 | Greater West Side Movement, brochure and program, 1932 |
| Box 8 | Folder 19 | Journeyman Barbers International Union, shop card, calendar, 1925 |
| Box 5 | Folder 6a | Keymen’s Club, testimonial dinner, 1953 |
| Box 5 | Folder 7 | Made in America Club, decal, undated |
| Box 5 | Folder 7 | Social Boys of Central Park, program, 1877 |
| Box 5 | Folder 7 | University Students’ Club of Chicago, flyers, 1936 |
| Box 5 | Folder 7 | Veterans of Foreign Wars, flyer, 1931 |
| Wesleyan Bible Class [See: Olivet Methodist Church] | ||
| Box 5 | Folder 7 | West Area Business and Professional Women’s Club, correspondence, 1948 |
| Box 5 | Folder 7 | West Area Business and Professional Women’s Club, description, 1948 |
| Box 5 | Folder 7 | West Area Business and Professional Women’s Club, flyers, 1942, undated |
| Box 5 | Folder 7 | West Area Business and Professional Women’s Club, list of officers, 1948 |
| Box 5 | Folder 7 | West Side Civic League, decal, undated |
| Box 5 | Folder 7 | West Side Civic League, news clipping, 1934 |
| Oversize Folder 10 | United Citizens Council, “Garfield Park Community Forum. Hear Walter J. Millard, Field Secretary National Municipal League, It Can Happen Here,” poster, [1936] April 6 | |
| Box 5 | Folder 8 | Work Projects Administration, flyers, reports and programs, circa 1936 |
Series 4: Clubs and Organizations, 1877-1953, undated
Subseries B: Photographs, 1908-1949, undated
Arrangement
Subseries B is arranged alphabetically by name of club or organization. The number of images with the same description is indicated in parentheses.
| Oversize Folders 13-14 | Photograph 3.1 | Active Club, 3959 W. Madison Street, dinner (2 copies), 1936 |
| Box 13 | Photograph 1.66 | American Legion, Post 866, 1948 |
| Box 13 | Photograph 1.67 | American Legion, parade, 1949 |
| Box 13 | Photograph 1.68 | Boy Scouts, scout masters, 1936 |
| Box 13 | Photograph 1.69 | Boy Scouts, scout fund drive, circa 1948 |
| Box 13 | Photographs 1.70-1.72 | Boy Scouts (3), 1948 |
| Box 13 | Photograph 1.73 | Catholic Youth Organization, boxers, 1948 |
| Box 13 | Photographs 1.74-1.75 | Crawford-Harrison Business Promoters’ Association, parade float (2), 1921 |
| Box 13 | Photograph 1.76 | Democratic National Party, 1944 |
| Box 13 | Photograph 1.77 | Garfield Park B’nai B’rith, 1949 |
| Oversize Folder 16 | Photograph 3.3 | Garfield Park Business Men’s Association, outing at Delwood Park (2 copies), 1921 June 1 |
| Box 13 | Photograph 1.78 | Garfield Park Business Men’s Association, charter jubilee, 1936 |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.87 | Garfield Park Community Hospital, 3821 W. Washington Boulevard, exterior, 1946 |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.88 | Garfield Park Community Hospital, nursing class graduation, 1949 |
| Box 13 | Photograph 1.79 | Garfield Park Forum, 1937 |
| Box 13 | Photograph 1.80 | WOAK Radio Station, Junior Achievement, undated |
| Box 13 | Photograph 1.81 | Knights of Columbus baseball team, 1908 |
| Box 13 | Photograph 1.82 | Lions Club, 1946 |
| Box 13 | Photograph 1.83 | Lions Club, 1949 |
| Box 13 | Photograph 1.84 | Midwest Athletic Club, exterior, 1940 |
| Box 13 | Photograph 1.85 | Red Cross, circa 1940 |
| Box 13 | Photograph 1.86 | Republican National Party, Convention, 1944 |
Series 5: Historical Sketches, 1930-1950, undated
Scope and Contents
Series 5 consists of narratives on community historical topics and of general reminiscences of West Garfield Park.
Arrangement
Series 5 is arranged alphabetically by title of essay or by subject, as appropriate.
| Box 5 | Folder 9 | Central Park, compilation from published sources, undated |
| Box 5 | Folder 9 | “Early Settlers in the District Between Garfield Park and Lawndale,” by George Estabrook, 1938 |
| Box 5 | Folder 10 | Garfield Park, general histories, circa 1930s |
| Garfield Park, general histories [See: Garfieldian, 1946 May 23, June 6, 13, June 27] | ||
| Box 5 | Folder 11 | Lambert Tree corner, news clipping, 1950 |
| Box 5 | Folder 11 | “The Major Outlying Business Centers of Chicago,” by Malcolm J. Proudfoot, 1936 |
| Box 5 | Folder 12 | Reminiscences of Garfield Park, Ahern, John, 1939 |
| Box 5 | Folder 12 | Reminiscences of Garfield Park, Beidler, George, 1936 |
| Box 5 | Folder 12 | Reminiscences of Garfield Park, Carr, James R., 1932 |
| Box 5 | Folder 12 | Reminiscences of Garfield Park, Clark, John S., 1943 |
| Box 5 | Folder 12 | Reminiscences of Garfield Park, Cruse, Bridget, 1933 |
| Box 5 | Folder 12 | Reminiscences of Garfield Park, Dasso, August E., circa 1930s |
| Box 5 | Folder 12 | Reminiscences of Garfield Park, Garfieldian, 1933 |
| Box 5 | Folder 12 | Reminiscences of Garfield Park, McEnery, John T., 1939 |
| Box 5 | Folder 12 | Reminiscences of Garfield Park, Rebman, H.E., 1930 |
| Box 5 | Folder 12 | Reminiscences of Garfield Park, Riehm, Louise, 1930 |
| Box 5 | Folder 12 | Reminiscences of Garfield Park, Wood, Chester E., 1936 |
| Reminiscences of Garfield Park [See: Schmidt, Emil J., Watters, James E.] | ||
| Box 5 | Folder 13 | “The Township of Jefferson, Illinois,” by Alfred Bull, undated |
Series 6: Municipal Agencies, 1896-1949
Scope and Contents
Series 6 consists of documents and photographs of the West Garfield Park area Post Office and Fire Department.
Arrangement
Series 6 is arranged into 2 subseries: Subseries A: Documents, 1896-1949 and Subseries B: Photographs, circa 1900-1949.
Subseries A: Documents, 1896-1936
Arrangement
Subseries A is arranged alphabetically by agency name.
| Box 6 | Folder 1 | Post Office, bulletins and reports, 1896-1936 |
Series 6: Municipal Agencies, 1896-1949
Subseries B: Photographs, circa 1900-1949
Arrangement
Subseries B is arranged alphabetically by agency name. The number of images with the same description is indicated in parentheses.
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.89 | Fire Department, (later 4002) W. Wilcox St., Engine 95 (copy print), circa 1900 |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.99 | Fire Department, 4000 W. Wilcox Street, Engine 95, circa 1920 |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.90 | Fire Department, 4002 W. Wilcox Street, truck 26, 1919 |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.97 | Fire Department, automobile fire, 1949 |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.100 | Fire Department, Engine 95, 1949 |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.98 | Fire Department, firefighter training, 1949 |
| Box 14 | Photographs 1.91-1.92 | Fire Department, Logan Furniture Mart fire (2), 1948 |
| Box 14 | Photographs 1.95-1.96 | Fire Department, Thompson Restaurant fire (2), 1949 |
| Box 14 | Photographs 1.93-1.94 | Fire Department, Wilcox Street Station, employees (2), 1949 |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.101 | Post Office, Harrison Street Station, 1948 |
Series 7: Schools, 1880-1970, undated
Scope and Contents
Series 7 contains class lists, news clippings, newspapers, photographs, programs and a scrapbook related to area schools, including Delano, Sumner and Tilton Elementary Schools and Chicago Jewish Academy.
Arrangement
Series 7 is arranged into 2 subseries: Subseries A: Documents, 1884-1970 and Subseries B: Photographs, 1880-1949, undated.
Subseries A: Documents, 1884-1970
Arrangement
Subseries A is arranged alphabetically by school name.
| Box 6 | Folder 2 | Delano Elementary School, class lists, 1939, 1943 |
| Box 6 | Folder 2 | Delano Elementary School, Delano Flash, newsletter, 1970 February |
| Box 6 | Folder 2 | Delano Elementary School, Delano School News, newsletter, 1937 February |
| Box 6 | Folder 2 | Delano Elementary School, news clippings, 1946-1948 |
| Box 6 | Folder 2 | Delano Elementary School, programs, 1933-1939 |
| Box 6 | Folder 3 | Sumner Elementary School, class list, 1941 |
| Box 6 | Folder 3 | Sumner Elementary School, news clipping, 1946 |
| Box 6 | Folder 3 | Sumner Elementary School, programs, 1935-1943 |
| Box 6 | Folder 3 | Sumner Elementary School, Sumner News, newsletter (not inclusive), 1939, 1945 |
| Sumner Elementary School [See: Chicago Tribune, 1939 August 13; Garfieldian, 1939 July 13, 1940 June 20] | ||
| Box 6 | Folder 4 | Tilton Elementary School, class lists, 1884-1940 |
| Box 6 | Folder 4 | Tilton Elementary School, news clippings, 1946-1948 |
| Box 6 | Folder 4 | Tilton Elementary School, programs, circa 1890s-1940s |
| Box 6 | Folder 5 | Tilton Elementary School, scrapbook, circa 1910-1920 |
| Box 6 | Folder 6 | Tilton Elementary School, song, circa 1908 |
| Box 6 | Folder 6 | Tilton Elementary School, Tilton Link, PTA newsletter (not inclusive), 1930-1934 |
| Box 6 | Folder 6 | Tilton Elementary School, Tilton Tips, newsletter (not inclusive), 1938-1941 |
Series 7: Schools, 1880-1970, undated
Subseries B: Photographs, 1880-1949, undated
Arrangement
Subseries B is arranged alphabetically by school name.
| Box 18 | Photograph 1.202 | Chicago Jewish Academy, exterior, undated |
| Box 18 | Photograph 1.203 | Chicago Jewish Academy, Torah dedication, undated |
| Box 18 | Photograph 1.204 | Chicago Jewish Academy, science class, 1948 |
| Box 18 | Photograph 1.205 | Chicago Jewish Academy, science class, 1948 |
| Box 18 | Photograph 1.206 | Chicago Jewish Academy, Rabbi Mishkin, pre-Passover, 1949 |
| Box 18 | Photograph 1.207 | Delano Elementary School, exterior, 1912 |
| Box 18 | Photograph 1.208 | Delano Elementary School, class picture, 1943 |
| Box 18 | Photograph 1.209 | Delano Elementary School, class picture, 1944 |
| Box 18 | Photograph 1.210 | Delano Elementary School, 1947 |
| Box 18 | Photograph 1.211 | Delano Elementary School, class room, 1948 |
| Box 18 | Photograph 1.212 | Delano Elementary School, dance, 1948 |
| Box 18 | Photograph 1.213 | Delano Elementary School, school play, 1948 |
| Box 18 | Photograph 1.214 | Delano Elementary School, Charles H. Shutter, circa 1940 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 2.11 | Delano Elementary School, class picture, 1918 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 2.12 | Delano Elementary School, class picture, 1929 June |
| Box 21 | Photograph 2.13 | Delano Elementary School, class picture, 1933 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 2.14 | Delano Elementary School, class picture, 1935 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 2.15 | Delano Elementary School, class picture, 1936 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 2.16 | Delano Elementary School, class picture, 1936 |
| Box 18 | Photograph 1.215 | Sumner Elementary School, class picture, 1945 |
| Box 18 | Photograph 1.216 | Sumner Elementary School, staff, 1949 |
| Box 18 | Photograph 1.217 | Sumner Elementary School, kindergarten, 1949 |
| Box 18 | Photograph 1.218 | Sumner Elementary School, clean-up, 1949 |
| Box 18 | Photograph 1.219 | Sumner Elementary School, 1949 |
| Box 18 | Photograph 1.220 | Sumner Elementary School, exterior, undated |
| Box 21 | Photograph 2.17 | Sumner Elementary School, room 303, class picture, 1918 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 2.18 | Sumner Elementary School, class picture, 1941 June |
| Box 21 | Photograph 2.19 | Sumner Elementary School, class picture, 1943 June |
| Box 18 | Photograph 1.221 | Tilton Elementary School, class picture, 1881 |
| Box 18 | Photograph 1.222 | Tilton Elementary School, class picture, 1883 |
| Box 18 | Photograph 1.223 | Tilton Elementary School, faculty, 1884 |
| Box 18 | Photograph 1.224 | Tilton Elementary School, 4th grade, 1884 |
| Box 18 | Photograph 1.225 | Tilton Elementary School, 8th grade, 1884 |
| Box 18 | Photograph 1.226 | Tilton Elementary School, room 7, 1888 |
| Box 19 | Photograph 1.227 | Tilton Elementary School, class picture (includes disabled child), circa 1880-1890 |
| Box 19 | Photograph 1.228 | Tilton Elementary School, class picture, circa 1880-1890 |
| Box 19 | Photograph 1.229 | Tilton Elementary School, exterior, circa 1880 |
| Box 19 | Photograph 1.230 | Tilton Elementary School, class picture, 1894 |
| Box 19 | Photograph 1.231 | Tilton Elementary School, Principal Wadhams, circa 1900 |
| Box 19 | Photograph 1.232 | Tilton Elementary School, class picture, circa 1910 |
| Box 19 | Photograph 1.233 | Tilton Elementary School, class picture, 1915 June |
| Box 19 | Photograph 1.234 | Tilton Elementary School, class picture, 1916 January |
| Box 19 | Photograph 1.235 | Tilton Elementary School, class picture and exterior view, 1916 June |
| Box 19 | Photograph 1.236 | Tilton Elementary School, class picture, 1916 June |
| Box 19 | Photograph 1.237 | Tilton Elementary School, class picture and exterior view, 1917 January |
| Box 19 | Photograph 1.238 | Tilton Elementary School, class picture, 1917 January |
| Box 19 | Photograph 1.239 | Tilton Elementary School, class picture, 1919 January |
| Box 19 | Photograph 1.240 | Tilton Elementary School, class picture, 1919 June |
| Box 19 | Photograph 1.241 | Tilton Elementary School, class picture, 1920 January |
| Box 19 | Photograph 1.242 | Tilton Elementary School, class picture, 1920 January |
| Box 19 | Photograph 1.243 | Tilton Elementary School, school group, 1921 |
| Box 19 | Photograph 1.244 | Tilton Elementary School, class picture, 1921 June |
| Box 19 | Photograph 1.245 | Tilton Elementary School, class picture, 1922 January |
| Box 19 | Photograph 1.246 | Tilton Elementary School, class picture, 1922 June |
| Box 19 | Photograph 1.247 | Tilton Elementary School, class picture, 1924 January |
| Box 19 | Photograph 1.248 | Tilton Elementary School, safety patrol, 1927 |
| Box 19 | Photograph 1.249 | Tilton Elementary School, Junior Red Cross, circa 1920 |
| Box 19 | Photograph 1.250 | Tilton Elementary School, clean up poster display, 1930 |
| Box 19 | Photograph 1.251 | Tilton Elementary School, class picture, 1931 |
| Box 19 | Photograph 1.252 | Tilton Elementary School, Junior Red Cross, 1935 |
| Box 19 | Photograph 1.253 | Tilton Elementary School, Halloween costumes, 1948 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 2.20 | Tilton Elementary School, exterior, 1909 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 2.21 | Tilton Elementary School, class picture, 1915, 1909 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 2.22 | Tilton Elementary School, class picture, 1917 June |
| Box 21 | Photograph 2.23 | Tilton Elementary School, class picture, 1918 February |
| Oversize Folder 15 | Photograph 3.2 | Tilton Elementary School, class picture, 1931 June |
Series 8: Streets and Residences, 1883-1951
Scope and Contents
Series 8 contains flyers, news clippings and a tour of area streets. The topics include the controversial change of Crawford Avenue to Pulaski Road.
Arrangement
Series 8 is arranged into 2 subseries: Subseries A: Documents, 1929-1951 and Subseries B: Photographs, 1883-1949.
Subseries A: Documents, 1929-1951
Arrangement
Subseries A is arranged alphabetically by street name or topic.
| Box 6 | Folder 7 | Crawford Avenue, correspondence and flyers from various organizations protesting street name change, circa 1930s |
| Box 6 | Folders 8-9 | Crawford Avenue, news clippings, circa 1930s-1950s |
| Crawford Avenue [See: Oversize Folder 9, Garfieldian, 1951 September 26] | ||
| Jackson Boulevard [See: East Garfield Park Collection] | ||
| Kinzie Street [See: Garfieldian, 1937 September 16] | ||
| Box 8 | Folder 20 | Madison Street, “The West Side History Project: Tour #1—Madison Street, 3800 to 4000 West in the Year 1928” by Michael Hawkins, The Midwest Magazine, 1930 September |
| Madison Street [See: East Garfield Park Community Collection] | ||
| Pulaski Road [See: Crawford Avenue] | ||
| Street name changes and renumbering plan [See: Brennan, Edward P.] | ||
| Box 7 | Folder 1 | Washington Boulevard, news clippings, 1938-1940 |
| Box 7 | Folder 2 | West End Avenue, news clippings, 1929-1941 |
Series 8: Streets and Residences, 1883-1951
Subseries B: Photographs, 1883-1949
Arrangement
Subseries B is alphabetically by street name or description of residence.
| Box 21 | Photograph 2.8 | 3851 W. Congress Parkway, Wintersohn home, circa 1910 |
| Box 19 | Photograph 1.254 | Crawford Avenue north from Legler Library, (Madison Street), 1941 |
| Box 19 | Photograph 1.255 | Crawford Avenue south from Washington, 1941 |
| Box 19 | Photograph 1.256 | Crawford Avenue south from West End Avenue, 1922 |
| Box 19 | Photograph 1.257 | Harrison Street, towards Sumner School, elevated train, 1895 |
| Box 18 | Photograph 1.201 | 4038 W. Jackson Boulevard (was 2021), Hoertig home, 1889 |
| Box 19 | Photograph 1.258 | Kostner Avenue, circa 1894-1895 |
| Box 19 | Photograph 1.259 | Lake Street and Keeler Avenue, 1883 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.260 | Lexington Street, 1949 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.261 | 3929-3931 W. Madison Street, 1929 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.262 | 4000 block, W. Madison Street, 1921 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.263 | 4008-4024 W. Madison Street, 1921 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.264 | 4008-4024 W. Madison Street, 1921 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.265 | 4039-4041 W. Madison Street, circa 1930 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.266 | Madison Street and Crawford Avenue, 1889 or 1902 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.267 | Madison Street and Crawford Avenue, 1921 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.268 | Madison Street and Crawford Avenue, 1929 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.269 | Madison Street and Crawford Avenue, 1930 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.270 | Madison Street and Crawford Avenue, 1930 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.271 | Madison Street and Hamlin Avenue, 1925 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.272 | Madison Street and Karlov Avenue, 1929 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.273 | W. Madison St. street lights, 1921 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.274 | W. Madison St. street light switch-on, 1948 |
| Box 18 | Photograph 1.198 | 4025 W. Monroe Street (was 2006), Gillespie home, 1890 |
| Box 18 | Photograph 1.198b | 4025 W. Monroe Street (was 2006), Gillespie home, 1890 |
| Box 18 | Photograph 1.199 | 4025 W. Monroe Street (was 2006), Gillespie home, pump, 1931 |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.99a | 4025 W. Monroe Street (was 2006), Gillespie home, 1931 |
| Box 18 | Photograph 1.199b | 4025 W. Monroe Street (was 2006), Gillespie home, pump in back yard, 1931 |
| Box 18 | Photograph 1.199c | 4025 W. Monroe Street (was 2006), Gillespie home, pump in back yard, 1931 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.275 | Washington Boulevard and Laramie Street, 1949 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 2.9 | Unidentified home, circa 1890 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 2.10 | Unidentified home, circa 1890 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.276 | Unidentified street, fallen tree, 1949 |
Series 9: Transportation, 1873-1964
Scope and Contents
Series 9 contain essays, brochures, news clippings, newsletters, timetables and other materials from railroad lines, streetcar lines, Chicago Surface Lines, and other transportation systems. The West Side Historical Society collected the materials.
Arrangement
Series 9 is arranged into 2 subseries: Subseries A: Documents, 1873-1964, undated and Subseries B: Photographs, circa 1880-1949.
Subseries A: Documents, 1873-1964, undated
Arrangement
Subseries A is arranged alphabetically by transportation topic or title.
| Box 7 | Folder 3 | Motor - bus service, news clippings, 1938-1951 |
| Box 7 | Folder 5 | Motor - Chicago Surface Lines, brochure, circa 1934 |
| Box 7 | Folder 5 | Motor - Chicago Surface Lines, history, 1937 |
| Box 7 | Folder 5 | Motor - Chicago Surface Lines, flyer (patriotic), circa 1940-1945 |
| Box 7 | Folders 6-11 | Motor - Chicago Surface Lines, Surface Service, newsletter (not inclusive), 1930-1944, 1947 |
| Box 7 | Folder 4 | Horse cars -diagram of horse car stables and car barn of the Chicago West Division Railway Company, circa 1868-1869, drawn by George Estabrook, 1936 |
| Box 7 | Folder 12 | Histories of Chicago transportation, by Guy Richardson, circa 1932 |
| Box 7 | Folder 12 | Histories of Chicago transportation, WIND/Radio, “Historical Highlights of Public Transportation in the Chicago Metropolitan Area” and “Problems and Prospects of Public Transportation in the Chicago Metropolitan Area,” 1961 |
| Box 7 | Folder 13 | Mass Transit - brochure, circa 1934 |
| Box 8 | Folder 13 | Central Electric Railfan’s Association, Trolley Sparks, magazine, 1951 February, undated |
| Box 8 | Folder 9 | Mass Transit - Chicago and West Towns Railways (streetcars), brochure with map, circa 1930s-1940s |
| Box 8 | Folder 9 | Mass Transit - Chicago and West Towns Railways (streetcars), souvenir book, 1952 |
| Box 8 | Folder 10 | Mass Transit - Chicago City Railway Company (streetcars), notes, undated |
| Box 8 | Folder 11 | Mass Transit - Cicero and Proviso Street Railway Company (streetcars), notes, 1938 |
| Box 8 | Folder 8 | Mass Transit - Genera streetcars news clippings, 1911-1948 |
| Box 8 | Folder 12 | Mass Transit - The Shoe String Line (streetcars), history by Theodore Shumon, undated |
| Box 8 | Folder 1 | Mass Transit - transfer tickets (various lines), 1900-1948 |
| Box 8 | Folder 2 | Railroad - news clippings, 1927-1948 |
| Box 8 | Folder 3 | Railroad - Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, souvenir book, 1964 |
| Railroad - Chicago, Aurora and Elgin Railroad [See North Shore Line] | ||
| Box 8 | Folder 4 | Railroad - Chicago and North Western Railway, engineer’s card, undated |
| Box 8 | Folder 4 | Railroad - Chicago and North Western Railway, history, circa 1944 |
| Box 8 | Folder 4 | Railroad - Chicago and North Western Railway, news clipping, 1932 |
| Box 8 | Folder 4 | Railroad - Chicago and North Western Railway, pictures, circa 1900 |
| Box 8 | Folder 4 | Railroad - Chicago and North Western Railway, timetable, 1873 |
| Oversize Folder 11 | Railroad - [Chicago and North Western Railway], “Modernized High-Speed Passenger Locomotive,” print of engine, [1920s?] | |
| Box 8 | Folder 5 | Railroad - Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad, brochure with map, 1940 |
| Box 8 | Folder 5 | Railroad - Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad, flyer, circa 1940 |
| Box 8 | Folder 5 | Railroad - Illinois Central Railroad, pass, 1890 |
| Box 8 | Folder 6 | Railroad - Steam “dummy” line, news clippings, 1928-1948 |
| Box 8 | Folder 6 | Railroad - Steam “dummy” line, reminiscences of, by William H. Dunn, undated |
| Box 8 | Folder 7 | Stage Coach - reproduction of 1850 picture, undated |
| Box 8 | Folder 1 | Traffic, news clippings, 1934-1941 |
Series 9: Transportation, 1873-1964
Subseries B: Photographs, circa 1880-1949
Arrangement
Subseries B is arranged alphabetically by transportation topic or title. The number of images with the same description is indicated in parentheses.
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.280 | Horse and buggy, circa 1892 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.288 | Mass Transit - Chicago Surface Lines, celebration, Woman’s Committee, 1936 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.289 | Mass Transit - Chicago Surface Lines, celebration, public inspection of cars, 1936 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.290 | Mass Transit - Chicago Surface Lines, celebration, dinner, 1936 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.291 | Mass Transit - Chicago Surface Lines, celebration, crowd outside Marbro Theater, 1936 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.292 | Mass Transit - Chicago Surface Lines, celebration, parade of antique railroad cars, 1936 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.293 | Mass Transit - Chicago Surface Lines, celebration, early (1875) Milwaukee Avenue bus, 1936 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.294 | Mass Transit - Chicago Surface Lines, celebration, 1859 North Chicago Street Railroad car, 1936 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.295 | Mass Transit - Chicago Surface Lines, celebration, interior of 1859 North Chicago Street Railroad car, 1936 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.296 | Mass Transit - Chicago Surface Lines, celebration, ribbon cutting, 1936 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.297 | Mass Transit - Chicago Surface Lines, celebration, first ride on new streamlined cars, 1936 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.298 | Mass Transit - Chicago Union Traction Company, 1899 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.299 | Mass Transit - Garfield Park Elevated Train, Harrison Street and Kostner Avenue, 1895 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.300 | Mass Transit - horse-drawn streetcar, circa 1880 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.301 | Mass Transit - North Chicago Street Railroad, 1859 car, 1930 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.302 | Mass Transit - North Chicago Street Railroad, civic group in front of 1859 car, 1931 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.303 | Mass Transit - West Chicago Street Railway, circa 1930 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.304 | Mass Transit - unidentified streetcar, 1909 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.305 | Mass Transit - U.S. Mail streetcar, circa 1905 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.277 | Motor - automobiles, Packard, 1902 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.278 | Motor - automobiles, Oldsmobile, 1904 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.279 | Motor - automobiles, Philip E. Scanlon, 1908 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.282 | Motor - delivery vans, 1949 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.287 | Railroad - Chicago City Railway Company, circa 1890 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.283 | Railroad - Chicago and North Western Railway, 1923 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.284 | Railroad - Chicago and North Western Railway, Pioneer Station exhibit, 1929 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.285 | Railroad - Chicago, Harlem, and Batavia Railroad, “dummy line,” station at Madison Street and Crawford Avenue, 1887 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.286 | Railroad - Pontiac Pacific Junction Railroad, switching tower, interior, circa 1885 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.306a | Railroad - Chicago and Joliet Electric Railway, circa 1903 |
| Box 20 | Photographs 1.306b-k | Railroad - Chicago and Joliet Electric Railway (10), 1934 |
| Box 21 | Photograph 2.24 | Railroad - train wreck, circa 1890 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.281 | Stage coach and horses, 1902 |
Series 10: Wartime Activities, 1917-1945
Scope and Contents
Series 10 contains materials related to neighborhood activities during World War II, including Civilian Defense, American Red Cross, War Bond drives, and other efforts. The materials include flyers, membership cards, photographs, pins and a scrapbook with photographs that documents West Garfield Park men who lost their lives in wartime service.
Arrangement
Series 10 is arranged into 2 subseries: Subseries A: Documents, 1940-1945 and Subseries B: Photographs, 1917, 1942.
Subseries A: Documents, 1940-1945
Arrangement
Subseries A is arranged alphabetically by organization name or type of material.
| Box 8 | Folder 15 | American Red Cross, membership cards, buttons, and stickers, circa 1940-1945 |
| Box 8 | Folder 14 | Civilian Defense, instructions and information, circa 1940-1945 |
| Box 8 | Folder 15 | Community and War Fund, button, signs, and membership card, circa 1940-1945 |
| Box 8 | Folder 15 | Conservation of automobile tires, flyer, circa 1940-1945 |
| Box 10 | Scrapbook, “West Garfield Men Who Gave Their Lives in World War II,” circa 1945 |
Series 10: Wartime Activities, 1917-1945
Subseries B: Photographs, 1917, 1942
Arrangement
Subseries B is arranged alphabetically by last name or organization.
| Box 21 | Photograph 2.25 | American Expeditionary Forces, 1917 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.307 | Fennessy, Thomas P. (d. 1942), in uniform, circa 1942 |
| Box 20 | Photograph 1.308 | Rathbun, Raymond W. (1924-1944), in uniform, 1942 |
