Millard Avenue Woman's Club records

  • Creator Names Millard Avenue Woman's Club (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Title Millard Avenue Woman's Club records [manuscript], 1881-1956.
  • Physical description
    • 1.25 linear ft. (3 boxes)
    • 5 v.
  • Collection summary Minutes and scrapbooks of the Millard Avenue Woman's Club (founded as the Woman's Literary Club in 1878), a literary society located in Chicago's South Lawndale neighborhood (near Shedd Park) until the 1960's. Includes minutes of regular meetings, 1881-1915, 1921-1923, 1925-1930, 1932-1942, and 1953-1956; minutes of the club's Home Economics Department, 1917-1926; minutes of the club's Art Department, 1904-1947; minutes of the club's Literature Department, 1924-1936; minutes of the club's Past Presidents' council, 1920-1935; a volume containing the club constitution, by-laws, and early membership lists, 1884-1896; a handwritten and bound essay by Susan Wood Burnham entitled, Our Society, 1893; a scrapbook of newspaper clippings of literary interest, ca. 1880; a publicity scrapbook, 1953-54; scrapbook of items relating to club and neighborhood history (including an 1886 edition of the Lawndale Hustler), 1886-1945; and 2 scrapbooks compiled by the Millard Avenue Junior Woman's Club, 1944 and 1945-1946.
  • Biographical or Historical Note The organization went through three name changes: the Woman's Literary Club, the Woman's Club of Millard Avenue, and finally, the Millard Avenue Woman's Club.
  • Acquisition information Gift of Rev. Jack F. Robinson (2002.0023).
  • Names
    • Millard Avenue Woman's Club (Chicago, Ill.) Archives.
    • Millard Avenue Woman's Club (Chicago, Ill.) Archives.
    • Woman's Literary Club (Chicago, Ill.) Archives.
    • Burnham, Susan Wood.
  • Uniform Title Lawndale hustler.
  • Subjects
    • Art Study and teaching Illinois Chicago.
    • Clubs Illinois Chicago 19th century.
    • Clubs Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Home economics Study and teaching Illinois Chicago.
    • Literature Illinois Chicago Societies, etc.
    • Women Illinois Chicago Societies and clubs.
  • Geographic coverage
    • Chicago (Ill.) Social conditions.
    • Chicago (Ill.) Social life and customs 19th century.
    • Chicago (Ill.) Social life and customs 20th century.
    • South Lawndale (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Genre
    • Membership lists. aat
    • Minutes. aat
    • Newspaper clippings. aat
    • Scrapbooks. aat
  • Uniform title Lawndale hustler.
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.