National Council of Jewish Women, Chicago Section, visual materials

  • Collection ID 1980.0134
  • Creator Names National Council of Jewish Women. Chicago Section.
  • Title National Council of Jewish Women, Chicago Section, visual materials, ca. 1870-1969, bulk 1930-1969 [graphic].
  • Physical description 2.5 linear feet, including approximately 475 images (3 boxes, 1 folder).
  • Access and usage restrictions Advance appointment required to view color material in cold storage and negatives in cool storage; please email research@chicagohistory.org.
  • Collection summary Black-and-white and color photographic prints, black-and-white negatives, color transparencies, and printed matter related to the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Chicago Section, a community service organization. Images depict the activities of the organization, primarily between the 1940s and 1960s, predominantly related to member events and the organization<U+2019>s Council Camp, a Jewish family camp in Wauconda (Ill.). Also includes portraits of organization leadership, including several of Hannah Greenebaum Solomon, founder and first president of the NCJW, and president of the Chicago Section for 12 years. Print and photographic materials used in NCJW promotional materials and publications are also included.
  • Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Credit photographer, some restrictions may apply.
  • Location of Other Archival Materials Note Related materials at the Chicago History Museum, Research Center include the National Council of Jewish Women, Chicago Section records (1973.0052); the Greenebaum sisters' travel journals; images of Hannah Greenebaum Solomon; and publications of Hannnah Greenebaum Solomon and of the National Council of Jewish Women, Chicago Section, cataloged separately.
  • Biographical or Historical Note The National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) is a community service organization founded in 1893. NCJW (known as the Council of Jewish Women until 1923) grew out of the Jewish Women's Congress, a group formed to organize the participation of Jewish women in the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. The Chicago Section, also the founding section, was organized by Hannah Greenebaum Solomon, who served as first president of the national organization and as president of the Chicago chapter for 12 years. NCJW provided educational, humanitarian, religious, and social services locally, nationally, and internationally for Jewish women, children, and families. In the Chicago area, the organization also operated two properties: the Council Camp in Wauconda (Ill.), which hosted camp programs for Jewish families, and the Council Home in Western Springs (Ill.), a vacation and convalescent home for Jewish women and children from disadvantaged areas in Chicago. As of 2010, NCJW had more than 100 sections nationwide.
  • Finding Aids Note Descriptive inventory available on the Chicago History Museum Collection Online (http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/chm_fa).
  • Acquisition information Gift of the National Council of Jewish Women of Chicago, 1979 (1980.0134).
  • Names
    • National Council of Jewish Women. Chicago Section. Archives.
    • Solomon, Hannah G. (Hannah Greenebaum), 1858-1942.
    • Council of Jewish Women (U.S.). Chicago Association of Jewish Women.
    • National Council of Jewish Women. Dept. of Service for Foreign Born.
  • Subjects
    • Camps Illinois 20th century. lctgm
    • Charities Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Jewish women Illinois Chicago Societies and clubs 20th century.
    • Jews Organizations Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Social service Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Women Illinois Chicago Societies and clubs 20th century.
    • Women in charitable work Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Women volunteers in social service Illinois Chicago Societies and clubs 20th century.
  • Genre
    • Photographic prints Color. gmgpc
    • Film transparencies Color. gmgpc
    • Scrapbooks. aat
    • Newspaper clippings. aat
    • Pamphlets. aat
    • Film negatives. gmgpc
    • Photographic prints. gmgpc
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
  • Finding aid URL Finding aid available online http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/search/searchterm/00004700/