Eleanor Page Voysey collection of visual materials, 1928-1947, 1957-1985.

  • Collection ID 1996.0211
  • Creator Names Page, Eleanor, 1910-1994, coll.
  • Title Eleanor Page Voysey collection of visual materials [graphic].
  • Dates 1928-1947, 1957-1985.
  • Physical description 0.4 linear feet, including 325 images (1 box, 1 folder).
  • Access and usage restrictions Advance appointment required to view color materials in cold storage.
  • Collection summary
    • Black-and-white photographic prints and black-and-white and color transparencies collected by Eleanor Page, Society Editor for the Chicago Tribune, that document Chicago social events from 1957-1985, including fundraisers, balls, dinners, as well as African American society, celebrities, and political figures of the time like Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain. Page's annotations and writings accompany some images.
    • Eleanor Voysey (nee Page) was a member of the Chicago Tribune<U+2019>s Society staff from 1933 until her retirement in 1979; she became Society Editor in 1947.
  • Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Chicago Tribune photographers may hold copyright.
  • Location of Other Archival Materials Note Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include the Eleanor Page papers [manuscript], 1957-1985.
  • Acquisition information Gift of Eleanor Page Voysey (1996.0211).
  • Names
    • Page, Eleanor, 1910-1994.
    • Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-
    • Wieting, Harold, 1913-1986 photographer.
    • Bailey, Ron, 1930-2004 photographer.
    • Bartley, John photographer.
  • Subjects
    • African Americans Illinois Chicago History.
    • Balls (Parties) Illinois Chicago.
    • Fund raising Illinois Chicago.
  • Geographic coverage Chicago (Ill.) Social life and customs 1950-1989.
  • Genre
    • Photographic prints. gmgpc
    • Transparencies. gmgpc