Erie Neighborhood House collection of visual materials, [ca 1960-1990]

  • Collection ID 2008.0204.2
  • Creator Names Erie Neighborhood House (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Title Erie Neighborhood House collection of visual materials [graphic].
  • Dates [ca 1960-1990]
  • Physical description
    • 90 photographic prints : b&w ; 25 x 20 in. and smaller.
    • 30 negatives (frames) : b&w ; 4 x 5 in. and smaller.
    • 115 photographic prints : col. ; 8 x 10 in. and smaller.
    • 21 negatives (frames) : col. ; 35 mm.
    • 2 transparencies : col. ; 35 mm.
  • Collection summary Photographs of programs and events at Erie Neighborhood House in the West Town community of Chicago, Illinois, or sponsored by it. Includes images of the Erie Neighborhood House summer camp showing children playing games, building fires, preparing meals, and swimming. Also included are images of children playing basketball, making crafts, and reading at unidentified Erie House locations. Additional photographs depict the Erie Neighborhood House Camp for Cystic Fibrosis, people wrapping Christmas gifts, various unidentified awards ceremonies, food drives, exterior shots of the building, and composite photos used for marketing purposes. Erie Neighborhood House operates two sites: 1347 W. Erie Street and 1701 W. Superior Street.
  • Acquisition information Gift of Erie Neighborhood House (2008.0204.2).
  • Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
    • Donor deeded all rights owned by the donor to this material, including copyright, to Chicago Historical Society.
    • Credit photographer.
  • Location of Other Archival Materials Note Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include the Erie Neighborhood House photograph collection (1966.0571), and the Erie Neighborhood House (Chicago, Ill.) records.
  • Biographical or Historical Note Founded in 1870 as Holland Presbyterian Church; in 1882 became Noble Street Mission of the Third Presbyterian Church; in 1886 Erie Chapel was built at 1347 West Erie Street; in 1915, Erie Chapel Institute incorporated; in 1936 became Erie Neighborhood House with a new building at the same address. Florence H. Towne was head resident for many years. In 1986 the Erie Family Health Center opened at a second site: 1701 West Superior Street, and the day child care center opened there in 1995. Website at http://eriehouse.org/.
  • Names
    • Erie Neighborhood House (Chicago, Ill.) Photographs.
    • 1347 West Erie Street (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Erie Family Health Center (Chicago, Ill.)
    • 1701 West Superior Street (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Subjects
    • Charitable organizations Illinois Chicago 1960-1989. lctgm
    • Day care Illinois Chicago 1960-1989. lctgm
    • Children Illinois Chicago 1960-1989. lctgm
    • Community service Illinois Chicago 1960-1989. lctgm
    • Community organization Illinois Chicago
    • Dwellings Illinois Chicago 1960-1989. lctgm
    • Hispanic Americans Illinois Chicago 1960-1989.
    • Immigrants Illinois Chicago 1960-1989. lctgm
    • Settlement houses Illinois Chicago 1960-1989. lctgm
    • Social settlements Illinois Chicago.
    • Poor persons Illinois Chicago 1960-1989. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage
    • West Town (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Chicago (Ill.) Social conditions 1960-1989.
  • Genre
    • Group portraits. gmgpc
    • Portrait photographs. gmgpc
    • Gelatin silver prints. gmgpc
    • Film negatives. gmgpc
    • Film negatives Color. gmgpc
    • Photographic prints Color. gmgpc
    • Film transparencies Color. gmgpc
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.