Benton House (Chicago, Ill.) records, ca. 1892-1980.

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  • Creator Names Benton House (Social settlement : Chicago, Ill.)
  • Title Benton House (Chicago, Ill.) records [manuscript], ca. 1892-1980.
  • Physical description 9.25 linear ft. (22 boxes)
  • Access and usage restrictions Case files and personnel files (18 boxes) are closed.
  • Collection summary Board minutes and reports, Guild minutes, correspondence, clippings, reports, and other office files of Benton House, a settlement house founded in 1907 and operated by the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago at 3052 South Gratten Avenue in the Bridgeport community of Chicago (Ill.) for many years. Early materials relate to the operation of a missionary kindergarten named Providence Kindergarten, Providence Day Nursery, and later, House of Happiness. Topics include economic and social conditions in the neighborhood, including the period after 1967, when Benton House became a part of the Chicago Commons Association.
  • Acquisition information Donation (M1966.0604).
  • Finding Aids Note Box list is available online.
  • Location of Other Archival Materials Note Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include the Chicago Commons Association records; and publications by the Benton House settlement, cataloged separately.
  • Biographical or Historical Note Named Benton House in January 1942, the settlement merged into the Chicago Commons Association in 1967, and in 1970, operation of Benton House was passed to a group known as Over 21.
  • Names
    • Benton House (Social settlement : Chicago, Ill.) Archives.
    • 3052 South Gratten Avenue (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Chicago Commons Association.
    • Episcopal Church. Diocese of Chicago.
    • House of Happiness (Chicago, Ill. : 1926-Jan. 1942)
    • Providence Day Nursery (Chicago, Ill. : 1909-1916)
    • Providence Day Nursery and House of Happiness (Chicago, Ill. : 1916-1926)
    • Providence Kindergarten (Chicago, Ill. : 1907-1909)
    • Chicago Commons Association.
    • Episcopal Church. Diocese of Chicago.
    • House of Happiness (Chicago, Ill. : 1926-Jan. 1942)
    • Providence Day Nursery (Chicago, Ill. : 1909-1916)
    • Providence Day Nursery and House of Happiness (Chicago, Ill. : 1916-1926)
    • Providence Kindergarten (Chicago, Ill. : 1907-1909)
  • Subjects
    • Charities Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Church charities Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Community centers Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Day care centers Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Social settlements Illinois Chicago 20th century.
  • Geographic coverage
    • Bridgeport (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Chicago (Ill.) Social conditions 20th century.
  • Genre
    • Case files. aat
    • Clippings. aat
    • Correspondence. aat
    • Minutes. aat
    • Reports. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
  • Finding aid URL Finding aid available online http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/M-B/BentonHouse-fa.htm