Coalition to Save the South Shore Country Club Archives

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  • Collection ID ARCHIVES 1997/09
  • Creator Names Coalition to Save the South Shore Country Club.
  • Title Coalition to Save the South Shore Country Club archives
  • Physical description 18.5 linear ft.
  • Collection arrangement The collection as received was not in chronological or topical order. The materials fall into six somewhat arbitrary series: Series 1: Administrative history of Coalition (CSSSCC) and Advisory Council (SSCCPAC), 1906-1993, Series 2: Chicago Park District, 1977-1991, [1950s], Series 3: Organization members and non-members, 1976-1992, Series 4: Serial publications and newsclippings, 1970-1992, Series 5: Photographs, 1981-1993, undated, Series 6: Memorabilia, 1979-1981.
  • Access and usage restrictions Available for research in the Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature, Carter G. Woodson Regional Library, Chicago Public Library.
  • Collection summary This collection contains blueprints and drawings of the renovation of South Shore Country Club, administrative records, statistical reports, newspaper clippings, photographs and memorabilia.
  • Biographical or Historical Note South Shore Country Club, erected in 1916, was originally a private club that barred African American and Jewish applicants. As membership declined due to the declining demographic of the area, the Club was sold to the Chicago Land Commission in 1974. The following year local groups started using the space, yet the Chicago Park District proposed to demolish the site in 1977. A grassroots coalition of community organizations organized to save, preserve and restore the historic site for all citizens. The site was renamed the South Shore Cultural Center in the late 1980s.
  • Finding Aids Note Finding aid available in the Harsh Research Collection at Carter G. Woodson Regional Library, Chicago Public Library and on the Library's website.
  • Acquisition information Deed of gift from Sarah "Sally" Martini, December 13, 1997.
  • Names
    • Coalition to Save the South Shore Country Club Archives.
    • South Shore Cultural Center Park Advisory Council Archives.
    • South Shore Country Club (Chicago, Ill.) History.
    • South Shore Cultural Center (Chicago, Ill.) History.
    • Martini, Sarah, donor.
    • Chicago Park District (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Geographic coverage
    • South Shore (Chicago, Ill.)
    • South Shore Park (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Subjects
    • Golf courses Illinois Chicago.
    • Jazz festivals Illinois Chicago Photographs.
  • Genre
    • Minutes (Records) lcgft
    • Records (Documents) lcgft
    • Photographs. aat
    • Clippings. gmgpc
  • Finding aid URL https://www.chipublib.org/fa-coalition-to-save-the-south-shore-country-club-cssscc-archives/ Finding aid