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Literary works of Adeline L. Atwater Pynchon, author, art dealer and collector. Also, a 1941 brochure for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and a photograph of Atwater’s parents.

After Jane Addams' death in 1935, Adena Miller Rich took over the position of head resident of Hull House. The Adena Miller Rich papers include Hull House records, official correspondence, letters, memos, memorial services, statistical reports, Board of Trustees papers, membership lists, events a...

Correspondence, works and miscellaneous material reflecting Gerstenberg's activities in Chicago's social and cultural life in the first half of the 20th century, in particular her involvement with local theater.

Biography of Fuller titled "Allen Curtis Fuller, the War Adjutant of Illinois," by Charles A. Church, chiefly concerning Fuller's service as Illinois Adjutant General during the Civil War and including commentary on his role in the 1860 presidential campaign, which included his debates with John ...

Ann Brown was a member of the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs and longtime member of the Missionary Society of Arnett Chapel A.M.E. Church. Collection contains photographs, memorabilia, funeral programs, church programs and genealogical records relating to the Brown family.

Sociologist and writer Anthony Sorrentino was a staff member with Dr. Clifford Shaw's Chicago Area Project in the 1930s. The Chicago Area Project experimented with innovative methods of juvenile delinquency prevention through a partnership between community residents and trained professionals. So...

Works, Research files, and secondary source materials created and compiled by Arthur and Lila Weinberg for their works on Clarence Darrow and other topics.

The Arthur Kaindl Papers primarily reflect Kaindl's political and professional activities between the years of 1926 and 1962. Documents in this collection demonstrate Kaindl's involvement with Chicago-area engineering projects and contain information about Kaindl's political career. This collecti...

Augusto Borselli was a prominent lawyer, diplomat, and educator born in Naples, Italy in 1891 who later became a U.S. citizen in 1943. He practiced law in Naples, Milan, and Rome during the 1920s and 1930s and his career included work on behalf of the Polish Consulate in southern Italy. Borselli ...

Barratt O'Hara (1882-1969) enjoyed one of Illinois' longest legislative careers. The collection consists of correspondence, clippings, legal records, congressional resolutions, agendas and minutes, maps, building plans, press releases, poll sheets, poems, sheet music, programs, bibliographies, an...

Bertram B. Moss practiced law for over forty years at the firm of Haas, Leffmann & Moss. His clients included the Association for the Jewish Blind and the Self-Help Home for the Aged. Active in Chicago's Democratic Party, Moss served as precinct captain and later as Alderman of the 5th Ward from ...

Burton F. Natarus served nine terms, from 1971 to 2007, as Chicago Alderman for the 42nd Ward. The 42nd Ward includes some of Chicago's prime real estate, encompassing Streeterville, the Gold Coast, the Magnificent Mile, River North, and the Loop. Natarus' papers cover the span of his Aldermanic ...

Calvin R. Sutker (1923-2013) was active in Illinois politics from 1965 until 2006. Sutker, an attorney, gained political influence in Chicago's north suburbs before entering Illinois and Cook County politics. Sutker began his political career as a village trustee in Skokie. He was elected Democra...

Caroline Alden Huling was a writer, editor, and publisher. She was also a founder and prominent member of many organizations. This collection contains material that relate to Huling's career as a writer and publisher. Additional material documents her political activities and genealogical research.

Correspondence, papers, and diary of Catherine Eddy Beveridge, and also correspondence, papers, photographs and genealogical information collected by Catherine Eddy Beveridge related to her family.

The collection contains pamphlets regarding woman suffrage and Catherine Waugh's election campaign for Justice of the Peace.

Correspondence, autobiography, writings, articles, genealogy, books, clippings, photographs, and pictures relating to Dankmar Adler, Chicago architect, acoustician, and partner of Louis Sullivan in the Adler and Sullivan architectural firm. Also other family and research materials accumulated by ...

Four scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, school papers and a few pieces of memorabilia. Scrapbooks contain many articles by and about the career of Clarence Darrow; also, some articles referring to Greeley, Colorado, sometime home of Clarence Darrow's son Paul, and a collection of Paul's early sch...

Correspondence to Illinois poet and writer Dorothy Dow from poet Edgar Lee Masters, muralist John Warner Norton and other writers and friends, and a large collection of Dow’s works, which includes her vast output of poems, both published and mostly unpublished, some plays, short stories, a novel ...

The Dorothy North Papers include correspondence, clippings, notes with some material regarding the Chicago Little Theatre, and a resolution and report of the Woman's Peace Party.

Dorothy (Mittelman) Sigel (1900-2000) was an actress and social activist with a long association with Hull-House.This collection reflects Dorothy Sigel's relationship to Jane Addams, Edith de Nancrede, and the Hull-House Theater.

Chicago designer, publisher and printing historian. Includes extensive correspondence concerning his professional roles at Cuneo Press, Ludlow Typograph Co., the International Association of Printing House Craftsmen, and various WPA projects, as well as files of material for his many writings on ...

Edgar Allan Jonas (1885-1965) was an attorney and member of the Illinois House of Representatives. The collection consists of correspondence, reports, speeches, diaries, legal and financial records, minutes, and newspaper clippings.

Egidio Clemente was an Italian-American labor leader and professional printer who edited La Parola del Popolo. The Egidio Clemente Papers include clippings, published articles, pamphlets, brochures, satirical poetry, correspondence, and notes. Original manuscripts by Domenico Saudino and miscella...