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Invitation from Allison Vincent Armour of Chicago to Mrs. Conger to be his guest on board his yacht, Gryphon. Also enclosed is a card giving the location of the yacht (July 17, 1893). Invitation to Mr. and Mrs. Palmer, Colonel and Mrs. Grant to go on yacht, dine at German village, view illuminati...

Interview with Ann Chapin Compondu about her jobs at the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, when she was 18 years old. She was assigned first the role of "beautiful Italian girl" and stood outside the Days of Pompeii exhibit with the barker; later she became one of the "Forty Foreign Beauties"...

Loose photographs and album of snapshots by Chicago resident Rodde, a professional lithographer and amateur photographer. Loose photographs include snapshots of Chicago buildings and parks, the Eucharistic Congress (1926 : Mundelein and Chicago, Ill.), the Rodde home and family, a few family port...

Photographs relating to the Ashcraft family of Chicago. The lantern slides and glass negatives were taken by Raymond M. Ashcraft, primarily in the 1890s when he was a teenager, and in the early 1900s as he started his family. The collection shows life in the Hyde Park area of Chicago, with photog...

Correspondence, minutes, financial records, staff handbooks, workshop materials, program reports, staff evaluations, newsletters, scrapbooks of newsclippings, and other materials created by staff, board members, community groups, and support groups affiliated with Association House, a Pr...

Material from the Barbour-Powell family of Chicago, especially Lillian Powell Barbour and her daughters Lillian and Elizabeth. Includes formal and informal photographs of family members, among these cartes-de-visite of Lillian Powell as child and later, cabinet card portraits of her children; vie...

Exhibition photographic prints and work photographic prints created for the Changing Chicago photodocumentary project sponsored by the Focus/Infinity Fund of Chicago. Includes the work of thirty-two commissioned photographers addressing topics spanning people (workers in various jobs, sc...

Images of the African American experience in Chicago including scenes from the Black Rose Awards Luncheon; a graduation from South Shore Community Academy; Kocoa's Kitchen, a restaurant at 7822 South Kenwood; outdoor events such as street fairs and the annual Taste of Chicago; private parties, ba...

Images of individuals, couples, and family groups watching television in their homes in a variety of contrasting neighborhoods, residential settings, and age groups. Includes locations on the South Side of Chicago, its southern suburbs, and northwestern Indiana.

Primarily scenes of leisure activities in Chicago that may have been taken for a newspaper. Includes scenes of the Grant Park air meet (ca. 1911-1912), beaches and people in swimming costume, racetrack scenes and jockeys. Also includes a parade on Michigan Avenue that appears to be concerned with...

Photographic material documenting activities of the Chicago Commons Association settlement houses in the Near West Side of Chicago (Ill.). Includes views of activities for adults, children, teenagers, and senior citizens, such as handicraft, educational, vocational, and social activities. ...

Board meeting minutes of the Chicago Youth Centers.

Official photographs of the C.T.M.C. Fifth Corps area at Camp Knox, later Fort Knox, Ky. Includes drills, troop reviews, rifle practice, surveying, bridge and fence construction. Also includes scenes of camp life--such as track athletics, leisure activities at the barracks and club, and dining in...

Visual materials relating to Clara Elizabeth Hollis (Mrs. Kirk McLean) and family of Chicago and Winnetka. Subjects include family trips to ranches in Colorado, Wyoming, and Arizona (1900s-1920s); Clara and friends at Bryn Mawr College (ca. 1917-18); family portraits; and Clara and (second) husba...

Stereo nitrate negatives depicting exterior views of Chicago and other areas of Illinois by amateur photographer Christian Hansen during the early decades of the 20th century. Includes images of Drexel Blvd., South Park, Pullman residences, Garfield Park, Lincoln Park, White City Amusement Park, ...

Snapshots, formal portraits, and a family photo album relating to Catholic priest Mallette and/or his parents Daniel J. Mallette, Sr., and Anne. Includes family activities in Chicago, vacation (mid-1920s) along the Western shores of Lake Michigan, and Anne and Daniel, Sr.'s European trip (1950). ...

Biographical materials, correspondence, publications, research materials, memoranda, fliers, programs, and other papers of Edward Moss Martin, a civic reformer and member of the Union League Club of Chicago. Much of the material in the collection relates to Martin's work as director of public aff...

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 poli...

Views of the Powers family of Chicago. Eugene "Red" Powers was assistant chief photographer (1934-1960s) and Irene Powers was woman's club editor (1940-1960s) for the Chicago Tribune. Subjects include family gatherings, Tribune staff parties, vacations in Mexico, and leisure activities such as go...

Correspondence, minutes of meetings of the board of directors of the Gads Hill settlement house, various reports, financial and attendance records, newsclippings, articles, and other sundry papers. Topics include recreational, educational, and social programs and facilities of Gads Hill Center, a...

Relating to Patterson's career with the United Steelworkers of America in Chicago and Wisconsin; his family and civic activities. Subjects include the first Steel Workers Organizing Committee convention in Chicago and Pittsburg, PA (1927), the Employee Representatives at South Works in Chicago; a...

Includes films from the collection owned by professional filmmaker Tressel. Includes a master print, a 16 mm. print, and a videocassette entitled: "Midway memories," regarding newsreels taken at University of Chicago (1950s) and films of the University of Chicago urban redevlopment project in the...

Black-and-white photographic prints, some mounted to photograph album pages, related to the Glover family and the Thoburn Methodist Episcopal Church amateur baseball team. Images depict the Thoburn ME Juniors team playing baseball; portraits of Ray Glover, other players, and the team in uniform; ...

Includes the archive of Mishkin Photo Service, a photography firm with offices at 64 West Randolph in Chicago (Ill.), operated by Howard Mishkin from 1935-1943. Primarily consists of images of members of trade unions in the Chicago area and activities of some community organizations such as the A...