Gartz family papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Gartz Family
Scope and Contents
Diaries, letters, scrapbooks, photographs, financial documents, and some artifacts, art, and audiovisual materials documenting Chicago life from the 1910s through the 1960s and 1970s. The Gartz family settled in West Garfield Park, Chicago, and lived there as the all-white, mostly European immigrant families community changed to an all African American community due to housing discrimination in Chicago. Donor Linda Gartz wrote the book "Redlined: A Memoir of Race, Change, and Fractured Community in 1960s Chicago" (2018) based on the archive and about her family’s lives before, during, and after their neighborhood’s racial change.
The collection also includes photographs, notes, Linda Gartz's documentaries, book research notes, and copies of drafts of "Redlined" dating from the 1980s through the 2000s. It also includes geneaological information for Gartz and Koroschetz family names.
The collection also includes photographs, notes, Linda Gartz's documentaries, book research notes, and copies of drafts of "Redlined" dating from the 1980s through the 2000s. It also includes geneaological information for Gartz and Koroschetz family names.
Dates
- 1870-2018
Creator
- Gartz, Linda (Person)
Language
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unprocessed and is available by appointment only. Please contact reference@newberry.org at least 5 business days in advance to request an appointment.
Extent
63.4 Linear Feet (68 boxes)
Abstract
Diaries, letters, scrapbooks, photographs, financial documents, and some artifacts, art, and audiovisual materials documenting Chicago life from the 1910s through the 1960s and 1970s. The Gartz family settled in West Garfield Park, Chicago, and lived there as the all-white, mostly European immigrant families community changed to an all African American community due to housing discrimination in Chicago. Donor Linda Gartz wrote the book "Redlined: A Memoir of Race, Change, and Fractured Community in 1960s Chicago" (2018) based on the archive and about her family’s lives before, during, and after their neighborhood’s racial change.
The collection also includes photographs, notes, Linda Gartz's documentaries, book research notes, and copies of drafts of "Redlined" dating from the 1980s through the 2000s. It also includes geneaological information for Gartz and Koroschetz family names.
The collection also includes photographs, notes, Linda Gartz's documentaries, book research notes, and copies of drafts of "Redlined" dating from the 1980s through the 2000s. It also includes geneaological information for Gartz and Koroschetz family names.
Location
1 42 3-6
- Title
- Gartz family papers, 1870-2018
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
312-255-3512
reference@newberry.org
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
312-255-3512
reference@newberry.org