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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.

Dates

  • Creation: 1870-2018

Creator

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.

Location

1 42 3-6

Subject

Source

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 and Archives Repository

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