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John T. McCutcheon papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-McCutcheon
Abstract Collection of correspondence, works, drafts of works, subject files, and personal information by and about John T. McCutcheon, editorial cartoonist and newspaper correspondent for the Chicago Record and the Chicago Tribune.
Dates: 1834-1996; Majority of material found within 1889-1950

John White Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ayer-Modern-MS-White
Abstract The John White Papers contain materials related to White's research on American Indian culture, customs, and history as well as linguistic research on native languages. The papers include correspondence, authored works, language samples/specimens, and storytelling materials. The papers primarily focus on the culture, customs, history, and languages of the Illiniwek tribes.
Dates: 1736-2000; Majority of material found within 1975 - 1997

John Willy Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Willy
Abstract Periodicals, newspaper clippings, catalogs and other documents pertaining to the life and hotel periodical business of John Willy. Also includes photographs of friends of Willy taken by Chicago-area portrait photographers.
Dates: 1871-1984

Joseph Giganti papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Giganti
Abstract Papers and photographs pertaining to Chicagoan Joe Giganti, a labor defense activist who served as the Chairman of the Board of the Charles H. Kerr Publishing Company. The collection includes 1930s periodicals, documents, and ephemera of Communist and Socialist groups in Chicago, New York, Italy, and elsewhere. Also included are Giganti's University papers, a file on Giorgio del Vecchio, an audio recording of Giganti, and a photograph album, which features Joe's wife, Rose.
Dates: 1917-1986; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1950

Joseph Hanc N.A.M.E. Gallery records

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Hanc
Abstract Non-profit Chicago artists' organization and gallery, founded in 1973, that encouraged the exploration of contemporary issues through exhibitions, performance, and educational activities. Materials collected by N.A.M.E. Gallery member Joseph Hanc, records document programming, staff, fundraising, development, and committee work of the gallery.
Dates: 1976-1997; Majority of material found within 1992 - 1996

Joseph Imbrogno dance collection

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Identifier: Dance-MS-Imbrogno
Abstract Dance moving image and sound recordings collected by Joseph Imbrogno. Collection originally included dance books that have been weeded.
Dates: approximately 1960s-1990s

Joseph Kirkland Papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Kirkland
Abstract Correspondence, mainly written by Chicago lawyer and author Joseph Kirkland to and from members of his family, and copies of letters he wrote to Hamlin Garland. Also, a few of Kirkland's works, and some miscellaneous material including biographical, genealogical and social information regarding Kirkland, his family and his literary career.
Dates: 1842-1939

Juanita Nicholson papers

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Identifier: Dance-MS-Nicholson
Abstract Juanita Nicholson is a dance teacher and former volunteer at the Newberry in Chicago. Papers, which are mainly concerned with the Cecchetti Council of America and the Cecchetti method of teaching ballet, include instruction booklets, syllabi for dance classes and teacher examinations, some miscellaneous class notes, two volumes of piano music, a cassette tape, and phonograph records of Cecchetti Grades One through Five.
Dates: 1952-1983

Judith and Bruce Sagan Papers

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Identifier: Dance-MS-Sagan
Abstract Material relating to the business career of Judith Sagan who founded the Harper Theater Dance Festival with her husband Bruce Sagan in 1965. This organization became the Harper Dance Foundation in 1970. A large portion of the collection concerns the Illinois Arts Council which supported the Sagans’ festival activities and on whose board both later served. Includes articles, clippings, correspondence, contracts, grant applications, programs, notes and other miscellaneous items concerning both...
Dates: 1965-1986

Julia W. Doane Memorabilia

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Doane
Abstract An autograph album from 1876 and a scrapbook from 1911 compiled by Julia Doane, a Chicagoan with connections to the theatrical and musical communities. Both items feature actors and other theatrical figures of the late 19th century.
Dates: 1876-1911

Kay Ashton-Stevens papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-StevensK
Abstract Correspondence, personal and career related materials, photographs, and audiovisual materials of Chicago actress, television and radio personality, and wife of critic Ashton Stevens, Kay Ashton-Stevens.
Dates: 1905-1978

Keith Preston Papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Preston
Abstract Small collection of correspondence and works from Chicago poet, columnist, and literary critic, Keith Preston.
Dates: 1915-1942

Kenneth Sawyer Goodman papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Goodman
Abstract Works and personal materials of Chicago playwright Kenneth Sawyer Goodman, including manuscript, typescript, and published plays, poems, and short stories, correspondence, drawings, diaries, and programs from theatrical productions, photographs, and mementoes, including wood printing blocks, military items, and scrapbooks.
Dates: 1883-1971; Majority of material found within 1900-1917

Krassner School of Theatre Arts records

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Identifier: Dance-MS-Krassner
Abstract Documents, photographs and artifacts reflecting the history of the dance and theater schools founded and run by the Chicago Krassner sisters, both in Illinois and California, from 1924 to 1978. Includes letters, announcements, clippings, cue cards, instruction sheets and scripts, programs, miscellaneous memorabilia and a large collection of photographs. Also, a history of the Krassner schools by the son of Blossom Krassner, Paul J. Hartman, and artifacts consisting of a videocassette, two...
Dates: 1906-1997

Kurt M. Stein papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Stein
Abstract Chicago author of German-American humor books, journalist, and active member of the Cliff Dwellers. Stein's papers include manuscript and printed works, including a substantial number of plays and sonnets for the Cliff Dwellers, and correspondence from friends and admirers.
Dates: 1905-1966

LaGrutta family travel journals and photographs

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Identifier: Modern-MS-LaGrutta
Abstract Four loose-leaf travel journals and four photograph albums documenting automobile trips through the western United States taken by Virginia Estelle LaGrutta (1914-1998) and Joseph R. LaGrutta (1912-2004). Journals include daily notes of routes, costs, and activities. Some of the journals correspond with the photograph albums, and most notes and photographs were created by Virginia LaGrutta.
Dates: 1977-1990

Lake Shore National Bank scrapbooks

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Lake Shore
Abstract Two scrapbooks containing statements, announcements, advertisements, calendars, passbooks, form letters, booklets, financial reports, forms, etc., of the Lake Shore National Bank, 1951-1954, and its predecessor, the Lake Shore Trust and Savings Bank, 1927-1954. Bank was located at North Michigan Ave. and Ohio Street in Chicago.
Dates: 1927-1954

Lambert Tree papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Tree
Abstract Correspondence, speeches, drafts, documents, photographs, scrapbooks, and newspaper clippings relating to Lambert Tree, Cook County lawyer, judge, politician, philanthropist, and U.S. diplomat in Belgium and Russia. The collection contains some Tree family material, commentary on the state of the Democratic Party under Grover Cleveland and William Jennings Bryan, and numerous items related to Tree's social, political, philanthropic, and diplomatic activities.
Dates: 1821-1948; Majority of material found within 1821-1933

LaRayne School of Dancing memorabilia

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Identifier: Dance-MS-LaRayne
Abstract Published and mimeographed ballet, tap and novelty dance routines, probably belonging to the LaRayne School of Dancing and/or choreographers and teachers Marion Freeman, Jack Manning and the Del-Wrights. Includes catalogs for the yearly conventions of the Chicago Association of Dancing Masters, 1930-1936, and for summer sessions at the Chicago Teachers College, 1939-1947. Also, the script for a children’s musical play.
Dates: 1930-1947

Lars Luick Papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Luick
Abstract Artistic output of Lars Luick, a Chicago photographer and collage / postal artist. This collection of his work includes photographs of Balanchine's funeral, the Boitsov Classical Ballet Company, and the Dance Theatre of Harlem. Also includes works of art and collages, notebooks of ideas and inspirations, decorated mixtape cassettes, and mail art.
Dates: 1964-2008

Leander Troy-James T. Farrell papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Troy-Farr
Abstract Materials by and about James T. Farrell, collected by his friend, Rev. Leander Troy, including published and unpublished articles, columns, reviews and stories, together with copies of letters to Farrell from such individuals as Russell Baker, Pearl S. Buck, Hubert H. Humphrey, Lyndon B. Johnson and Adlai E. Stevenson, plus notes, obituaries and other memorabilia.
Dates: 1932-2004

Lerner Newspapers photograph collection

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Lerner
Abstract Photographs from the Lerner Newspaper group publication Booster, a weekly newspaper on the north side of Chicago, and "VIP files" containing photographs of individuals used by the company. Booster photographs span from March 1978 to 1982, with fuller runs in 1978 and 1979, and scattered dates in 1980-1982.
Dates: approximately 1979-approximately 1982

LeRoy Blommaert Collection of Chicago Suburban Timetables

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Blommaert
Abstract The LeRoy Blommaert Collection of Chicago Suburban Timetables contains timetables for Chicago suburban railroad lines. The collection highlights the corresponding railroad lines: Burlington Route, Illinois Central, North Shore Line, Rock Island, and South Shore Line.
Dates: 1883-2009

LeRoy Blommaert Collection of Railroad Timetables and Advertising Materials

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Blommaert 2
Abstract Railroad timetables, guides, advertising material, and other railroad ephemera collected by LeRoy Blommaert. Materials document over a century of railroad travel and tourism throughout the United States, with some items from Canada, Mexico, England, and Switzerland.
Dates: 1850-1982; Majority of material found within 1850 - 1970

Letter Arts Review records

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Identifier: Wing-Modern-MS-LAR
Abstract Correspondence, calligraphic samples, advertising and press releases, magazine issues, publications, catalogs, and photographs documenting the publication of Letter Arts Review (formerly Calligraphy Idea Exchange and Calligraphy Review), a quarterly magazine devoted to contemporary and historical lettering, calligraphy, typography, and text-based art.
Dates: 1969-2003; Majority of material found within 1980 - 1998

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Photographs -- 1901-1950 90
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Chicago (Ill.) 25
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Chicago (Ill.) -- Intellectual life -- 20th century 18
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Chicago (Ill.) -- Newspapers 16
Chicago (Ill.) -- Social life and customs 16
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World War, 1914-1918 16
Sound recordings -- 1951-2000 13
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Dance -- Illinois -- Chicago 11
Dance teachers -- Illinois -- Chicago 11
Genealogical correspondence -- United States 11
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Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 10
Choreographers -- Illinois -- Chicago 10
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Diaries -- 1851-1900 10
World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) 10
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Chicago (Ill.) -- History 5
Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- 20th century 5
Clippings -- 2001-2050 5
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Fliers (printed matter) 5
Modern dance -- Illinois -- Chicago 5
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Parent and child -- Correspondence 5
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Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company 23
Chicago Daily News, Inc. 19
Pullman Company 19
Page, Ruth 11
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Newberry Library 9
Art Institute of Chicago 8
Auditorium Theater (Chicago, Ill.) 8
Chicago sun-times 7
McCutcheon, John T. (John Tinney) 7
Mowrer, Paul Scott 7
Algren, Nelson, 1909-1981 6
Bolm, Adolph, 1884-1951 6
Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Company 6
Carpenter, John Alden, 1876-1951 6
Charles H. Kerr Company 6
Chicago Civic Opera (Chicago, Ill.) 6
Dennis, Charles Henry 6
Fuller, Henry Blake 6
Industrial Workers of the World 6
Newberry Library. Board of Trustees 6
Smith, Henry Justin, 1875-1936 6
Ade, George, 1866-1944 5
Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo 5
Chatfield-Taylor, H. C. (Hobart Chatfield), 1865-1945 5
Chicago Tribune (Firm) 5
Daley, Richard J., 1902-1976 5
Goodman Theatre (Chicago, Ill.) 5
Hecht, Ben 5
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 5
Long, Larry 5
MoMing Dance and Arts Center (Chicago) 5
Sandburg, Carl 5
Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1900-1965 5
Turbyfill, Mark, 1896-1990 5
University of Chicago 5
World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) 5
Anderson, Sherwood, 1876-1941 4
Barzel, Ann 4
Bell, Edward Price, 1869-1943 4
Blatchford, E. W. (Eliphalet Wickes), 1826-1914 4
Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.) 4
Chicago Reader 4
Chicago Symphony Orchestra 4
Conroy, Jack, 1898-1990 4
Darrow, Clarence 4
Debs, Eugene V. (Eugene Victor), 1855-1926 4
Field, Eugene 4
Hansen, Harry 4
Illinois Central Railroad Company 4
Lawson, Victor Freemont 4
Lipinski, Dolores 4
Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis) 4
Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.) 4
Pavley-Oukrainsky Ballet 4
Rand McNally and Company 4
Reader (Chicago, Ill.) 4
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 4
Rosemont, Franklin 4
Society of Typographic Arts (Chicago, Ill.) 4
Steppenwolf Theatre Company 4
Strong, Walter Ansel 4
Tallchief, Maria 4
Terkel, Studs 4
Tietjens, Eunice 4
American Ballet Theatre 3
American Indian Center of Chicago 3
American National Red Cross 3
American Red Cross 3
Anderson, Margaret C. 3
Ayer, Edward Everett, 1841-1927 3
Balanchine, George 3
Bodenheim, Maxwell, 1893-1954 3
Borowski, Felix, 1872-1956 3
Borroff, Edith, 1925-2019 3
Brooks, Gwendolyn 3
Burbank, E. A. (Elbridge Ayer), 1858-1949 3
Caxton Club 3
Chicago Historical Society 3
Chicago Opera Ballet 3
City News Bureau of Chicago 3
Cleland, T. M. (Thomas Maitland), 1880-1964 3
Cowley, Malcolm, 1898-1989 3
DaBoll, Raymond F. 3
Dawes, Charles Gates, 1865-1951 3
Dreiser, Theodore 3
Field Museum of Natural History 3
Forbes, John Murray, 1813-1898 3
Ganz, Rudolph 3
Garland, Hamlin 3
Geronimo 3
Gerstenberg, Alice 3
Graham, Martha 3
Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961 3
Howard, Alan 3
Knox, Frank 3
Lewis, Lloyd 3
Lyric Opera of Chicago 3
Masters, Edgar Lee 3
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