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Rogers Park Masonic Lodge records

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-RPML
Abstract

Minute books, registers, financial information, and petitions for affiliation and degree for the Rogers Park Masonic Lodge. Also includes some masonic handbooks and a few photographs.

Dates: approximately 1895-1976

Rose Gartner Payson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Payson
Abstract Scrapbook, loose pamphlets, and a pin owned by Rose Gartner (Mrs. George W.) Payson (1876-1946). Payson was active in several Chicago women's clubs, including being the treasurer of the Associated Clubs of Woodlawn and chairman of the public welfare department of the Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs in the 1910s. Women's suffrage and temperance were two of her causes, and the pin is her local chairman pin and ribbon from the 8th annual National Convention of the League of Women Voters in...
Dates: 1896-1938

Rosenthal/Mardersteig collection

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Identifier: Wing-Modern-MS-RosOB
Abstract

Correspondence and subject files relating to Samuel R. Rosenthal’s collection of the work of Giovanni Mardersteig (1892-1977) and his Officina Bodoni press (1923-1977).

Dates: 1954-1994

Round Table sketchbooks

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Wyers
Abstract

Two manuscript sketchbooks created by artists, commentators, poets, newspapermen, and other writers who were members of a small and informal Chicago club, the Round Table, documenting the social and political climates in Chicago and the United States during the Great Depression. In addition to Renier Wyers, club members included James A. Barnes, Finney Briggs, William L. Griffin, Henry Hammer, Edmond Hayes, Eugene Murdock, Edwin Prehm, Kurt Stein, Lowell H. Truettner, and E. C. Woodward.

Dates: 1931-1933

Rowley Family Journals

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-096
Abstract

Two journals by Mrs. Jane Rowley of the Chicago area, including descriptions of family and farming life, and various trips to Chicago and elsewhere.

Dates: 1851-1887

Rudolph Ganz Papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Ganz
Abstract

Works, correspondence to and from prominent musical figures, family correspondence, clippings, photographs, programs, artifacts, and a couple of recordings of this world-renowned concert pianist, composer, conductor, and educator.

Dates: 1864-2013

Rudolph Michaelis glass plate negatives of Chicago and the Midwest

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Michaelis
Abstract

Collection of 167 glass plate negatives and a few prints created by Rudolph Michaelis between 1900 and 1905. Images show city street views, buildings, businesses, homes, churches, parks, family, and friends and are primarily of Chicago and Grand Rapids, Michigan. Also includes images taken in other locations in Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, and Iowa.

Dates: 1900-1905

Rudy Horn papers

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Identifier: Dance-MS-Horn
Abstract

Correspondence, clippings, photographs and memorabilia of Chicago entertainer known as the "Comedy King of Vaudeville." His father was Henry Horn, who operated and booked nightclubs in the early 1900s and was the onetime owner of Chicago's Green Mill Tavern. Born in 1909, Horn performed as a dancer, comedian, and emcee throughout the US and Europe.

Dates: 1920-1995

Ruth Justus Papers

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Identifier: Wing-Modern-MS-Justus
Abstract

Correspondence, clippings, and calligraphic works by Ruth Justus, an American calligrapher who taught at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. The bulk of incoming correspondence from 1958 to 1962 relates to a book calligraphed by Justus titled “This is Minnesota” and reader responses to newspaper articles about learning calligraphy.

Dates: 1951-1983; Majority of material found within 1958 - 1970

Ruth Kilbourn papers

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Identifier: Dance-MS-Kilbourn
Abstract

Small collection of memorabilia, photographs and performance programs and announcements of Ruth Kilbourn, who ran a dance studio in Chicago, Illinois, in the 1940s. Includes a pair of toe shoes

Dates: approximately 1947-1949

Ruth Levy dance photographs

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Identifier: Dance-MS-LevyR
Abstract Ruth Levy, who performed as a dancer with the Pavley/Oukrainsky Junior Ballet, received a master’s degree in photography at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1972. This collection includes her slides, negatives, proof sheets, and prints of dancers in several companies, including the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, the American Ballet Theatre, the Dance Theatre of Harlem, the Joffrey Ballet, the New York City Ballet, and the Ruth Page Chicago Ballet among others. Some of these photographs...
Dates: 1928-1976; Majority of material found within 1970-1973

Ruth Nelson Redstrom Papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Redstrom
Abstract

Family histories of the Dahlgren and Redstrom families, correspondence, photographs, Greek menus and travelogues, and newspaper clippings of Ruth Nelson Redstrom's "One Woman's View" column. All materials relating to Ruth Nelson Redstrom, teacher and writer, from 1930 to transcriptions and reproductions from 2011.

Dates: 1930-2011

Ruth Page Foundation Records

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Identifier: Dance-MS-Page-Foundation
Abstract

Records of the Ruth Page Foundation, a cultural non-profit organization committed to the education, promotion, and presentation of dance in Chicago. Founded by Ruth Page in 1970, the Foundation continues to support a number of dance initiatives. Includes administrative, personnel, financial, and publicity materials for both the Foundation and the Ruth Page School of Dance.

Dates: 1989-2013

Ruth Page papers

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Identifier: Dance-MS-Page
Abstract

Personal papers of dancer and choreographer Ruth Page. Materials include correspondence, choreographic and technical notes, address books, programs, press clippings and scrapbooks, journals writings, photographs, business records, audio recordings, and musical scores. Featured dance works include The Bells, Carmen, Nutcracker, Romeo and Juliet, Frankie and Johnny, and Billy Sunday.

Dates: 1892-1997

Ruth Pryor memorabilia

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Identifier: Dance-MS-Pryor
Abstract

Scrapbook of Ballet dancer Ruth Pryor, born in Chicago in 1906, who began her career in vaudeville as half of the team of "Gardel and Pryor." By 1929 she had become the premier danseuse of the Chicago Civic Opera, and appeared as the first American ballerina to be the Swan Queen in a special production of Swan Lake. The scrapbook includes many newspaper clippings, and a few articles and programs.

Dates: 1923-1964

Sam Lesner papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Lesner
Abstract

Clippings, photographs, some correspondence, and a few pieces of Chicago Daily News memorabilia from long-time reporter and reviewer Sam Lesner.

Dates: 1941-1990

Samuel Eddy Barrett-Barrett Family Papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-076
Abstract

Letters written by Samuel Eddy Barrett to his wife Alice Barrett while travelling throughout the Far East; one letter addressed to Zechariah Eddy from Barrett's father Samuel Barrett regarding the death of Eddy's brother; letters to Barrett's daughter Adela Barrett pertaining to an inheritance and property.

Dates: 1829-1948

Scharmel Iris Papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-137
Abstract

Small collection of material relating to minor Chicago poet. Iris proved to be a plagiarist and forger who engaged in a life-long campaign not only to have his verse published but also to be regarded as a colleague of more successful writers and poets. Consists of correspondence, poetry, and miscellaneous items such as clippings and photographs.

Dates: 1911-1964

Scribner Family Papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Scribner
Abstract

Approximately 300 pages of genealogical research notes from the early 1900s pertaining to the Scribner, Freeman, and Heckle families, extending back to the 17th century. Materials possibly collected by American penman William Marshall Scribner. Also includes twenty-seven photographs mostly of Scribner family members and their homesteads in Maine and New Hampshire from 1864-1900.

Dates: 1807-1947; Majority of material found within 1860 - 1900

Shakespeare Project of Chicago Records

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Shakespeare
Abstract

Chicago area theater company focused on works by Shakespeare and other classic dramatists. Production notes, scripts, promotional materials, and other documents related to performances.

Dates: 2008-2017

Shawn Pfautsch Papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Pfautsch
Abstract

Drafts of the play "Season on the Line" by Chicago-based actor, writer, and musician Shawn Pfautsch. The play was first performed at the House Theatre of Chicago in September and October, 2014. Also includes outline cards for the play and the sheet music to "Jolly Is the Gale."

Dates: 2012-2014

Sheila Malkind photographs

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Malkind
Abstract

Malkind, a Chicago photojournalist, worked for the Ruth Page Foundation from 1981 to 1992. Her photographs primarily feature cultural life in Chicago, dance and performing arts events, as well as her personal life. The collection also includes clippings, correspondence, publicity materials, written work by Malkind and Ruth Page, and audio recordings.

Dates: 1960-2003; Majority of material found within 1985-1993

Sherwood Anderson papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Anderson
Abstract

Correspondence, scrapbooks, clippings, photographs, audiovisual material, royalty statements, personal financial records, artifacts, miscellaneous ephemera, autographed works, and literary manuscripts (many unpublished; also fragments, notes, and tentative sketches for short stories) of Chicago Literary Renaissance novelist and poet best known for his 1919 novel, Winesburg, Ohio.

Dates: 1872-1992

Sherwood Ross papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Ross
Abstract

Papers of Chicago journalist Sherwood Ross, including articles he wrote for the New York Enquirer (1956-1957) and the Chicago Daily News (1962), a syndicated column for Reuters (1992-2002), material from his public relations and social activism work for the National Urban League and records belonging to Sherwood Ross Associates, a media consulting firm Ross founded in 1970.

Dates: 1956-2014

Sister Romana Hertel Papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Hertel
Abstract

Sister Romana Hertel, born Gertrude Hertel, entered the Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi in 1933, working as a music instructor in various Catholic schools. She earned her doctorate in musicology and became head of the music department at Cardinal Stritch University.

Dates: 1951-1997; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1980

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Art Institute of Chicago 8
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McCutcheon, John T. (John Tinney), 1870-1949 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
Chicago Tribune (Firm) 6
Dennis, Charles Henry, 1860-1943 6
Fuller, Henry Blake, 1857-1929 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
Daley, Richard J., 1902-1976 5
Goodman Theatre (Chicago, Ill.) 5
Hecht, Ben, 1894-1964 5
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 5
Long, Larry 5
MoMing Dance and Arts Center (Chicago) 5
Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967 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, 1857-1938 4
Debs, Eugene V. (Eugene Victor), 1855-1926 4
Field, Eugene, 1850-1895 4
Hansen, Harry, 1884-1977 4
Illinois Central Railroad Company 4
Lawson, Victor Freemont 4
Lipinski, Dolores 4
Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956 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, 1883-1931 4
Tallchief, Maria 4
Terkel, Studs, 1912-2008 4
Tietjens, Eunice, 1884-1944 4
American Ballet Theatre 3
American Indian Center of Chicago 3
American National Red Cross 3
American Red Cross 3
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Bodenheim, Maxwell, 1893-1954 3
Borowski, Felix, 1872-1956 3
Borroff, Edith, 1925-2019 3
Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000 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, 1871-1945 3
Field Museum of Natural History 3
Forbes, John Murray, 1813-1898 3
Ganz, Rudolph, 1877-1972 3
Garland, Hamlin, 1860-1940 3
Geronimo, 1829-1909 3
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Graham, Martha 3
Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961 3
Howard, Alan, 1930- 3
Knox, Frank, 1874-1944 3
Lewis, Lloyd, 1891-1949 3
Lyric Opera of Chicago 3
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