Series 3: Religious Institutions, 1887-1961, undated.Series 2: Business Establishments, 1892-1957, undated.Series 1: Biographical Data, 1839-1974, undated.The South Shore Community Collection is arranged topically into 12 series: South Shore Historical Society (Chicago, Ill.) - Archives.South Shore (Chicago, Ill.) – History - Sources.Societies and clubs - Illinois - Chicago - History.Schools - Illinois - Chicago - History.Religious institutions - Illinois - Chicago - History.Portraits - Illinois - Chicago - History.Chicago Public Library, South Shore Branch.Business enterprises - Illinois - Chicago - History.Associations, institutions, etc - Illinois - Chicago – History.Aquinas Dominican High School (Chicago, Ill.).Collen Cunningham donated materials (Box 14, Folders 1-2 and 5-9 Box 13, Folder 3 and Photographs 2.90-2.9) are related to her time as a student at Aquinas High School and to her participation in theatrical productions at South Shore Country Club. Supplement 1 includes materials (Box 14, Folders 3-4 and Photographs 2.1-2.89) transferred from Chicago Public Library, South Shore Branch. The initial collection items were transferred from Chicago Public Library, South Shore Branch in the 1980s, as part of a grant from the Dr. Many of these plates are duplicated in the photographic prints. The South Shore Historical Society’s original description of the Glass Plate Slides in the collection can be found in Box 6, Folder 34. Some materials of interest include genealogy notes on several early settlers, 1918 construction photographs of the North Michigan Avenue Bridge substructure by The Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company and South Shore Commission meeting materials. The South Shore Community Collection contains manuscripts, printed material and photographs on businesses, clubs and organizations, religious institutions, residents, schools and street scenes in the community area. It became known as South Shore in the 1920s Scope and Contents The settlements of Essex, Bryn Mawr, Parkside, Cheltenham Beach and Windsor Park were already around when the Illinois Central Railroad built the South Kenwood Station in 1881. Originally a swampy region, it was settled as a collection of settlements in the late nineteenth century in the southern part of Hyde Park Township. South Shore is number 43 of the 77 official communities that make up Chicago. The area was annexed into Chicago in 1889. The neighborhood runs along the Lake from 67th Street south to 79th. The South Shore neighborhood is 9 miles southeast of the Loop. Updated and ingested into ArchivesSpace by Michelle McCoy, 2022 When quoting material from this collection the preferred citation is: South Shore Community Collection Records, Special Collections, Chicago Public Library. Please consult staff to determine ability to reuse materials from collection. ![]() Materials continue to be added through transfer and donation. Transferred from Chicago Public Library, South Shore Branch in the 1980s, as part of a grant from the Dr. 23.5 linear feet in 29 boxes, includes 431 photographs, 87 glass plate slides and 26 oversize foldersĬhicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, 400 S.
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