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| Title: | Hyde Park Historical Society. Hyde Park Co-op. Records |
|---|---|
| Dates: | 1915-2008 |
| Size: | 56.5 linear feet (113 boxes, 1 item) |
| Repository: |
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | The Hyde Park Cooperative Society was founded in 1932. Based on Rochdale cooperative principles, it operated food stores in Hyde Park between 1933 and 2008. The Co-op was involved in many charitable and educational activities in the neighbourhood, including cooperative housing and other retail ventures. The Hyde Park Co-op records include administrative records, correspondence, pamphlet literature, books, photographs, audiovisual and digital material, and artifacts. The collection spans 1915-2008, with the bulk of material devoted to the period between 1934 and 2008. |
Series X contains legal documents and tax records that are restricted. Donor permission is required for access to these materials.
Series VII does not include access copies for material in this series. Researchers will need to consult with staff before requesting material from this series.
The remainder of the collection is open for research.
When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: Hyde Park Historical Society. Hyde Park Co-op. Records, [Box #, Folder #], Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library
The Hyde Park Cooperative Society began life as the Consumer Cooperative Society, founded by Bradford Shank with a group of friends and family in 1932, and incorporated the following year. Initially intended to mitigate the effects of the Depression by pooling resources, Co-op membership expanded rapidly enough in its first year to open a store on Harper Avenue. The Co-op wrote its constitution based on Rochdale principles. Originally set out in 1844 by the Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers in England, these ideals include open and voluntary membership, democratic member control, and equitable economic participation. The structure of the Co-op remained basically the same throughout its 75 years in Hyde Park, with membership electing a Board of Directors who were in turn responsible for hiring and overseeing a General Manager. Active members formed committees to address social concerns or to facilitate business expansion and finance; the by-laws governing the Co-op could only be modified by a membership vote.
Throughout the 1930s, the Co-op benefited from the involvement of prominent Chicago figures like University of Chicago economist Paul Douglas and attorney Leon Despres. The store became profitable because of its food standards and low prices, particularly in products like meat, which were not then subject to government regulation. The Co-op began publishing its weekly periodical, Evergreen, in 1935. Its growing membership inspired other Chicago and area cooperatives, including the Cooperative Fuel Association and Circle Pines Cooperative Farm and Camp.
By 1942 the Co-op had moved into a new location on 56th St. and reincorporated as the Hyde Park Cooperative Society. Despite wartime shortages in merchandise, the Co-op remained active in Hyde Park and the international cooperative community, sponsoring local social events and international aid groups. In 1945 it made its first forays into cooperative living, offering financial support for a Cooperative Nursery School and a student housing cooperative.
The next ten years were similarly marked by a dramatic increase in membership and member involvement, resulting in new committees, and new roles for older committees. Committees like Education and Consumer Information sought to inform members and shoppers about their food choices, while the Babysitters’ Swap Service addressed social needs. The Medical Care Committee worked with the Civic Medical Centre to publicize their health plan.
The Co-op moved its store twice during the 1950s to accommodate growing business, first in 1954 and again five years later. This period coincided with the beginning of the University of Chicago’s “Fight Against Blight” urban renewal project, which included a shopping centre at 55th and Lake Park Blvd. The developer had difficulty attracting a chain supermarket to its location, and although he initially resisted the Co-op’s advances, a letter-writing campaign from members convinced him its loyal clientele made the store a good investment. His alleged comment that he “could not fight ‘we, the people’” became legendary in Co-op circles and was frequently quoted as a demonstration of community strength. When the new store opened in 1959 it was one of the largest in the Chicago area. It was committed to fair hiring practices and aspired to be a desegregated, democratic community institution.
In the two decades that followed the Co-op opened a convenience store and collaborated with Greenbelt Cooperative to open a Scandinavian furniture store. The membership turned its attention to environmental issues and sustainable living. A difficult and expensive remodeling project at the flagship store was completed in time to celebrate the Co-op’s fiftieth birthday in 1982, but the convenience store was forced to close and the furniture cooperative sold to Greenbelt. These losses prompted the hiring of Howard Bowers, experienced with Wisconsin consumer cooperatives, as General Manager.
Although the Co-op’s fortunes revived under Bowers, his death in the early 1990s initiated a period of instability, including the controversial lease of a new store property on 47th St. in 1996. When the Board of Directors created four new Board seats to approve the expansion, an angry membership faction filed a lawsuit to reverse the decision. The new store proved a losing business venture, and when it closed in 2005, landlord and distributor Certified Grocers would not let the organization out of its lease. A smaller store on 53rd St. also opened and closed during this period, and by 2007 the Co-op was heavily in debt. The Co-op was criticized for poor food selection, unreliable service, and uncompetitive prices; other neighbourhood critics suggested the cooperative model was outdated. The Co-op was forced to choose between bankruptcy and rent forgiveness in exchange for giving up their 55th St. location. The membership voted to give up the store, provoking some to accuse the University of influencing the vote; Despres, then the oldest living Co-op member, called the Co-op’s demise “murder.” The Co-op closed in January 2008, marked by a New Orleans-style “jazz funeral.”
The records of the Hyde Park Co-op span 1915-2008, with the bulk of material devoted to the period between 1934 and 2008. The collection is organized into ten series:
Series I: Biographical and Historical, contains official and unofficial histories of the Co-op. It includes biographical information, memorials, and papers of prominent figures in the Co-op. Material covers the period from 1940-2001.
Series II: Early Administration, contains the records of the Co-op"s early administration, 1936-1964. It includes financial reports, minutes, and correspondence. Until 1949 the Board of Directors and Membership Committee minutes were housed together; membership Committee minutes after 1949 can be found in Series III. Board of Directors minutes after 1964, and financial statements after 1950, can be found in Series II.
Series III: Board of Directors, contains the records of the Co-op"s Board of Directors 1953-2002. It includes minutes, meeting agendas, financial reports, and reports to the Board from Co-op committees and external organizations.
Series IV: Membership and Committees, contains the minutes and correspondence of committees formed by Co-op members. It includes membership records. Operations and Finance Committee minutes from the 1970s-1990s are included in this series. Later transactions of this committee were kept with the records of the Board of Directors; they can be found in Series II. Material covers the period from 1949-1998, and is organized by committee, beginning with general membership materials. Committee minutes spanning large period of time are not always comprehensive.
Series V: Education and Community Relations, contains materials related to the Co-op"s mandate to educate its membership about consumer choices, healthy living, and the principles behind cooperative organization. It includes correspondence, newsletters, pamphlet literature, and the Co-op"s weekly publication, Evergreen. Oversized material has been transferred to Series IX. Material spans 1915-2006, but primarily covers the period between 1940 and 2006.
Series VI: Employee Training and Recruitment, contains training and recruitment manuals for employees of Co-op stores. Material covers the period from the 1970s-1990s. Employee tax records have been transferred to Series X.
Series VII: Audio-Visual and Digital Media, contains photographs, audio and video cassettes, computer diskettes, film, and microfilm. This material spans 1932-1999. Oversized material has been transferred to Series IX.
Series VIII: Artifacts, contains banners, signs, and plaques. It includes a mug, a gavel, and a large clock.
Series IX: Oversize, contains books and clippings about the Co-op, the cooperative model, and Chicago. Material has been transferred from Series V and Series VII.
Series X: Restricted, contains employee contracts, evaluations and tax records. It includes legal documents related to Co-op properties and lawsuits against the Co-op. Material has been transferred from Series VI.
Hyde Park Historical Society. Collection
Series I: Biographical and Historical |
This series contains official and unofficial histories of the Co-op. It includes biographical information, memorials, and papers of prominent figures in the Co-op. Material covers the period from 1940-2001.
| Box 1 Folder 1 | "Articles of Incorporation," 1940 |
| Box 1 Folder 2 | "History of Co-op Youth Education," 1973 |
| Box 1 Folder 3 | "History of the Hyde Park Co-op," 1980 |
| Box 1 Folder 4 | "Timelines for the History of the Hyde Park Cooperative Society," circa 1990s |
| Box 1 Folder 5 | "Brief History of the Hyde Park Co-op," 1997 |
| Box 1 Folder 6 | "Brief History of the Hyde Park Co-op," 2002 |
| Box 1 Folder 7 | "History of Co-op Youth Education," 1973 |
| Box 1 Folder 8 | "Understanding the Hyde Park Co-op," undated |
| Box 1 Folder 9-10 | Leon Despres, papers related to the history of the Co-op, 1914-1988 |
| Box 1 Folder 11 | Gilbert L. Spencer, biography and correspondence, 1972, undated |
| Box 1 Folder 12 | Directors, biographies, 1970s-1980s |
| Box 1 Folder 13 | Howard Bowers, memorials, 1991 |
| Box 1 Folder 14 | Linnea Anderson and Gladys Scott, memorials, circa 2001 |
Series II: Early Administration |
This series contains the records of the Co-op's early administration, 1936-1964. It includes financial reports, minutes, and correspondence. Until 1949 the Board of Directors and Membership Committee minutes were housed together; Membership Committee minutes after 1949 can be found in Series III. Board of Directors minutes after 1964, and financial statements after 1950, can be found in Series II.
| Box 2 Folder 1-5 | Board of Directors and Membership Committee minutes, 1936-1947 |
| Box 3 Folder 1 | Board of Directors and Membership Committee minutes, 1948-1949 |
| Box 3 Folder 2-7 | Board of Directors minutes, 1950-1964 |
| Box 4 Folder 1 | Board of Directors, policy decisions, 1947-1969 |
| Box 4 Folder 2 | Board of Directors, reports, 1948-1949 |
| Box 4 Folder 3 | Union Directors, reports, 1952-1953 |
| Box 4 Folder 4 | Consumer's Cooperative Services, account reports, 1935-1938 |
| Box 4 Folder 5 | "Policy Towards Other Organizations," 1957 |
| Box 4 Folder 6 | General Managers, report, 1957-1958 |
| Box 4 Folder 7-12 | Financial Statements, 1940-1948 |
| Box 4 Folder 13 | Concord Cooperative House songbook, 1944 |
| Box 4 Folder 14-15 | Advisory Council, guidelines and minutes, 1947-1950 |
| Box 4 Folder 16 | Membership drive, records, 1948 |
| Box 4 Folder 17 | WGN Public Debate, "Are Cooperatives Unfair Competition to Other Business?" 1948 |
| Box 5 Folder 1-3 | House meetings, minutes and correspondence, 1948-1961 |
| Box 5 Folder 4 | Credit Union Subcommittee minutes, 1953-1958 |
| Box 5 Folder 5 | 55th Store, opening publicity and investment, 1953-1954 |
| Box 5 Folder 6 | Nursery School, minutes, 1957-1959 |
| Box 5 Folder 7 | Nursery School budget, 1958-1959 |
| Box 5 Folder 8 | Babysitting Service Committee, minutes, 1957-1958 |
| Box 5 Folder 9 | New Store Opening Committee, minutes and correspondence, 1959 |
Series III: Board of Directors |
This series contains the records of the Co-op's Board of Directors, 1953-2002. It includes minutes, meeting agendas, financial reports, and reports to the Board from Co-op committees and external organizations. This series is divided into three subseries:
Subseries 1: Financial Records, contains audit reports and accountants' reports from 1950-1998. It includes annual reports, 1953-1997.
Subseries 2: Meetings, contains minutes and agendas for Board meetings, 1963-2002. It includes the minutes and agendas for the Operations and Finance Committee from the 1990s. It also contains monthly income statements and reports to the Board from Co-op committees. Minutes and income statements for a given month's meeting are frequently found in the agenda for the following month's meeting.
Subseries 3: General Records, contains reports, surveys, and proposals made to the Board. It includes correspondence and policy resolutions dictated by the Board itself. It spans 1959-2002 and is organized by date
Subseries 1: Financial Records |
| Box 5 Folder 10-15 | Audits and accountants' reports, 1950-1958 |
| Box 6 Folder 1-20 | Audits and accountants' reports, 1959-1970 |
| Box 7 Folder 1 | Balance sheets, 1970-1972 |
| Box 7 Folder 2-3 | Audit report, 1971 |
| Box 7 Folder 4-15 | Financial statements and accountants' reports, 1974-1983 |
| Box 7 Folder 16 | Securities Exchange Commission, statement, 1983 |
| Box 7 Folder 17 | Legal opinions, 1983 |
| Box 8 Folder 1-2 | Financial statements and audits, 1983-1985 |
| Box 8 Folder 3 | Securities Exchange Commission, statement, 1984 |
| Box 8 Folder 4 | Financial statements and audits, 1985-1986 |
| Box 8 Folder 5-6 | Securities Exchange Commission, statements, 1985-1986 |
| Box 8 Folder 6-8 | Financial statements and audits, 1986-1988 |
| Box 8 Folder 9 | Balance sheet, 1989
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| Box 8 Folder 14 | City of Chicago, sales tax returns, 1990 |
| Box 8 Folder 15 | Financial statements and audits, 1991-1992 |
| Box 9 Folder 1-7 | Financial statements and accountants' reports,1992-1997 |
| Box 9 Folder 8-9 | Account analysis, 1998 |
| Box 10 Folder 1 | Income statements and operating revenue, 1998 |
| Box 10 Folder 2-8 | Annual reports, 1953-1997 |
Subseries 2: Meetings |
| Box 11 Folder 1-11 | Minutes, 1963-1972 |
| Box 12 Folder 1 | Agendas, 1973-1978 |
| Box 12 Folder 2-7 | Minutes, 1973-1978 |
| Box 12 Folder 8 | Agendas, 1978-1980 |
| Box 12 Folder 9-12 | Minutes, 1978-1983 |
| Box 12 Folder 13 | Agendas, 1980-1983 |
| Box 13 Folder 1-11 | Agendas, January-December (excluding August) 1985 |
| Box 13 Folder 12-12 | Agendas, February-December 1986 |
| Box 13 Folder 23-24 | Agendas, January-February 1987 |
| Box 14 Folder 1-7 | Agendas, March-December (excluding April and September) 1987 |
| Box 14 Folder 8-15 | Agendas, January-August 1988 |
| Box 15 Folder 1-4 | Agendas, September-December 1988 |
| Box 15 Folder 5-10 | Agendas, January-June 1989 |
| Box 16 Folder 1-6 | Agendas, July-December 1989 |
| Box 16 Folder 7-9 | Agendas, January-March 1990 |
| Box 16 Folder 8-17 | Agendas and monthly income statements, March-June 1990 |
| Box 17 Folder 1-1 | Agendas and monthly income statements, July-December 1990 |
| Box 17 Folder 12-19 | Agendas and monthly income statements, January –June 1991 |
| Box 18 Folder 1-7 | Agendas, July-December 1991 |
| Box 18 Folder 8-14 | Agendas, January-July (excluding May) 1992 |
| Box 19 Folder 1-5 | Agendas, August-December 1992 |
| Box 19 Folder 6-15 | Agendas, January-October 1993 |
| Box 20 Folder 1 | Annual Meeting, minutes, November 1993 |
| Box 20 Folder 2-3 | Agendas, November-December 1993 |
| Box 20 Folder 4-15 | Agendas, January-November 1994 |
| Box 21 Folder 1 | Annual Meeting, agenda, November 1994 |
| Box 21 Folder 2 | Agenda, December 1994 |
| Box 21 Folder 3-12 | Agendas, January-August 1995 |
| Box 22 Folder 1-6 | Agendas,September-December, 1995 |
| Box 22 Folder 7 | Minutes, January-December 1996 |
| Box 22 Folder 8-14 | Agendas, January-June 1996 |
| Box 23 Folder 1-4 | Agendas, July, September, December 1996 |
| Box 23 Folder 5 | Minutes, January –December 1997 |
| Box 23 Folder 6-8 | Agendas, January-March 1997 |
| Box 23 Folder 9-11 | Agendas, October-December 1997 |
| Box 24 Folder 1 | Minutes, January-May 1998 |
| Box 24 Folder 2-14 | Agendas, January-September (excluding February) 1998 |
| Box 25 Folder 1-5 | Agendas and monthly income statements, October-December 1998 |
| Box 25 Folder 6-13 | Agendas and monthly income statements, January-April 1999 |
| Box 26 Folder 1-15 | Agendas and monthly income statements, May-November 1999 |
| Box 27 Folder 1-2 | Agenda and monthly income statement, December 1999 |
| Box 27 Folder 3 | Minutes, 1999-2000 |
| Box 27 Folder 4 | Budget overview, 1999-2000 |
| Box 27 Folder 5-9 | Agendas and budgets, January –March 2000 |
| Box 28 Folder 1-10 | Agendas and monthly income statements, April-July 2000 |
| Box 29 Folder 1-8 | Agendas and monthly income statements, July-September 2000 |
| Box 30 Folder 1-6 | Agendas, October-December 2000 |
| Box 31 Folder 1-14 | Agendas and monthly income statements, January-September 2001 |
| Box 32 Folder 1-6 | Agendas and monthly income statements, October-December 2001 |
| Box 32 Folder 7-10 | Agendas and monthly income statements, January-February 2002 |
| Box 33 Folder 1-5 | Agendas and monthly income statements, March-May 2002 |
Subseries 3: General Records |
| Box 33 Folder 6 | Members, resolutions, 1959-1977 |
| Box 33 Folder 7 | North Shore Expansion Proposal, 1963 |
| Box 33 Folder 8 | Evergreen Editor, applications, 1963-1965 |
| Box 33 Folder 9 | Board of Directors, surveys, 1967-1968 |
| Box 33 Folder 10 | General Managers, report, 1967-1973 |
| Box 34 Folder 1 | Board and Committees, forms, 1970s |
| Box 34 Folder 2 | Board policy, correspondence, 1970s |
| Box 34 Folder 3 | Local Union 239, by-laws, 1970s |
| Box 34 Folder 4 | "Hyde Park Voices," 1971 |
| Box 34 Folder 5-10 | Board of Directors retreats, reports, 1971-1982, 1990 |
| Box 34 Folder 11 | "Present and Future: A Report on a Survey of the Hyde Park Community," 1974 |
| Box 34 Folder 12 | Board Organizational Methods, 1975 |
| Box 35 Folder 1 | Board of Directors, mission statements, 1975-1980 |
| Box 35 Folder 2 | "Self-diagnostic Guide for Helping Board Development," 1976 |
| Box 35 Folder 3-6 | Securities and Exchange Commission, registration files, 1983-1986 |
| Box 35 Folder 7 | General Managers, report, 1985 |
| Box 35 Folder 8 | National Cooperative Business Institute, guides, 1993 |
| Box 36 Folder 1-3 | Board of Directors, manual, 1993-1994 |
| Box 36 Folder 4 | Membership deletions, 1994 |
| Box 36 Folder 5 | Board of Directors, "Other Income and Expenses," 1995 |
| Box 36 Folder 6 | 47th St. Store, survey, 1995 |
| Box 36 Folder 7 | "Report on Internal Control, 1997" |
| Box 36 Folder 8 | Board of Directors, manual, 1997-1998 |
| Box 36 Folder 9 | Hyde Park retail market, assessment, 1999 |
| Box 36 Folder 10 | Board of Directors, guidelines and policies, 2000 |
| Box 36 Folder 11 | Secret Shoppers report, 2002 |
| Box 36 Folder 12 | Members, shopping cart survey, undated |
Series IV: Membership and Committees |
This series contains the minutes and correspondence of committees formed by Co-op members. It includes membership records. Operations and Finance Committee minutes from the 1970s-1990s are also included in this series. Later transactions of this committee were kept with the records of the Board of Directors; they can be found in Series III. Material covers the period from 1949-1998, and is organized alphabetically. Committee minutes spanning large period of time are not always comprehensive.
| Box 37 Folder 1 | Activities Committee, 1959 |
| Box 37 Folder 2 | Ad-hoc Committee, 1980 |
| Box 37 Folder 3-5 | Annual Meetings, 1979-1998 |
| Box 37 Folder 6 | Babysitters' Swap Service, 1965-1971 |
| Box 37 Folder 7 | Board of Directors, election ballot, 1997 |
| Box 37 Folder 8 | Capital Fund Committee, 1981 |
| Box 37 Folder 9-10 | Consumer Information Committee, 1968-1984 |
| Box 37 Folder 11 | Education Committee, 1949-1951 |
| Box 37 Folder 12 | Environmental Concerns Committee, 1990-1998 |
| Box 37 Folder 13 | Learning Connection Committee, 1982-1983
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| Box 37 Folder 16 | Membership Director, correspondence, 1967-1974 |
| Box 38 Folder 1-7 | Membership Education Committee, 1958-1998 |
| Box 38 Folder 8 | Membership, By-laws, 1947-2002 |
| Box 38 Folder 9 | Membership certificates, 1938-2000 |
| Box 38 Folder 10 | Membership, correspondence on expansion, 1981-1982
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| Box 38 Folder 13 | Membership, mailing lists, 1952-1953 |
| Box 39 Folder 1 | Membership, manuals, undated |
| Box 39 Folder 2 | Membership, report on cardboard, 1982 |
| Box 39 Folder 3 | Membership, resolutions on committees, 1970 |
| Box 39 Folder 4-5 | Membership, rules and regulations, 1967-1981 |
| Box 39 Folder 6 | Membership, shares, 1976 |
| Box 39 Folder 7 | Membership, shopping list, undated |
| Box 39 Folder 8-9 | Membership, survey, 1961, 1983 |
| Box 39 Folder 10 | Membership, Systems Analysis Report, 1965 |
| Box 39 Folder 11-17 | Membership, transactions, 1950-1983 |
| Box 40 Folder 1 | Membership, travel documents, 1963-1966
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| Box 40 Folder 3 | Merchandising Policy Committee, 1966-1970 |
| Box 40 Folder 4-8 | Nominating Committee, 1965-1987 |
| Box 40 Folder 9-11 | Operations and Finance Committee, 1971-1981 |
| Box 41 Folder 1-5 | Operations and Finance Committee, 1978-1998 |
| Box 41 Folder 6-7 | Planning and Expansion Committee, 1972-1986 |
| Box 41 Folder 8 | Planning and Expansion Committee, store inventory, 1984 |
| Box 42 Folder 1-2 | Planning and Finance Committee, 1956-1970 |
| Box 42 Folder 3 | Publicity Committee, 1953-1954 |
| Box 42 Folder 4 | Recreation Committee, 1953-1958 |
| Box 42 Folder 5 | 60th Anniversary Committee, 1992 |
| Box 42 Folder 6-9 | Store Operations Committee, 1947-1968 |
Series V: Education and Community Relations |
This series contains materials related to the Co-op's mandate to educate its membership about consumer choices, healthy living, and the principles behind cooperative organization. Oversized material has been transferred to Series IX. It is divided into five subseries:
Subseries 1: Evergreen, contains the Co-op's weekly publication from 1941-2006. Some issues are missing, notably those from January-April 2005. See Box 53, Folder 1 for a partial inventory of missing issues.
Subseries 2: Education and Consumer Information, contains correspondence, newsletters, price comparisons, information on food sources, and recipes. Material spans the 1934 through 1990s. It is divided into consumer information and nutrition and organized chronologically.
Subseries 3: Community Development, contains pamphlets, articles, and Co-op records related to the history of Hyde Park-Kenwood neighbourhood and the Co-op's community outreach programs. Material spans 1940s through 2001, and is organized chronologically.
Subseries 4: Cooperative Education, contains literature on the theories and principles of cooperatives. It includes conference proceedings and correspondence. Material covers the period from 1915-2001, and is organized chronologically.
Subseries 5: Other Cooperative Organizations, contains information on other Co-ops, primarily newsletters and advertising. Some folders also contain correspondence. This subseries covers the period from 1934-2001, and is organized by publication title and place.
Subseries 1: Evergreen |
| Box 43 Folder 1 | List of missing Evergreens
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| Box 43a Folder 1-10 | 1952-1961 |
| Box 44 Folder 1-11 | 1962-1971 |
| Box 45 Folder 1-12 | 1972-1975 |
| Box 46 Folder 1-12 | 1976-1979 |
| Box 47 Folder 1-17 | 1980-June 1982 |
| Box 48 Folder 1-23 | July 1982-1983 |
| Box 48 Folder 24 | Advertising, 1984 |
| Box 49 Folder 1-18 | 1984-May 1985 |
| Box 50 Folder 1-15 | June 1985-September 1986 |
| Box 51 Folder 1-15 | October 1986-August 1987 |
| Box 52 Folder 1-11 | January 1988-May 1990 |
| Box 53 Folder 1-11 | June 1990-1993 |
| Box 54 Folder 1-11 | 1994-1997 |
| Box 55 Folder 1 | January-June, 1998 |
| Box 55 Folder 2 | July-September, 1998 |
| Box 55 Folder 3 | September-December, 1998 |
| Box 55 Folder 4 | January-April, 1999 |
| Box 55 Folder 5 | April-June, 1999 |
| Box 55 Folder 6 | July-December, 1999 |
| Box 56 Folder 1 | January-June, 2000 |
| Box 56 Folder 2 | July-December, 2000 |
| Box 56 Folder 3 | January-June, 2001 |
| Box 56 Folder 4 | July-December, 2001 |
| Box 56 Folder 5 | January-June, 2002 |
| Box 56 Folder 6 | July-December, 2002 |
| Box 57 Folder 1 | January-June, 2003 |
| Box 57 Folder 2 | July-December, 2003 |
| Box 57 Folder 3 | 2004 |
| Box 57 Folder 4 | May-December, 2005 |
| Box 57 Folder 5 | January-November 2006 |
Subseries 2: Education and Consumer Information |
| Box 58 Folder 1-8 | Education Director, correspondence, 1934-1982, undated |
| Box 58 Folder 9 | Education Director's report to the Board, 1958 |
| Box 58 Folder 10 | Education Committee, orientation, circa 1983 |
| Box 58 Folder 11 | Home Economist Program, job description, 1977 |
| Box 58 Folder 12 | Co-op and other supermarkets, price comparisons, 1960s-1980s, undated |
| Box 58 Folder 13 | Consumer information, correspondence, 1970s-1980s |
| Box 58 Folder 14 | Consumer behavior, study, 1981 |
| Box 58 Folder 15-17 | Co-op, food prices and checks, 1983-1984 |
| Box 58 Folder 18 | Public Attitudes Towards Food Safety, report, 1984 |
| Box 58 Folder 19 | Campbell's Soup boycott, clippings, 1984 |
| Box 58 Folder 20 | Consumer information, resources, 1980s |
| Box 58 Folder 21 | Co-op products, reports, 1980s |
| Box 58 Folder 22 | Pesticides, correspondence, 1980s |
| Box 58 Folder 23 | Food brands, advertising and information, 1980s-1990s |
| Box 58 Folder 24 | Gardening catalogues, 1990s |
| Box 59 Folder 1 | Co-op, shopping guides, 1995 |
| Box 59 Folder 2 | Food marketing institute, annual financial review, 1997-1998 |
| Box 59 Folder 3 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, consumer information
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| Box 59 Folder 4 | Reusable produce bags, product information, undated |
| Box 59 Folder 5 | YMCA Community College, Dietetic Technology Program, 1974 |
| Box 59 Folder 6 | Yoghurt making guide, 1975 |
| Box 59 Folder 7 | Vegetables, household equivalents guide, 1976 |
| Box 59 Folder 8 | Nutrition in the News manual, circa 1970s |
| Box 59 Folder 9 | Dietary habits in America, statistics, 1970s-1980s |
| Box 59 Folder 10 | Nutrition, clippings, 1970s-1980s |
| Box 59 Folder 11 | Co-op, weekly recipes, 1980 |
| Box 59 Folder 12 | Nutrition, correspondence, 1981-1982 |
| Box 59 Folder 13 | Community Nutrition Institute Newsletter, 1984 |
| Box 59 Folder 14 | Co-op, monthly newsletter on meals, 1985 |
| Box 59 Folder 15 | Cornell University, Fundamentals of the Food Industry Program, 1988
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| Box 60 Folder 1 | Co-op, recipes and shopping guides, 1980s |
| Box 60 Folder 2 | Nutrition, government publications, 1980s |
| Box 60 Folder 3 | Tufts University, Nutrition Newsletter, 1995-1997 |
| Box 60 Folder 4 | National Institute of Health Magazine, 1997 |
| Box 60 Folder 5 | Vegetarian Journal, 1997 |
| Box 60 Folder 6 | Environmental Nutrition Newsletter, 1997-1998 |
| Box 60 Folder 7 | Organic Foods Newsletter, 1997-1998 |
| Box 60 Folder 8 | Nutrition Action Newsletter, 1998 |
| Box 60 Folder 9 | UC Berkeley Wellness Letter, 1998 |
| Box 60 Folder 10 | Weight loss, guides, 1998 |
| Box 60 Folder 11 | Aromatherapy Newsletter, undated |
| Box 60 Folder 12 | Celiac disease, information, undated |
| Box 60 Folder 13 | FDA, fruit and vegetable nutritional information, undated |
| Box 60 Folder 14 | Low-fat cooking, guides, undated |
| Box 60 Folder 15 | Children's nutrition, guide, undated |
| Box 60 Folder 16 | Co-op produce, nutritional information, undated |
| Box 60 Folder 17 | Co-op, recipes and shopping guides, undated |
| Box 61 Folder 1 | Co-op, recipes, undated |
| Box 61 Folder 2 | Co-op, children's recipes, undated |
| Box 61 Folder 3 | Co-op, weekly recipes, undated |
| Box 61 Folder 4 | Co-op, recipe testing report sheets, undated |
| Box 61 Folder 5 | Moosewood Cookbook, recipes, undated |
Subseries 3: Community Development |
| Box 61 Folder 6 | Co-op Clothier, pamphlets, 1940s |
| Box 61 Folder 7 | Community events, participation certificates, 1940s-1980s |
| Box 61 Folder 8-11 | Co-op, book sale, 1955-2000 |
| Box 61 Folder 12 | Wyler Children's Hospital, brochure, circa 1960s |
| Box 61 Folder 13 | Chicago Tribune, "The Hyde Park Story," 1960 |
| Box 61 Folder 14 | Hyde Park-Kenwood Centennial, souvenir program, 1962 |
| Box 61 Folder 15 | Harvard-St. George School Review, 1965 |
| Box 61 Folder 16 | Co-op, community organizations fundraising, 1966 |
| Box 61 Folder 17 | "A Study for Future Development for Jackson Park," 1966 |
| Box 62 Folder 1 | Hyde Park-Kenwood, urban renewal histories, 1967, 1971 |
| Box 62 Folder 2 | North Kenwood-Oakland and Woodlawn Development Project, progress report, 1968 |
| Box 62 Folder 3 | Woodlawn Development Fund, report, 1968 |
| Box 62 Folder 4 | Chicago cable television, report, 1980 |
| Box 62 Folder 5 | Community action, pamphlets, circa 1980s |
| Box 62 Folder 6 | Circle Pines Center Co-op Camp, information, 1981-1992 |
| Box 62 Folder 7 | Chicago State University and the Co-op, affiliation agreement, 1983 |
| Box 62 Folder 8 | Scan Furniture, correspondence, 1984 |
| Box 62 Folder 9-11 | Co-op, Shut-in Service records, 1985 |
| Box 62 Folder 12-13 | Co-op, community gift certificates, 1978-1991 |
| Box 63 Folder 1 | Co-op, community gift certificates, 1998-1999 |
| Box 63 Folder 2 | WFMT Radio, advertising, 1994 |
| Box 63 Folder 3 | Covenantal Community Housing Cooperative, application form, 1998 |
| Box 63 Folder 4 | Chicago Audubon Society, newsletter, 1994 |
| Box 63 Folder 5 | Hyde Park Cultural Calendar, 1998-1999, 2005 |
| Box 63 Folder 6 | Co-op, 55th St. delivery roster, 1999 |
| Box 63 Folder 7 | Co-op, Christmas bazaar, 2001 |
| Box 63 Folder 8 | Special Events and Community Calendar, 2001 |
| Box 63 Folder 9 | Co-op, cooking classes, 2001 |
| Box 63 Folder 10 | Chicago Reader, January 2003 |
| Box 63 Folder 11 | Hyde Park Herald, advertising, undated |
| Box 63 Folder 12 | Hyde Park Environmental Action Coalition, press release, undated |
Subseries 4: Cooperative Education |
| Box 64 Folder 1 | Legal issues and taxation, including the Cooperative Act of 1915; 1947, 1990 |
| Box 64 Folder 2 | Supermarkets, 1937-1957 |
| Box 64 Folder 3 | Management, 1930s-1980s |
| Box 64 Folder 4-5 | Institute on Cooperative Education and Organization, 1951-1959 |
| Box 64 Folder 6 | Economic and social development, 1950s-1960s |
| Box 64 Folder 7 | "Member Education Manual for Cooperatives," 1961 |
| Box 64 Folder 8 | Financing, 1964, 1995 |
| Box 64 Folder 9 | "Teachers' Guide on Cooperative Enterprise in the American Economy, "1968 |
| Box 64 Folder 10 | Agriculture, 1971, 1983 |
| Box 65 Folder 1-2 | "Educational Programming for Cooperative Leadership," 1972 |
| Box 65 Folder 3 | Association of Cooperative Educators, 1973, 1980, 1982 |
| Box 65 Folder 4 | "Guidelines on the Incorporation of Consumer Cooperatives," 1974 |
| Box 65 Folder 5 | "Learning Exchange," 1977 |
| Box 65 Folder 6 | "Manual for Group Facilitators," 1977 |
| Box 65 Folder 7 | "Letter-writer's Guide to Congress," 1978 |
| Box 65 Folder 8 | "Resources for Cooperative Education," 1979, 1993 |
| Box 65 Folder 9 | Consumer cooperatives, 1970s |
| Box 65 Folder 10 | Crafts, 1970s-1980s |
| Box 65 Folder 11 | "Outlook for Cooperative Enterprise in the Year 2000," 1980 |
| Box 65 Folder 12 | "Education Programs on the Legal Responsibilities of Cooperative Directors," 1981 |
| Box 66 Folder 1 | "Going Co-op," 1983 |
| Box 66 Folder 2 | "Reaching Out: The Psychology of Customer Relations," 1983 |
| Box 66 Folder 3 | Coady International Institute Program in Social Development, 1984 |
| Box 66 Folder 4 | Recreation, 1984 |
| Box 66 Folder 5 | Careers, 1985 |
| Box 66 Folder 6 | Communications and publicity, circa 1980s |
| Box 66 Folder 7 | "Forming Buying clubs," circa 1980s |
| Box 66 Folder 8 | "Challenges to a Cooperative board of Directors," 1992 |
| Box 66 Folder 9 | "Cooperative Communication Association," 1995-1996 |
| Box 66 Folder 10 | Principles, 1990s |
| Box 66 Folder 11 | Leadership, 2001 |
| Box 66 Folder 12 | "Action Program in Cooperative Housing," undated |
| Box 66 Folder 13 | Audiovisual equipment, undated |
| Box 66 Folder 14 | Co-op library, list, undated |
| Box 66 Folder 14 | "Program Planning for Youth and Young Adults," undated |
| Box 66 Folder 15 | Merchandising, undated |
| Box 66 Folder 16 | "Partners for Progress," undated |
| Box 66 Folder 17 | "What is Purchase Power?" undated |
| Box 66 Folder 18 | Role of women, undated |
Subseries 5: Other Cooperative Organizations |
| Box 67 Folder 1 | American Buyers Club of Mount Vernon, 1978 |
| Box 67 Folder 2 | American Institute of Cooperation, 1983 |
| Box 67 Folder 3-5 | "Atlantic Cooperator," Canada, 1990-1999 |
| Box 67 Folder 6 | "Berkeley Co-op News," 1979, 1981, 1983 |
| Box 67 Folder 7 | Calgary Cooperative Association, 1981 |
| Box 67 Folder 8 | California Cooperative Leadership, 1957 |
| Box 67 Folder 9 | Central States Co-ops, 1964 |
| Box 67 Folder 10 | Chicago Consumers' Cooperative, 1946-1948 |
| Box 67 Folder 11 | Chicago Co-ops, circa 1970s |
| Box 67 Folder 12 | Cleveland Food Co-op, 1998 |
| Box 67 Folder 13 | "Cooperatismo," Mexico, 1983 |
| Box 67 Folder 14 | "Co-op Action," Michigan Alliance, 1997 |
| Box 67 Folder 15 | "Co-op America's Woodwise Consumer," 1998 |
| Box 67 Folder 16 | Cooperative Association of Eau Claire, 1960s |
| Box 67 Folder 17 | Cooperative Association for Relief Everywhere, circa 1980s |
| Box 67 Folder 18 | "Co-op Community News," Bellingham, WA, 2001 |
| Box 67 Folder 19 | "Co-op Consumer News," Twin Cities, 1998 |
| Box 68 Folder 1-3 | "Cooperative Grocer," 1993-1999 |
| Box 68 Folder 4 | Cooperative Grocers Information Network, circa 1990s |
| Box 68 Folder 5-6 | Cooperative League of the USA, 1934, 1970s-1980s |
| Box 68 Folder 7 | "Cooperative Marketing Journal," American Institute of Cooperation, 1931 |
| Box 68 Folder 8 | "Co-op News," Chicagoland, 1938-1941 |
| Box 68 Folder 9 | "Co-op News," Hanover, NH, 1992-1998 |
| Box 69 Folder 1 | "Co-op Reporter," Sacramento, 1995-1996 |
| Box 69 Folder 2 | "Co-op Voices," Ann Arbor, 1997 |
| Box 69 Folder 3 | "The Cooperator," Pittsburgh, 1998 |
| Box 69 Folder 4 | "Co-opportunity," Santa Monica, 1998 |
| Box 69 Folder 5-8 | Department of Agriculture, 1970s-1990s |
| Box 70 Folder 1-4 | Department of Agriculture, 1970s-1990s |
| Box 70 Folder 5 | Duluth Co-op Guide, circa 1950s |
| Box 70 Folder 6 | "Farmer Cooperatives," 1995 |
| Box 70 Folder 7 | "Farmland News," 1982-1983 |
| Box 70 Folder 8 | "Frontier Natural Products Co-op," Norway, IA, 1998 |
| Box 70 Folder 9-10 | "Gentle Strength Times," Tempe, AZ, 1995-1999 |
| Box 71 Folder 1 | Germany, 1961 |
| Box 71 Folder 2 | "Good Foods Co-op," Lexington, KY, 1996-1997 |
| Box 71 Folder 3 | Greenbelt Co-op, 1979-1982 |
| Box 71 Folder 4 | "Harvest Co-op," Cambridge, MA, 1997 |
| Box 71 Folder 5 | "Harvest Times," Puget Sound, 1995-1996 |
| Box 71 Folder 6-8 | "Hyde Park Herald," 1971-1977 |
| Box 71 Folder 9 | "Homesteader," 1998 |
| Box 71 Folder 10 | Ithaca, NY, 1948 |
| Box 71 Folder 11 | Japan, undated |
| Box 72 Folder 1 | Kentucky, 1969, 1997 |
| Box 72 Folder 2 | Ketchikan Indian Arts and Crafts Co-op, 1975 |
| Box 72 Folder 3 | "Land o' Lakes Cooperative World," 1983 |
| Box 72 Folder 4 | "Linewaiter's Gazette," Park Slope, NY, 1998 |
| Box 72 Folder 5-6 | "Merc News," Lawrence, KS, 1990s
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| Box 73 Folder 1 | National Consumer Cooperative Bank, 1982 |
| Box 73 Folder 2 | "Natural Foods Co-op," Wisconsin, 1983 |
| Box 73 Folder 3 | New England Food Cooperative, 1982 |
| Box 73 Folder 4 | New Haven, CT, 1953 |
| Box 73 Folder 5 | "New Pioneers Newsletter," Iowa City, 1995, 1998 |
| Box 73 Folder 6 | "North Country Co-op," 1990s, |
| Box 73 Folder 7 | "North Farm Co-op," Wisconsin, 1993 |
| Box 73 Folder 8 | "Northeast Cooperatives," 1998 |
| Box 73 Folder 9 | "Northern Lakes Co-op," 1982 |
| Box 73 Folder 10 | Norway, undated |
| Box 73 Folder 11 | "The Onion Skin," Burlington, VT, 1998 |
| Box 73 Folder 12 | "Outpost Exchange," Milwaukee, 1998 |
| Box 73 Folder 13 | Palo Alto Co-op, 1981-1996 |
| Box 73 Folder 14 | "People's Food Co-op Connection," Ann Arbor, 1996-1997 |
| Box 73 Folder 15 | Puerto Rico, undated |
| Box 73 Folder 16 | "Puget Consumers' Co-op," 1995 |
| Box 73 Folder 17 | "Rolling Prairie Farm Alliance," Kansas, undated |
| Box 73 Folder 18 | Saskatchewan, circa 1940s-1950s |
| Box 73 Folder 19 | "The Scoop," Asheville, NC, 1998 |
| Box 73 Folder 20 | Sherwood Co-op, Saskatchewan, 1950s |
| Box 73 Folder 21 | "Sound Consumer," Puget Sound, 1992-1993 |
| Box 74 Folder 1-3 | "Sound Consumer," Puget Sound, 1993-1997 |
| Box 74 Folder 4 | Sweden, 1978 |
| Box 74 Folder 5 | University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives, 1995 |
| Box 74 Folder 6 | "View," Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, 1983 |
| Box 74 Folder 7 | Wisconsin, 1981-1982 |
Series VI: Employee Training and Recruitment |
This series contains training and recruitment manuals for employees of Co-op stores. Material dates from the 1970s-1990s. Employee tax records and evaluations have been transferred to Series X.
| Box 75 Folder 1 | Accident Prevention Seminar, undated |
| Box 75 Folder 2 | Alcohol Servers' Education and Training Manual, undated |
| Box 75 Folder 3 | Alderman Toni Preckwinkle, correspondence, 1999 |
| Box 75 Folder 4-5 | "Co-op Employee News," 1989-1995 |
| Box 75 Folder 6 | Customer service pledge, 1999 |
| Box 75 Folder 7 | Employee handbooks, undated |
| Box 75 Folder 8 | Employee policies, 1970s-1980s |
| Box 75 Folder 9 | Employee policy handbook, 1998 |
| Box 75 Folder 10 | Employee recruitment, 1999 |
| Box 75 Folder 11 | Employee training manual, undated |
| Box 75 Folder 12 | "Illinois Employer's Guide to Income Witholding," undated |
| Box 75 Folder 13 | Mentor handbook, undated |
| Box 75 Folder 14 | Mentor and trainee task lists, undated |
| Box 75 Folder 15 | Mentor training materials, undated |
| Box 75 Folder 16 | Produce inventory sheets, undated |
| Box 75 Folder 17 | "Psychology of Customer Relations," undated |
| Box 75 Folder 18 | Super Training Program manual, undated |
| Box 75 Folder 19 | Supervisory Training Program manual, undated |
| Box 75 Folder 20 | Uniforms, invoices, 1999 |
Series VII: Audio-Visual and Digital Media |
This series contains photographs, audio and video cassettes, computer diskettes, film, and microfilm. Material spans the 1932-1999 and is divided into five subseries:
Subseries 1: Photographs, contains photographs of Co-op stores, directors, members, employees, Hyde Park, and other Co-ops. Many of these photographs are undated; others span the 1950s through 1990s. This subseries includes negatives. Oversized photographs have been transferred to Series IX.
Subseries 2: Audio, contains cassette tape recordings of Board meetings and educational lectures, 1997-1999.
Subseries 4: Video, contains VHS tapes on Hyde Park and the cooperative movement, 1989-1999.
Subseries 3: Digital, contains computer disks storing educational and Evergreen documents. Much of this material is undated, but would appear to date from the 1990s.
Subseries 5: Film and Microfilm, contains microfilm of Board minutes, 1932-1978. It includes an unidentified and undated reel of film.
Subseries 1: Photographs |
| Box 76 Folder 1-2 | Annual meetings, undated |
| Box 76 Folder 3 | Blackstone Bikes, undated
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| Box 77 Folder 1 | Circle Pines Camp, undated |
| Box 77 Folder 2 | Community crafts, undated |
| Box 77 Folder 3-4 | Employees, 1990s |
| Box 77 Folder 5 | 47th St. store event, undated |
| Box 77 Folder 6 | 47th and 53rd St. stores, undate |
| Box 77 Folder 7-8 | 55th St. store, 1990s |
| Box 77 Folder 9 | Food promotion, 1992 |
| Box 77 Folder 10 | Leon Despres, 1956 |
| Box 77 Folder 11 | Leon Despres and the library dedication, undated |
| Box 78 Folder 1-3 | Meetings, 1950s-1960s |
| Box 78 Folder 4 | Members, 1950s-1970s |
| Box 78 Folder 5 | New store, 1950s |
| Box 78 Folder 6-7 | Other cooperatives, 1950s-1970s |
| Box 78 Folder 8 | Plants, undated |
| Box 78 Folder 9 | Pumpkin decorating contest, 1990 |
| Box 78 Folder 10 | Ron and Leo and the seafood department, circa 1990s |
| Box 79 Folder 1-4 | Stores, 1950s-1990s, undated |
| Box 79 Folder 5-6 | Store construction, undated |
| Box 80 Folder 1 | Store opening, 1959 |
| Box 80 Folder 2-8 | Store, shoppers, community, undated |
| Box 81 Folder 1-6 | Store, shoppers, community, undated |
| Box 82 Folder 1 | Unidentified person, undated |
| Box 82 Folder 2 | Woodlawn House, undated |
| Box 82 Folder 3-6 | Negatives, undated |
Subseries 2: Audio |
| Box 83 | Board Meetings, June-August, October-December 1997 |
| Box 83 | Special Board Meeting, June 1997 |
| Box 83 | Annual Meeting, 1998 |
| Box 83 | Board Meetings, January 1998 |
| Box 84 | Board Meetings, January-August 1998 |
| Box 85 | Board Meetings, August-December 1998 |
| Box 85 | Board Meetings, March, June, August 1999 |
| Box 85 | "Toxic Interiors," Peter Orris, 1997 |
| Box 85 | "Talkin' Trash," Environmental Concerns Committee talk, 1997 |
| Box 85 | "Organics Lectures 1 and 2," 1998 |
| Box 85 | "GE Conference Part 2," 1999 |
| Box 86 | "GE Conference Part 3," 1999 |
| Box 86 | WFMT, undated |
| Box 86 | "WMFT Matching Grant," undated |
| Box 86 | "Lucas/Blackwell," undated |
Subseries 3: Video |
| Box 87 | "Hyde Park Co-op," WGN News, 1996 |
| Box 87 | "47th St Shopping Center Development," 1 and 2, undated |
| Box 87 | "Chicago Neighborhoods: Hyde Park,' undated |
| Box 87 | "150 Years of Cooperation," undated |
| Box 87 | "ABCs of Cooperative Childcare," 1996 |
| Box 87 | "Follow the Dirt Road: An Introduction to Intentional Communities in the |
| Box 87 | 90s," circa 1990s |
| Box 87 | "Hand in Hand: A History of the Hanover Consumer Cooperative Society," 1993 |
| Box 87 | "How to Start a Cooperative Food Buying Club," 1993 |
| Box 87 | "Risky Business: Biotechnology and Agriculture," 1996 |
| Box 88 | "United Co-op Appeal," 1993 |
| Box 88 | "Working Together: The Story of the Inter Cooperative Council," 1994 |
| Box 88 | "Bagging Groceries – Plastic," undated |
| Box 88 | "The Best Local Supermarket Commercials You Can Buy," undated |
| Box 88 | "Customer Service Orientation," 1996 |
| Box 88 | "Dick Fisk Employee Training Program," 1999 |
| Box 88 | "The Importance of the Front End," undated |
| Box 88 | "It Doesn't Cost Anything to Say Hello," undated |
| Box 88 | "Marketing Strategies: 2 Beef Variety Merchandising," undated |
| Box 88 | "Orientation for New Supermarket Associates in the Grocery Department," 1996 |
| Box 88 | "Outrageous Customer Service Training," 1999 |
| Box 88 | "Produce Merchandising: Produce Displays," undated |
| Box 89 | "Produce Merchandising and Maintenance, Part III," undated |
| Box 89 | "Promoting Supermarket Careers," undated |
| Box 89 | "Solid Waste: Dilemma and Solutions," 1989 |
| Box 89 | Untitled, undated |
Subseries 4: Digital |
| Box 90 | Evergreen articles, 1992-1996 |
| Box 90 | Evergreen articles, undated |
| Box 90 | Hyde Park Herald articles, undated |
| Box 90 | Untitled, undated |
| Box 91 | "Andrea Murschee," undated |
| Box 91 | Annual Meeting, 1994 |
| Box 91 | "Bernie Frieden's Documents," undated |
| Box 91 | "Checker Productivity Chart," undated |
| Box 91 | "Chopping Lists," undated |
| Box 91 | "Discount Bazaar," undated |
| Box 91 | "Egg Articles," undated |
| Box 91 | "Elections," undated |
| Box 91 | "Joe's Flier Pics," undated |
| Box 91 | "For NCBC," undated |
| Box 91 | "New Brochures," undated |
| Box 91 | "New Member Orientation," undated |
| Box 91 | "Nominating Committee," undated |
| Box 91 | "Planning Committee," undated |
| Box 91 | "Warhol," undated |
| Box 91 | Software backups |
Subseries 5: Film and Microfilm |
| Box 92 | Unidentified, undated. |
| Box 93 | "Hyde Park Cooperative Minutes," 1932-1949, 3 duplicates |
| Box 93 | "Hyde Park Cooperative Minutes,"1950-1978, 2 duplicates |
Series VIII: Artifacts |
This series contains banners, signs, and plaques. It includes a mug, a gavel, and a clock.
| Box 94 | "Co-op Markets," banner, undated |
| Box 94 | "Co-op Member Benefits – Join Up Today," sign, undated |
| Box 94 | "Co-op Members Save Money," sign, undated |
| Box 95 | Community Recognition Award, plaque, 1997 |
| Box 95 | 30 Year Membership Award, Certified Grocers Midwest, plaque, 2001 |
| Box 95 | 35 Year Membership Award, Certified Grocers Midwest, plaque, 2006 |
| Box 96 | Leon Despres Cooperative Library, sign, 1996 |
| Box 96 | 47th St. Store, commemorative sign and dollar bill, 1999 |
| Box 97 | Mug |
| Box 97 | Gavel |
| Box 97 | ITEM 1 |
| Box 97 | Large clock, inscribed "Hyde Park Co-op" |
Series IX: Oversized |
This series contains books and clippings about the Co-op, the cooperative model, and Chicago. Material has been transferred from Series V and VII.
| Box 98 | Board members, photos, 2001-2007, undated |
| Box 98 | Circle Pines Camp, photos and brochures, undated |
| Box 98 | Co-op, advertisements in the Hyde Park Herald, 1950s |
| Box 98 | Co-op, architectural drawing, undated |
| Box 98 | Jackson Park, map, 1975 |
| Box 98 | Palo Alto Times, 1981 |
| Box 98 | Southeast Economist, 1955 |
| Box 98 | T. Smith, certificate and photograph, 1981 |
| Box 99 | Atlas, undated |
| Box 99 | Co-op, advertisements in the Hyde Park Herald the Chicago Maroon, 1950s |
| Box 99 | Harper Court Arts Council Creative Writing Contest, 1999 |
| Box 99 | Health, clippings, circa 1988 |
| Box 99 | Hyde Park and the Co-op, clippings, 1950s-1990s |
| Box 99 | Hyde Park Herald, 1950s, 1960s, 1982 |
| Box 99 | Hyde Park House Tour, guides, 1985-1986, undated |
| Box 99 | "Lakeshore Drive and Jackson Park," 1968 |
| Box 99 | "Landmarks and Legends of Uptown, 1980 |
| Box 99 | "Meat and Food Merchandising," 1984 |
| Box 99 | Nutrition Poster, 1981 |
| Box 99 | Other cooperatives, clippings, 1950s |
| Box 99 | Recipes, undated |
| Box 99 | University of Chicago, campus walking guide, 1991 |
| Box 100 | Agricultural Cooperation, Abrahamen and Scroggs, 1957 |
| Box 100 | American Cooperatives, Voorhis, 1961 |
| Box 100 | Basic Concepts, Principles, and Practices of Cooperation, Bakken. 1963 |
| Box 100 | Basic Financial Control, Wiseman, 1979 |
| Box 100 | Berkeley Co-op Food Book, Black, 1980 |
| Box 100 | Board of Directors of Cooperatives, Garoyan and Mohn, 1983 |
| Box 100 | California's Uncommon Markets: the Story of Consumer Cooperatives 1935-1976, Neptune, 1977 |
| Box 100 | Challenges With Changes: A Documentary of Englewood, Stampley, 1979 |
| Box 101 | Consumer Cooperation, 1937 |
| Box 101 | Consumer Cooperation in America: Democracy's Way Out, Fowler, 1936 |
| Box 101 | The Contemporary Director, 1986 |
| Box 101 | Cooperation: A Workers' Education Manual, 1956 |
| Box 101 | Co-op America's National Green Pages, 1997 |
| Box 101 | Cooperative Bibliography: An Annotated Guide, Hill, McGrath, and Reyes, 1981 |
| Box 101 | Cooperative Communications: Techniques, circa 1970s |
| Box 101 | Cooperative Credit Union Dictionary, 1990 |
| Box 101 | Cooperatives in the Year 2000, 1980 |
| Box 102 | Cooperative Housing, Undated |
| Box 102 | Cooperative Sports and Games Book, Orlick |
| Box 102 | Education and Voluntary Movements, 1965 |
| Box 102 | Federal Regulations and Cooperatives, 1976 |
| Box 102 | Finding Co-ops, 1984 |
| Box 102 | The Food Co-op Handbook, 1975 |
| Box 102 | Grassroots and Nonprofit Leadership, Lakey, 1995 |
| Box 102 | Green Business: Hope or Hoax? Plant and Plant, 1991 |
| Box 102 | The Greenbelt Cooperative: Success and Decline, Cooper and Mohn, 1992 |
| Box 103 | In Our Own Hands: A History of Student Housing Cooperatives at the University of Michigan, 1994 |
| Box 103 | Inventive Genius: The History of the Museum of Science and Industry, Pridmore, |
| Box 103 | 1996 |
| Box 103 | Ladder to Literacy, 1965 |
| Box 103 | Living with the Land,1990 |
| Box 103 | Local Community Fact Book, Chicago Metropolitan Area, Kitagawa and Taeuber, 1960 |
| Box 103 | Managing the Non-Profit Organization, Drucker, 1990 |
| Box 103 | No Friendly Voice, Hutchins, 1936 |
| Box 104 | The Organization and Operation of Cooperatives, Packel, 1970 |
| Box 104 | Revolving Finance in Agricultural Cooperatives, Larsen, 1965 |
| Box 104 | The Rochdale Pioneers, Brown, undated |
| Box 104 | Rodfei Zedek: The First Hundred Years, Krucoff, 1976 |
| Box 104 | Teacher's Manual for Study Circles, Hutchinson, 1966 |
| Box 104 | Toward a National Food Policy, 1976 |
| Box 104 | Where Credit Was Due: the Creation of the National Consumer Cooperative Bank, Richter, 1985 |
Series X: Restricted |
This series contains employee contracts, evaluations, and tax records. It includes legal documents related to Co-op properties and lawsuits against the Co-op. Material has been transferred from Series VI.
| Box 105 Folder 1 | Check cashing applications, undated |
| Box 105 Folder 2-18 | Employees, 1961-2001 |
| Box 106 Folder 1-12 | Lawsuits,1967-2001 |
| Box 107 Folder 1-7 | Lawsuits, 2002-2003 |
| Box 107 Folder 8-12 | Leases, 1966-1991 |
| Box 108 Folder 1-7 | Leases, 1992-2003 |
| Box 109 Folder 1-6 | Leases, 2003 |
| Box 110 Folder 1-2 | Leases, 2003 |
| Box 110 Folder 3 | Legal services, billing, 1990-1998 |
| Box 110 Folder 4-5 | Remodeling, contracts, 1949-1997 |
| Box 110 Folder 6 | Theft, report, undated |
| Box 111 Folder 1-8 | Leon Despres, files, 1958-1987 |
| Box 112 Folder 1-10 | Leon Despres, files, 1988-1997 |
| Box 113 Folder 1-12 | Leon Despres, files, 1997-2005 |