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| Title: | South Side Academy. Records |
|---|---|
| Dates: | 1897-1903 |
| Size: | 3.5 linear feet (3 boxes) |
| Repository: |
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | The South Side Academy was founded in 1892 and merged with other area schools to form University High School at the turn of the century. The South Side Academy records include financial as well as student records. |
The collection is open for research.
When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: South Side Academy. Records
The South Side Academy was founded in 1892 and was located (from 1899) at 5467 Lexington Avenue (now University Avenue) in Hyde Park. In 1902, the faculties of the South Side Academy, the Chicago Manual Training School, and the John Dewey Laboratory Schools merged, and the following year University High School opened on the University of Chicago campus.
The South Side Academy Records contains five receipt books recording various expenditures of the school, dating from 1900-1901, and ledgers detailing student coursework and grades, dating from 1897-1903.
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| Box 1 Folder 1 | Receipt book, 1900 |
| Box 1 Folder 2 | Receipt book, 1900 |
| Box 1 Folder 3 | Receipt book, 1900 |
| Box 1 Folder 4 | Receipt book, 1901 |
| Box 1 Folder 5 | Receipt book, 1901 |
| Box 2 | Grade book, 1897-1902 |
| Box 3 | Grade book, 1900-1903 |