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| Title: | University of Chicago Settlement. Records |
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| Dates: | 1897-1977 |
| Size: | 5 linear feet (4 boxes) |
| Repository: |
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | The University of Chicago Settlement House was established in 1894 in the packing-house district of Chicago to provide English instruction, citizenship and legal assistance, medical care, and other services, to the largely European immigrant population of the Back of the Yards community. Materials in this collection primarily document the settlement’s programs and activities from the 1930s to the early 1950s. |
The collection is open for research.
When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: University of Chicago Settlement Records, [Box #, Folder #], Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library
The University of Chicago Settlement House was established in 1894 by the Philanthropic Committee of the University of Chicago Christian Union in the Back of the Yards neighborhood of Chicago. With previous experience at Hull House, Mary McDowell led the organization as Head Resident and played an integral role in Settlement activities until her death in 1936. The Settlement House provided English instruction, citizenship and legal assistance, and medical care, among many other services, to the largely European immigrant population of the Back of the Yards community. In 1966, the Settlement was merged with the Chicago Commons.
The University of Chicago Settlement collection contains informational literature on the Settlement House and its history, annual and monthly reports, the Settlement League Yearbook, program schedules and brochures, press clippings, article drafts, correspondence, statements and miscellaneous literature.
The following related resources are located in the Department of Special Collections:
Camp Farr. Collection
Chicago Commons. Collection
Hyde Park Historical Society. Collection
Madeline Wallin. Papers
University of Chicago Service League. Records
University of Chicago. Office of the President. Hutchins Administration. Records
| Box 1 Folder 1 | Histories and publications of the Settlement, 1901-1954
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| Box 1 Folder 2 | Board of Directors, 1945-1950 |
| Box 1 Folder 3-4 | Settlement Reports, 1931-1949 |
| Box 1 Folder 5 | Settlement Program Schedule, 1896-1954 |
| Box 1 Folder 6 | Programs and advertisements for events benefitting the Settlement, 1897-1951 |
| Box 1 Folder 7 | Camp Farr, 1925-1950 |
| Box 1 Folder 8 | Press Clippings, 1930-1951 |
| Box 1 Folder 9 | Public Relations, 1939-1949 |
| Box 1 Folder 10 | Correspondence and Statements, 1934-1949 |
| Box 1 Folder 11 | Miscellaneous, 1927-1977 |
| Box 2 | University of Chicago Settlement League, Year Book, 1912-1944 |
| Box 3 | Ledger, 1919-1930 |
| Box 4 | Ledger, 1931-1934 |
| Box 5 | Calendars of events, October 1940-May 1958 |