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Joan Wagner Beck (1923-1998), 1941-1954 Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 31/6/203
Abstract

Joan Wagner Beck (September 5, 1923-December 11, 1998) was a columnist and trailblazer at the Chicago Tribune, where she was the first woman with a regular column in the editorial or op-ed pages, the first woman in charge of a daily section and the first woman to serve on the paper’s editorial board.

Dates: 1941-1954

Records of the Associate General Counsel, Martha P. Mandel

 Collection
Identifier: 53/9
Abstract The Records of the Associate General Counsel consists of fifty-five boxes relating to Martha P. Mandel's time at Northwestern University--first as Assistant General Counsel, and then as Associate General Counsel. The first twenty-four boxes are correspondence files, contianing Mandel's communications with faculty, law firms, and other universities concerning her work. The rest of the collection consists of subject files. Examples of folder topics are: Civil Rights, Patents, and Real...
Dates: 1969-1993; Other: Date acquired: 01/05/2009

Owen L. Coon (1894-1948) Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: 31/6/74
Abstract

The Owen L. Coon Scrapbook began as a record of Coon's years at Northwestern University. Nearly half of the scrapbook does document Coon's college life between 1912 and 1919. However, the balance of the scrapbook is filled with clippings, photographs, and ephemera that precede and postdate Coon's Northwestern years—including items from Coon's youth in Rantoul and from his travels in Europe, as well as general Coon family photographs and memorabilia.

Dates: 1907-1962

Qudsia Khurshid Holozada Ahmad (1912-2009) Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 55/59
Abstract

Qudsia Ahmad (1912-2009), born in Palestine, was recognized as a poet and worked as a radio broadcaster for the Palestine Broadcasting Service (PBS) before moving to the United States in January 1948. Residing in Forty Fort Pennsylvania, she was an active member of the local community and often lectured about Islam or Palestinian culture to educate the community on these topics.

Dates: 1912-2009

Harold (1926-2004) and Joan (1926-2015) Perkin Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 11/3/16/27
Abstract The papers of British social historians Harold and Joan Perkin fill 61 boxes and contain 6.28 megabytes of born-digital files. The collection documents their academic careers and personal lives in England and the United States, spanning dates 1905-2015, with bulk dates 1970-2015. Harold Perkin was one of the leaders in the British social history movement of the 1960s-1970s and a professor in the Department of History at Northwestern University from 1985 to 1997. Joan Perkin was a lecturer in...
Dates: 1905, 1930s-2015; Majority of material found within 1970 - 2015

Clarence L. Ver Steeg (1922-2007) Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 11/3/16/23
Abstract Clarence Lester Ver Steeg initially joined Northwestern as a Professor of United States History in 1950 and served as Dean of The Graduate School from 1975 to 1986. Ver Steeg was most well known for teaching American history courses. Aside from his teaching responsibilities, he was instrumental in expanding graduate education programs. As chairman of the Northwestern Faculty Committee to Plan and Build the New University Library, Ver Steeg played a crucial role in the development, design,...
Dates: 1927-2005

Steve Colson Papers

 Unprocessed Material — Repository 1
Identifier: 18-173-31
Dates: 1968; Agreement Sent: 2018-09-27; Digitized: 2018

Records of the American Music Theatre Project

 Unprocessed Material — Repository 1
Identifier: 17-229-20

Records of the College Feminists and Women's Coalition

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 13-160-31
Dates: 2001 - 2009

Sandra L. Richards Papers

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2019-18-11-ADDITION
Dates: 1987 - 2017; Agreement Sent: 2019-03-04; Agreement Received: 2022-04-02

Neena Schwartz Papers

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2019-13-11-Addition
Dates: circa 1970s-2000s

Settlement Activities: Boys Camp, Camp, Community Dancers, Doll Club, Dramatics, Girls Camp, Neighborhood, North-Star Club, Outings, Playground, St. Luke’s Church (Evanston, Illinois), Settlement House, Young Men’s Club, and Unidentified, 1891 - 1920

 File — Box 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of 100 glass transparency slides (3.25 x 4 inches), also known as magic lantern slides, divided into two thematic clusters, dating from the turn of the 20th century, and identified with the Northwestern University Settlement. The slides apparently were used to illustrate public programs describing activities of the Settlement as well as exploring issues of political economy. The slides from these two thematic clusters are separately boxed.Settlement...
Dates: 1891 - 1920

Second Addition

 Series
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents This series consists of five scrapbooks and one plaque. The oldest scrapbook, labeled “Settlement Clippings, Book I” dates from shortly after the founding of the Settlement. Over fifty pages of newspaper clippings describe the Settlement and its goals and activities between 1892 and 1905. Clippings were taken from ten or fifteen different newspapers (mostly from Chicago, Evanston, and suburbs). Also included are a few announcement cards and a program, with dates as late as 1907.A...
Dates: 1917-1984

Untitled scrapbook, Northwestern University Settlement, 1910 - 1920

 File — Box 18: Series Series 1
Identifier: File 1
Scope and Contents From the Series: The fifteen scrapbooks in this addition are arranged by format, and span the years 1910-1950. With the exception of the three scrapbooks relating to the Charles Evans Hughes presidential campaign (described below), the scrapbooks contain black-and-white photographs, some taken by commercial photographers (mostly 8x10) and some candids ranging in size from 2x3 to 5x7. Subjects include individual and group photos of Settlement personnel and participants in Settlement programs; activities such...
Dates: 1910 - 1920

Untitled scrapbook, Northwestern University Settlement, 1911 - 1918

 File — Box 18: Series Series 1
Identifier: File 2
Scope and Contents From the Series: The fifteen scrapbooks in this addition are arranged by format, and span the years 1910-1950. With the exception of the three scrapbooks relating to the Charles Evans Hughes presidential campaign (described below), the scrapbooks contain black-and-white photographs, some taken by commercial photographers (mostly 8x10) and some candids ranging in size from 2x3 to 5x7. Subjects include individual and group photos of Settlement personnel and participants in Settlement programs; activities such...
Dates: 1911 - 1918

Untitled scrapbook, Northwestern University Settlement, 1917 - 1918

 File — Box 18: Series Series 1
Identifier: File 3
Scope and Contents From the Series: The fifteen scrapbooks in this addition are arranged by format, and span the years 1910-1950. With the exception of the three scrapbooks relating to the Charles Evans Hughes presidential campaign (described below), the scrapbooks contain black-and-white photographs, some taken by commercial photographers (mostly 8x10) and some candids ranging in size from 2x3 to 5x7. Subjects include individual and group photos of Settlement personnel and participants in Settlement programs; activities such...
Dates: 1917 - 1918

Northwestern University Settlement Print Shop Scrapbook, 1928 - 1939

 Item — Box 6, Item: 1
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The scrapbooks in this series, compiled by different groups associated with the Northwestern University Settlement, typically contain newspaper clippings, programs, photographs, and other printed materials. Additional material related to many of these scrapbooks can be found in series 41/1, the Northwestern University Settlement Association General Files.Addition 1, Boxes 17-19 The fifteen scrapbooks in this addition are arranged by format, and span the years 1910-1950. With the...
Dates: 1928 - 1939

Northwestern University Settlement Print Shop Scrapbook, 1930 - 1937

 Item — Box 7, Item: 1
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The scrapbooks in this series, compiled by different groups associated with the Northwestern University Settlement, typically contain newspaper clippings, programs, photographs, and other printed materials. Additional material related to many of these scrapbooks can be found in series 41/1, the Northwestern University Settlement Association General Files.Addition 1, Boxes 17-19 The fifteen scrapbooks in this addition are arranged by format, and span the years 1910-1950. With the...
Dates: 1930 - 1937

Northwestern University Settlement Print Shop Scrapbook, 1938 - 1945

 Item — Box 8, Item: 1
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The scrapbooks in this series, compiled by different groups associated with the Northwestern University Settlement, typically contain newspaper clippings, programs, photographs, and other printed materials. Additional material related to many of these scrapbooks can be found in series 41/1, the Northwestern University Settlement Association General Files.Addition 1, Boxes 17-19 The fifteen scrapbooks in this addition are arranged by format, and span the years 1910-1950. With the...
Dates: 1938 - 1945

Scrapbook: Northwestern University Student Volunteers At the Settlement, 1929 - 1934

 Item — Box 20: Series Series 2, Item: 3
Identifier: Item 3
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series consists of five scrapbooks and one plaque. The oldest scrapbook, labeled “Settlement Clippings, Book I” dates from shortly after the founding of the Settlement. Over fifty pages of newspaper clippings describe the Settlement and its goals and activities between 1892 and 1905. Clippings were taken from ten or fifteen different newspapers (mostly from Chicago, Evanston, and suburbs). Also included are a few announcement cards and a program, with dates as late as 1907.A...
Dates: 1929 - 1934

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Northwestern University Settlement (Chicago, Ill.) 11
Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.)--Administration 4
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Vittum, Harriet E. (Harriet Elizabeth), 1872-1953 3
National Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers 2
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Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.) 2
Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.). Office of the President 2
Northwestern University Settlement (Chicago, Ill.)--Administration 2
Rogers, Henry Wade, 1853-1926 2
Ahmad, Qudsia Khurshid Holozada, 1912-2009 1
Beck, Joan, 1923-1998 1
Clark, Lenora E. 1
Colegrove, Peter, 1817-1860 1
Community Fund of Chicago, inc. 1
Coon, Owen L., 1894-1948 1
Degas, Edgar, 1834-1917. Paysage avec fumé de cheminés 1
Garrison, Alice King, 1906-2002 1
Goodman family 1
Hughes, Charles Evans, 1862-1948 1
Mandel, Martha P., 1926-2007 1
Marcy family 1
Marcy, Elizabeth Eunice Smith, 1821-1911 1
Marcy, Oliver, 1820-1899 1
Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.)--Students 1
Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.)--Students--Societies and clubs 1
Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.). Department of History 1
Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.). Department of Natural History 1
Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.). Graduate School 1
Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.). Museum of Natural History 1
Northwestern University Settlement (Chicago, Ill.). Evanston Woman's Board 1
Northwestern University Settlement (Chicago, Ill.). North Shore Junior Board 1
Overboe, Doris 1
Palestine Broadcasting Service 1
Perkin, Harold James 1
Perkin, Joan 1
Rachwalski, Michael M. (Michael Matthew), 1901-1987 1
Searle, Daniel C. 1
Trienens, Howard J. 1
United States. Army Air Forces 1
United States. Army. Students' Army Training Corps 1
Ver Steeg, Clarence L. (Clarence Lester), 1922-2007 1
Welfare Council of Metropolitan Chicago 1
Winchell, Alexander, 1824-1891 1
Young Women's Christian Association (Northwestern University Chapter) 1
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