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Joseph Medill (1823-1899) archives

 Collection
Identifier: III-10
Abstract

Letters to Joseph Medill (managing editor of the Chicago Tribune), some of Medill's early writings, and documents related to Joseph Medill and Katharine Medill

Dates: 1840 - 1899

Records of the Northwestern Club of Chicago

 Collection
Identifier: 32/2/2
Abstract The Northwestern Club of Chicago (founded in 1919 as the Northwestern University Club of Chicago), is the largest and most active of Northwestern Unviersity's alumni clubs. The records of the Northwestern Club of Chicago, covedring the years 1947-1976, include copies of the By Laws and Objectives; records of the Membership Committee; records of the Alumni Directory Committee; records of the Board of Directors; General Correspondence; Financial Records; records of the Program Committee;...
Dates: 1947-1976

Northwestern University Settlement Association Glass Transparency Slides

 Collection
Identifier: 41/13
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1891 - 1920

Northwestern University Settlement Association Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 41/6
Abstract

The photographs in this series document the Northwestern University Settlement Association from 1890 — 1991. Prints as well as safety film negatives are included. This collection includes many of the photographs that appear in The Worn Doorstep by Mark Wukas.

Dates: 1890-1991

Paul Sills and Viola Spolin Oral History Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS198
Abstract

Paul Sills and Viola Spolin Oral History Collection is a project to collect oral histories documenting improvisational theatre, particularly in the Chicago region.

Dates: 2020 - 2021

Belle Alling Raddin (1864-1930) and Charles S. Raddin (1863-1930) Scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: 31/6/154
Abstract

Belle and Charles Raddin’s four scrapbooks include one of personal material and three containing clippings, images and souvenir items relating to the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, a world’s fair held at Chicago, Illinois.

Dates: 1878 - 1912; Other: Majority of material found in 1893

James S. Roberts Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 75/31/29
Abstract

Northwestern University alumnus James (Jim) S. Roberts studied history and took photographs during a tumultuous time on and off the campus from 1969 to 1972. His photos (prints, color slides, and black-and-white negatives) include depictions of anti-war events such as the November 15, 1969 Moratorium march on Washington, D.C. and the May, 1970 strike at Northwestern University, as well as scenes from Cuernavaca, Mexico, and general student activities at Northwestern.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1969 - 1972; 1969-1972, 2012, 2021

Andrew Shuman Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS34
Abstract

The Andrew Shuman Collection consists of material from a family scrapbook. It contains some documents and memorabilia, but the major portion of the collection is correspondence to Andrew Shuman (1830 - 1890) or his son-in-law, Frank M. Elliot (1853 - 1919) who married Anna D. Shuman (1856 - 1936) in 1878.

Dates: c. 1850-1890

Kenneth (1912-2003) and Catherine (1915-2009) Stilwell Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 31/6/99
Abstract

The Kenneth and Catherine Stilwell Papers include material dating from the period 1935-1950, reflecting their time as students at Northwestern.

Dates: 1935 - 1950

The Study Club, 1896 - 1970

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS70
Abstract

The Study Club, a women's literary circle, met weekly from 1896 - 1970 for the purpose of "study and mutual improvement." It was based in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. Each year the group selected a topic for study and each member then wrote an extended paper about a facet of the topic. At each meeting one of these papers was read to the group.

Dates: 1896 - 1970

Marina Wolkonsky Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS139
Abstract

The Wolkonsky family are descendants of the first Russian king, Rurik (d. 879) and other significant members of the Russian royal family through the centuries. The Marina Wolkonsky collection is comprised primarily of the typed English translation of a biographical account of her life and diary kept through 1918, along with a small number of other personal materials.

Dates: 1893-1980

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Ketchum, Jesse 1
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Roberts, James S. 1
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Shuman, Andrew, 1830-1890 1
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Stilwell, Catherine A., 1915-2009 1
Stilwell, Kenneth R., 1912-2003 1
Study Club (Hyde Park (Chicago, Ill.)) 1
Ticktin, Max D. 1
Wendt, Lloyd 1
Wolkonsky, Marina, 1893-1985 1
Woods, Denis 1
World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) 1
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