Mary McDowell Settlement Photograph Collection, 1894-1950s, bulk 1900-1930
Descriptive Inventory for the Collection at the Chicago Historical Society
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Title:	Mary McDowell Settlement photograph collection
Inclusive dates:	1894-1950s, bulk 1900-1930
Main entry:	Mary McDowell Settlement (Chicago, Ill.)
Accession no.:	1980.0163
Extent:	Call #: 1980.0163 -- PPL 677 photographic prints : b&w ; 11 x 14 in. or smaller. 3 photographic prints : b&w ; 51 x 41 cm. (20 x 16 in.) or smaller. 6 photographic prints : postcard, silver gelatin ; 9 x 14 cm. ( 3 3x 5 1/2 in.) 6 photographic prints : cyanotype ; 12 x 18 cm. (4 3/4 x 7 in.) or smaller. 2 photomechanical prints : b&w ; 11 x 14 in. Call #: 1980.0163 -- PCLF 3 photographic prints : col. ; 5 x 7 in. Call #: 1980.0163 -- PPN0075-0076 76 negatives : b&w ; 15 x 9 cm. (5 3/4 x 3 1/2 in.) or smaller.
Restriction:	Advance appointment required to view color photographs in cold storage.
Summary:	Views of activities sponsored by the Mary McDowell Settlement (previously known as the University of Chicago Settlement House) for families living near the Chicago stockyards(Back-of-the-Yards neighborhood). Subjects include children playing on the Settlement's playground, on outings to parks and beaches and at camp, adult education, the Settlement buildings, and informal views of the staff, mostly from1900-1930. Most of the negatives are similar subjects and are not represented by have photoprints.
Provenance:	Gift of Chicago Commons Association, 1973 (1980.0163).
Related material:	A related collection is the Mary McDowell Settlement records inthe Archives & Manuscripts Collection, Chicago Historical Society.
Digital resource:	http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/finding_aids/1980/ph1980-163McDSettle.htm
Online catalog headings:	1. McDowell, Mary E., 1854-1936. 2. University of Chicago. Settlement 3. Children -- Health & welfare -- Illinois -- Chicago. 4. Children playing -- Illinois -- Chicago. 5. Children playing in sand -- Illinois -- Chicago. 6. Children playing outdoors -- Illinois -- Chicago. 7. Beaches -- Illinois -- Chicago. 8. Schools -- Illinois -- Chicago. 9. Adult education -- Illinois -- Chicago. 10. Camps -- Illinois. 11. Camps -- Indiana. 12. Camping -- Illinois. 13. Camping -- Indiana. 14. Czech Americans -- Social life -- Illinois -- Chicago. 15. Polish Americans -- Social life -- Illinois -- Chicago. 16. Clubs -- Illinois -- Chicago. 17. Families -- Illinois -- Chicago. 18. Poor persons -- Illinois -- Chicago. 19. Charitable organizations -- Illinois -- Chicago. 20. Celebrations -- Illinois -- Chicago. 21. Playgrounds -- Illinois -- Chicago. 22. Chicago (Ill.) -- Social conditions. 23. Chicago (Ill.) -- Communities -- New City. 24. Chicago (Ill.) -- Communities -- Back of the Yards. 25. Chicago (Ill.) -- Streets -- McDowell Street -- South -- 04630. 26. Snapshots. 27. Silver gelatin prints. 28. Cyanotypes. 29. Film negatives. 30. Photomechanical prints. 31. Photographic prints -- Color. 32. McDowell, Mary E., 1854-1936. 33. University of Chicago. Settlement University of Chicago Settlement photograph collection.
Container list:	Box 1 1 Activities--arts & crafts 2 Activities--circus, pet show, etc. 3 Adults of the Settlement--aged 4 Adults of the Settlement--staff & clients 5 Adults of the Settlement--staff & clients 6 Adults of the Settlement--Eastern Europeans 7 Adults of the Settlement--wedding dresses 8 Banquets 9 Biographical portraits 10 Buildings--Back of the Yards neighborhood 11 Camp--boys 12 Camp--girls 13 Camp--1930s-1940s 14 Camp--1950s Box 2 1 Children of the Settlement 2 Children of the Settlement 3 Children of the Settlement--around a fountain 4 Children of the Settlement--at Settlement buildings 5 Children of the Settlement--deaf children 6 Children of the Settlement--elementary education 7 Children of the Settlement--patriotic 8 Children of the Settlement--playing in alleys, stagnant water, etc. 9 Children of the Settlement--playing marbles, dice 10 Children of the Settlement--1940s-1950s--youth activities 11 Children of the Settlement--Red Cross helpers, 1919 12 Christmas, 1900-1920 13 Christmas, 1921-1950 14 Condition of alleys, vacant lots, etc., c. 1900-1920 15 Cooking classes, 1899-c.1915 Box 3 1 Clubs--Blue Bird Club, c. 1910 Camp Fire Girls, 1917 2 Clubs--McDowell Club, c. 1902 3 Clubs--Young Women's Club, c. 1900-1915 4 Disaster Relief, c. 1930s 5 Davis Square, 1905 6 Education--adult 7 Education--adult & youth, 1913-1920 8 Employment/Unemployment, c1932 9 Families of the Settlement, 1900-1920 10 Gardening, 1902-1910 11 Interiors 12 Kindergarten & nursery school, 1900-1950s 13 Mary McDowell trip to Czechoslovakia & Lithuania, 1904-05, 1922, 1928 14 Mill Road Farm 15 Mothers & children and infant welfare, 1900-1910 16 Music, 1944 Box 4 1 New York--Hester Street, c. 1900 2 Outings--dunes & beaches 3 Outings--parks 4 Outings--parks of beaches--swimming & boating 5 Outings--lakeshore 6 Outings--lakeshore 7 Outings--"Starting out--Joy Bus", 1900-1920 8 Pageants & plays, c. 1900-1950 9 Parades, c. 1900-1945 10 Parties & dances, 1924, c. 1940 11 Physical examinations 12 Play Festival, 1910-1921 Box 5 1 Playgrounds 2 Playgrounds--athletic field & Settlement 3 Playgrounds--children cleaning vacant lot 4 Playgrounds--children playing by Settlement buildings 5 Playgrounds--sand lots 6 Playgrounds--sand lots, swings & slides 7 Settlement--gymnasiums & interiors, 1895-1910 8 Settlement locations 9 Sewing classes, 1930s-1940s 10 Sports 11 Swimming pool & bath house (Davis Square?) 12 Unions Box 6 1 Biography--Alice Masaryk 2 Camp 3 Disaster relief 4 Education--elementary & secondary 5 Halftones & graphs 6 Kindergarten 7 Mary McDowell at conference in Rochester 8 Music 9 Physical examinations 10 Settlement, 4630 Gross 11 Union H-4--Social Services Children on jungle gym Camp Young Women's Club