Henry W. Alm papers, 1821-1945
(bulk 1921-1940)
Descriptive
Inventory for the Collection at Chicago History Museum, Research Center
By
Robert Grassel; ed. by Peter T. Alter and Rachel Juris, 2010.
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Title: Henry W. Alm papers
[manuscript], 1821-1945 (bulk 1921-1940)
Main entry: Alm, Henry W.
Inclusive dates: 1821-1945 (bulk
1921-1940)
Size:
2
linear feet (5 boxes)
2
oversize folders.
Restriction: Research use of this
collection is governed by the standard rules and regulations of the Chicago
History Museum Research Center.
Accession number: M1982.0002
Provenance statement: Purchased
from Hector Cruz (M1982.0002).
Terms governing use: Copyright may be
retained by the creators of items, or their descendents, as stipulated by
United States copyright law, unless otherwise noted.
Please cite this
collection as: Henry W. Alm papers
(Chicago History Museum) plus a detailed description, date, and box/folder
number of a specific item.
This descriptive
inventory contains the following sections:
Biographical
note,
Summary
description of the collection,
Description
of some material related to the collection,
List
of online catalog headings about the collection,
Arrangement
of the collection,
Detailed
description of archival series in the collection,
List
of contents of the collection.
Biographical note:
Henry
W. Alm was a Chicago lawyer who had his own practice, H. W. Alm and Associates.
Alm was also the administrator of the Herman Krueding Trust, which consisted of
Krueding's heirs and other parties. Krueding, and later his Trust, claimed
interest in disputed property referred to as the Chicago Lake Front Property,
also known as the Lake Michigan District, located in the Near North Side
community area of Chicago, Illinois, and sometimes called Streeterville. George
Wellington Streeter, after whom Streeterville was named, took up early claims to
lakefront lands in the area.
Summary description of
the collection:
Real
estate agreements, legal documents, correspondence, maps, newspaper clippings,
and other papers of Henry W. Alm, a Chicago lawyer. The collection primarily
relates to Alm's work as the administrator of the Herman Krueding Trust and Krueding’s
dispute over real estate referred to as the Chicago Lake Front Property or the Lake
Michigan District in the Near North Side community area of Chicago (Ill.), also
known as Streeterville. George Wellington Streeter, after whom Streeterville
was named, made early claims to lakefront lands in the area. Also present in
the collection are materials related to Alm’s other business interests,
including his work with Happi-way Home, Publishers Music Company, A & L
Auto Supply, and Union Bank of Chicago.
Description of some
material related to the collection:
Related
materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include the District of
Lake Michigan records.
List of online catalog
headings about the collection:
The
following index headings for this collection were entered in the online
catalog.
Subjects:
Alm,
Henry W.--Archives.
Krueding,
Herman.
Streeter,
George Wellington, 1837-1921.
Chicago
Dock and Canal Company.
District
of Lake Michigan (Ill.)
Lakeshore
development--Illinois--Chicago.
Lawyers--Illinois--Chicago--19th
century.
Lawyers--Illinois--Chicago--20th
century.
Real
estate development--Illinois--Chicago.
Real
property--Illinois--Chicago.
Riparian
rights--Illinois--Chicago.
Shorelines--Illinois--Chicago.
Chicago
(Ill.)--Commerce.
Near
North Side (Chicago, Ill.)
Streeterville
(Chicago, Ill.)
Form/genre:
Abstracts
of title.
Clippings.
Correspondence.
Deeds.
Legal
documents.
Plat
maps.
Maps.
Added
entries:
Krueding,
Herman.
Streeter,
George Wellington, 1837-1921.
Chicago
Dock and Canal Company.
District
of Lake Michigan (Ill.)
Arrangement of the
collection:
The
collection is arranged in five series:
Series
1. General files, 1908-1942 (box 1)
Series
2. Real estate documents, 1821-1938 (box 1, 2 oversize folders)
Series
3. Legal documents, 1830-1943 (box 2)
Series
4. Clients and associated parties files, 1837-1943 (box 3-5)
Series
5. Correspondence, 1894-1945 (box 5)
Detailed description of
archival series in the collection:
Series 1. General files, 1908-1942 (box 1)
Series
1 consists of financial materials and personal papers of Henry W. Alm. Included
are newspaper clippings related to the Krueding land dispute. Also present is a
1910 patent application for a motion picture machine.
Series 2. Real estate documents,
1821-1938 (box 1, 2 oversize folders)
Series
2 contains real estate documents related to Alm's work on the Krueding land
dispute. Real estate documents include abstracts, deeds, patent copies, and
trust agreements. Also included are plat surveys, survey field notes, and quit
claims. Among the land patents are findings for George W. Streeter and Peter T.
Johnson. Oversize materials are stored separately and include plans of Peter T.
Johnson's bathhouse and the Chicago Dock and Canal Company subdivision; plat
maps of the Near North Side community area of Chicago, Chamber of Commerce
Building, and City Hall Square Building, a plan for Markham, Illinois; Alm's
grammar school certificate; and ledger pages from A & L Auto Supply.
Series 3. Legal documents,
1830-1943 (box 2)
Series
3 consists of legal documents and correspondence related to the Krueding land dispute.
Legal documents include agreements, titles, deeds, case histories, briefs, writs,
complaints, pre-emptive certificates, affidavits, and powers of attorney
documents. Among the writs is an 1892 injunction brought by Peter T. Johnson
against the Chicago Dock and Canal Company. Also present is a case history
detailing the Lake Michigan Shore Lands. Correspondence includes letters between
various parties including Alm, and William E. Lamb, an attorney who provided
legal representation for Krueding. Also includes the will of Herman Krueding.
Series 4. Clients and associated
parties files, 1837-1943 (box 3-5)
Series
4 contains correspondence, legal documents, ledgers, receipts, and printed
matter related to Alm's role as administrator of the Herman Krueding Trust, to
his clients and associated parties, and to his other business interests. Also
includes a letter from Julie Kinzie, widow of Frank K. Kinzie, offering her
assistance to Krueding. Frank K. Kinzie was an heir to Robert A. Kinzie, a prominent
Chicago land owner whose holdings involved the Chicago Lake Front Property.
Series 5. Correspondence,
1894-1945 (box 5)
Series
5 contains correspondence by Alm, Krueding, and other parties on the topic of
the Krueding land dispute. Some letters reference land claims by the Potawatomi
Indians.
List of contents of the
collection:
Box
1 General files, 1908-1942
Box
1 & oversize folders Real estate documents, 1821-1938
Box
2 Legal
documents, 1830-1943
Box
3-5 Clients
and associated parties files, 1837-1943
Box
5 Correspondence, 1894-1945