Association House of Chicago records

Descriptive Summary

Repository: Chicago History Museum

Research Center

1601 North Clark Street

Chicago, IL 60614-6038
Creator: Association House of Chicago
Bib number: 00064602
Title: Association House of Chicago records
Dates: 1899-1974
Quantity: 11.25 linear feet (27 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
Call number: MSS Lot A
Call number: MSS Oversize A
Language: English

Restriction(s)

Box 27 is closed to researchers.

Terms governing use

Copyright may be retained by the creators of items, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law, unless otherwise noted.

Provenance statement

Gift of Association House (accession #: 1972.0082, 1977.0020).

Please cite this collection as

Association House of Chicago records (Chicago History Museum) plus a detailed description, date, and box/folder number of a specific item.

Collection Summary

Correspondence, minutes, financial records, staff handbooks, workshop materials, program reports, staff evaluations, newsletters, scrapbooks of newsclippings, and other materials created by staff, board members, community groups, and support groups affiliated with Association House, a Presbyterian-sponsored settlement house based in the West Town neighborhood of Chicago, concerning its administration, fund-raising, training of social workers and religious service workers, welfare services, day care, youth camps, neighborhood demographics and needs, and social, recreational, and educational programs for adult and youth groups. Principal correspondents include head residents of the settlement house, Carrie B. Wilson, Philip M. Irey, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Eells, Alfred E. Rath; long-time officer, Ellen Holt; the Chicago Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers; Presbyterian organizations, particularly the Presbytery of Chicago and McCormick Theological Seminary; and Association House support groups, especially the North Shore Board of Association House, the Ladies' Auxiliary, and the Association House Service Guild of Evanston.

Biographical/historical note

The Association House of Chicago originated in 1899 as a recreational and educational program for youth in the West Town area of Chicago. Under the auspices of the Young Women's Christian Association, the group rented a building to house resident staff and provide space for classrooms and recreational activities. In 1901 the organization was incorporated as the Association House of Chicago with the mission of providing religious and industrial instruction and engaging in the work typically carried out by social and religious settlements. A new structure was built in 1905-1906 at 2150 W. North Avenue. In 1926, Association House gave up its independent status and officially transferred its property to the Presbyterian Church Extension Board. Over time, Association House adapted its services to changes in the economy and the population in the area by providing emergency relief, English and citizenship classes, counseling and day care services, summer camps, and space for clubs and neighborhood groups. Providing educational experiences for potential professional social workers became one of the major objectives of program planning, and the work of the professional staff was supplemented by the efforts of social work students and volunteers. In the 1960s, Association House entered into cooperative relationships with neighborhood conservation and planning councils. Programs and activities were increasingly oriented around the needs and interests of Spanish-speaking people, especially Puerto Ricans, who came to be the largest component in the area served. As of 2016, Association House was still operating in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago.

Separated materials

Photographic records of the Association House were separated to form the Association House of Chicago photograph collection (1980.0171).

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Indexed Terms

Organization and Arrangement of Collection

The collection is arranged by subject in in eight series and nine subseries.

Series 1. Historical file, 1899-1962 (Box 1, 22-26)

This series consists of papers pertaining to the history of Association House from its founding in 1899 to the 1960s, including descriptive booklets issued in early years, scrapbooks of program announcements for 1916-1921, and historical accounts compiled between 1930 and 1959. There are also loose collections and scrapbooks of clippings from the late 1930s to the early 1960s, letters of tribute and related statements presented in 1936 at the Vesper Service for Carrie B. Wilson (who served as head resident from 1900 to 1916), tributes to Alfred E. Rath compiled in 1962 when he left the position of head resident, and correspondence between several head residents and Ellen Holt, who was instrumental in founding Association House and who served as a presidential officer or member of the Board of Directors for over fifty years. Also included in this series are five scrapbooks in fragile condition containing leaflets, announcements, and clippings of news items about programs at Association House from 1899 to 1941. Additional leaflets and program announcements pertaining to the early years of Association House are contained in Series 8.

Series 2. Board of Directors’ materials, 1910-1971 (Box 2-6)

This series contains the original version and revisions of the constitution and bylaws of Association House, records of the Board of Directors’ meetings from 1910 to 1969, and some correspondence and related papers pertaining to the board for various years. There are also papers concerning groups that assisted the board by raising money and securing other support: the Auxiliary, Associate Board, Evanston Service Guild, and its North Shore Board. The materials are arranged in two subseries: Subseries l, Board records, 1910-1969; and Subseries 2, Board-related group materials, 1927-1971.

Subseries l. Board records, 1910-1970

This subseries contains a copy of the articles of incorporation of Association House dated 1901, the constitution and bylaws in the original form and as subsequently revised, and the secretary's record (which includes minutes of the boards’ meetings) from May 1910 to Dec. 1931. There are also minutes for 1932-1969 and other papers including correspondence, committee reports, attendance records, and orientation materials pertaining to the activities of the Board of Directors in the 1950s and 1960s.

Subseries 2. Board-related group materials, 1927-1971

This subseries consists of minutes of the Association House Auxiliary for 1927-1962, some correspondence of the Evanston Service Guild from 1959-1964, a membership roster of the Associate Board in 1967, and correspondence of the North Shore Board for 1963-1971.

Series 3. Financial records, 1930-1971 (Box 7-10)

This series consists of financial records of Association House for the 1940s, 1950s, and early 1960s, including budget reports to the Community Fund and Welfare Council of Chicago and financial statements submitted with applications for endorsement by the Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry. Also included are reports on fund-raising activities in the same period, policy statements on church support issued by the Presbytery of Chicago, and correspondence pertaining to various grants and bequests. The papers are arranged in two subseries: Subseries 1, Budget and service reports, 1939-1967; and Subseries 2, Fund-raising, grants, and bequests, 1930-1971.

Subseries 1. Budget and service reports, 1937-1967

This subseries consists of balance sheets and income and expense statements submitted to the Community Fund of Chicago by Association House for 1939-1958; service reports with financial data submitted to the Welfare Council of Chicago for 1937, 1941, and 1944-1965; and copies of Association House applications for endorsement by the Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry from 1941-1965. Included are several internal financial reports for the 1950s, monthly statements of operations for 1961 and 1962, and auditor's reports for 1957, 1958, and 1961.

Subseries 2. Fund-raising, grants, and bequests, 1930-1971

This subseries contains several types of materials pertaining to fund-raising efforts by or on behalf of Association House, including policy statements by the Presbytery of Chicago on local church support of neighborhood houses for 1944-1971. Public relations pieces and acknowledgements of contributions further document fund-raising activities by Association House. (Other correspondence concerning contributions is in Series 4, Subseries 1.) Included also are reports on the Auxiliary's fund-raising activities and correspondence pertaining to grants and bequests.

Series 4. Staff papers, 1939-1972 (Box 11-14, 27)

The papers in this series were generated or compiled by Association House staff between 1940 and 1972. Included is some general correspondence of head residents, but most of the papers consist of handbooks on policies and procedures for staff use, workshop materials, and minutes of some staff meetings in the 1950s and 1960s. Some papers in this series are concerned particularly with social work service and study programs conducted at Association House during the summers. The staff papers are arranged in three subseries: Subseries 1, General correspondence, 1950-1971; Subseries 2, Staff minutes, manuals, and newsletters, 1940-1972; and Subseries 3, Social work field education program papers, 1946-1967.

Subseries 1. General correspondence, 1950-1971

This subseries consists of some letters directed to, and copies of responses by, the head residents of Association House in the late 1950s and 1960s. Except for a few letters of recommendation for individuals written in the 1950s, the correspondence is concerned with general information about and contributions to Association House. The correspondence for 1956-1958 and 1961-1962 was written during the tenure of Alfred E. Rath as head resident, letters from 1967-1968 were written when the head resident was Al Mackin, and those for 1969-1971 were written when the position was held by Nancy Murray.

Subseries 2. Staff minutes, manuals, and newsletters, 1939-1972

This subseries includes manuals and statements of personnel policies applicable to the staff of Association House in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s; minutes of staff meetings and notes on workshops held from 1949 to 1969; and issues of the staff "News Sheet," including minutes of meetings, for 1970-1971. Among the papers in this series are some materials concerning staff recruitment, such as job analyses and applications, for 1958-1964. Papers pertaining to the staff of summer services and educational programs are in Subseries 3.

Subseries 3. Social work field education program papers, 1946-1967

This subseries contains policy statements and several reports from students who worked at Association House through the field education component of the curriculum of the Department of Church and Community, McCormick Theological Seminary. It also includes individual applications for positions on the Summer Service and Study Project staff for 1961-1966 and student evaluation papers written between 1946 and 1956 and between 1965 and 1967. In addition, there are miscellaneous news clippings, published articles, and memoranda that were compiled for staff study between 1963 and 1967.

Series 5. Groups and programs, 1939-1974 (Box 15-18)

The papers in this series pertain to groups and programs that were focal points for the activities of Association House, especially in the 1950s and 1960s, including those centered at Association House and related groups in the community. Some papers concerning Association House’s resident summer camping programs are included. The papers are varied in scope and form and reflect changes in the membership and services of Association House. The papers are divided into two subseries: Subseries 1, Groups and services, 1939-1972; and Subseries 2, Resident summer camps, 1950-1969.

Subseries 1. Groups and services, 1939-1974

This subseries contains correspondence, reports, attendance records, memos, and schedules of various organizations and programs that were based at Association House or in the community it served. The programs represented include day care, recreational activities for children and teenagers, and summer day camps. The list of groups and services that appear in this series is not complete, as other groups and programs in the early years of Association House are identified in the historical materials in Series 1. The papers are grouped chronologically in the following categories: before 1950, the 1950s, the 1960s, and the early 1970s; within these time spans they are arranged alphabetically by name of group or program.

Subseries 2. Resident summer camps, 1950-1969

This subseries consists of papers such as policy statements, reports, and information sheets concerning the resident summer camping programs of Association House. For various years in the 1950s and 1960s, there are some papers pertaining to Camp Gray, Camp Reinberg, and Camp Saugatuck.

Series 6. Related organizations, 1946-1966 (Box 19)

This series contains memoranda, reports, proceedings of meetings, and similar papers concerning church and professional organizations with which Association House was affiliated. Among these organizations are the National Presbyterian Health and Welfare Association and the National Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers and its counterpart at the local level. Included in the series are some papers and correspondence from the Presbytery of Chicago, which assumed responsibility for supporting Association House in the mid-1920s. There are also some papers concerning United Christian Community services, an umbrella organization that encompassed Association House and similar agencies beginning in the 1960s. The files are divided into two groups (and within these arranged alphabetically): national organizations and Chicago organizations.

Series 7. Special studies, 1922-1969 (Box 20)

Reports of special studies of Association House and the community it served are contained in this series. Included are "A Study of Association House" by the Chicago Council of Social Agencies in 1922, community surveys and inventories in the 1940s (including one of the Logan Square neighborhood), a 1961 study of Association House conducted under the auspices of the Presbytery of Chicago, and a demographic sketch of the service area of Association House (West Town and Logan Square).

Series 8. Public information and newsletters, 1900-1972 (Box 20-21, OS folder 1)

This series consists of two types of informational pieces generated by Association House: promotional literature aimed at supporters and friends and newsletters primarily for internal circulation. Many of the former are printed leaflets, and although some refer particularly to summer programs, most are broad in scope. The materials are arranged chronologically (similar papers may be found in Series 1). The newsletters, most of which are mimeographed, were produced by various groups at Association House primarily for internal circulation; they are also arranged chronologically.

Detailed list of contents of the collection

Series 1. Historical file

1899-1962

Box 1

Box-folder 1.1

Title: Early publications and reports

Box-folder 1.2

Title: Historical accounts
Dates: 1930-1959

Box-folder 1.3

Title: Notebook of historical materials and news clippings
Dates: 1951

Box-folder 1.4

Title: Miscellaneous notes and clippings
Dates: 1927-1939

Box-folder 1.5

Title: Miscellaneous notes and clippings
Dates: 1940s

Box-folder 1.6

Title: Miscellaneous notes and clippings
Dates: 1950s
Dates: 1960s

Box-folder 1.7

Title: Carrie B. Wilson tributes presented at 1936 Vesper Service and 1957 Memorial Hall dedication

Box-folder 1.8

Title: Ellen Holt correspondence
Dates: 1911-1959

Box-folder 1.9

Title: Alfred E. Rath tributes
Dates: 1962

Box 22

Title: Scrapbook
Dates: 1900-1910

Box 23

Title: Scrapbook
Dates: 1899-1931

Box 24

Title: Scrapbook, Announcements of activities
Dates: 1916-1921

Box 25

Title: Scrapbooks
Dates: 1936-1937
Dates: 1938-1939

Box 26

Title: Scrapbook
Dates: 1940-1941

Series 2. Board of Directors' materials

1910-1971

Subseries 1. Board records

1910-1970

Box 2

Box-folder 2.1

Title: Constitution and bylaws

Box-folder 2.2

Title: Secretary's record (including Board of Directors' minutes)
Dates: 1910-1912

Box-folder 2.3

Title: Secretary's record (including Board of Directors' minutes)
Dates: 1913-1914

Box-folder 2.4

Title: Secretary's record (including Board of Directors' minutes)
Dates: 1915-1916

Box-folder 2.5

Title: Secretary's record (including Board of Directors' minutes)
Dates: 1917-1918

Box-folder 2.6

Title: Secretary's record (including Board of Directors' minutes)
Dates: 1919-1920

Box 3

Box-folder 3.1

Title: Secretary's record (including Board of Directors' minutes)
Dates: 1921-1922

Box-folder 3.2

Title: Board of Directors' minutes
Dates: 1923

Box-folder 3.3

Title: Secretary's records
Dates: 1924-1928

Box-folder 3.4

Title: Secretary's records
Dates: 1928-1931

Box-folder 3.5

Title: Board of Directors' minutes
Dates: 1932

Box 4

Box-folder 4.1

Title: Board of Directors' minutes
Dates: 1933
Dates: 1934

Box-folder 4.2

Title: Board of Directors' minutes; report to Board of Directors, head resident (Edwin Eells)
Dates: 1935-1938

Box-folder 4.3

Title: Board of Directors' minutes
Dates: 1939-1940

Box-folder 4.4

Title: Board of Directors' minutes
Dates: 1940-1941

Box-folder 4.5

Title: Board of Directors' minutes
Dates: 1942-1943

Box-folder 4.6

Title: Board of Directors' minutes
Dates: 1940-1941

Box-folder 4.7

Title: Board of Directors' minutes
Dates: 1944

Box 5

Box-folder 5.1

Title: Board of Directors' minutes
Dates: 1944-1945

Box-folder 5.2

Title: Board of Directors' minutes
Dates: 1944-1955

Box-folder 5.3

Title: Board of Directors' minutes
Dates: 1956-1959

Box-folder 5.4

Title: Board of Directors' minutes
Dates: 1960-1961

Box-folder 5.5

Title: Board of Directors' minutes
Dates: 1962-1963

Box-folder 5.6

Title: Board of Directors' minutes
Dates: 1964-1964

Box-folder 5.7

Title: Board of Directors' minutes
Dates: 1966-1967

Box-folder 5.8

Title: Board of Directors' minutes
Dates: 1968-1969

Box-folder 5.9

Title: Reports to Board of Directors, head resident (Al Mackin)
Dates: 1963-1966

Box 6

Box-folder 6.1

Title: Membership rosters and related correspondence
Dates: 1943-1954
Dates: 1958-1963

Box-folder 6.2

Title: Retreat and workshop materials
Dates: 1950s

Box-folder 6.3

Title: Board orientation materials
Dates: 1959-1960s

Box-folder 6.4

Title: Correspondence
Dates: 1960-1966

Box-folder 6.5

Title: Head Resident Selection Committee materials
Dates: 1963

Box-folder 6.6

Title: Public Relations Committee report
Dates: 1963

Box-folder 6.7

Title: Attendance and activities record
Dates: 1963-1970

Subseries 2. Board-related group materials

1927-1971

Box 6

Box-folder 6.8

Title: North Shore Board membership and correspondence
Dates: 1963-1971

Box-folder 6.9

Title: Associate Board, membership list
Dates: 1967

Box-folder 6.10

Title: Auxiliary, constitution and bylaws

Box-folder 6.11

Title: Auxiliary, minutes of meetings
Dates: 1927-1936

Box-folder 6.12

Title: Auxiliary, minutes of meetings
Dates: 1949-1956

Box-folder 6.13

Title: Auxiliary, minutes of meetings
Dates: 1957-1962

Box-folder 6.14

Title: Correspondence
Dates: 1957-1964

Box-folder 6.15

Title: Evanston Service Guild, correspondence
Dates: 1959-1964

Series 3. Financial records

1930-1971

Subseries 1. Budget and service reports

1937-1967

Box 7

Box-folder 7.1

Title: Budget reports to Community Fund
Dates: 1939-1947

Box-folder 7.2

Title: Budget reports to Community Fund
Dates: 1948-1953

Box-folder 7.3

Title: Budget reports to Community Fund
Dates: 1954-1958

Box-folder 7.4

Title: Community Fund correspondence
Dates: 1955-1958

Box-folder 7.5

Title: Community Fund correspondence
Dates: 1961-1962

Box-folder 7.6

Title: Service reports to Welfare Council
Dates: 1937
Dates: 1941
Dates: 1944-1954

Box-folder 7.7

Title: Service reports to Welfare Council
Dates: 1955-1965

Box-folder 7.8

Title: Financial reports and statements
Dates: 1950-1959
Dates: 1966-1967

Box-folder 7.9

Title: Auditor's report
Dates: 1957
Dates: 1958
Dates: 1961

Box 8

Box-folder 8.1

Title: Monthly statement of operations
Dates: 1961

Box-folder 8.2

Title: Monthly statement of operations
Dates: 1962

Box-folder 8.3

Title: Harris Trust and Savings Bank Trust account transactions
Dates: 1954-1957
Dates: 1961

Box-folder 8.4

Title: Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry, application for endorsement
Dates: 1941-1965

Subseries 2. Fund-raising, grants, and bequests

1930-1971

Box 8

Box-folder 8.5

Title: Presbytery of Chicago, Church Extension Board, policy statements and correspondence
Dates: 1947-1958

Box-folder 8.6

Title: Presbytery of Chicago, Church Extension Board, Department of Urban Church, reports and related correspondence
Dates: 1959-1963

Box-folder 8.7

Title: Presbytery of Chicago, Church Extension Board, statement on agencies and relationships
Dates: 1964

Box-folder 8.8

Title: Presbytery of Chicago, Church Extension Board, churches supporting neighborhood houses
Dates: 1946-1961

Box-folder 8.9

Title: Chicago Presbyterial Society, contributions
Dates: 1944
Dates: 1961-1962
Dates: 1967-1971

Box 9

Box-folder 9.1

Title: Fund-raising publicity and appeals
Dates: 1930s-1940s

Box-folder 9.2

Title: Fund-raising publicity and appeals
Dates: 1950s

Box-folder 9.3

Title: Fund-raising publicity and appeals
Dates: 1960s

Box-folder 9.4

Title: Contributions
Dates: 1947-1953

Box-folder 9.5

Title: Auxiliary fund-raising
Dates: 1953-1959

Box-folder 9.6

Title: Ice Capades benefit
Dates: 1951

Box-folder 9.7

Title: Christmas contributions
Dates: 1958
Dates: 1959

Box-folder 9.8

Title: Carnivals
Dates: 1961-1967

Box 10

Box-folder 10.1

Title: Joseph F. Olshar estate

Box-folder 10.2

Title: Edward W. Priebe bequest for playground shelter and office
Dates: 1946
Dates: 1957

Box-folder 10.3

Title: W. Irving Schermerhorn estate

Box-folder 10.4

Title: Service Club of Chicago, acknowledgements of contributions
Dates: 1946-1959

Box-folder 10.5

Title: Sarah E. White bequest

Box-folder 10.6

Title: Wieboldt Foundation grants
Dates: 1941-1957

Box-folder 10.7

Title: Contributions and bequests: Herbert and Doris Coons
Dates: 1967-1971

Box-folder 10.8

Title: Contributions and bequests: Neighborhood organizations, foundations, trusts, and schools
Dates: 1964-1971

Series 4. Staff papers

1939-1972

Subseries 1. General correspondence

1950-1971

Box 10

Box-folder 10.9

Title: Letters of recommendation
Dates: 1950-1958

Box-folder 10.10

Title: General correspondence
Dates: 1956-1958

Box-folder 10.11

Title: General correspondence
Dates: 1961

Box 11

Box-folder 11.1

Title: General correspondence
Dates: 1961

Box-folder 11.2

Title: General correspondence
Dates: 1962

Box-folder 11.3

Title: General correspondence
Dates: 1965-1971

Subseries 2. Staff minutes, manuals, and newsletters

1939-1972

Box 12

Box-folder 12.1

Title: Staff manual for group leaders
Dates: 1940

Box-folder 12.2

Title: Personnel policies and practices and salaries
Dates: 1940s-1950s

Box-folder 12.3

Title: Handbook on policies and practices
Dates: 1959

Box-folder 12.4

Title: Professional Leadership Committee, background materials and correspondence
Dates: 1949-1962

Box-folder 12.5

Title: Staff recruitment job analyses and applications
Dates: 1958-1964

Box-folder 12.6

Title: Personnel policies and practices, summary; manual for VISTA workers
Dates: 1964

Box-folder 12.7

Title: Association House program manual
Dates: 1968

Box-folder 12.8

Title: Personnel policies and procedures, United Christian Community Services
Dates: 1968-1970

Box 13

Box-folder 13.1

Title: Minutes of staff meetings
Dates: 1949-1950

Box-folder 13.2

Title: Board-staff workshop material
Dates: 1957

Box-folder 13.3

Title: Staff meeting notes and reports
Dates: 1958-1962

Box-folder 13.4

Title: Staff meeting materials
Dates: 1961-1968

Box-folder 13.5

Title: Staff workshop materials
Dates: 1965-1967

Box-folder 13.6

Title: Staff workshop materials
Dates: 1968-1969

Box-folder 13.7

Title: Staff "News Sheet" and minutes, Jan.-Jun. 1970

Box-folder 13.8

Title: Staff "News Sheet" and minutes, Jul.-Dec. 1970

Box-folder 13.9

Title: Staff "News Sheet" and minutes, Jan.-Mar. 1971

Box-folder 13.10

Title: Staff "News Sheet" and minutes, Apr.-Jun. 1971

Box-folder 13.11

Title: Staff "News Sheet" and minutes, Jul.-Dec. 1971

Box-folder 13.12

Title: Supervisors' meetings, memos
Dates: 1972

Box-folder 13.13

Title: Miscellaneous staff papers
Dates: 1939
Dates: 1961-1962

Subseries 3. Social work field education program papers

1946-1968

Box 14

Box-folder 14.1

Title: McCormick Theological Seminary, field work assignments and reports
Dates: 1966-1968

Box-folder 14.2

Title: Summer Service and Study Projects, staff applications
Dates: 1961

Box-folder 14.3

Title: Summer Service and Study Projects, staff applications
Dates: 1963

Box-folder 14.4

Title: Summer Service and Study Projects, staff applications
Dates: 1964

Box-folder 14.5

Title: Summer Service and Study Projects, staff applications
Dates: 1965

Box-folder 14.6

Title: Summer Service and Study Projects, staff applications
Dates: 1966

Box-folder 14.7

Title: Summer Service evaluations
Dates: 1946-1956

Box-folder 14.8

Title: Summer Service evaluation reports
Dates: 1965-1967

Box-folder 14.9

Title: Supervisory records, examples
Dates: 1966

Box-folder 14.10

Title: Staff study materials, clippings and papers
Dates: 1963-1965

Box-folder 14.11

Title: Staff study materials, clippings and papers
Dates: 1966

Box-folder 14.12

Title: Staff study materials, clippings and papers
Dates: 1967

Box 27

Title: RESTRICTED

Series 5. Groups and programs

1939-1974

Subseries 1. Groups and services

1939-1974

Box 15

Box-folder 15.1

Title: Groups and programs before 1950: Mothers' Friendly Group, Chasta Club, Anoca Club

Box-folder 15.2

Title: Groups and programs, 1950s: Coraleens and Deans minutes book
Dates: 1958-1960

Box-folder 15.3

Title: Groups and programs, 1950s: Day care attendance records
Dates: 1957-1959

Box-folder 15.4

Title: Groups and programs, 1950s: Day nursery, Board of Health reports
Dates: 1956-1960

Box-folder 15.5

Title: Groups and programs, 1950s: Day nursery counseling service, policy statement of United Charities
Dates: 1955-1957

Box-folder 15.6

Title: Groups and programs, 1950s: Day nursery, safety code compliance
Dates: 1959-1960

Box-folder 15.7

Title: Groups and programs, 1950s: Latvian School agreement
Dates: 1952-1958

Box-folder 15.8

Title: Groups and programs, 1950s: Retarded Children Education Project, background papers, correspondence, and news clippings

Box-folder 15.9

Title: Groups and programs, 1950s: Summer day program
Dates: 1957-1959

Box-folder 15.10

Title: Groups and programs, 1960s: Aggressive Services report
Dates: 1966

Box-folder 15.11

Title: Groups and programs, 1960s: Mobile Head Start and Caravan Program, records and reports
Dates: 1968

Box-folder 15.12

Title: Groups and programs, 1960s: Caravan Program, records and reports
Dates: 1969

Box-folder 15.13

Title: Groups and programs, 1960s: Day camp programs
Dates: 1964-1967

Box-folder 15.14

Title: Groups and programs, 1960s: Family Services, program notes
Dates: 1965

Box 16

Box-folder 16.1

Title: Groups and programs, 1960s: Latin American Boys Club, proposal and correspondence
Dates: 1966-1967

Box-folder 16.2

Title: Groups and programs, 1960s: Project Blockoff plans
Dates: 1966-1967

Box-folder 16.3

Title: Groups and programs, 1960s: Satellite services, statement of goals and activities
Dates: 1966-1968

Box-folder 16.4

Title: Groups and programs, 1960s: Satellite A reports
Dates: 1967

Box-folder 16.5

Title: Groups and programs, 1960s: Satellite B reports
Dates: 1966

Box-folder 16.6

Title: Groups and programs, 1960s: Satellite Damen and Evergreen reports
Dates: 1966-1967

Box-folder 16.7

Title: Groups and programs, 1960s: Teenage Council, notes and records
Dates: 1962-1966

Box-folder 16.8

Title: Groups and programs, 1960s: Teen and Tween workshop reports
Dates: 1960-1965

Box-folder 16.9

Title: Groups and programs, 1960s: West Town Mobilization for Youth, minutes of meetings
Dates: 1960

Box-folder 16.10

Title: Groups and programs, 1960s: Wicker Park Apartments, Program for the Aging, report
Dates: 1965

Box-folder 16.11

Title: Groups and programs, 1960s: Young Adults Club, constitution and memos
Dates: 1961-1966

Box 17

Box-folder 17.1

Title: Groups and programs, 1970s: Barretto Boys Club, outline of plan for summer
Dates: 1972

Box-folder 17.2

Title: Groups and programs, 1970s: Family Services, Girls Rehabilitation, Senior Center; Community Fund monthly project reports
Dates: 1972-1973

Box-folder 17.3

Title: Groups and programs, 1970s: Youth operations, children’s services, community groups, housing, health, L.A.D.O. Welfare Union, Y.E.S., D.N.R.; Community Fund monthly project reports
Dates: 1972-1973

Box-folder 17.4

Title: Groups and programs, 1970s: Neighborhood Youth Corps program, policies, staffing, and reports
Dates: 1970-1974

Box-folder 17.5

Title: Groups and programs, 1970s: Playground program
Dates: 1970-1971

Box-folder 17.6

Title: Groups and programs, 1970s: Puerto Rican Artists Association, mural project
Dates: 1972

Box-folder 17.7

Title: Groups and programs, 1970s: Puerto Rican Culture Club, news clippings
Dates: 1972

Box-folder 17.8

Title: Groups and programs, 1970s: Summer lunch program
Dates: 1971

Box-folder 17.9

Title: Groups and programs, 1970s: West Town Bilingual Learning Center proposal
Dates: 1970

Box-folder 17.10

Title: Groups and programs, 1970s: Wicker Park Council, Agreement on Housing Program
Dates: 1971-1973

Box-folder 17.11

Title: Groups and programs, 1970s: Youth operations program evaluations
Dates: 1970-1972

Subseries 2. Resident summer camps

1950-1969

Box 18

Box-folder 18.1

Title: Summer Camps Gray and Reinberg, information sheets and reports
Dates: 1950-1954

Box-folder 18.2

Title: Summer Camps Gray and Reinberg, information sheets and reports
Dates: 1954-1959

Box-folder 18.3

Title: Presbyterian camps, policy statement and program guide
Dates: 1964

Box-folder 18.4

Title: Summer Camp Gray, information and applications
Dates: 1964

Box-folder 18.5

Title: Summer Camp Reinberg, information and reports
Dates: 1960s

Box-folder 18.6

Title: Summer Camp Saugatuck, information and applications
Dates: 1966-1969

Box-folder 18.7

Title: Winter camping, Reinberg, information sheets
Dates: 1968-1969

Series 6. Related organizations

1946-1966

Box 19

Box-folder 19.1

Title: National: National Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers, certificate and correspondence
Dates: 1960-1965

Box-folder 19.2

Title: National: National Presbyterian Health and Welfare Association, material collected for National Directory of Neighborhood Houses, 1952; policy paper, 1964

Box-folder 19.3

Title: National: National Presbyterian Neighborhood House Workers' Conference, proceedings
Dates: 1946-1956

Box-folder 19.4

Title: Chicago: Chicago Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers, memoranda, reports, and correspondence
Dates: 1949-1958
Dates: 1960-1965

Box-folder 19.5

Title: Chicago: Presbyterian Head Residents Association, minutes of meetings
Dates: 1950-1953
Dates: 1958-1963

Box-folder 19.6

Title: Chicago: Presbytery of Chicago, related organizations, reports and correspondence: East Humboldt Planning and Conservation Commission, 1959; Houses and Churches Project, 1960; North Area Committee, 1962; South Central Council, 1960; Presbyterial Society, Chicago Evening Presbyterial, 1963, 1965

Box-folder 19.7

Title: Chicago: United Christian Community Services, leaflets, 1966-1969; viewpoint of Board of Association House on "Plan of Consolidation," 1966

Series 7. Special studies

1922-1969

Box 20

Box-folder 20.1

Title: "A Study of Association House," by Chicago Council of Social Agencies
Dates: 1922

Box-folder 20.2

Title: Community survey, by staff of Association House, survey of "Middle Northwest Side," 1941; Community Area 24--Westown, 1947; Chicago Community Inventory, 1952; Community Area Inventory, 1957; "Churches," 1958

Box-folder 20.3

Title: "Logan Square Study," by YMCA and Chicago Theological Seminary
Dates: 1944-1945

Box-folder 20.4

Title: "Association House of Chicago--A Brief Study," by Charles G. Chokerina, Presbytery of Chicago
Dates: 1961

Box-folder 20.5

Title: "Demographic Sketch of Service Area," 1969

Series 8. Public information and newsletters

1900-1972

Box 20

Box-folder 20.6

Title: Summer programs: publicity
Dates: 1910-1948

Box-folder 20.7

Title: Publicity and appeals
Dates: 1900-1940

Box-folder 20.8

Title: Publicity and appeals
Dates: 1940-1971

Box-folder 20.9

Title: Newsletters and promotional pieces
Dates: 1949-1972

Box 21

Box-folder 21.1

Title: Newsletters: "The Mingler," 1917-1918

Box-folder 21.2

Title: Newsletters: "Association Press News"/”Sose News,” "The Blast," and "Sose Record," 1932-1937

Box-folder 21.3

Title: Newsletters: "How's Everything," "National Defense Bulletin," "Sose Hilights," "News and Views," "Association House Slants," and "Sose Frontiers," 1936-1949

Box-folder 21.4

Title: Newsletters: "Sose News," "Sose Window," "Community Center News," and "Teen Times," 1953-1960

Box-folder 21.5

Title: Newsletters: "Teen Talk" and "Teen News," 1962-1965

Box-folder 21.6

Title: "News Sheet" (mimeograph publication for staff)
Dates: 1969-1972

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Title: Plat map

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