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Gads Hill Center visual materials

Descriptive Summary

Repository
Chicago History Museum
Research Center
1601 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60614-6038
Creator
Gads Hill Center (Chicago, Ill.), Lewis Wickes Hine
Bib number
00004471
Title
Gads Hill Center visual materials
Dates
1900-1970s
extent
1500 photographic prints : b&w ; 11 x 14 in. or smaller
extent
43 photographic prints : col. ; 9 x 13 cm. (3 1/2 x 5 in.) or smaller
extent
380 negatives : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm. (2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.) or smaller
extent
44 negatives : cellulose nitrate ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller
extent
12 negatives : col. ; 6 x 6 cm. (2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.) or smaller
extent
6 transparencies : slide, col. ; 35 mm
extent
1 folder of non-graphic material
Call number
1980.0164 PPL
Call number
1980.0164 PCP-0092
Call number
1980.0164 PPN-0107
Call number
1980.0164 PNN
Call number
1980.0164 PCN-0018
Call number
1980.0164 PCT-0045
Call number
1980.0164 PNG
Language
English

Restriction(s)

Advance appointment required to view color material in cold storage or negatives in cool storage; please email research@chicagohistory.org.

Nitrate negatives restricted from access, see reference copies instead.

Terms governing use

Credit photographer.

Provenance statement

Gift of Gads Hill Center, 1980 (1980.0164).

Alternate formats available

Nitrate reference copies available online http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_pp/id/1433.

Please cite this collection as

Gads Hill Center visual materials (Chicago History Museum) plus a detailed description, date, and box/folder number of a specific item.

Collection Summary

Visual materials primarily relating to the activities, facilities, and people serving and using the Gads Hill Settlement House. The bulk of the collection consists of images of children of all ages. Many of the photographic prints are small snapshots (3 x 5 in. or smaller). Activities show children in mainly educational and play settings or in groups. Also included are a large number of pictures of children from carnivals, as well as a limited number of camp photographs. Teenagers are generally shown dancing, cooking, or in groups. A number of images illustrating children and teenagers involved in sports related activities are included in this collection.

The collection also includes a large number of Christmas images mainly of parties and choirs. Elderly people involved with the settlement house are generally shown playing cards, dancing, singing, or in groups. Included in the collection are a large number of photographs of buildings and neighborhoods and specifically a large number of images of the Gads Hill Settlement House. Also included in the collection is an image of Gads Hill in Gloucester, England. For the most part, the photographs of this collection lack any specific identification.

Biographical/historical note

The Gads Hill Settlement House of Chicago was established in 1898 at 869 West 22nd Street in an area then predominately inhabited by Polish, German, and Czech immigrants. Its purpose was to serve as a neighborhood center, and to secure better social, economic, and moral conditions for the people of the district. In 1916, the settlement house moved to a new building on 1919 West 20th Street (now Cullerton).

Related material

Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include the Gads Hill Center records.

Other Finding Aids

Finding aid also submitted to Explore Chicago Collections portal.

Processing Note

Eliminated call number 1980.0164 PNN-0091 during nitrate digitization project 2017/03/01.

Indexed Terms

Organization and Arrangement of Collection

The collection is arranged into two series by format and subject.

Series 1. Photoprints of activities, structures, and people, ca. 1900-1960s (box 1-5)

Series 1 consists of black-and-white 11 in. x 14. in. photographic prints related to adult, senior citizen, teen, and children activities at the Gads Hill Center such as camps, carnivals, picnics, sports, dancing, and theatrical performances, including some pictured at Christmas. Also included are images of local buildings, landscapes, and neighborhoods. Groups like the Central Cermak Community Council, HCCC, and unidentified African Americans are also pictured.

Series 2. Special formats, ca. 1920s-1970s (box 6, folder 1-5)

Series 2 consists of black-and-white photographic negatives and color photographic prints, negatives, and transparencies related to Gads Hill Center events like art and photograph exhibitions and other entertainment; sports; neighborhoods (including aerial views), and unidentified children.

Detailed list of contents of the collection

Series 1: Photoprints of activities, structures, and people
1900-1960
Box 1
Title
Actvities
Dates
1900-1960s
Physical Location
Call#: 1980.0164 PPL
Size
Box-folder 1.1
Title
Activities--Adult
Size
unmounted
Box-folder 1.2
Title
Activities--Adult
Size
mounted
Box-folder 1.3
Title
Activities--Aged persons
Size
unmounted
Box-folder 1.4
Title
Activities--Aged persons
Size
mounted
Box-folder 1.5
Title
Activities--Camps
Size
unmounted
Box-folder 1.6
Title
Activities--Camps
Size
mounted
Box-folder 1.7
Title
Activities--Carnivals
Box-folder 1.8-1.9
Title
Children I, II
Box-folder 1.10
Title
Activities--Children
Size
mounted
Box 2
Title
Activities
Dates
1900-1960s
Physical Location
Call#: 1980.0164 PPL
Box-folder 2.1
Title
Activities--Children
Box-folder 2.2
Title
Activities--Children--Arts and Crafts
Size
unmounted
Box-folder 2.3
Title
Activities--Children--Arts and Crafts
Size
mounted
Box-folder 2.4
Title
Activities--Children--Meal Programs
Box-folder 2.5
Title
Activities--H.C.C.C. Summer Festival
Dates
1961
Box-folder 2.6
Title
Activities--Men
Box-folder 2.7
Title
Activities--Picnics
Size
unmounted
Box-folder 2.8
Title
Activities--Picnics
Size
mounted
Box-folder 2.9
Title
Activities--Social Events
Box-folder 2.10
Title
Activities--Sports
Size
unmounted
Box-folder 2.11
Title
Activities--Sports
Size
mounted
Box 3
Dates
1900-1960s
Physical Location
Call#: 1980.0164 PPL
Box-folder 3.1
Title
Activities--Teenagers
Size
unmounted
Box-folder 3.2
Title
Activities--Teenagers
Size
mounted
Box-folder 3.3
Title
Activities--Theatrical Productions
Box-folder 3.4
Title
Activities--Women
Box-folder 3.5
Title
Buildings
Size
unmounted
Box-folder 3.6
Title
Buildings
Size
mounted
Box-folder 3.7
Title
Buildings--Churches
Size
unmounted
Box-folder 3.8
Title
Buildings--Churches
Size
mounted
Box-folder 3.9
Title
Central Cermak Community Council Pictures
Box-folder 3.10
Title
Entertainment--Dancing
Size
unmounted
Box-folder 3.11
Title
Entertainment--Dancing
Size
mounted
Box-folder 3.12
Title
Interpersonal Relationships--Manners and Customs--Holidays--Christmas
Box-folder 3.13
Title
Landscapes
Box-folder 3.14
Title
Neighborhoods
Size
unmounted
Box-folder 3.15
Title
Neighborhoods
Size
mounted
Box-folder 3.16
Title
Neighborhoods--Interiors
Size
unmounted
Box-folder 3.17
Title
Neighborhoods--Interiors
Size
mounted
Box 4
Title
People
Dates
1900-1960s
Physical Location
Call#: 1980.0164 PPL
Box-folder 4.1
Title
People--African Americans
Size
unmounted
Box-folder 4.2
Title
People--African Americans
Size
mounted
Box-folder 4.3
Title
People--Aged Persons
Size
unmounted
Box-folder 4.4
Title
People--Aged Persons
Size
mounted
Box-folder 4.5-4.6
Title
People--Children I, II
Box 5
Title
People
Dates
1900-1960s
Physical Location
Call#: 1980.0164 PPL
Box-folder 5.1
Title
People--Children
Box-folder 5.2
Title
People--Children
Size
mounted
Box-folder 5.3
Title
People--Group Portraits
Box-folder 5.4
Title
People--Men
Box-folder 5.5
Title
People--Staff
Box-folder 5.6-5.7
Title
People--Teenagers
Box-folder 5.8
Title
People--Women
Box-folder 5.9
Title
Prints
Series 2: Special Formats
1920s-1970s
Box 6
Dates
1920s-1970s
Physical Location
Call#: 1980.0164 PPL
Size
Box-folder 6.1
Title
Aerial Photographs
Box-folder 6.2
Title
Artwork
Box-folder 6.3
Title
Exhibitions--Photo Exhibit
Size
mounted
Top-folder 1
Title
Safety negatives
Dates
1950s-1960s
Physical Location
Call#: 1980.0164 PPN-0107
Size
Black-and-white safety negatives depicting images of dated activities, entertainment, neighborhoods, people, and sports.
Top-folder 2
Title
Nitrate negatives
Dates
1920s-1930s
Physical Location
Call#: 1980.0164 PNN
Size
Black-and-white nitrate negatives depicting images of dated activities, entertainment, neighborhoods, people, and sports.
Conditions for Access

Nitrate negatives restricted from access, see reference copies instead.

Alternate Format Available

Nitrate reference copies available online http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_pp/id/1433.

Top-folder 3
Title
Color negatives
Dates
undated
Physical Location
Call#: 1980.0164 PCN-0018
Size
Images of children.
Conditions for Access

Advance appointment required to view color photographs in cold storage.

Top-folder 4
Title
Color photoprints
Dates
1970s
Physical Location
Call#: 1980.0164 PCP-0092
Size
Images of people and activities.
Note

Condition issues include deteriorating color values.

Conditions for Access

Advance appointment required to view color photographs in cold storage.

Top-folder 5
Title
Color slides
Dates
undated
Physical Location
Call#: 1980.0164 PCT-0045
Size
Images of a woman, a teenage band, a basketball team, two children sitting at a picnic table in the snow, a group of adults sitting around a table, and a group of adults in the snow.
Conditions for Access

Advance appointment required to view color photographs in cold storage.