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Off-The-Street Club records

The Off-The-Street Club (OTSC), Chicago's oldest boys and girls club, is a club for children and young adults located on Chicago's west side. The collection pertains to OTSC programs and activities.

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Auguste Mathieu and children with bags of donated presents
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Auguste Mathieu standing with four children in a sea of National Food Store shopping bags containing donated Christmas presents.
Date:
December 1964
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Auguste Mathieu and others with Off-The-Street Club Christmas Benefit sign
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Auguste Mathieu (left), Bill Veck (from Chicago White Sox) and two other men pose with a boy holding a baseball bat in front of a sign for the Off-The-Street Club Annual Christmas Party Benefit.
Date:
December, 1959
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Auguste Mathieu bags fruit for Off-The-Street Club members
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Auguste Mathieu and two teens packing grocery bags with oranges donated for Off-The-Street Club (OTSC) members.
Date:
January 4, 1962
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Auguste Mathieu holding a "60" sign at Off-The-Street Club entrance
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Auguste Mathieu holds a sign reading "60" at the entrance to the Off-The-Street Club (OSTC), as four children look on. Probably 60th Anniversary of Off-The-Street Club.
Date:
c. 1962
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Bicycling at summer camp
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Adolescent boys and girls on their bicycles under a sign for the Noah Van Cleef "1958" Trail at summer camp.
Date:
1958
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Boy scouts from Troop 225 on a hike in Forest Preserve
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Three boy scouts, Off-The-Street Club members of Troop 225, pose during a hike in a Forest Preserve.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Boys baking rolls in a cooking class
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Two boys, both wearing 4-H Club award ribbons on their shirts, bake rolls as part of a cooking class. A man standing between them displays a pan of baked rolls.
Date:
June 1960
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Boys eating outdoors at camp
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Group of boys eating outdoors on the grass at camp.
Date:
c. 1970
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Boys looking at a stamp collection
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Group of six boys looking at a stamp collection.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Boys performing a routine on stage
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Five boys wearing sunglasses and bow ties perform an onstage routine with Indian Clubs. A group of musicians is behind them.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Boys serving spaghetti to community members
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Three young boys in chef's hats serve spaghetti from a large pot to three women while three teens with bread plate, pitcher, and dish stand behind them.
Date:
February 20, 1957
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Boys studying rocks with Colonel Mathieu
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Group of boys studying rocks with Colonel Mathieu.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Boys with baseball gloves to promote "Safe on Third" rally
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Group of boys with Off-The-Street Club (OTSC) t-shirts and baseball gloves pose with three men in suits to promote the "Safe on Third" rally for the Infantile Paralysis Foundation.
Date:
April 1957
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Campers with their luggage at camp
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Group of young campers sitting outdoors with their luggage at camp.
Date:
1979
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Children and adults at cleanup event
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Group of adults and children holding small rakes and "Don't Litter" signs stand behind a microphone at an outdoor cleanup event.
Date:
August 14, 1966
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Children and adults at the beach
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Large group of children and adults in bathing suits on a sandy beach.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Children in a lunch line
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Children standing in a lunch line behind girl putting a condiment on her hot dog.
Date:
October 24, 1956
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Children in ballet class with instructor
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Children practicing ballet in a class, under the instruction of a young female teacher.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Children on bicycles at camp
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Three children with their bikes, who were the first to make the trip to camp via bicycle.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Children on rocking horses in front of the Off-The-Street Club
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Group of children and youths seated on rocking horses on the sidewalk in front of the Off-The-Street Club.
Date:
November 14, 1964
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Children performing at a Christmas Benefit Party
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Children dressed as American Indians perform onstage in front of an adult audience at a Christmas Benefit Party.
Date:
c. 1955
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Children receiving presents from Colonel Mathieu
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Group of children receiving donated Christmas presents from Colonel Mathieu near Christmas Tree
Date:
December 1, 1962
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Children with Santa Claus
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Group of children holding presents surround Santa Claus.
Date:
1958
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Drama club students in costume for Mary Poppins play
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Drama club students costumed as chimney sweeps and as Mary Poppins (holding umbrella) for a Mary Poppins play.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Eleanor Mathieu hands out games at the game room counter
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Eleanor Mathieu hands out board games and other game equipment to children from behind the game room counter.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Flag Raising at camp
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Auguste Mathieu (third from right) and an older boy raise the American flag at camp while other boys and girls look on.
Date:
c. 1958
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Fran Allison with Kukla and Ollie at Off-The-Street Club Christmas Party
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Fran Allison (right) with puppets Kukla and Ollie poses with a boy and a man holding a Christmas toy at the Off-The-Street Club (OTSC) Christmas Party. Fran Allison appeared on the television program "Kukla, Fran and Ollie".
Date:
November 30, 1956
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Game Room at camp
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Boys and girls reading and playing checkers in front of the fireplace in a game room at camp.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Girl receives polio shot for "Safe on Third" rally
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Girl in scout uniform receives a polio shot from a man in suit, to promote the "Safe on Third" rally for the Infantile Paralysis Foundation. A priest, a man holding baseball bats, and other children are in the group.
Date:
April 19, 1957
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Girls dancing on stage
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Eight young girls in frilly dresses and one in a tophat and tails tap dance on a stage in front of an audience seated at banquet tables.
Date:
c. 1955
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Girls in hats they made in craft class at camp
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Girls modeling hats they made in craft class at summer camp.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Girls in the Jack and Jill Club performance
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Four girls costumed in matching shorts and capes strike a pose during the Jack and Jill Club performance.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Girls on bunkbeds in camp cabin
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Girls seated on bunkbeds in a cabin at summer camp.
Date:
c. 1970
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Group of boys at an archery lesson
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Large group of young boys, some dressed in scouting uniforms, watch a man give an archery lesson.
Date:
February 1964
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Group of children boarding a bus at camp
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Group of African American children boarding a school bus to go home from camp.
Date:
1979
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
High School students distribute toys to Off-The-Street Club children
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Five New Trier High School students distribute donated toys to Off-The-Street Club (OTSC) children during a Christmas party.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Jumping into the Pool
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Group of girls and boys jumping into an outdoor swimming pool.
Date:
July 4, 1965
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Linda Crane twirling a baton on stage
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A young girl, Linda Crane, twirling a baton on stage.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Members of Off-The-Street Camera Club
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Members of the Off-The-Street Club Camera Club. Fifteen boys are pictured, including unidentified members of the Janske family.
Date:
February 2, 1956
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Merrill Miegs greeting children on wing of airplane
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Merrill Miegs greets a young girl and boy, standing on the wing of a small propeller airplane.
Date:
July 18, 1962
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Norbert Locke (Uncle Ned) and Bob Baron (Uncle Bob) of WGN-TV’s “Lunchtime Little Theater” directing a balloon-blowing contest between eight children at OTSC Christmas Party
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Norbert Locke (ringmaster Ned on Bozo's Circus) and another man direct a balloon blowing contest between eight children at the Off-The-Street Club (OTSC) Christmas Party.
Date:
1958
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Off-The-Street Club Board members with children of the Jack and Jill Club
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Off-The-Street Club (OTSC) Board members visiting with the children of the Jack and Jill Club. The children are displaying their artwork.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Off-The-Street Club officials with fundraising check
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Three men posing with fundraising check, including Maurice Rothschild, Off-The-Street Club (OTSC) President, Glenn Miller, Secretary, and Chester Price, Finance Officer.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Picking toys at Christmas party
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Children choosing toys off a table at Christmas party.
Date:
1958
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Playing Billiards in Game Room
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Group of boys watching at a billiards table as one boy lines up his shot.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Playing a game at camp
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Children with paper bags over their heads playing a game in the grass at camp.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Pumping water at camp
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Older girl pumping water for another girl at an outdoor pump at camp.
Date:
1958
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Roasting Marshmallows
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Children sitting on a log eating marshmallows roasted on sticks.
Date:
1958
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Sack race at Mother's Club Picnic for campers
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Group of boys racing in a sack race during the Mother's Club Picnic for campers.
Date:
1961
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Teenagers and adults rehearsing a play
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Group of teenagers and adults rehearsing a play onstage.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access

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Geographic Location: West Garfield Park (Chicago, Ill.)   Remove all  

Collection Details

Repository
University of Illinois Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library)
Collection Type
Manuscript Collections
Collection Location
Richard J. Daley Library
Alternative Title
Off the Street Club records
Theme
Social Services & Settlement Houses
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