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Henry Booth House records

The Henry Booth House was established in Chicago in May 1898 by the Ethical Humanist Society and named for the Society's first president, Judge Henry Booth. The Henry Booth House's founders sought to improve living conditions in the surrounding neighborhood, promote good citizenship, strengthen family life and the sense of community. The digital collection includes photographs from the collection.

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Girls in a Cooking class
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Four girls following recipe printed on a blackboard during a cooking class.
Date:
1929
Collection:
Henry Booth House records
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Girls in a cooking class
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Group of girls preparing food during a cooking class.
Date:
c. 1940
Collection:
Henry Booth House records
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Girls in a sewing class
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Group of girls in a sewing class. A sewing machine is visible in the background.
Date:
July 1939
Collection:
Henry Booth House records
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Girls receiving Christmas presents
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Several girls lining up to receive Christmas presents from two adults standing next to a Christmas tree.
Date:
c. 1950
Collection:
Henry Booth House records
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Girls versus boys baseball game
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Charles Sererka posing at bat in a girls versus boys baseball game.
Date:
1938
Collection:
Henry Booth House records
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Girls with a librarian
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Group of girls in a library with a librarian.
Date:
c. 1955
Collection:
Henry Booth House records
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Group of girls "El Passodettes" at Camp Reinberg
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Group of girls "El Passodettes", including Karen Carraro, at Camp Reinberg.
Date:
February 1965
Collection:
Henry Booth House records
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Group of women in a classroom
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Group of women sitting in a classroom.
Date:
c. 1955
Collection:
Henry Booth House records
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Henry Booth House flyer
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Flyer for Henry Booth House with photograph of Henry Booth House doorway and five photographs of activities. Includes short list of activities.
Date:
c. 1950
Collection:
Henry Booth House records
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Henry Booth House flyer
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Printed flyer with a hand-drawn illustration sent to tenants of the public housing units served by Henry Booth House encouraging them to attend a meeting to discuss re-activating their Building Council. Drawing shows a building with graffiti and garbage littered about.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Henry Booth House records
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Public access
Henry Booth House schedule of activities
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Weekly summer schedule of recreational and educational activities taking place at three Henry Booth House locations on South Dearborn Street.
Date:
July 1956
Collection:
Henry Booth House records
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Henry Booth House, 1918 annual report
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First two pages of printed annual report for Henry Booth House. Includes photograph of young women wearing nursing uniforms in the Red Cross Surgical Dressing Class. Also includes opening paragraph of the annual report.
Date:
1918
Collection:
Henry Booth House records
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Hispanic women in an English class
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Group of Hispanic women in an English class.
Date:
1955
Collection:
Henry Booth House records
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Instructor teaching children how to make handicrafts
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Recreation Project #3418: WPA handicraft instructor teaching children seated at a table.
Date:
1937
Collection:
Henry Booth House records
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International Night celebration
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Man presents a bouquet of flowers to a girl on stage during International Night, as costumed performers look on.
Date:
1937
Collection:
Henry Booth House records
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Kindergarten boys with hammers and chairs
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Two young boys in a kindergarten class standing with hammers beside chairs made from wooden crates.
Date:
1931-1932
Collection:
Henry Booth House records
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Large group of children outside Henry Booth House
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Large group of children standing outside Henry Booth House.
Date:
c. 1930
Collection:
Henry Booth House records
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Leadership Seminar participant presenting on stage
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A Leadership Seminar participant presents on stage as others listen at a table behind her.
Date:
1954
Collection:
Henry Booth House records
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Man presenting award ribbons to boys
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Man wearing a Henry Booth House t-shirt hands out award ribbons to boys.
Date:
1955
Collection:
Henry Booth House records
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Manual Training class projects, Henry Booth House
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Manual Training class projects from Henry Booth House displayed on a table.
Date:
1937
Collection:
Henry Booth House records
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Public access
Mary Hata playing piano for singing children
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A group of children sings a song, accompanied by Mary Hata playing piano.
Date:
c. 1950
Collection:
Henry Booth House records
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Maxwell Street scene
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Maxwell Street scene across from Kling's Sample Millenary Store and other venders
Date:
1948
Collection:
Henry Booth House records
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Men in a horse-drawn wagon outside of Henry Booth House
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Two men in a horse-drawn wagon filled with food outside of Henry Booth House, at the intersection of S. Union Avenue and 14th.
Date:
1954
Collection:
Henry Booth House records
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Public access
Mexican children with a piñata and two men
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Large group of Mexican children posing with two men. The man at the right holds a rope attached to a piñata suspended overhead.
Date:
December 1938
Collection:
Henry Booth House records
Access:
Public access
Nurse conducting a nutrition class
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A nurse conducts a nutrition class using carrots, bowls, spoons and salt, as a group of women seated in chairs listen.
Date:
c. 1940
Collection:
Henry Booth House records
Access:
Public access
Nursery Playgroup graduation
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Director Mary Hata and teacher Belle Whitselle watch the Nursery Playgroup graduation.
Date:
c. 1950
Collection:
Henry Booth House records
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Public access
Nursery school graduates
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Group of five children wearing graduation caps and capes and holding diplomas.
Date:
1954-1957
Collection:
Henry Booth House records
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Public access
Panel presentation at Social Welfare and Employment Services Career Conference
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Panel of presenters at a Social Welfare and Employment Services Career Conference address an audience. The presenters are, left to right: Dean T. Reid, ISES; Julius McMullan (Chicago Council on Human Relations), and Marari Khan, ISES Employee Consultant. Seated next to them at right is Audrey Griggs, hostess.
Date:
May 1, 1964
Collection:
Henry Booth House records
Access:
Public access
Park J. Group members discuss community organization efforts
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African American, Asian American and white "Park J. Group" community members, including a priest, discuss community organization efforts.
Date:
February 9, 1959
Collection:
Henry Booth House records
Access:
Public access
Peoples' Gas-Light and Coke Company cooking demonstration
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Group of people seated outdoors in folding chairs watch a cooking demonstration given from a Peoples' Gas-Light and Coke Company truck.
Date:
1924
Collection:
Henry Booth House records
Access:
Public access
Teacher and children in garden
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Boy watering plants with a hose, and nursery school class and teacher standing next to the garden. The children are holding up leaf lettuce from the garden.
Date:
1941
Collection:
Henry Booth House records
Access:
Public access
Teenage Mass Meetings flyer, Henry Booth House
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Mimeographed flyer announcing a series of meetings on a variety of topics for teenagers at Henry Booth House in Spring 1961.
Date:
1961
Collection:
Henry Booth House records
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Public access
Teenagers and children at an indoor event
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A group of African American teenagers and children socializing at an indoor event.
Date:
June 1953
Collection:
Henry Booth House records
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Public access
Teenagers crossing a stream in the woods
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A group of teenagers uses a fallen log to cross a creek in a wooded area.
Date:
c. 1950
Collection:
Henry Booth House records
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Public access
Teenagers dancing at a party
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African American teenagers in formal clothing dancing at a party.
Date:
1951
Collection:
Henry Booth House records
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Teenagers playing basketball
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Group of teenagers playing basketball outside.
Date:
c. 1955
Collection:
Henry Booth House records
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Public access
Teenagers playing ping-pong outside a building
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Teenagers playing ping-pong outside a building.
Date:
c. 1950
Collection:
Henry Booth House records
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Two girls studying in library
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Two girls studying in the library.
Date:
1953
Collection:
Henry Booth House records
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View of neighborhood with wood frame houses
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View of a neighborhood with wood frame houses visible in the foreground.
Date:
c. 1930
Collection:
Henry Booth House records
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View of the original Henry Booth house
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Exterior view of the original Henry Booth House, located at 658 West 14th Place.
Date:
1899
Collection:
Henry Booth House records
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Woman and young children on a sidewalk
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A woman with a group of small children on a sidewalk.
Date:
July 1940
Collection:
Henry Booth House records
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Woman examining garments for sale
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A woman examines aprons and other garments on display, probably at a rummage or handicraft sale, as another woman stands behind the display table.
Date:
c. 1955
Collection:
Henry Booth House records
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Public access
Woman holding newspaper on bench
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African American woman seated on a bench outdoors with a newspaper in her lap.
Date:
1948
Collection:
Henry Booth House records
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Women holding their craft projects
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Group of women holding their craft projects, probably basket weaving.
Date:
c. 1955
Collection:
Henry Booth House records
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Women in Eleanor Ground's sewing class
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Women sewing in Eleanor Ground's sewing class, with blouses on display behind them.
Date:
1937
Collection:
Henry Booth House records
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Women in costumes dancing on stage
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Four women dressed in costumes with flowers in their hair dancing onstage.
Date:
c. 1920
Collection:
Henry Booth House records
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Women in folk costumes dancing on stage
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Three women dressed in folk costumes dancing on stage.
Date:
1937
Collection:
Henry Booth House records
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Women nursing babies at Chicago Relief and Aid Society facility
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Two women in long dresses hold a baby and pose near cribs. A sign on the exterior of the building reads: "Station for sick babies conducted by the Chicago Relief and Aid Society and the Visiting Nurse Association".
Date:
c. 1920
Collection:
Henry Booth House records
Access:
Public access
Women preparing plates of food
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Group of women preparing plates of food on a table.
Date:
c. 1955
Collection:
Henry Booth House records
Access:
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Young children playing outside of Public Housing building
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Young children playing outside of high-rise Public Housing apartment building.
Date:
c. 1955
Collection:
Henry Booth House records
Access:
Public access

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
Theme
Social Services & Settlement Houses
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