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Marcy-Newberry Association records

The Marcy-Newberry Association is a Methodist-supported social service center that has a long history of providing services to residents of the Near West and West Side of Chicago.

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Adult Education class with Miss Peterson
A man and woman receive instruction from Miss Peterson in an adult education class.
1942
Adult students in Ms. Peterson's English class
Group of adult students seated at writing desks in an English class. Teacher Ms. Peterson (standing at right) assists one of them.
1942
Adults taking notes in a class
Four adults seated in classroom chairs taking notes. Another adult, probably a teacher, stands in front of them.
1960
American Indians selling beads on Maxwell Street
Two American Indians dressed in headdresses selling beads on Maxwell Street with onlookers visible in background.
1920
Anna Heistad and others having dessert
Anna Heistad sitting at the head of a table with group of men, women, and children having dessert.
1930
Anna Heistad with adults and children
Marcy Center Superintendent Anna Heistad with a group of adults and children.
1930
Anna Heistad with two other women
Marcy Center Superintendent Anna Heistad and two other women on a sidewalk in front of a delicatessen.
1920
Anna Heisted with children
Anna Heisted and a group of children standing on the sidewalk outside a building.
1920
Baseball game in forest preserve
Children playing a baseball game in a forest preserve.
1950
Boy and girl playing chess
Boy and girl facing off in a game of chess.
1942
Boy demonstrating a punching bag to young boxers
A boy demonstrates a punching bag to other young boxers in a basement gymnasium as an instructor looks on.
1920
Boy with drum leading children in Marcy Center playground
A young boy with a drum leads a group of small children through the Marcy Center playground with a teacher strolling behind. Children included in the picture are: Maurice Bright, drummer, Renee Damper and Irwin Clark, Kevin Howell, Bruce Doublas, and Anthony Blair.
1960
Boys and a man outside a frame building
An group of twelve boys dressed in caps and short pants stand with a man outside a frame building.
1920
Boys and young men with a model of a campfire
Group of boys and young men, some wearing Scouting neckerchiefs, seated in a wood-paneled room with a model of a campfire in front of them.
1930
Boys climbing statue of Abraham Lincoln
Group of boys from the the Marcy Center's Boys Club perching on the statue of Abraham Lincoln in Chicago's Lincoln Park. A man stands next to them at the base of the statue.
1930
Boys eating sandwiches outdoors
Group of boys from the Marcy Center Boys' Club dressed in winter coats and scout uniforms eating sandwiches and bananas outdoors.
1930
Boys holding chin-ups in the Marcy Center playground
Two boys holding chin-ups in the Marcy Center playground during a Track Meet event held August 17-21, 1942.
1942
Boys in basement gymnasium
A large group of boys, many with dirty clothes and faces, posing in a basement gymnasium.
1910
Boys in front of Marcy Center
Group of boys standing on a corner next to the three story brick building built in 1896 to house the Marcy Center.
1900
Boys in the game room
Boys playing ping-pong and working on arts and crafts projects in the game room.
1945
Boys leaving for camp from Marcy Center
Boys boarding open trucks outside the Marcy Center building on their way to camp.
1910
Boys outside Marcy Center with tin cans for salvage drive
Group of boys outside the Marcy Center with tin cans they have collected in support of a World War II tin can salvage drive.
1940
Boys playing basketball at Marcy Center gymnasium
Group of boys playing a game of basketball at the Marcy Center gymnasium.
1950
Boys playing basketball in a gymnasium, Marcy Center
Group of six African American boys playing a game of basketball in a gymnasium at Marcy Center.
1961
Boys working in craft shop
Boys working in craft shop with a man assisting.
1956
Boys working on handicrafts in Summer Block Unit Program class
Boys of the Kemensky-Karlin Block Club working on handicrafts in class as part of the Summer Block Unit Program. Group leader Melvin Smith is seated on a chair behind the children.
1963
Chart of activities for Camp Paul Bunyan
Chart of Activities, Swimming Tests, and Quests from page 22 of a hand-written and mimeographed booklet on Camp Paul Bunyan. The booklet was written by the leader and Girl Scouts of Troop #246 of Marcy Center about their weeklong stay at camp.
1935
Children and adults playing games at the Marcy Community Club
Children and adults playing ping pong, chess, and doing craft projects at the Marcy Community Club.
1935
Children and adults waiting for transportation outside the Marcy Center
Group of children and women dressed up for a trip to Arden Shore, wait for transportation on the sidewalk outside the Marcy Center.
1900
Children and instructors at Vacation Bible School
Group of children and instructors stand in front of a building at Vacation Bible School.
1929
Children and man outside the Adler Planetarium
Four children accompanied by an adult stand on the steps outside the Adler Planetarium during a field trip.
1950
Children and teenagers boarding a bus for a field trip
Children and teenagers boarding a bus for a summer field trip.
1960
Children at table for snack time
Group of children seated around a small table for snack time, likely saying grace. Each child has a cup of milk.
1948
Children eating desserts at Home Guards and Mother Jewels Anniversary party
Children seated at a U-shaped table eating desserts at Home Guards and Mother Jewels Anniversary party.
1940
Children from the Marcy Center Nursery School
Group portrait of a class of children at the Marcy Center Nursery School.
1960
Children in Daily Vacation Bible School outside Marcy Center
Large group of children enrolled in Daily Vacation Bible School outside Marcy Center with several adults. A sign for the school is visible, announcing a program of athletics, story hour, sewing, basketry, hammock and toy making, and wood and metal work.
1915
Children in Marcy Chapel singing from sheet music
Children seated in choir in the Marcy Chapel singing from sheet music. They are accompanied by a woman playing piano.
1950
Children in classroom with blackboard and portrait of Elizabeth Marcy
Large group of children in a classroom with a small blackboard and a portrait of Elizabeth Marcy hanging on the wall. Several of the children are holding their ears as if anticipating a loud noise.
1910
Children lined up for a race in Marcy Center playground
Children lined up for a race in the playground area of Marcy Center.
1938
Children on playground at Marcy Center
Group of girls and one boy in the playground area of Marcy Center, with an adult woman standing at right.
1938
Children on teeter-totters in Marcy Center playground
Children playing on teeter-totters in the Marcy Center playground. A teacher is standing behind the group, and neighborhood homes are visible in the background.
1938
Children performing with Maypole at the Marcy Center
Children and teenager performing around a Maypole with streamers in front of an audience in the playground area at the Marcy Center.
1945
Children playing on swings
Children playing on and near swings in a fenced play area. Neighborhood buildings are visible behind them.
1910
Children playing on the Marcy Center playground
Group of children wearing coats and hats play on the Marcy Center playground during kindergarten recess.
1940
Children playing shuffleboard on a sidewalk
Children and teenagers playing shuffleboard on a sidewalk between brick buildings and a playground, with other children watching from behind a fence.
1940
Children presenting "Log of Good Fellowship" guest books to visitors
Two children present guest books to two visiting children standing on the steps of an airplane. The covers of the books read"Log of Good Fellowship - Guest of Marcy Center - 1952, Chicago Illinois".
1952
Children's Choir at Marcy Chapel
A children's choir sings at the front of the Marcy Chapel.
1942
Christmas Carolers
A group of fourteen girls in capes and long dresses holding candles and singing carols next to a Christmas tree. Inscribed on back: In addition to singing for the Christmas pageant, these girls singing various other group events and went through the neighborhood
1942
Clean Up Corps, Marcy Center
Group of young boys pose with buckets and mops outside Marcy Center, as part of the Clean Up Corps working on neighborhood beautification.
1942
Costumed children in the "Pied Piper of Hamlin"
Group of children cast in a production of the "Pied Piper of Hamlin" pose in costume on stage at the Rock River Conference Gymnasium in Marcy Center.
1939

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University of Illinois Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library)
Collection Type
Manuscript Collections
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Richard J. Daley Library
Theme
Social Services & Settlement Houses
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