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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
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A man and woman receive instruction from Miss Peterson in an adult education class.
Date:
1942
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
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Adult students in Ms. Peterson's English class
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Group of adult students seated at writing desks in an English class. Teacher Ms. Peterson (standing at right) assists one of them.
Date:
c. 1942
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
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Adults taking notes in a class
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Four adults seated in classroom chairs taking notes. Another adult, probably a teacher, stands in front of them.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
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Anna Heistad and others having dessert
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Anna Heistad sitting at the head of a table with group of men, women, and children having dessert.
Date:
c. 1930
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
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Baseball game in forest preserve
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Children playing a baseball game in a forest preserve.
Date:
c. 1950
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
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Boy and girl playing chess
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Boy and girl facing off in a game of chess.
Date:
1942
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
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Boy demonstrating a punching bag to young boxers
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A boy demonstrates a punching bag to other young boxers in a basement gymnasium as an instructor looks on.
Date:
c. 1920
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
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Boy with drum leading children in Marcy Center playground
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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.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
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Boys and young men with a model of a campfire
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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.
Date:
c. 1930
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
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Boys eating sandwiches outdoors
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Group of boys from the Marcy Center Boys' Club dressed in winter coats and scout uniforms eating sandwiches and bananas outdoors.
Date:
c. 1930
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
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Boys holding chin-ups in the Marcy Center playground
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Two boys holding chin-ups in the Marcy Center playground during a Track Meet event held August 17-21, 1942.
Date:
August 1, 1942
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
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Boys in the game room
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Boys playing ping-pong and working on arts and crafts projects in the game room.
Date:
1945
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
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Boys outside Marcy Center with tin cans for salvage drive
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Group of boys outside the Marcy Center with tin cans they have collected in support of a World War II tin can salvage drive.
Date:
c. 1940
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
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Boys playing basketball at Marcy Center gymnasium
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Group of boys playing a game of basketball at the Marcy Center gymnasium.
Date:
c. 1950
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
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Boys playing basketball in a gymnasium, Marcy Center
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Group of six African American boys playing a game of basketball in a gymnasium at Marcy Center.
Date:
1961
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
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Boys working in craft shop
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Boys working in craft shop with a man assisting.
Date:
October 1, 1956
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
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Boys working on handicrafts in Summer Block Unit Program class
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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.
Date:
July 1, 1963
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
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Children and adults playing games at the Marcy Community Club
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Children and adults playing ping pong, chess, and doing craft projects at the Marcy Community Club.
Date:
c. 1935
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
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Children and instructors at Vacation Bible School
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Group of children and instructors stand in front of a building at Vacation Bible School.
Date:
1929
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
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Children and teenagers boarding a bus for a field trip
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Children and teenagers boarding a bus for a summer field trip.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
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Children at table for snack time
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Group of children seated around a small table for snack time, likely saying grace. Each child has a cup of milk.
Date:
1948
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
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Children eating desserts at Home Guards and Mother Jewels Anniversary party
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Children seated at a U-shaped table eating desserts at Home Guards and Mother Jewels Anniversary party.
Date:
c. 1940
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
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Children in Marcy Chapel singing from sheet music
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Children seated in choir in the Marcy Chapel singing from sheet music. They are accompanied by a woman playing piano.
Date:
c. 1950
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
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Children lined up for a race in Marcy Center playground
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Children lined up for a race in the playground area of Marcy Center.
Date:
1938
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
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Children on playground at Marcy Center
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Group of girls and one boy in the playground area of Marcy Center, with an adult woman standing at right.
Date:
1938
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
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Children playing on the Marcy Center playground
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Group of children wearing coats and hats play on the Marcy Center playground during kindergarten recess.
Date:
c. 1940
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
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Children playing shuffleboard on a sidewalk
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Children and teenagers playing shuffleboard on a sidewalk between brick buildings and a playground, with other children watching from behind a fence.
Date:
c. 1940
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
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Children presenting "Log of Good Fellowship" guest books to visitors
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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".
Date:
1952
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
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Children's Choir at Marcy Chapel
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A children's choir sings at the front of the Marcy Chapel.
Date:
1942
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
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Christmas Carolers
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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
Date:
December 1, 1942
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
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Clean Up Corps, Marcy Center
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Group of young boys pose with buckets and mops outside Marcy Center, as part of the Clean Up Corps working on neighborhood beautification.
Date:
1942
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
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Costumed children in the "Pied Piper of Hamlin"
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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.
Date:
1939
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
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Cover of Newberry Center 1960 Annual Report
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Cover of Newberry Center 1960 Annual Report. Includes photograph of children, teens, and adults and photo of Susie Smith, a 107 year old neighborhood resident.
Date:
1960
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
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Dedication ceremony for the new Marcy Center Building
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Large group of people including Superintendent Anna Heisted at the dedication ceremony for the new Marcy Center Building. The cornerstone is being lowered by a winch with Will Kaufman visible in the crowd.
Date:
1930
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
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Doctor and nurse examining a woman on a gurney
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Doctor and nurse examining a woman on a gurney in a room filled with medical equipment.
Date:
October 1, 1934
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
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Doctor examining a young boy
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Doctor looking into the mouth of a young African American boy during a medical examination.
Date:
c. 1950
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
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Doctor giving eye test to an older man
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Doctor giving eye test to an older man
Date:
1942
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
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Doll Time at Play Center
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Girls ages 5 to 7 play with dolls and doll clothes at a play center, as a woman with a clipboard looks on.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
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Dr. Lucinda Rita examining boy's ear, Marcy Center Clinic
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Dr. Lucinda Rita using an instrument to examine a young teen boy's ear during a school medical exam at the Marcy Center Clinic.
Date:
1961
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
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English Party
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Group of adults and a child behind a table with cookies and samovar tea urn at an English party.
Date:
c. 1942
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
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Exterior of Marcy Center building
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Exterior view of Marcy Center building. Built in 1930 at 1539 S. Springfield Avenue in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood to facilitate Marcy Center's following of their Jewish population from the Maxwell Street area.
Date:
c. 1940
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
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Fundraising flyer for Marcy Center
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Fundraising flyer for Marcy Center signed by Director Hazzard F. Parks. The drawings and text describe the programs associated with the fundraising theme "The Lighted Windows".
Date:
May 31, 1960
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
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Girls doing woodcraft projects at Vacation Bible School
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Girls seated at a table working on woodworking projects in Daily Vacation Bible School.
Date:
1940
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
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Girls in playground at Marcy Center
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Group of girls and one boy in the playground area of Marcy Center, with a teacher standing at right.
Date:
March 1, 1938
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
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Girls putting coats and boots on
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Two African American girls putting winter coats and boots on in a hallway. Two other children are visible at right.
Date:
c. 1950
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
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Girls working on hand sewing projects
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Girls seated on chairs working on hand sewing projects for a class.
Date:
c. 1920
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
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Graduating children with caps and diplomas
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Group of graduating children from the Marcy Newberry Center wearing caps and holding diplomas.
Date:
c. 1940
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
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Group of African American women and a man
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Group of African American women surround a man presenting a piece of paper to one of the women.
Date:
c. 1945
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
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Group of Girl Scouts on couches and chair
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Group of uniformed Girl Scouts posing on couches and chair, one of whom appears to be sight-impaired.
Date:
March 6, 1939
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
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Group of adults
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Group of adults, probably staff members and volunteers, gathered for a portrait.
Date:
1960
Collection:
Marcy-Newberry Association records
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