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Christmas Party Benefit program for Off-The-Street Club
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Cover of the program for the 1954 Christmas Party benefit for the Off-The-Street Club, sponsored by the Chicago Federated Advertising Club, a primary sponsor of the OTSC.
Date:
1954
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
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
Off-The-Street Club campers with truck in wooded area
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Large group of day campers posing by an Off-The-Street Club (OTSC) truck in a wooded area.
Date:
c. 1950
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Boys in the backyard of the Off-The-Street Club
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Six boys (in suits and caps) sitting on fence in backyard of Off-The-Street Club (OTSC). Sunflowers are growing along the fence.
Date:
1911
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Off-The-Street Club Baseball Team 1941
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The 1941 Off-The-Street Club Baseball Team, American League Champions for Chicago. Through understanding leadership, undesirable rivalry gives way to fair play and healthful recreation.
Date:
1941
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Off-The-Street Club, 1000th Member
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Auguste Mathieu (right) shakes hands with the 1000th member of the Off-The-Street Club (OTSC).
Date:
c. 1940
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
Off-The-Street Club brass band members with instruments
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Off-The-Street Club (OTSC) brass band members posing with musical instruments in a room with a fireplace.
Date:
1913
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Museum at Off-The-Street Club
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Small group of boys looking at a diving suit on display in the museum area of the Off-The-Street Club (OTSC).
Date:
c. 1915
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Original Off-The Street Club building on W. Congress
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Two-story, dilapidated wood frame building was "the humble beginning" of the Off-The-Street Club. The building was located at about 1200 W. Congress Parkway.
Date:
c. 1905
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Off-The-Street Club membership cards
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Six membership cards for Off-The-Street Club (OTSC) clubs glued to a scrapbook page. Cards shown are for The Swappers Club, Modern Craft Club, Best Pals Club, Phi Delta Club, The Red Knights, and The Young Flashes Club. OTSC sponsored many recreational and educational clubs for children.
Date:
c. 1940
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
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
Character building guide, Off-The-Street Club
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Two pages from the "Monitor of Architect Guild", a publication used by the Off-The-Street Club since about 1908. The selection is from the Working Ritual of the Guild. The Guild sought to build and encourage character, and character building was a primary goal of the OTSC.
Date:
1925
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Children on a glider swing at the Off-The-Street Club
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Group of children on a glider swing outside the Off-The-Street Club (OTSC).
Date:
c. 1910
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Boys cleaning playground behind the Off-The-Street Club
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Group of boys with gardening tools cleaning the dirt playground area in back of the Off-The-Street Club (OTSC).
Date:
c. 1915
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Checking out books from Off-The-Street Club library
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Girls checking out books from Off-The-Street Club (OTSC) library.
Date:
c. 1920
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Fall Program flyer for Girls' classes, Off-The-Street Club
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Off-The-Street Club (OTSC) flyer to attract girls to register for a fall program of music, athletic, social and educational classes.
Date:
October 11, 1939
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Staff Resources chart, Off-The-Street Club
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Staff resources chart prepared for the Chicago Community Fund showing names of permanent and volunteer staff and the details of their experience and work at Off-The-Street Club (OTSC).
Date:
April 1, 1952
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
Children in an Off-The-Street Club camp truck
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Group of children posing in a new Off-The-Street Club truck donated to transport campers.
Date:
July 7, 1947
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Gypsy Girls
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Two girls in ethnic dress posing in a room with potted plants at the Off-The-Street Club (OTSC).
Date:
c. 1915
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Girl being fitted for boots in a supply storeroom
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Girl being fitted for boots in a storeroom where second-hand clothing was distributed to the poor.
Date:
c. 1915
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Kohn Family children at Off-The-Street Club
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Four children including small boy standing on ladder in interior of Off-The-Street Club (OTSC).
Date:
c. 1920
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
Off-The-Street Club flyer
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Off-The-Street Club (OTSC) flyer with photographs of exterior of club building at 1346 W. Van Buren Street, the OTSC Band, children being served Thanksgiving dinner at two dining room tables, and an unidentified man.
Date:
c. 1920
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Camping Program, Off-The-Street Club
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Chart and listing of activities for Off-The-Street Club (OTSC) day and overnight camping.
Date:
1954
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Boys' Club Week billboard, Off-The-Street Club
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View of an Off-The-Street-Club billboard for Boys' Club week. Across the bottom is the slogan "Building the Citizens of Tomorrow".
Date:
1954
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Children in playground behind Off-The-Street Club
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Large group of children with teacher in a playground area behind the Off-The-Street Club (OTSC).
Date:
c. 1915
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
National and local organizational memberships, Off-The-Street Club
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Flyer showing national and local organizations to which the Off-The-Street Club (OTSC) belongs. A photograph of the Off-The-Street Club building is included.
Date:
c. 1940
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
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
Off-The-Street Club annual benefit flyer
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Flyer for the fifteenth annual benefit given by the Advertising Men of Chicago, a primary fundraising group for the Off-The-Street Club (OTSC). The benefit event featured a baseball game at White Sox Park and a stage show of comedy, music and a movie.
Date:
1918
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access
Children in front of the Off-The-Street Club building
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Large group of children gathered on the sidewalk, front steps and window ledges in front of the Off-The-Street Club (OTSC) building.
Date:
c. 1925
Collection:
Off-The-Street Club records
Access:
Public access

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