Hyde Park History Show and Tell Event Saturday, March 25, 2006,
Hyde Park Neighborhood Club - 5480 South Kenwood Avenue

Members and community residents were invited to Show and Tell what they know about our history by bringing their personal memorabilia to the Club for this program. Tables were available for display and browsing.

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Show and Tell Event Contributors

Alta Blakely
A film of the parade marking the Grand Opening of the Headquarters building, 5529 South Lake Park Avenue, October 26, 1980. The original film has been converted to DVD format. Roger Keller, who made the conversion, would welcome still photographs, which could be identified and added to the DVD for a more complete visual record of the event. If you have such photographs, please contact Alta Blakely at 773-753-4633.

Roger and Kathy Huff
Maps, charts, and other documents related to the Professors Row Houses located in the 5600 block of Kenwood Avenue. Most of the material was originally prepared for the centennial of the homes, which were constructed in 1903.

Joe Marlin
The legal seals from the Keck Bros. Architectural firm.
A Kemper Combi camera from 1893, about 2 x 2 x 1 in size, along with descriptive information about the camera from a book on the history of photography.

Roland Bailey
Memorabilia from various productions of the Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company.

Janice A. Knox
Two albums of Hyde Park and Woodlawn post cards, from her collection of historic post cards.
Maps and memorabilia of Woodlawn.
Assorted memorabilia from the University of Chicago.
Book of Woodlawn, published 1920

Hank Schwab
Assorted items from recent times, including brochures on ArtsFest, SECC, Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce, and University of Chicago community brochure.

Steve Treffman
Degree certificate from the Old (original) University of Chicago, ca. 1880s.
1993 Chicago World s Fair paper parasol
Hyde Park Centennial Vest, 1962
Photographs from Hyde Park Centennial programs
Photocopy of Illinois legislation creating the Town of Hyde Park in
February 17, 1851.
Photographs of Hyde Park, 1940s and c50s.
Political and other Hyde Park-related pins.
Aitchpe, 1918

Fran Vandervoort
Hyde Park Digs and Discoveries: items related to the geologic history of Hyde Park, and materials related to last year s tree survey.

Bert Benade
1933 Century of Progress program
A book about the Lama Temple of Jehore, China
Great University Memorials published by the University of Chicago Press, 1925.
Chicago s Great South Shore, published 1930.

Carol Bradford
Items from the archives of United Church of Hyde Park, including:
Hyde Park Presbyterian Church
Photographs of original building at 53rd & Blackstone
Photographs of 1889 structure (still standing) from 1930s
Biographical material on Paul Cornell
Photograph and biography of William Henry Ray
Photographs of other early members of the church
50th Anniversary book (1910)
Hyde Park Congregational Church (formerly at 56th & Dorchester)
Scrapbook including pictures of the site and of the church (now demolished), programs and directories of the church.
Hyde Park Methodist Church (formerly at 56th & Blackstone)
50th Anniversary Program book (1940)
Blank copy of a Restrictive Covenant agreement, 1930s
Letters related to the support of an Open Occupancy Ordinance as
introduced by Ald. Leon DesPres.
Letters related to resolving the case against pastor of the church who was arrested during a civil rights demonstration in Jackson, MS in the 1960s.
Materials related to the church s involvement with sponsorship of Japanese citizens (who had been in Relocation Camps during WW II) to be resettled in Chicago.
Copy of a page from Construction News, May 1914 describing houses at 5113 and 5121 S. Woodlawn Avenue.

Gary Ossewarde
An early Cornell Award
A community recognition plaque from a Chicago Marathon, acknowledging local winners Zeus Preckwinkle and George Davis.

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