Benton House (Chicago, Ill.) records, ca. 1892-1980.

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Benton House (Chicago, Ill.) records, ca. 1892-1980.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/711874977

Board minutes and reports, Guild minutes, correspondence, clippings, reports, and other office files of Benton House, a settlement house founded in 1907 and operated by the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago at 3052 South Gratten Avenue in the Bridgeport community of Chicago (Ill.) for many years. Early materials relate to the operation of a missionary kindergarten named Providence Kindergarten, Providence Day Nursery, and later, House of Happiness. Topics include economic and social conditions in the neighborhood, including the period after 1967, when Benton House became a part of the Chicago Commons Association.

9.25 linear ft. (22 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8078337

Chicago History Museum

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Chicago Commons Association

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The Chicago Commons was founded in 1894 by Graham Taylor at 140 N. Union Street; incorporated in 1895; moved to Grand Avenue and Morgan Street in 1901; established Farm Camp near New Buffalo, Michigan, in 1923. In later years, it became the Chicago Commons Association through mergers with Emerson House, 645 N. Wood Street, in 1948; headquarters moved to Taylor House, 915 N. Wolcott Avenue, in 1958; opened Jackie Robinson House in the Henry Horner Homes (Chicago Housing Authority), 124 N. Hoyne A...

Episcopal Church. Diocese of Chicago (Ill.)

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Benton House (Social settlement : Chicago, Ill.)

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Named Benton House in January 1942, the settlement merged with the Chicago Commons Association in 1967, and in 1970, operation of Benton House was passed to a group known as Over 21. From the description of Benton House (Chicago, Ill.) records, ca. 1892-1980. (Chicago History Museum). WorldCat record id: 711874977 ...

Providence Day Nursery (Chicago, Ill. : 1909-1916)

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Providence Day Nursery and House of Happiness (Chicago, Ill. : 1916-1926)

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3052 South Gratten Avenue (Chicago, Ill.)

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House of Happiness (Chicago, Ill. : 1926-Jan. 1942)

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Providence Kindergarten (Chicago, Ill. : 1907-1909)

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