Alma Petersen papers, 1903-1986.

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Alma Petersen papers, 1903-1986.

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Correspondence, research files, photographs, and other papers of Alma C. Schmidt Petersen and her husband William Petersen, a professor at the University of Illinois College of Medicine. Most of the collection are records from medical and social service organizations in which Alma Petersen participated, often as treasurer or as member of the board of trustees. Materials include correspondence, clippings, financial records, meeting minutes, pamphlets, and notes. Petersen was involved in organizations such as the Central Service for the Chronically Ill, Chicago Chamber Music Society, Chicago Council of Social Agencies, the Hull House Association, the American Aid for German Medical Science organization, the Lake Geneva Fresh Air Association, Chicago branch of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, and the Children's Service League. The collection also includes calendars, travel journals, and a biography of William Petersen.

7 linear ft. (14 boxes, including 2 scrapbooks)

Chicago History Museum

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Welfare Council of Metropolitan Chicago

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Founded in 1914 as the Chicago Central Council of Social Agencies; incorporated in 1919 as the Chicago Council of Social Agencies; in the 1940s, became the Welfare Council of Metropolitan Chicago; in 1971 renamed the Council of Community Services; in 1977 merged with the Community Fund of Chicago to become the United Way of Chicago. From the description of Welfare Council of Metropolitan Chicago records, 1914-1978. (Chicago History Museum). WorldCat record id: 713908047 ...

Hull House association

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In 1963, Hull-House, the world-famous social settlement house founded by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr, moved from its original location in the Near West Side of Chicago and decentralized its services. The newly restructured Hull House Association became the administrative entity overseeing a confederation of affiliated organizations that included former settlement houses, newly created community centers, and a myriad of programs hosted in Hull House satellites. During the 1960s, 1970s, 1980...

American Aid for German Medical Science.

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Petersen, William, 1887-1950.

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Lake Geneva Fresh-Air Association.

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Children's Service League.

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Chicago Council of Social Agencies

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Chicago Chamber Music Society

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Petersen, Alma, 1894-1989.

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Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Chicago Branch

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University of Illinois at Chicago. College of Medicine

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