History

The Legacy of the Great Chicago Fire by a Cow

Location

620 N. Sawyer Ave.
60624 Chicago
United States
US
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Zine, The Legacy of the Great Chicago Fire by a Cow
Date: 
2014
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The Legacy of the Great Chicago Fire by a Cow is a an account of the interpretation of the Chicago fire from the perspective of one of the people/creatures involved in the fire. It was written by a student of the Polaris Charter Academy.
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Jenny Sime

The Chicago Public Library: Origins and Backgrounds

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Chicago, IL
United States
US
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Book, Spencer, Gwladys
Date: 
1943, 1972 (reprint)
Edition: 
First (Gregg Press)
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The common assumption, at the time this book was written, was that the Chicago Public Library system had been founded in a distinct moment after the Great Chicago Fire in 1871, with help from the British. Author Gwladys Spencer argues that by 1871, the founding of CPL was already underway. The book presents a history of CPL up to 1872, and sets it in the greater context of the library movement in Illinois and around the country. (Adapted from introduction.)
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English
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0839818890

Primer: Ritual Elements (Book One)

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Washington, D.C.
United States
US
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Zine, Primer: Ritual Elements (Book One)
Date: 
1982
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An ethnographic multi-media work on singed paper, an archaeological collage of pictographs, symbols, and meanings.
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Dr. Kookie, You're Right!

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Book, Royko, Mike
Date: 
1984
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For twenty-six years Chicagoan Mike Royko has written the best doggone daily essay column in America. Along the way he's discovered the strange, the unusual, and the truth. So now meet his creation, Dr. I. M. Kookie, who thinks the world is just one big madhouse. Mike Royko thinks so too, but his remedy is to laugh.* *Abstract taken from back cover
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English
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0452265150

Chicago's Jewish West Side

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3500 W. Douglas Blvd (former site of the Jewish People's Institute)
IL Chicago
United States
41° 51' 46.1952" N, 87° 42' 46.2744" W
US
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book, Chicago's Jewish West Side
Date: 
2009
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For nearly half a century, the greater Lawndale area was the vibrant, spirited center of Jewish life in Chicago. It contained almost 40 percent of the city's entire Jewish population with over 70 synagogues and numerous active Jewish organizations and institutions, such as the Jewish People's Institute, the Hebrew Theological College, and Mount Sinai Hospital. Its residents included "King of Swing" Benny Goodman, Israeli prime minister Golda Meir, journalists Irv Kupcinet and Meyer Levin, federal judge Abraham Lincoln Marovitz, civil rights attorney Elmer Gertz, Eli's Cheesecake founder Eli Shulman, and comedian Shelley Berman. Many of the selected images come from the author's extensive collection. This book will bring back memories for those who lived there and retell the story of Jewish life on the West Side for those who did not. No matter where the scattered Jews of Chicago live now, many can trace their roots to this "Jerusalem of Chicago." (via: https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/9780738560151/Chicagos-Jewish-West-Side)
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English
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100738560154

AREA Chicago #7: The Inheritance of Politics

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PO BOX 476971
60647 Chicago
United States
US
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Newspaper, AREA Chicago #7: The Inheritance of Politics
Date: 
2008
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7
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Founded in 2005, AREA Chicago supports the work of people and organizations building a socially just city. AREA actively gathers, produces, and shares knowledge about local culture and politics. Its newspaper, website, and events create relationships and sustain community through art, research, education, and activism. *
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English
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* Abstract taken from AREA Chicago website: http://areachicago.org/about/
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*Website not functional as of March 4, 2014.

AREA Chicago #5: How We Learn

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PO BOX 476971
60647 Chicago
United States
US
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Newspaper, AREA Chicago #5: How We Learn
Date: 
2007
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5
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Founded in 2005, AREA Chicago supports the work of people and organizations building a socially just city. AREA actively gathers, produces, and shares knowledge about local culture and politics. Its newspaper, website, and events create relationships and sustain community through art, research, education, and activism. *
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English
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* Abstract taken from AREA Chicago website: http://areachicago.org/about/
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http://areachicago.org/about/
*Website not functional as of March 4, 2014.

Community in Transition: 40 years of struggle

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zine, Community in transition: 40 years of struggle
Date: 
2009
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Published in 2009, the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, this piece analyses and describes trends in LGBT community activism from 1969 to the present. It focuses on the tumultuous relationship between the trans and the Lesbian and Gay communities, offering insight into historical and contemporary developments. It was the first written piece published by the Trans Oral History Project and was initially debuted as a companion to a larger historical exhibition by the same title.
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Abstract taken from transoralhistory.com. http://transoralhistory.com/story-bank/writing/community-transition-40-years-stuggle
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transoralhistory.com

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