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UIC Special Collections Department
Resources
Introduction Paper-based materials and photographs that are part
of the Jane Addams Memorial Collection are located in the Special
Collections Department of the Richard J. Daley Library (University
Library). It is an important research resource for students, scholars,
and other researchers. Click here for a listing with detailed
descriptions and box and folder informtion of the Jane
Addams Memorial Collection holdings. The University Library began to collect resources on Jane Addams in the early 1960s, when the University, seeking to memorialize Chicago's first settlement house, announced its intention to restore and maintain the original Hull-House Mansion and the Residents' Dining Hall. From a small core collection of books and documents centering on Addams and Hull-House Association, the Jane Addams Memorial Collection has grown into a nationally and internationally recognized research collection comprised of many parts and formats. Manuscripts and personal papers of individuals, organizational records and a wide array of printed works record the philosophy of Hull House Association, its day to day activities and programs, the life and career of its co-founder Jane Addams as well as members of her immediate family. Holdings include the archival records of Hull House Association, original letters written by Jane Addams, personal documents and writings of Addams including the Addams/Haldeman-Julius family papers, and the papers of individuals associated with the social settlement. The women of Hull-House, many of whom pioneered the delivery of social services, are well-documented through their personal and professional papers. Among them are Adena Miller Rich, Esther Loeb Kohn, Louise deKoven Bowen, Hilda Satt Polacheck, Evelina Belden Paulson, and Alma Birmingham. These papers and others are described in the Special Collections Department of the University Library, Jane Addams Memorial Collection link. The University Library at the University of Illinois at Chicago was one of the first to recognize the importance of collecting twentieth-century organizational records for the purposes of research. It set out to identify and systematically collect the papers of organizations that grew out of work related to the social settlement and social welfare in the Chicago area. These records make up a substantial part of the Jane Addams Memorial Collection and are described in the Special Collections Department of the University Library, Jane Addams Memorial Collection link. Finally, the collections of some 6,500 photographs offer a visual record of the life of Jane Addams, the history of Hull-House, and the neighborhood and people of Chicago's Near West Side. The images document the growth of Hull-House from its modest beginnings in a decayed mansion in 1889 into an organization world renowned for its philosophy, innovative social service historical accomplishments and personalities. University of Illinois at Chicago Pictured above: Library and Study. University of Illinois at Chicago, The University Library, Jane Addams Memorial Collection, JAMC neg. 252
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