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Illinois -- Chicago -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 50 Collections and/or Records:

Saint Mark [Marcus] Lutheran Church (Chicago, Illinois) Records

 Record Group
Identifier: Collection ID-1040
Scope and Contents Legal box Folders St. Mark Lutheran Church (Constitution, 45th anniversary service bulletin, 50th anniversary booklet, 85th anniversary booklet) Loose materials removed from Kirchen-Buch No.1 Loose materials removed from Kirchen-Buch No.6 Loose materials removed from Book No.7 Brief history of St. Mark Lutheran Church Specifications and contracts Books Abstract of Title Book 3:...
Dates: 1887 - 1975

Saint Markus (Saint Mark) Norwegian Lutheran Church

 File
Scope and Contents

Konstitution for St. Markus Evangelisk Lutherske Menighed i Chicago, Ill. Stiftet den 2den Mars, 1900 = Constitution of St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Congregation of Chicago, Ill. Founded March 2nd, 1900.

Dates: 1841 - 2021

Saint Matthew Lutheran Church (Chicago, Illinois) Records

 Record Group
Identifier: Collection ID-2480
Scope and Contents Box 1 Book 1: Baptisms 1872-1875, Confirmations 1858-1875 Book 2: Baptisms 1879-1892 Loose material Box 2 Deaths 1880-1926 Box 3 Book: Baptisms 1935-1982, Burials 1927-1952, Communicants, Contributions Book: Confirmations 1907-1982 Box 4 Baptisms 1892-1934 Confirmations 1881-1906 Loose material Cubic foot...
Dates: 1872 - 1978

C.A.T. (Christian August Thomas) Selle (1819-1898) Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Collection ID-1397
Scope and Contents The Selle Collection consists of items assembled from various sources over a period of years. It is arranged in a simple order by type of material. Of particular note is an English translation of Selle’s autobiography. The original was published serially in Der Lutheraner after his death from May through November 1898. The translation was prepared by William H. Nielsen and edited by George R. Nielsen. Folder List f. 1 Articles [undated] f. 2 “Die...
Dates: 1850 - 1898

Shield, 1954 - 1982

 Sub-Series
Scope and Contents

  • 1954
  • 1955
  • 1956
  • 1957
  • 1958
  • 1959
  • 1960
  • 1961
  • 1962
  • 1963
  • 1964
  • 1965
  • 1966
  • 1967
  • 1968
  • 1969
  • 1970
  • 1971
  • 1972
  • 1973
  • 1974
  • 1975
  • 1976
  • 1977
  • 1978
  • 1979
  • 1980
  • 1981
  • 1982

Dates: 1954 - 1982

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church (Chicago, Illinois) Records

 Record Group
Identifier: Collection ID-1041
Scope and Contents

This collection contains history of the congregation, a lot of pictures, a legal file, loan / mortgage file, Voters' Meeting Minutes 1895-1950, Ladies Aid Meeting Minutes 1899-1945, pastor files, Building Committee and Commission files, Constitution and By-Laws, and a Cub Scouts file. The information concerning Trinity Lutheran School contains handbooks, PTL Meeting Minutes 1952-1967, class pictures 1951-1983. NOTE: CHI did not receive any Official Acts except for 3" X 5" index cards.

Dates: 1895 - 2019; Majority of material found within 1895 - 1983

Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church (19th and Peoria)

 File
Scope and Contents Busspredigt von A. Wagner, 1871 Predigt gehalten am Jahrestage der Gründung eines christlichen Junfrauenvereins ..., von A. Wagner, 1875 Order of Service: 50th anniversary (October 13, 1918) History booklet: 50th anniversary, 1868-1918 (2 copies) Order of Service: 75th anniversary (October 17, 1943) (2 copies) Newspaper clipping of church building and pastors (undated) History booklet: 75th anniversary, 1868-1943 (2...
Dates: 1886 - 1950

Zion Lutheran Church (Chicago, Illinois) Records

 Record Group
Identifier: Collection ID-2559
Scope and Contents Records of official acts: Reel 1 Baptisms, 1868-1915 Records of official acts: Reel 2 Marriages, 1868-1893 Baptisms, 1915-1943 Deaths, 1886-1941 Marriages, 1894-1942 Confirmations, 1869-1942 Oversize folder Baptisms, 1915-1942 Box 1 3 official acts books (fragile) Box 2 Folder of loose items from official acts...
Dates: 1868 - 1958