Historical Resources 

Commons (The).  1897-1905. Collection. Newberry Library, Chicago, IL.  

DESCRIPTION:  A monthly newspaper devoted to aspects of life and labor from the social settlement point of view. https://i-share.carli.illinois.edu/nby/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&v1=1&BBRecID=308257

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Taylor, Graham.  Papers. Newberry Library Manuscript Collections, Chicago. Chicago, IL

DESCRIPTION: Works, correspondence, and family papers of the minister, social worker, professor, and founder of Chicago Commons settlement house, Graham Taylor. https://mms.newberry.org/xml/xml_files/Taylor.xml

Chicago Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers Collection.  Special Collection. University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL.

DESCRIPTION: The collection contains minutes, speeches, annual reports, studies, reports, and correspondence dating from 1900 to the present, pertain to Chicago area settlement houses, social work, childcare, public housing, poverty http://findingaids.library.uic.edu/sc/MSCFSN82.xml

Hull House. History of Hull-House Settlement Collection.  University of Illinois at Chicago. Chicago, IL.

DESCRIPTION: Includes Hull Settlement House, Hull-House Association, Chicago Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers Collection, personal papers of several residents and staff of Hull House, and microfilm edition of the Jane Addams Papers housed in Special Collections. http://researchguides.uic.edu/Hull-House

Taylor, Lea. 1894-1969. Papers.  University of Illinois at Chicago, Special Collections.  

DESCRIPTION: Chicago Commons settlement house and contains correspondence, memos, articles, speeches, annual reports, minutes of meetings, and photographs. http://findingaids.library.uic.edu/sc/MSTayl66.xml

Woman’s Trade Union League of Chicago.  Special Collections. University of Illinois at Chicago. Chicago, IL. DESCRIPTION: The collection contains newspaper clippings, correspondence, and pamphlets pertaining to the political and trade union activities of the Women's Trade Union League of Chicago. http://findingaids.library.uic.edu/sc/MSWTUL68.xml

Chicago Commons Association. Records.  Chicago History Museum. Chicago, IL.

DESCRIPTION:  Correspondence, minutes (1894-1960), annual and other reports, personnel records, records of clubs, census data and surveys compiled by the Chicago Commons and by the Chicago Commons Association. http://explore.chicagocollections.org/marcxml/chicagohistory/30/pc2vc7k/

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Taylor, Lea. 1901-1967 Manuscripts.  Chicago History Museum. Chicago, IL

DESCRIPTION: Correspondence, minutes, financial and statistical records, articles, sociological studies, arrangements for speaking engagements relating to her career as a social worker and head resident of the Chicago Commons settlement house, and involvement of other city organizations http://explore.chicagocollections.org/marcxml/chicagohistory/30/h709385/

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Visiting Nurse Association of Chicago. 1883-1976. Chicago History Museum, Research Center. Chicago, IL

DESCRIPTION:  Collection includes a paper on Lea Demarest Taylor, 1883-1968. http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/M-V/VNA-inv.htm

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