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Mss 167
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Part 1 (Mss 167, AB 859, AB 860): Original Collection, 1916-19671.4 cubic feet (4 archives boxes) and 2 films The records of Neighborhood House (1919-1967) document the programs and progress of Madison's only settlement house, and are divided into the following four groups: History and Background File, Administrative File, Correspondence, Club Records, and Films. The History and Background File (1916-1967) includes material on both the Neighborhood House itself and the community it served. Included are pamphlets produced by Neighborhood House to document its activities, information on the area, and beneficiary studies. The information on the Greenbush neighborhood contains data on income, occupation, citizenship, and ability to speak English. The beneficiary studies record the names, addresses, nationalities, employment, and family breakdown in terms of age and sex of those involved. The Administrative File (1919-1965) documents the corporate organization of Neighborhood House. These records are contained mainly in bound volumes and include the minutes of Executive and other committee meetings submitted by Gay Braxton. Her reports and talks as Head Resident examine in detail the programs of Neighborhood House and its role in the community. Auxiliary Board minutes contain a record of the activities and financial status of the Women's Auxiliary, established in 1937. Miscellaneous reports include attendance records at various clubs, excerpts from Public Welfare Association records regarding Neighborhood House, and a résumé of the settlement's work. Correspondence (1920-1947) is arranged chronologically and includes general business correspondence and letters to and from the Executive Committee, Head Resident, and Purchasing Committee. Other correspondence relates to financial contributions, to Mrs. William Kittle's history of Neighborhood House which appeared in the pamphlet Neighborhood House: 1916-1941 (Box 1, folder 2), and to the Mrs. Isaac Sinaiko Memorial Fund. Club Records (1928-1947) contain detailed accounts of the scope of many Neighborhood House activities. These papers include scrapbooks, minutes of meetings, and records of special activities. Club membership ranged in age from housewives (Good Times Club and Better Homes and Gardens Club) to teenagers (N.B.B.O. and Nu Pi Chi clubs) to younger children (Girl Scouts and Junior Better Homes and Gardens Club). The Good Times Club minutes (1946-1947) and the Nu Pi Chi Club record book (1938-1939) include individual studies of members, compiled by Neighborhood House workers, which contain a great deal of personal information. The Films (circa 1940s) are 16 mm footage of a Neighborhood House outing and an educational film for children.
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Series: History and Background File
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Box
1
Folder
1
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Henry Barnbrock thesis, 1916
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Box
1
Folder
2
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General, circa 1920-1967, undated
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Beneficiary studies
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Box
1
Folder
3
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1940-1941, 1942-1943
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Box
1
Folder
4
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1943-1944, 1945 October-1946 December
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Box
1
Folder
5
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1946 October-1947 December
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Box
1
Folder
6
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1947 October-1948 December
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Series: Administrative File
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Corporate records of Neighborhood House Association Inc.
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Box
1
Folder
7
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1930 May 1-1937 July 20
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Box
1
Folder
8
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1937 October 11-1949 May 31
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Box
2
Folder
1
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Executive Committee and Board of Directors minutes, 1921 October-1930 May
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Head Resident (Gay W. Braxton) reports and talks
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Box
2
Folder
2
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1919-1932
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Box
2
Folder
3
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1932-1939
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Box
2
Folder
4
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1940-1947
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Auxiliary Board minutes
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Box
2
Folder
5
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1937-1946 May
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Box
2
Folder
6
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1946 October-1965
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Box
2
Folder
7
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Miscellaneous reports, 1916-1925, 1941
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Series: Correspondence
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Box
3
Folder
1
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1920-1928
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Box
3
Folder
2
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1929-1939
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Box
3
Folder
3
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1940-1943
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Box
3
Folder
4
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1944-1946
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Box
3
Folder
5
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1947, undated
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Series: Club Records
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Box
3
Folder
6
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American Youth Hostel scrapbook, 1940-1947
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Better Homes and Gardens Club record book
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Box
3
Folder
7
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1931-1935, 1937
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Box
3
Folder
8
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1938
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Box
3
Folder
9
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1939
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Box
3
Folder
10
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Camp Fire Alumni Association records and scrapbook, 1933-1935
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Box
4
Folder
1
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Girl Scout Troup 34 scrapbook, 1943-1945
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Box
4
Folder
2
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Good Times Club minutes, 1946-1947
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Box
4
Folder
3
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Junior Better Homes and Gardens Club records, 1933, 1936-1938
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N.B.B.O. Club
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Records
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Box
4
Folder
4
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1931-1934
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Box
4
Folder
5
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1935-1939
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Box
4
Folder
6
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Scrapbook, 1933-1938
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Box
4
Folder
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Hawaii scrapbook, 1938
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Nu Pi Chi Club
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Record book
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Box
4
Folder
8
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1937-1938
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Box
4
Folder
9
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1938-1939
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Box
4
Folder
10
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Minutes, 1936-1939, undated
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Box
4
Folder
11
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Oriole Club Scandinavian scrapbook, 1938-1939
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Box
4
Folder
12
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Young Men's Club minutes, 1928-1931
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Series: Films
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AB 860
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[Excerpt from Educational Film on Policemen], Producer unknown, [194-?]
1 reel of 1; 123 feet; sound; black and white; 16 mm archival positive
: Educational film for children on the duties of a policeman. Footage shows a patrol wagon, various emergency equipment, and sequences of a policeman helping schoolchildren cross a street and rescuing a cat in a tree; voice-over narration and post-dubbed dialogue.
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AB 859
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[Neighborhood House Picnic], Producer unknown, [1941?]
1 reel of 1; 397 feet; silent; black and white; 16 mm archival positive
: Unedited footage of Neighborhood House picnic, probably in Vilas Park. Footage of all age groups, with emphasis on children: eating, talking, playing baseball, running races; interspersed with posed group shots, amateur theatricals, folk dancing, and “parades” of various sets of adult club members.
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