William P. Schenk papers, 1920-1999

By RBML Staff

Collection Overview

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Administrative Information

Box and Folder Listing

Series 1: Manuscripts, Correspondence, Personal Papers

Box 1

Box-Folder 1: Passport to Parnassus, 1933-1937

Box-Folder 2: Unidentified MSS fragments, 1989-1990

Box-Folder 3: Jokes (Notes)

Box-Folder 4: News-clips, 1960

Box-Folder 5: Santa Fe Traveler, 1949

Box-Folder 6: Writing Projects, [1941]

Box-Folder 7: Reading Notes, 1941

Box-Folder 8: Perfectionist's Hour no. 1, 1941

Box-Folder 9: Perfectionist's Hour no. 2, 1941

Box-Folder 10: Testimonials + Awards, 1933-1966

Box-Folder 11: Personal and Autobiog., 1938-1945

Box-Folder 12: Magazine Articles, 1939-1974

Box-Folder 13: Graceland Cemetery, 1954-1977

Box-Folder 14: Manuscripts (Misc.), 1939-1974

Box-Folder 15: Resumes, 1959-1963

Box-Folder 16: Magazines, 1946-1957

Box-Folder 17: Gronland - Photographs, 1945

Box-Folder 18: Engagements Notebook, 1946

Box-Folder 19: Unidentified Manuscripts + Photos, 1989-1990

Box 2

Box-Folder 1: Sandburg: Notes for a biography

Box-Folder 2: Sandburg Personal

Box-Folder 3: Sandburg Match Books

Box-Folder 4: Sandburg, World of, 1959-1960

Box-Folder 5: Sandburg (This Week notes), 1960

Box-Folder 6: Sandburg, Carl (1958), 1958

Box-Folder 7: Carl Sandburg (1959), 1959

Box-Folder 8: Carl Sandburg (1960), 1960

Box-Folder 9: Sandburg, Carl (1961), 1961

Box-Folder 10: Sandburg, Carl (1962), 1962

Box-Folder 11: (1963), 1963

Box-Folder 12: (1964), 1964

Box-Folder 13: Sandburg (1965), 1965

Box-Folder 14: Sandburg 1966, 1966

Box-Folder 15: Sandburg 1967, 1967

Box-Folder 16: Sandburg 1968, 1968

Box-Folder 17: Sandburg -for-, 1951-1962

Box-Folder 18: Sandburg, Helga, 1951-1963

Box-Folder 19: Sandburg-Unidentified items

Box-Folder 20: 'Home and Highway', May 1957

Box-Folder 21: Carl Sandburg (unidentified clippings + MS), 1953-1978

Box-Folder 22: Sandburg 1984-1985, 1984-1985

Box-Folder 23: Sandburg by Schenk

Box-Folder 24: Sandburg '78, 1978

Box-Folder 25: "Poetry", March 1914

Box-Folder 26: Sandburg - Books, 1925-1935

Box-Folder 27: "Rootabaga Stories" - Dedication, 1952

Box-Folder 28: "Bill Schenk" - envelope, 1964-1978

Box-Folder 29: Sandburg Photos + cards, 1947-1952

Box-Folder 30: Sandburg news-clippings, [1920]-1969

Box-Folder 31: Correspondence 1930 - 1940, 1935-1942

Box-Folder 32: Clippings and Photocopies, 1952-1967

Box-Folder 33: Sandburg - Print Material no. 1, 1948-1968

Box-Folder 34: Print Materials no. 2, 1951-[1970]

Box-Folder 35: Correspondence, 1961-1974

Box-Folder 36: Sandburg - Documents - "Books about Sandburg", 1967

Box-Folder 37: "CS" Notes, 1974

Box-Folder 38: Unidentified Print Material, 1937-1954

Box-Folder 39: Sandburg - pages copied by Schenk, 1946

Box 3

Box-Folder 1: Sandburg Negatives

Box-Folder 2: "Incidentals", 1946

Box-Folder 3: Sandburg Labels

Box-Folder 4: Sandburg, Carl - Clippings, 1941-1954

Box-Folder 5: Steichen, E., 1950-1961

Box-Folder 6: "Hair", 1946

Box-Folder 7: Sandburg - Birthplace, 1945-1946

Box-Folder 8: Sandburg - Galesburg, 1938-1939

Box-Folder 9: Sandburg - MSS ALTGELD

Box-Folder 10: Sandburg (Inland ... MS), 1925-1960

Box-Folder 11: Marg., Helga, Mitgang, Mrs. C. S. et al, 1942-1968

Box-Folder 12: Portraits of (originals), 1933-1966

Box-Folder 13: Manuscripts (June - July, '46) et al

Box-Folder 14: Music (Sheet Music)

Box-Folder 15: Visits and Interviews, 1936-1942

Box-Folder 16: Sandburg  - Photographs of - by WPS (Prints) no1., 1941-1948

Box-Folder 17: Sandburg  - Photographs of - by WPS (Prints) no2., 1936-1947

Box-Folder 18: Correspondence - From: Sandburg, Carl, 1935-1960

Box-Folder 19: Correspondence - From: Schenk, A. G. To: Schenk, William, 1946

Box-Folder 20: Sandburg - Journals, 1948-1954

Box-Folder 21: Sandburg Negatives, 1938-1945

Box-Folder 22: Photographs - Prints and Negatives, 1941-1954

Box-Folder 23: "Crisis" - Book, 1964

Box-Folder 24: Unidentified Photographs no.1, 1941-1942

Box 4

Box-Folder 1: Photocopies - Altgeld

Box-Folder 2: Photocopies - Sandburg Poems

Box-Folder 3: Photocopies - Unidentified Poems no.1

Box-Folder 4: Photocopies - Unidentified Poems no.2

Box-Folder 5: Photocopies - Unidentified Poems no.3

Box-Folder 6: Photocopies - Unidentified Poems no. 4

Box-Folder 7: Photocopies - Unidentified Poems and other materials [Sandburg?]

Box-Folder 8: Photocopies - Unidentified Poems no.5

Box-Folder 9: Photocopies - Unidentified Poems no.6

Box 5

Box-Folder 1: Sandburg Newspapers, 1999

Box-Folder 2: C.S. Songs

Box-Folder 3: Dedications

Box-Folder 4: Letters and Notes C.S. to W.P.S., 1935-1968

Box-Folder 5: W.P.S. Letters Misc., 1952-1968

Box-Folder 6: Letters and Notes W.P.S to C.S., 1934-1967

Box-Folder 7: C.S. Photos

Box-Folder 8: C.S. Misc letters, 1931-1966

Box-Folder 9: Unidentified MSS Fragments and Clippings, 1927-1933

Box-Folder 10: Sandburg - Miscellany #2, 1935

Box-Folder 11: Sandburg - Miscellany #4, 1927

Box-Folder 12: CC Poetry notes, 1927

Box-Folder 13: Sandburg Clippings, 1931

Box-Folder 14: Sandburg - Miscellany #5, 1930-1962

Box-Folder 15: Unidentified MS Fragments no.1

Box-Folder 16: Unidentified MS Fragments no. 2

Box-Folder 17: Sandburg Correspondence + MS Fragments no.1, [1938]

Box-Folder 18: Sandburg - Photographs + MS Fragments, [1923]

Box-Folder 19: Unidentified MS Fragments no. 3

Box-Folder 20: Sandburg - Correspondence + MS Fragments no. 2, 1932-1938

Box-Folder 21: Sandburg - Poetry - Typescripts, [1940]

Box-Folder 22: Sandburg - Correspondence  + MS Fragments no. 3

Box-Folder 23: Sandburg - Miscellany #1, 1920-1931

Box-Folder 24: Sandburg - Correspondence, 1938

Box-Folder 25: Sandburg - Miscellany #3, 1926-1938

Box-Folder 26: Sandburg Festival Pamphlet, 1998

Box 6

Box-Folder 1: "Index of..."

Box-Folder 2: C.S. ; Photos

Box-Folder 3: Dedications

Box-Folder 4: C.S. ; Misc. Prose and Letters Part 1

Box-Folder 5: C. S.; Misc. Prose and Letters Part 2

Box-Folder 6: Letters and Notes, W.P.S. to C. S.

Box-Folder 7: C. S.; Misc. Letters

Box-Folder 8: Copy of Published (original possible)

Box-Folder 9: C.S. Handwritten Poems and Notes

Box-Folder 10: C.S. ; Songs

Box-Folder 11: Altgeld

Box-Folder 12: C.S. : Special (each noted individually)

Box-Folder 13: Not found in "CMPT C.S." or "Tokens Un-published" A Part 1

Box-Folder 14: Not found in "CMPT C.S." or "Tokens Un-published" A Part 2

Box-Folder 15: Not found in "CMPT C.S." or "Tokens Un-published" B Part 1

Box-Folder 16: Not found in "CMPT C.S." or "Tokens Un-published" B Part 2

Box-Folder 17: Letters and Notes, C.S. to W.P.S.

Box-Folder 18: W.P.S ; Letters, Misc.

Box 7

Box-Folder 1: Photographs (Miscellaneous), 1957

Box-Folder Photographs (Army)

Box-Folder 3: Photographs (Personal), [1938]

Box-Folder 4: Father and Mother, 1947-1950

Box-Folder 5: Negatives, 1950-1954

Box-Folder 6: Photographs - Science Digest Book Dept

Box-Folder 7: Prints - Self, Prof. Weirick, Culbert Family, etc.

Box-Folder 8: Correspondence From: Schek, William To: Schenk, A. G., 1944

Box-Folder 9: Envelopes

Box 8 - Legal Size

Box-Folder 1: Correspondence From: Sandburg, Margaret To: Schenck, William P. From: Schenk, William To: Sandburg, Carl, 1936-1968

Box-Folder 2: Sandburg, 1967

Box-Folder 3: Sandburg - News-clippings 1960s, 1966-1969

Box-Folder 4: Sandburg Correspondence and Print Material, 1935-1957

Series 2: Photographs

Box-Folder 1: Gronland

Box-Folder 2: Sandburg Photos + Card

Box-Folder 3: Sandburg by Schenk (Photographs)

Box-Folder 4: Sandburg -for-

Box-Folder 5: Sandburg - Photographs of - By WPS no. 1

Box-Folder 6: Sandburg - Photographs of - By WPS no. 2

Box-Folder 7: Photographs - Prints + Negatives

Box-Folder 8: Portraits of (Originals)

Box-Folder 9: Music (Sheet Music) - Photographs

Box-Folder 10: Manuscripts (June - July '46) et al

Box-Folder 11: Sandburg - Photographs + MS Fragements (Photos)

Box-Folder 12: Sandburg Miscellany #1

Box-Folder 13: Sandburg Miscellaneous 1 Part 1

Box-Folder 14: Sandburg Miscellaneous 1 Part 2

Box-Folder 15: Photographs (Personal)

Box-Folder 16: Photographs (Army)

Box-Folder 17: Father and Mother (Photos)

Box-Folder 18: Science Digest Book Dept.

Box-Folder 19: Self, Prof. Weirick, Culbert Family, etc., June 6, 1953

Box-Folder 20: Documented Photographs

Folder Small Memo Book of P

Folder Color Pics - Christm

Folder W. P. Schenks alone

Folder The Woods

Folder Univ. of Chicago

Folder Freedman Family incl

Folder Interiors

Folder Kenwood

Folder Howells

Folder O'Connell

Folder Consolidated Book Co

Folder Woodlawn

Folder Gurney

Folder Tarcovs

Folder Beatrice (extra prin

Folder Notes on dates of ph

Folder O'Connell 2

Folder Dogs

Folder Car (Our Ford)

Folder Tom Howells and Pete

Folder Rashvesky Group

Folder O'Connell - Gracelan

Folder Al Schenk Jr.

Folder Mother and William

Folder Celebrities

Folder Football Scenes

Folder Statues (except Beeh

Folder Halsted Street

Folder Kathie and Stephen

Folder Susan and Altdude

Folder Maryland

Folder Cop + Horse

Folder Horse Still + WPS

Folder Maryland Av

Folder Prinsen

Folder Still - Lifes (Orgon

Folder Assorted

Folder Father

Folder Friends

Folder [markings illegible]

Folder Beatrice

Folder Milton Mayer

Folder William P. Schenk al

Folder W. P. Schenk and Fri

Folder Scenk (45-furlough)

Folder Schenk, WP

Folder At the Dunes

Folder Prints Wolfe and Big

Folder Chicago city views

Box-Folder 21: Photographs, 1935-1938

Box-Folder 22: Photograph, 1943-1948

Folder Sunday March 31 194

Folder W P Schenk Room - 43

Folder Suzanne in Lincoln P

Folder kokdak - 188083

Folder Kodak - 71777

Folder Kodak - 62518

Folder Kodak - 70647

Folder Kodak - 70914

Folder Brown envelope - no

Folder Kodak - 51480

Folder Kodak - 70276

Box-Folder 23: Photographs, 1949

Folder November 1949 - work

Folder Kodak - 87436

Folder Kodak - 83596

Folder Kodak - 18055

Folder Peter + Attic duplic

Folder West Trip negs + pri

Folder Kodak - 3761 (Suzie,

Folder Sci Digest + Anne +

Folder Kodak - 36736

Folder Clementson family +

Folder Suzie + Mandiebelle

Folder Uncle Pete's Party

Box-Folder 24: Photographs, 1950

Folder Kodak - Febuary 1950

Folder Kodak - September 19

Folder Kodak - March 1950

Box-Folder 25: Photographs, 1951

Folder Envelope [Title uncl

Folder Kodak - March 1951

Folder Kodak - January 1951

Box-Folder 26: Carl Sandburg (Unidentified clippings + MS: Photographs)

Box-Folder 27: Unidentified Photos

Box-Folder 28: Unidentified Photographs no. 1

Box-Folder 29: Unidentified Photographs no. 2

Box-Folder 30: Unidentified Photographs no. 3

Box-Folder 31: Unidentified Photographs no. 4

Box-Folder 32: Unidentified Photographs no. 5

Box-Folder 33: Unidentified Photographs no. 6

Folder Brown envelope - 621

Folder Rockford Photo Servi

Folder Schenk et al consoli

Folder Brown envelope - 663

Folder Brown envelope - 658

Folder Brown envelope - 702

Folder Brown envelope - Suz

Folder Brown envelope - 497

Folder Brown envelope - 628

Folder Kodak - 46905

Item Marshall Field and C

Box-Folder 34: Unidentified Photographs no. 7

Folder June - July 1952

Folder kodak - 76085

Folder Kodak - 67075

Box-Folder 35: Unidentified Plates + film

Folder Unmarked Roll of Fil

Folder Plates in Cardboard

Folder Single Plate

Folder Eastman Plates

Folder Eastman Films

Box-Folder 36: Unidentified Photos + Negatives

Folder Europe Trip

Folder Hull House

Folder 1st Set 76 by Frank

Folder Unmarked White envel

Folder Snapshot Memories en

Folder Certified Photo Supp

Folder Standard Photo Sup 1

Folder Standard Photo Sup 2

Folder Standard Photo Sup 3

Folder Standard Photo Sup 4

Folder Darthell Picnic

Folder Photo's between carb

Folder Bill Schenk - Scienc

Folder Thanksgiving 1963

Folder "Send a Snapshot"

Folder Photobooth pictures

Box-Folder 37: Sandburg Negatives 1

Box-Folder 38: Sandburg Negatives 2

Box-Folder 39: Negatives no. 1

Folder Xmas Eve Xmas Party

Folder Self

Folder Dude and Suzie, Moth

Folder Peter April '48

Folder Suzie, Peter, Grandp

Folder Suzanne + Peter Sat.

Folder Wesley

Folder House Work in Progre

Folder 439 Rosslyn PL

Folder Suzie

Folder Kodak - 36621

Folder Kodak - 88915

Folder Envelope - 66082

Folder Envelope - 21463

Folder Kodak - 67132

Folder  Suzie - Peter (Misc

Folder Suzanne + Wil Park M

Folder Science Digest GBC

Folder  Schenk - Kodak enve

Folder Envelope - 18449

Folder Envelope - 42737

Folder "Studio" envelope 1

Folder Envelope - 99176

Folder Kodak - 2667

Folder Kodak - 65

Folder Peter Paul Schenk an

Folder Kodak - 32993

Folder Studio envelope 2

Folder Wedding Negs

Folder Kodak - 2149

Folder "1 3 SS Glossy "

Folder "2 3 SS Glossy"

Folder Envelope 43294

Folder Halloween 1950

Folder Olive eve 12128150

Folder Xmas 1950

Folder New Year's Eve 1950

Folder Snow Fort

Folder Ga - in Beal

Folder Kodak Prints no.1

Folder Kodak - 68831

Folder Envelope - 76843

Folder 6 negs, 3 prints (Ov

Folder Party GA, dad

Folder "NG" of GA

Folder Wedding - 44531

Folder Kodatone Prints no.2

Folder Envelope - 9731

Folder Unmarked Kodak envel

Folder Envelope - 72732

Folder Envelope - 49980

Box-Folder 40: Negatives no. 2

Folder Negs. Schenk - Grace

Folder Unmarked Envelope

Folder Negs. Al Schenk Jr.

Folder Negs. Father

Folder Hall-House (Negs)

Folder Negatives Mother

Folder Halsted Street (Negs

Folder Maryland Ave. (Negs.

Folder Negs. Beatrice (with

Folder Woodlawn Ave. (Negs)

Folder Kenwood Avenue (Negs

Folder Negs. Beatrice

Folder At Sand Saxton's (Ne

Folder Father Alone - Negs

Folder Maryland Avenue (Neg

Folder Milton Mayer (Negs)

Folder Univ. of Chicago - N

Folder Consolidated Book Co

Folder Marjorie McKee (Negs

Folder Chicago city news (N

Folder At the Dunes (Negs)

Folder Lincoln Park (Negs)

Folder Negs. Iowa

Folder Katherine and Stephe

Folder Julie Mayer (Negs)

Folder The Woods (Negs)

Folder At Mayer's Nest (Neg

Folder O'Connell (Negs)

Folder Negs. Statues Monume

Folder Negs. Graceland Cem.

Folder Negs. Gerber

Folder Negs. Prinsen

Folder Negs. Gurney

Folder Negs. Football Scene

Folder Negs. Europe

Folder Negs. Mayer

Folder Negs. N.U. vs Iowa

Folder Negs. O'Connell

Folder Negs. Bolze

Folder Negs. Wolfe

Folder Negs. Mother

Folder Negs. Camp Scenes

Folder Negs. Car

Folder Negs. Dogs

Folder Negs. Dunes

Folder Negs. Howells

Folder Negs. Self (With Oth

Folder Negs. Chicago Views

Folder Negs. Self (Alone)

Folder Rockford Photo Servi

Folder Negs. Dad in front o

Folder Negs. Johnson

Folder W. P. Schenk alone N

Folder Schenk at Motley's S

Folder Freedman Family (Neg

Folder Negs. Interiors - St

Folder Negs. People

Folder Negs. Room

Folder Racine Ave (Negs)

Folder Friends (Negs)

Folder Negs - House Stills

Box-Folder 41: Negatives

Series 3: Books

Item 1: Sandburg: Photographers view Carl Sandburg, 1966

Item 2: Rootabaga Stories, 1947

Item 3: Abraham Lincoln: The War Years vol. 1-4, 1939

Item 4: Book of Poems

Item 5: Scrapbook - Black cover, 1931-1932

Item 6: Lincoln Collector, 1950

Item 7: Rembrance Rock, 1948

Item 8: Always the Young Strong, 1953