William P. Schenk papers, 1920-1999 | Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Title: William P. Schenk papers, 1920-1999

ID: 01/MSS00074

Primary Creator: Schenk, William P.

Extent: 17.5 Cubic Feet

Subjects: Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967

Languages: English

Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967

Repository: Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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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): undated

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: undated

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: undated

Folder Color Pics - Christm: undated

Folder W. P. Schenks alone: undated

Folder The Woods: undated

Folder Univ. of Chicago: undated

Folder Freedman Family incl: undated

Folder Interiors: undated

Folder Kenwood: undated

Folder Howells: undated

Folder O'Connell: undated

Folder Consolidated Book Co: undated

Folder Woodlawn: undated

Folder Gurney: undated

Folder Tarcovs: undated

Folder Beatrice (extra prin: undated

Folder Notes on dates of ph: undated

Folder O'Connell 2: undated

Folder Dogs: undated

Folder Car (Our Ford): undated

Folder Tom Howells and Pete: undated

Folder Rashvesky Group: undated

Folder O'Connell - Gracelan: undated

Folder Al Schenk Jr.: undated

Folder Mother and William: undated

Folder Celebrities: undated

Folder Football Scenes: undated

Folder Statues (except Beeh: undated

Folder Halsted Street: undated

Folder Kathie and Stephen: undated

Folder Susan and Altdude: undated

Folder Maryland: undated

Folder Cop + Horse: undated

Folder Horse Still + WPS: undated

Folder Maryland Av: undated

Folder Prinsen: undated

Folder Still - Lifes (Orgon: undated

Folder Assorted: undated

Folder Father: undated

Folder Friends: undated

Folder [markings illegible]: undated

Folder Beatrice: undated

Folder Milton Mayer: undated

Folder William P. Schenk al: undated

Folder W. P. Schenk and Fri: undated

Folder Scenk (45-furlough) : undated

Folder Schenk, WP: undated

Folder At the Dunes: undated

Folder Prints Wolfe and Big: undated

Folder Chicago city views: undated

Box-Folder 21: Photographs, 1935-1938

Box-Folder 22: Photograph, 1943-1948

Folder Sunday March 31 194: 194x March 31

Folder W P Schenk Room - 43: undated

Folder Suzanne in Lincoln P: undated

Folder kokdak - 188083: undated

Folder Kodak - 71777: undated

Folder Kodak - 62518: undated

Folder Kodak - 70647: undated

Folder Kodak - 70914: undated

Folder Brown envelope - no: undated

Folder Kodak - 51480: undated

Folder Kodak - 70276: undated

Box-Folder 23: Photographs, 1949

Folder November 1949 - work: 1949 November

Folder Kodak - 87436: undated

Folder Kodak - 83596: undated

Folder Kodak - 18055: undated

Folder Peter + Attic duplic: undated

Folder West Trip negs + pri: undated

Folder Kodak - 3761 (Suzie,: undated

Folder Sci Digest + Anne + : undated

Folder Kodak - 36736: undated

Folder Clementson family + : undated

Folder Suzie + Mandiebelle : undated

Folder Uncle Pete's Party: undated

Box-Folder 24: Photographs, 1950

Folder Kodak - Febuary 1950: 1950 Febraury

Folder Kodak - September 19: 19xx September 19

Folder Kodak - March 1950: 1950 March

Box-Folder 25: Photographs, 1951

Folder Envelope [Title uncl: undated

Folder Kodak - March 1951: 1951 March

Folder Kodak - January 1951: 1951 January

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: undated

Folder Rockford Photo Servi: undated

Folder Schenk et al consoli: undated

Folder Brown envelope - 663: undated

Folder Brown envelope - 658: undated

Folder Brown envelope - 702: undated

Folder Brown envelope - Suz: undated

Folder Brown envelope - 497: undated

Folder Brown envelope - 628: undated

Folder Kodak - 46905: undated

Item Marshall Field and C: undated

Box-Folder 34: Unidentified Photographs no. 7

Folder June - July 1952: 1952 June-July

Folder kodak - 76085: undated

Folder Kodak - 67075: undated

Box-Folder 35: Unidentified Plates + film

Folder Unmarked Roll of Fil: undated

Folder Plates in Cardboard: undated

Folder Single Plate: undated

Folder Eastman Plates: undated

Folder Eastman Films: undated

Box-Folder 36: Unidentified Photos + Negatives

Folder Europe Trip: undated

Folder Hull House: undated

Folder 1st Set 76 by Frank : undated

Folder Unmarked White envel: undated

Folder Snapshot Memories en: undated

Folder Certified Photo Supp: undated

Folder Standard Photo Sup 1: undated

Folder Standard Photo Sup 2: undated

Folder Standard Photo Sup 3: undated

Folder Standard Photo Sup 4: undated

Folder Darthell Picnic : undated

Folder Photo's between carb: undated

Folder Bill Schenk - Scienc: undated

Folder Thanksgiving 1963: 1963 November

Folder "Send a Snapshot" : undated

Folder Photobooth pictures: undated

Box-Folder 37: Sandburg Negatives 1

Box-Folder 38: Sandburg Negatives 2

Box-Folder 39: Negatives no. 1

Folder Xmas Eve Xmas Party: undated

Folder Self: undated

Folder Dude and Suzie, Moth: undated

Folder Peter April '48: 1948

Folder Suzie, Peter, Grandp: undated

Folder Suzanne + Peter Sat.: undated

Folder Wesley: undated

Folder House Work in Progre: undated

Folder 439 Rosslyn PL: undated

Folder Suzie : undated

Folder Kodak - 36621: undated

Folder Kodak - 88915: undated

Folder Envelope - 66082: undated

Folder Envelope - 21463: undated

Folder Kodak - 67132: undated

Folder  Suzie - Peter (Misc: undated

Folder Suzanne + Wil Park M: undated

Folder Science Digest GBC: undated

Folder  Schenk - Kodak enve: undated

Folder Envelope - 18449: undated

Folder Envelope - 42737: undated

Folder "Studio" envelope 1: undated

Folder Envelope - 99176: undated

Folder Kodak - 2667: undated

Folder Kodak - 65: undated

Folder Peter Paul Schenk an: undated

Folder Kodak - 32993: undated

Folder Studio envelope 2: undated

Folder Wedding Negs: undated

Folder Kodak - 2149: undated

Folder "1 3 SS Glossy ": undated

Folder "2 3 SS Glossy": undated

Folder Envelope 43294: undated

Folder Halloween 1950: 1950 October 31

Folder Olive eve 12128150: undated

Folder Xmas 1950: 1950 December 25

Folder New Year's Eve 1950: 1950 December 31

Folder Snow Fort: undated

Folder Ga - in Beal: undated

Folder Kodak Prints no.1: undated

Folder Kodak - 68831: undated

Folder Envelope - 76843: undated

Folder 6 negs, 3 prints (Ov: undated

Folder Party GA, dad: undated

Folder "NG" of GA: undated

Folder Wedding - 44531: undated

Folder Kodatone Prints no.2: undated

Folder Envelope - 9731: undated

Folder Unmarked Kodak envel: undated

Folder Envelope - 72732: undated

Folder Envelope - 49980: undated

Box-Folder 40: Negatives no. 2

Folder Negs. Schenk - Grace: undated

Folder Unmarked Envelope: undated

Folder Negs. Al Schenk Jr.: undated

Folder Negs. Father: undated

Folder Hall-House (Negs): undated

Folder Negatives Mother: undated

Folder Halsted Street (Negs: undated

Folder Maryland Ave. (Negs.: undated

Folder Negs. Beatrice (with: undated

Folder Woodlawn Ave. (Negs): undated

Folder Kenwood Avenue (Negs: undated

Folder Negs. Beatrice: undated

Folder At Sand Saxton's (Ne: undated

Folder Father Alone - Negs: undated

Folder Maryland Avenue (Neg: undated

Folder Milton Mayer (Negs): undated

Folder Univ. of Chicago - N: undated

Folder Consolidated Book Co: undated

Folder Marjorie McKee (Negs: undated

Folder Chicago city news (N: undated

Folder At the Dunes (Negs): undated

Folder Lincoln Park (Negs): undated

Folder Negs. Iowa: undated

Folder Katherine and Stephe: undated

Folder Julie Mayer (Negs): undated

Folder The Woods (Negs): undated

Folder At Mayer's Nest (Neg: undated

Folder O'Connell (Negs): undated

Folder Negs. Statues Monume: undated

Folder Negs. Graceland Cem.: undated

Folder Negs. Gerber: undated

Folder Negs. Prinsen: undated

Folder Negs. Gurney: undated

Folder Negs. Football Scene: undated

Folder Negs. Europe: undated

Folder Negs. Mayer: undated

Folder Negs. N.U. vs Iowa: undated

Folder Negs. O'Connell: undated

Folder Negs. Bolze: undated

Folder Negs. Wolfe: undated

Folder Negs. Mother: undated

Folder Negs. Camp Scenes: undated

Folder Negs. Car: undated

Folder Negs. Dogs: undated

Folder Negs. Dunes: undated

Folder Negs. Howells: undated

Folder Negs. Self (With Oth: undated

Folder Negs. Chicago Views: undated

Folder Negs. Self (Alone): undated

Folder Rockford Photo Servi: undated

Folder Negs. Dad in front o: undated

Folder Negs. Johnson: undated

Folder W. P. Schenk alone N: undated

Folder Schenk at Motley's S: undated

Folder Freedman Family (Neg: undated

Folder Negs. Interiors - St: undated

Folder Negs. People: undated

Folder Negs. Room: undated

Folder Racine Ave (Negs): undated

Folder Friends (Negs): undated

Folder Negs - House Stills : undated

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