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| Title: | University of Chicago. Henderson House. Records |
|---|---|
| Dates: | 1960-2016 |
| Size: | 4.5 linear ft. (7 boxes) |
| Repository: |
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | Founded in 1960, Henderson House was a residential unit of the University House System and one of four such units in Stanley R. Pierce Hall. The House Records contain correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, house constitution, floor plans, contracts, slides, and photographs, as well as the records of the Henderson House Council and materials relating to the Resident Heads of the House. |
The collection is open for research.
When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: University of Chicago. Henderson House. Records, [Box #, Folder #], Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library, [Box #, Folder #], Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library
Henderson House, named for Charles Richmond Henderson (1848-1915), a sociologist and first Chaplain of the University of Chicago, was a residential unit of the University House System from 1960-2016. Until 2013 Henderson House comprised the fifth and sixth floors of Stanley R. Pierce Hall, and from 2013-2016 it was located in New Graduate Residence Hall, later renovated and rededicated in 2019 as the Keller Center at the Harris School of Public Policy.
Boxes 1-6 of the Henderson House Records contain materials from 1960-1980: correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, house constitution, floor plans, contracts, slides, and photographs, as well as the records of the Henderson House Council and materials relating to the Resident Heads of the House.
Records created by the House Council make up much of the Henderson House collection. The work of the House Council was chronicled by a series of Secretaries who are charged with the responsibility of informing the House of the Council's activity. These Secretary's Reports constitute the bulk of the records, but also included are other House correspondence, assorted ephemera, and a few photographs and slides of House activities.
Also included in the Records are a few files which document the considerable attention focused on the House System between 1963 and 1968 and which led to house autonomy, largely unrestricted inter-visitation between the sexes, co-educational residences, creation of the Residential Master's program, reconstruction of the Resident Heads' apartments, and notable changes in Residence Halls and Commons food contract policies.
Box 7 of the collection contains an album of photographs and students’ notes commemorating the last academic year of Henderson House, 2015-2016.
| Box 1 Folder 1 | House Constitution; historical files including drafts, amendments, interpretations |
| Box 1 Folder 2 | House Council minutes, House correspondence, 1960-1964 |
| Box 1 Folder 3 | House Council minutes, 1964-1965 |
| Box 1 Folder 4 | House Council minutes, 1965-1966 |
| Box 1 Folder 5 | House Council minutes, 1966-1967 |
| Box 1 Folder 6 | House Council minutes, 1967-1968 |
| Box 1 Folder 7 | House Council minutes, House correspondence, 1968-1969 |
| Box 1 Folder 8 | House Council minutes, 1969-1970 |
| Box 1 Folder 9 | House Council minutes, 1970-1971 |
| Box 1 Folder 10 | House Council minutes, Autumn 1971 |
| Box 1 Folder 11 | House Council minutes, Winter 1972 |
| Box 2 Folder 1 | House Council minutes, Spring 1972 |
| Box 2 Folder 2 | House Council minutes, 1972-1973 |
| Box 2 Folder 3 | House Council minutes, 1973-1974 |
| Box 2 Folder 4 | House Council minutes, 1974-1975 |
| Box 2 Folder 5 | House Council minutes, 1975-1976 |
| Box 2 Folder 6 | House Council minutes, 1976-1977 |
| Box 2 Folder 7 | House Council minutes, 1977-1978 |
| Box 2 Folder 8 | House Council minutes, 1978-1979 |
| Box 2 Folder 9 | House Council minutes, 1979-1980 |
| Box 2 Folder 10 | Floor plans for Henderson House |
| Box 2 Folder 11 | Annual list of residents, 1960-1979 |
| Box 2 Folder 12 | Summaries of housing staff, Presidents, Orientation Aides, and students graduating from the House |
| Box 3 Folder 1 | Resident Head's records, including correspondence, memoranda, and reports, 1960-1968 |
| Box 3 Folder 2 | Resident Head's records, 1968-1969 |
| Box 3 Folder 3 | Resident Head's records, 1969-1970 |
| Box 3 Folder 4 | Resident Head's records, 1970-1971 |
| Box 3 Folder 5 | Resident Head's records, 1971-1972 |
| Box 3 Folder 6 | Resident Head's records, 1972-1973 |
| Box 3 Folder 7 | Resident Head's records, 1973-1974 |
| Box 3 Folder 8 | Resident Head's records, 1974-1975 |
| Box 3 Folder 9 | Resident Head's records, 1975-1976 |
| Box 3 Folder 10 | Resident Head's records, 1976-1977 |
| Box 3 Folder 11 | Resident Head's records, 1977-1978 |
| Box 4 Folder 1 | Resident Head's records, 1978-1979 |
| Box 4 Folder 2 | Resident Head's records, 1979-1980 |
| Box 4 Folder 3 | Asilee Gary Banks Award, Creation (1973-1974) |
| Box 4 Folder 4 | Asilee Gary Banks Award, Winners 1975-1979 |
| Box 4 Folder 5 | Summer letter to incoming students |
| Box 4 Folder 6 | Pierce Tower activities, 1960-1969 |
| Box 4 Folder 7 | Pierce Tower activities, 1970-1979 |
| Box 4 Folder 8 | Kenneth Northcott Prize, 1977 |
| Box 5 Folder 1 | Jack Sawyer Survey (1960) and other surveys and questionnaires |
| Box 5 Folder 2 | Warner Wick, "The Need for Higher Quality in the University Houses," 1965 |
| Box 5 Folder 3 | Mark Haller, "Improvements in College House Life," 1965 |
| Box 5 Folder 4 | Intervisitation, 1966-1968 |
| Box 5 Folder 5 | House Autonomy, 1968-1970 |
| Box 5 Folder 6 | Co-ed Houses, 1971 |
| Box 5 Folder 7 | Inter-House Council minutes and activities, 1966-197* |
| Box 5 Folder 8 | Inter-House Council Food Committees, 1969-1970 and 1973-1974 |
| Box 5 Folder 9 | Histories of the House system |
| Box 6 | File box containing names and most recent addresses of all Henderson House alumni, 1960-1979 |
| Box 7 | Henderson House Photo Album, 2015-2016 |