Little Brothers of the Poor records
The Little Brothers of the Poor records include materials produced or collected by staff members of the Chicago Chapter. The bulk of the collection includes newspaper clippings, annual reports, and photographs that span the 1950s to the early 1980s.
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MSS0092 Little Brothers of the Poor records Revised by P. Chavez 2018 DePaul University Library Special Collections and Archives 2018 ©The contents of this finding aid are the copyright of DePaul University Library Special Collections and Archives Department. Finding aid updated on 8/27/2018 Finding aid encoded by Patricia Chavez, 2018 Finding aid written in English Summary of the Collection Little Brothers of the Poor records MSS0092 1950-2000 1956-1984 Little Brothers of the Poor Chicago Chapter In English 0.50 LF DePaul University Library Special Collections and Archives DePaul University Library 2350 N. Kenmore Ave. Chicago, Illinois 60614 4/2/J The Little Brothers of the Poor records include materials produced or collected by staff members of the Chicago Chapter. The bulk of the collection includes newspaper clippings, annual reports, and photographs that span the 1950s to the early 1980s. Biographical Note Little Brothers of the Poor is an international organization founded in France in 1946 that is dedicated to loving the lonely and poor elderly. Their motto is Flowers Before Bread. They believe the disadvantaged elderly deserve beauty and love in their lives as well as the basic necessities. In 1959 Armand Marquiset, the founder of the Little Brothers of the Poor, received permission from Albert G. Meyer, the Archbishop of Chicago, to establish the Chicago Chapter. Description of the Collection The Little Brothers of the Poor records include materials produced or collected by staff members of the Chicago Chapter. The bulk of the collection includes newspaper clippings, annual reports, and photographs that span the 1950s to the early 1980s. Arrangement of the Collection The files are arranged by document format type and chronologically. Subject Headings Little Brothers-Friends of the Elderly (Organization)--Archives Church work with older people--Catholic Church--Archival resources Older people--Social networks--Archival resources--Illinois--Chicago Older people--Services for--Archival resources--Illinois--Chicago Social work with older people--Archival resources--Illinois--Chicago Loneliness in old age--Prevention Restrictions: This collection is open for research use. The preferred citation is: Little Brothers of the Poor records, [Box#, Folder#], Special Collections and Archives, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois. Accession Information: 2000.10 Processing Information: Revised by P. Chavez 2018 Inventory Series 001: Chicago Chapter 1950-2000 The Chicago Chapter series includes materials produced or collected by staff members of the Chicago Chapter of the Little Brothers of the Poor. Materials include correspondence, news clippings, publicity, photographs, and a VHS tape containing two documentaries about Little Brothers of the Poor. The files are arranged by document format type and chronologically, if appropriate. 001.001-009 Correspondence and News Clippings 1956-1984 001.010 Photographs: Chicago 1965-1966 001.011 Photographs: Chicago undated 002.001 Annual Reports: National 1967-1999 002.002 Annual Reports: Minneapolis/St. Paul Chapter 1982-1997 002.003 Celebrating Friendship: A Collection of Conversations with the Little Brothers' Elderly Friends 2000 002.004 "Les petits freres des pauvres", Fetes et saisons 1956 002.005 Photographs: French House 1960-1962, undated 002.006-007 French Scrapbook [1950-1963] 002.008 VHS Tape: Little Brothers History (2 films) undated 003.001 Oversized Photographs: French House undated 003.002 "Les petits freres des pauvres", Fetes et saisons (original) 1956 003.003 "The Little Brothers of the Poor", Chicago Tribune 1961 003.004 "Little Brothers, Friends to the Lonely Aged", Minneapolis Tribune 1976 |
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Little Brothers of the Poor records Church work with older people--Catholic Church--Archival resources Older people--Social networks--Archival resources--Illinois--Chicago Older people--Services for--Archival resources--Illinois--Chicago Social work with older people--Archival resources--Illinois--Chicago Loneliness in old age--Prevention Little Brothers-Friends of the Elderly (Organization)--Archives |
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Church work with older people--Catholic Church--Archival resources Older people--Social networks--Archival resources--Illinois--Chicago Older people--Services for--Archival resources--Illinois--Chicago Social work with older people--Archival resources--Illinois--Chicago Loneliness in old age--Prevention Little Brothers-Friends of the Elderly (Organization)--Archives |
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The Little Brothers of the Poor records include materials produced or collected by staff members of the Chicago Chapter. The bulk of the collection includes newspaper clippings, annual reports, and photographs that span the 1950s to the early 1980s. |
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