Glick - Berolzheimer Collection
Inclusive Dates
1934 – 1978
Bulk Dates
1934 – 1965
Abstract
The Glick-Berolzheimer Collection contains home movies by Diane Berolzheimer's father Jacob Glick from the mid 1930s through the early 1960s. It also includes home movies made by Diane and her husband Karl Berolzheimer from the mid 1950s through the mid 1970s. The home movies in this collection depict the leisure activities of the larger Glick/Berolzheimer family, rituals of Jewish life, and numerous fishing trips by Mr. Glick.
Description
The Glick-Berolzheimer Collection contains nearly 50 years of home movies from the extended Glick and Berolzheimer families. Taken as a whole they present an in-depth view of two generations of Jewish American family life. Jacob Glick, a Chicago tobacconist who co-owned cigar shops in the Hearst and Transportation Buildings, started shooting home movies on 16mm in the mid 1930s to document the birth and growth of his two children, Diane and Sheldon. The films shot by Mr. Glick document Chicago blizzards; vacations to Michigan beaches; Cubs games at Wrigley Field; his children at school; them playing on the roof of the apartment building they lived at on the Chicago lakefront; Jewish rituals including bar mitzvahs and Passover celebrations; wedding anniversaries; sailing trips on Lake Michigan; and numerous portraits of nephews and cousins.
After her marriage to Karl Berolzheimer in 1954, Diane carried on the family tradition of home movie making. The couple made films showing their time spent in Boston and Germany in the late 1950s; their new home in Evanston; the childhood exploits of their four children; Hanukkah celebrations; the wedding anniversary of Karl’s father; and the later years of Diane’s parents’ lives.
After her marriage to Karl Berolzheimer in 1954, Diane carried on the family tradition of home movie making. The couple made films showing their time spent in Boston and Germany in the late 1950s; their new home in Evanston; the childhood exploits of their four children; Hanukkah celebrations; the wedding anniversary of Karl’s father; and the later years of Diane’s parents’ lives.
Collection Items
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Items with Viewable Media
- 1963: Lakeside Michigan- Ira, Ellen, and Susie, K.B. and Boys - Backyard Brummel, Strausses, Reggie as a Puppy and April - Judy and Carol Bosselman
- 1934-1935: Diane Mukwonago - Anshe Emet Kindergarten
- 1934-1935: Diane Mukwonago - Farm Visit - Bath
- 1934-1935: Diane Mukwonago - Lincoln Park Zoo
- 1934-1935: Diane Mukwonago - Posing
- 1934 (circa): Diane Glick-Berolzheimer & Hyde Park
- 1934 (circa): New York & Washington DC
- 1934 (circa): New York Picnic
- 1934: Diane Glick
- 1934: Diane Glick in Baby Carriage
- 1934: Walls & Helen - Man Posing
- 1935-1936: Earl & Shelly - Diane & Shelly - Earl 1 Year - Grandparents Edelstein
- 1935-1936: Earl & Shelly - Diane & Shelly - Earl 1 Year - Grandparents Edelstein
- 1935-1936: Earl & Shelly - Diane & Shelly - Earl 1 Year - Grandparents Edelstein
- 1935: Children Playing in Snow - Baby Shelly
- 1935 (circa): Detroit Winter Walk
- 1935 (circa): Family at the Beach
- 1935 (circa): Judy, Rose & baby Shelly
- 1935 (circa): Lawrence Avenue
- 1935 (circa): Lincoln Park Zoo & Anshe Emet Synagogue Rooftop
- 1935 (circa): Lincoln Park Zoo & Hyde Park
- 1935 (circa): Men's Fishing Trip
- 1935 (circa): Men's Hunting & Fishing Trip
- 1935: Detroit - Baby Diane Being Fed
- 1935: Diane & Shelly
- 1935: Men's Hunting & Fishing Trip - Fishing, Posing
- 1935: Men's Hunting & Fishing Trip - Boating, Swimming
- 1935: Men's Hunting & Fishing Trip - Lake, Fishing, Hunting
- 1935: Shelly 3 months - Judy and Rose
- 1936 (circa): Anshe Emet Kindergarten
- 1936 (circa): Dinner Party & Lincoln Park Scenes
- 1936 (circa): Kenosha
- 1936 (circa): Rose & Murray - Minnesota
- 1936 (circa): South Haven Michigan Summer
- 1936: Gary Indiana Picnic
- 1936: Gary Indiana Picnic
- 1936: J. Glick - 1020 Lawrence Ave. Chicago
- 1936: J Glick - 1020 Lawrence - Shelly and Dean 2 & 5 - B and Sam Malkes
- 1936: South Haven Michigan Summer
- 1936: South Haven Michigan Summer
- 1936: South Haven Michigan Summer
- 1937-1938: Anshe Emet Kindergarten Lincoln Park Outing
- 1937-1938: Anshe Emet Kindergarten Lincoln Park Outing
- 1937: Amusement Park - Pony Rides & Train Ride
- 1937: Chicago Sailing
- 1937: Chicago Sailing
- 1937 (circa): Anshe Emet Kindergarten Lincoln Park Outing (Part 3)
- 1937 (circa): Anshe Emet Kindergarten Recess
- 1937 (circa): Anshe Emet Kindergarten Rooftop
- 1937 (circa): Anshe Emet Kindergarten's Lincoln Park Outing (Part 1)
- 1937 (circa): Anshe Emet Kindergarten's Lincoln Park Outing (Part 2)
- 1937 (circa): Chicago Sailing
- 1937 (circa): Diane & Shelly
- 1937 (circa): Diane’s 5th Birthday
- 1937 (circa): Snow Day
- 1937 (circa): Soccer Game, Shelly & Diane
- 1937 (circa): Soldier Field Winter Sporting Event
- 1937 (circa): Wrigley Field & Sheldon
- 1937: Diane’s 5th Birthday Party
- 1937: Diane & Shelly - Goodman’s on Farm
- 1937: Diane & Shelly Playing Indoors
- 1937: Glick Family Album - Union Pier Michigan
- 1937: Glick Family Album - Union Pier Michigan
- 1937: Glick Family Album - Union Pier Michigan
- 1937: Glick Family Album - Union Pier Michigan
- 1937: Glick Family Album - Union Pier Michigan
- 1937: Glick Family Album - Union Pier Michigan
- 1937: Glick Family Album - Union Pier Michigan
- 1937: Glick Family Album - Union Pier Michigan
- 1938: Chicago Sailing
- 1938 (circa): Chicago Cubs Game
- 1938: Diane & Shelly Playing in Snow
- 1938: Glick Club - Old Orchard Golf Course
- 1938: Glick Club - Old Orchard Golf Course
- 1938: Men's Hunting & Fishing Trip - Boating, Camp Site
- 1938: Men's Hunting & Fishing Trip - Cabins, Eating, Boating
- 1938: Men's Hunting & Fishing Trip - Fishing, Driving
- 1939 (circa): Ferry Ride & Ice Skating
- 1939 (circa): Passover Seder
- 1939 (circa): The Beach & Rollerskating
- 1940 (circa): Sedan Bella’s and Ma’s House
- 1940: Jack Betty Ford - Glick at Gale’s Place
- 1940: Jack Betty Ford - Glick at Gale’s Place
- 1940: Jack Betty Ford - Glick at Gale’s Place
- 1940: Jack Betty Ford - Glick at Gale’s Place
- 1940: Jack Betty Ford - Glick at Gale’s Place
- 1940: Jack Betty Ford - Glick at Gale’s Place
- 1940: Jack Betty Ford - Glick at Gale’s Place
- 1940: Jack Betty Ford - Glick at Gale’s Place
- 1940: Jack Betty Ford - Glick at Gale’s Place
- 1940: Jack Betty Ford - Glick at Gale’s Place
- 1940: Jack Betty Ford - Glick at Gale’s Place
- 1941: Bob #4 (Part 1)
- 1941: Bob #4 (Part 3)
- 1941: Bob #4 (Part 5)
- 1941 (circa): Bob #4 (Part 4)
- 1941 (circa): Bob #4 (Part 6)
- 1941 circa: Greeting Family and Friends
- 1941 circa: Jack Glick’s Farm
- 1941: Terry Rubin
- 1943: Walls & Helen - Halloween Party
- 1944 (circa): Houghton Michigan
- 1944 (circa): Portrait Posing
- 1944: Farm
- 1944: Portrait Posing in Living Room
- 1945: Houghton Michigan - California
- 1946: Louis # 2
- 1946: Louis # 2
- 1946: Louis # 2
- 1946: Louis # 2
- 1946: Louis # 2
- 1946: Louis # 2
- 1946: Louis # 2
- 1946: Louis # 2
- 1947: Walls & Helen - Swimming Pool Scenes
- 1948-1953: Canada Fishing
- 1948-1953: Canada Fishing
- 1948-1953: Canada Fishing
- 1948-1953: Canada Fishing
- 1948-1953: Canada Fishing
- 1948-1953: Canada Fishing
- 1948-1953: Canada Fishing
- 1948-1953: Canada Fishing
- 1948: Diane's 16th Birthday
- 1948: Ferret Farm
- 1948: Ferry Ride & Coast Line
- 1948: Shelly’s Bar Mitzvah
- 1948: Shelly’s Bar Mitzvah
- 1948: Shelly’s Bar Mitzvah
- 1948: Shelly’s Bar Mitzvah
- 1948: Shelly’s Bar Mitzvah
- 1948: Shelly’s Bar Mitzvah
- 1948: Shelly’s Bar Mitzvah
- 1949: Family Club Picnic #1
- 1949: Family Club Picnic #2
- 1949: Key West
- 1950 (circa): University of Wisconsin-Madison
- 1950: Diane - Forma
- 1950: Extended Glick Family
- 1950: Gloria and Sid Thanksgiving Dinner November
- 1950: Myer Lissner and Rular
- 1951: Anniversary
- 1951: Anniversary
- 1951: Anniversary
- 1951: Anniversary
- 1951: Anniversary
- 1951: Children of Evie, Sidney and Florence
- 1951: Children of Evie, Sidney and Florence
- 1951: Children of Evie, Sidney and Florence
- 1951: Children of Evie, Sidney and Florence
- 1951: David Lissner
- 1952: Annette and Nate 25th Anniversary
- 1952: Champaign Illinois #1
- 1952 (circa): Champaign, Illinois (Part 2)
- 1952: Jody Mann - 2 Mos Old - [?]
- 1953 (circa): Baby Jody Mann
- 1953 (circa): July on the Farm
- 1953: Manily and Betty and Families - Farm July
- 1954-1955: Diane & Karl's Honeymoon in Germany
- 1954 (circa): Diane & Karl's Wedding
- 1954 (circa): Rose and Maury
- 1955: Canadian Fishing
- 1955 (circa): Ruth and Leon's Reception (Part 1)
- 1955 (circa): Ruth and Leon's Reception (Part 2)
- 1955: Edie and Family
- 1955: Summer at Helen’s - Edie’s Family
- 1955: Summer - Germany - Graduation at Helen’s - Mr. B and Ruth
- 1956 April: Boston - Brandeis Airport
- 1956: Canada
- 1956 (circa): Diane and Karl's Home in Boston
- 1957: Jody, Paul, David and Linda
- 1958: 25th Anniversary - Helen and Walley
- 1958: 25th Anniversary Helen and Wally
- 1958-1959: Canada Fishing
- 1958-1959: Canada Fishing
- 1958-1959: Canada Fishing
- 1958-1959: Canada Fishing
- 1958: Baby Alan 1 Week Old
- 1958 (circa): Lincoln Park & Belmont Harbor
- 1958 December: Alan, Dean, Roz, Rae, Beth, Papa
- 1958 July: Baby Alan 5 Months Old
- 1958 July & December: At Jody’s - Alan Standing Alone
- 1958 June: Alan Dean Rae and Beth
- 1959: Baby Alan 1 Month Old
- 1959 (circa): Alan at Sawyers Farm and Lincoln Park
- 1959: Glick Vacation
- 1959: July at Cincinnati with Benny Lowenthal and Launcey and French at Zoo
- 1959: Man and His Yard
- 1959: March at Grandparents Glick - May 1959 at DeMains in Deerfield
- 1959: Turkey Run State Park & Sawyers Farm July
- 1960: Alan & Eric on Farm
- 1960: Eagle River #1 - Airplane Ride - Karl Water Skis - Alan
- 1960: Eagle River #2 - Water Skis Alan Sand Box Beach
- 1960 February: Alan and Eric at about 1 Month - Ira, Lill and Ellen Glick
- 1960 January: Eric, Alan, Diane, Karl Jan 31 - Eric - 10 Days Old - J. Glick
- 1960: La Crosse September
- 1961: Children Dressed as Native Americans
- 1961: Jan, Alan and Eric in Snow
- 1961: Men’s Canadian Fishing Trip
- 1961: Men's Canadian Fishing Trip - Kids on Bikes
- 1961: Men’s Mexican Fishing Trip - Resort Pool
- 1961: Men’s Mexican Fishing Trip - Sword Fish
- 1962: Walls & Helen - Men's Fishing Trip
- 1962: Walls & Helen - Men's Fishing Trip - Graduation
- 1962: Willie & Shelly's Honeymoon
- 1962: Willie & Shelly's Honeymoon
- 1962: Willie & Shelly's Wedding
- 1962: Willie & Shelly's Wedding
- 1963: Dean Roy and Stan in Hammock - Henry, Leon, Sherwin, Rae, Beth, Lee, Debbie at Brummel
- 1963: Farm Summer (Bad Roll)
- 1963: Lakeside Michigan - Zoo Michigan City
- 1963: Spring
- 1964: Hanukkah November 30
- 1965: Rae and Girls at Lakeside - Grandpa Jack
- 1965: Rochester August
- 1966 (circa): Sawyer Farm
- 1970s: Barral
- 1970s: Puppet Show
- 1975: 41st Effort
- 1978 (circa): Walls & Helen - Chicago's Maxwell Street Market
Collection Identifier
C.2005-04
Extent of Collection
221 reels of 16mm film totaling 13,470 feet; 7 reels of 8mm film totaling 350 feet; and 7 reels of Super 8 film totaling 350 feet.
Language Of Materials
English
Subject
Custodial History
Most of the home movies in this collection were made by Karl and Diane Berolzheimer and by Diane's father Jacob Glick. The Berolzheimer's received Jacob Glick's films after his death in 1965. They cared for his and their films until they donated them to Chicago Film Archives in 2005. Three rolls of film were shot by the father-in-law of Diane's cousin, Robert Sommerfeld. They were donated to CFA by the Berolzheimers on 2010-10-12.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open to on-site access. Appointments must be made with Chicago Film Archives. Due to the fragile nature of the films, only video copies will be provided for on-site viewing.
Use Restrictions
Chicago Film Archives holds the rights for the films in this collection.
Intellectual organization and arrangement
The home movies are split into to three series. Series I comprises the films made by Jacob Glick from the mid 1930s through the early 1960s. Series II includes the films made by Karl and Diane Berolzheimer from the mid 1950s through the 1970s. Series III contains the films shot by Manuel Goldman, who was the father-in-law of Diane's cousin, Robert Sommerfeld.
Creators
Jacob Glick
(was created by)
Jacob (Jack) Glick was born in Ruzin, Ukraine in 1898 and came to the United States about 1912, following his mother Chava, brother Ben, and sister Bella. He lived on the north side of Chicago and had no formal education. In 1927 he married Dorothy Edelstein and the same year he became a naturalized citizen. They had two children, Diane (b. 1932) and Sheldon (b. 1935). Jack owned and operated bars and cigar stores in the New Lawrence Hotel, Hearst Building (326 Madison Street, Chicago) and Transportation Building (600 South Dearborn Street, Chicago) until his death in 1965. The cigar stores in the Hearst Building and the Transportation Building were jointly owned and operated with Jack’s brother-in-law Arthur Alex, who was married to Dorothy’s sister Edith (Edie).
Karl Berolzheimer
(was created by)
Karl Berolzheimer was born in Chicago in 1932, son of Leon J. and Rae Gloss (Lowenthal) Berolzheimer. He attended public schools in Chicago and graduated from the University of Illinois in 1953 with a degree in Political Science. Following graduation he joined the Army as a Second Lieutenant, Ordnance Corps. Following his marriage with Diane in 1954, he served in Germany and Diane joined him there upon her graduation. He attended Harvard Law School from which he graduated in 1958 and practiced law in Chicago until he retired in 1993. Karl and Diane have four children: Alan, Eric, Paul, and Lisa.
Diane Glick-Berolzheimer
(was created by)
Diane Glick Berolzheimer was born in Chicago in 1932, the first child of Jacob and Dorothy Glick. Her brother Sheldon was born in 1935. As a child she lived with her family in the New Lawrence Hotel on Chicago’s north side lakefront. Diane attended public schools in Chicago and graduated from the University of Illinois in 1955 with a degree in Occupational Therapy. She married Karl Berolzheimer in 1954. While Karl was in law school, Diane worked at Boston Psychopathic Hospital (now called Massachusetts Mental Health Center). They have four children: Alan, Eric, Paul, and Lisa.
Dorothy Glick
(was created by)
Dorothy Edelstein was born in 1903 to Isaac and Celia Edelstein. She grew up in Chicago, where she attended public schools. Her father had a school supply and candy store at W Potomac and N Western Avenues. She married Jacob Glick in 1927, and they had two children, Diane (b. 1932) and Sheldon (b. 1935). Dorothy worked with Jack in his cigar store in the New Lawrence Hotel, and the family lived in a two-room apartment in the hotel until 1942. After Jack's death in 1965, she worked for many years at Picker X-ray Corporation. She passed away in 2005.