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Black Ensemble Theater Company Records
The Black Ensemble Theater was founded in 1976 by noted actress, producer and playwright Jackie Taylor. The collection includes reviews and promotional pieces for such productions as Taylor's The Other Cinderella and Muddy Waters: The Hoochie-Coochie Man in addition to administrative and financial records dating from the company's inception.
Zeta Phi Beta, Roanoke, Va. Chapter papers
The Roanoke, Virginia Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta sorority was founded at Howard University in 1920.
Jack L. Cooper photograph collection
Visual materials pertaining to Jack Cooper, African American radio announcer in Chicago (1930s-50s) and his family and friends. Subjects include family gatherings (mostly snapshots), radio entertainers and vaudeville performers.
Susan Eleuterio collection
Anti-KKK demonstration materials distributed at Morton East High School, 2423 South Austin Boulevard, Cicero (Ill.), including a blue ribbon; a sticker (white with blue lettering): ""Say Nay To The KKK""; photocopy of memo issued by J. Sterling Morton High Schools; broadside: ""STOP THE HATE OPEN HOUSE""; brochure: Hate Crime (Crimen de Odio) information in Spanish, from the Chicago Lawyers' Committee
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters records
The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP) was the first successful trade union of African American workers in the United States. It began in New York City on Aug 25, 1925, by a small group of Pullman Porters and A. Philip Randolph, an editor and labor advocate. Milton P. Webster, a former porter, began organizing the Chicago Division of the
John A. McDermott papers
Correspondence, clippings, speeches and other materials documenting the life and career of John A. McDermott, an urban affairs and civil rights advocate who founded The Chicago Reporter in 1972, served as chairman of CONDUCT (Committee on Decent Unbiased Campaign Tactics) from 1984 to 1990, and served as executive director of the Catholic Interracial Council (CIC). In addition to the Catholic
Louise deKoven Bowen papers
Part of the Jane Addams Memorial Collection. Louise deKoven Bowen (1859-1953) was a Chicago philanthopist, social reformer and benefactor of Hull-House. She was the director of the Woman's Club of Chicago and served as Hull-House Treasurer and president of the Board of Directors. She also served as the first president of the Juvenile Protective Association where she supervised research examining
Ann Stull papers
Ann Stull was director of Friendship House in Chicago from 1951 to 1955. Friendship House was a Roman Catholic mission that preached and practiced racial tolerance in the pre-civil rights era.
John Eber Hester papers
United Steelworkers of America, District 7 collection of visual materials
Photographs of United Steelworkers of America (USWA) District 7 and Local 1033 at Republic Steel (later LTV). Subjects include the steel plant ca. 1968, particularly showing dilapidated conditions of the building and facilities; various banquets and events; bowling leagues; youth basketball games; group and individual portraits including Barratt O'Hara, Art Leitherer, Frank Guzzo, Russel L. Pisle, Robert Johnson, and Casey
South Shore Newspaper Collection
The collection contains twelve partial runs of newspapers from the South Shore neighborhood, some of which are rare. The newspapers from the 1960s and 1970s illustrate the changing population of the South Shore neighborhood.
Charles Dawson papers
Charles Clarence Dawson (1889-1981) was a commercial artist best known for his illustrated advertisements of beauty schools and cosmetic products during the 1920s and 1930s. The Charles Dawson papers spans from 1912-1980, and includes original artwork, unpublished writings, personal correspondence with family members, photographs, and documents pertaining to Dawson’s time as curator of the Museum of Negro Art and Culture
Visual material relating to Oscar Stanton DePriest
Includes photoprints primarily relating to the political career of U. S. Congressman and Chicago (Ill.) alderman DePriest (1871-1951). Two photographs show his military service in an African American division. Includes three original editorial cartoons relating to African American politician Dawson.
Abbé Forget du Verger petition
Contemporary copy of petition from Fort de Chartres, by Abbé Forget du Verger, Vicar General of the Mission of Illinois, to manumit three enslaved African American people belonging to the Mission; petition addressed to Neyon de Villiers an Bobé Desclouseaux. Petition granted. Rewritten by Bobé. Further certification signed by Francisco Cruzat, Mar. 3, 1787.
Harold Washington Archives and Collections. Mayoral Records. Public Safety / Regulatory Sub-Cabinet Series
When Harold Washington took office in 1983 he formed five sub-cabinets that were responsible for the coordination, development and implementation of policies that cut across departmental boundaries. Departments reporting to this Sub-Committee include Police, Fire, Consumer Services, Cable Communications and Animal Care and Control. Records from the Police Department are particularly strong in the area of gangs and the Mayor's
Chicago School of Civics and Philanthropy. Records
The Chicago School of Civics and Philanthropy was established in 1908. Growing out of the settlement house movement, it sought to combine social work education with actual social work. Faculty and students were involved with juvenile delinquency, truancy, vocational training, and housing. In 1920 it merged with the University of Chicago's Philanthropic Division to become the School of Social Service
Michael St. James photograph collection
Michael St. James, a photographer, collected early images produced by Chicago’s pioneering African American photographers.
Chicago Youth Centers records
Board meeting minutes of the Chicago Youth Centers.
Chester Commodore Papers
Chester Commodore was one of the most influential and acclaimed African-American cartoonists of the twentieth century. During the nearly 50 years his cartoons appeared in the Chicago Defender, Commodore used his art to advocate for racial justice, human rights, and equality of opportunity.
Faith Rich Papers
Faith Rich (1909-1990) was a white community activist, educator and volunteer with numerous organizations including the Chicago Westside Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), the Independent Voters of Illinois (IVI), the 15th Place Block Club, the Literacy Council of Chicago and local PTAs. She focused her organizing efforts
James, Stafford. Collection
Stafford James, bassist and composer. James' career started in the 1970s and he plays classical and jazz music. He is unique because he plays the melodies, thereby making the bass the lead instrument. The Stafford James papers contain compact discs, press kits, and scores.
Paul Stensland papers
From 1982-1983, Paul Stensland served on the Steering Committee of the Chicago chapter of the National Association of Black and White Men Together (NABWMT), a gay, multiracial, multicultural organization committed to overcoming racism, sexism, homophobia, HIV/AIDS discrimination and other inequities through educational, political, and social activities.
Jazz Institute of Chicago. Martin, Terry. Papers
Terry Martin, professor, jazz author, critic, and collector. Terry Martin is a Professor in Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology at the University of Chicago. He has been involved in the Chicago jazz scene for over five decades, including as a board member and committee chair of the Jazz Institute of Chicago, participation in the Association for the Advancement of Creative
Loyola University Chicago Oral History Project, John Felice Rome Center oral histories
Initiated in 2006, The Loyola University Chicago Oral History Project is documenting the history of Loyola University Chicago through oral history interviews of administrators, staff, faculty, and alumni. Administration, faculty, staff, and alumni were interviewed about their experiences at the John Felice Rome Center as part of the project.
Free Street Theater collection
Free Street Theater was founded by Goodman School of Drama graduate, Patrick Henry (1936-1989), in the late 1960s. Free Street performed all across Chicago and toured both nationally and internationally. The Free Street collection includes records illustrating the theater’s productions, budgets, touring activity as well as the performance work of Free Street Too which featured senior citizen actors.