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Charles Smith papers
A member of the Victory Gardens Playwrights Ensemble, Charles Smith has seen his plays produced throughout Chicago and the United States by companies such as the Goodman Theatre, the Berkeley Repertory Theatre, the Seattle Repertory Theatre, and the St. Louis Black Repertory Theatre. Smith is also the author of two Emmy Award-winning teleplays, Fast Break to Glory and Pequito. Nine
Abraham Feinglass papers
Correspondence, speeches, articles, memoranda, reports, reference materials, U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation file spanning four decades on Feinglass's alleged left-wing activities, and bound vols. of periodicals Fur Worker and Fur and Leather Worker, issued by International Fur Workers Union of the United States and Canada and its successor International Fur and Leather Workers Union of the United States and Canada.
Better Government Association records
Candidates' statements, topically-arranged investigation files, newsclippings, press releases, minutes, and correspondence of the BGA, a Chicago non-profit, investigative organization founded in 1923 that has focused media attention on waste and corruption in city, state, and federal government. Topics are primarily Chicago area cases, including the Alderman Thomas Keane case; investigations of government agencies, policies, and contracts, especially in health care,
Claude Driskell papers
A prominent Chicago dentist, Claude Driskell served as president of the Lincoln Dental Society, and is the author of a history of Chicago’s African American dentists. He was also the historian for the renowned “Original Forty Club,” and was the author of the club’s 75th anniversary book.
Harold Washington Archives and Collections. Mayoral Records. Press Office Photographs
Harold Washington was the first African American mayor of Chicago, elected in 1983. The Press Office was part of the Office of the Mayor, and was responsible for the mayor's scheduling and for ensuring he was prepared for each event by producing briefing notes with detailed background information. The photographs, contact sheets and negatives in this collection were mostly taken
Louise Overall Weaver papers
The collection includes correspondence, programs, and a contract to play for the church, awards, anniversary celebration scrapbooks and news clippings. This includes thank-you notes and letters of congratulations, autographs including Rev. Jesse Jackson and Mahalia Jackson, photos from her inclusion in the Profiles of Black Chicagoans exhibit and an unpublished memoir. Weaver's contract to play for the 44th Baptist Street
Rodgers Family Papers
Correspondence, essays, financial and legal documents, genealogies, journals, newspaper clippings, and four photographs relating to the Rodgers family, descendants of Rev. John Rodger (1735-1812). The papers document the life of an American pioneer family in Virginia, Kansas, Illinois, Iowa, Oregon, New Mexico, and California, and cover topics such as farming life, homestead claims, politics, livestock and grain industries, and religion.
Wells, Ida B. Papers
Ida B. Wells, (1862-1931) teacher, journalist and anti-lynching activist. Paper contain correspondence, manuscript of Crusade for Justice: the Autobiography of Ida B. Wells, diaries, copies of articles and speeches by Wells, articles and accounts about Wells, newspapers clippings, and photographs. Also contains Alfreda M. Duster's (Wells' daughter) working copies of the autobiography which Duster edited. Correspondents include Frederick Douglass and
Walden, John Morgan. Papers
John Morgan Walden, Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church and editor of the Quindaro Chindowan (Kansas Territory). Contains correspondence, a diary, manuscripts, sermons, clippings, speeches, articles, and biographical material. Some material relates to Walden's experiences as a newspaperman in the Kansas Territory and his involvement with the Methodist Episcopal Church, its polity, missions, and attempts at federation.
University College Dean, Richard A. Matre, records
Richard A. Matre was Dean of the University College between 1952 and 1965.
Northwest Community Organization photograph collection
Photographs relating to the activities and purpose of the NCO.
Good Shepherd Parish Metropolitan Community Church records
The Good Shepherd Parish Metropolitan Community Church was chartered in Chicago in 1970 by the Reverend Arthur Green. The Metropolitan Community Church doctrine included open acceptance and welcoming of gays and lesbians, and Good Shepherd Parish was the first MCC to minister specifically to Chicago's gay community. Among its efforts at outreach to the community were its participation in the
Heritage Press Archives
Heritage Press, which operated out of London between the years of 1962-1975, was one of the most important publishers of Black poetry of its time. Best known for virtually launching the careers of several important Black poets, the press also published many prominent members of the Black Arts Movement as well as several poets who remain largely unknown today. The
Dempsey Travis papers
Correspondence, newspaper clippings, meeting minutes, journals and magazines, legal documents, and other papers of Dempsey J. Travis, an African-American real estate developer, mortgage broker, author, and civil rights advocate. The collection largely consists of correspondence regarding the United Mortgage Brokers of America (UMBA), which Travis established and served as president (ca. 1961-1970). Also included are correspondence and administrative files of
David Levy Yulee collection
Five letters by Senator D.L. Yulee of Florida to the following: to R.J. Walker, 1846 Mar. 26; to John B. Pollock, Cincinnati, 1853 Feb. 20; Letter from Washington to Messrs. Lansing and associates regretting that he will be unable to attend a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1856 July 27, 2 pages); to Capt. M.
Dept. of Government and Community Affairs, Office of Community Programs, Mary Margaret Langdon, Director records
In 1977 Mary Margaret Langdon became director of the Community Programs Office at Loyola University Chicago, a position she retained until her retirement in 1993. Megs Langdon was instrumental in organizing personal safety programs on the Lakeshore Campus and in charge of the Walk-to-Work Program. She worked on the Loyola Lakefill Project, which was eventually halted by court order in
Pauline Williams Papers
Pauline Williams (1911-2005) was an African-American community leader who lived most of her life in Evanston, Illinois. She was an active member in a number of social and civic clubs and organizations in Evanston throughout her life. The Pauline Williams papers contain material related to her work with these organizations and her interest in African-American history. The collection spans from
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.
Office of the Chancellor -- Office of Community Relations records
The Office of Community Relations is an office within the Office of the Vice Chancellor for External Affairs. The Office of the Vice Chancellor for External Affairs works to build and maintain relationships between UIC and its neighboring communities. This collection consists of records from the Office of Community Relations.
Project IRENE records
Project IRENE began as a result of the initiative of Leadership Conference of Women Religious Region 8, July 1996. The shortened name of this organization is derived from the first letters of the formal title: Illinois Religious Engaging Nonviolent Endeavors. Its mission is to create systemic change through legislation related to decreasing violence against women and children in Illinois. The
Rev. George Martin papers
The papers of Rev. George Martin, D.D., an A.M.E. minister originally from Kansas City, Missouri, were donated by his daughter, Chestine Warfield Allen. Martin was sent to serve A.M.E. congregations in the Pacific Northwest in 1916, and was a pastor in Portland, Seattle and Spokane. He later returned to Kansas City as a pastor, and was influential in the A.M.E.
Yoffee, William M. Collection
The William M. Yoffee Collection consists of print publications, audio and video recordings, and figurines, most of which are directly related to black culture in the United States and United Kingdom. Many of these items, including children’s books, comics, and figurines, reflect racist stereotypes perpetuated against black people in these countries throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. Other parts of
Captain Harry Dean papers
The Captain Harry Dean papers spans from 1817-1973 with the bulk of material from 1909-1934. Dean was an African-American sailor who supported the Pan-Africanism movement. Dean spent the majority of his adolescent and adult years sailing throughout Europe and Africa. In 1900, he purchased a ship, “The Pedro Gorino,” which he captained before coming back to America, circa 1920. The
Illinois Gay and Lesbian Task Force records
Like the New York-based National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, The Illinois Gay and Lesbian Task Force (originally the Illinois Gay Rights Task Force) was formed to support the rights of gays and lesbians in Illinois by monitoring legislative bills (including the long-running campaign to pass an anti-discrimination bill that would make sexual orientation a protected class in Illinois) and
Marcus H. Morgan papers
Marcus H. Morgan (1920- ) was a minister with the Church of God and longtime pastor of the Emerald Avenue Church of God in Chicago. Morgan was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he attended Pittsburgh Public Schools and graduated with honors in 1940. In 1942, he married Eanistine J. Cuff. Morgan entered the Christian Ministry on September 1, 1946 and