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Chicago Teachers College Records
Chicago Teachers College came into existence in 1938 under the leadership of a new president, John A. Bartky. It recently had adopted a four-year curriculum, completing the transition from school to college. Bartky had ambitious plans for invigorating instruction by a new commitment to the liberal arts and a doubling of the time devoted to practice teaching. In addition a
Robert Carter papers
Various documents pertaining to Carter's Virginia plantations, especially the enslaved people kept there, including a request by Carter for the baptism of an African American child, 1775; Robert Carter's and Richard H. Lee's proportion of present to De Grasse; several extracts from Northumberland District Court (Va.) records regarding the manumission of several enslaved people owned by Carter, 1791-1792, including Daniel
Irwin St. John Tucker papers
Irwin St. John Tucker was born in Mobile, Alabama, in 1886, and began his career as a reporter for the New Orleans Daily Picayune. After several years of newspaper experience he entered the General Theological Seminary (Episcopal) where he worked as both priest and journalist, while maintaining an active interest in political and cultural affairs. Tucker joined the Socialist Party
Willard F. Motley Papers
Willard Francis Motley was born on July 14, 1909 in Chicago, Illinois, and spent his childhood in the racially diverse community of Englewood on Chicago's Southside. Born to a middle class family, his father Archibald Sr. worked as a Pullman porter for a railroad that ran between Chicago and New York, while his mother Mary was the primary caretaker and
Olivet Baptist Church Records
Ledgers, minutes, scrapbooks, correspondence, sermons, and other records of Olivet Baptist Church based at 3101 South King Drive, on Chicago's South Side. The collection includes writings by and about Olivet's famous ministers: Dr. L. K. Williams (1916-1940) and Dr. J. H. Jackson (1941-1990); ledgers listing members; minutes and other records of its missionary efforts, which reached out to other African
Non-serial publications
Illinois Institute of Technology was created in 1940 by the merger of two Chicago technical colleges (both opened in the 1890s), Armour Institute of Technology (AIT) and Lewis Institute. IIT continued the engineering, architecture, science, humanities, and home economics programs taught by Armour and Lewis, making higher education available to both men and women. IIT’s student body has always included
Street types of Chicago: character studies photograph collection
Studio portraits of people commonly seen on the street in Chicago (Ill.) photographed with objects of their occupations. Subjects include repairmen, newspaper boys, beggars, street musicians, ethnic stereotypes, poor people, etc.
Chicago Commission on Women’s Affairs
The city of Chicago established the mayor’s advisory Commission on Women’s Affairs in 1984. Appointed members represented the geographic, cultural, ethnic, racial and socio-economic diversity of the city. The purpose of the commission was to assist the mayor in the “formulation of programs, policies and legislation relating to the female population of the City of Chicago and to coordinate, advise
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
Judge Richard Parker papers
Legal and family papers, diary (1869), a bank book, and ca. 70 receipts. Topics include slavery, Parker's service in the U.S. House of Representatives, his work as a lawyer and judge, his sentencing of John Brown at Charles Town in 1859, and his support for the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. Includes a manuscript map of Major
Zeta Xi Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Collection
The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, the first intercollegiate, African-American fraternal organization for men, was formed at Cornell in 1906 to promote and defend African-American civil rights. The Zeta Xi Lambda chapter was formed in Evanston, Illinois in 1956. The Zeta Xi Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Collection spans from 1942 to 1997 and contains information relating to
Benjamin Chew papers
Philadelphia. Record of probate of will of Nathan Bewley, copy of will attached, includes impressed seal of Pennsylvania (1766 May 7, Document signed, 4 pages). A list of Chew's twenty enslaved people at Whitehall, listed by name, gender, and age; a list of Chew's ten enslaved people who have been "put out from Whitehall to service," by name and wages
Chicago photographs from the New American Ghetto archive
Includes the Chicago portion of a larger body of work by Vergara, entitled The New American Ghetto Archive, about some of the poorest and most racially segregated urban communities in the United States. Images include primarily street scenes, views from rooftops, views of buildings, and a few informal portraits of people in several Chicago neighborhoods, primarily African American, including views
Edward Manney papers
Edward Manney was the Assistant Curator of the Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection from 1984 to 1992.
Black Women in the Middle West Project collection
Correspondence, lists, publicity materials, and other records of the Black Women in the Middle West (BWMW) Project, a grant-funded project to document the lives of African American women and organizations in Illinois and Indiana and to encourage the donation of their historical records to research repositories. Includes files created by the project under the administration of Darlene Clark Hine, an
Northwestern University Settlement Association Records Case Files 1908-1975
The Northwestern University Settlement Association was founded in 1891 by a group of administrators and faculty from Northwestern University in order to provide social services, educational programs, referrals, and emergency relief to a poor immigrant neighborhood on Chicago's near northwest side. The Case Files typically feature a case number, client name and the names of immediate family members, their ages,
CSC Oral History Research Program papers
The CSC Oral History Project conducted a Chicago-wide oral history program in the late 1960s. The collection is composed of tapes, transcripts, and preliminary research and contact information.
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
Lincoln Collection. Cartoons, Drawings and Photographs
The Lincoln Cartoons, Drawings, and Photographs collection forms part of the William E. Barton Collection of Lincolniana. The vast majority of the collection consists of cartoons, drawings, and lithographs from the American Civil War period.
Michael Reese Hospital School of Nursing and Alumnae Association records
Newsletters, photographs, correspondence, printed materials, newspaper clippings, personnel rosters, and other records of the Michael Reese Hospital School of Nursing and Alumnae Association. A majority of the materials relate to anniversary celebrations and reunions. Included is a 50th anniversary binder (1959), Department of Nursing Procedure book (1960) and written histories of the hospital and nursing program. Four scrapbooks compiled by
David Kellum papers
David Kellum was a leading figure at the Chicago Defender from the 1920s through the 1950s. He is credited with the invention of the Bud Billiken character and was an early coordinator of the Bud Billiken Parade.
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
Earl B. Dickerson photographs
Includes photographs related to the career of Earl Burrus Dickerson, a Chicago area businessman, president of Supreme Liberty Life Insurance Company, and politician. Dickerson is shown at banquets, at his desk, and with groups of men and women. Several photographs show Dickerson with Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall at a civil liberties program held at an Elks convention in 1954.
American Association of University Women, Chicago Area Council and Chicago Branch records
The American Association of University Women (AAUW), Chicago Branch was formed in 1889. Prior to 1921, the AAUW was known as the Association of Collegiate Alumnae. The Chicago Area Council was created in June 1969 by the Illinois State Division of the AAUW. The relationship between the Chicago Branch and the Chicago Area Council is not known.
O'Hara, James E. Papers
James E. O'Hara (1844-1905), Lawyer and Republican Congressman, 1883-1887. Contains letters from family and constituents, photographs, a biographical sketch (1970) written by O'Hara's granddaughter, Vera Jean O'Hara Rivers, and memorabilia.