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Chicago Conference on Religion and Race collection
The Chicago Conference on Religion and Race was formed immediately following the National Conference on Race and Religion in January 1963. The National Conference was the first of its kind, and attracted over 700 clergy members who represented over 60 denominations from across the country. The collection highlights both the National Conference on Religion and Race as well as the
Black Studies Center 1971-1987
In May 1968, the Black students on campus, inspired by the nationwide campaign for Black Studies, rallied before President Rhoten Smith and presented him with a list of seven grievances. The students declared the university a racist institution and demanded the establishment of a Black Studies program. As a result of this campaign the Center for Black Studies was created.
Etta Moten Barnett papers
An internationally-acclaimed concert and musical theater singer, social activist and philanthropist, Etta Moten Barnett’s career began in the 1930s and continued past her 100th birthday. She starred in Broadway musicals and in films. Her husband was Claude Barnett, founder and president of the Associated Negro Press. She was active in the Chicago chapter of The Links, Inc. Barnett's papers include
Howalton Day School collection
An outgrowth of Oneida Cockrell's pioneering pre-school and kindergarten, the Howalton Day School (1947-1986) was founded by three black educators: June Howe-White, Doris Allen-Anderson, and Charlotte B. Stratton. The name of the school is from a combination of the founders' three last names. Chicago's oldest African American, private, non-sectarian school, Howalton's educational philosophy stressed discovery, enthusiasm, creativity, the arts and
South Shore Open House Committee records
Questionnaires, newsclippings, and posters produced by and about the neighborhood group called the South Shore Open House Committee, which organized in 1963 to stabilize the South Shore community of Chicago (Ill.), at a time of racial change and white flight. Topics include the hosting of annual open house days and the semi-annual inspection of neighborhood groceries and supermarkets to monitor
Illinois Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty records
The Illinois Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, originally named the Illinois Coalition Against the Death Penalty, was founded in 1976. It campaigned to end capital punishment in the state and in the country, and it also served as an advocate for the interests of prisoners already on death row. Along with other opponents of capital punishment, it convinced the
Chicago Black Lives Matter Protest Collection
Announcements, flyers, artwork, buttons, newsletters, photographs, posters, t-shirts, and other materials collected by various individuals at Chicago protests, 2015-2016, responding to recurring police violence and civil rights violations against black citizens. This documentation was solicited as part of a 2016 Newberry Library exhibition, From Civil War to Civil Rights, and also includes responses to events posted by visitors to the
YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago records
Office files of the central office of the YMCA of metropolitan Chicago (Ill.) primarily concerning administration, fund raising and building campaigns, program development, and coordination of activities of YMCA departments in Chicago neighborhoods and suburbs. Includes minutes of the board of trustees (1868-1975), the board of managers (1858-1975), the General Secretary's cabinet (1913-1962), and boards of directors of the branches,
United Woodlawn, Inc. Records
The collection documents efforts on behalf of neighborhood improvement projects undertaken by United Woodlawn, Inc.
Ben L. Reitman papers
Ben L. Reitman (1879-1942), known as the "hobo physician," was an anarchist, lover of radical Emma Goldman, and advocate on behalf of the homeless, sex workers, the poor, and other "social outcasts." He promoted birth control and awareness of and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases. This collection includes correspondence with Emma Goldman and others, some of Reitman's essays, articles, and
Lewis, Leon. Papers
Leon Lewis, jazz enthusiast and advertiser. The Leon Lewis Papers contains articles, correspondence, handwritten music, record catalogs and discographies, publications, and restaurant ephemera.
Leonidas H. Berry papers
Gastroenterologist Leonidas Berry, 1902-1995, received his M. D. from Rush Medical College of the University of Chicago in 1929. In 1933, he received a M.S. degree in Pathology from the University of Illinois Medical School. Berry specialized in gastroenterology at Cook County Hospital in Chicago. A leader in the field of gastroenterology, Berry was the first American physician to use
Paul Cuffe letter
Letter, from Westport, to Perry Locks, Boston, acknowledgement of Locks' letter, chance of conveying letters to land, assurances of interest in Black people.
Fritz Veit Papers
Fritz Veit was born Siegfried Fritz Veit on September 17, 1907 in Emmeringen, Germany. When the Nazis came to power he fled Germany, settling for two years in Paris before reaching the United States in 1935. After working for several years at the University of Chicago as Social Science Librarian and Acting Law Librarian, he became Director of Libraries at
Annie Smith photographs of CHA residents
Views of residents of Chicago Housing Authority’s Ida B. Wells, Clarence Darrow, and Madden Park Homes. Includes informal portraits of residents inside and outside their apartments as well as exterior views of the buildings, including scenes of building demolition and residents with Congressman Barack Obama. The artist’s statement as well as detailed descriptions and narratives of the photographs by Smith
"Us and them" : the changing boundaries of acceptance and exclusion for incoming ethnic, religious, and racial groups in Rockford, Illinois, 1880-1933
The dissertation centers on the ethnic, racial, and religious history of Rockford, Illinois in an attempt to broaden knowledge of ethnic interaction and identity formation. This project examines the major ethnic and racial groups—Irish, Swedes, Italians, and African-Americans—that came to Rockford during these years. It explores the groups' interaction with each other, each group's acceptance by the larger community, the
Office of Student Affairs -- Organizations and Activities -- Publications -- Chicago Circle Focus (February 12, 1968 - October 28, 1968)
Chicago Circle Focus (February 12, 1968- October 28, 1968) is an independent student newspaper which was left-of-center, focusing on the issues of black power, war protests, dissident faculty and student groups, third world issues, the draft, and campus speakers and activities reflecting these concerns, as well as movie and theatre reviews. It was published by and for the students at
Samuel Hall receipt to Amos Botsford for enslaved woman, Prudence, manuscript
Wallingford. Receipt to Amos Botsford for sale of enslaved woman named Prudence, cost £50. Witnessed by Joshua Chandler and Damaris Hall.
Alice Browning Papers
Alice Browning (née Crolley) was born in 1907 at Provident Hospital in Chicago, the oldest of three siblings. She was an educator and writer, eventually publishing her short stories in newspapers and magazines and founding or co-founding several publications related to African American authors and writing. Browning's papers include correspondence, manuscripts, serials, newsletters, photographs, newspaper clippings, pamphlets and memorabilia.
Northwestern University Settlement Association Records Photographs 1890-1991
The photographs in this series document the Northwestern University Settlement Association from 1890 — 1991. Prints as well as safety film negatives are included. This collection includes many of the photographs that appear in The Worn Doorstep by Mark Wukas.
Walter Henri Dyett Papers
Walter Henri Dyett, known as "Captain Dyett" to his many students and admirers, was a band instructor, music educator, and instrumental figure in fostering the development of jazz and black music in Chicago. He was born in 1901 in St. Joseph, Missouri to Reverend William Walter S. Dyett and Minerva Peck Dyett. His father was born on the island of
INform Collection
INform was the departmental newsletter of the Illinois Institute of Technology’s Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering.
Elma Stuckey Photograph Collection
Photographs of Elma Stuckey; her daughter Delois Jean Morrison; and her friends and colleagues James Crawford, Frank Fancher, William H. Walker, Barbar Carson, Margaret Borroughs. Includes photographs related to the teaching careers of Stuckey (in Tennessee) and Morrison (at Avalon Park Elementary School).
Mattie Mae Rucker papers
Church and convention programs, biographical materials, photographs, meeting announcements, and other papers of Mattie Mae Rucker, a Chicagoan who is active in the Baptist church.
Irving Meyers papers
Irving Meyers died in Chicago in 2003 at the age of 95. His brother Ben Meyers also was a labor lawyer in Chicago.