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Deton Jackson Brooks, Jr., papers
Articles, biographical materials, correspondence, minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, reports, a scrapbook, speeches, studies, and other papers of Deton Jackson Brooks, Jr., an educator, journalist, administrator, and Chicago public servant. The collection contains reports and studies written by Brooks related to the topics of welfare and literacy; administrative records from Brooks' tenure as executive director of the Chicago Committee on
Melvin T. Tracht papers, 1951-1980
Melvin T. Tracht was V.P. for Business Operations and Treasurer of Illinois Institute of Technology from the mid to late 1970s.
Chicago Public School Teachers oral histories
Project focuses of impact of the Daley Era (1945-1980) on public schools; oral histories of teachers and former students.
Victor Storino papers on United Steelworkers of America, Local 1033
Union constitutions, union convention materials, collective bargaining agreements, benefit plans, workplace safety, and other job and union related manuals, agendas, meeting minutes, newsletters, and notes of Victor Storino, the last president of United Steelworkers of America, Local 1033. Also included are materials from the Republic Engineered Steels Partnership Committee meetings, which Storino attended in 1997.
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.
Southside Community Committee Collection
This collection consists of correspondence between Illinois Institute of Technology Treasurer R.J. Spaeth and Golden B. Darby, Administrative Director of the Southside Community Committee, Inc., concerning the use of the Mecca Building at 3354 S. State St. as a community center, and circumstances concerning termination of the agreement. Also includes the original signed agreement and a 1948 President's Annual Report
Jazz Institute of Chicago. DeMicheal, Don. Papers
Don DeMicheal, vibraphonist, music journalist, and critic. The Don DeMicheal Papers contain articles, book reviews, and liner notes written by DeMicheal as well as catalogs and discographies, jazz periodicals, a record journal, and other publications.
Michael A. Bilandic papers
Michael A. Bilandic served as Mayor of Chicago from 1976-1979 and as Supreme Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court from 1994-1997. This collection includes minutes and reports of the Chicago City Council, Bilandic's personal notes and information he gathered in preparation for City Council meetings and hearings, correspondence between Bilandic and fellow alderman, Mayor Daley, interested parties, and citizens. The
Scull-Banks collection
Leadership Council for Metropolitan Open Communities records, part 1
Correspondence, financial statements, fundraising items, annual reports, audio recordings, by-laws, historical information, memoranda, minutes, reports, newspaper clippings, newsletters, legal documents, and fliers of the Leadership Council for Metropolitan Open Communities, LCMOC, relative to its efforts to eliminate racial discrimination in housing in the Chicago area. The collection also contains demographic data on communities in Chicago and the metropolitan area. The
What the Fuck Are These Red Squares? Film Project elements
What the Fuck Are These Red Squares? is a 15-minute 1970 film by Gordon Quinn and Jerry and Shirlee Blumenthal. Striking students meet at a ""Revolutionary Seminar"" at the Art Institute of Chicago in response to the invasion of Cambodia and the killing of protesting students at Kent and Jackson State Universities. They explore their role as artists in a
United Steelworkers of America, District 31 records
Correspondence, reports, minutes, contracts, grievances, arbitrations, appeals to the international union, dues reports, political campaign materials, newsletters, newsclippings, publications, and other records related to the operations of the United Steelworkers of America, District 31, serving northern Illinois and Indiana, and to the activities and policies of USWA's international office in Pittsburgh (Pa.). Topics include the Steelworkers Organizing Committee, local unions
Chicago Video Project recordings
The Chicago Video Project is a Chicago-based video production company focused on projects concerning advocacy groups, community development organizations, labor unions, and economic and social justice. This collection of recordings includes 235 videotapes created for the co-production of "Telling Our Story” by the Chicago Video Project and the Central Advisory Council of Chicago Public Housing Residents. The tapes are a
Englewood Community Collection
The collection contains a range of articles, brochures, historical sketches, newsletters, photographs, programs and reports that focus on Englewood's neighborhood events, persons and organizations, particularly during the late 19th century to the early 1960s. Of particular note are the neighborhood photographs and the series devoted to schools in Englewood.
Hughes, Everett Cherrington. Papers
The papers of Everett Cherrington Hughes comprise 73.5 linear feet of professional material. The papers document his career as a sociologist and educator, as well as his research in occupations, race relations, and education. The collection consists of a large body of correspondence; course materials from McGill University, the University of Chicago, Brandeis University and Boston College, and lectures, articles,
Center for Urban Policy records
The Loyola Center for Urban Policy (CUP) began in December 1979 and was phased out in 1988. During its nine years of existence, CUP gained a reputation for supplying timely and creditable research on practical, urban policy-oriented subjects. CUP was headed by Dr. Raymond Tatalovich, a professor in the political science department at Loyola University. As director, Tatalovich was involved
A.M. Elgin document
Mobile, Alabama. State and County taxes for the year ending March 1864, receipted by H.T. Gaines, Tax Collector.
Emil Jones Papers
Emil Jones, Jr. has had a long career in Illinois politics, first on the 1960 John F. Kennedy presidential campaign, followed by working with a Chicago alderman and work as a sewer inspector. He was elected to the Illinois General Assembly in 1973, serving in the Illinois House of Representatives until 1983. During his time as a State Representative, Jones
Mason family papers
Author of Virginia Declaration of Rights and Constitution of 1776.
Sisi Donald Mosby papers
Civil rights activist, journalist and historian Donald Mosby published "The Struggle," a 1960s civil rights newspaper, and did most of the writing on a biography of Dr. Ulysses Grant Dailey.
Melva Williams papers
Melva L. Williams was born in 1925 in Chicago, Illinois. After attending DuSable High School in Chicago, Williams attended several colleges and ultimately received her Bachelor of Education from Chicago Teacher’s College (later Chicago State University) and her Doctorate in Education from Nova Southeastern University. Over the years, Williams worked as a gospel music performer, choir director, music teacher, stage
Edward Coles papers
Letters by Edward Coles, chiefly to Mr. and Mrs. James Madison on historical and personal matters; 13 business letters to Isaac Prickett, 1831-44; 13 letters by Isaac A. Coles, 1809-35. Also present are later letters discussing the donation of Coles' papers to Chicago Historical Society, 1881-83. Other topics of the Coles correspondence include slavery in the U.S. and in Illinois;
Records of the Department of African-American Student Affairs
The Records of the Department of African American Student Affairs (AASA), filling three boxes and spanning the years 1966 to 2001, contain valuable information on the development of the Black community at Northwestern University. The bulk of the records consist of historical information and materials relating to organizations, programs, and events under the sponsorship of the office. The Historical Records
Weeks, Charles Bryant Frederick. Papers
Charles Bryant Frederick Weeks, drummer, banker, and board member of the Jazz Institute of Chicago. The Charles Bryant Frederick Weeks Collection includes ephemera on events and organizations in Chicago, administrative records for the Jazz Institute of Chicago, correspondence, catalogs, method books, audio material, articles, photographs, and a scrapbook. The collection documents Weeks' professional life and involvement in Chicago jazz, jazz
Minutes of the Session of the Presbyterian Church of China Grove, Harnett County, No. Car., organized in March 1836
Printed record book of 1859, containing the manuscript minutes from 1836-1894 of the Session of the Presbyterian Church of China Grove, North Carolina, and the church register for the same dates. In 1859, the Presbyterian Church Board of Publication in Philadelphia printed a ""model volume"", containing blank pages for keeping Session Records, and a church register as well, in order