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John F. Kendrick papers
Manuscript of book, Midsummer Picnic of '98, (unpublished, 1959): activities of 1st Illinois Infantry Regiment in Cuban campaign of Spanish-American War; good account of disease among troops: Siboney "death detail," return of stick and wounded to New York on board U.S.S. Catania; work of Negro troops in war, etc. Includes photos (undated, 2 volumes, 346 pages); Autobiographical sketch, giving high
William H. Exum (1942-1986) Papers1965-1985
William H. Exum became involved in school integration efforts during the late 1950s and early 1960s both as a student and as a civil rights worker. He joined the faculty of Northwestern University in September, 1977 and served as Associate Professor of African-American Studies and Sociology. Exum's research interests are centered around his concern for understanding the "phenomena of difference,"
Djalaal Papers
Chicago performer and instructor in dance and exercise. Djalaal has studied Middle Eastern, Indian, North African, modern, flamenco and other exotic dance forms, and for thirty years has been teaching belly dancing at area colleges and cultural organizations. Small collection consists of advertising and publicity items, clippings, photographs, programs, and a few of her writings.
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.
First Baptist Church of Chicago photograph collection
Images of the congregation, students, and choir, interior and exterior views of the buildings, and various church ceremonies and events. The collection also includes photographs of Dr. Jitsuo Morikawa, who became minister in 1943, and other ministers from the 20th century, as well as a child's handmade album, a scrapbook from 1946 of a youth fellowship program, and collages of
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.
Illinois Labor History Society records
Administrative files, meeting minutes, research files, correspondence, newspaper articles, and other records of the Illinois Labor History Society (ILHS), which was formed in 1969 to promote and assist awareness of labor history. Included are fliers and correspondence from society and labor-related events, issues of the society's newsletter Reporter (1975-1988), and the papers of Les Orear, ILHS president, including information on
AMF Midway Postal Retirement Organization archives
The first African Americans allowed to work at Midway Airport’s AMF postal facility founded the AMF Midway Organization in 1991. They worked on trains, distributing mail throughout the Midwest. AMF Midway Postal Retirement Organization Archives include materials relating to the experience of AMF Midway (PTS)’s employees and the formation and history of AMF Midway Organization.
Charles A. and Eula C. Wilson papers
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 Normal College records
Chicago Normal College expanded the curriculum of its Normal School predecessors and began attracting students from Chicago’s immigrant communities. During the Depression, however, the school only managed to stay open through a fierce campaign on the part of students and faculty. The collection includes course catalogs, a literary supplement to the student yearbook, a curriculum committee survey, an annual report,
Southwest Parish & Neighborhood Federation records
Meeting minutes and agendas, correspondence, financial records, surveys, reports, project proposals, bulletins, newspaper clippings, and other records of the Southwest Parish and Neighborhood Federation (SPNF), an umbrella organization for eight neighborhood groups on Chicago's Southwest Side. Materials relate to administrative tasks of the organization, as well as the SPNF's programs on crime prevention, transportation, neighborhood development and preservation, housing, real
Realia Collection
Many items in this collection were scattered throughout the Herskovits Library and the greater Africana Collection. In the early 2000s, Esmeralda Kale, Bibliographer of Africa, created an internal Microsoft Access database to impose intellectual control over the collection and to facilitate its use for exhibits. The collection has grown over the years, with the bulk of original materials relating to
Esther Parada papers
Artist/photographer Esther Parada was a faculty member at the School of Art & Design, University of Illinois at Chicago from 1974 to 2004. In the mid-60s she served with the U.S. Peace Corps as art instructor at the Escuela de Artes Plasticas, Universidad de San Francisco Xavier, in Sucre, Bolivia, where she learned to speak fluent Spanish.
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
Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Church archives
The oldest African American congregation in Chicago, Quinn Chapel A.M.E. was founded in 1844.
Office of the President, James F. Maguire, S.J., records
James F. Maguire was president of Loyola University Chicago from 1955 until 1970.
Tax, Sol. Papers
Sol Tax (1907-1995), Anthropologist. Papers include personal and professional correspondence, ethnographic field notes, published and unpublished articles, papers, and manuscripts, lecture notes and transcripts, student papers, audiotapes, photographs, and memorabilia. Documentation begins with Tax's youth in Milwaukee, continuing through his student years at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and at the University of Chicago, his field research and writing on Middle
Cook County School of Nursing Records, Addenda
The Cook County School of Nursing (CCSN) began in 1929 when students from the last graduating class of the Illinois Training School for Nurses (ITSN) finished their final year of coursework at this newly formed institution. In 1949, the Cook County School of Nursing, along with three other local nursing programs, entered into an affiliation with the University of Illinois,
eta Creative Arts Foundation Records
eta was founded in 1969 by Abena Joan Brown and Okoro Harold Johnson. The theater produces dramas and musicals by local and national playwrights and features "Playwrights Specak," a readers' theater for new playwrights.
William B. Lloyd Jr. papers
William Bross Lloyd, Jr. has written extensively on decolonization, nuclear disarmament, international cooperation, and Third World development. He is the founder and editor of "Toward Freedom," a monthly newsletter which has been published under his guidance since 1953. Initially, "Toward Freedom" focused on the Decolonization movement, especially in Africa. In recent years Lloyd has widened the scope of this publication
Harry R. Booth papers
Legal papers, correspondence, autobiographical writings, and newsclippings (ca. 1950s-1974) related to Harry R. Booth's role as a lawyer in class-action lawsuits against Illinois gas, electric, and telephone utility companies; the Chicago Transit Authority and other Chicago-area common carriers; the Metropolitan Sanitary District; and radio stations WFMT and WEFM. Also includes correspondence (1930s) with Paul Douglas, Henry Horner, Harold Ickes, David
Wallace Kirkland papers
The collection consists of photography, writing, correspondence, exhibit materials and family papers of Wallace William Kirkland. The majority of the material dates from the early 1920s to Kirkland's death in 1979. The collection contains material pertaining to Kirkland's work with the YMCA, his career as a social worker at Hull-House, and his career as a photojournalist with Life Magazine. Also
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.
Wirth, Mary Bolton. Papers
Social worker. Contains correspondence, manuscripts, reports, memoranda, interviews, articles, notes, notebooks, travel accounts, biographical material, and photographs. Papers document Wirth's active career as a social worker, especially in the area of Chicago public housing. Includes material relating to the Chicago Housing Authority for which Wirth served as Supervisor of Community and Tenant Relations (1952-1958), the Department of Urban Renewal, and