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Prexy Nesbitt papers

Prexy Nesbitt was a leader in organizing Chicago’s support for southern African liberation and against apartheid. He wrote extensively on southern Africa and collected materials on liberation movements there.

Michigan Governor's Committee to Investigate the Detroit Race Riot. Records

The Detroit riot of June 21 and 22, 1943 was one of the most violent racial upheavals to occur in the United States. The clash between white and African American residents, the worst since the Chicago riots of 1919, was finally quelled with the help of federal troops, but left 34 dead and 670 injured. Consists of a report prepared

Rev. Martin L. Deppe Papers

Rev. Martin L. Deppe created and collected the materials in this collection during his time working with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's (SCLC) Operation Breadbasket program, Clergy and Laity Concerned (CALC), the Alliance to End Repression (AER) and the United Farm Workers (UFW). The collection is comprised of meeting materials, memos, flyers, photographs, posters, publications, reports, speeches, buttons and artifacts

Marie Agnes Fese papers

The Marie Agnes Fese Papers reflect her work in the founding and leadership of the Coalition of Labor Union Women at both the national and local level, as well as her own political involvement and campaign for the Illinois 14th Congressional District seat. The collection includes primarily minutes, newsletters, clippings, background literature, correspondence and speeches.

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

Henry W. McGee papers

Correspondence, speeches, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, minutes, newsletters, certificates, photographs, and other papers of Henry W. McGee, who served as the first African American postmaster of Chicago (Ill.) after a long career with the United States Postal Service in Chicago. Topics include McGee's career as a postal worker, his service as president of the Chicago branch of the National Alliance of

Tina Lifford Papers

These papers contain Tina Lifford’s play programs for performance in Evanston and Chicago. Although Lifford primarily works in California, she has made an effort to put on productions in her hometown of Evanston, Illinois.

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

Socialism and Social Welfare Collection

Socialism in America was less well organized than in Europe, but many prominent individuals and organizations were influenced by socialist ideas. Socialists were often active in the early stages of the civil rights movement and argued for women's rights and universal suffrage well before mainstream parties accepted these ideas. A Socialist Labor Party was formed in 1877 and later reorganized

Dr. Robert Mendelsohn papers

Dr. Mendelsohn was known for his outspoken criticism of some aspects of the medical establishment. Mendelsohn wrote several books, as well as a syndicated newspaper column, "The People's Doctor." In addition to his medical practice, he served as director of the Cook County Head Start program, director of medical consultation for the federal Head Start program, and operated the New

Chicago Chapter, Congress of Racial Equality Archives

CORE, a national civil rights organization, began in Chicago in 1942, with protests to force desegregation of restaurants and other public accommodations. The Chicago Chapter of Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) Archives contain the papers of Chicago CORE, its Southside subchapter, Metropolitan CORE and the National CORE. This collection has been arranged by chapters, and includes constitutions and by-laws, committee

Milo Kendall Papers

Vermont native who settled in Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois, in 1846 and practiced law there for over sixty years. Papers include extensive records of Kendall's legal practice, family correspondence, and real estate records.

Chicago Defender unprocessed records

Founded by Robert S. Abbott in 1905, the Chicago Defender is one of America's longest-running African American newspapers. The Defender is best known for having spurred the Great Migration of African Americans from the southern United States to the nation's urban centers in the north—especially Chicago—during the first decades of the 20th century. The Defender also paved the way for

National Black Feminist Organization collection

The National Black Feminist Organization Collection includes minutes, correspondence, memoranda, by-laws, published material, and clippings related to the work of the Chicago chapter plus some additional materials from the National Office.

Durrett, Reuben T. Collection. Edmund Lyne Estate Records

Reuben Thomas Durrett (1824-1913), lawyer, manuscript and book collector, and Kentucky historian. Edmund Lyne (d. 1791), was an entrepreneur and operator of salt licks, a whiskey still, and a ferry service in Blue Licks, Kentucky. The Reuben T. Durrett Collection of the Edmund Lyne Estate Papers consists of business records from the latter part of Lyne's life and documents related

Howell, Standley. Collection

Standley Howell, jazz collector. The Standley Howell Collection contains a copy of the book Glenn Miller’s Method of Orchestral Arranging, piano instruction books, music scores, and sheet music.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Evanston Chapter Records

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was founded in 1909, “to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination.” After the establishment of the national organization, smaller chapters were formed to provide a sense of community and belonging to the larger entity. Founded in 1928, the Evanston

Madeline Murphy Rabb papers.

Madeline Murphy Rabb served as Executive Director of the Chicago Office of Fine Arts from 1983 to 1990, where she helped strengthen and expand the city s cultural arts programs.

Steppenwolf Theatre collection

Ensemble theater company founded in 1974 by Gary Sinise, Terry Kinney and Jeff Perry. Company consists of theater artists who have attracted national attention and whose strengths include acting, directing, playwriting and textual adaptation.

Russ Gilbert "New Left" Pamphlet collection

This collection contains papers, publications, and clippings that deal with various "New Left" organizations and their causes. The dominant areas of concern are opposition to the Vietnam War, social justice for women and African Americans, and the advocacy of the interests of rank and file workers in various industries.

Lincoln Collection. Currier & Ives Lithographs

This collection of lithographs from the Currier & Ives Printmaking Company forms a portion of the William E. Barton Collection of Lincolniana. Images located here are related to Abraham Lincoln, the Civil War and issues in politics pertaining to this time and the antebellum north in the second half of the nineteenth century through caricatures of migrant African Americans.

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.

Thomas Chinn bill of sale for enslaved woman, Milly

Bill of sale to William Kerner for enslaved Black woman, Milly. Witnessed by Hugh Frazer. Notice of record in Harrison County, Kentucky, May 24, 1817, by Wm. Moore. Inclosure: Letter signed from Henry J. Patten transmitting gift from former owner E. D. W. Pogue to Chicago Historical Society.

Francis Rogan letter

Letter by Francis Rogan, from Bledsoe Creek, Sumner County (Tenn.), to his former enslaved person, Isaac Rogan, who is living in central Illinois. Francis Rogan, who is white, expresses respect for Isaac, who is African American, and reports on deaths and marriages of family and neighbors, occupations of former enslaved people, and living conditions in the area during and after

Inquiring Nuns Film Project elements

"Inquiring Nuns" is a 66-minute, 1968 film by Kartemquin founders Gordon Quinn and Gerald Temaner. Two young nuns explore Chicago, from a supermarket to the Art Institute and in front of churches on Sunday, confronting people with the crucial question, ""Are you happy?"" The humor and sadness of these honest encounters lift the film beyond its interview format to a