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Madeline Stratton Morris Papers
Educator, historian, and activist Madeline Stratton Morris was born in Chicago on August 14, 1906, the eldest of six children of John Henry Robinson and Estella Mae Dixon. Her mother was born in Chicago. Her father was born in Ronceverte, West Virginia and lived in Philadelphia before settling in Chicago, where he served in the Eighth Illinois Infantry and worked
Lori Husband papers
Lori Husband was a leading researcher, teacher and author in the field of African American genealogy. The author of three studies of genealogical information found in the Chicago Defender newspaper, Husband also taught genealogical methodology.
The Links, Inc., Chicago Chapter archives
Founded in 1946 in Philadelphia, the Links, Inc. is a national women’s service organization based on the ideals of combining friendship and community service. The Chicago chapter was founded in 1950 and places a special emphasis on volunteer service in the fields of youth services and promoting African American art.
Les Cameos archives
Les Cameos is an African American women’s social organization founded in 1951 as a group of mothers of Girl Scouts, but which continued as a club with parties and charitable events.
Leroy Bryant papers
Leroy Bryant served as chair and professor of History and African American Studies at Chicago State University, and was active in civil rights work.
Learning Logic Foundation archives
Learning Logic Foundation, headed by Calvin Pearce, was a not-for-profit organization think tank created to promote educational discussion and experimental programs between senior citizens and school-age youth.
Lawrence Turner papers
Lawrence Turner, an African American supporter of independent African nations, moved to Tanzania in the 1970s. He established his own business and trained local entrepreneurs.
Laura Bell Shaw papers
Shaw served as president of the Women’s Auxiliary board of Provident Hospital in the early 1980s. She was also an organizer of an early African American women’s golf organization.
Langston Hughes papers
James Mercer Langston Hughes, (February 1, 1902 – May 22, 1967) was an American poet, novelist, playwright, short story writer, and columnist. He was one of the earliest innovators of the new literary art form jazz poetry. Hughes is best-known for his work during the Harlem Renaissance.
Lambda Pi Alpha, Beta Mu Chapter archives
Lambda Pi Sorority was organized by Hulda Margaret Lyttle at Meharry Medical College School of Nursing in Nashville, Tennessee. It was granted a charter by the State of Tennessee in 1932. The Beta Mu Chapter was formed in Chicago in April 1934 at Provident Hospital. Membership is offered to any registered professional nurse of good moral character who is in
Just the Beginning Foundation archives
Just the Beginning Foundation is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1992 to honor Judge James Benton Parsons, the first African American appointed to the U.S. District Court with life tenure. JTBF’s mission is to highlight the accomplishments of African Americans in the federal judiciary, and to provide education and outreach to youth on career opportunities in the legal profession.
Juanita Hall papers
Juanita Hall was a singer and choir leader best known for her roles on Broadway.
Josie Brown Childs papers
The Josie Brown Childs papers consist of materials from Childs’ political career. The collection specifically includes her work on the Mayor’s Office of Special Events especially under Mayor Harold Washington; newspaper clippings about Chicago politics, Childs’ professional and personal correspondence, and materials from events she planned, such as the Great Lakes Experience Reunion and the Ellington International Conference. Also included
Joseph W. Rollins, Jr. papers
Joseph Rollins, Jr., son of Hall Branch librarian Charlemae Rollins, grew up in “the Rosenwald,” attended DuSable High School, and served in World War II. In the 1960s he became an executive in the Federal government’s Office of Economic Opportunity. He was later in a leading position at Arthur Anderson, Inc. After the death of his mother in 1979, Rollins
Joseph Logsdon papers
The papers consist of Logsdon's typed dissertation submitted to the University of Chicago for a master of arts in social sciences. The dissertation traces the Rev. Archibald J. Carey and his impact on politics in Chicago.
Joan S. Wallace papers
Joan Wallace, daughter of painter William Edouard Scott and widow of anti-poverty federal official Maurice Dawkins, was an assistant secretary of agriculture during the Carter administration. Her papers contain correspondence, speeches, scrapbooks, photographs and memorabilia. The paper span the years 1901-2006, with the bulk of the material from 1977-1994.
Jesse Lee Albritton papers
Jesse Lee Albritton (1911-1964) was a Chicago based labor organizer and author of the “Color in the News” column, which ran throughout the 1940s in Federation News, a publication of the Chicago Federation of Labor. He offered news commentary for the Chicago Federation of Labor’s radio station, WCFL, and an early commercial television station, WBKB. He was a World War
Jearl Wood Defense Committee papers
Jearl Wood, an auto worker, Viet Nam veteran, UAW member and artist was accused of attempted murder, aggravated battery and armed violence.
Jeanne Boger Jones papers
The Jeanne Boger Jones papers contain materials that document the history of African Americans in the Midwest, including religious, military, occupational, and recreational endeavors, from the Civil War to the present. The records highlight such issues as equal opportunity in employment and housing, fair administration of veteran's benefits, and the history of African-American participation in the armed forces. Venues of
James M. Richardson papers
James Richardson, M.D., was an ophthalmologist at Provident Hospital and civil rights activist from the 1940s through the 1990s. He also studied his family history in Oklahoma and Texas.
J. Fred MacDonald collection
J. Fred MacDonald is Professor of History, Emeritus at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago. He holds Bachelors and Masters degrees in History from the University of California at Berkeley, and a Doctorate in History from the University of California at Los Angeles. He is the President of MacDonald & Associates, a historical film archive based in Chicago.
Ishmael Flory papers
Ishmael Flory’s career in civil rights, labor and radical activism began with student protests at Fisk University in the 1930s. Flory served as a leader in the Communist Party’s organization on Chicago’s South Side from the 1940s through the 1980s. He was also co-founder of the African American Heritage Association. A friend to Paul Robeson, W.E.B. DuBois and Langston Hughes,
Irma Cayton Wertz papers
Irma Cayton Wertz, a graduate of Fisk University, married Chicago sociologist Horace Cayton and moved to Chicago in the late 1930s. During World War II, she served as an early African American WAC officer.
International Society of Sons and Daughters of Slave Ancestry archives
The International Society of Sons and Daughters of Slave Ancestry (ISDSA) is a not-for-profit lineage society committed to documenting and preserving the genealogy of former slaves for future generations. Founded in 1997, ISDSA commemorates slave contributions to world history and recognizes the work of genealogical researchers.
Illinois Writers Project / "Negro in Illinois" papers
This Illinois Writers Project study of the African American experience in Illinois from 1779-1942 was destined for the ""Negro in Illinois,"" an unfinished book on which more than 100 researchers from the Illinois office of the Federal Writers Project collaborated. The study was supervised by Arna Bontemps and Jack Conroy. Among the writers who participated were Richard Wright, Fenton Johnson,