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Office of the Chancellor -- Associate Chancellor -- South Campus Development records

The East Campus buildings of UIC were built in the 1960s. Since then the campus has been gradually expanding to other buildings such as the Sangamon Street building, the Gold Seal Building, and the Circle Court Building. The expansion of the University Southward is the first major expansion project. The area south of Roosevelt Road was considered in the University's

Office of the Chancellor -- Campus Planning and Development records

This collection contains information about the expansion of the Chicago Undergraduate Division at Navy Pier to the four-year University of Illinois at Chicago Circle. Included are press releases, correspondence, and reports from various faculty committees.

Office of the Chancellor -- Chancellor's Central Files

This collection contains the chancellor's central files and includes correspondence, reports, and additional material exchanged between the Chancellor's Office and the colleges, offices, and major programs of the Chicago Undergraduate Division/University of Illinois at Chicago Circle/ University of Illinois at Chicago.

Office of the Chancellor -- Office of Access and Equity -- Chancellor's Committee records

The Office for Access and Equity offers a variety of services to UIC and Represents the campus to federal and state agencies as well as to the higher education community on issues related to affirmative action, equal opportunity, harassment, and diversity. It also coordinates affirmative action programs, as well as training and counseling on issues of discrimination and harassment. The

Office of the Chancellor -- Office of Access and Equity -- Publications -- Affirmative Action Reports

Affirmative action reports published by the Office of Access and Equity under two categories: Academic Administrator and Faculty Status.

Office of the Chancellor -- Office of Community Relations records

The Office of Community Relations is an office within the Office of the Vice Chancellor for External Affairs. The Office of the Vice Chancellor for External Affairs works to build and maintain relationships between UIC and its neighboring communities. This collection consists of records from the Office of Community Relations.

Office of the Chancellor -- Student Activities Funding Committee (SAFC) -- Student Government -- Student Congress records

The Student Activities Funding Committee is a committee made up of 14 students and 7 faculty and staff members. An advisor from the Campus Programs Department oversees the committee. The Committee acts as an advisory to the Vice-Chancellor of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management. The mission of the office of the Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs is to create a

Office of the Chancellor -- Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs -- Administration -- Planning and Policy Documents

The office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs works to create a student body that reflects the diversity of Illinois, facilitate graduation through special programs and services, and establish a positive and diverse learning environment that is necessary to expand student's lives. The Vice Chancellor, who is also the Provost, oversees the Offices of the Vice Provosts for: Information

Office of the Chancellor -- Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs -- Publications -- Affirmative Action Goals and Timetables for Academic and Administrative Personnel (1979), and UICC Affirmative Action Plan, 1981/82 (December 1981) and UICC Goals and Timetable Analysis (March 1977)

Affirmative Action Goals and Timetables for Academic and Administrative Personnel (1979), is based on a survey and data gathered by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, to assess compliance with interim goals set for 1981. "UICC Affirmative Action Plan, 1981/82" (December 1981) and "UICC Goals and Timetable Analysis" (March 1977).

Office of the Chancellor -- Vice Chancellor for Administration -- Affirmative Action Programs -- Publications -- UIC Employment Data, 1991-92 (August 1992)

UIC Employment Data, 1991-92 (August 1992) contains data on academic and civil service employees in light of affirmative action guidelines.

Onward Neighborhood House records

Onward Neighborhood House was established in 1926 as a community center serving the near northwest neighborhoods of Chicago, by a group of volunteers from the Glencoe Union Church and the Winnetka Congregational Church. It was named after the Onward Presbyterian Church, which served as its first home. The programs offered by Onward House were modified as the needs of the

Oscar D'Angelo papers

The collection documents the activism of Oscar D’Angelo and other community leaders of the University Village area in Chicago, a neighborhood that encompasses University of Illinois at Chicago and is bordered by the expansive Illinois Medical District to the West, the Pilsen community to the South, and the Dan Ryan (1-90/94) and Eisenhower (I-290) Expressways to the East and North.

Packingtown, U.S.A.

The collection consists of black and images that were used in the 1969 narrative film by William Adelman, Packingtown, U.S.A. The images were donated to the Chicago Historical Society by the Chicago Daily News and show the citizens of Packingtown, Union Stockyard, strikers, strikebreakers, union members and the Packingtown neighborhood.

Paul Horvat/International Peasant Movement Collection

Paul Horvat was born to a Slovene peasant. As a teenager Paul Horvat began to organize efforts by Slovene peasants to sell their products directly to consumers. Arriving in the United States in 1952, Horvat continued his economic and political organizing efforts in an American context. His International Peasant Movement supported the conservative social values, nationalism, dignity, and economic independence

Phyllis Wheatley Association collection

The primary purpose of the Phyllis Wheatley Association was to provide a home for young African-American women who had come to Chicago for employment. The collection consists of programs, reports, and a constitution pertaining to the purpose and objectives of the Phyllis Wheatley Association.

Richard J. Daley Collection

Richard Joseph Daley (May 15, 1902 — December 20, 1976) was a six-term mayor of the city of Chicago (1955-1976) and the influential chair of the Cook County Democratic Party from 1953 until his death in 1976. Daley served as an Illinois State representative and Senator (1936-1946), State Director of Revenue (1948—50), and Cook County Clerk (1950—55) before being elected

Robert C. Weaver collection

Robert Clifton Weaver (1907-1997) was a noted economist who was educated (B.S., 1929; M.A., 1931' and Ph.D., 1934) at Harvard University. The collection consists of one letter from Weaver to Russell Ward Ballard and two letters from Weaver to U.S. Representative Barratt O'Hara. It also contains four articles addressing civil rights issues that were written by Weaver.

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.

Russell Ward Ballard papers

Social worker and teacher, Russell Ward Ballard served as Head Resident of Hull-House between 1943 and 1962. Ballard began his career in East Chicago, Indiana where he worked for the school board as a principal of the James Whitcomb Riley School. In 1936, he was appointed Director of the Lake County Department of Public Welfare where he re-organized and integrated

ShoreBank Corporation records

ShoreBank Corporation (1972-2010) was the first bank holding company to combine commercial banking, real estate development, nonprofit loan funds, and international advisory services aimed at community development. Originally developed as a neighborhood development bank for low-income African American communities, ShoreBank eventually expanded nationally and internationally. The ShoreBank Corporation Records (1939-2011) is arranged into seven series: “History and Corporate Strategy,” “Subsidiaries

Sierra Leone collection with supplements about the Atlantic Slave Trade

This collection focuses primarily on the British administration of Sierra Leone, 1691-1833. The collection consists of items related to the British administration of Sierra Leone, including public and private papers of British officials in the colony of Sierra Leone, 1792-1825.

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

Sophonisba Breckinridge papers

Sophonsiba Breckinridge (1866-1948) was a welfare worker who led the social work education movement in the United States. Breckinridge graduated from Wellesley College in 1888 and continued her studies in law and political science at the University of Chicago, earning her Ph.D. in 1901. She joined the faculty at the University of Chicago in 1904, teaching in the Department of

South Suburban Human Relations (SHURE) Council papers

This collection reflects SHURE's activities in the south suburban Cook County area between the years of 1963 and 1974. It includes information on SHURE's membership, its history and its development as an organization. It also contains documentation of SHURE's various projects and programs, as well as some background information on the political climate of the era in which SHURE was

Southern Regional Council records

The Southern Regional Council was formed as the Commission on Interracial Cooperation in 1919, with the goals of improving relations between blacks and whites and achieving an unsegregated society. The collection consists of annual reports of the executive director, brochures, memoranda, news releases, published and mimeographed reports, research projects, special reports, speeches, and studies.