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Christopher Robert Reed Papers

Christopher Reed (1942 - ) is an author and historian who specializes in the history of African Americans in Chicago. From 1987 to 2009, he served as a professor at Roosevelt University. Aside from his academic pursuits, Dr. Reed serves on the Commission on Chicago Landmarks and various community organizations on the city’s West Side. The Christopher Reed papers span

Dates: 1730-2011   |   Extent: 48 Letter Size Document Cases 2.5 Legal Size Document Cases 1 Small Oversize Box 2 Large Oversize Boxes books, photos, and other items
Archives: Roosevelt University

Elvira Sheridan Badger Papers

Six personal diaries and one diary fragment kept by Elvira Cecelia Sheridan Badger of Kentucky and Illinois, spanning the years 1859 through 1903. Also popular antebellum piano music compiled and bound for Badger before her marriage. Facsimile of notebook kept by Alpheus Shreve Badger about his move to Chicago and the subsequent freedom of his slaves in 1852. Diary entries

Dates: Bulk, 1859-1878   |   Extent: 1.7 linear feet (2 oversize boxes)
Archives: Newberry Library