Chicago History Museum

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Chicago Federation of Labor records

Meeting minutes, 1903-1922, of the Chicago Federation of Labor (CFL); broadsides containing lists of dues paid by local unions to the CFL and other reports, 1911-1918; office files of the CFL, ca. 1890s-1940s, containing letters, notes, reports, etc., mostly during the presidency of John Fitzpatrick; scrapbooks 1912-1947; later topical files, 1950s-1980s, mostly during the presidency of William Lee; Cook County

Dates: ca 1890-1983   |   Extent: 56.5 linear feet; 2 oversize folders (172 items) (broadside minutes).; 6 microfilm reels : neg. ;(Camera negative of minutes). 35 mm.; 6 microfilm reels ; (Reader copy of minutes). 35 mm.; 16 sound cassettes.; 15 sound recordings.
Archives: Chicago History Museum

Earl B. Dickerson papers

Scrapbooks (7 v.) and unbound materials, including newsclippings, photographs, speeches, correspondence, campaign literature, legal briefs, and other materials of Earl B. Dickerson, a Chicagoan, relating to his career as a lawyer and his activities in politics, civil rights and civil liberties, and government service. Topics include his graduation from the University of Chicago Law School (the first African American to

Dates: 1918-1986   |   Extent: 4 linear ft. (5 boxes)
Archives: Chicago History Museum