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United Way of Metropolitan Chicago records
The United Way of Metropolitan Chicago collection consists of materials detailing the history of this institution’s operations from its humble beginnings in 1930s Chicago through its incredible growth into the 1990s. Containing materials that range from correspondence to meeting minutes, and budgetary reports from agencies that received funding support from the institution, this collection provides a glimpse into roughly sixty
Leon Forrest (1937-1997) Papers 1952-1999
Leon Richard Forrest was born January 8, 1937 at Cook County Hospital in Chicago to Adelaide Green Forrest (1920-1964) and Leon Forrest, Sr. (1918-1971). Forrest served as chairman of the Northwestern African American Studies department from 1985 to 1994, and also held a professorship in the English department.The Leon Forrest Papers consist of 8 boxes spanning the years 1954 to
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records
Correspondence, reports, maps, blueprints, financial documents, advertising materials, photographs, and other items documenting the history of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company (CB&Q), which existed from 1855 to 1970.
John H. Young Photograph Collection
The John H. Young Photograph Collection includes photographs related to the papers of John H. Young, an African-American born in Georgia who lived in Chicago at 3024 South Ellis Avenue. Images include a portrait of a young African-American man (probably Young) and several unidentifed group portraits of African-Americans, including a church congregation, a school group, and a large group of
Charles Phineas Schwartz papers
Part of the Jane Addams Memorial Collection. Charles P. Schwartz (1887-1975) was an attorney, civic leader, and educator in the social welfare movement. Schwartz served as chairman of the State of Illinois Committee on Citizenship and Naturalization and wrote many pamphlets for new citizens. Schwartz also served as president of the City Club of Chicago and in 1936, he was
Jane Dent Home for the Aged records
The Home for Aged and Infirm Colored People was founded in 1893 by Gabriella Knighten Smith, Fannie Mason, and others for the purpose of caring for older African Americans, without regard to creed, who were dependent on the charity of others. Mrs. Jane Dent, who chaired the House Committee for a number of years, donated stock to the Home in
James L. Smith papers and audio recordings
Interviews and correspondence of James L. Smith by his daughter Pam Smith, regarding the Association of the 2,221 Negro Volunteers of WWII, Mr. Smith 's military career, and Affirmative Action. Mr. Smith served in the U.S. Army, 1942 to 1953, and was a member of the first group of African American soldiers chosen to serve in a racially integrated unit
Seymour Simon papers
Correspondence, speeches, articles, reports, newspaper clippings, and other papers of Seymour Simon, chiefly related to his service as president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners and mostly concerning the departments operated by the board, but including 14 Simon speeches, 1980-87, while serving as a Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court. Much of the correspondence is with members of the
Bessie Coleman collection
Bessie Coleman, the first African American female pilot to obtain a license. Coleman learned French at a Berlitz school in the Chicago loop, withdrew the savings she had accumulated from her work as a manicurist and the manager of a chili parlor, and with the additional financial support of Abbott and another African American entrepreneur, she set off for Paris
Montgomery, Mike. Collection
The Mike Montgomery Collection contains a copy of "Pekin Rag" by Joe Jordan, photocopies of Toddle News from the 1920's, an article about a lecture by Montgomery, and blank stationery.
Martin & Morris Music, Inc. papers
In 1940, Morris left Bowles Music House and teamed with gospel singer Sallie Martin to start his own publishing business, the Martin and Morris Music Company. Sallie Martin (1896-1988) had come to Chicago in 1927 from Pittsfield, Georgia to work with another gospel pioneer, Thomas A. Dorsey. Her group, the Sallie Martin Singers, traveled throughout the United States and Europe.
James Carson Hall papers
Church Women United in Greater Chicago records
Correspondence, minutes, annual reports, newsletters, and membership directories of C.W.U. and its predecessor organizations of Protestant, and later Catholic, women in Chicago and suburbs for fellowship and service. Concerns administration and social service activities, including work with Juvenile Court, Cook County Jail and Chicago Residential Schools, World Day of Prayer, Mission Institutes, and May Fellowship Day. From 1919 to 1972,
Merriam, Charles E. Papers
Charles E. Merriam, professor of Political Science and politician. Candidate for mayor of Chicago, 1911 and 1919. Founder, Social Science Research Council, 1924. Contains personal and professional correspondence; manuscripts; class notes Merriam took as a student; memoranda; election campaign material; minutes; reports; scholarly and political speeches; articles; diaries; book reviews; degrees; and scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, photographs, and memorabilia. Materials
Steiner, John. Collection
John Steiner, jazz collector, record producer, chemist. The John Steiner Collection contains sheet music, articles, photographs, scrapbooks, correspondence, interviews, ephemera, and publications. The collection spans 140 years and documents Chicago jazz and blues, musicians, clubs, printed music, recording companies, and recording technology.
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
Nathan Kellogg McGill photograph collection
Studio portrait photographs and informal photographs of African American lawyer Nathan K. McGill; his older brother Simuel Decatur McGill (also a lawyer); Nathan McGill's first wife Idalee McGill and their sons Simuel and Nathan, Jr. (ca. 1922-1929). A 1913 image shows Simuel and Nathan McGill behind the wheel of a car soon after Nathan's graduation from law school. Other images
Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference. Records
The Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference was formed in 1949 to "to build and maintain a stable interracial community of high standards." The collection contains correspondence, memoranda, meeting agendas and minutes, budgets and fundraising material, by-laws, directories, reports; press releases, surveys, newsletters, brochures, clippings, photographs, an audio reel, maps, posters, flyers, pamphlets, booklets, and other documents representing the activities of the
Cathedral Shelter of Chicago records
The Cathedral Shelter was established in 1919 as a social service agency of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago. The collection consists of annual reports, case files, correspondence, by-laws, minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, and published material pertaining to the operation of the Cathedral Shelter.
Goodman Theatre archives
The collection documents the theater's early production history through promotional materials such as programs, press releases and reviews and clippings. Materials for the last 30 years of productions include an extensive collection of prompt books, production research and technical information. Other series in the collection include the papers of Artistic Director John Reich, dramaturg Tom Creamer, the Graff Family Papers,
Horace S. Graves, Jr. Papers
The Horace S. Graves, Jr. (1897-1981) papers are comprised of materials documenting Horace S. Graves, Jr., who was an African-American funeral director, real estate agent, and insurance salesman in Evanston, Illinois. He was an active member of several organizations including: Ebenezer A.M.E. Church, Norshore Twelve, Inc., and the American Legion. The collection material dates from 1923 to 1981 and focuses
Michael A. Bilandic papers
Michael A. Bilandic served as Mayor of Chicago from 1976-1979 and as Supreme Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court from 1994-1997. This collection includes minutes and reports of the Chicago City Council, Bilandic's personal notes and information he gathered in preparation for City Council meetings and hearings, correspondence between Bilandic and fellow alderman, Mayor Daley, interested parties, and citizens. The
Dr. Preston Bradley papers
The collection contains correspondence, diaries, lectures, essays, sermons, minutes, scrapbooks, and clippings as well as published and unpublished writings. Dr. Preston Bradley was the founder of the Peoples Church of Chicago. In 1912, Dr. Bradley withdrew from the Presbyterian ministry to establish an independent church based on a creed of "the Good, the True, and the Beautiful." The Peoples Church
Reverend Floyd Daniel Johnson and Sweetie C. Johnson papers, Zion Temple Missionary Baptist Church archives
The Reverend Floyd D. Johnson and Sweetie C. Johnson Papers, Zion Temple Missionary Baptist Church Archives includes papers from both Floyd and Sweetie Johnson and records pertaining to the history of Zion Temple Missionary Baptist Church. Floyd Johnson’s papers consist of conference journals and programs, correspondence, newspaper articles, speeches, sermons and notes, Foreign Mission Board administrative records and travel records,
Chicago Boys and Girls Club records
This description does not include unprocessed additions to the collection.