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Church Federation of Greater Chicago records
Correspondence, minutes, reports, and financial records on ecumenical activities of the Church Federation of Greater Chicago, chiefly involving Protestant churches and agencies in Chicago and suburbs, and records of related organizations, including the Chicago Cooperative Council of City Missions; the Protestant Women's Protectorate minutes and scrapbooks, 1917-40s; the Chicago Council of Religious Education, 1920s-30s; and the Chicago Conference on Religion
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,
Church Women United in Illinois records
Church Women United in Illinois (CWUI) is the state chapter of the national organization, Church Women United (CWU). Formed in 1941, CWU is an ecumenical movement of interdenominational Christian women from diverse racial, ethnic, age, and economic backgrounds. The fundamental purpose of CWU is to bring Christian women together, united in their faith, to work towards the betterment of the
Citizens Alert records
Citizens Alert was created in 1967 in Chicago, Illinois as an organization to help victims of police brutality. Since that time, it broadened its role into that of police watchdog group and sought to improve relations between the police and the communities they served.
Citizens Committee on the Juvenile Court (Chicago, Ill.) records
Meeting minutes, reports, printed material, correspondence, newspaper clippings, publications and newsletters, memorandums, proposals, and other papers of the Citizens Committee on the Juvenile Court (CCJC), formerly known as the Citizens Committee on the Family Court, an advisory board to the Circuit Court of Cook County, based in Chicago. Materials relate to the juvenile court, Illinois Youth Commission, Department of Children
Citizens Schools Committee photographs
Black-and-white photographs relating to the Citizens Schools Committee, the Lane Bryant Award, and portraits of identified award winners and other CSC affiliates.
Citizens Schools Committee records
Correspondence, minutes, financial and other reports, annual proceedings, speeches, scrapbooks, press releases, etc. relating to Citizens Schools Committee's (CSC) work promoting quality in Chicago public education and monitoring administration of the school system. Includes materials from parents' and teachers' organizations in 1920s and 1930s; Chicago Board of Education; Chicago Teachers Union; records of the annual Civic Assembly, sponsored by CSC
City Club of Chicago records
Correspondence, minutes, reports, newsclippings, forum notices, financial and membership materials, and other records of the City Club of Chicago, an organization founded in 1903 to investigate and improve municipal conditions in Chicago (Ill.). Topics include city and state government, revenue, taxation, planning, elections, courts, civil service, transportation, utilities, welfare, education, employment, housing, health, racial discrimination and social services in general.
Civic Disarmament Committee for Handgun Control. Records
The Civic Disarmament Committee for Handgun Control was founded in 1971 by Hyde Park activist and writer Laura Fermi. The group sought was to reduce handgun violence through promotion of government legislation, public education campaigns, and enforcement of existing handgun laws. This collection includes the group's correspondence; administrative records; position statements and publicity material; and research on crime, handgun legislation
Civil Rights Serial Collection
This collection of serials contains first editions of magazines with a specific focus on the American Civil Rights Movement. The serials are organized in chronological order by year. The magazines are stored in one flat archival box.
Clarence Darrow Community Center records
The collection contains records dating from 1954 to 1970 including committee reports, correspondence, budgets, programs, photographs, newspaper clippings, annual reports and a scrapbook. The materials pertain to the administration of the community center and its programs.
Clarence Markham and "The New Negro Traveler" records
African American travel writer. Founded the Travelers Research Publishing Company of Chicago.
Clark, E. Payson., Jr. Papers
E. Payson Clark, Jr., jazz collector, lawyer, and archivist. The E. Payson Clark, Jr. Papers contain correspondence, photographs, jazz publications, catalogs, discographies and record lists, jazz festival programs and pins, concert and event mailings, and newspapers.
Claude Barnett Research Collection circa 1950-1970
Consists of news clippings, photographs, and newsletters pertaining to African affairs during the 1950s and 1960s. The collection was assembled by Claude Barnett, director of the Associated Negro Press, a wire organization serving Black American newspapers, and the World News Service, which provided similar service to African newspapers from 1960 until 1963.
Claude Driskell papers
A prominent Chicago dentist, Claude Driskell served as president of the Lincoln Dental Society, and is the author of a history of Chicago’s African American dentists. He was also the historian for the renowned “Original Forty Club,” and was the author of the club’s 75th anniversary book.
Claude M. Lightfoot Collection of Visual Materials
Claude M. Lightfoot was a prominent African American official in the Communist Party (CPUSA). He was highly visible and active on local, national and international levels and often represented the CPUSA in Eastern European and other Communist countries. Lightfoot was politically active from his teen years until his death in 1991.
Claude M. Lightfoot papers
Correspondence, speech and manuscript notes and drafts, publicity information, reviews of his books, and news clippings, drafts and copies of Lightfoot's newspaper columns in the Chicago Courier, award certificates, and other papers of Claude M. Lightfoot, an African American author, Chicago resident, political candidate, and member of the Communist Party U.S.A.'s national committee. Topics are court actions against him relating
Cleaner Air Committee of Hyde Park-Kenwood. Records
The Cleaner Air Committee of Hyde Park-Kenwood, organized in April 1959 by a group of women led by Laura Fermi, sought to educate the community to the dangers posed by air pollution as well as to monitor local smoke emission violations. Contains membership lists, minutes, correspondence, clippings, statements made at public hearings, and publications.
Clementine Skinner papers
Correspondence, newsclippings, scrapbook, minutes, and financial records relating to Dr. Clementine Skinner, an African American school teacher and librarian in Chicago, and her many civic and professional activities. Includes records of Kappa Delta Pi, an honor society in education (1968-1978) and records of the Sixth-Grace Presbyterian Church (1964-1981). A scrapbook of photographs documents Skinner's service in the WAACs during World
Clementine Skinner papers
Clementine Skinner was a Chicago Public Schools assistant principal, teacher and librarian. She was active during four decades in the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) and served as president of the Chicago branch. She was also active in the YWCA, the NAACP, and in genealogical organizations.
Coach Jim Brown of DuSable High School collection of visual materials
Photographs relating to the career of Coach Jim Brown, who coached football, baseball, and basketball teams and taught at DuSable High School (Chicago, Ill.) in the 1950s and 1960s. Images include his George Williams College Graduating Class of 1949; Jim Brown playing baseball for the Great Lakes Naval Training Center and playing basketball for Southern University; DuSable sports teams with
Collections on Rev. Clay Evans
The Collections on Rev. Clay Evans brings together materials related to Rev. Clay Evans and Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church during the 50-year span of his leadership from 1950-2000. These materials reflect member involvement in choirs, clubs, committees and community service opportunities fostered by Rev. Evans and their participation in annual banquets, revivals and travel. The collection includes church documents, photographs,
College of Education -- Office of Evaluation Methods -- Cooperative Teacher Corps Program
The Cooperative Teachers Corps Program was an experiment designed by the College of Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle in cooperation with School District No. 19 of the Chicago Public Schools located in the near west side neighborhood of Pilsen. The aim of the program was to train teachers intended for urban schools in community immersion and
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences -- Department of Anthropology -- Charles Warren papers
Charles Warren started at Navy Pier in 1957 and remained with the university until his death in 1987. He was a member of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology from 1957 to 1965. He was Assistant Professor of Anthropology in the UICC Department of Anthropology from 1965 to 1976; in 1976 he became Associate Professor. He was Acting Head of
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences -- Department of Black Studies -- Grace Holt papers
Grace Holt was an instructor at UIC for 22 years. In addition to teaching in the Department of Speech and Theatre and the Black Studies Program (African-American Studies Department), Professor Holt was active in the UIC community throughout her career and became involved in women's and African-American issues at the national level. Professor Holt was a pioneer both for promoting