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YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago records
Office files of the central office of the YMCA of metropolitan Chicago (Ill.) primarily concerning administration, fund raising and building campaigns, program development, and coordination of activities of YMCA departments in Chicago neighborhoods and suburbs. Includes minutes of the board of trustees (1868-1975), the board of managers (1858-1975), the General Secretary's cabinet (1913-1962), and boards of directors of the branches,
YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago collection of visual materials
Visual materials that chronicle the initial years and subsequent growth of the YMCA, a social service organization in the Chicago metropolitan area. Subjects include staff members (individual and groups); annual meetings; program activities for adults, teens and children; camps in service including war work with the armed forces (both World Wars), and YMCA facilities. Most items are identified.
The Woodlawn Organization records
Correspondence, minutes, financial records, reports, research materials, clippings, brochures, and other records of The Woodlawn Organization (TWO), a coalition of neighborhood and religious groups formed to improve the quality of life in the Woodlawn neighborhood of Chicago (Ill.). Topics include a proposal by the Schools Committee to start an experimental school district in East Woodlawn, funding from the U.S. Department
Women for Peace (Chicago, Ill.) records
Correspondence, brochures, fliers, press releases, newsletters, reports, financial materials, newspaper clippings, photographs, and other records of Women for Peace, the Chicago chapter of the national organization: Women Strike for Peace. Includes materials related to activities and interests of the Chicago chapter and the national organization, as well as other local and national anti-war, activist groups. Also present are copies of
William L. Dawson papers
Correspondence, speeches, newspaper clippings, press releases, testimonials, and other papers relating to the career of William L. Dawson, a Chicago (Ill.) lawyer, alderman of the 2nd Ward, and U.S. Congressman (Democrat from the 1st District of Illinois; 1943-1970). He succeeded Arthur W. Mitchell as the second African American Democrat to represent the 1st District. Collection includes some material on the
William Henry Huff scrapbooks
Photocopies, photographs, newspaper clippings, sheet music, and other papers of William Henry Huff (1888-1963), a Chicago (Ill.) lawyer, pharmacist, and poet. Huff was a member of the Cook County Bar Association and was a strong and active advocate of civil rights. Also included are photocopies of Huff's poems and writings as well as two scrapbooks of newspaper clippings about Huff
Willa Saunders Jones papers
Correspondence, programs, newsclippings, press releases, photographs, and other items from and about Mrs. Willa Saunders Jones, a singer, pianist, organist, and producer of Chicago's Passion Play, which she directed from 1926 to 1978.
Wieboldt Foundation (Chicago, Ill.) records
Meeting minutes (1921-1950), financial records, newsclipping scrapbook, and grant project files (ca. 1921-1980) of the Wieboldt Foundation (Chicago, Ill.) concerning its support for social service work by various non-profit organizations, primarily related to children and to community development in the Chicago metropolitan area. Project files include applications to the foundation that were funded and not funded, and reports and other
West Side Riots (Chicago) Photograph Collection
The West Side Riots (Chicago) Photograph Collection consists of documenting the riots on Chicago's West Side following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in April 1968. The photographs are from the vicinity of Marillac House, a community center at 2822 West Jackson, by a staff member, Sister Julia.
West Side Christian Parish (Chicago, Ill.) records
Scrapbooks, questionnaires, interviews, meeting minutes, reports, speeches, press releases, newsletters, brochures, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and other records related to the West Side Christian Parish (WSCP), an interdenominational religious and social service organization. Includes materials collected and interviews of WSCP employees conducted by Raymond Owens, whose master's thesis on the organization is included in the collection. Also present are articles,
Welfare Council of Metropolitan Chicago records
Correspondence, minutes, financial records, committee and division files, member agency files, annual and other reports, historical summaries, statistical information and printed materials of the Welfare Council relating to the evaluation and coordination of private charities and public health and welfare services in Chicago and suburbs. Contains information on agencies, funding, social workers, and social conditions, such as housing, disease, delinquency,
Welfare Council of Metropolitan Chicago Photograph Collection
The Welfare Council of Metropolitan Chicago was founded in 1914 as the Chicago Central Council of Social Agencies; incorporated in 1919 as the Chicago Council of Social Agencies; in the 1940s, became the Welfare Council of Metropolitan Chicago; in 1971 renamed the Council of Community Services; in 1977 merged with the Community Fund of Chicago to become the United Way
Walter L. Lowe papers
Correspondence, clippings, certificates, licenses, framed awards, and essays related to Walter L. Lowe. Lowe was a prominent African American insurance broker in Chicago, who served on many committees for various civic and service organizations such as the Tourist Motor Club, the World Travel and Couples Club, the Chicago Safety Association, and the Welfare Council of Metropolitan Chicago.
W.E.B. DuBois Clubs of America records
Speeches, notes, etc., chiefly from the second national convention of the W.E.B. DuBois Clubs of America."
Visiting Nurse Association of Chicago records
Miscellaneous correspondence, bulletins, pamphlets, clippings, annual reports, statistical data, etc. of the Visiting Nurse Association of Chicago. Correspondence is chiefly with donors (1903-1949, 1957), who included many socially prominent Chicagoans; plus case study data in Patient Service, Nursing Substation & Coordinated Home Care Program reports, 1962-1968. Also, many items on the Mayor's City-County Polio Planning Committee (1956); a VMA 75th
Visiting Nurse Association of Chicago photograph collection
From 1890 to 1995, the Visiting Nurse Association of Chicago employed its own nurses and other health professionals to provide health care to the underprivileged. Now the VNA Foundation operates exclusively as a grantmaking foundation, giving financial support to nonprofit organizations offering home- and community-based care to the underserved.
Victor Storino papers on United Steelworkers of America, Local 1033
Union constitutions, union convention materials, collective bargaining agreements, benefit plans, workplace safety, and other job and union related manuals, agendas, meeting minutes, newsletters, and notes of Victor Storino, the last president of United Steelworkers of America, Local 1033. Also included are materials from the Republic Engineered Steels Partnership Committee meetings, which Storino attended in 1997.
Vicky Starr papers
Correspondence, research files, newsletters, financial papers, newspaper clippings, sound recordings, and other papers of Victoria Starr, a women's rights and labor union activist from Chicago (Ill.). Vicky Starr was involved in several labor and progressive organizations, such as the Chicago Women's Liberation Union and the United Packinghouse workers. Starr worked in the Chicago stockyards during the 1930s, and later worked
Urban Preceptorship Program records
Correspondence, grant applications, class curricula, student files, newsletters, press releases, newspaper clippings, marketing materials, and other records of the Urban Preceptorship Program (UPP) at the University of Illinois at the Medical Center, which taught medical students, health care professionals, and community health workers about medical care in urban areas. Topics include medical treatment for the poor, prison health, community based
Uptown Chicago Commission records
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, minutes, financial records, press releases, and topical files of the Uptown Chicago Commission (UCC), a representative community organization, founded in 1955, in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago (Ill.) to serve as a forum for communication and as a catalyst for action for Uptown residents, community organizations, institutions, and businesses. Also present in the collection are reports, proposals,
United Steelworkers of America, Local 65 and Local 1033 records
Reports, forms, and other office files from Chicago-area locals of the United Steelworkers of America, primarily from Local 65 at United States Steel's South Works in the South Chicago neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, and from Local 1033 at the Republic Steel mill. Includes copies of "Local Issue Forms" from Local 65, detailing union requests for improvements/clarifications on working conditions, discipline
United Steelworkers of America, Local 2374 (Chicago, Ill.) records
Grievances, memoranda, membership materials, correspondence, agreement booklets, pension and insurance plan booklets, newsletters, a ledger, and other records of the United Steelworkers of America, Local 2374 in Chicago (Ill.). Local 2374 was the union for Continental Can Company's Clearing Plant located at 5401 West 65th Street on Chicago's Southwest Side in the Clearing community area. Materials relate to company-worker relations,
United Steelworkers of America, Local 1033 records
Meeting minute books, attendance ledgers, correspondence, memoranda, press releases, grievances, pamphlets, and other administrative records of the United Steelworkers of America, Local 1033. Topics include political and union elections, union policies, safety issues, and relations with Republic Steel Corporation and its successors. Local 1033, with an office at 11731 South Avenue O on the far Southeast Side, represented workers at
United Steelworkers of America, District 7 collection of visual materials
Photographs of United Steelworkers of America (USWA) District 7 and Local 1033 at Republic Steel (later LTV). Subjects include the steel plant ca. 1968, particularly showing dilapidated conditions of the building and facilities; various banquets and events; bowling leagues; youth basketball games; group and individual portraits including Barratt O'Hara, Art Leitherer, Frank Guzzo, Russel L. Pisle, Robert Johnson, and Casey
United Steelworkers of America, District 31 records
Correspondence, reports, minutes, contracts, grievances, arbitrations, appeals to the international union, dues reports, political campaign materials, newsletters, newsclippings, publications, and other records related to the operations of the United Steelworkers of America, District 31, serving northern Illinois and Indiana, and to the activities and policies of USWA's international office in Pittsburgh (Pa.). Topics include the Steelworkers Organizing Committee, local unions