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George A. Patterson papers
Correspondence, meeting minutes, grievance reports, membership lists, company-union material, agreements, newsclippings, pamphlets, and other papers regarding George A. Patterson's role as a leader in the unionization of steel workers in the Chicago area in the 1930s, and later organizing activities and service to steel workers' unions in Illinois and Wisconsin as a staff member of United Steelworkers of America (USWA),
Marillac House (Chicago, Ill.) records
Correspondence, minutes, financial records, studies, reports, and other papers (primarily in the form of photocopies) of Marillac House, a social settlement house on the West Side of Chicago operated by the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent DePaul, a Roman Catholic order. Topics include African Americans, neighborhood organizations, race relations, and social action.
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
The Links, Inc., Chicago Chapter archives
Founded in 1946 in Philadelphia, the Links, Inc. is a national women’s service organization based on the ideals of combining friendship and community service. The Chicago chapter was founded in 1950 and places a special emphasis on volunteer service in the fields of youth services and promoting African American art.
Chicago Committee to Defend the Bill of Rights records
The Chicago Committee to Defend the Bill of Rights Collection consists of correspondence, newsletters, meeting minutes, newspapers, court records, petitions, pamphlets, FBI files and handwritten notes. The collection mainly comprises correspondence and promotional literature such as pamphlets and newsletters from precursor organizations to the CCDBR, organizations affiliated with the CCDBR, as well as the CCDBR and its two executive directors.
Ethel Ina Untermyer papers
Ethel Ina Untermyer (1925 – 2009) was a deaf education advocate, social reformer, poet, and the leader in the quest to found a forest preserve district in Lake County. Untermyer (nee Kotal) was born in Chicago in 1925. She moved to Lake County with her husband and children in the mid-1950s. In 1957, Untermyer organized a countywide referendum to create
Religion and Labor Council of America records
The Religion and Labor Council of America records contain correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, committee documents, financial records, printed materials, religious documents, personnel materials, and other administrative records of the Religion and Labor Council of America, an organization that supported religiously active members of labor unions. The organization provided internships to union conventions and advocated on behalf of workers in various
St. Leonard's House (Chicago, Ill.) records
St. Leonard’s House opened its doors in the mid-1950s through the efforts of Father James Jones, Chaplain at Chicago’s Bridewell Jail, and many interested members of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago. Father Jones and Father Robert Taylor, both Episcopal priests, were early forces in shaping St. Leonard’s; both were well known in Chicago and with the Illinois Department of Corrections
Records of African American History
The Records of the African American History collection dates from 1869 to 1983 and fills two archival boxes. The collection includes a program from 1869 for Blind Tom Concerts in Evanston. The collection also includes a Church and Business Directory from 1947. The rest of the collection includes transcripts of interviews with African American citizens in Evanston. The interviews were
Klutznick, Philip M. Papers
Philip M. Klutznick, businessman, philanthropist, diplomat, government official and Jewish leader. The Philip M. Klutznick Papers comprise 175.5 linear feet and include correspondence, manuscripts, notes, published materials, photographs, scrapbooks, architectural plans, awards and mementos and audio and video recordings. The papers document Klutznick's career as a real estate developer, philanthropist, United Nations representative in the 1950s and 1960s, President of
Paul Robeson Centennial Committee records
Paul Robeson was a famous African-American athlete, singer, actor, and advocate for the civil rights of people around the world. April 9, 1998 was the centennial of his birth, and the Paul Robeson Centennial Committee in Chicago was formed by a group of artists, educators and community activists to gather resource materials and plan projects and events to honor Robeson.
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
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.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Evanston Chapter Records
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was founded in 1909, “to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination.” After the establishment of the national organization, smaller chapters were formed to provide a sense of community and belonging to the larger entity. Founded in 1928, the Evanston
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.
University of Chicago. Committee on Education, Training, and Research in Race Relations. Records
The University of Chicago Committee on Education, Training, and Research in Race Relations Records cover the period 1944 to 1962 and also include the records of two cooperative organizations: American Council on Race Relations; and National Organization of Intergroup Relations Officials. The collection contains correspondence, financial and personnel records, published materials, research project and proposal data, reports and studies, seminar
Ethel and Irene Kawin papers
Irene Kawin was a probation officer of the Juvenile Court of Cook County from 1913 to 1962, serving as deputy chief beginning in 1927. Ethel Kawin was a child psychologist who directed the Pre-School Department of the Institute for Juvenile Research from 1925 to 1934. The collection contains correspondence, reports, newspaper clippings, and articles.
Heritage Press Archives
Heritage Press, which operated out of London between the years of 1962-1975, was one of the most important publishers of Black poetry of its time. Best known for virtually launching the careers of several important Black poets, the press also published many prominent members of the Black Arts Movement as well as several poets who remain largely unknown today. The
Squibb, Francis P. Papers
Francis P. Squibb, jazz musician, curator, and writer. The Francis P. Squibb Papers contain advertisements, articles, correspondence, interviews, photographs, songbooks, fake books, method books, programs, publications, liner notes, record catalogs and discographies, essays, and manuscripts. There is handwritten, printed, and photocopied music as well as music transcriptions.
Robert C. Hartnett, S.J., papers
Robert Clinton Hartnett, S.J., attended Loyola Academy in Chicago from 1919 to 1923, and Loyola University Chicago from 1924 to 1927, earning his B.A. with concentration in Philosophy and English. Hartnett was President of America Press and Editor in Chief of America and The Catholic Mind from 1948 to 1955. Throughout his professional career, Hartnett taught at several Jesuit institutions,
Leonidas H. Berry papers
Gastroenterologist Leonidas Berry, 1902-1995, received his M. D. from Rush Medical College of the University of Chicago in 1929. In 1933, he received a M.S. degree in Pathology from the University of Illinois Medical School. Berry specialized in gastroenterology at Cook County Hospital in Chicago. A leader in the field of gastroenterology, Berry was the first American physician to use
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
Art Resources in Teaching Records
Art Resources in Teaching was founded as the Chicago Public School Art Society in 1894 at Hull-House. It was led by Ellen Gates Starr and included a group of women from the Chicago Woman’s Club. Its goal was to serve young people in the inner city. It did this initially by refurbishing classrooms and by providing art appreciation lectures and
Deton Jackson Brooks, Jr., papers
Articles, biographical materials, correspondence, minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, reports, a scrapbook, speeches, studies, and other papers of Deton Jackson Brooks, Jr., an educator, journalist, administrator, and Chicago public servant. The collection contains reports and studies written by Brooks related to the topics of welfare and literacy; administrative records from Brooks' tenure as executive director of the Chicago Committee on
Off-The-Street Club records
The Off-The-Street Club (OTSC), Chicago's oldest boys and girls club, is a club for children and young adults located on Chicago's west side. The collection consists of annual reports, correspondence, organizational charts, newspaper clippings, newsletters, radio and television scripts, surveys, manuals, programs, published material, and photographs.