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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

Dates: 1730-2011   |   Extent: 48 Letter Size Document Cases 2.5 Legal Size Document Cases 1 Small Oversize Box 2 Large Oversize Boxes books, photos, and other items
Archives: Roosevelt University

First Presbyterian Church records

Parish records, church bulletins and programs, business records, artifacts (including missionary artifacts), etc., of this church founded at Fort Dearborn in 1833 and now in Woodlawn. The congregation has included many prominent Chicago families such as the Shedds, Buckinghams, and Fields, and became one of the first racially integrated congregations in Chicago, in 1953. Also includes information on the Blackstone

Dates: 1833-1999   |   Extent: 90.0 linear feet (90 cartons)
Archives: Newberry Library