University of Illinois at Chicago

Richard J. Daley Library, 801 S. Morgan St., Chicago, IL 60607

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Bob Crawford Audio Archive collection

The Bob Crawford Audio Archive collection consists of roughly a hundred tapes of interviews, radio programs and City Council proceedings collected from about 1970 to 2001 by Bob Crawford of Chicago's WBBM radio station. The collection includes more than 2,100 sound clips from Chicago mayors and other politicians or public figures in Chicago.

Dates: 1968-2004, bulk 1970-2001   |   Extent: 11.5 linear feet. 14 FH [full Hollinger]; 6 HH [half-Hollinger]; 1 OH [oversize Hollinger]; 3 AB [artifact boxes]; and 2 OF [oversized flat boxes]
Archives: University of Illinois at Chicago

Richard J. Daley Collection

Richard Joseph Daley (May 15, 1902 — December 20, 1976) was a six-term mayor of the city of Chicago (1955-1976) and the influential chair of the Cook County Democratic Party from 1953 until his death in 1976. Daley served as an Illinois State representative and Senator (1936-1946), State Director of Revenue (1948—50), and Cook County Clerk (1950—55) before being elected

Dates: 1870-2010, bulk 1955-1976   |   Extent: 700.0 linear feet.
Archives: University of Illinois at Chicago