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Leon M. Despres papers

Subject files, correspondence, constituent requests, and newsclippings, chiefly from Despres' service as Chicago 5th Ward Alderman (Independent), 1955-1975. Topics include Hyde Park and Kenwood neighborhood matters, city planning, budgets, racial discrimination, schools, crime, and urban renewal. The collection also contains a small group of papers from Despres' private law practice, many involving civil liberties.

Dates: 1929-1982,   |   Extent: 103 linear ft.; 3 microfilm reels : neg. ;(Legislative record 1961-1975). 35mm.; 3 microfilm reels ; (Reader copy of Legislative record). 35 mm.; 21 microfilm reels ; (Newsclippings 1953-1976). 35mm.; 1 microfilm reel ; (Notebooks 1977, 1982). 16 mm.
Archives: Chicago History Museum

Sidney Lens papers

Correspondence, newspaper clippings, articles, newsletters, notes, manuscripts of Lens' major books, financial records, and sound recordings from his career as a Chicago labor organizer, peace activist, political candidate, lecturer, and writer. Includes materials from the Revolutionary Workers' League; Local 329 of United Service Employees Union; National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam; and other groups. Also includes Lens'

Dates: 1910-1986   |   Extent: 72 linear ft. (179 boxes, 1 v.); 2 oversize folders.; 45 sound recordings.; 54 sound cassettes.; 1 microfilm reel.
Archives: Chicago History Museum