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Chicago Department of Urban Renewal Records
The records in this collection were created and collected by the Department of Urban Renewal, its predecessors and other Chicago city departments with duties related to planning and development. The majority of the collection is comprised of photographs, contact sheets, negatives and slides of Chicago neighborhoods considered and targeted for improvement, including images that show buildings and neighborhoods that were
Faith Rich Papers
Faith Rich (1909-1990) was a white community activist, educator and volunteer with numerous organizations including the Chicago Westside Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), the Independent Voters of Illinois (IVI), the 15th Place Block Club, the Literacy Council of Chicago and local PTAs. She focused her organizing efforts
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- Express highways -- Illinois -- Chicago (1)
- Race riots -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 1960-1970 (1)
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People
- Rich, Faith (Faith Baldwin Rich), 1909-1990 (1)
- Tabb, Tamaara (Tamaara Danish Tabb) (1)
- Daley, Richard J., 1902-1976 (1)
- Hill, Lewis W. (1)
- Byrne, Jane, 1933-2014 (1)
- Rich, Theodore (Theodore Freeling Rich), 1906-2009 (1)
- Bilandic, Michael A. (Michael Anthony), 1923-2002 (1)
- Hollander, Elizabeth L., 1939- (1)
- Mead, Mildred, 1910-2001 (1)
- Bilandic, Heather Morgan (1)
Organizations
- Chicago (Ill.) Department of Urban Renewal (2)
- Chicago Plan Commission (2)
- Chicago Land Clearance Commission (2)
- Chicago (Ill.) Department of Development and Planning (2)
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Chicago Branch (1)
- George W. Collins High School -- Chicago (Ill.) (1)
- Illinois Institute of Technology (1)
- Commission on Chicago Historical and Architectural Landmarks (1)
- Greater Lawndale Conservation Commission (GLCC) (1)
- Chicago (Ill.). Department of Planning, City and Community Development (1)
- Disabled American Rally for Equality (DARE) (1)
- Loglan Institute (1)
Places
- North Lawndale (Chicago, Ill.) (1)
- East Garfield Park (Chicago, Ill.) (1)
- Greater Grand Crossing (Chicago, Ill.) (1)
- West Town (Chicago, Ill.) (1)
- Uptown (Chicago, Ill.) (1)
- Near West Side (Chicago, Ill.) (1)
- Kenwood (Chicago, Ill.) (1)
- Woodlawn (Chicago, Ill.) (1)
- Hyde Park (Chicago, Ill.) (1)
- Near North Side (Chicago, Ill.) (1)
- Englewood (Chicago, Ill.) (1)