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Chicago Crossings: Bridges and Boundaries Video Project records
"Chicago Crossings: Bridges and Boundaries is a 25-minute 1994 video produced by Kartemquin Films in association with the Spertus Museum to accompany an art exhibit addressing the relationships of African Americans and American Jews. The video explores the studios of 12 artists, six Black and six Jewish, as they prepare their work for the show.
Irene McCoy Gaines papers
Correspondence, mimeographed and printed material, certificates, posters, phonograph records of speeches, minutes of meetings and conventions, scrapbooks, and other papers relating to activities of Mrs. Gaines, a leader in local, state, and national organizations of African American club women, Chicago social service organizations, and the Republican Party. Topics include the civil rights movement; her service as president of the National
National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ) records
The National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ) was formed as the National Conference for Christians and Jews in 1928. The Chicago branch was opened in the 1930s, and focused on facilitating dialogue and understanding between major religions and promoting religious freedom and tolerance, racial justice, and cultural understanding. The organization also established National Brotherhood Week and held events, workshops,