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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

Studs Terkel papers

Correspondence, playbills, photographs, newspaper clippings, and other materials concerning the work, career, and interests of author and oral historian Louis "Studs" Terkel. The collection contains interview transcripts and manuscripts for a number of Terkel's books including “Division Street” (1967), “Hard Times” (1970), “Working” (1974), “American Dreams” (1983), the Pulitzer Prize winning “The Good War” (1984) and “Race” (1992).

Dates: 1944-2008   |   Extent: 63 linear feet (144 boxes); 1 oversized folder; ca. 5 sound cassettes; 1 folder of color photographs
Archives: Chicago History Museum