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Arthur W. Mitchell papers

Correspondence, speeches, newsclippings, and other papers of Mitchell, who served as U.S. Congressman from the First Congressional District, Chicago (Ill.), 1935-1943. Mitchell was the first African American Democrat to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives, and his papers contain many incoming letters from throughout the country on racial issues. Additional topics include Mitchell's election campaigns against Oscar DePriest and

Dates: 1898-1968,   |   Extent: 31 linear ft.; 3 oversize folders.; 1 microfilm reel. (Copy of scrapbook)
Archives: Chicago History Museum

Chicago Federation of Labor records

Meeting minutes, 1903-1922, of the Chicago Federation of Labor (CFL); broadsides containing lists of dues paid by local unions to the CFL and other reports, 1911-1918; office files of the CFL, ca. 1890s-1940s, containing letters, notes, reports, etc., mostly during the presidency of John Fitzpatrick; scrapbooks 1912-1947; later topical files, 1950s-1980s, mostly during the presidency of William Lee; Cook County

Dates: ca 1890-1983   |   Extent: 56.5 linear feet; 2 oversize folders (172 items) (broadside minutes).; 6 microfilm reels : neg. ;(Camera negative of minutes). 35 mm.; 6 microfilm reels ; (Reader copy of minutes). 35 mm.; 16 sound cassettes.; 15 sound recordings.
Archives: Chicago History Museum