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Congress of Racial Equality, Chicago Chapter records
Correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, press releases, articles, newspaper clippings, maps, brochures and booklets, advertisements, newsletters, testimonials, and other administrative documents of the Congress of Racial Equality, Chicago Chapter (CORE); plus papers from CORE's national office and local branches in various regions of the United States; the Chicago Urban League; the Coordinating Council of Community Organizations; and other civil rights organizations.
Frank W. McCulloch papers
Correspondence, notes, articles, reports, minutes, newsletters, and other papers of Frank W. McCulloch about his activities in Chicago on behalf of unemployment relief in the 1930s and labor education in the 1940s. Except for a few miscellaneous items, the collection does not extend beyond late 1948, when McCulloch accepted a staff appointment with Senator-elect Paul Douglas (Democrat; Illinois). Large portions
Jim Brown papers
Correspondence, newspaper clippings, award certificates and other papers relating to the life and career of Jim Brown, DuSable High School teacher and coach of football, baseball, and basketball teams circa 1950-1980. Brown graduated from George Williams College in 1949; coached the DuSable team to the 1954 Illinois state basketball tournament (later featured in an NCAA exhibition); and was inducted into
Michael Reese Hospital School of Nursing and Alumnae Association records
Newsletters, photographs, correspondence, printed materials, newspaper clippings, personnel rosters, and other records of the Michael Reese Hospital School of Nursing and Alumnae Association. A majority of the materials relate to anniversary celebrations and reunions. Included is a 50th anniversary binder (1959), Department of Nursing Procedure book (1960) and written histories of the hospital and nursing program. Four scrapbooks compiled by
Roland V. Libonati papers
Correspondence with friends and political constituents; copies of speeches, reports, drafts of legislation, and appointment books; reference files containing newsclippings, letters, and brochures on various civic and political organizations, and other papers of Roland Victor Libonati, a Chicago lawyer (office on the Near West Side) who served as Illinois State Representative, State Senator, and U.S. Congressman (Democrat) from Illinois's Seventh
Walter L. Lowe papers
Correspondence, clippings, certificates, licenses, framed awards, and essays related to Walter L. Lowe. Lowe was a prominent African American insurance broker in Chicago, who served on many committees for various civic and service organizations such as the Tourist Motor Club, the World Travel and Couples Club, the Chicago Safety Association, and the Welfare Council of Metropolitan Chicago.