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Bennett M. Stewart photograph collection
Bennett McVey Stewart was born in Huntsville, Alabama in August 12, 1912. He attended the public schools in Huntsville and Birmingham and received as B.A. from Miles College in Birmingham. In 1968, he served as inspector of the Chicago Building Department and was a rehabilitation specialist for the Chicago Department of Urban Renewal. Steward was elected alderman on the Chicago
Chicago Committee to Defend the Bill of Rights and related organizational records
Includes correspondence, minutes, and other files of the Chicago Committee to Defend the Bill of Rights (CCDBR), organized in 1960 to protect rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution, and of forerunner organizations that shared office files, including the Civil Rights Congress of Illinois, the Lightfoot Defense Committee, and the Smith Act Families Committee. The CCDBR staff also functioned as the
Publicity photographs of Mayor Harold Washington of Chicago
Includes portraits and informal scenes of Chicago Mayor Harold Washington during his tenure as the first African American mayor of the city. Views include public events (such as parades, ribbon-cuttings, award ceremonies, community and church meetings, galas, fundraisers, press conferences, city council meetings, campaign-related events) and informal meetings with Chicago citizens entertainers, athletes, foreign officials, politicians, and religious leaders. Also