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Earl B. Dickerson papers

Scrapbooks (7 v.) and unbound materials, including newsclippings, photographs, speeches, correspondence, campaign literature, legal briefs, and other materials of Earl B. Dickerson, a Chicagoan, relating to his career as a lawyer and his activities in politics, civil rights and civil liberties, and government service. Topics include his graduation from the University of Chicago Law School (the first African American to

Dates: 1918-1986   |   Extent: 4 linear ft. (5 boxes)
Archives: Chicago History Museum

Leon M. Despres papers

Subject files, correspondence, constituent requests, and newsclippings, chiefly from Despres' service as Chicago 5th Ward Alderman (Independent), 1955-1975. Topics include Hyde Park and Kenwood neighborhood matters, city planning, budgets, racial discrimination, schools, crime, and urban renewal. The collection also contains a small group of papers from Despres' private law practice, many involving civil liberties.

Dates: 1929-1982,   |   Extent: 103 linear ft.; 3 microfilm reels : neg. ;(Legislative record 1961-1975). 35mm.; 3 microfilm reels ; (Reader copy of Legislative record). 35 mm.; 21 microfilm reels ; (Newsclippings 1953-1976). 35mm.; 1 microfilm reel ; (Notebooks 1977, 1982). 16 mm.
Archives: Chicago History Museum