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African American Police League (Chicago, Ill.) records

In 1968, five Black Chicago police officers founded the Afro-American Patrolmen's League (AAPL; renamed the Afro-American Police League in 1979 and later, the African American Police League), with the stated purpose of establishing a greater degree of professionalism in law enforcement, to elevate the image of the African American police person in the African American community, and to eliminate police

Dates: 1961-1988,   |   Extent: 213.75 linear ft. (332 boxes processed).; 1 oversize folder.; 1 sound cassette. (Original).; Film reels. (Original).
Archives: Chicago History Museum

Edward Sadlowski papers

Correspondence, legal documents, election and poll materials, financial records, newsletters, press releases, newspaper clippings, speeches, and other papers of Ed Sadlowski, a labor leader who was elected director of District 31, United Steelworkers of America (USWA) in 1973 and then campaigned for the presidency of USWA. Most of the collection relates to Sadlowski's 1977 campaign against the incumbent, Lloyd McBride;

Dates: 1956-1991   |   Extent: 14 linear ft. (35 boxes); 16 sound cassettes. (Original).; 23 sound tapes. (Original).; 14 sound discs : analog. (Original).; 1 motion-picture film. (Original).
Archives: Chicago History Museum

Richard H. Newhouse, Jr. papers

Correspondence, reports, news clippings, speeches, legal documents, biographical materials, and other papers of Richard H. Newhouse, Illinois State Senator, 1967-1989, from Chicago's South Side. Topics include discriminatory employment practices, especially in the construction industry; education for minorities; low-income housing; and political participation of minorities. Present are materials related to the Futures Conference, established by Newhouse address the causes of poverty,

Dates: 1953-1997   |   Extent: 12 linear feet (30 boxes); 1 oversize folder; 12 sound recordings
Archives: Chicago History Museum