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Chicago Daily News negatives collection

Collection of black and white photographic negatives created by staff photographers of the Chicago Daily News. Primarily contains images of events, people, and activities in the Chicago area as well as national events that held a local interest. Topics include civic ceremonies, public demonstrations, court cases, festivals, ethnic celebrations, and persons in the news, especially politicians, local celebrities, and criminals.

Dates: ca. 1901-1973   |   Extent: ca. 243 negatives : glass ; 8 x 10 in.; ca. 17,731 negatives : glass ; 5 x 7 in.; ca. 65,000 negatives : glass ; 4 x 5 in.; 7,767 negatives : nitrate ; 8 x 10 in. and smaller.; 1 negative : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.; ca. 200,000 negatives : b&w ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller.; ca. 10,500 negatives : b&w ; 35 mm.
Archives: Chicago History Museum

Joe Jacobs papers

Biographical materials, correspondence, research files, legal documents, newsletters, press releases, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks (2 volumes; newsclippings 1938), and other papers of Joe Jacobs, a Chicago labor lawyer. Most of the collection relates to Jacobs' work with labor unions, including the Chicago Teachers Union, Upholsterers' International Union, United Steelworkers of America, Amalgamated Transit Union, and Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen

Dates: 1915-1991   |   Extent: 12.25 linear ft. (23 boxes)
Archives: Chicago History Museum

Sidney Lens papers

Correspondence, newspaper clippings, articles, newsletters, notes, manuscripts of Lens' major books, financial records, and sound recordings from his career as a Chicago labor organizer, peace activist, political candidate, lecturer, and writer. Includes materials from the Revolutionary Workers' League; Local 329 of United Service Employees Union; National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam; and other groups. Also includes Lens'

Dates: 1910-1986   |   Extent: 72 linear ft. (179 boxes, 1 v.); 2 oversize folders.; 45 sound recordings.; 54 sound cassettes.; 1 microfilm reel.
Archives: Chicago History Museum