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Frank Holzfeind papers
Correspondence, booking contracts, newspaper clippings, and other materials relating to Frank Holzfeind and his Blue Note jazz club in Chicago. A majority of the collection is composed of booking contracts, which are arranged alphabetically, and correspondence, which is arranged chronologically. Included are contracts with musicians such as Louis Armstrong and Dizzy Gillespie. Box three contains duplicate materials.
Haute Couture Club records
Newsletters, minutes, correspondence, financial records, membership data, newspaper clippings, programs, photographs, and other working files of the Haute Couture Club (Chicago, Ill.).
Haute Couture Club visual materials
Black-and-white (89) and color (22) photographic prints and contact sheets and press releases documenting the activities of the Haute Couture Club, a Chicago-based tailoring and fashion club begun by students of tailor Helen Barker including fashion shows, gatherings at fabric stores, and the Mod Hat party for which participants created decorated hats. Some images were used to publicize the club
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
Mahalia Jackson papers
Correspondence, newspaper clippings, performance programs, and awards. The materials generally pertain to<U+00A0>Jackson's professional life as a vocalist and recording artist. Included are programs and accolades received in the form of letters and awards from singing performances. Of note in the collection is a program from Washington<U+2019>s Salute to President Lyndon B. Johnson dinner and a television script from her appearance
United Steelworkers of America, District 7 collection of visual materials
Photographs of United Steelworkers of America (USWA) District 7 and Local 1033 at Republic Steel (later LTV). Subjects include the steel plant ca. 1968, particularly showing dilapidated conditions of the building and facilities; various banquets and events; bowling leagues; youth basketball games; group and individual portraits including Barratt O'Hara, Art Leitherer, Frank Guzzo, Russel L. Pisle, Robert Johnson, and Casey
YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago records
Office files of the central office of the YMCA of metropolitan Chicago (Ill.) primarily concerning administration, fund raising and building campaigns, program development, and coordination of activities of YMCA departments in Chicago neighborhoods and suburbs. Includes minutes of the board of trustees (1868-1975), the board of managers (1858-1975), the General Secretary's cabinet (1913-1962), and boards of directors of the branches,