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North Side Cooperative Ministry records
The North Side Cooperative Ministry, formally organized in 1963, was a non-profit cooperative ministry composed of eight Protestant denominations concerned with such issues as racial discrimination in housing, day care facilities, mental health services, neighborhood public schools, and the Vietnam anti-war movement. The collection consists of correspondence, constitutions and by-laws, reports, financial records, photographs, and published materials.
LeRoy Winbush design papers
LeRoy Winbush is an African-American design consultant who became famous for his innovative work with elaborate advertising displays in Chicago's financial district. The LeRoy Winbush Design Papers consist of publications designed by LeRoy Winbush, promotional information for Winbush Associates, an offprint of an article from Ebony profiling LeRoy Winbush, as well as Winbush's resume.
Gary Urban League records
The Gary Urban League (GUL) records consist of correspondence, 1940-1960; published material, 1953-1955; clippings, 1948-1962; press releases, 1952-1962; course outlines and class schedules of special institutes held in Gary, 1957-1960; agenda, minutes, memoranda, greeting cards, handwritten notes, lists, and announcements of the GUL 1945-1965; charts and questionnaires of the National Urban League (NUL) on employment trends; petitions and minutes of
Frank McCallister papers
Frank McCallister (1908-1970) was an organizer and leader in labor education. The collection contains correspondence, minutes, reports, newsletters, programs, calendars, speeches, financial records, clippings, photographs, and published material.
Chicago Alliance for Neighborhood Safety records
Members from nine community organizations in Chicago created the Chicago Alliance for Neighborhood Safety (CANS) in 1981 to create safer neighborhoods through the application of volunteer-centered and community-based crime prevention techniques. CANS was instrumental in the campaign to promote community policing in Chicago. The organization deserves much credit for the Chicago Police Department's implementation of the Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy
Aaron H. Payne papers
Aaron H. Payne (1901 to 1994) was a Chicago-area attorney and civic activist. In 1926, after studying law at the University of Chicago Law School, he was admitted to the Bar of the State of Illinois. Three years later Payne served as Assistant City Prosecutor, Assistant Corporate Counsel, and Arbitrator for the Illinois Industrial Commission. In addition, he served for
YWCA of Metropolitan Chicago records
The YWCA of Metropolitan Chicago was founded in 1876 at a time when a growing number of young single women came to Chicago looking for work. The YWCA provided services to these women, including safe housing, religious and vocational instruction, and help in improving labor conditions labor conditions. The YWCA of Metropolitan Chicago records contain administrative records, publications, newsletters, promotional
University of Illinois at the Medical Center -- Office of the Chancellor -- Affirmative Action Programs -- Job Registry
The Job Registry is primarily a listing of position openings at the University of Illinois at the Medical Center. Although most of the positions listed are academic, nonacademic vacancies may be included.
Office of the Chancellor -- Associate Chancellor -- Nan E. McGehee Files
Nan E. McGehee was the Associate Chancellor and Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle during the 1960s and 1970s. McGehee served on a number of committees, including chairing a search committee for the Dean of the College of Urban Science and chairing the committee to reconstitute the Faculty Senate. McGehee also served as the
Erwin A. Salk multicultural collection
Erwin Arthur "Bud" Salk (June 1918-July 2000) was a businessman, civil rights activist, peace advocate, philanthropist, author and educator. The Erwin Salk Multicultural Collection contain agendas, minutes, financial statements, bulletins, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, press releases, by-laws, clippings, correspondence, notes, manuscripts, pamphlets, artifacts, photographs, posters, proceedings, political buttons, speeches, phonograph records, education materials, and reports spanning the mid-1930s through about 1997.
Jane Dent Home for the Aged records
The Home for Aged and Infirm Colored People was founded in 1893 by Gabriella Knighten Smith, Fannie Mason, and others for the purpose of caring for older African Americans, without regard to creed, who were dependent on the charity of others. Mrs. Jane Dent, who chaired the House Committee for a number of years, donated stock to the Home in
Chicago Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers collection
The collection contains minutes, speeches, annual reports, studies, reports, and correspondence dating from 1900 to the present. The materials pertain to Chicago area settlement houses, social work, childcare, public housing, poverty, Jane Addams, and Louise de Koven Bowen.
Firman House records
The Firman House was founded as an outreach mission in 1872 and became a sturctured, self-identified social service agency in 1927. The Firman House Records mainly reflect their later years as a social service organization in the City of Chicago. This collection includes correspondence, meeting minutes, flyers and pamphlets, financial records, administrative records, student health records, newspaper clippings, photographs and
Charles Phineas Schwartz papers
Part of the Jane Addams Memorial Collection. Charles P. Schwartz (1887-1975) was an attorney, civic leader, and educator in the social welfare movement. Schwartz served as chairman of the State of Illinois Committee on Citizenship and Naturalization and wrote many pamphlets for new citizens. Schwartz also served as president of the City Club of Chicago and in 1936, he was
Ethel and Irene Kawin papers
Irene Kawin was a probation officer of the Juvenile Court of Cook County from 1913 to 1962, serving as deputy chief beginning in 1927. Ethel Kawin was a child psychologist who directed the Pre-School Department of the Institute for Juvenile Research from 1925 to 1934. The collection contains correspondence, reports, newspaper clippings, and articles.
Richard J. Daley Collection
Richard Joseph Daley (May 15, 1902 — December 20, 1976) was a six-term mayor of the city of Chicago (1955-1976) and the influential chair of the Cook County Democratic Party from 1953 until his death in 1976. Daley served as an Illinois State representative and Senator (1936-1946), State Director of Revenue (1948—50), and Cook County Clerk (1950—55) before being elected
Socialism and Social Welfare Collection
Socialism in America was less well organized than in Europe, but many prominent individuals and organizations were influenced by socialist ideas. Socialists were often active in the early stages of the civil rights movement and argued for women's rights and universal suffrage well before mainstream parties accepted these ideas. A Socialist Labor Party was formed in 1877 and later reorganized
Hull House Association records
In 1963, Hull-House, the world-famous social settlement house founded by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr, moved from its original location in the Near West Side of Chicago and decentralized its services. The newly restructured Hull House Association became the administrative entity overseeing a confederation of affiliated organizations that included former settlement houses, newly created community centers, and a myriad
Chicago in the Year 2000 (CITY2000) collection
The Chicago in the Year 2000, or CITY2000, was conceived by Lands End founder Gary Comer as a way to capture the city and its citizens on the cusp of a new millennium. Comer hired Rich Cahan from the Chicago Tribune to manage the project, who in turn collaborated with over 200 photographers, videographers, and journalists to document the entire
University of Illinois at the Medical Center -- Office of the Chancellor -- Vice-Chancellor for Health Affairs -- H.M. Engle -- Affirmative Action Files
H.M. Engle was appointed on 1 Feb 1970 to be vice-chancellor at the Medical Campus and to serve as Medical Director of the University of Illinois Hospital.
Cook County School of Nursing Records, Addenda
The Cook County School of Nursing (CCSN) began in 1929 when students from the last graduating class of the Illinois Training School for Nurses (ITSN) finished their final year of coursework at this newly formed institution. In 1949, the Cook County School of Nursing, along with three other local nursing programs, entered into an affiliation with the University of Illinois,
Metropolitan Planning Council records
The Metropolitan Planning Council is an independent nonprofit Chicago area planning organization. According to its website, it is committed to developing a sustainable and prosperous Chicago region, and since its founding in 1934 it has played a critical role in city infrastructure planning, providing housing for low income individuals, sponsoring urban renewal, protecting the environment, and advocating health care for
Chicago Urban League Collection
Founded in 1910, the National Urban League is one of the oldest African American social service, research, and advocacy organizations in the United States. A group of sociologists, social workers, and philanthropists founded the Chicago League in 1916 to address the rapidly increasing needs of the African American community during a time of voluminous migration. The specific focus of the
Cathedral Shelter of Chicago records
The Cathedral Shelter was established in 1919 as a social service agency of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago. The collection consists of annual reports, case files, correspondence, by-laws, minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, and published material pertaining to the operation of the Cathedral Shelter.
North Shore Summer Project collection
The collection consists of general and financial reports, newsletters, bulletins, publicity releases, questionnaires, and newspaper clippings. The materials pertain to the operation of the North Shore Summer Project and its relation with other Chicago area civil rights groups.