Archibald J. Carey photograph collection

Descriptive Summary

Title: Archibald J. Carey photograph collection
Dates: 1927-1966, bulk 1950-1959
Identifier: 1980.0126
Creator: Carey, Archibald J.(Archibald James),1908-1981
Size: 96 photographic prints :
b&w ;

28 c 20.5 cm. (8 x 12 in.) or smaller.
Size: 4 negatives :
b&w ;

6 x 6 cm. (2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)
Size: 1 folder of non-graphic material.
Language: Material is in English unless otherwise noted.

Conditions for Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Credit photographer(s).

Preferred Citation

A common citation for archives is as follows: Item, Folder number and/or title, Box number, Collection title, ID number, Repository name, location.

Acquisition Information

Carey, Archibald J., Jr. Gift 1980/02/16

1980.0126

Custodial History

Gift of Archibald J. Carey Jr., 1966, 1967 (1980.0126).

Scope and Content

Photographs primarily from Carey's professional life as a lawyer and politician prior to his election as Cook County Circuit Court judge in 1966. Includes photos of Presidents Coolidge (with Rev. Archibald J. Carey, Sr.), Eisenhower and Nixon (prior to his presidency), and U.S. Senator Everett Dirksen. Several scenes show Eisenhower campaign participants. Includes formal and informal portraits of Carey and other Black people who are unidentified. Also includes a few photos of informal groups--presumably family and friends, and a trip to Israel in 1956. One photo shows a Chicago billboard advertisement during Carey's successful campaign for third ward Alderman in 1947.

Arrangement

Organization:By folder: 1. Aldermanic campaign, 1947; 2. Archibald J. Carey, Sr.; 3. Eisenhower campaign, [1952?]; 4. Group portraits -- Formal and professional life; 5. Group portraits -- Informal and family life; 6. Israel; 7. Portraits; 8. Portraits -- Archibald J. Carey, Jr.

Related Material

Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include the Archibald J. Carey papers; papers of his father: Bishop Archibald J. Carey collection; and the Patrick B. and Annabel Carey Prescott papers.

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