Contents
- Descriptive Summary
- Scope and Content
- Conditions for Access
- Conditions Governing Use
- Preferred Citation
- Custodial History
- Custodial History
- Related Material
- Indexed Terms
Collection Access
Leon Despres photograph collection
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Leon Despres photograph collection
- Dates
- ca 1957-1989
- Identifier
- 1995.0082
- Creator
- Despres, Leon Mathis, 1908-2009
- Size
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591 photographic prints :
b&w ;12 x 20 in. or smaller.
- Size
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27 photographic prints :
b&w, contact sheet ;8 x 10 in.
- Size
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18 photographic prints :
col. ;8 x 10 in. or smaller.
- Size
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49 negatives :
b&w ;1 x 1 cm.
- Size
- 1 folder of non-graphic material.
- Language
- Material is in English unless otherwise noted.
Scope and Content
Includes photographs relating to the career of former Chicago 5th ward alderman Leon Despres of Chicago (Ill.). Includes portraits of Despres and views of Despres with other Chicago municipal officials, such as mayors Jane Byrne and Harold Washington. Despres is shown at various events, such as ground breaking ceremonies, elections, and meetings. Includes a group of large format photographs showing members of labor unions at banquets. Other noted individuals include Robert E. Merriam, Charles Eaton, Carol Moseley Braun, Dawn Clark Netsch, James Crusack, Bertram Moss, and U.S. Senators Paul H. Douglas, and Edward Kennedy. Some Snapshots shows people at a civil rights events such as a rally for Martin Luther King held at Soldier's Field, the March on Washington in (1963), and Montgomery (Ala.) in 1965.
Conditions for Access
Advance appointment required to view color material in cold storage.
Conditions Governing Use
Contact the archives for more information on licensing and permissions for use and reproduction.
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.
Custodial History
Gift of Leon Despres, 1995 (1995.0082).
Custodial History
Contact prints of portraits of Leon Despres and political events were given to the alderman by Lionel Linder.
Indexed Terms
- Despres, Leon Mathis -- 1908-2009 -- Portraits
- Moseley-Braun, Carol -- 1947-
- Bryne, Jane -- Portraits
- Crusack, James -- Portraits
- Douglas, Paul H. -- (Paul Howard) -- 1892-1976 -- Portraits
- Eaton, Charles -- Portraits
- Kennedy, Edward M. -- (Edward Moore) -- 1932-2009 -- Portraits
- King, Martin Luther, -- Jr., -- 1929-1968 -- Portraits
- Netsch, Dawn Clark -- Portraits
- Merriam, Robert E. -- (Robert Edward) -- 1918- -- Portraits
- Moss, Bertram -- Portraits
- Washington, Harold -- 1922-1987 -- Portraits
- Civil rights
- Labor unions
- Political elections
- Political parades & rallies -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Political parades & rallies -- Alabama -- Montgomery
- Political parades & rallies -- Washington (D.C.)
- Rites & ceremonies
- Chicago (Ill.) -- Social life and customs
- Group portraits
- Portrait photographs
- Snapshots
- Photographic prints
- Gelatin silver prints
- Film negatives