Patrick B. and Annabel Carey Prescott papers

Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, newspaper clippings, biographical material, and newsletters related to Patrick B. and Annabelle Carey Prescott. Patrick Prescott’s papers relate to his career as lawyer, politician, and Judge of the Municipal Court of Chicago (Ill.), including his run for Republican Congressmen (circa 1944). Also included are materials from Prescott’s involvement with the Four Minute Men (1917-1918) including certificates, correspondence, and fliers. The collection also contains a number of articles written by Prescott during his travels abroad noting the conditions of working class African Americans in London. Annabelle Prescott’s papers, mostly newspaper clippings and correspondence, relate to her involvement in neighborhood organizations, her work as assistant principal of McKinley High School (Chicago, Ill.), and as Director of Human Relations for the Chicago Board of Education. Also included are materials related to Prescott’s work on School integration.