Contents
- Descriptive Summary
- Biogrpahical note
- Conditions Governing Access note
- Processing Information note
- Indexed Terms
Collection Access
740 East 56th Place, Chicago, IL 60637
Charles Burroughs papers
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Charles Burroughs papers
- Identifier
- BMRC.DUSABLE.BURROUGHS_CHAS
- Repository
- DuSable Museum of African American History
- Language
- English
- Size
- 1.5 Linear feet
- Dates
- 1950-1983
- Creator
- Burroughs, Charles Gordon, 1919-1994
Biogrpahical note
In 1959, teachers Margaret and Charles Burroughs founded what was to become the DuSable Museum of African-American History in their residence at 3806 S. Michigan Ave. Called the Ebony Museum of Negro History and Art, it started out with 100 items. In 1973, the museum moved to its current location, the former administration building of Washington Park at 740 E. 56th St. A wing named for the city's first black mayor, the late Harold Washington, opened in 1993.
Conditions Governing Access note
Access to this collection is restricted; please contact the holding institution for details.
Processing Information note
This collection was surveyed as part of the Black Metropolis Research Consortium's Survey Initiative on 2010 August 17 by Lisa Calahan and Bergis Jules.