Contents
- Descriptive Summary
- Biographical/Historical note
- Scope and Contents note
- Related Archival Materials note
- Processing Information note
- Indexed Terms
Collection Access
Charles A. Davis papers
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Charles A. Davis papers
- Identifier
- BMRC.HARSH.DAVIS_CHAS
- Repository
- Chicago Public Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection, Woodson Regional library
- Language
- English
- Size
- 10.0 Linear feet
- Dates
- 1950-1997
- Creator
- Davis, Charles A.
Biographical/Historical note
Charles Davis was a journalist, a public relations specialist and an entrepreneur. During the 1940s, he served as the leading political reporter for the Chicago Defender. In the 1960s, he was one of the founders of the Coordinating Council of Community Organizations (CCCO). Davis was director of the National Insurance Association and served on the boards of several important Chicago companies.
Scope and Contents note
His papers include correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, programs, clippings and memorabilia, much of it concerning Davis's public relations consulting firm, Charles A. Davis & Associates, whose clients included the Chicago branch of the NAACP, the Chicago Urban League, and Highland Community Bank. Also includes interviews with Davis on the subject of Defender cartoonist Chester Commodore.
Processing Information note
This collection was surveyed as part of the Black Metropolis Research Consortium's Survey Initiative on 2011 November 16 by Andrew Steadham.