Contents
- Descriptive Summary
- Biographical/Historical note
- Scope and Contents note
- Processing Information note
- Indexed Terms
Collection Access
9525 S. Halsted Street, Chicago, IL 60628
Ishmael Flory papers
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Ishmael Flory papers
- Identifier
- BMRC.HARSH.FLORY
- Repository
- Chicago Public Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection, Woodson Regional library
- Language
- English
- Size
- 19.0 Linear feet
- Dates
- 1938-2003
- Creator
- Flory, Ishmael
Biographical/Historical note
Ishmael Flory’s career in civil rights, labor and radical activism began with student protests at Fisk University in the 1930s. Flory served as a leader in the Communist Party’s organization on Chicago’s South Side from the 1940s through the 1980s. He was also co-founder of the African American Heritage Association. A friend to Paul Robeson, W.E.B. DuBois and Langston Hughes, Flory’s activist career included dozens of protest movements.
Scope and Contents note
Flory's papers include correspondence, minutes, organizational records, flyers, position papers, serials, photographs and memorabilia.
Processing Information note
This collection was surveyed as part of the Black Metropolis Research Consortium's Survey Initiative on 2010 September 8 by Bergis Jules.