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Harold Washington Archives and Collections, Illinois State Senatorial Records

Descriptive Summary

Repository
Special Collections Unit at Harold Washington Library Center
Title
Harold Washington Archives and Collections, Illinois State Senatorial Records
Creator
Washington, Harold, 1922-1987
Identifier
spe.h00161
Size
10.5 Linear Feet in 21 boxes, plus 2 oversize folders
Dates
1969-1981
Predominant Dates
1976-1980
Abstract
Reports, minutes, correspondence, newsletters and news clippings from Harold Washington's tenure as State Senator from 1976 to 1980. The records reflect Washington's involvement with various committees, particularly the Fair Employment Practices Commission and the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus, of which he was a founding member.
Storage Location
Materials are stored offsite and advance notice is required for use. Please request materials at least 24-hours prior to your research visit to coordinate access.
Language
English .

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Chicago Public Library acquired the records after Harold Washington's death.

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open without restrictions. Some files have been redacted or closed for privacy reasons.

Preferred Citation

When quoting material from this collection the preferred citation is: Harold Washington Archives and Collections, Illinois State Senatorial Records, [Box #, Folder #], Special Collections, Chicago Public Library.

Biographical / Historical

Harold Washington was the first African American mayor of Chicago, elected in 1983.

Harold Washington was born on April 15, 1922, at Cook County Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. His parents, Roy Lee and Bertha Jones Washington, divorced when he was young, and he lived with his father in Chicago and attended boarding school in Milwaukee. Washington entered Chicago's DuSable High School in 1939, served in the Civilian Conservation Corps for six months, enlisted in the military from 1943 to 1946, and returned to DuSable High School to graduate in 1946. After earning a bachelor degree at Roosevelt University in Chicago and a law degree at Northwestern University in Evanston, Washington enjoyed a career as a practicing attorney before he turned to politics.

Washington's political career encompassed roles at the municipal, state and national levels of government. He served as Illinois State Representative for the 26th District from 1965 to 1976. He then became Illinois State Senator for the 26th District from 1976 to 1980. Washington ran for mayor of Chicago in 1977, but lost. In 1980, he became a U.S. Congressman for the 1st District and served in that post until 1983. Washington again ran for mayor in 1983, winning the Democratic primary election in February of that year and the general election in April. He was inaugurated on April 29, 1983 and was re-elected in 1987. Harold Washington died at 1:36 PM on November 25, 1987 of a cardiac arrest, just a few months into his second term as mayor. He is buried in Chicago's Oak Woods Cemetery.

Harold Washington (1922-1987) served as Illinois State Senator for the 26th Legislative District of Illinois from 1976 to 1980. During Harold Washington's tenure as senator, he was an active participant on several committees. He served as vice-chairman of the Senate Judiciary II Committee, and chairman of the Legislative Reference Bureau and the Senate Public Health, Welfare, and Corrections Committee. He was also a member of the Senate Rules Committee, the Joint House and State Committee on Long-Term State Debt, the Joint House and Senate Committee to Study the Public Air Code (HB 3449), and the Legislative Advisory Committee on Public Aid. Washington is recognized as a founding member of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus. Senate Bills that Senator Washington sponsored include an appropriation to save Provident Hospital in Chicago, Currency Exchange Reforms, Small Business "Set Aside" Acts, Branch Banking Legislation, and acts establishing the Fair Employment Practices Commission and the Civil Rights Study Commission.

Scope and Contents

This collection reflects Harold Washington's legislative activities, service on committees, and responses to concerns of constituents while he served as Illinois State Senator. There are small amounts of material on his unsuccessful Chicago Mayoral Primary campaign of 1977, his successful Illinois State Senatorial campaign in 1978, and his successful United States Congressional campaign in 1980. The strengths of the collection include Washington's legislative files and the activities of the Legislative Black Caucus. Records include correspondence, drafts of legislation, invitations, memoranda, promotional materials, reports, research files, and testimony. For photographs, please see the Pre-Mayoral Photograph Collection.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged into seven series:

  • Series 1: Legislative, 1972-1981
  • Series 2: Committee and Caucus, 1977-1980
  • Series 3: Constituent, 1976-1981
  • Series 4: Campaign, 1977-1980
  • Series 5: Press and Publicity, 1976-1980
  • Series 6: Biographical and Personal, 1969-1980
  • Series 7: Administrative, 1977-1981

Related Materials

  • Harold Washington Archives and Collections, Illinois State Representative Records
  • Harold Washington Archives and Collections, U.S. Congressional Records
  • Harold Washington Archives and Collections, Pre-Mayoral Photographs
  • Harold Washington Archives and Collections, Mayoral Campaign Records
  • Harold Washington Archives and Collections, Asian American Advisory Committee Records
  • Harold Washington Archives and Collections, Community Services Sub-Cabinet Records
  • Harold Washington Archives and Collections, Development Sub-Cabinet Records
  • Harold Washington Archives and Collections, Finance and Administration Sub-Cabinet Records
  • Harold Washington Archives and Collections, Infrastrucure Sub-Cabinet Records
  • Harold Washington Archives and Collections, Legislative Liasion and Intergovernmental Affairs Records
  • Harold Washington Archives and Collections, Office Manager/Supervisor of Clerical Staff Records
  • Harold Washington Archives and Collections, Press Office Photographs
  • Harold Washington Archives and Collections, Press Office Records
  • Harold Washington Archives and Collections, Public Safety-Regulatory Sub-Cabinet Records
  • Harold Washington Archives and Collections, Real Estate Committee Records
  • Harold Washington Archives and Collections, Videocassette Collection
  • Harold Washington Archives and Collections, Chief of Staff Records
  • Harold Washington Archives and Collections, Central Files Records
  • Harold Washington Archives and Collections, Schedules and Evaluations Records
  • Steve Askin Papers
  • Harold Washington, Commemorative Year Archives
  • Harold Washington, Political Education Project Records

Conditions Governing Use

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Indexed Terms

Inventory

Series 1: Legislative
1972-1981
Scope and Contents

Records in this series are housed in four document cases equaling 2 linear feet. This series contains reports, correspondence, and copies of Senate Bills. Of particular note are the files about Currency Exchange legislation and information relevant to the Fair Employment Practices Commission.

Arrangement

Records are arranged alphabetically, then chronologically where appropriate.

Box 1
Folder 1
Title
Anti-Redlining Legislation (HB 3193), correspondence, proposed bills, pledges
Dates
1978
Box 1
Folder 2
Title
Appropriations
Dates
1977-1980
Box 1
Folder 3
Title
Branch, Multi-Office Banking (SB 456)
Dates
[1979]
Box 1
Folder 4
Title
Breathalyzer, Implied Consent Amendment (HB 1978), proposed bill
Dates
1979
Box 1
Folder 5
Title
Budget Transfer Amendment (SJR 31), correspondence
Dates
1979
Box 1
Folder 6
Title
Business Corporation Act Amendment (SB 1410), drafts of bills, memos, proposed bills
Dates
[1979]
Box 1
Folder 7
Title
Capital Punishment (HB 10)
Dates
1977-1978
Box 1
Folder 8
Title
CHOP Subcommittee Report
Dates
undated
Box 1
Folder 9
Title
Civil Rights Study Commission Amendment (SB 1211, 1210), drafts of proposed bills
Dates
[1979]
Box 1
Folder 10
Title
Class X Legislation (HB 1500), proposed bills, correspondence, memos
Dates
1977
Box 1
Folder 11
Title
Correctional Facilities Placement Study Commission, proposed bill
Dates
undated
Box 1
Folder 12
Title
Correctional Reform
Dates
1974-1979
Box 1
Folder 13
Title
Crime Victims Compensation Act, Attorney General's filing procedures
Dates
[1980]
Box 1
Folder 14
Title
Criminal Code Amendments (SB 001-021)
Dates
1977
Box 1
Folder 15
Title
Criminal Code of 1961 Amendment (SB 151), proposed bills
Dates
1979
Box 2
Folder 1
Title
Currency Exchange Legislation Hearings, hearing testimony by Harold Washington
Dates
1977-1978
Box 2
Folder 2
Title
Currency Exchange Legislation, reports, correspondence
Dates
1977-1978
Box 2
Folder 3
Title
Currency Exchange Legislation, reports, correspondence, bills
Dates
1978-1980
Box 2
Folder 4
Title
D.C. Amendment (SJR-CA-11), correspondence, resolution drafts, press releases
Dates
1978-1980
Box 2
Folder 5
Title
Employment Services Plan, Illinois Department of Labor
Dates
1980
Box 2
Folder 5a
Title
Fair Employment Practices Commission, amendments, compliance fund (SB 742, 743, 658)
Dates
[1977-1979]
Box 2
Folder 6
Title
Fair Employment Practices Commission, Appellate Court Review, drafts, proposed bills
Dates
1976-1980
Box 2
Folder 7
Title
Fair Employment Practices Commission, budget request, Financial Year 1978
Dates
1976
Box 2
Folder 8
Title
Fair Employment Practices Commission, Contracts Compliance Committee Report
Dates
1972
Box 2
Folder 9
Title
Fair Employment Practices Commission, correspondence, notes, news clippings
Dates
1977
Box 2
Folder 10
Title
Fair Employment Practices Commission, Department of Human Rights (SB 1377)
Dates
1979
Box 2
Folder 11
Title
Fair Employment Practices Commission, Power to Reinstate (SB 660, 744), drafts
Dates
1977-1979
Box 2
Folder 12
Title
Federal Equal Rights Amendment, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, press release
Dates
1978
Box 2
Folder 13
Title
Finance Act Amendment (HB 326), drafts of bills
Dates
[1979]
Box 1
Folder 14
Title
Hospital Accreditation, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals
Dates
1978-1979
Box 1
Folder 15
Title
Illinois Department of Human Rights, Implementation Committee Report, Commissioner search
Dates
1980
Box 1
Folder 16
Title
Illinois Insurance, Code Testing Amendment, testimony, proposed bill
Dates
[1979-1980]
Box 3
Folder 1
Title
Illinois Legislative Handbook, 80th General Assembly
Dates
1977
Box 3
Folder 2
Title
Legislation Status Reports
Dates
1977-1981
Box 3
Folder 3
Title
Legislative Information, Members, 81st General Assembly
Dates
1979
Box 3
Folder 4
Title
Legislative Reference Bureau Board, correspondence
Dates
1980
Box 3
Folder 5
Title
Lobbying Reform Report, "Lobbying Reform and the First Amendment"
Dates
1977
Box 3
Folder 6
Title
Mayoral Recall Provision (SB 1507), correspondence, proposed bills
Dates
1979-1980
Box 4
Folder 6
Title
Miscellaneous Legislation, bills, memos
Dates
1977-1978
Box 3
Folder 7
Title
Open Housing
Dates
1977-1979
Box 3
Folder 8
Title
Pontiac Correctional Center Riot, Appropriation for Legal Defense (SB 1881), correspondence
Dates
1978-1979
Box 3
Folder 9
Title
Public Defender Costs (SB 747), proposed bill
Dates
[1979]
Box 3
Folder 10
Title
Retail Installment Sales Act Amendment (SB 848), proposed bill
Dates
1979
Box 3
Folder 11
Title
Small Business Construction Purchasing Act, "Set Aside" Amendment (SB 745), correspondence, drafts of bills
Dates
1979
Box 3
Folder 12
Title
State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, Amendment for Dental Service (SB 691)
Dates
[1979]
Box 3
Folder 13
Title
State Employees Political Activity Amendment (HB 2072), proposed bill
Dates
1979
Box 3
Folder 14
Title
State Labor Relations Board (HB 800), proposed bill, press release
Dates
1979
Box 4
Folder 7
Title
Transcripts of Debates
Dates
1977 January-May
Box 4
Folder 8
Title
Transcripts of Debates
Dates
1978 May-June, 1979 May
Box 4
Folder 9
Title
Transcripts of Debates
Dates
1979 May
Box 4
Folder 10
Title
Transcripts of Debates
Dates
1979 May
Box 4
Folder 11
Title
Transcripts of Debates
Dates
1979 May-June
Box 4
Folder 12
Title
Transcripts of Debates
Dates
1979 June
Box 4
Folder 13
Title
Transcripts of Debates
Dates
1979 June, 1979 October-November
Box 4
Folder 14
Title
Transcripts of Debates
Dates
1980 January-May
Box 4
Folder 15
Title
Transcripts of Debates
Dates
1980 January-May
Box 4
Folder 16
Title
Transcripts of Debates
Dates
1980 May-June
Box 3
Folder 15
Title
Veto Analyses of House Bills
Dates
1977
Box 3
Folder 16
Title
Veto Analyses of Senate Bills
Dates
1977
Box 4
Folder 1
Title
Vetoed Bills [folder 1 of 3]
Dates
1980
Box 4
Folder 2
Title
Vetoed Bills [folder 2 of 3]
Dates
1980
Box 4
Folder 3
Title
Vetoed Bills [folder 3 of 3]
Dates
1980
Box 4
Folder 17
Title
Voting Rights, notes for speech
Dates
undated
Box 4
Folder 4
Title
Workers Residential Rights Act (SB 979)
Dates
[1979-1980]
Box 4
Folder 5
Title
Youth Employment and Training Programs, Federal Legislation (HR 4465), proposed bill
Dates
1979
Series 2: Committee and Caucus
1977-1980
Scope and Contents

This series is housed in two document cases equaling 1 linear foot. This series includes materials on the Illinois Black Caucus, the Public Health, Welfare, and Corrections Committee, and other Senatorial Committees.

Arrangement

Records are arranged by committee title, then alphabetically.

Box 4a
Folder 1
Title
Black Caucus, correspondence, meeting notes, press releases
Dates
1978-1979
Box 4a
Folder 2
Title
Black Caucus, Equal Employment Opportunity, Office Quarterly Report
Dates
1978
Box 4a
Folder 3
Title
Black Caucus, Equal Employment Opportunity, Violation Case, Illinois Department of Labor
Dates
1978-1979
Box 4a
Folder 4
Title
Black Caucus, Memoranda, Fair Employment Practices Committee Legislation, (FEPC)
Dates
undated
Box 4a
Folder 5
Title
Black Caucus, messages and notes
Dates
[1979]
Box 4a
Folder 6
Title
Black Caucus, State Budget, Financial Year 1980, memos, news clippings
Dates
1980
Box 4a
Folder 7
Title
Commission to Revise and Rewrite the Public Aid Code [folder 1 of 2]
Dates
1979
Box 4a
Folder 8
Title
Commission to Revise and Rewrite the Public Aid Code [folder 2 of 2]
Dates
1979
Box 5
Folder 1
Title
Joint Committee on Long-Term State Debt, meeting transcript
Dates
1978-1979
Box 5
Folder 2
Title
Joint House and Senate Committee to Study Public Air Code (HB 3449), correspondence
Dates
1980
Box 5
Folder 3
Title
Legislative Advisory Committee on Public Aid
Dates
1979-1980
Box 5
Folder 4
Title
Public Health, Welfare, and Corrections Committee
Dates
1978
Box 5
Folder 5
Title
Public Health, Welfare, and Corrections Committee
Dates
1979
Box 5
Folder 6
Title
Public Health, Welfare, and Corrections Committee, Public Health Subcommittee, Catastrophic Health Insurance (HB 625), correspondence, proposed bill
Dates
1978-1979
Box 5
Folder 7
Title
Public Health, Welfare, and Corrections Committee, Reports
Dates
1980
Box 5
Folder 8
Title
Senate Rules Committee, report
Dates
1977-1979
Series 3: Constituent
1976-1981
Scope and Contents

Documents in this series are housed in six document cases and one index card file equaling 3.5 linear feet. This series includes case files, correspondence, resumes and reports from Chicago constituents.

Arrangement

Records are arranged alphabetically, then chronologically where appropriate.

Box 5
Folder 9-17
Title
Case Files – CLOSED
Box 6
Folder 1-25
Title
Case Files – CLOSED
Box 7
Folder 1-5
Title
Case Files – CLOSED
Box 8
Folder 10
Title
Correspondence, Black History Month Celebration at Northern Illinois University at DeKalb
Dates
1979 February
Box 8
Folder 11
Title
Correspondence, letters for mailing list
Dates
1980
Box 7
Folder 6
Title
Correspondence, General
Dates
1977 January-March
Box 7
Folder 7
Title
Correspondence, General
Dates
1977 April-June
Box 7
Folder 8
Title
Correspondence, General
Dates
1977 July-September
Box 7
Folder 9
Title
Correspondence, General
Dates
1977 October-December
Box 7
Folder 10
Title
Correspondence, General
Dates
1978 January-March
Box 7
Folder 11
Title
Correspondence, General
Dates
1978 April-June
Box 7
Folder 12
Title
Correspondence, General
Dates
1978 July-September
Box 8
Folder 1
Title
Correspondence, General
Dates
1978 October-December
Box 8
Folder 2
Title
Correspondence, General
Dates
1979
Box 8
Folder 3
Title
Correspondence, General
Dates
1980 January-February
Box 8
Folder 4
Title
Correspondence, General
Dates
1980 March-April
Box 8
Folder 5
Title
Correspondence, General
Dates
1980 May-June
Box 8
Folder 6
Title
Correspondence, General
Dates
1980 July-August
Box 8
Folder 7
Title
Correspondence, General
Dates
1980 September-October
Box 8
Folder 8
Title
Correspondence, General
Dates
1980 November-December
Box 8
Folder 9
Title
Correspondence, General
Dates
1981 January
Box 8
Folder 12
Title
Correspondence, Scholarships
Dates
1978
Box 8
Folder 13
Title
Correspondence, Scholarships
Dates
1979
Box 9
Folder 1
Title
Correspondence, Scholarships
Dates
1980
Box 9
Folder 2
Title
Correspondence, transition to U.S. Congress
Dates
1980-1981
Box 9
Folder 3
Title
Reports, "Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) Youth in Illinois," by Edmund W. Mech
Dates
1979
Box 9
Folder 4
Title
Reports, Beacon House, 1440 S. Ashland Avenue, Chicago
Dates
undated
Box 9
Folder 5
Title
Reports, Black Elected Officials of Cook County, meeting minutes and roster
Dates
1980
Box 9
Folder 6
Title
Reports, Block Clubs
Dates
undated
Box 9
Folder 7
Title
Reports, Census Data Workshop
Dates
1980
Box 9
Folder 8
Title
Reports, Chicago Public Schools Permissive Transfer
Dates
1977
Box 9
Folder 9
Title
Reports, Coalition for Mass Transit, "Paying More and Getting Less"
Dates
1980
Box 9
Folder 10
Title
Reports, Council for Humanities on Issues of Public Policy, Articles of Incorporation
Dates
1980
Box 9
Folder 11
Title
Reports, Democratic Agenda
Dates
1978-1979
Box 9
Folder 12
Title
Reports, "Drexel East Apartments Financial Report"
Dates
[1977]
Box 9
Folder 13
Title
Reports, Educational Research and Planning Council, Agenda
Dates
1977
Box 9
Folder 14
Title
Reports, "Employment/Unemployment," by Marion Kaufman
Dates
undated
Box 9
Folder 15
Title
Reports, Federation to Protect Black Taxpayers et al.
Dates
undated
Box 9
Folder 16
Title
Reports, "Funding Survey of Youth Serving Agencies," by the Institute for Social Action
Dates
[1979]
Box 9
Folder 17
Title
Reports, High School Students Currently Enrolled at Illinois State University from Legislative District 26
Dates
1980
Box 9
Folder 18
Title
Reports, "Housing Allowances," by Ira S. Lowry
Dates
1980
Box 9
Folder 19
Title
Reports, Illinois, State of, Board of Higher Education, Report Financial Year 1978
Dates
1978
Box 9
Folder 20
Title
Reports, Illinois, State of, Commission on Children
Dates
1980
Box 9
Folder 21
Title
Reports, Illinois, State of, Industrial Commission
Dates
1980
Box 10
Folder 1
Title
Reports, Minority Vocational Education Conference
Dates
1980
Box 10
Folder 2
Title
Reports, National Society of Black Engineers
Dates
1980
Box 10
Folder 3
Title
Reports, Organization Listings, 7th, 8th, and 10th Wards by the Department of Human Services
Dates
undated
Box 10
Folder 5
Title
Reports, Real Estate Assessments
Dates
undated
Box 10
Folder 6
Title
Reports, Real Estate Assessment Level Property Tax Survey
Dates
1980
Box 10
Folder 7
Title
Reports, Resident Opinion Survey
Dates
undated
Box 10
Folder 8
Title
Reports, Roots Counseling Program, by Education Associates
Dates
undated
Box 10
Folder 9
Title
Reports, "Standard English - the Hell with Anything Else," by Dr. Benjamin H. Alexander
Dates
1979
Box 10
Folder 4
Title
Reports, "Suggested Changes for the Parker High School"
Dates
1976
Box 10
Folder 10
Title
Reports, Urban Strategy, by Charles Hightower
Dates
[1979]
Box 10
Folder 11
Title
Reports, Welfare Laws Revision
Dates
1979
Box 10
Folder 12
Title
Reports
Dates
1978-1979
Box 10
Folder 13
Title
Reports
Dates
1980
Box 10
Folder 14-16
Title
Resumes – CLOSED
Box 10a
Title
Index cards with names of constituents, undated – CLOSED
Series 4: Campaign
1977-1980
Scope and Contents

This series is housed in two document cases and two oversize folders equaling 1 linear foot. Records cover three of Harold Washington's electoral campaigns: his unsuccessful bid for the 1977 Mayoral Primary; his successful re-election campaign for the Illinois Senate; and his successful run for US Congress.

Arrangement

Records are arranged mostly as they were found, arranged by campaign, then roughly chronologically.

Box 11
Folder 1
Title
Mayoral Primary Campaign, Black Mayor Survey Report
Dates
1980
Box 11
Folder 2
Title
Mayoral Primary Campaign of 1977, correspondence
Dates
1977
Box 11
Folder 3
Title
Mayoral Primary Campaign of 1977, press releases and statements
Dates
1977 March-April
Box 14
Folder 7
Title
Mayoral Primary Campaign of 1977, Scrapbook: "H.W. Mayor" [photocopy, original scrapbook is in Pre-Mayoral Oversize Box 1, Folder 2]
Dates
1977
Box 14
Folder 8
Title
Mayoral Primary Campaign of 1977, Scrapbook, "Political News" [photocopy, original scrapbook is in Pre-Mayoral Oversize Box 1, Folder 3]
Dates
1977
Box 11
Folder 4
Title
Senatorial Campaign of 1978, correspondence, press releases, memoranda
Dates
1978
Box 11
Folder 5
Title
U.S. Congressional Campaign of 1980, accountant correspondence
Dates
1979-1980
Box 11
Folder 6
Title
U.S. Congressional Campaign of 1980, Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, correspondence
Dates
1979-1980
Box 11
Folder 7
Title
U.S. Congressional Campaign of 1980, congratulatory correspondence
Dates
1980
Box 11
Folder 8
Title
U.S. Congressional Campaign of 1980, election day materials
Dates
1980
Box 11
Folder 9
Title
U.S. Congressional Campaign of 1980, election return reports, 1st Congressional District
Dates
1980 November 4
Box 11
Folder 10
Title
U.S. Congressional Campaign of 1980, endorsements, campaign material
Dates
1980
Box 11
Folder 11
Title
U.S. Congressional Campaign of 1980, Federal Election Commission, correspondence, reports
Dates
1980
Box 11
Folder 12
Title
U.S. Congressional Campaign of 1980, form letters
Dates
1979-1980
Box 11
Folder 13
Title
U.S. Congressional Campaign of 1980, Illinois State Board of Elections requests for inspection of reports
Dates
1977-1980
Box 11
Folder 14
Title
U.S. Congressional Campaign of 1980, invalid write-in ballots
Dates
1980
Box 11
Folder 15
Title
U.S. Congressional Campaign of 1980, literature, campaign materials
Dates
[1980]
Box 11
Folder 16
Title
U.S. Congressional Campaign of 1980, Ralph H. Metcalfe, petitions, signature checks [folder 1 of 2]
Dates
[1980]
Box 11
Folder 17
Title
U.S. Congressional Campaign of 1980, Ralph H. Metcalfe, petitions, signature checks [folder 2 of 2]
Dates
[1980]
Box 11
Folder 18
Title
U.S. Congressional Campaign of 1980, campaign materials, correspondence, working papers
Dates
1979-1980
Box 11
Folder 19
Title
U.S. Congressional Campaign of 1980, notes
Dates
[1979-1980]
Box 11
Folder 20
Title
U.S. Congressional Campaign of 1980, petition drive materials, Primary Election
Dates
1980
Box 11
Folder 21
Title
U.S. Congressional Campaign of 1980, Precinct Reports, General Election, 6th Ward [folder 1 of 2]
Dates
1980 November 4
Box 12
Folder 1
Title
U.S. Congressional Campaign of 1980, Precinct Reports, General Election, 6th Ward [folder 2 of 2]
Dates
1980 November 4
Box 12
Folder 2
Title
U.S. Congressional Campaign of 1980, Precinct Reports, General Election, 8th Ward
Dates
1980 November 4
Box 12
Folder 3
Title
U.S. Congressional Campaign of 1980, Precinct Reports, General Election, 17th Ward
Dates
1980 November 4
Box 12
Folder 4
Title
U.S. Congressional Campaign of 1980, Precinct Reports, General Election, 21st Ward [folder 1 of 2]
Dates
1980 November 4
Box 12
Folder 5
Title
U.S. Congressional Campaign of 1980, Precinct Reports, General Election, 21st Ward [folder 2 of 2]
Dates
1980 November 4
Box 12
Folder 6
Title
U.S. Congressional Campaign of 1980, schedule index cards
Dates
[1979-1980]
Box 12
Folder 7
Title
U.S. Congressional Campaign of 1980, speaking engagements, correspondence
Dates
1980
Box 12
Folder 8
Title
U.S. Congressional Campaign of 1980, speech, "What the Record Shows About the Cook County Hospital Crisis, A Personal View" by Harold Washington, also letter to Chicago Sun-Times editor
Dates
[1980]
Box 12
Folder 9
Title
U.S. Congressional Campaign of 1980, telegram announcements
Dates
1980
Box 12
Folder 10
Title
U.S. Congressional Campaign of 1980, troubleshooting, election day reports
Dates
1980
Box 12
Folder 11
Title
U.S. Congressional Campaign of 1980, voter registration information
Dates
[1979-1980]
Box 12
Folder 12
Title
U.S. Congressional Campaign of 1980, Washington for Congress, Issues Committee, minutes
Dates
1979
Box 12
Folder 13
Title
U.S. Congressional Campaign of 1980, Washington for Congress, The Washington Papers
Dates
1980
Box 12
Folder 14
Title
U.S. Congressional Campaign of 1980, Washington for Congress, The Washington Papers, updated edition
Dates
[1980]
Box 13
Folder 1
Title
U.S. Congressional Campaign of 1980, The Washington Papers, Harold Washington, Congressman – 1st District [2 copies]
Dates
[1980]
Series 5: Press and Publicity
1976-1980
Scope and Contents

This series is housed in two document cases equaling 1 linear foot. This series contains mostly news clippings and scrapbooks.

Arrangement

Records are arranged alphabetically, then chronologically where appropriate.

Box 13
Folder 2
Title
News clippings
Dates
1976
Box 13
Folder 3
Title
News clippings
Dates
1977 January-April
Box 13
Folder 4
Title
News clippings
Dates
1977 May-December
Box 13
Folder 5
Title
News clippings
Dates
1978
Box 13
Folder 6
Title
News clippings
Dates
[1978]
Box 13
Folder 7
Title
News clippings [folder 1 of 2]
Dates
1979 January-May
Box 13
Folder 8
Title
News clippings [folder 2 of 2]
Dates
1979 January-May
Box 13
Folder 9
Title
News clippings
Dates
1979 June-December
Box 14
Folder 1
Title
News clippings
Dates
1980 January-March
Box 14
Folder 2
Title
News clippings
Dates
1980 April-June
Box 14
Folder 3
Title
News clippings
Dates
1980 July-December
Box 14
Folder 4
Title
News clippings
Dates
[1980]
Box 14
Folder 5
Title
Newsletter, "Senator Harold Washington - Your Man in Springfield Reports"
Dates
1977
Box 14
Folder 6
Title
Press releases
Dates
[1976-1980]
Box 14
Folder 9
Title
Statements, drafts by Steve Askin, news clippings
Dates
1979
Series 6: Biographical and Personal
1969-1980
Scope and Contents

Records in this series are housed in two document cases equaling 0.5 linear feet. This series contains invitations to various events and biographical questionnaires and personal information.

Arrangement

Records are arranged alphabetically, then chronologically where appropriate.

Box 14
Folder 9a
Title
Award, WMBX FM 103
Dates
1979 March 11
Box 14
Folder 10
Title
Brochures regarding cancer
Dates
undated
Box 14
Folder 11
Title
Condolences regarding the death of Washington's mother
Dates
1980 September
Box 14
Folder 12
Title
Invitations
Dates
1977
Box 14
Folder 13
Title
Invitations
Dates
1978
Box 14
Folder 14
Title
Invitations
Dates
1979
Box 14
Folder 15
Title
Invitations
Dates
1980 January-February
Box 14
Folder 16
Title
Invitations
Dates
1980 August
Box 14
Folder 17
Title
Invitations
Dates
1980 September
Box 14
Folder 18
Title
Invitations
Dates
1980 October
Box 14
Folder 19
Title
Invitations
Dates
1980 November
Box 15
Folder 1
Title
Legal clients and cases. CLOSED
Dates
1977-1978
Box 15
Folder 2
Title
Questionnaires and requests for biographies
Dates
1977-1980
Box 15
Folder 3
Title
Resume, [Harold Washington's]
Dates
circa 1978
Box 15
Folder 4
Title
Roosevelt University Student Paper by R. Logan, Harold Washington, Instructor
Dates
undated
Box 15
Folder 5
Title
Surveillance disclosure, [Chicago Red Squad], correspondence
Dates
1979
Box 15
Folder 6
Title
Surveillance disclosure, [Chicago Red Squad], reports
Dates
1969-1974
Series 7: Administrative
1977-1981
Scope and Contents

This series is housed in three document cases equaling 1.5 linear feet. This series contains materials used by Washington's administrative staff in their day-to-day operations.

Arrangement

Records are arranged alphabetically, then chronologically, where appropriate.

Box 15
Folder 7
Title
Blank Forms, stationery
Dates
undated
Box 15
Folder 8
Title
Guest Book, reception June 24, 1980 for Harold Washington at the Springfield Hilton Hotel
Dates
1980
Box 17
Folder 1
Title
Identification cards and nameplates
Dates
undated
Box 15
Folder 9
Title
Invoices and bills
Dates
1978-1980
Box 15
Folder 10
Title
Notes and memos
Dates
1977
Box 16
Folder 1
Title
Office visitors' log
Dates
1979 July-August
Box 16
Folder 2
Title
Office visitors' log
Dates
1981 January-May
Box 17
Folder 3
Title
Program and resolution, "In Honor of the President of the United States. Joint Session. Eightieth General Assembly of Illinois at Springfield"
Dates
1978
Box 17
Folder 2
Title
Portraits of Illinois Senators, [Caricatures] by Quendred Wutzke Carpenter
Dates
1980
Box 16
Folder 9
Title
Resumes, staff, CLOSED
Dates
circa 1977-circa 1980
Box 16
Folder 10
Title
Supply catalogs
Dates
undated
Box 16
Folder 3
Title
Telephone message logs
Dates
undated
Box 16
Folder 4
Title
Telephone message logs
Dates
1980 March 14-18
Box 16
Folder 5
Title
Telephone message logs
Dates
1980 March 28-April 29
Box 16
Folder 6
Title
Telephone message logs
Dates
1980 July 21-August 27
Box 16
Folder 7
Title
Telephone message logs
Dates
1980 September 9-October 20
Box 16
Folder 8
Title
Telephone message logs
Dates
1980 October 23-November 24