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Harold Washington Archives and Collections. Mayoral Records. Central Files Records

Descriptive Summary

Repository
Special Collections Unit at Harold Washington Library Center
Title
Harold Washington Archives and Collections. Mayoral Records. Central Files Records
Creator
Washington, Harold, 1922-1987
Creator
Woods, Dolores
Identifier
spe.h00181
Size
63 Linear Feet in 55 boxes
Dates
1949-1987
Predominant Dates
1983-1987
Abstract
The Central Files Records consist of correspondence received by the Mayor's Office. Incoming mail was sorted by Harold Washington's Executive Office using the Central Filing System. Included in the collection is a small amount of papers from Harold Washington and the files of Dolores Woods, Harold Washington's Executive Secretary.
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 restriction.

Preferred Citation

When quoting material from this collection the preferred citation is: Harold Washington Archives & Collections, Central Files Records, [Box #, Folder #], Special Collections, Chicago Public Library.

Historical Note

Central Files Records is composed of correspondence received by the Mayor's Office. Dolores Woods, Harold Washington's Executive Secretary, handled all of the certified and registered mail, any mail that was considered personal and telegrams. All other mail was opened, sorted, dated and stamped by the Central File Clerk. This mail was then forwarded to relevant offices according to subject and need. A detailed explanation of the Central Filing System can be found in box 37, folder 5.

Biographical Note

Dolores Tucker Woods was born on August 31, 1936, in Chicago. Woods worked for Chicago Public Schools for over 20 years and, in 1964, began to work for Harold Washington following his election to the Illinois House of Representatives. She continued working for Harold Washington as his Executive Secretary as he won elections to the Illinois Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives and as Mayor of the City of Chicago. Following Washington's death in 1987, Woods continued to work with Acting Mayor Eugene Sawyer. She moved to the Chicago Public Library to oversee the establishment of the Harold Washington Archives and Collections and curated the opening-day exhibit in the new central library, the Harold Washington Library Center, which drew heavily from the archival collections. Woods was one of the founders of the Harold Washington Archives and Collections Advisory Committee. Following her retirement in 1992, Woods returned to education, earning a Bachelor's degree from Northeastern Illinois' University Without Walls program, and she continued to volunteer at DuSable Museum and at her church. Dolores Woods died on February 21, 2011.

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. 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, Illinois, 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.

Scope and Contents

Central Files Records primarily contain correspondence received by the Mayor's Office, and a small amount of reports and publications. Much of the correspondence was sent by Chicagoans asking for help and, as such, are closed for privacy reasons. There is one small box of files that relate to Harold Washington directly (box 36) which includes a program from his graduation from Roosevelt College in 1949, notification of the reinstatement of his law license in 1976 and handwritten notes taken by the Mayor. The collection also has the files of Harold Washington's Executive Secretary, Dolores Woods. Woods maintained these files as they often contained information that the Mayor would consult frequently or wanted to keep near for reference. Records include correspondence, memoranda, reports, research files and studies.

Arrangement

Central Files Records are arranged in four series:

  • Series 1: CLOSED -- Routed Correspondence (Case Files), 1985-1987
  • Series 2: Papers of Harold Washington, 1949-1987, undated
  • Series 3: Files of Dolores Woods, 1974-1987 (bulk dates 1983-1987)
  • Series 4: Reports and Publications, 1971-1987 (bulk dates 1983-1987)

Related Materials

  • Harold Washington Archives and Collections, Mayoral Campaign Records
  • Harold Washington Archives and Collections, Pre-Mayoral Photograph Collection
  • Harold Washington Archives and Collections, Illinois State Representative Records
  • Harold Washington Archives and Collections, Illinois State Senatorial Records
  • Harold Washington Archives and Collections, U.S. Congressional Records
  • Harold Washington Archives and Collections, Asian American Advisory Committee Records
  • Harold Washington Archives and Collections, Chief of Staff Records
  • Harold Washington Archives and Collections, City Council Proceedings 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, Infrastructure Sub-Cabinet Records
  • Harold Washington Archives and Collections, Legislative Liaison 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 Review Committee Records
  • Harold Washington Archives and Collections, Videocassette Collection
  • Harold Washington Archives and Collections, Political Education Project Records
  • Eugene Sawyer Mayoral Records
  • Steve Askin Papers

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Indexed Terms

Indexed Terms

Inventory

Series 1: CLOSED -- Routed Correspondence (Case files)
1985-1987
Scope and Contents

Routed Correspondence files are housed in 35 records center cartons (35 boxes) equaling 52½ linear feet. This correspondence includes mail that became part of the Central Filing System created by Office Manager, Ella Richmond, in 1984. This includes material to and from the Mayor, chief of staff, agency liaisons, city departments and general files. The majority of the correspondents wrote asking for help with personal matters and, as such, the letters are closed to respect individuals' privacy rights. At the end of each year, each office division would route incoming correspondence with a copy of the response to the File Clerk. Files would be sorted, processed and classified by filing reference and held for records management purposes in a secondary filing system.

Arrangement

Files are arranged by year, then alphabetically.

Processing Information note

This collection was surveyed as part of the Black Metropolis Research Consortium's Survey Initiative on 2010 July 7 by Lisa Calahan and Andrew Steadham.

Box 1
Folder 1-77
Title
CLOSED -- Case files
Dates
1985
Box 2
Folder 1-58
Title
CLOSED -- Case files
Dates
1985
Box 3
Folder 1-60
Title
CLOSED -- Case files
Dates
1985
Box 4
Folder 1-72
Title
CLOSED -- Case files
Dates
1985
Box 5
Folder 1-69
Title
CLOSED -- Case files
Dates
1985
Box 6
Folder 1-70
Title
CLOSED -- Case files
Dates
1985
Box 7
Folder 1-64
Title
CLOSED -- Case files
Dates
1985
Box 8
Folder 1-55
Title
CLOSED -- Case files
Dates
1985
Box 9
Folder 1-55
Title
CLOSED -- Case files
Dates
1985
Box 10
Folder 1-65
Title
CLOSED -- Case files
Dates
1986
Box 11
Folder 1-47
Title
CLOSED -- Case files
Dates
1986
Box 12
Folder 1-59
Title
CLOSED -- Case files
Dates
1986
Box 13
Folder 1-69
Title
CLOSED -- Case files
Dates
1986
Box 14
Folder 1-48
Title
CLOSED -- Case files
Dates
1986
Box 15
Folder 1-50
Title
CLOSED -- Case files
Dates
1986
Box 16
Folder 1-45
Title
CLOSED -- Case files
Dates
1986
Box 17
Folder 1-57
Title
CLOSED -- Case files
Dates
1986
Box 18
Folder 1-56
Title
CLOSED -- Case files
Dates
1986
Box 19
Folder 1-37
Title
CLOSED -- Case files
Dates
1986
Box 20
Folder 1-63
Title
CLOSED -- Case files
Dates
1986
Box 21
Folder 1-72
Title
CLOSED -- Case files
Dates
1986
Box 22
Folder 1-71
Title
CLOSED -- Case files
Dates
1986
Box 23
Folder 1-34
Title
CLOSED -- Case files
Dates
1986
Box 24
Folder 1-51
Title
CLOSED -- Case files
Dates
1987
Box 25
Folder 1-51
Title
CLOSED -- Case files
Dates
1987
Box 26
Folder 1-49
Title
CLOSED -- Case files
Dates
1987
Box 27
Folder 1-71
Title
CLOSED -- Case files
Dates
1987
Box 28
Folder 1-76
Title
CLOSED -- Case files
Dates
1987
Box 29
Folder 1-83
Title
CLOSED -- Case files
Dates
1987
Box 30
Folder 1-66
Title
CLOSED -- Case files
Dates
1987
Box 31
Folder 1-61
Title
CLOSED -- Case files
Dates
1987
Box 32
Folder 1-60
Title
CLOSED -- Case files
Dates
1987
Box 33
Folder 1-53
Title
CLOSED -- Case files
Dates
1987
Box 34
Folder 1-75
Title
CLOSED -- Case files
Dates
1987
Box 35
Folder 1-53
Title
CLOSED -- Case files
Dates
1987
Series 2: Papers of Harold Washington
1949-1987, undated
Scope and Contents

Papers of Harold Washington are housed in one document case (one box) equaling ½ linear foot. These papers contain a mix of items, including Harold Washington's graduation program from Roosevelt College; the reinstatement of his law license and correspondence, files and notes written to or by Harold Washington.

Arrangement

Files are arranged chronologically.

Box 36
Folder 1
Title
Roosevelt College, Graduation Program [Harold Washington Class President and Master of Ceremonies]
Dates
1949 August 14
Box 36
Folder 2
Title
Pension, [Illinois] General Assembly Retirement System
Dates
1973
Box 36
Folder 3
Title
Social Security Earnings
Dates
1974
Box 36
Folder 4
Title
Law License, Reinstatement of
Dates
1976
Box 36
Folder 5
Title
Business cards [34]
Dates
circa 1980
Box 36
Folder 6
Title
Correspondence
Dates
1980
Box 36
Folder 7
Title
Handwritten notes of Harold Washington
Dates
1980
Box 36
Folder 8
Title
Messages to Harold Washington
Dates
1980
Box 36
Folder 9
Title
Messages to Harold Washington
Dates
1980
Box 36
Folder 10
Title
Messages (telephone) to Harold Washington
Dates
1980
Box 36
Folder 11
Title
Messages (telephone) to Harold Washington
Dates
1980
Box 36
Folder 12
Title
Scheduled events for Harold Washington
Dates
1980
Box 36
Folder 13
Title
Messages to Harold Washington
Dates
1983
Box 36
Folder 14
Title
Handwritten notes of Harold Washington
Dates
1987
Box 36
Folder 15
Title
Poetry by Herman Brooks [11 poems]
Dates
undated
Series 3: Files of Dolores Woods
1974-1987
Scope and Contents

The Files of Dolores Woods are housed in 11 document cases (11 boxes) equaling 5 ½ linear feet. These files were especially important to Delores Woods, Executive Secretary to Harold Washington, as they often contained information that the Mayor would have to consult or wanted to keep near for reference. This series contains a few early files from 1974, 1981 and 1982.

Arrangement

Files are arranged alphabetically then chronologically where appropriate.

Box 37
Folder 1
Title
Archdiocese of Chicago
Dates
1984-1985
Box 37
Folder 2
Title
Bud Billiken Parade
Dates
1987
Box 37
Folder 3
Title
Budget
Dates
1984
Box 37
Folder 4
Title
Byrne, Jane
Dates
1987
Box 37
Folder 5
Title
Central Filing System
Dates
1984
Box 37
Folder 6
Title
Chicago Development Plan
Dates
1984
Box 37
Folder 7
Title
Chicago Unity Reception Tickets
Dates
1987
Box 37
Folder 8
Title
Chicago Urban League
Dates
1987
Box 37
Folder 9
Title
Chicago Urban League Annual Report
Dates
1981
Box 37
Folder 10
Title
Community Development
Dates
1984
Box 37
Folder 11
Title
Contreras, Ricardo
Dates
1984
Box 37
Folder 12
Title
Correspondence
Dates
1983
Box 37
Folder 13
Title
Correspondence. Correspondents include Bernard Epton, Marlene Carter, Dorothy Tillman. Also from Chicago Cubs regarding installing lights for night games at Wrigley Field
Dates
1986-1987
Box 37
Folder 14
Title
Crime Intervention Network (CIN)
Dates
1985
Box 37
Folder 15
Title
Crime Intervention Network (CIN) Ward Listing
Dates
1985
Box 37
Folder 16
Title
Development Plan, Announcement 1
Dates
1984
Box 37
Folder 17
Title
Development Plan, Announcement 2
Dates
1984
Box 37
Folder 18
Title
Development Plan, Announcement 3
Dates
1984
Box 37
Folder 19
Title
Development Plan, Announcement 4
Dates
1984
Box 37
Folder 20
Title
Economic Development
Dates
1984
Box 37
Folder 21
Title
Education Summit
Dates
1987
Box 37
Folder 22
Title
Employment and Training
Dates
1984
Box 37
Folder 23
Title
Englewood Community Health Center
Dates
1984
Box 37
Folder 24
Title
Executive Budget Report Supplement
Dates
1985
Box 37
Folder 25
Title
F (General)
Dates
1983-1985
Box 38
Folder 1
Title
Faleure, Duke
Dates
undated
Box 38
Folder 2
Title
Fair Return Campaign, petition to Congress (1 of 4)
Dates
1986
Box 38
Folder 3
Title
Fair Return Campaign, petition to Congress (2 of 4)
Dates
1986
Box 38
Folder 4
Title
Fair Return Campaign, petition to Congress (3 of 4)
Dates
1986
Box 38
Folder 5
Title
Fair Return Campaign, petition to Congress (4 of 4)
Dates
1986
Box 38
Folder 6
Title
Farm Workers, Farm Labor Organizing Committee, protest of the Campbell Soup Company
Dates
1983
Box 38
Folder 7
Title
Fine Arts
Dates
1983
Box 38
Folder 8
Title
Finance Department/Comptroller (1 of 3)
Dates
1982-1985
Box 38
Folder 9
Title
Finance Department/Comptroller (2 of 3)
Dates
1982-1985
Box 38
Folder 10
Title
Finance Department/Comptroller (3 of 3)
Dates
1982-1985
Box 39
Folder 1
Title
Financial Planning Committee
Dates
1985
Box 39
Folder 2
Title
Fire Department
Dates
1984-1985
Box 39
Folder 3
Title
Forestry Department
Dates
1985
Box 39
Folder 4
Title
Fuller, H. L. (President, Standard Oil), Mayor's Office of Employment and Training, Hire the Future
Dates
1985
Box 39
Folder 5
Title
G (General)
Dates
1982-1985
Box 39
Folder 6
Title
G (General). Correspondents include Brenetta Howell Barrett, Globetrotters Engineering Corporation.
Dates
1984-1985
Box 39
Folder 7
Title
General File Index
Dates
1984
Box 39
Folder 8
Title
General Obligation Bond Brochure
Dates
1985
Box 39
Folder 9
Title
Geocaris, Angelo
Dates
1983-1984
Box 39
Folder 10
Title
Gifts
Dates
1983
Box 39
Folder 11
Title
Glover, Kenneth E.
Dates
1984
Box 39
Folder 12
Title
Goldman, Mike
Dates
1987
Box 39
Folder 13
Title
Graphics
Dates
1983
Box 39
Folder 14
Title
Grassroots Commission
Dates
circa 1983
Box 39
Folder 15
Title
Greater State Street Council
Dates
1984-1985
Box 39
Folder 16
Title
Green, Barbara Jones
Dates
1985
Box 39
Folder 17
Title
Guest Lists (1 of 2)
Dates
1983-1984
Box 39
Folder 18
Title
Guest Lists (2 of 2)
Dates
1983-1984
Box 39
Folder 19
Title
Gutiérrez, Luis
Dates
1985
Box 40
Folder 1
Title
H (General)
Dates
1984-1985
Box 40
Folder 2
Title
Harris, John
Dates
1984
Box 40
Folder 3
Title
Hayes, Charles. Topics include the Housing Development Program, Chicago Board of Health reorganization plan and legal action taken by minority contractors against the State of Illinois.
Dates
1983-1984
Box 40
Folder 4
Title
Health Department General Correspondence (1 of 4)
Dates
1983-1985
Box 40
Folder 5
Title
Health Department General Correspondence (2 of 4)
Dates
1983-1985
Box 40
Folder 6
Title
Health Department General Correspondence (3 of 4)
Dates
1983-1985
Box 40
Folder 7
Title
Health Department General Correspondence (4 of 4)
Dates
1983-1985
Box 40
Folder 8
Title
Health Systems
Dates
1984
Box 40
Folder 9
Title
Health Systems Plan, HMO
Dates
1984
Box 40
Folder 10
Title
Health Systems Plan, Summary
Dates
1984-1987
Box 40
Folder 11
Title
Heliport/Helistop Task Force
Dates
circa 1985
Box 40
Folder 12
Title
Henry, William (Alderman Committeeman)
Dates
1984
Box 41
Folder 1
Title
Heritage Ball
Dates
1984
Box 41
Folder 2
Title
Hicks, Odell
Dates
1985
Box 41
Folder 3
Title
Hispanic protests
Dates
1984
Box 41
Folder 4
Title
Hodes, Scott
Dates
1984
Box 41
Folder 5
Title
Hodes, Scott
Dates
1984-1985
Box 41
Folder 6
Title
Holewinski, Michael
Dates
1983-1985
Box 41
Folder 7
Title
Homeless People, Mental Health Association of Greater Chicago, Annual Report
Dates
1984
Box 41
Folder 8
Title
Housing, Bi-Weekly Report
Dates
1984
Box 41
Folder 9
Title
Housing, Department of (1 of 4)
Dates
1984-1985
Box 41
Folder 10
Title
Housing, Department of (2 of 4)
Dates
1984-1985
Box 41
Folder 11
Title
Housing, Department of (3 of 4)
Dates
1984-1985
Box 41
Folder 12
Title
Housing, Department of (4 of 4)
Dates
1984-1985
Box 41
Folder 13
Title
Housing, Department of, Grant, Kenneth
Dates
1983-1984
Box 41
Folder 14
Title
Housing, Department of, Housing Abandonment Task Force
Dates
1984
Box 42
Folder 1
Title
Human Relations
Dates
1984-1986
Box 42
Folder 2
Title
Human Services (1 of 2)
Dates
1983-1985
Box 42
Folder 3
Title
Human Services (2 of 2)
Dates
1983-1985
Box 42
Folder 4
Title
Hunter, Charles (1 of 2)
Dates
1984-1985
Box 42
Folder 5
Title
Hunter, Charles (2 of 2)
Dates
1984-1985
Box 42
Folder 6
Title
Hutchison, Perry (Alderman)
Dates
1983-1984
Box 42
Folder 7
Title
Hynes, Thomas C.
Dates
1986
Box 42
Folder 8
Title
Illinois Catholic Conference
Dates
1984
Box 42
Folder 9
Title
Illinois Restaurant Association
Dates
1984
Box 42
Folder 10
Title
Immigration Press Conference
Dates
1987
Box 42
Folder 11
Title
Lawndale Conservation Area
Dates
1982
Box 42
Folder 12
Title
Legislation Update
Dates
1987
Box 42
Folder 13
Title
Letterhead
Dates
undated
Box 42
Folder 14
Title
Liaison Meeting Schedule
Dates
1987
Box 42
Folder 15
Title
Metropolitan Fair and Exposition Board Recommendations
Dates
1984
Box 42
Folder 16
Title
Minority Concerns, Testimony
Dates
1984
Box 43
Folder 1
Title
NAACP
Dates
1982
Box 43
Folder 2
Title
News Release IR-1405, Internal Revenue Service ruling on tax return filings by local political and campaign committees
Dates
1974
Box 43
Folder 2a
Title
O'Brien, Pamela
Dates
1984
Box 43
Folder 3
Title
Primary Election
Dates
1984
Box 43
Folder 4
Title
Primary Election Results
Dates
1984
Box 43
Folder 5
Title
Public Building Commission of Chicago
Dates
1987
Box 43
Folder 6
Title
Public Works, Department of
Dates
1987
Box 43
Folder 7
Title
Purchasing
Dates
1987
Box 43
Folder 8
Title
PUSH-EXCEL, Push for Excellence Program
Dates
1981
Box 43
Folder 9
Title
Quinn, Patrick
Dates
1987
Box 43
Folder 10
Title
R (General)
Dates
1987
Box 43
Folder 11
Title
Resumes
Dates
1987
Box 43
Folder 12
Title
Reyes, Ben
Dates
1987
Box 43
Folder 13
Title
Robinson, Renault
Dates
1987
Box 43
Folder 14
Title
Rostenkowski, Dan (Congressman)
Dates
1987
Box 43
Folder 15
Title
S (General)
Dates
1987
Box 43
Folder 16
Title
Scheduling
Dates
1986-1987
Box 43
Folder 17
Title
Scheduling
Dates
1987
Box 43
Folder 18
Title
Second Term, Cantor, David S.
Dates
1987
Box 43
Folder 19
Title
Sharing It Festival
Dates
1987
Box 43
Folder 20
Title
Simon, Paul (Senator of IL)
Dates
1987
Box 44
Folder 9
Title
Sive-Tomashefsky, Rebecca
Dates
1984-1985
Box 43
Folder 21
Title
Skipton, Mary S. (Acting Purchasing Agent)
Dates
1987
Box 43
Folder 22
Title
Special Events
Dates
1986-1987
Box 43
Folder 23
Title
Speeches and Remarks
Dates
1984
Box 43
Folder 24
Title
Stadium Review Committee
Dates
1987
Box 43
Folder 24a
Title
Steele, Leah
Dates
1986
Box 43
Folder 25
Title
Stone, Bernard L (Alderman)
Dates
1987
Box 43
Folder 26
Title
Stowe, Pamela
Dates
1987
Box 43
Folder 27
Title
Streeter, Allan (Alderman)
Dates
1986
Box 43
Folder 28
Title
Streets and Sanitation
Dates
1986-1987
Box 43
Folder 29
Title
Sullivan, Thomas P., proposal for reform, includes a letter from Edward Vrdolyak
Dates
1987
Box 44
Folder 1
Title
T (General), includes Apparel Industry Task Force
Dates
1984-1985
Box 44
Folder 2
Title
T (General), includes James R. Thompson (Governor)
Dates
1984-1985
Box 44
Folder 3
Title
T (General)
Dates
1986-1987
Box 44
Folder 4
Title
Third Ward
Dates
1983
Box 44
Folder 5
Title
Thompson, James R. (Governor)
Dates
1983-1984
Box 44
Folder 6
Title
Thompson, James R. (Governor)
Dates
1986-1987
Box 44
Folder 7
Title
Tillman, Dorothy (Alderman)
Dates
1984-1985
Box 44
Folder 8
Title
Tillman, Dorothy (Alderman)
Dates
1987
Box 44
Folder 9
Title
Tomashefsky, Rebecca Sive-
Dates
1984-1985
Box 44
Folder 10
Title
Tourism Council
Dates
1984
Box 44
Folder 11
Title
Transition
Dates
1987
Box 44
Folder 12
Title
Transition Committee
Dates
1983-1984
Box 44
Folder 13
Title
Travel
Dates
1982-1984
Box 44
Folder 14
Title
Travel Expense Synopsis
Dates
1985
Box 44
Folder 15
Title
Treasurer, Office of Cook County
Dates
1983-1984
Box 44
Folder 16
Title
Tregay, Alice
Dates
1984
Box 44
Folder 17
Title
U (General)
Dates
1984-1985
Box 44
Folder 18
Title
U (General)
Dates
1987
Box 44
Folder 19
Title
Unions
Dates
1987
Box 44
Folder 20
Title
United Airlines
Dates
1984
Box 44
Folder 21
Title
United States Conference of Mayors
Dates
1983-1985
Box 44
Folder 22
Title
United States Conference of Mayors
Dates
1986-1987
Box 44
Folder 23
Title
United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of Census
Dates
1987
Box 44
Folder 24
Title
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
Dates
1987
Box 44
Folder 25
Title
United States Department of Labor
Dates
1984
Box 44
Folder 26
Title
United States Department of State
Dates
1987
Box 44
Folder 27
Title
United States House of Representatives
Dates
1983-1984
Box 45
Folder 1
Title
United States House of Representatives
Dates
1984-1985
Box 45
Folder 2
Title
United States Postal Service
Dates
1984
Box 45
Folder 3
Title
United States Senate
Dates
1983-1985
Box 45
Folder 4
Title
United Way
Dates
1983-1985
Box 45
Folder 5
Title
V (General)
Dates
1984-1985
Box 45
Folder 6
Title
Volini, Marion K. (Alderman)
Dates
1984
Box 45
Folder 7
Title
Volunteers
Dates
1983-1984
Box 45
Folder 8
Title
W (General), includes Lake Shore Drive Acceleration Ramps, Alternate Submission; Waste Management, Options for Chicago, draft; World's Conference on Women
Dates
1984-1985
Box 45
Folder 9
Title
W (General), includes Harry Weese & Associates, Small Boat Harbors in Chicago and Cultural Development; Mayor's Advisory Committee on Women's Affairs; Waste Management; League of Black Women
Dates
1985
Box 45
Folder 10
Title
W (General)
Dates
1987
Box 45
Folder 11
Title
Walls, William
Dates
1983-1985
Box 45
Folder 12
Title
Walls, William, includes note from Margaret Burroughs
Dates
1984-1985
Box 45
Folder 13
Title
Ward Mapping
Dates
1984
Box 45
Folder 14
Title
Ward Tours
Dates
1984
Box 46
Folder 1
Title
Ware, William
Dates
1984
Box 46
Folder 2
Title
Washington, DC (Office of the Mayor)
Dates
1987
Box 46
Folder 3
Title
Washington, Doreathear
Dates
1984
Box 46
Folder 4
Title
Washington Papers
Dates
undated
Box 46
Folder 5
Title
Water, Department of
Dates
1983-1985
Box 46
Folder 6
Title
Water, Department of
Dates
1987
Box 46
Folder 7
Title
Weston, Archie, Tech-Form Inc.
Dates
1983
Box 46
Folder 8
Title
White Sox
Dates
1983
Box 46
Folder 9
Title
World's Fair 1992
Dates
1982-1984
Box 46
Folder 10
Title
World's Fair 1992
Dates
1983-1985
Box 46
Folder 11
Title
World's Fair 1992
Dates
1984
Box 46
Folder 12
Title
World's Fair 1992
Dates
1984
Box 46
Folder 13
Title
World's Fair 1992
Dates
1987
Box 46
Folder 14
Title
World's Fair 1992 Advisory Committee
Dates
1983
Box 46
Folder 15
Title
World's Fair 1992 Affirmative Action Policy and Plan
Dates
1984
Box 46
Folder 16
Title
World's Fair 1992 Site Boundary Plan
Dates
1984
Box 46
Folder 17
Title
World's Fair 1992 Task Force
Dates
1984
Box 47
Folder 1
Title
XYZ (General)
Dates
1983-1984
Box 47
Folder 2
Title
XYZ (General)
Dates
1984-1985
Box 47
Folder 3
Title
XYZ (General)
Dates
1987
Box 55
Folder 1
Title
Yasushi Oshima, City of Osaka, Japan, correspondence
Dates
1985-1986
Box 47
Folder 4
Title
Yates, Sidney (Congressman)
Dates
1984
Box 47
Folder 5
Title
Yates, Sidney (Congressman)
Dates
1987
Box 47
Folder 6
Title
Year End Reports
Dates
1984
Box 47
Folder 7
Title
Year X Community Development Block Grant Program
Dates
1984
Box 47
Folder 8
Title
Young, Tom vs. Jerry Washington et al
Dates
1984
Box 47
Folder 9
Title
Zoning
Dates
1983-1985
Box 47
Folder 10
Title
Zoning, Department of
Dates
1987
Series 4: Reports and Publications
1971-1987
Scope and Contents

Reports and Publications are housed in seven document cases (seven boxes) equaling 3 ½ linear feet. Reports and publications were either generated by the Mayor's Office or City of Chicago Departments, or sent to the Mayor's Office outlining special concerns or issues.

Arrangement

Files are arranged by the following broad subjects: Budget; Business; Development; Education; Events; Fire Department; General; Health; Housing: Labor; Management; Police Department and Transportation. Files are then arranged alphabetically within.

Box 48
Folder 1
Title
Budget, Annual Appropriation Ordinance for the Year 1985, Substitute Amendment
Dates
1984
Box 48
Folder 2
Title
Budget, Budget Recommendations, 1984, City of Chicago
Dates
1983
Box 48
Folder 3
Title
Budget, Combined Financial Statements for Year Ended December 31, 1983, by Coopers & Lybrand
Dates
1984
Box 48
Folder 4
Title
Budget, Department of Public Works, Capital Program Status Report, 1983, 1 of 4
Dates
1983
Box 48
Folder 5
Title
Budget, Department of Public Works, Capital Program Status Report, 1983, 2 of 4
Dates
1983
Box 48
Folder 6
Title
Budget, Department of Public Works, Capital Program Status Report, 1983, 3 of 4
Dates
1983
Box 48
Folder 7
Title
Budget, Department of Public Works, Capital Program Status Report, 1983, 4 of 4
Dates
1983
Box 48
Folder 8
Title
Budget, President Reagan's Proposed 1987 Budget Impact on Chicago
Dates
1986
Box 49
Folder 1
Title
Budget, Working Together, Chicago Federal Agenda, Legislative and Budgetary Issues, 1985
Dates
1985
Box 49
Folder 2
Title
Business, City of Chicago, Directory of Certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprises, Minority Business Enterprises, and Women Business Enterprises
Dates
1986 January 1
Box 49
Folder 3
Title
Business, City of Chicago, Directory of Certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprises, Minority Business Enterprises, and Women Business Enterprises
Dates
1987 January
Box 49
Folder 5
Title
Development, Boulevard Restoration, A Catalyst for Neighborhood Revitalization
Dates
1986
Box 49
Folder 6
Title
Development, Chicago Cultural Plan
Dates
undated
Box 49
Folder 7
Title
Development, Chicago Intervention Network, Listing of Grant Applications
Dates
1985
Box 49
Folder 8
Title
Development, Chicago Intervention Network Program, Draft
Dates
1985 May
Box 55
Folder 2
Title
Development, Chicago Park District Reorganization Phase I
Dates
1986
Box 49
Folder 9
Title
Development, Community Development Block Grant Program, Year X, Proposed Statement
Dates
1984
Box 49
Folder 10
Title
Development, Community Development Block Grant Program, Year X, Final Statement
Dates
1984
Box 49
Folder 11
Title
Development, Community Development Block Grant Program, Year XI
Dates
1985
Box 49
Folder 12
Title
Development, Community Development Block Grant Program Year XIII, Final Statement
Dates
1987
Box 49
Folder 13
Title
Development, Community Development Block Grant Program Year XIII, Proposed Statement
Dates
1987
Box 50
Folder 1
Title
Development, Eug-Wel Urban Development Corporation
Dates
1985
Box 50
Folder 2
Title
Development, Everybody's Business, A Response to the Report of a Financial Planning Committee for the City of Chicago, prepared for the Chicago Federation of Labor, by Spenser Staton
Dates
1987 February 20
Box 49
Folder 4
Title
Development, In the Interest of Fairness and Parity: An Affirmative Action Program for Chicago, by the First Congressional District Housing Task Force
Dates
circa 1984
Box 50
Folder 3
Title
Development, Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois, Annual Report
Dates
1986
Box 50
Folder 4
Title
Development, Financial Plan for Fiscal Years 1986-1987, 1987-1988, 1988-1989, Metropolitan Fair and Exposition Authority, McCormick Place
Dates
1985
Box 50
Folder 5
Title
Development, McCormick Place Expansion Program
Dates
1986
Box 50
Folder 6
Title
Development, Municipal Agenda for Build Illinois, The Chicago Initiative, Working Together
Dates
1985
Box 55
Folder 3
Title
Development, Navy Pier, The Pier, Redevelopment of Navy Pier, The Pier Group
Dates
1984
Box 50
Folder 7
Title
Development, Navy Pier Task Force Final Report, Window on the Future
Dates
1985
Box 55
Folder 4
Title
Development, Protocol, A Pictorial History of Hospitality
Dates
undated
Box 50
Folder 8
Title
Development, Rebuilding Chicago's Neighborhoods, Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago
Dates
1986
Box 50
Folder 9
Title
Education, Chicago School Finance Authority, Sixth Report
Dates
1985
Box 50
Folder 10
Title
Education, Chicago Public Schools Program Budget, Fiscal Year 1986
Dates
1985 June
Box 50
Folder 11
Title
Education, City Colleges of Chicago, 1983-1984 Annual Budget
Dates
circa 1983
Box 50
Folder 12
Title
Education, City Colleges of Chicago, 1984-1985 Annual Budget
Dates
circa 1984
Box 51
Folder 1
Title
Education, City Colleges of Chicago, 1987-1988 Annual Budget
Dates
circa 1987
Box 51
Folder 2
Title
Education, Getting It All Together, Youth Services Department of the Sheriff of Cook County
Dates
1982-1983
Box 51
Folder 3
Title
Education, Reading: Top Priority, Elementary and Secondary Education Act (1 of 3)
Dates
1978
Box 51
Folder 4
Title
Education, Reading: Top Priority, Elementary and Secondary Education Act (2 of 3)
Dates
1978
Box 51
Folder 5
Title
Education, Reading: Top Priority, Elementary and Secondary Education Act (3 of 3)
Dates
1978
Box 52
Folder 1
Title
Events, Bud Light United States Triathlon Series, by Jenner & Block
Dates
1987
Box 52
Folder 2
Title
Events, Capital Investments and the 1992 Chicago World's Fair, by Chicago 1992 Committee
Dates
1984 September
Box 52
Folder 3
Title
Events, Chicago World's Fair, 1992: A Progress Report
Dates
1981
Box 52
Folder 4
Title
Events, Chicago World's Fair, 1992, Site Configuration Alternatives
Dates
1984
Box 52
Folder 5
Title
Events, Chicago World's Fair Advisory Committee, Executive Summary
Dates
1983 October
Box 52
Folder 6
Title
Fire Department, Chicago Fire Department, Agenda
Dates
1984
Box 52
Folder 7
Title
Fire Department, Chicago Fire Department, Consolidated Annual Reports
Dates
circa 1984
Box 52
Folder 8
Title
Fire Department, Department of Fire, Annual Report
Dates
1984
Box 52
Folder 9
Title
General, Black Politician, A Quarterly Journal of Current Political Thought
Dates
1971 April
Box 52
Folder 10
Title
General, Black Politician, A Quarterly Journal of Current Political Thought
Dates
1971 July
Box 52
Folder 11
Title
General, Cable Television Franchise Agreement
Dates
1985
Box 52
Folder 12
Title
General, Chicago Die Stadt Ihrer Wahl Fur Handel und Gewerbe [German language]
Dates
undated
Box 52
Folder 13
Title
General, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, International Dimensions
Dates
1985 September 25-28
Box 53
Folder 1
Title
General, Directory of City Policy Officials
Dates
1985
Box 53
Folder 2
Title
General, "Relax Magazine" [Polish language]
Dates
1987 February
Box 53
Folder 3
Title
Health, Head Start Dental Program, Proposal
Dates
circa 1983
Box 53
Folder 4
Title
Health, The Labor-Management Guide to Health Care Cost Containment
Dates
undated
Box 53
Folder 5
Title
Health, Municipal Health Agenda, 1987 The Year of Health
Dates
1987
Box 53
Folder 6
Title
Health, Teenage Pregnancy and Teenage Parenthood in Illinois
Dates
circa 1984
Box 53
Folder 7
Title
Health, Seventh National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, Reaching for the Rainbow
Dates
1985
Box 53
Folder 8
Title
Housing, Chicago Housing Authority, Initiatives and Program Recommendations
Dates
1986
Box 53
Folder 9
Title
Housing, Conservation Community Councils, Nominating Process, Department of Housing
Dates
1984
Box 53
Folder 10
Title
Housing, Homelessness in America's Cities, Ten Case Studies
Dates
1984 June
Box 53
Folder 11
Title
Housing, Recommendations of the Personnel Practices Task Force of the Transition Oversight Committee
Dates
1983 August 24
Box 53
Folder 12
Title
Labor, Classification and Pay Plan, Salary Resolutions, Department of Personnel
Dates
1983
Box 53
Folder 13
Title
Labor, Job Training Partnership Act, Training Plan
Dates
1984-1985
Box 53
Folder 14
Title
Labor, Local Job Training Plan, Guidelines,'86
Dates
1985
Box 53
Folder 15
Title
Management, Law Department, Annual Report
Dates
1984
Box 54
Folder 1
Title
Management, Platform for the Future: Harold Washington's Vision for Chicago
Dates
1987
Box 54
Folder 2
Title
Management, Private Sector Resource Council, Loaned Executives Report on 1985 Activities
Dates
1986 April
Box 54
Folder 3
Title
Management, State of the Region: Policy Issues and Options for the Chicago Metropolitan Area, Final Report of the Regional Agenda Project
Dates
1987 January
Box 54
Folder 4
Title
Police Department, Chicago Police Department, 1984 Annual Compliance Audit, First Amendment Audit 85-5
Dates
1984 April 2
Box 54
Folder 5
Title
Police Department, Chicago Police Department, 1986 Annual Compliance Audit, First Amendment Audit 87-1
Dates
1987 June 29
Box 54
Folder 6
Title
Police Department, Chicago Police Department, 1986 Budget Request
Dates
1985
Box 54
Folder 7
Title
Police Department, Chicago Police Department, 1986 Budget Request [2nd copy]
Dates
1985
Box 54
Folder 8
Title
Police Department, Office of the Public Complaints Commissioner and the Police Complaints Board, 2nd Annual Report
Dates
1983
Box 51
Folder 6
Title
Racial issues, Four Decades of Concern, the Martin Luther King Jr. Center
Dates
1986 August 1
Box 51
Folder 7
Title
Racial issues, Gangs by William Rectenwald, Nathaniel Sheppard Jr
Dates
1984
Box 51
Folder 8
Title
Racial issues, Operation PUSH, 14th Annual National Conference
Dates
1985
Box 51
Folder 9
Title
Racial issues, Reducing Ethnic and Racial Tensions in Chicago
Dates
1987
Box 54
Folder 9
Title
Transportation, Chicago Transit Authority [CTA] Moving Toward the Future
Dates
1987 April
Box 54
Folder 10
Title
Transportation, Five Year Transit Program, Fiscal Years 1981-1985, Regional Transportation Authority [RTA]
Dates
1980