Contents
- Descriptive Summary
- Biographical/Historical note
- Scope and Contents note
- Processing Information note
- Indexed Terms
Collection Access
Harold Washington archives and collections. Mayoral records. Journal of the Proceedings of the City Council of the City of Chicago
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Harold Washington archives and collections. Mayoral records. Journal of the Proceedings of the City Council of the City of Chicago
- Identifier
- BMRC.HWLC.HW_MAYOR_JOUR
- Repository
- CPL- Harold Washington Library Center
- Language
- English
- Size
- 15.0 Linear feet
- Dates
- 1983-1987
Biographical/Historical note
Harold Washington filed as a mayoral candidate in December 1982. Congressman Harold Washington won the Democratic Primary on February 22, 1983. He defeated both Mayor Jane M. Byrne and Illinois States Attorney Richard M. Daley in that political race. He carried the Mayoral General Election on April 12, 1983 against Republican candidate Bernard E. Epton. Washington was elected in 1983 and reelected in 1987. Harold Washington died at 1:36 PM on November 25, 1987 of a cardiac arrest.
Scope and Contents note
The Journal of the Proceedings of the City Council represent the full City Council proceedings during Washington's tenure into Sawyers incumbency.
Processing Information note
This collection was surveyed as part of the Black Metropolis Research Consortium's Survey Initiative on 2010 July 6 by Lisa Calahan and Andrew Steadham.