Beverly Area Planning Association records
Descriptive Summary
- Repository
-
University of Illinois at Chicago,
801 S. MorganChicago, ILUSA
- Repository Number
- MSBAPA75
- Creator
- Beverly Area Planning Association (Chicago, Ill.).
- Title
- Beverly Area Planning Association records,
- Dates
- 1966-1974
- Quantity
- 7.75 linear feet.
- Abstract
- The correspondence, minutes, reports, financial records, publications, research studies and subject files contained in this collection reflect the administration, programming and advocacy efforts of the Beverly Area Planning Association between 1967 and 1972.
- Language of the Material
- English
Administrative Information
Biography/Profile
The Beverly Area Planning Association (BAPA) was founded in 1947 as an umbrella agency of residential and business associations in the Beverly Hills/Morgan Park neighborhood in Southwest Chicago. Founded as a property-owners organization in the predominantly while neighborhoods of the Beverly Area, the organization was initially concerned with neighborhood beautification projects. In the early 1970s, however, the focus of the organization shifted to address the effects of open-housing legislation in Chicago. Due to expanding city borders and the increasing numbers of African American homeowners in Beverly, a number of real estate agents were encouraging white homeowners to uproot. In order to combat the resultant racial segregation, BAPA secured grants that allowed it to monitor real estate agencies during this era, and encouraged residents to welcome their new African American neighbors as part of an integrated community. BAPA worked with State and local legislators to manage the effects of open housing legislation in their area. BAPA has also confronted such issues as crime in the community, rail transportation to the Loop, the quality of public education, and was instrumental in the creation of the Beverley Arts Center in 1967. The organization seeks to maintain the property values of the neighborhood by encouraging the rehabilitation of houses and fostering a vibrant neighborhood economy.
Scope and Content
This collection reflects the administration, programming and advocacy efforts of the Beverly Area Planning Association between 1967 and 1972. Among the issues included in the collection are businesses in Beverly, zoning, real estate, and commuter transportation. The collection contains correspondence, minutes, reports, financial records, publications, research studies and subject files.
Access Restrictions
Access restrictions -- Available without restriction.
Use/Re-use Restrictions
Use restrictions -- Available without restriction.
Preferred Citation
Beverly Area Planning Association records, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Illinois at Chicago
Indexed Terms
- Beverly Hills (Chicago, Ill.)
- Community organization
- Morgan Park (Chicago, Ill.)
- Beverly Area Planning Association (Chicago, Ill.).
Inventory
- Title
- Aims, Purpose and Commitments
- Dates
- 1971
- Title
- Ashland State Bank
- Dates
- 1967
- Title
- Bankruptcy Cases
- Dates
- 1969-1971
- Title
- Bethany Union Church
- Dates
- 1969-1971
- Title
- Better Government Association
- Dates
- 1969
- Title
- Beverly Art Center
- Dates
- 1967-1969
- Title
- Beverly Art Center, Environmental Program
- Dates
- 1970-1971
- Title
- Beverly Art Center
- Dates
- 1970-1971
- Title
- Beverly Bank, Community Renovation
- Dates
- 1966 -1971
- Title
- Beverly Community Business Group
- Dates
- 1966
- Title
- Beverly Community Business Group
- Dates
- 1967
- Title
- Beverly Community Business Group
- Dates
- 1968
- Title
- Beverly Community Business Group
- Dates
- 1969
- Title
- Beverly Community Business Group
- Dates
- 1970
- Title
- Beverly Community Business Group
- Dates
- 1971 - 1972
- Title
- Beverly Heights Associated Block Clubs
- Dates
- 1970 - 1971
- Title
- Beverly Hills - Morgan Human Relations
- Dates
- 1971
- Title
- Beverly Improvement Ass'n - correspondence
- Dates
- 1959 - 1967
- Title
- Beverly Ridge Home Owners
- Dates
- 1972
- Title
- Beverly Suburban Real Estate Board, Announcements
- Dates
- 1966 - 1971
- Title
- Beverly Woods - Kennedy Park - Correspondence
- Dates
- 1966 - 1971
- Title
- Black Manifesto
- Dates
- 1969
- Title
- Blue Island Dump
- Dates
- 1964-1967
- Title
- Bond Issues
- Dates
- 1966
- Title
- Building, Certificate of Inspection
- Dates
- 1966 - 1967
- Title
- Building, Permit
- Dates
- 1966 - 1971
- Title
- By-Laws
- Dates
- n.d.
- Title
- By-Laws, correspondence
- Dates
- 1964 - 1971
- Title
- Capital Improvements - correspondence
- Dates
- 1968
- Title
- Charter
- Dates
- 1972
- Title
- Chesterfield Saving & Loan
- Dates
- 1968 - 1971
- Title
- Chicago, Comprehensive Urban Renewal Plan
- Dates
- 1967
- Title
- Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry
- Dates
- 1969 - 1970
- Title
- Chicago Beautiful Awards Committee
- Dates
- 1968 - 1970
- Title
- Chicago State University
- Dates
- 1971
- Title
- Chicago Transit Authority
- Dates
- n.d.
- Title
- Civic Groups, Misc.
- Dates
- 1968 - 1970
- Title
- Committees, General
- Dates
- 1967 - 1971
- Title
- Committees, Advisory
- Dates
- 1971
- Title
- Committees, Community Activities & Recreation
- Dates
- 1971
- Title
- Committees, Community Appearance
- Dates
- 1971
- Title
- Committees, Community Development and Planning
- Dates
- 1971 - 1972
- Title
- Committees, Community Relations
- Dates
- 1971 - 1972
- Title
- Committees, Commuter Transportation
- Dates
- 1964 - 1966
- Title
- Committees, Executive
- Dates
- 1966 - 1971
- Title
- Committees, Finance
- Dates
- n.d.
- Title
- Committees, Law and Zoning
- Dates
- 1971- 1972
- Title
- Committees, Legislation and Taxation
- Dates
- n.d.
- Title
- Committees, Membership
- Dates
- 1971 - 1972
- Title
- Committees, Nominating
- Dates
- 1965 - 1971
- Title
- Committees, Personnel
- Dates
- 1971 - 1972
- Title
- Committees, Planning
- Dates
- 1966 - 1967
- Title
- Committees, Police and Fire
- Dates
- 1972
- Title
- Committees, Public Relations
- Dates
- 1971 - 1972
- Title
- Committees, Real Estate Practices
- Dates
- 1971 - 1972
- Title
- Committees, Schools
- Dates
- 1971
- Title
- Committees, Sesquicentennial
- Dates
- 1972
- Title
- Committees, Streets, Sidewalks, Alleys
- Dates
- 1971
- Title
- Committees, Zoning
- Dates
- 1965
- Title
- Committees, Appearance
- Dates
- 1966 - 1969
- Title
- Committees, Land Survey
- Dates
- 1971
- Title
- Community, Rumors
- Dates
- 1969 - 1970
- Title
- Correspondence, General
- Dates
- 1966
- Title
- Correspondence, General
- Dates
- 1966
- Title
- Correspondence, General
- Dates
- 1966
- Title
- Correspondence, General
- Dates
- 1967
- Title
- Correspondence, General
- Dates
- 1967
- Title
- Correspondence, General
- Dates
- 1967
- Title
- Correspondence, General
- Dates
- 1967
- Title
- Correspondence, General
- Dates
- 1967
- Title
- Correspondence, General
- Dates
- 1968
- Title
- Correspondence, General
- Dates
- 1968
- Title
- Correspondence, General
- Dates
- 1968
- Title
- Correspondence, General
- Dates
- 1968
- Title
- Correspondence, General
- Dates
- 1968
- Title
- Correspondence, General
- Dates
- 1969
- Title
- Correspondence, General
- Dates
- 1969
- Title
- Correspondence, General
- Dates
- 1969
- Title
- Correspondence, General
- Dates
- 1969
- Title
- Correspondence, General
- Dates
- 1969
- Title
- Correspondence, General
- Dates
- 1970
- Title
- Correspondence, General
- Dates
- 1970
- Title
- Correspondence, General
- Dates
- 1970
- Title
- Correspondence, General
- Dates
- 1970
- Title
- Correspondence, General
- Dates
- 1970
- Title
- Correspondence, General
- Dates
- 1971
- Title
- Correspondence, General
- Dates
- 1971
- Title
- Correspondence, General
- Dates
- 1971
- Title
- Correspondence, General
- Dates
- 1971
- Title
- Correspondence, General
- Dates
- 1971
- Title
- Correspondence, General
- Dates
- 1971
- Title
- Crosstown Expressway
- Dates
- 1964 - 1972
- Title
- Delegates
- Dates
- 1967 - 1971
- Title
- East Beverly Association, correspondence
- Dates
- 1964 - 1966
- Title
- East Beverly Association, correspondence
- Dates
- 1967 - 1967
- Title
- East Beverly Association, correspondence
- Dates
- 1968 - 1969
- Title
- East Beverly Association
- Dates
- correspondence - 1970 - 1972
- Title
- Environmental Information
- Dates
- n.d.
- Title
- Executive Director, Job Applicants and Description
- Dates
- 1971
- Title
- Executive Secretary's Report
- Dates
- 1964 - 1965
- Title
- Executive Secretary's Report
- Dates
- 1966
- Title
- Executive Secretary's Report
- Dates
- 1967
- Title
- Executive Secretary's Report
- Dates
- 1968
- Title
- Executive Secretary's Report
- Dates
- 1969
- Title
- Executive Secretary's Report
- Dates
- 1970
- Title
- Executive Secretary's Report
- Dates
- 1971 -1972
- Title
- Financial Records, Budget
- Dates
- 1967 - 1972
- Title
- Financial Records, Budget - Publication Acct.
- Dates
- 1970 - 1972
- Title
- Financial Records, Contributor
- Dates
- 1972
- Title
- Financial Records, Dues
- Dates
- 1966 - 1972
- Title
- Financial Records, Expenses
- Dates
- 1966 - 1967
- Title
- Financial Records, Expenses
- Dates
- 1967 - 1969
- Title
- Financial Records, Expenses
- Dates
- 1969 - 1970
- Title
- Financial Records, Expenses
- Dates
- 1970 - 1972
- Title
- Financial Records, Treasurer, January 25
- Dates
- 1967 - 1972
- Title
- Financial Records - Treasurer - Reports
- Dates
- 1966 - 1969
- Title
- Financial Records - Treasurer, Reports
- Dates
- 1969 - 1972
- Title
- Financial Records - Treasurer, Publication Acct.
- Dates
- 1970 - 1971
- Title
- Thomas F. Fitzpatrick, Correspondence
- Dates
- 1967 - 1969
- Title
- Housing, Legislation
- Dates
- 1966 - 1967
- Title
- Housing, Questionnaire
- Dates
- 1966 - 1967
- Title
- Illinois Commission on Human Relations
- Dates
- 1969
- Title
- The Lamp Coffee House
- Dates
- 1969 - 1971
- Title
- Library
- Dates
- 1968
- Title
- Library
- Dates
- 1968 - 1970
- Title
- Longwood Manor Civic Association
- Dates
- 1969
- Title
- Luncheon
- Dates
- 1970 - 1971
- Title
- Luncheon - List of Attendants
- Dates
- n.d.
- Title
- Mailing List
- Dates
- n.d.
- Title
- McDonalds, Proposed Construction
- Dates
- 1968
- Title
- Membership, Associate
- Dates
- 1971
- Title
- Membership, Associate Nominations
- Dates
- 1971
- Title
- Membership, Member Groups
- Dates
- 1967 - 1971
- Title
- Membership, Honorary
- Dates
- 1969
- Title
- Meetings, Agendas
- Dates
- 1970 - 1972
- Title
- Meetings, Minutes
- Dates
- 1966 - 1968
- Title
- Meetings, Minutes
- Dates
- 1969 - 1970
- Title
- Meetings, Minutes
- Dates
- 1971 - 1972
- Title
- Meetings, Notices
- Dates
- 1971
- Title
- Mental Health Center
- Dates
- 1971 - 1972
- Title
- Morgan Park Academy
- Dates
- 1967 - 1969
- Title
- Morgan Park Development Committee
- Dates
- 1971
- Title
- Morgan Park Fountain
- Dates
- 1966
- Title
- Morgan Park Home Owners - Non Solicitation Committee
- Dates
- 1971
- Title
- Morgan Park Improvement Association
- Dates
- 1967 - 1972
- Title
- Morgan Park Manor - Correspondence
- Dates
- 1966 - 1971
- Title
- Morgan Park Victorian Village
- Dates
- 1971 - 1971
- Title
- 95th Street Business Men's Association
- Dates
- 1966 - 1971
- Title
- Organization
- Dates
- 1967 - 1972
- Title
- Open Occupancy
- Dates
- 1966
- Title
- Organization for the Southwest Community
- Dates
- 1967
- Title
- Parking
- Dates
- 1967 - 1969
- Title
- Parks
- Dates
- 1969
- Title
- Philosophy statement
- Dates
- 1971
- Title
- Police
- Dates
- 1966 - 1971
- Title
- Press Releases
- Dates
- 1971 - 1972
- Title
- Publications
- Dates
- 1969 - 1970
- Title
- Publications
- Dates
- 1971
- Title
- Publications, Financial Support
- Dates
- 1971
- Title
- Public Housing
- Dates
- 1966 - 1968
- Title
- Publication - Background for Planning Beverly Hills/Morgan Park Area
- Dates
- 1974
- Title
- Publications - Newsletters
- Dates
- 1973 - 1975
- Title
- Publications - Non-BAPA - Beverly Hills/Morgan Park: Village in the City
- Dates
- n.d.
- Title
- Publication - "The Economic Task Force Report
- Dates
- " 1975
- Title
- Publications - The Study of the Economic Development Potential of the Beverly Area of Chicago
- Dates
- 1974
- Title
- Publications - "Where do we go from here"
- Title
- Real Estate, Anti-Solicitation
- Dates
- 1970 - 1971
- Title
- Real Estate, "For Sale" signs
- Dates
- 1971
- Title
- Real Estate, Watch, Beverly Ridge Home Owners Association
- Dates
- 1967- 1970
- Title
- Real Estate, Watch, East Beverly
- Dates
- 1965 - 1968
- Title
- Real Estate, Watch, 11452 S. Bell Ave.
- Dates
- 1966
- Title
- Real Estate, Watch, SW Beverly
- Dates
- 1968
- Title
- Real Estate, Watch, Vanderpoel
- Dates
- 1971
- Title
- Ridge Civic Council
- Dates
- 1967 - 1971
- Title
- Ridge Homes Improvement Association
- Dates
- 1967 - 1971
- Title
- Ridge Manor Home Owners Association
- Dates
- 1967 - 1971
- Title
- Ridge Ministerial Fellowship, List and Directory
- Dates
- 1967 - 1971
- Title
- Rock Island Railroad, Correspondence
- Dates
- 1964 - 1970
- Title
- Rock Island, Transportation Study
- Dates
- 1964
- Title
- Rock Island, Transportation study report
- Dates
- 1964
- Title
- Rock Island Railroad, Transportation study, Testimony
- Dates
- 1964
- Title
- Roseland Area Planning Association
- Dates
- 1961 - 1967
- Title
- School Board, Nominations
- Dates
- 1968
- Title
- School Board, Nominations
- Dates
- 1969
- Title
- School Board, Nominations
- Dates
- 1970
- Title
- Schools, Calumet High School
- Dates
- 1968
- Title
- Schools, District Advisory Councils
- Dates
- 1970 - 1971
- Title
- Schools, Fenger High School
- Dates
- 1970
- Title
- Schools, Fort Dearborn
- Dates
- 1968 - 1969
- Title
- Schools, General Correspondence
- Dates
- 1965 - 1966
- Title
- Schools, General Correspondence
- Dates
- 1967
- Title
- Schools, General Correspondence
- Dates
- 1968
- Title
- Schools, General Correspondence
- Dates
- 1969
- Title
- Schools, Illinois Core Re. Segregation
- Dates
- 1963
- Title
- Schools, Planning, New High School
- Dates
- 1969
- Title
- Schools, Planning, New High School
- Dates
- 1968 - 1969
- Title
- Schools, Planning, New High School
- Dates
- 1970
- Title
- Schools, Planning, New High School
- Dates
- 1970
- Title
- Schools, Planning, New High School
- Dates
- 1970
- Title
- Schools, New High School
- Dates
- 1970
- Title
- Schools, New High School
- Dates
- 1971
- Title
- Schools
- Dates
- Scholarships - n.d.
- Title
- Senior Citizens, Bev-Mar Center For Adults
- Dates
- 1969 - 1972
- Title
- Southside Real Estate Board
- Dates
- 1966 - 1969
- Title
- Southwest Beverly Improvement Association
- Dates
- 1966 - 1972
- Title
- Southwest Community Organization
- Dates
- 1969
- Title
- Streets
- Dates
- 1967 - 1971
- Title
- Streets, 103rd St. Widening/Vincennes to Prospect
- Dates
- 1966 - 1968
- Title
- Streets, 103rd St. Widening/Western to Pulaski
- Dates
- 1967
- Title
- Streets ,103rd St. Widening/Western to Pulaski
- Dates
- 1968 - 1969
- Title
- Streets, One Way
- Dates
- n.d.
- Title
- Traffic
- Dates
- 1968 - 1969
- Title
- Traffic
- Dates
- 1966 - 1967
- Title
- Vandalism
- Dates
- 1969
- Title
- Vandalism, Art Gallery
- Dates
- 1966
- Title
- Vanderpoel Improvement Association
- Dates
- Mailing Address Stickers - n.d.
- Title
- Vanderpoel Improvement Association
- Dates
- 1969
- Title
- Vanderpoel Improvement Association
- Dates
- 1970
- Title
- Vanderpoel Improvement Association
- Dates
- 1970
- Title
- Vanderpoel Improvement Association
- Dates
- 1971 - 1972
- Title
- Wittich Church
- Dates
- 1970
- Title
- YMCA Coffee House
- Dates
- 1968 - 1970
- Title
- "Z" Properties
- Title
- Zoning
- Dates
- 1960 - 1965
- Title
- Zoning
- Dates
- 1966
- Title
- Zoning
- Dates
- 1967
- Title
- Zoning
- Dates
- 1967
- Title
- Zoning
- Dates
- 1968
- Title
- Zoning
- Dates
- 1968
- Title
- Zoning
- Dates
- 1969 - 1970
- Title
- Zoning - East Beverly (W. 103rd St.)
- Dates
- 1964 - 1967
- Title
- Zoning
- Dates
- 1970 - 1972
- Title
- Newspaper Clippings
- Dates
- 1964-1971
- Title
- Newspaper Clippings
- Dates
- 1963-1970
- Title
- Newspaper Clippings
- Dates
- 1968-1970
- Title
- Newspaper Clippings
- Dates
- 1968-1970
- Title
- Newspaper Clippings
- Dates
- 1967-1970
- Title
- Report - Executive Secretary
- Dates
- 1970-1971
- Title
- Misc. materials
- Dates
- n.d.
- Title
- Cashbook
- Dates
- n.d.
- Title
- Report - Treasurer
- Dates
- 1948-1969
- Title
- Report - Treasurer
- Dates
- 1967-1970
- Title
- Questionnaire
- Dates
- 1966