Alphabetical List
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Abbott, Robert S. - John H. Sengstacke Family Papers. Dates: 1847-1997. Size: 179 linear feet. Accession #2007/06. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Robert S. Abbott founded the Chicago Defender in 1905; his nephew, John H. Sengstacke, took over family’s newspapers on Abbott’s death in 1940. The papers trace the Abbott-Sengstacke family history from the mid-19th century in Georgia through Abbott’s move to Chicago and creation of a journalistic empire, to the death of Sengstacke in 1997. The papers are arranged in three superseries: Robert Abbott, John Sengstacke, and Myrtle Sengstacke. Extensive documentation of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), the Chicago Defender, the Pittsburgh Courier, the Michigan Chronicle, Provident Hospital, and the political history of Chicago is included. The papers feature correspondence, manuscripts, organizational and subject research files, biographical materials, programs, clippings and memorabilia. A large collection of photographs will be opened in late 2009. [Finding aid]
Abstracts of Title Collection. Dates: 1853-1952, most documents are from the late 19th century. Size: 1 linear foot. Chicago Public Library, Sulzer Regional Library, Neighborhood History Research Collection. The collection consists of records for selected lots in Ravenswood, Lake View and Ravenswood Manor. [Processed]
Afro-American Genealogical and Historical Society of Chicago Archives. Dates: 1980-2003. Size: 15 linear feet. Accession #2000/12. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. The Afro-American Genealogical and Historical Society of Chicago (AAGHSC) was formed to preserve and perpetuate the historic records of African American ancestors and to promote the study of history and genealogy. The collection contains organizational files, annual reports, conference files, reports, family newsletters, reunion books and funeral programs. [Partially processed]
Algren, Nelson Collection. Dates: 1933-1988. Size: 8 linear feet; 6 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Authors & Publishing Collection. Collection originally developed for a 1985 Special Collections exhibition on Algren. Materials include journals, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, posters and photographs by and about Algren. [Finding Aid]
Alkalimat, Abdul Papers. Dates: 1981-2005. Size: 33 linear feet. Accession #1983/01. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. This collection predominantly consists of conference papers, articles, speeches and unpublished mss. written and collected by Alkalimat while he was Director of African-American Studies at the University of Illinois-Urbana. Recent additions include a huge clipping file on Harold Washington, and materials on Black Studies and the internet. [Partially processed]
Allen, Barbara E. Papers. Dates: 2004-2005. Size: 6 linear feet. Accession #2005/04. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Barbara Allen produced the Emmy-winning documentary, Paper Trail: 100 Years of the Chicago Defender. The collection consists of research materials, original uncut video and audio interviews and complete interview transcripts from Paper Trail. [Processed]
Allen, Claudia Collection. Dates: 1985-1991. Size: .5 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. Collection documents the work of Allen, a Chicago playwright. Includes scripts and production information. [Processed]
American Federation of Musicians. Chicago Chapter Files. Dates: 1928-1979. Size: 69 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Music Information Center.Contains deceased members files (1940-1979), photocopied minutes of the trial board (1928-1938), annual meetings (1938-1965) and board of directors (1930-1965) of local 208. [Partially processed]
AMF Midway Postal Retirement Organization Archives. Dates: 1955-2005. Size: 5 linear feet. Accession #2006/04. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. These workers were the first African Americans allowed to work at Midway airport’s AMF postal facility. They later worked on trains, distributing mail throughout the Midwest. The AMF Midway Postal Retirement Organization was founded in 1991 to document the history of African Americans in the organization. Collection contains administrative records, newsletters, photographs, reports, diagrams and memorabilia. [Partially processed]
Amos, Wally Papers. Dates: 1978-1996. Size: 2 linear feet. Accession #1979/01. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Wally Amos, entrepreneur, speaker, actor and writer from Tallahassee, Florida, is the founder of the “Famous Amos” chocolate chip cookie brand. Collection consists of correspondence, draft copies of manuscripts, memorabilia, awards and books. [Processed]
Amundsen High School Collection. Dates: 1931-1981. Size: 2.75 linear feet; 7 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Sulzer Regional Library, Neighborhood History Research Collection. Opened in 1930 as a junior high school, Amundsen sits in Winnemac Park at Damen and Foster Avenues. The records from the school consist of P.T.A. yearbooks, newspaper clippings, programs from school events and miscellaneous issues of the school's newspaper and yearbook. [Processed]
Anderson, Goldwin E. Collection. Dates: 1937-1938. Size: .5 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection, Part of the Austin Community Collections. Scrapbook collection documenting Austin social organizations and prominent neighborhood residents. [Finding Aid Online]
Anderson, Maceo Papers. Dates: 1940-1985. Size: 1 linear foot. Accession #1991/01. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Maceo Anderson was one of the original members of the legendary Four Step Brothers, an early African American act on television. The papers consist of a scrapbook documenting their career. [Processed]
Archdiocese of Chicago / Black History Educational Program Archives. Dates: 1966-1968. Size: 3 linear feet. Accession #1992/03. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Collection consists of reel-to-reel audiotapes on African American history and literature created by the Archdiocese. [Processed]
Art Ensemble of Chicago Papers, see Moye, Don / Art Ensemble of Chicago Papers.
Asian American Small Business Association Collection. Dates: 1990s. Size: .5 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Sulzer Regional Library, Neighborhood History Research Collection. Established by Charlie Soo in 1979, the Asian American Small Business Association seeks to encourage economic development in the area near Argyle Street and Broadway. Activities of the association are documented through annual reports and files on special events. [Processed]
Associated Clubs of Woodlawn. Dates: 1927-1971. Size: 4 linear feet; 1 photograph. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection, Part of the Woodlawn Community Collections. Papers of an association promoting business, civic, educational, and social welfare in Woodlawn. [Finding Aid Online]
Atkinson Photograph Collection, see Mason, Grace Papers / Atkinson Photograph Collection.
Austin Community Collection. Dates: 1860-1981. Size: 4.5 linear feet; 300 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection, Part of the Austin Community Collections. [Finding Aid Online]
Austin Daughters of the American Revolution Papers. Dates: 1930-1938. Size: 1 linear foot. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection, Part of the Austin Community Collections. [Finding Aid Online]
Austin High School Collection. Dates: 1879-1971. Size: 2 linear feet; 17 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection, Part of the Austin Community Collections. [Finding Aid Online]
Austin Newspaper Collection. Dates: 1876-1980. Size: 5 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection, Part of the Austin Community Collections. [Finding Aid Online]
Austin Women's Club Records. Dates: 1912-1965. Size: 1 linear foot. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection, Part of the Austin Community Collections. [Finding Aid Online]
Avondale, see Logan Square Community Collection.
Back of the Yards Collection. Dates: 1937-1983. Size: .5 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection. Materials relating to the Back of the Yards community, including news clippings, historical sketches and microfilm reels of the Back of the Yards Journal and Back of the Yards Council scrapbooks. [Finding Aid Online]
Bailiwick Repertory Archives. Dates: 1982-present. Size: 92.5 linear feet, including photographs and videotapes (see Chicago Theater Videotape Collection). Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. Collection documents the production history and the artistic and administrative mission of Bailiwick Repertory. Significant records document the development of the theater's Pride Performance Series.[Partially processed]
Balaban and Katz Collection. Dates: 1900s-1940s. Size: 1,382 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Music Information Center. Over 26,000 scores for dance band/theatre orchestra arrangements with individual parts. A finding aid exists in the form of an MS Access database.[Processed]
Baldwin, E. Eugene Collection. Dates: 1987. Size: .5 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. Collection documents the career of Baldwin, a Chicago playwright. Collection includes several revisions of his play, Moonlight Daring Us to Go Insane, which played at the Body Politic Theatre in the Fall of 1987. [Processed]
Barlow, Esther A. Collection. Dates: 1928-1983. Size: 1.5 linear feet; 105 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Sulzer Regional Library, Neighborhood History Research Collection. Esther Barlow worked in neighborhood branches of the Chicago Public Library from 1927 until 1976. Files in the collection are from Ms. Barlow's years at the Library. Photographs from this collection are available in the Library's Digital Collections. [Processed]
Barnett, Etta Moten Papers. Dates: 1934-2002. Size: 18 linear feet. Accession #2007/07. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. An internationally-acclaimed concert and musical theater singer, social activist and philanthropist, Etta Moten Barnett’s career began in the 1930s and continued past her 100th birthday. She starred in Broadway musicals and in films. Her husband was Claude Barnett, founder and president of the Associated Negro Press. She was active in the Chicago chapter of The Links, Inc. Her papers include correspondence, speech texts, clippings, programs, photographs and memorabilia. [Unprocessed]
Barr, Norman B. Collection. Dates: 1897-1961. Size: 3 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection. [Finding Aid Online]
Barrett, Brenetta Howell Papers. Dates: 1942-2006.Size: 48 linear feet.
Accession #2007/08. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. A life-long Chicagoan, Brenetta Howell Barrett was a leader and political activist in West Side community organizations. She served in the mayoral administrations of Harold Washington and Eugene Sawyer. Active in housing, environmental and civil liberties issues, she was also involved in community protests in the 1960s and 1970s. Her papers include correspondence, office files, programs, clippings, photographs and memorabilia. [Unprocessed]
Barzel, Ann Dance Film Archive. Dates: 1932-1981. Size: 9 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Art Information Center. The Ann Barzel Dance Film Archive is a collection of more than 50 hours of original film that documents the entire breadth of mid-twentieth century dance in Chicago, including companies like the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, Ballet Theatre, Jooss Ballet, Martha Graham, and scores more. All of the 16mm footage, which was filmed by the late dance critic Ann Barzel between 1936 and 1981, was transferred to DVD and fully cataloged. This electronic collection is a joint project between the Newberry Library and the Chicago Public Library. [Processed]
Bass, Henry Papers. Dates: 1952-1975. Size: 1 linear foot. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Civil War and American History Research Collection. [Processed]
Beaman Photo Album. Dates: 1915-1918. Size: 1 album. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection. [Finding Aid Online]
Belmont-Cragin Community Collection. Dates: 1883-1946. Size: .5 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Sulzer Regional Library, Neighborhood History Research Collection. [Partially processed]
Berry, Leonidas Papers. Dates: 1930-1995. Size: 36 linear feet. Accession #1988/02. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Leonidas Berry, noted gastroenterologist, teacher, author, medical rights and civil rights activist, was a major figure in Chicago and nationally for over 50 years. He was president of the National Medical Association, founder of the Flying Black Medics, and successful litigant against the exclusion of African American physicians from Michael Reese Hospital. His collection includes monographs, serials, photographs, correspondence, research notes, minutes, lectures, publications, books and memorabilia. His papers are especially strong in Provident Hospital history. [Partially processed]
Beverly-Morgan Park Collection. Dates: 1884-2002. Size: 12.5 linear feet, 159 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection. The collection documents the evolution of two related communities on the southwest side of Chicago: Beverly and Morgan Park. Highlights include photographs, short runs of neighborhood newspapers and documents about annexation of the communities into Chicago. [Partially processed]
Bethel New Life Collection. Dates: 1870-1986. Size: 1 linear foot; 220 photographs; 27 audiotapes; 10 videotapes. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection, Part of the Garfield Park Community Collections. Collection focuses on Lake Street community activities in West Garfield Park. [Finding Aid Online]
Bishop, Charles Papers. Dates: 1939-1963. Size: 3 linear feet. Accession #1999/01. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Charles Bishop, retired professor at Malcolm X College, researched early 20th century African American culture as part of his family history investigations. His family history is centered in Louisiana, Mississippi and Chicago. Collection contains theatrical posters, photographs, magazines and research materials. [Partially processed]
Björling, Jussi Archives. Dates: 1930-1996. Size: 34 linear feet; 300+ photographs. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Music Information Center. Comprehensive audio holdings: over 900 78 r.p.m., LP, cassette, reel-to-reel, and compact disc recordings of the legendary Swedish tenor. Other materials include biographies, personal effects, photographs and videos. [Processed]
Black Caucus, American Library Association, Chicago Chapter Archives. Dates: 1974-2004. Size: 6 linear feet. Accession #1983/02. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. The collection documents the work of the Chicago Chapter of the Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA). The collection includes founding documents, minutes, correspondence, flyers, financial documents, photographs and memorabilia. [Processed]
Black Ensemble Theater Collection. Dates: 1975-1994. Size: 4.5 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. Theater company founded by well known Chicago actress Jackie Taylor. [Processed]
Black History Educational Program Archives, see Archdiocese of Chicago / Black History Educational Program Archives.
Black Radical Congress Archive. Dates: 1998-1999. Size: 3 linear feet. Accession #1998/03. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Materials collected at the inaugural conference of the BRC, held in Chicago in June, 1998, and in the months that followed. Collection consists of publicity, programs, position papers, newsletters, clippings and memorabilia. [Partially processed]
Black, Timuel D. Papers. Dates: 1919-2006. Size: 172 linear feet. Accession #2003/08. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Professor Emeritus at City Colleges of Chicago, Timuel Black is a prominent historian, author, human rights activist, and expert on Chicago’s African American history. During the 1960s, he was president of the Chicago chapter of the Negro American Labor Council, and organizer of Chicago participation in the 1963 March on Washington. Active in more than 100 organizations over seven decades, the collection includes extensive organizational files, correspondence, manuscripts, DuSable High School yearbooks, subject files, oral histories, audiovisual materials, photographs, and memorabilia. Additional papers relating to the life and work of his son, Timuel Kerrigan Black (1963-1993) were accessioned in 2007. [Partially processed]
Body Politic Theatre Collection. Dates: 1969-1993. Size: 63.5 linear feet; photographs. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. Theater and arts organization founded in 1969 as a division of the Community Arts Foundation. Pioneer of the off-Loop theater movement. Hosted a number of theater companies which went on to establish houses of their own. Formed a resident company which brought Dream Theater, among other productions, to Chicago audiences. [Partially processed]
Book of the Fair. Dates: 1893. Size: 2 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, World's Columbian Exposition Collection. A portfolio of facsimile illustrations by well known artists of World's Columbian Exposition buildings, fairgrounds and exhibits. [Processed]
Bowman, Louis Andrew Papers. Dates: 1876-1959. Size: .25 linear foot; 17 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection. Personal papers related to Bowman's ministry. [Finding Aid Online]
Box, Willie Papers. Dates: 1992-2006. Size: 6 linear feet. Accession #2005/02. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Willie E. Box, educational administrator and author, donated his collection of research materials on African American museums. The papers also include pamphlets and brochures. [Partially processed]
Brennan, George A. Papers. Dates: 1915-1934. Size: .5 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection, Part of the Calumet Region Community Collections. Collection reflects Brennan's personal interest in the local history of the Calumet Region and the early Dutch community in Chicago. [Finding Aid Online]
Brooks, Sydonia / National Association of Negro Musicians Papers. Dates: c.1935-2002. Size: 9 linear feet. Accession #1995/06. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. A leader in the Chicago Music Association and in the National Association of Negro Musicians, Brooks donated a collection of CMA and NANM newsletters, proceedings and photographs. [Processed]
Brown, Ann Papers. Dates: c.1890-2001. Size: 4 linear feet. Accession #1999/07. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Ann Brown was a member of the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs and longtime member of the Missionary Society of Arnett Chapel A.M.E. Church. Collection contains photographs, memorabilia, funeral programs, church programs and genealogical records relating to the Brown family. [Partially processed]
Browne, Al Papers. Dates: 1934-1938. Size: 1 linear foot. Accession #2004/07. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Collection consists of two scrapbooks from 1934-1938 from Browne’s tours around the United States as a circus clown and circus owner/manager. [Unprocessed]
Browning, Alice Papers. Dates: 1942-1985. Size: 7 linear feet. Accession #2000/08. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Alice Browning was a writer, editor, educator, publisher and co-founder of the International Black Writers Conference. With Fern Gayden, she published Negro Story magazine, and later launched the Browning Letter. Her papers include correspondence, manuscripts, serials, newsletters, photographs, newspaper clippings, pamphlets and memorabilia. [Finding Aid Online]
Bryant, Leroy Papers. Dates: 1975-2006. Size: 132 linear feet. Accession #2004/02. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Bryant served as chair and professor of History and African American Studies at Chicago State University, and was active in civil rights work. His collection largely consists of extensive subject research files on a wide range of topics in African American studies. Many of the sources in the files are not widely available. An especially significant collection centers on the history of African Americans in Florida. The papers also include manuscripts, monographs, serials and correspondence. [Partially processed]
Buckley, Dick, see Dick Buckley’s Archives of Jazz.
Burns, Ben Papers. Dates: 1939-1999. Size: 177 linear feet. Accession #1981/01. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. At Johnson Publishing Company, Ben Burns was executive editor of Ebony and Negro Digest magazines. He was later editor of Sepia magazine. The papers center on Burns’ career in journalism and his authorship of a memoir, Nitty Gritty. The collection consists of correspondence, photographs, manuscripts, clippings, memorabilia, and Burns’ personal library. [Finding Aid Online]
Burrows, Felix A. Jr., see Viewpoint, Inc. Archives.
Butler, Roy G. Collection. Dates: 1922-1997. Size: 6 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Music Information Center. Clippings, personal effects, documents, recordings, musical scores and photographs of the jazz sideman and band leader who toured the world from 1922 to 1997. [Processed]
Calumet-Pioneer Historical Society. Dates: 1935-1967. Size: .5 linear feet; 2 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection, Part of the Calumet Region Community Collections.[Finding Aid Onlin]
Cameos Archives, see Les Cameos Archives.
Campbell, Lillian M. Memorial Collection. Dates: 1858-1940. Size: 355 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection. Photographic collection covering a broad spectrum of Chicago history. [Finding Aid Online]
Campbell, Sylvia Photograph Collection. Dates: 1968. Size: 1 linear foot. Accession #2008/04. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. This small collection of photographs consists of snapshots taken by Ms. Campbell’s husband on Chicago’s Westside during the April, 1968 riot following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. [Fully processed]
Candlelight Dinner Playhouse / Forum Theatre Collection. Dates: 1961-1997. Size: 2 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. First dinner-theater in the United States. Collection consists primarily of promotional materials such as programs, reviews and clippings for musical and comedy productions. [Processed]
Carter Temple C.M.E. Church Archives. Dates: 1961-2002. Size: 3 linear feet. Accession #1996/03. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Carter Temple Christian Methodist Episcopal church was founded in 1921. Carrie McMorris, a longtime member of the congregation, donated this collection which contains church histories, programs, souvenir booklets and special events records of Carter Temple C.M.E. Church. [Processed]
Casey, Warren Papers. Dates: 1970-1988. Size: 3.5 linear feet; 2 audiocassettes. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. Draft and final scripts, lyrics and scores, as well as some administrative material such as correspondence for productions and projects on which Casey worked during the 1970s and 1980s. Includes considerable materials relating to Grease, including working notes, draft and final versions of the script and score in its various manifestations, and the published score. Also included are drafts of screenplays for the film version of Grease and its sequel, Grease2. [Finding Aid Online]Cayton, Horace Papers. Dates: 1880-1970. Size: 64 linear feet. Accession #1983/03. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Cayton was a prominent Black sociologist, co-author of Black Metropolis and director of Parkway Community House. Collection consists of correspondence, photographs, subject research files, published and unpublished manuscripts, memorabilia and oral history audio tapes, including interviews on the life of noted Black author Richard Wright. [Partially processed]
Center Theater. Size: 18 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. [Partially processed]
Central Area, The Links, Inc. Archives. Dates: 1952-2004. Size: 7 linear feet. Accession #2006/09. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. The Central Area, The Links, Inc. is a regional coordinating body with nearly 60 member chapters, stretching from Michigan to Oklahoma, and from Minnesota to Virginia . Established in 1952, Central Area has kept detailed archives, including correspondence, minutes, programs, chapter histories, photographs and audio-visual materials. [Partially processed]
Century of Progress Records. Dates: 1928-1934. Size: 6 linear feet; 264 photographs; 16 oversize folders. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections. Collection consists primarily of souvenir booklets, brochures, pamphlets and guidebooks from the 1933 World's Fair. Additionally, the collection includes viewbooks, press releases from the Fair's publicity department, three scrapbooks and photographs. A unique component of the materials are pre-Fair publications (essays and transcripts of public addresses), dating from 1928-1933, and written as part of the Century of Progress' publicity and fundraising campaigns. [Finding Aid Online]
Central Area, The Links, Inc. Archives. Dates: 1952-2004. Size: 7 linear feet. Accession #2006/09. Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection, Woodson Regional Library. The Central Area, The Links, Inc. is a regional coordinating body with nearly 60 member chapters, stretching from Michigan to Oklahoma, and from Minnesota to Virginia . Established in 1952, Central Area has kept detailed archives, including correspondence, minutes, programs, chapter histories, photographs and audio-visual materials. [Partially processed]
Chase, Horace G. Papers. Dates: 1843-1902. Size: 1 linear foot. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collections. Collection consists of business (real estate) correspondence. [Finding Aid Online]
Chatham-Grand Crossing Community Collection. Dates: 1852-1980. Size: .5 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection. Records primarily cover the 1920s-1950s. [Finding Aid Online]
Chicago Actors’ Ensemble Collection. Size: 9 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. [Unprocessed]
Chicago Afro-American Analytic Union Catalog Archives. Dates: 1939-1940. Size: 1 linear foot, plus card catalog. Accession #1942/04. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Horace Cayton supervised this WPA project to develop a bibliography of all resources on African Americans found in Chicago area libraries. The archive consists of the original cards created by the project and the final narrative report. [Processed]
Chicago Artists’ Archives. Dates: 1890-present. Size: 72 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Art Information Center. The Chicago Artists' Archives is a vertical file documenting over 100 years of Chicago artists, art movements and arts organizations. Archived materials include, but are not limited to, news clippings, letters, photographs, slides, CDs, artists’ books, gallery invitations and original artwork. [Partially processed]
Chicago Blues Archives
. Dates: 1980s-present. Size: 288 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Music Information Center. Items relating to blues in Chicago and around the world, including 500 LPs and CDs, both commercially produced and unique; 50 original videos of the Chicago Public Library’s Speakin’ of the Blues program series; several hundred feet of clipping and photo files; and realia. Continues to receive documents of the annual Chicago Blues Festival. A finding aid exists in the form of an MS Access database. [Partially processed (ongoing)]
Chicago Chapter, Black Caucus, American Library Association, see Black Caucus, American Library Association, Chicago Chapter Archives
Chicago Chapter, CORE (Congress of Racial Equality) Archives. Dates: 1961-1966. Size: 2 linear feet. Accession #2007/02. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. CORE, a national civil rights organization, began in Chicago in 1942, with protests to force desegregation of restaurants and other public accommodations. These archives cover the period of the early and mid-1960s, when Chicago CORE’s membership was at its height. Records include meeting minutes, correspondence, flyers, programs, news clippings, and photographs. [Fully processed]
Chicago City-Wide Collection. Dates: 1835-1990; bulk dates: 1871-1950. Size: 43 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection. Large collection focusing on Loop, Downtown and areas not represented in other collections.
[Supplement 1][Supplement 2][Supplement 3][Photographs] [Finding Aid ]
Chicago Dance Collection. Dates: 1920s-present. Size: 66 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Art Information Center. Vertical files and video recordings documenting Chicago dancers and dance performances. Materials include, but are not limited to, news clippings, programs, photographs, slides, CDs, performance invitations, oral histories and video/DVD recordings. [Partially processed]
Chicago. Department of Urban Renewal Collection. Size: 57 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection. [Unprocessed]
Chicago Loop Alliance Records. Dates: 1895-2006. Size: 11 linear feet; 4056 photographs; 2480 slides; 795 4” x 5” negatives; 60 videos; and 6 audiocassettes. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection. The Chicago Loop Alliance, formerly known as the State Street Council and the Greater State Street Council, was founded in 1929 to promote the business interests of downtown State Street. This collection documents the activities of the organization, and is particularly rich in information about the State Street Mall, when State Street was closed to vehicular traffic between 1979 and 1996. The audio/visual component of the collection shows changes on State Street, and around the Loop in general, throughout the 20th century. [Processed]
Chicago Medieval Players Collection. Dates: 1986-1993. Size: 6 linear feet; photographs, audiotapes and videotapes (see Chicago Theater Videotape Collection). Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. Company founded by the late Ann Faulkner. Includes full production history and artistic files for 18 productions as well as administrative materials such as project notes, affiliations and research. [Processed]
Chicago Outdoor Art League Collection. Dates: 1929-1996. Size: 3 linear feet; 48 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection. The League sponsored gardening programs; donated trees to local organizations, hospitals and schools; and offered art and music scholarships. [Processed]
Chicago: Passport to the World Videotape Collection. Dates: 1987-1994. Size: 135 videotapes. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection. Informative visual series produced by Talman Home Federal Savings and Loan Association of Chicago and seen on a Chicago-area cable network. Series presents Chicago's diversity through interviews with individuals, organizations and groups. [Partially processed]
Chicago Press Club Archives. Dates: 1880-1987. Size: 1.5 linear feet; oversize prints. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Authors & Publishing Collection. Collection consists of the official newsletter of the Club, minutes of the Board of Governors' meetings (1949-1987), guest books of Club visitors, and portraits of Club presidents by Chicago artist/illustrator Felix Palm. [Processed]
Chicago Public Library Archives. Board of Directors. Dates: 1872-present. Size: 33 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections. [Processed]
Chicago Public Library Archives. Branch Annual Reports. Dates: 1895-present. Size: 57 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections. [Processed]
Chicago Public Library Archives. Early CPL. Dates: 1871-1908. Size: 18 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections. [Processed]
Chicago Public Library Archives. Five-Year Plans / Press and Publicity / Plan of Service / Priority Needs Assessment. Dates: 1976-1995. Size: 3 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections. [Processed]
Chicago Public Library Archives. 125th Anniversary. Dates: 1997-1998. Size: 6 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections. [Processed]
Chicago Public Library Archives. Size: 1,500 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections. [Partially processed]
Chicago Public Library, Carter G. Woodson Regional Library Archives. Dates: 1975-2006. Size: 74 linear feet. Accession #1975/02. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. The institutional archives of Woodson Regional Library, which opened in 1975, include administrative files, programs, photographs, memorabilia and annual reports. [Partially processed]
Chicago Public Library, George Cleveland Hall Branch Library Archives. Dates: 1932-1975. Size: 33 linear feet. Accession #1932/01. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. The Hall Branch library is named after George Cleveland Hall, African American physician, Chicago Public Library board member, and a founding member of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH), who campaigned tirelessly for a full-service library in Bronzeville. Hall Branch Library, headed by Vivian G. Harsh from 1932 to 1958, was a leading cultural institution in Bronzeville during the Chicago Renaissance. The archives include administrative records, programs, correspondence, photographs, clipping files, pamphlets and research materials from its 1932 opening day until the transfer of its Harsh Research Collection to Woodson Regional Library in 1975. [Partially processed]
Chicago Public Library programs. Dates: 1991-present. Size: 16 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Music Information Center. Video and audio recordings of selected programs presented by the Visual and Performing Arts Department and performed at Harold Washington Library Center. [Unprocessed]
Chicago Public Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection Archives. Dates: 1975-2006. Size: 53 linear feet. Accession #1975/01. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. The archives of the Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature document the collection’s history after it moved to Carter G. Woodson Regional Library in 1975. The collection includes manuscripts, programs, administration records, reports, photographs, audiovisual materials and memorabilia.
Chicago Reader Motion Picture Stills Collection. Dates: 1970s-2005. Size: 60 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Art Information Center. Publicity photographs, DVDs, and motion picture stills of all genres of film from the silent era onward. These images were originally submitted to the Chicago Reader for review purposes. [Unprocessed]
Chicago Reader Touring Musicians Publicity Photos. Dates: 1970s-2005. Size: 180 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Music Information Center. Publicity photographs of musicians or groups that toured Chicago. Originally submitted to the Reader for review purposes. [Unprocessed].
Chicago Sewers Collection. Dates: 1855-2004. Size: .5 linear feet; 738 photographs; 121 glass plate slides. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection. Photographs of construction and repair of Chicago sewers; arranged by street name. Includes below- and above-ground images.Photographs from this collection are available in the Library's Digital Collections. [Finding Aid Online]
Chicago Shakespeare Company Collection. Dates: 1982-1991. Size: 6 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. Collection includes production history files through 9 seasons, as well as budget and administrative files. [Processed]
Chicago SNCC History Project Archives. Dates: 1961-1967. Size: 7 linear feet. Accession #2006/02. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. The Chicago SNCC (Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee) History Project was created in 2006 to collect and preserve the experience of SNCC during the civil rights movement in Chicago. The archive includes correspondence, serials, photographs, flyers, clippings, financial records, newsletters, manuscripts, meeting minutes, oral histories, and memorabilia. [Partially processed]
Chicago Theater Videotape Collection. Dates: 1973-present. Size: 282 videotapes. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. Collection consists of videotapes of theatrical productions, playwright interviews and educational programs for many of the theaters represented in the Chicago Theater Collection. [Processed]
Childs, Josie Brown Papers. Dates: 1948-2004. Size: 5 linear feet. Accession #2004/04. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Josie Brown Childs, political and civil rights activist, aide to Mayor Harold Washington and cultural events promoter, donated her papers documenting her multi-faceted career. The scope of the papers consists of family history in Mississippi, Childs’ early political work, her campaign for an aldermanic seat, her work for Mayor Washington, and her efforts to promote African American cultural and historical awareness. Correspondence, photographs, flyers, programs and memorabilia are included. [Partially processed]
Choral Sheet Music Collection. Dates: 1900s-1940s. Size: 16 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Music Information Center.Comprises a collection of sheet music for SATB and a large collection of German TTBB, totaling approximately 1500 titles. A finding aid for part of this collection exists in the form of an MS Access database. [Partially processed]
Christian Fellowship Church Collection. Dates: 1929-1990. Size: 1 linear foot; 20 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Sulzer Regional Library, Neighborhood History Research Collection. Conrad and Martha Wendtland founded the Christian Fellowship Church in their home in 1926. The activities of the church are documented in minutes from committee meetings as well as financial and membership ledgers. [Processed]
City Lit Collection. Dates: 1979-present. Size: ca. 12 linear ft. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. Collection includes production and administrative records. [Unprocessed]
Civil War. Army of the Potomac Collection. Dates: 1863. Size: Flat files. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Civil War and American History Research Collection. [Partially processed]
Civil War Round Table Records. Dates: c. 1945-1975. Size: 48 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Civil War and American History Research Collection. [Partially processed]
Clark, Stephen Bedell Papers. Dates: 1971-1974. Size: .75 linear feet; 94 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Sulzer Regional Library, Neighborhood History Research Collection. Stephen Bedell Clark, author of Lake View Saga, deposited his papers at Sulzer Regional Library. [Processed]
Cloud 42 Theater Collection. Size: 12.5 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. [Unprocessed]
Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, Chicago Chapter Archives. Dates: 1972-2006. Size: 11 linear feet. Accession #1992/07. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Founded in Detroit in 1972, the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists was created to address the labor, civil rights and political concerns of African Americans active in unions. Donated by Beverly Sandifer of AFSCME Local 1215, the archive includes convention documents, minutes, resolutions, programs, photographs and memorabilia from the Chicago Chapter of CBTU. [Processed]
Coalition to Save the ‘Met’ Archives. Dates: 1926-2005. Size: 10 linear feet. Accession #2007/10. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Founded in 1920 by Dr. William Decatur Cook, as The Peoples Church, it took the name Metropolitan Community Church in 1927. The church became a center for African American political activism and the Pullman porters union organization drive. The Coalition to Save the ‘Met’ was begun by church members determined to save the historic church building from a wrecking ball. After they succeeded, they began collecting historic documents and photographs to save the church’s history. Papers include programs, clippings, correspondence, church newsletters, and photographs. [Partially processed]
Coalition to Save the South Shore Country Club Archives. Dates: 1978-1997. Size: 14 linear feet. Accession #1997/09. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. South Shore Country Club, originally a private club which barred African Americans, was scheduled for demolition in 1977. A grassroots coalition of community organizations organized to save, preserve and restore the historic site for all citizens. This collection contains blueprints and drawings of the renovation of South Shore Country Club, administrative records, statistical reports, newspaper clippings, photographs and memorabilia. [Unprocessed]
Collier, Lucy Smith Papers. Dates: 1915-1956. Size: 9 linear feet. Accession #1996/07. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Granddaughter of Chicago’s legendary Pentecostal preacher Elder Lucy Smith, Collier’s papers include church documents, programs, memorabilia and photographs of gospel at the Church of All Nations, gospel on the radio, the Lucy Smith Singers, and the Roberta Martin Singers. The papers also include a sheet music collection. [Partially processed]
Colter, Cyrus Papers. Dates: 1890-1995. Size: 10 linear feet. Accession #1995/05. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Cyrus Colter was a distinguished African American novelist, short story writer, lawyer and professor. The papers include manuscripts for his novels, correspondence, photographs, clippings and memorabilia documenting Colter’s career as an author. A smaller group of materials pertains to Colter’s legal and political career and his personal life.
[Finding Aid Online]
Come For To Sing Archives. Dates: 1975-1988. Size: 6 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Music Information Center. Ninety-eight DAT dubs of original audiocassettes of interviews from Come for to Sing magazine with such folk musicians as Steve Goodman, Fred Holstein, Bob Gibson and Tom Paxton. [Unprocessed]
Commodore, Chester Papers. Dates: 1914-2004. Size: 40 linear feet. Accession #2007/01. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Chester Commodore was the editorial cartoonist for the Chicago Defender for over 50 years. In his capacity as one of the earliest established black editorial cartoonists, Commodore offered both humor and protest by using his cartoons to highlight and fight injustice both locally and nationally. His papers include his original cartoons, including the “Accent” caricatures which ran from 1974-1979, correspondence, photographs, newspapers and memorabilia. [Finding Aid Online]
Commons Theatre Collection. Dates: 1980-1992. Size: 27 linear feet; photographs, audiotapes and videotapes. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. Collection consists of a full production history over 10 seasons, and includes promotional, technical, administrative and artistic information. Artistic files include script library and casting information. Administrative files include Board of Directors minutes, grant applications and financial records. [Processed]
Constellation Lodge Records. Dates: 1916-1927. Size: 2 linear feet; 3 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Sulzer Regional Library, Neighborhood History Research Collection. Although the collection contains some information about the Lodge, the majority of the files consist of correspondence from local soldiers serving in World War I as well as newsletters the Lodge sent to the servicemen. The collection offers an interesting glimpse of life during World War I. [Processed]
Dailey, Ulysses Grant Papers. Dates: 1920-1960. Size: 3 linear feet. Accession #1995/08. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Ulysses Grant Dailey was a nationally prominent surgeon. He served as president of the National Medical Association, operated his own hospital in the 1920s and 1930s, was a leader at Provident Hospital, and helped educate surgeons in Africa, Asia and Latin America. His papers consist of correspondence, clippings, photographs and memorabilia. [A draft manuscript of a biography of Dr. Dailey, The Scholar and the Scalpel, is located in the Sisi Donald Mosby Papers.] [Partially processed]
Darrow, Clarence S. Papers. Dates: 1912-1956. Size: 1 linear foot; 1 photograph. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection, Part of the Woodlawn Community Collections. Collection consists of published works in pamphlet or journal form, and a small amount of correspondence and news clippings. [Finding Aid]
Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War Collection. Dates: 1895-1964. Size: 6 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Civil War and American History Research Collection. [Processed]
Davis, Charles A. Papers. Dates: 1950-1997. Size: 22 linear feet. Accession #2003/09. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Charles Davis was a journalist, a public relations specialist and an entrepreneur. During the 1940s, he served as the leading political reporter for the Chicago Defender. In the 1960s, he was one of the founders of the Coordinating Council of Community Organizations (CCCO). Davis was director of the National Insurance Association and served on the boards of several important Chicago companies. His papers include correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, programs, clippings and memorabilia. [Partially processed]
Davis, Melvin A. Papers. Dates: 1966-1978. Size: 2 linear feet. Accession #2003/03. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Melvin Davis served as president of United Automobile Workers Local 1083. He was also active in the Black Arts Movement and in the African Nationalist Pioneer Movement. His papers include materials on the 50th anniversary of Marcus Garvey’s death, the campaign to build a Marcus Garvey memorial, and Black theater. The papers consist of manuscripts, bulletins, flyers, serials and photographs. [Partially processed]
Deems, Barrett Collection. Dates: 1956-1998. Size: 10 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Music Information Center. Barrett Deems (1914-1998) was a Chicago-based jazz drummer and band leader who worked with many luminaries, including Louis Armstrong, Paul Ash, Jimmy Dorsey and Red Norvo. The collection includes clippings, photographs and realia such as awards and instruments. [Processed]
Democratic National Convention, 1968. Dates: 1968. Size: 6 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections. [Unprocessed]
Dick Buckley's Archives of Jazz. Dates: 1989-1993. Size: 32 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Music Information Center. Over 400 hours from Mr. Buckley’s show on WBEZ, recorded on reel to reel audiotape, often with a program log included. A finding aid exists in the form of an MS Access database. [Partially processed]
Dickerson, Earl B. Papers. Dates: 1891-1985. Size: 9 linear feet. Accession #2008/02. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Attorney and business executive Earl B. Dickerson was honored for his civil rights and civil liberties work. He was general counsel at Supreme Liberty Life Insurance (an African American-owned company), a Chicago alderman, and lead attorney in Hansberry v. Lee, a landmark case challenging restrictive covenants. Dickerson’s papers include correspondence, programs, genealogical materials, clippings, serials, photographs and memorabilia. [Partially processed]
Dolton, see Calumet Region Community Collection.
Driskell, Claude Papers. Dates: 1940-1995. Size: 6 linear feet. Accession #1995/09. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. A prominent Chicago dentist, Claude Driskell served as president of the Lincoln Dental Society, and is the author of a history of Chicago’s African American dentists. He was also the historian for the renowned “Original Forty Club,” and was the author of the club’s 75th anniversary book. Dr. Driskell’s papers include manuscripts, photographs, serials and memorabilia. [Partially processed]
Drury, John Collection. Dates: 1935-1953. Size: .5 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Sulzer Regional Library, Neighborhood History Research Collection. The collection consists of articles written about Chicago's North Side by John Drury, a well known journalist and historian. The articles are from three series: "Historic Chicago Sites" and "Old Chicago Houses" in the Chicago Daily News and "North Side Notebook" in the Lincoln-Belmont Booster. [Processed]
Dungill Family Papers. Dates: 1934-1966. Size: 4 linear feet. Accession #2000/07. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. The Dungill Family, a touring band based in Chicago from the 1930s through the 1960s, achieved success as a family band in which each member played a different instrument. The papers include photographs, press clippings and memorabilia. [Processed]
Durham, Richard Papers. Dates: 1944-1984. Size: 16 linear feet. Accession #1998/02. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Richard Durham, journalist, radio and television playwright, was the author of the groundbreaking radio drama series Destination Freedom. From 1948-1950, the weekly program dramatized Black history events and individuals. Durham later wrote the television series, “Bird of the Iron Feather,” and edited Muhammad Ali’s biography, The Greatest. The papers include correspondence, research notes, play scripts, clippings, serials, photographs, page proofs and galleys. [Finding Aid Online]
Dyett, Capt. Walter Papers. Dates: 1906-1998. Size: 14 linear feet. Accession #2007/11. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. One of the most influential bandmasters and music educators in Chicago’s history, Walter Dyett taught generations of Chicago jazz, classical and blues musicians at Wendell Phillips and DuSable high schools. The papers document his career with official records, correspondence, programs, news clippings, yearbooks, photographs and memorabilia. [Partially processed]
East Garfield Park Community Collection. Dates: 1871-1964. Size: 10.75 linear feet; 343 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection, Part of the Garfield Park Community Collections. [Finding Aid Online]
Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church Archives. Dates: 1902-2002. Size: 12 linear feet. Accession #2002/05. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Ebenezer, founded in 1902, was one of the Chicago churches at the center of the gospel music revolution of the early 1930s. Under Rev. J.H. L. Smith, Ebenezer grew to more than 3,000 members and included Thomas A. Dorsey, Theodore Frye, Roberta Martin, Eugene Smith and Robert Anderson among those who made music there. The Ebenezer archives include church newsletters, souvenir programs, correspondence, financial records, photographs, sheet music, organizational records and memorabilia. [Partially processed]
Ebright, Lisa Collection. Dates: 1970-1993. Size: 43 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. Photographs of productions at Chicago theaters across the city by photographer Lisa Ebright. [Partially processed]
Edgewater, see Ravenswood-Lake View Community Collection.
Edison Park Community Collection. Dates: 1938-1976. Size: 1 linear foot. Chicago Public Library, Sulzer Regional Library, Neighborhood History Research Collection. [Processed]
Eichelberger, Brenda / National Alliance of Black Feminists Papers. Dates: 1974-1997. Size: 8 linear feet. Accession #1997/05. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Open to “any Black woman interested in advancing the cause of Black feminism,” the National Alliance of Black Feminists was a not-for-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to achieving full equality for Black women in America. Brenda Eichelberger, founder of NABF, served as president of the Chicago Chapter. The collection consists of manuscripts, brochures, promotional literature, correspondence, financial statements, newspaper clippings, journal articles and serials. [Finding Aid Online]
Eisenschiml, Otto Papers. Dates: 1937-1964. Size: 1.5 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Civil War and American History Research Collection. [Processed]Elam, Mellissia-Lauretta Peyton Papers. Dates: 1891-1961. Size: 3 linear feet. Accession # 2007/09. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Mellissia Elam came to Chicago in 1876 from Missouri. She established a club home for working girls in 1919; it became a center for social and cultural activities. Ms. Elam belonged to Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Church. After her death in 1941, the work at Elam Home was carried on by Lauretta Peyton. The papers include personal and organizational correspondence, programs, clippings and memorabilia. [Partially processed]
Ellsworth, James W. Collection. Dates: 1880s-1901. Size: 12 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, World's Columbian Exposition Collection. Papers of one of the leading Directors of the World's Fair of 1893. Collection consists of outgoing correspondence (85 letters), incoming correspondence (926 letters), departmental records, and ephemera. Materials include manuscripts, printed documents, maps, newspapers, illustrations and photographs (see C.D. Arnold Collection and Ellsworth Arnold Photograph Albums). The collections documents Fair activities from planning stages through the disposition of the exhibits and buildings after the close of the exposition.[Finding Aid Online]
Englewood Community Collection. Dates: 1870-1966. Size: 3.5 linear feet; 226 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection, Part of the Englewood Community Collections. [Finding Aid Online]
Englewood High School Papers. Dates: 1876-1959. Size: 3.5 linear feet; 46 photographs and 1 photograph album. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection, Part of the Englewood Community Collections. Collection consists primarily of yearbooks dating from 1924 through1959. [Finding Aid Online]
Englewood Historical Association Papers. Dates: 1931-1953. Size: .5 linear feet, 10 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection, Part of the Englewood Community Collections. [Finding Aid Online]
Englewood Newspaper Collection. Dates: 1878-1934. Size: .5 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection, Part of the Englewood Community Collections. [Finding Aid Online]
Englewood Woman's Club Records. Dates: 1898-1932. Size: .75 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection, Part of the Englewood Community Collections. Collection consists primarily of yearbooks dating from 1898 to 1931. [Finding Aid Online]
ETA, Creative Arts Foundation. Dates: 1983-1997. Size: 1.5 linear feet; videotapes. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. Founded in 1969 by Abena Joan Brown and Okoro Harold Johnson. Produces dramas and musicals by local and national playwrights and features “Playwrights Speak,” a readers’ theater for new playwrights. [Processed]
Evans, Charles Papers. Dates: 1955-1989. Size: 12 linear feet. Accession #1996/01. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Charles Evans was Professor of African and African American Literature in the City Colleges of Chicago. As an activist in the civil rights and Black Arts movements, Evans developed new curricula for teaching literature of peoples of African descent. He was also active in the union representing City Colleges teachers. His papers include Evans’ poetry, literary criticism manuscripts, correspondence, research notes on Richard Wright and other authors, curricula, union records, and memorabilia. [Partially processed]
Evans, Jesse Papers. Dates: 1994. Size: 2 linear feet. Accession #1994/09. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Jesse Evans is the former alderman for Chicago’s 21st ward. This small group of papers consists of serials and other materials Evans brought back from a 1994 trip to South Africa. [Partially processed]
Fenger High School Collection. Dates: 1925-1965. Size: 2.5 linear feet; 28 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection, Part of the Calumet Region Community Collections. Collection consists primarily of yearbooks dating from 1925 to 1930, 1934 to 1940 and 1949 to 1965. [Finding Aid Online]
Fernwood, see Calumet Region Community Collection.
Flory, Ishmael Papers. Dates: 1938-2003. Size: 34 linear feet. Accession #2004/05. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. 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. His papers include correspondence, minutes, organizational records, flyers, position papers, serials, photographs and memorabilia. [Unprocessed]
Forum Theatre, see Candlelight Dinner Playhouse / Forum Theatre Collection.
Fowler, Rev. Elmer Papers. Dates: 1980-1996. Size: 2 linear feet. Accession #2000/02. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Founder of Third Baptist Church, civil rights activist and avid photographer, Rev. Fowler’s collection contains photographs, monographs, newspaper clippings, funeral programs and a tribute written by Fowler to Dr. Benjamin Mays. [Partially processed]
Free Street Theater Collection. Dates: 1968-present. Size: 67 linear feet; photographs and audiovisual materials. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. Documents the history of Free Street from its inception in 1968, through the 1980s and its highly acclaimed production, Project!, to its present day commitment to addressing teen and social issues through plays and musical productions. Collection consists of 6 series: administrative files, budget files, programs and shows files, touring files, touring files-sites, and the records of Free Street's senior company, Free Street Too. [Partially processed]
French, Robert Papers. Dates: 1918- 2005 Size: 10 linear feet. Accession # 1999/08. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Robert French, nephew of Black beauty culture pioneer Annie Turnbo Malone, was a leader in Malone’s Poro College from the 1940s through the 1980s. French’s papers document Malone’s career, the organizational life of Poro College and the Poro Association. The papers include correspondence, programs, photographs, clipping files, funeral programs, and memorabilia. [Fully processed]
Gads Hill Collection. Dates: early to mid-20th Century. Size: 350 photographs. Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection. Photographs from this settlement house in Pilsen. [Unprocessed]
Gano: See Calumet Region Community Collection
Gayden, Fern Papers. Dates: 1883-1985. Size: 4 linear feet. Accession #2007/05. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. A founding member of the South Side Writers Group in the 1930s, Fern Gayden’s long and diverse career included leadership roles in the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom and the South Side Community Art Center. She co-published Negro Story magazine with Alice Browning. Her papers include family history records, correspondence, flyers and programs, photographs and audio-visual materials. Also included is information on Gayden’s hometown of Dunlap, Kansas, files from her service as a social worker, and original copies of Negro Story. [Fully processed]
George Cleveland Hall Branch Library Archives, see Chicago Public Library, George Cleveland Hall Branch Library Archives.
Girl Scouts of America Troop #427 Collection. Dates: 1941-1971. Size: .25 linear foot; 1 photographic scrapbook. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection, Part of the Lawndale Community Collections. [Finding Aid Online]Go on Girl! Book Club Archives. Dates: 1996-2006. Size: 18 linear feet. Accession #1998/01. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. “Go On Girl!,” an African American book club, was the vision of three girlfriends in 1991 and has developed into a national book club with over 25 chapters. Its mission is to expand the African American reading experience, concentrating on authors from the African diaspora. Collection includes correspondence, organizational records, uncorrected galleys and proofs, annual conferences and awards, data sheets for books read, surveys, questionnaires, newsletters, and photographs. [Partially processed]
Godzilla Rainbow Troupe Collection. Dates: 1971-1974. Size: 1 linear foot; photographs. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. Founded by Garry Tucker (pseud. "Eleven") in 1971. Includes programs and promotional material for 6 productions starring such well known Chicago theater personalities as Linda Kimbrough and Jack Wallace. [Finding Aid Online]
Goodman Theatre Archives. Dates: 1925-present. Size: 204 linear feet; photographs and videotapes. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. Oldest continuously operating theater company in Chicago. Collection documents the theater's early production history through promotional materials such as programs, press releases and reviews and clippings. Materials for the last 30 years of productions include an extensive collection of prompt books, production research and technical information. Other series in the collection include the papers of Artistic Director John Reich, dramaturg Tom Creamer, the Graff Family Papers, and the Producing and Artistic Directors Files. [Partially processed]
Grand Boulevard / Gage Family Collection. Dates: 1908-1919. Size: 50 photographs. Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection. Early 20th-Century photographs of the Gage Family on the 4200 block of S. Prairie Avenue. [Unprocessed]
Grand Crossing, see Chatham-Grand Crossing Collection.
Greater Rockwell Organization Records. Dates: 1987-present. Size: .5 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Sulzer Regional Library, Neighborhood History Research Collection. Organized in 1976, the Greater Rockwell Organization is a neighborhood group in the Lincoln Square community. The organization's by-laws, newsletters and meeting notes form the core of the collection. In addition, there are files about special events. [Processed]
Greek Town Newspapers Collection. Dates: 1948-1985. Size: 15 linear ft. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection. Consists of an incomplete run of the Greek Star newspaper. [Finding Aid Online]
Green, Henry D. Photograph Collection. Dates: 1943-1951. Size: 400 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Sulzer Regional Library, Neighborhood History Research Collection. Henry Green was a commercial photographer on Chicago's North Side. Subjects in the collection include local businesses, community groups, celebrations in neighborhood parks and events at local schools. Many photographs reflect life on the North Side during World War II. [Processed]
Hall, George Cleveland Branch Library Archives, see Chicago Public Library, George Cleveland Hall Branch Library Archives.
Hall, Juanita Papers. Dates: 1942-1966. Size: 4 linear feet. Accession #1974/01. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Juanita Hall was a singer and choir leader best known for her roles on Broadway. Her papers consist of her personal collection of sheet music and orchestrations, including many original items and hand annotations of printed sheet music. Among the items are songs from Broadway musicals, the Hall Johnson Choir, Eubie Blake, and other composers. [Partially processed]
Hambrecht, George F. Papers. Dates: 1842-1928. Size: 1 linear foot. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Civil War and American History Research Collection. [Processed]
Hamilton, Evalyn Papers. Dates: 1990-1999. Size: 4 linear feet. Accession #1999/05. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Evalyn Hamilton, the first coordinator of the Vivian G. Harsh Society, was also active in “Go On Girl! Book Clubs” in Chicago. Her personal papers include cultural and literary flyers, programs, serials and memorabilia. [Partially processed]
Harris, Adlean Papers. Dates: 1965-2005. Size: 105 linear feet. Accession #1993/02. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Adlean Harris, a librarian at Governor’s State University, was a founding member of all three Chicago-based African American genealogical societies. She was a leader in the Chicago chapter of the Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History (ASALH), and a participant in a host of other Black history and civil rights organizations. Her papers include an unusually wide range of organizational files, flyers, programs, correspondence, serials, photographs and memorabilia. [Partially processed]
Harris, Greg Papers. Dates: 1988-2000. Size: 2 linear feet. Accession #1996/08. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Greg Harris has been a nationally-syndicated cartoonist whose work appeared in over 50 African American newspapers. His papers include original cartoon drawings, newspaper clippings, correspondence and notes. [Partially processed]
Harsh, Vivian G. Research Collection Archives, Dates:1975-2006. Size: 99 linear feet. Accession #1975/01. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. The archives of the Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature document the collection’s history after it moved to Carter G. Woodson Regional Library in 1975. The collection includes manuscripts, programs, administration records, reports, photographs, audiovisual materials and memorabilia. [Partially processed]
Hart, Larry Collection. Dates: 1973-1990. Size: 2 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. Larry Hart, a designer and actor, graduated from the Goodman School of Drama in 1968. Collection includes posters for productions at Victory Gardens, Next Theatre Company and Pary Production Company. [Processed]
Hart, Pat Collection. Dates: 1974-1989. Size: .5 linear feet (slides). Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. Pat Hart, a costume designer, studied costume design at the Goodman School of Drama. She designed for productions at Touchstone Theatre, Pary Production Company and Victory Gardens. [Processed]
Hatchell, Mildred Papers. Dates: 1960-1998. Size: 2 linear feet. Accession #1993/04. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Mildred Hatchell, a former Chicagoan, conducted extensive research on the hymns of Rev. Charles Albert Tindley. Her papers consist of research materials, clippings, and correspondence in support of her effort to have Rev. Tindley recognized as the author of the song, “I Shall Overcome.” [Processed]
Head, Cloyd Collection. Size: 25.5 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. [Unprocessed]
Heritage Press Archives. Dates: 1944-2002. Size: 9 linear feet. Accession #1988/01. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Heritage Press, founded by Paul Breman and operated out of London from 1962-1975, was one of the most important publishers of Black poetry of its time. Best known for virtually launching the careers of Robert Hayden, Audre Lorde and Dolores Kendrick, the press also published major works of poetry by Arna Bontemps, Waring Cuney, Fenton Johnson, Ishmael Reed and prominent members of the Black Arts Movement, including Chicagoans Conrad Kent Rivers and Ronald Fair. The archives include correspondence, manuscripts, booklets, publicity, clippings and photographs. [Finding Aid Online]
Hill, Herbert Papers. Dates: 1950-1998. Size: 2 linear feet. Accession #1996/06. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Herbert Hill served as the NAACP’s labor director in the 1950s and 1960s, where he was one of the most effective voices raised against racial discrimination by unions. He was later Professor of Afro-American Studies at the University of Wisconsin. His collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts and published articles written by Hill. [Processed]
Hintze, Clarence Jazz Drummer’s Collection. Dates: 1940s-1980s. Size: 15 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Music Information Center. Chicago-based jazz drummer Clarence Hintze donated this collection of mainly LP jazz big band recordings, many of which center on drummers such as Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich and Louis Bellson. [Processed]
Historic Pullman Collection, see Pullman Collection, Historic.
Historical Society of Woodlawn Papers. Dates: 1937-1965. Size: 1 linear foot; 10 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection, Part of the Woodlawn Community Collections. [Finding Aid Online]Holstein, see Logan Square Community Collection.
Holton, Deborah Papers. Dates: 1940-1990. Size: 12 linear feet. Accession #1999/11. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Deborah Holton, Professor of Literature at DePaul University, wrote her Ph.D. dissertation on “The Plays of Lorraine Hansberry: Studies in Dramatic Form.” The papers include her research notes, photocopied and original manuscript materials, photographs and memorabilia. [Processed]
House Party International Collection. Dates: 1985-1999. Size: 98 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Music Information Center. Over 8,000 individual popular music videos currently being transferred from unusable U-matic videotape to DVDR. A finding aid exists in the form of an MS Access database. [Partially processed]
Howalton School Archives. Dates: 1941-1995. Size: 7 linear feet. Accession #1996/09. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Noted as the oldest African American private, non-sectarian school in Chicago, Howalton School (1947-1986) was established as an early alternative school stressing creativity, the arts and the humanities. Its founders were sharply critical of the failings of the Chicago public schools in the African American community. The archives consist of correspondence, manuscripts, handbooks, brochures, promotional literature, financial statements, programs, photographs, newspaper clippings and memorabilia. [Processed]
Hughes, Langston Papers. Dates: 1940-1942. Size: 5 linear feet. Accession #1942/03. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. The papers consist of three successive typescript drafts of Hughes’ autobiographical memoir, The Big Sea, as well as galley proofs for this book. Each of the drafts contains extensive revisions and marginalia by Hughes. [Processed]
Hull House, see Young, Marion C. / Hull House Collection.Humboldt Park Community Collection. Dates: 1892-1941. Size: .5 linear feet; 46 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection. [Finding Aid Online]
Husband, Lori Papers. Dates: 1965-2003. Size: 40 linear feet. Accession #2004/01. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Lori Husband was a leading researcher, teacher and author in the field of African American genealogy. The author of three studies of genealogical information found in the Chicago Defender newspaper, Husband also taught genealogical methodology. Her papers include research materials, subject files, curricula, serials, organizational minutes and programs. [Unprocessed]
Hyde Park Community Collection. Dates: 1874-1988. Size: 1.5 linear feet; 1 photograph. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection. [Finding Aid Online]Illinois Entertainer Files. Dates: 1978-1985. Size: 48 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Music Information Center. Includes manuscripts, articles, press releases and press kits that were used to publish this local popular monthly entertainment journal. [Unprocessed]
Illinois Writers Project / "Negro in Illinois" Papers. Dates: 1936-1942. Size: 22 linear feet. Accession #1942/01. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. This Illinois Writers Project study of the African American experience in Illinois from 1779-1942 consists of draft chapters, research notes, newspaper extracts, oral history transcripts and draft essays. All the work was destined for the "Negro in Illinois," an unfinished book on which more than 100 researchers from the Illinois office of the Federal Writers Project collaborated. The study was supervised by Arna Bontemps and Jack Conroy. Among the writers who participated were Richard Wright, Fenton Johnson, Margaret Walker and L.D. Reddick. [Finding Aid Online]
Imagination Theater. Size: 64 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. [Unprocessed]
International Society of Sons and Daughters of Slave Ancestry Archives. Dates: 1996-2002. Size: 2 linear feet. Accession #1997/07. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. ISDSA is a not-for-profit lineage society committed to documenting and preserving the genealogy of former slaves for future generations. Founded in 1997, ISDSA commemorates slave contributions to world history and recognizes the work of genealogical researchers. Collection contains articles of incorporation, bylaws, minutes, correspondence, pedigree charts, manuscripts, and Juneteenth celebration programs. [Partially processed]
International Theatre Festival of Chicago Collection. Dates: 1986-1996. Size: 85 linear feet; photographs. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. Biannual festival held in Chicago 6 times from 1986 to1996. Founded by Jane Nicholls Sahlins to introduce Chicago artists and audiences to the work of some of the greatest theater companies from around the world. Collection consists primarily of programs and promotional material. [Partially processed]
Irving Park, see Jefferson Township Collection.
Italians in Chicago Project. Dates: 1979-1981. Size: 4 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection. Oral history transcripts from interviews with Italian Americans in Chicago; the project was based at the University of Illinois at Chicago. [Processed]
Jackson, Timothy Papers. Dates: 2000-2008. Size: 3 linear feet. Accession #2008/01. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Chicago Defender editorial cartoonist Tim Jackson is also renowned as the creator of the website “Pioneering Cartoonists of Color,” the most extensive database of information about early African American cartoonists. Jackson also worked for LifeTimes, a publication issued by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois. The papers consist of his original cartoons, preliminary sketches and graphic design drawings for LifeTimes. [Partially processed]
Jacobsen, Arnold Recorded Sound Collection. Dates: 1920s-1940s. Size: 103 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Music Information Center. A large collection of LPs, 45s and 78s donated by collector and record salesman Arnold Jacobsen. A finding aid for part of this collection exists in the form of an MS Access database. [Partially processed]
Jarrett, Vernon Videotape Collection. Dates: 1988-1997. Size: 39 linear feet. Accession #1999/02. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Vernon Jarrett was a pioneering journalist, founding member of the National Association of Black Journalists, civil rights activist and community leader. This collection contains videotapes of more than 150 of his television programs, broadcast as Black on Black, Face to Face and Sunday in Chicago. [Processed]
Jazz/Blues/Gospel Hall of Fame. Dates: 1937-1979. Size: 12 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Music Information Center. Two thousandcommercially produced LPs. A finding aid exists in the form of an MS Access database. [Processed]
Jefferson, Joseph Awards Collection. Dates: 1971-2000. Size: 2.5 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. [Processed]
Jefferson Park, see Jefferson Township Collection.
Jefferson Township Collection. Dates: 1891-1986. Size: .25 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Sulzer Regional Library, Neighborhood History Research Collection. This small collection cuts across boundaries of the official communities of the city of Chicago. It contains brief information about the following neighborhoods: Jefferson Park, Irving Park, Logan Square and North Park. [Processed]
Jewish Music Archives. Dates: 1980s-1990s. Size: 23 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Music Information Center. Contains over 200 unique interviews and performances on CDR, cassette and minidisk featuring klezmer musicians from North America and Europe. Established by the YIVO Institute For Jewish Research, Chicago Chapter. [Processed]
Johnson, Bennett Papers. Dates: 1968-1995. Size: 39 linear feet. Accession #2000/05. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Bennett Johnson, a graduate of Roosevelt University with Harold Washington, has been a civil rights and radical activist since the 1940s. He was a leader in the March on Conventions movement, Protest at the Polls, and the NAACP. He was one of the early activists in Harold Washington’s successful campaign for Mayor of Chicago. Johnson was co-founder of Path Press, a Black-owned publishing house. His papers include correspondence, minutes, programs, manuscripts and memorabilia. [Unprocessed]
Johnson, Rev. Floyd D. and Sweetie C. Papers / Zion Temple Missionary Baptist Church Archives. Dates: 1940-1997 Size: 39 linear feet. Accession #1989/01. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Rev. F.D. Johnson and his wife, Sweetie C. Johnson, were leaders in the National Baptist Convention from the 1940s through the 1980s. Rev. Johnson was the pastor of Zion Temple M.B. Church in Chicago, and served for over 20 years as the President of the National Baptist Convention’s Foreign Missionary Board. Their personal papers and the church’s archives include correspondence, organizational documents, programs, clippings, serials and memorabilia. [Partially processed]
Johnson, Mildred Papers. Dates: 1945-1994. Size: 27 linear feet. Accession #1994/03. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Mildred Johnson was an educator, poet, children’s book author, principal of Howalton School (1982-1985), and director of “Say! Children’s Theater.” Her papers include correspondence, posters, plaques and awards, newspaper clipping files, books, photographs and memorabilia. [Partially processed]
Johnson, Venona Papers. Dates: 1966-1995. Size: 3 linear feet. Accession #2001/04. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Venona Johnson’s papers include materials on the Chicago Chapter of the Girlfriends, a social and philanthropic club. Included are administrative records, chapter by-laws, financial records, clippings, conference proceedings and newsletters. The papers also contain materials from St. Edmund’s Episcopal Church, including newsletters, anniversary souvenir books and funeral programs. [Partially processed]
Johnson, Virgil Collection. Dates: 1969-1997. Size: .5 linear feet; 638 drawings and 21 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. Johnson is an award winning costume designer whose work has been seen at numerous theaters in Chicago, including Goodman, Court, Victory Gardens, Body Politic, Steppenwolf, Northlight, St. Nicholas and Apollo Theaters. Collection includes programs and notes in addition to visual materials. [Finding Aid Online]
Johnson, William Papers. Dates: 1988-1996. Size: 4 linear feet. Accession #1996/10. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. William Johnson’s papers include his slides and photographs, activities of the Washington Park Camera Club, and materials from the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History. [Partially processed]
Jones, Ellen Collection. Dates: 1985-1990. Size: 3 linear feet; photographs and slides. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. Ellen Jones was a designer of settings and lights for Chicago-area theaters such as Pegasus Players, Stormfield Theatre and Victory Gardens. Collection includes programs and reviews in addition to visual materials. [Finding Aid Online]Jones, Jeanne Boger Papers. Dates: 1845-2000. Size: 3 linear feet. Accession #20001/01. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Jean Boger Jones is a genealogist and descendant of abolitionist minister Abraham T. Hall of Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Church. Her papers contain materials relating to her family’s genealogy, World War II Black naval veterans of Great Lakes, and records of the Chicago chapter of the Idlewild Lot Owners Association, Inc. Included in the papers are genealogical charts, newspaper clippings, videotapes, correspondence and photographs. [Finding Aid Online]
Jones, Richard Papers. Dates: 2001-2005. Size: 1 linear foot. Accession #2007/13. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Richard Jones served as an officer in Bronzeville’s famed 8th National Guard Regiment and as manager of 47th street’s South Center Department Store. The papers consist of recollections and comments on the history of the 8th regiment. [Fully processed]
Jones, Willa S. Papers. Dates: 1949-1981. Size: 4 linear feet. Accession #1982/01. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Willa S. Jones was, for 52 years, the founder, writer and producer of the acclaimed Chicago Passion Play. First presented in 1926 in a storefront church, the Passion Play later moved to St. John-Baptist Church. Jones was also a gospel pianist and director of a choir sponsored by the National Baptist Convention. Her papers include clippings, programs, serials and memorabilia. [Partially processed]
Joyner, Marjorie Stewart Papers. Dates: c.1890-1994. Size: 107 linear feet. Accession #1992/09. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Marjorie Stewart Joyner was National Supervisor of Madame C.J. Walker Beauty Colleges, chair of Chicago’s Bud Billiken Parade and Chicago Defender Charities, benefactor of Bethune-Cookman College, and an activist in the Democratic Party in Chicago. Her papers include correspondence, business records, programs, serials, clipping files, photographs and memorabilia. Organizational materials from the United Beauty School Owners and Teachers Association, Alpha Chi Pi Omega Sorority and Fraternity, Cosmopolitan Community Church, and the Bud Billiken Parade are also included. [Partially processed]
Joyce, Donald F. Papers. Dates: 1968-1981. Size: 2 linear feet. Accession #2008/03. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Donald Joyce served as curator of the Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection from 1970 through 1981. His papers include research files on African American archival repositories and HBCU libraries, as well as manuscripts of books and articles by Dr. Joyce. [Unprocessed]
Jubilee Showcase Gospel Music Video Collection Dates: 1963-1984. Size: 20 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Music Information Center. Fifty hours of the 100 extant programs of this Emmy award-winning Chicago gospel music television program. Performers include the Staples singers, Dixie Hummingbirds and hundreds of others. A finding aid exists in the form of an MS Excel database. [Processed]Just the Beginning Foundation Archives. Dates: 1940-2008. Size: 78 linear feet. Accession #2000/03. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Just the Beginning Foundation is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1992 to honor Judge James Benton Parsons, the first African American appointed to the U.S. District Court with life tenure. JTBF’s mission is to highlight the accomplishments of African Americans in the federal judiciary, and to provide education and outreach to youth on career opportunities in the legal profession. The archives include correspondence, administrative records, photographs, conference proceedings, biographical information on federal judges, and audiovisual materials. An addition to the JTBF archives consists of the papers of Edward Toles, federal bankruptcy judge and former president of the National Bar Association. [Partially processed]
Juvenile Welfare Association. Dates: 1924-1960. Size: 9 linear feet; 7 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection. Collection includes records of the JWA, and materials on founder Bertha Lyons' Self-Development Course. [Finding Aid Online]
Kellum, David Papers. Dates: 1920-1981. Size: 2 linear feet. Accession #2004/06. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. David Kellum was a leading figure at the Chicago Defender from the 1920s through the 1950s. He is credited with the invention of the Bud Billiken character and was an early coordinator of the Bud Billiken Parade. This collection contains early Bud Billiken photographs, funeral programs, videotaped interviews, and an oral history interview about David Kellum, conducted with his son James Kellum. [Processed]
Kelly, Ernece Papers. Dates: 1964-1975. Size: 1 linear foot. Accession #2000/01. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Ernece Kelly was an activist in the 1960s Chicago civil rights movement, and a staffer for the Coordinating Council of Community Organizations (CCCO). This collection contains political buttons, books and pamphlets. [Partially processed]
Kensington, see Calumet Region Community Collection.
Kinsella, Helen G. Collection. Dates: 1931-1966. Size: 2 linear feet; 71 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Sulzer Regional Library, Neighborhood History Research Collection. This collection documents Kinsella's career as drama teacher at Lake View High School. The photographs of dramatic productions and student activities are the highlight of the collection. [Processed]
Kircher Family Papers. Dates: 1879-1958. Size: .5 linear feet; 34 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection. Johannes Kircher was the founding pastor of Bethlehem Evangelical Church. Collection includes materials relating to Kircher family history and the history of the Church.
[Finding Aid Online]
Knowles Postcard Collection. Dates: early to mid-20th Century. Size: 133 postcards. Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection. View postcards of Chicago. [Unprocessed]
Krueger, Robert W. Photograph Collection. Dates: 1984-present. Size: c. 700 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Sulzer Regional Library, Neighborhood History Research Collection. In 1984, the Library began working with local photographer Robert Krueger to document the North Side. He has made hundreds of photographs of street scenes, parks, businesses, houses, schools, cemeteries, religious institutions, community events and people of the area. [Processed]
Kuumba Theatre Company Collection. Dates: 1968-1996; bulk dates: 1970-1989. Size: 21 linear feet; photographs. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. Founded in 1969 by Val Gray Ward. Large collection featuring production history files, administrative records and artistic files. Includes information on Kuumba's nationally recognized productions: The Amen Corner, The Little Dreamer and In the House of the Blues. Affiliation files in the administrative series document a wide range of artistic, political and social groups with which Kuumba maintained connections. [Processed]
Lake View, see Ravenswood-Lake View Community Collection.
Lake View Council on Religious Action. Dates: 1966-1986. Size: .75 linear feet; 89 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Sulzer Regional Library, Neighborhood History Research Collection. The Lake View Council on Religious Action was organized in 1940 by representatives from local churches and synagogues and members of the Kiwanis Club of Lake View. [Processed]
Lake View High School Collection. Dates: 1874-present. Size: 10 linear feet; 83 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Sulzer Regional Library, Neighborhood History Research Collection. Lake View High School at the corner of Ashland Avenue and Irving Park Road was the first high school in Lake View Township. The history of the school is documented in this extensive collection, which includes early annual reports, newspaper clippings, programs and other pieces of ephemera from school events, a run of the school's Red and White yearbook (1906-1995) and more than 80 photographs. [Processed]
Lambda Pi Alpha, Beta Mu Chapter Archives. Dates: 1970-2002. Size: 14 linear feet. Accession #2003/05. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. The Beta Mu Chapter of Lambda Pi Alpha Sorority, an organization of registered nurses, was organized at Provident Hospital in 1954. The archive includes correspondence, photographs, minutes, newspaper clippings, videotapes, souvenir books, programs and constitution bylaws. [Partially processed]
Landers, Ann, Collection. Dates: 1951-2002. Size: 36 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Authors and Publishing Collection. Collection consists of the personal correspondence of “Eppie” Lederer, author of the syndicated advice column, “Ask Ann Landers.” [Partially processed]
Lane Technical High School Collection. Dates: 1912-1988. Size: 4.25 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Sulzer Regional Library, Neighborhood History Research Collection. In 1934 Lane Technical High School moved from a building at Sedgwick and Division Streets to its campus at Addison Street and Western Avenue. This small collection contains files about the school after it moved. [Processed]
Lattimer, Agnes Papers. Dates: 1963-1990. Size: 1 linear foot. Accession #2001/05. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. A 1954 graduate of Chicago Medical School, Dr. Lattimer was the college’s first African American alumna. After working as Director of Ambulatory Pediatrics at Michael Reese Hospital, she took a similar position at Cook County Hospital. From 1986 to1995 she was Medical Director of Cook County Hospital. Her papers include newspaper clippings, correspondence and photographs. [Unprocessed]
Lawndale-Crawford Community Collection. Dates: 1873-1979. Size: 4.5 linear feet; 755 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection.
Lawndale-Crawford Historical Association Papers. Dates: 1934-1953. Size: 3 linear feet; 31 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection. [Finding Aid Online]
Learning Logic Foundation Archives. Dates: 1990-1996. Size: 2 linear feet. Accession #1994/01. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Learning Logic Foundation, headed by Calvin Pearce, was a not-for-profit organization think tank created to promote educational discussion and experimental programs between senior citizens and school-age youth. The collection includes correspondence, by-laws, board meeting minutes and neighborhood gang violence reports. [Partially processed]
Lems-Dworkin, Carol Papers. Dates: 1928-1992. Size: 1 linear foot. Accession #1992/05. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Carol Lems-Dworkin, musician, teacher and author, donated correspondence, photographs of African American jazz musicians, press releases and sheet music. [Processed]
Lerner, Michael S. Papers. Dates: 1953-1985. Size: .5 linear feet; 7 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Sulzer Regional Library, Neighborhood History Research Collection. Among other topics, this collection contains information about the planning and design of the Abraham Lincoln statue at Lincoln, Lawrence and Western Avenues. [Processed]
Les Cameos Archives. Dates: 1955-2004. Size: 3 linear feet. Accession #2004/09. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Les Cameos is an African American women’s social organization founded in 1951 as a group of mothers of Girl Scouts, but which continued as a club with parties and charitable events. The organization’s archive includes photograph albums, programs and newspaper clippings. [Partially processed]
Lincoln Square, see Ravenswood-Lake View Community Collection.
The Links, Inc. Chicago Chapter Archives. Dates: 1950-2006. Size: 78 linear feet. Accession #1999/06. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. The Links, Inc. is a national women’s service organization founded in 1946 in Philadelphia. The Chicago Chapter was founded in 1950. The chapter has included such notable members as Madeline Stratton Morris, Edith Sampson, Oneida Cockrell and Olive Diggs. The Links, Inc. archive includes organizational records, annual cotillion books, program booklets, newsletters, conference proceedings, photographs and memorabilia. [Partially processed]
Liss, Ted Collection. Dates: 1953-1992. Size: 7 linear feet; photographs. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. Archive documenting the work of Liss, a Chicago actor, teacher and director. Liss was the founder of the Chicago Equity Library Theater, the Ted Liss School of Performing Arts and the Ted Liss Studio Actors Workshop. Collection includes biographical files on Liss, information on the studio and school of performing arts, a financial series, and a selection of commercial scripts. [Processed]
Little, Mrs. Frank Ephemera Collection. Dates: 1874-1888. Size: Flat files. Chicago Public Library, Sulzer Regional Library, Neighborhood History Research Collection. Mrs. Little assembled a collection of broadsides, programs and flyers from local events in 19th-century Ravenswood. [Unprocessed]
Livingston, Dorothy Rogers Papers. Dates: 1941. Size: 1 linear foot. Accession #1998/06. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Dorothy Rogers Livingston, a program coordinator for the Chicago Park District in 1941, collected play scripts and memorabilia from Federal Theater Project plays presented in the parks. Her papers consist of these play scripts and memorabilia. From 1942 through 1950, she was Program Director for Parkway Community House, the innovative settlement house led by Horace Cayton. Additional materials of Dorothy Rogers Livingston are located in Horace Cayton’s papers. [Processed]
Lockett, Cherie Papers. Dates: 1952-1954. Size: 1 linear foot. Accession #2007/12. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. This collection consists of rare promotional and descriptive materials on the first years of Lake Meadows, a middle-class housing development in Bronzeville owned by New York Life Insurance Corporation. [Fully processed]
Logan, Arthur Papers. Dates: 1924-1997. Size: 15 linear feet. Accession #2000/10. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Arthur Logan, a graphic artist, singer and choirmaster, was graphic designer for the 1927-1929 “Wonder Books,” edited by Frederic H. Robb. Logan was later active in Chicago churches as a choirmaster through the 1980s. His papers include early Wendell Phillips High School yearbooks, gospel music programs, photographs, clippings, sheet music and memorabilia. [Partially processed]
Logan Square, see also Jefferson Township Collection.
Logan Square Community Collection. Dates: 1935-1945. Size: .5 linear feet; 31 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Sulzer Regional Library, Neighborhood History Research Collection. [Processed]
Logsdon, Joseph Papers. Dates: 1960-61. Size: 1 linear foot. Accession #1961/01. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. The papers consist of his typed dissertation submitted to the University of Chicago for a Master of Arts in Social Sciences. The dissertation traces the Rev. Archibald J. Carey and his impact on politics in Chicago. [Processed]
Loop Players Theater Collection. Dates: 1962-2005. Size: 2 linear feet; 137 photographs; 521 slides. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. [Processed]
Lower West Side Community Collection. Dates: 1906-1944. Size: .25 linear feet; 8 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection, Part of the West Side Community Collections. [Finding Aid Online]Lyons, Bertha: See Juvenile Welfare Association.
Mackel, Audley Papers. Dates: 1925-1970. Size: 3 linear feet. Accession #2003/09. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Audley Mackel was a prominent dentist in the Vicksburg-Natchez Mississippi area. In the 1950s he was active in the Regional Council of Negro Leadership, headed by Dr. T.R.M. Howard. In a legendary incident, he drove Dr. Howard in a hearse past Ku Klux Klan gunners. Dr. Mackel was also instrumental in an NAACP lawsuit challenging “separate but equal.” The papers include correspondence, original petitions, photographs, speeches, clippings and memorabilia. [Partially processed]
Made in Chicago Collection. Dates: 1980s-present. Size: 25 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Music Information Center. The Made in Chicago collection consists of various smaller collections of musical material, both scores that were published in Chicago and recordings made here (including recordings made at the Harold Washington Library Center). The following collections have been consolidated into the Made in Chicago Collection: Herbert James Wrightson Collection, Saugatuck/Douglas Music Festivals Collection, National Music Company Collection. Partially indexed in an Access database. [Partially processed]
Magic Circle Theatre Collection. Dates: 1972-1977. Size: .5 linear feet; photographs and videotapes. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. Theater founded by Goodman School alumnus Guy Giarrizzo and dedicated to the investigation of innovative techniques and the development of new plays. Became one of the resident theaters at the Body Politic in 1973. Collection consists of promotional and production records including programs, posters, flyers and reviews. There are also copies of several original scripts from early shows. [Processed]Manney, Edward Papers. Dates: 1980-1992. Size: 11 linear feet. Accession #1992/01. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Edward Manney was the Assistant Curator of the Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection from 1984 to 1992. His personal collection consists of manuscripts, books, posters, memorabilia, theater programs, newspaper clippings, videos, color slides, campaign materials from Harold Washington’s 1983 mayoral election and exhibit catalogs. [Partially processed]
Mardis, Geraldine Lane Papers. Dates: 1920-1942. Size: 3 linear feet. Accession #2003/02. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Mardis’ grandfather, Alexander Lane, graduated from Rush Medical College in 1895, and served as an Illinois State Legislator. Her family vacationed at Idlewild, Michigan beginning in the 1920s. While a student at U. of Chicago, Ms. Mardis was the subject of a racially-motivated controversy. Her papers include correspondence, newspapers clippings, Idlewild and Chicago photographs, and memorabilia. [Fully processed]
Martin & Morris Collection. Dates: 1940-1975. Size: 14 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Music Information Center. This collection of 1,500 scores is almost exclusively gospel vocal music and represents nearly the complete catalog of the publisher, The Martin & Morris Music Studio. Fully cataloged with MARC records and viewable via chipublib.org. [Processed]
Martin & Morris Music, Inc. Papers. Dates: 1905-1980. Size: 2 linear feet. Accession #2003/14. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. When the Martin and Morris store was closing in the 1990s, gospel music devotees bought up the store’s remaining sheet music stock. The papers include more than 300 gospel music titles, some of them rare. [Processed]
Martin, Rev. George Papers. Dates: 1901-1972. Size: 2 linear feet. Accession #2000/06. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. The papers of Rev. George Martin, D.D., an A.M.E. minister originally from Kansas City, Missouri, were donated by his daughter, Chestine Warfield Allen. Martin was sent to serve A.M.E. congregations in the Pacific Northwest in 1916, and was a pastor in Portland, Seattle and Spokane. He later returned to Kansas City as a pastor, and was influential in the A.M.E. church nationally. His papers include correspondence, photographs and memorabilia. [Processed]
Mason, Grace Papers / Atkinson Photograph Collection. Dates: 1880-1920. Size: 3 linear feet. Accession #1992/06. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Grace Mason, a descendant of pioneering Chicago African American photographer Franklin Atkinson Henderson, donated his collection of nearly 100 photo portraits of “prominent Negro Chicagoans.” Photos were created from 1885 to 1915. Many of these photos were exhibited at the 1940 American Negro Exposition. The papers include photos of the “Old Settlers” and an official register of the Chicago Old Settlers Club, founded by Ida McIntosh Dempsey in 1904. Later Scott family records and photographs are also included. [Partially processed]
Mayoral Press Office Photographs. Dates: ca. 1978-1983; 1987-1989. Size: 54 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections. Photographs of Mayor Michael Bilandic, Mayor Jane Byrne and Acting Mayor Eugene Sawyer, taken by the City’s Press Office. [Unprocessed]
McBride, William Papers. Dates: 1938-1985. Size: 30 linear feet. Accession #1995/03. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. From the 1930s through the 1980s, McBride was an artist, political activist, and collector of Bronzeville cultural memorabilia. During the early 1940s, he served as the publicity director of the South Side Community Art Center (SSCAC). His papers include early SSCAC organizational files, correspondence, flyers, programs, posters, playbills, photographs and artwork. [Partially processed]
McGill Family Papers. Dates: 1895-1960. Size: 15 linear feet. Accession #2004/08. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Nathan K. McGill, a native Floridian, had a profound impact on Chicago journalism and law. In 1925, he was appointed assistant state’s attorney in Chicago. A confidant of Robert Abbott, he later served as general manager, vice president, and counsel of the Chicago Defender. He was also a member of the Chicago Public Library Board. From 1934-1937, he published his own newspaper, Metropolitan News. Nathan McGill’s papers consist of newspaper clippings, serials, rare documents, photographs, and memorabilia. The McGill Family Papers also include materials from his brother, Simuel D. McGill, a civil rights attorney who represented the Scottsboro Boys, and items from their descendants. [Fully processed]
Merritt, Michael. Size: 3.5 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. [Unprocessed]
Metcalfe, Ralph Papers. Dates: 1934-1975. Size: 1 linear foot. Accession #1993/05. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Ralph Metcalfe was an Olympic track athlete and was later elected a Chicago alderman and congressman. The papers include early correspondence, awards, photographs, official documents and memorabilia. [Unprocessed]
Milk Dealers' Association Ledger and Minute Book. Dates: November 1889-August 1895. Size: 1 ledger book. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Part of the Calumet Region Community Collections. Collection centers on the Roseland neighborhood. [Finding Aid Online]
Millennium Park, Inc. Archives. Dates: 1992 - present. Size: 15 linear feet; 755 photographs, 13 VHS videos; 6 CDs. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection. Millennium Park Inc. Archives contain information from the early planning stage of Chicago's "Lakefront Millennium Project" in 1998 through the completion and opening of Millennium Park in 2004. The majority of the collection consists of presentation boards showing elevations, site plans, renderings and architectural sections of the various sites of the Park. The sites represented in the collection include the Jay Pritzker Music Pavilion and the B.P. Pedestrian Bridge, designed by Frank Gehry; Cloud Gate, designed by Anish Kapoor; Crown Fountain, designed by Jaume Plensa; the Lurie Garden, designed by Gustafson, Guthrie, Nichol, Ltd.; Millennium Monument and Wrigley Square; the Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance, designed by Thomas Beeby; the Exelon Pavilions, designed by Thomas Beeby and Renzo Piano; and the Boeing Galleries. There are a number of artifacts in the collection including a scale model of Cloud Gate, architectural models of the Lurie Garden by the three finalists in the international garden competition, models of the Crown Fountain, and a model of the Millennium Monument, or Peristyle, in Wrigley Square. See also photographs from the Millennium Park, US Equities Realty Collection in the Library’s Digital Collections. [Finding Aid Online]
Millennium Park, US Equities Realty Collection. Dates: 1999-2005. Size: 54 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection. U.S. Equities Realty was retained to act as owners’ representative for many of the enhancements to Millennium Park. These photographs document the development and construction of the major sites in Millennium Park. All of these photographs are digital and in color. Photographs from this collection are available in the Library’s Digital Collections. [Finding Aid Online]
Minor, Frances Papers. Dates: 1880-2006. Size: 13 linear feet. Accession #2002/03. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. A Chicago public school educator, Southside Community Art Center and African American history activist, Frances Minor’s papers focus on African Americans in Chicago, Minnesota, and Mississippi. Other topics include her late husband, school administrator Byron Minor, Judge Irvin C. Mollison, and St. Edmund Episcopal Church. The collection consists of programs, clippings, serials, correspondence, funeral programs, scrapbooks, photographs and memorabilia. [Partially processed]
Minor, Myrtis Papers. 1948-1999. Size: 2 linear feet. Accession #2004/03. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. As a high school student in Jackson, Mississippi, Minor was one of the leaders of a 1949 bus boycott for civil rights. Her papers document the boycott, her career as a nurse at Provident Hospital, and her activities in community organizations. They consist of oral history audio recordings, programs, yearbooks, clippings, and memorabilia. [Partially processed]
Montrose, Ruth Papers. Dates: 1962-1979. Size: 2 linear feet. Accession #1981/02. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Ruth Montrose was a social worker active in the National Council of Negro Women, the League of Black Women, the National Association of Black Social Workers, and the Chicago Urban League. Her papers include a wide range of music, theater and political programs as well as flyers, correspondence and memorabilia. [Partially processed]
Mootry, Maria Papers. Dates: 1970-1997. Size: 5 linear feet. Accession #2001/03. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Poet, literary critic, and essayist Maria Mootry was a professor at the University of Illinois-Springfield and the author of literary criticism on Gwendolyn Brooks. Her papers include original manuscripts, correspondence, conference programs and memorabilia. [Partially processed]
Morgan Park Co-op Credit Union Archives. Dates: 1940-1990. Size: 8 linear feet. Accession #2001/02. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. The Morgan Park Co-op Credit Union, founded in 1940, is the oldest African American credit union in Chicago. The collection contains photographs, legal documents, history brochures and memorabilia. [Processed]
Morris, Aldon Papers. Dates: 1990-2005. Size: 1 linear foot. Accession #1998/05. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Professor of Sociology and African American Studies at Northwestern University, Aldon Morris is the author of Origins of the Civil Rights Movement. His papers include published and unpublished articles, speeches and memorabilia. [Partially processed]
Morris, Madeline Stratton Papers. Dates: 1941-1995. Size: 15 linear feet. Accession #2003/10. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Madeline Stratton Morris’s papers document her work as an educator, author and activist in the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH). As a Chicago schoolteacher during World War II, she developed the first “Negro History” curriculum to be adopted by a U.S. public school system. Later, she was the author of Black history books for young people. Her papers include correspondence, her original curriculum guide, manuscripts of published and unpublished works, photographs, programs and memorabilia. [Processed]
Morrow, E. Frederic Papers. Dates: 1952-1996. Size: 13 linear feet. Accession #2000/11. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Best known as a member of Pres. Eisenhower’s White House staff, E. Frederic Morrow worked for the Urban League, the NAACP, and CBS radio before joining Eisenhower’s campaign in 1952. He served on the White House staff from 1955 through 1960 and wrote a memoir, Black Man in the White House. His papers include manuscripts, correspondence, photographs and memorabilia. [Partially processed]
Mosby, Sisi Donald Papers. Dates: 1963-1968. Size: 3 linear feet. Accession #1997/02. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Civil rights activist, journalist and historian Donald Mosby published The Struggle, a 1960s civil rights newspaper, and did most of the writing on a biography of Dr. Ulysses Grant Dailey. Papers include rare newspapers, original manuscripts and speeches, and page proofs. [Processed]
Motley, Willard Papers. Dates: 1940-1950. Size: 1 linear foot. Accession #2002/08. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. This small group of Motley’s papers includes newspaper clippings, manuscripts, and journal articles by Willard Motley. Also included is significant correspondence between Motley and William P. Shenk, co-founder of Hull House literary magazine. [Partially processed]
Moye, Don / Art Ensemble of Chicago Papers. Dates: 1970-1990. Size: 8 linear feet. Accession #1993/01. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Don Moye is best known as one of the members of the Art Ensemble of Chicago, the avant-garde jazz group which emerged in the 1970s. The papers include posters, programs, audiovisual materials and memorabilia. [Partially processed]
Musicians Union, see American Federation of Musicians.National Alliance of Black Feminists, see Eichelberger, Brenda / National Alliance of Black Feminists.
National Association of Negro Musicians Papers, see Brooks, Sydonia / National Association of Negro Musicians Papers.
National Black Nurses Association, Chicago Chapter Archives. Dates: 1970-2005. Size: 38 linear feet. Accession #2003/04. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. The Chicago Chapter of NBNA, established in 1970, is dedicated to collective action by nurses to investigate and advocate for the health care needs of African Americans, and to implement strategies that ensure access to equal health care. The archive includes official documents, minutes, programs, investigative reports, correspondence, clippings, photographs, and memorabilia. [Partially processed]
National Jewish Theater Collection. Size: 9 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. [Unprocessed]Nesbitt, Prexy Papers. Dates: 1968-1996. Size: 36 linear feet. Accession #1996/04. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Prexy Nesbitt was a leader in organizing Chicago’s support for southern African liberation and against apartheid. He wrote extensively on southern Africa and collected materials on liberation movements there. His papers include manuscripts, programs, rare serials and subject research files. [Partially processed]
Norman Press Collection. Dates: 1878-1965. Size: 3 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Authors & Publishing Collection. Collection consists of keepsakes, booklets and printed promotional materials published by or in conjunction with the Norman Press, and the Black Cat Press, or by bookmaker/typographer Norman Forgue, founder of the Norman Press. [Processed]
North Center, see Ravenswood-Lake View Community Collection.
North Lawndale Community Collection. Dates: 1872-1956. Size: 2.5 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection. [Finding Aid Online]
North Park, see Jefferson Township Collection.
Northlight Theatre Collection. Dates: 1975-present. Size: 12 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. Founded as the Evanston Theatre Company in 1975, and dedicated to producing thought-provoking plays, while also providing community service programs for Chicago and the northern suburbs. Collection consists primarily of promotional material such as programs, press releases, reviews and clippings, although there are a small number of prompt scripts from productions in the 1980s. [Finding Aid Online]
Northwest Federation of Improvement Clubs. Dates: 1914-1954. Size: 1 linear foot. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection, Part of the West Side Community Collections. Records of citizens' associations formed to bring about community improvements. Covers an area of the Northwest Side from North Avenue (1600 N) north to the city limits and from Western Avenue (2400 W) west to the city limits. [Finding Aid Online]
Norwood Park Community Collection. Dates: 1906-1976. Size: 1.5 linear feet; 29 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Sulzer Regional Library, Neighborhood History Research Collection. [Processed]
Office of Civilian Defense Records. Dates: 1942-1945. Size: 1.5 linear feet; 24 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection, Part of the West Side Community Collections. Collection includes community news items. [Finding Aid Online]
Old Pops & Piano Music Single Sheets. Dates: 1850s-1980s. Size: 72 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Music Information Center. Old Pops comprises single song sheet music in alphabetical sequence in 286 boxes; 8 additional boxes contain Chicago songs, war songs and Christmas songs. Music Single Sheets are instrumental piano pieces filed alphabetically with Old Pops. A finding aid exists in the form of an MS Access database. [Processed]
Old Town Players Collection. Dates: 1967-1984. Size: ca. 78 linear ft. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. The Old Town Players were a community theater group that used both professional and amateur actors to bring new plays, musicals and Chicago premieres to the stage. Collection documents the production, financial and general history of the Old Town Players. [Partially processed]
O'Quinn Family Collection. Dates: 1943-1984. Size: .75 linear feet; 109 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection, Part of the Lawndale Community Collections. Collection reflects the O'Quinn family's participation in Lawndale community affairs.
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Organic Theater Collection. Dates: 1977-1993. Size: 57 linear feet; photographs and videotapes. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. Founded in 1969 by Stuart and Carolyn Purdy Gordon. The Organic is best known for staging Warp, a science fiction epic adventure written by Stuart Gordon and Bury St. Edmund, as well as hosting many outstanding actors who are today nationally recognized, including Dennis Franz and Joe Mantegna. Collection consists of four series of records: artistic, administrative, outreach, and production history. The production files contain primarily promotional materials such as programs, press releases and reviews, while the administrative files document a general history of the theater. [Partially processed]
Parada, Esther Papers. Dates: 1929-1993. Size: 6 linear feet. Accession #2007/15. Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection, Woodson Regional Library. In 1992, Esther Parada, an artist and professor at University of Illinois at Chicago, created an exhibit entitled “Who Dis/Covers, Who Dis/Colors?.” The exhibit investigated the struggle of African Americans for representation of Jean Baptiste Point DuSable at the 1933 Chicago “Century of Progress” exposition. The papers include original art by Parada, research materials from the period of the exposition, and press coverage of the 1992 exhibit. [Partially processed]
Palmer, Alice and Edward (“Buzz”) Papers. Dates: 1950-2005. Size: 5 linear feet. Accession #2006/01. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Alice Palmer, an educator and human rights activist, worked in Harold Washington’s campaigns and served as an Illinois State Senator. She was active in Chicago’s civil rights movement of the 1960s, and in international dialogues beginning in the 1980s. Her husband, “Buzz” Palmer, a former police officer, was one of the founders of the Afro-American Patrolmen’s League, and has been active in international human rights work. Their papers include correspondence, subject research files, programs, serials and memorabilia. [Partially processed]
Parada, Esther Papers. Dates: 1929-1993. Size: 6 linear feet. Accession #2007/15. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. In 1992, Esther Parada, an artist and professor at University of Illinois at Chicago, created an exhibit entitled “Who Dis/Covers, Who Dis/Colors?.” The exhibit investigated the struggle of African Americans for representation of Jean Baptiste Point DuSable at the 1933 Chicago “Century of Progress” exposition. The papers include original art by Parada, research materials from the period of the exposition, and press coverage of the 1992 exhibit. [Partially processed]
Parkway Community House, see Horace Cayton Papers.
Passovoy, Lorraine Papers. Dates: 1968-1985. Size: 4 linear feet. Accession #1987/02. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Her papers include research materials and correspondence on the life of Jean Baptiste Point du Sable. [Processed]
Path Press Archives. Dates: 1961-1996. Size: 41 linear feet. Accession #1997/01. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. One of the first Black-owned publishing companies in the United States, Path Press was founded in Chicago in 1969 by novelist Herman C. Gilbert and civil rights veteran Bennett Johnson. The company was active until 2001, and had considerable success with Gilbert’s novel, The Negotiations. The archive includes published and unpublished manuscripts, correspondence, administrative records, publicity, distribution/sales files, and photographs. Additional materials were accessioned relating to unpublished authors at Path Press. [Finding Aid Online]
Patricia Liddell Researchers (PLR) Archives. Dates: 1920-2006. Size: 75 linear feet. Accession #1994/02. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. PLR is an African American genealogical society co-founded by Adlean Harris. Thelma Eldridge and the PLR’s initial donation of 2 linear feet has grown exponentially along with the surge in interest in genealogy. The PLR archive includes over 10,000 funeral programs, surname indexes, organizational files, program materials, conference workshops, meeting records, genealogical serials and a wide variety of national genealogical information. [Finding Aid Online]
Paul, Rick Collection. Dates: 1969-1977. Size: Oversize materials. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. Paul is a well known Chicago set designer of plays, ballets, operas and films. Collection consists of set renderings from four productions. [Processed]
Paul, Stanley Collection. Dates: 1919-1991. Size: 48 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Music Information Center. More than 1,100 recordings, primarily LPs and 78s, from the personal collection of the society orchestra leader, as well as manuscript arrangements of popular songs, various documents and over 100 pieces of memorabilia, including photographs, clippings and scrapbooks of the Pump Room and the Ambassador East Hotel. [Processed]
Pegasus Players Collection. Dates: 1978-present. Size: 3 linear feet; photographs. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. Pegasus Players is located at Truman College. Collection consists of promotional materials such as programs, reviews and clippings. [Processed]
PerformInk Collection. Dates: 1987-2005. Size: 30 linear feet; photographs. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. [Processed]
Perkins, Marion/Perkins Family Papers. Dates: 1938-2003. Size: 4 linear feet. Accession #2006/08. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Arkansas-born and Chicago-based Marion Perkins was an acclaimed sculptor, whose works are held at the Art Institute of Chicago and at DuSable Museum. From the late 1930s until his death in 1961, Perkins was a radical activist whose art reflected his perspectives. One of his sons, Useni (Eugene) Perkins, is an accomplished poet and essayist who was a leader in the Black Arts Movement. The papers include Marion Perkins’ writings, photographs, and articles about his work. Also included are plays, poetry, and interviews by Useni Perkins. [Partially processed]
Pinkney, Nannie Papers. Dates: 1950-1965. Size: 1 linear foot. Accession #1994/07. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. In the 1950s, Nannie Pinkney was a clerk at George Cleveland Hall Branch Library. Her papers include an oral history audiotape on Hall Branch and the last years of Vivian Harsh’s life, as well as photographs. [Processed]
Piven Theatre Workshop Collection. Dates: 1975-2001. Size: 2.5 linear feet; photographs. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. Established in 1974 by Byrne and Joyce Piven, who were also founding members of the Playwright's Theatre, the group that spawned Second City. The workshop is located in Evanston, Illinois and boasts such recognizable alums as Joan and John Cuzack, Aidan Quinn, and Jeremy Piven. The collection includes information on Piven Theatre Workshop productions as well as promotional material on classes and workshops. [Finding Aid Online]Pollard, Fritz Papers. Dates: 1916-2003. Size: 1 linear foot. Accession #2005/05. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. An early and exceptional football star, Fritz Pollard played for Lane Tech High School, Brown University, and in the National Football League. The papers include clippings, research files and photographs collected by Eleanor Towns. [Unprocessed]
Portage Park Community Collection. Dates: 1904-1944. Size: .25 linear foot; 20 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Sulzer Regional Library, Neighborhood History Research Collection. [Processed]
Prince Hall Freemasonry Archives. Dates: 1955-1997. Size: 10 linear feet. Accession #1997/03. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. The papers, donated by Brian Abrams, Robert DeCuir, and Isaac Washington, include rare serials, Masonic proceedings, lodge materials, directories, programs, annual reports, by-laws, amendments and memorial services. [Partially processed]
Pullman Collection, Historic. Dates: 1882-1979. Size: 4 linear feet; 1 scrapbook; 97 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection. [Finding Aid Online]
Pullman, see also the Calumet Region Community Collection.
Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Church Archives. Dates: 1905-1999. Size: 4 linear feet, Accession #2001/06. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. The oldest African American congregation in Chicago, Quinn Chapel A.M.E. was founded in 1844. The archive includes anniversary books, programs, newsletters, membership registers, financial records and photographs. [Partially processed]
Ravenswood Congregational Church Records. Dates: 1870-1969. Size: 1 linear foot; 43 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Sulzer Regional Library, Neighborhood History Research Collection. The Ravenswood Congregational Church, the first church in Ravenswood, began holding services in 1870. In 1969, nearly 100 years later, the church closed. Records in the collection include files from the board of trustees, the church clerk, and several of the pastors and church committees. Also included are publications from the church with historical sketches of Ravenswood. [Processed]
Ravenswood Gardens Homeowners Association Records. Dates: 1915-1982. Size: 1 linear foot; 32 photographs and 894 slides. Chicago Public Library, Sulzer Regional Library, Neighborhood History Research Collection. Developed by realtor William Harmon in conjunction with Ravenswood Manor, Ravenswood Gardens is on the east bank of the North Branch of the Chicago River. Items in the collection include a manuscript history of the neighborhood and minutes of community meetings, beginning with the group's split from the Ravenswood Manor Improvement Association in 1944. Also included are miscellaneous historical files about the neighborhood. [Processed]
Ravenswood-Lake View Community Collection. Dates: 1844-present. Size: 18 linear feet; 1,900 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Sulzer Regional Library, Neighborhood History Research Collection. The collection contains material about the old Lake View Township. Today, this area includes the communities of Lake View, North Center, Lincoln Square (Ravenswood), Uptown and Edgewater. Material in the collection was acquired from many sources and includes ephemera, maps, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, manuscripts and historical sketches. [Processed]
Ravenswood Manor Improvement Association Records. Dates: 1914-1987. Size: 5.5 linear feet; 84 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Sulzer Regional Library, Neighborhood History Research Collection. Realtor William Harmon developed Ravenswood Manor in conjunction with Ravenswood Gardens. The Manor is on the west bank of the North Branch of the Chicago River running from Montrose Avenue to Lawrence Avenue. The collection includes board minutes, newspaper clippings, newsletters, files about special events, maps and photographs. [Processed]
Ravenswood Woman's Club Records. Dates: 1894-1974. Size: 1.5 linear feet; 5 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Sulzer Regional Library, Neighborhood History Research Collection. Organized in 1889 as a literary club, the Ravenswood Woman's Club eventually broadened its scope to include social and civic activities. The club dissolved in 1974. The records include a history of the Club, Club annuals (1891-1974), minutes of the board of managers (1956-1974), minutes of Club meetings (1948-1968), and newspaper clippings. [Processed]
Reid, Loudella Evans Papers. Dates: 1958-2005. Size: 2 linear feet. Accession #2006/07. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Legendary gospel singer and choirmaster Loudella Evans Reid led the choir at Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church for more than 50 years. Her papers include church programs, newsletters, audiovisual materials, photographs and memorabilia. [Partially processed]
Rich, Faith Collection. Size: 30 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection. [Unprocessed]
Richardson, James M. Papers. Dates: 1890-1990. Size: 118 linear feet. Accession #1995/07. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. James Richardson, M.D., was an ophthalmologist at Provident Hospital and civil rights activist from the 1940s through the 1990s. He also studied his family history in Oklahoma and Texas. Dr. Richardson’s papers include correspondence, subject research files, programs, Howard University and medical periodicals, newspaper clippings, early photographs from Oklahoma and Texas and rare historical materials from Provident Hospital. [Partially processed]
Riverdale, see Calumet Region Community Collection.
Robert Shook Collection. Dates: 1962-1993. Size: 6 linear ft., 279 drawings. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. Robert Shook’s award winning lighting designs have been seen at many of Chicagoland’s theaters as well as throughout the city along Michigan Avenue and illuminating many of the city’s best loved works of art. Collection includes annotated scripts and drawings for theatrical productions. [Processed]
Rollins, Charlemae Hill Papers. Dates: 1932-1979. Size: 56 linear feet. Accession #1980/01. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Rollins served as children’s librarian at the George Cleveland Hall Branch of the Chicago Public Library from 1932-1963, and was a nationally recognized pioneer in the development of multicultural children’s literature. Her papers include correspondence, scrapbooks, clipping files, memorabilia, photographs and published and unpublished essays, as well as Rollins’ personal library. [Partially processed]
Rollins, Joseph W., Jr. Papers. Dates: 1930-2004. Size: 8 linear feet. Accession #1994/08. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Joseph Rollins, Jr., son of Hall Branch librarian Charlemae Rollins, grew up in “the Rosenwald,” attended DuSable High School, and served in World War II. In the 1960s he became an executive in the Federal government’s Office of Economic Opportunity. He was later in a leading position at Arthur Anderson, Inc. After the death of his mother in 1979, Rollins dedicated himself to documenting and perpetuating her legacy. His papers include photographs and memorabilia from Bronzeville and from World War II, correspondence and clipping files from his work at OEO and Arthur Anderson, and extensive files on celebrations and conferences on the work of Charlemae Rollins. [Partially processed]
Rosen, Stan Papers. Dates: 1960-1992. Size: 2 linear feet. Accession #1997/08. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Labor history educator Stan Rosen’s papers include materials on Chicago’s African American labor activists. [Unprocessed]
Roseland, see Calumet Region Community Collection.
Rosemoor, see Calumet Region Community Collection.
Rushing, Fannie Papers. Dates: 1963-2004. Size: 12 linear feet. Accession #2006/03. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Rushing, a professor at Benedictine University, was an early activist in Chicago Friends of SNCC (Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee). Her papers document the civil rights movement in Chicago and in the South, and her involvement in human rights work internationally. Included are correspondence, clipping files, programs, manuscripts, photographs and memorabilia. [Unprocessed]
Sampson, Rev. Al Papers. Dates: 1960-1970. Size: 2 linear feet. Accession #1993/06, Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Rev. Albert Sampson, ordained by Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., was active in the 1960s civil rights movement. He is the pastor of Fernwood United Methodist Church. His papers include clippings, photographs and memorabilia from his early civil rights activities. [Unprocessed]
Sandburg, Carl Collection. Size: 5 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Authors & Publishing Collection. [Unprocessed]
Sang, Phillip Papers. Dates: 1680-1910. Size: 8 linear feet. Accession #1978/01. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Phillip Sang was a collector of manuscript materials and memorabilia on slavery and abolitionism. His papers include original documents from slave owners, slave traders and insurance companies. Other materials include correspondence, photographs, speeches, pamphlets and memorabilia by abolitionists and about the abolitionist movement. [Partially processed]
Sarah Siddons Society Records. Dates: 1849-2000; bulk dates: 1952-2000. Size: 4.5 linear ft., 710 photographs; 73 slides. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. Includes administrative records, as well as files kept by the Society regarding winners of annual Actress/Actor of the Year Awards, Leading Lady Awards, and Scholarship Awards. Also photographs of Society events and award recipients. [Finding Aid Online]Saunders, Doris E. Papers. Dates: 1920-2006. Size: 75 linear feet. Accession #1994/05. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Doris Saunders served as a librarian at the George Cleveland Hall Branch Library during World War II. In 1949, she went to work at Johnson Publishing Company, establishing its corporate library and later directing JPC’s Book Publishing Division. From the 1970s through the 1990s, she was Chair of the Department of Mass Communications at Jackson State University. Her papers include correspondence, manuscripts, Bronzeville-era memorabilia, subject research files, rare serials, programs and memorabilia. [Partially processed]
Sawyer, Eugene, Collection. Dates: ca. 1987 - ca. 1989. Size: 99 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Harold Washington Archives and Collections. Papers of Eugene Sawyer; Ald. Sawyer was Acting Mayor after the death of Mayor Harold Washington until the 1989 mayoral election. [Unprocessed]
Schupp, Rev. Ronald Papers. Dates: 1981-1995. Size: 1 linear foot. Accession #1997/10. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Rev. Schupp was active in Chicago’s anti-apartheid movement and in efforts to aid the homeless. His papers include programs and clippings. [Processed]
Schwartzberg, Hugh J. Poetry Collection. Dates: c. 1965-1996. Size: 10 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections. Donated to the Library by Hugh Schwartzberg between 1990 and 1994, this collection focuses on poetry activity in and around Chicago. The collection comprises manuscript material, videotapes and LP records. The donor, a poet and enthusiast, collected manuscripts of primarily local but also nationally known poets. He videotaped poets reading their work at public programs and collected LPs of internationally renowned poets and writers reading their work, or readings by well-known actors. In addition to the archival collection, there is a book collection of first edition, signed poetry volumes. [Processed]
Scott, William Edouard Papers. Dates: 1930-1962. Size: 9 linear feet. Accession #2005/07. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. William Edouard Scott was a painter, illustrator and muralist who studied at the Art Institute of Chicago. One of the first widely-known African American artists in Chicago, his work is today held in many museums and private collections. His papers include programs, clippings, photographs and memorabilia. [Partially processed]
Scottsdale Homeowners Association Records. Dates: 1916-2006 (bulk dates: 1952-2006). Size: 9 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection. The Scottsdale Homeowners Association was established in 1952 by residents of Scottsdale, a newly formed neighborhood on the Southwest Side of Chicago. This collection documents their activities through newsletters, meeting minutes, programs, clippings and photographs. [Finding Aid Online]
Second City Collection. Dates: 1961-1987. Size: 3 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. [Processed]
Sengstock, Charles Collection. Dates: 1940s-1990s. Size: 45 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Music Information Center. Music historian Charles A. Sengstock, Jr. has, since the early 1960s, researched and written extensively about the development of jazz in Chicago. Mr. Sengstock has donated some 1,200 items, including reel-to-reel and cassette tapes, LPs, 78s, 45s, books, a few transcriptions and a small selection of sheet music. Emphasizing Chicago dance bands from their beginnings, the Collection includes rare, non-commercial tapes of performances from such famed local venues as the Aragon and Willowbrook ballrooms, as well as commercial recordings of bandleaders associated with Chicago, and manuscript notes. [Partially Processed]
Shaw, Laura Bell Papers. Dates: 1948-1988. Size: 1 linear foot. Accession #2003/13. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Shaw served as president of the Women’s Auxiliary board of Provident Hospital in the early 1980s. She was also an organizer of an early African American women’s golf organization. Her papers include programs, rare serials, and newspaper clippings.
Shelby Westbrook Papers. Dates: 1943-2002. Size: 2 linear feet. Accession #2008/05. Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection, Woodson Regional Library. A Tuskegee Airman during World War II, and a historian of African Americans in the military services, Westbrook’s papers consist of press releases, photographs and audio-visual materials. [Fully processed]
Shepherd, Barbara Papers. Dates: 1940-1942. Size: 1 linear foot. Accession #1999/03. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Barbara Shepherd worked on the 1940 American Negro Exposition (ANE) held at the Chicago Coliseum. She also served in staff positions in several social service organizations. This small photograph collection is one of the few sources which document the construction and activities of the 1940 ANE. [Processed]
Shook, Robert, see Robert Shook Collection.
Siddons, Sarah Society Records, see Sarah Siddons Society Records.
Simeon, Neal F. Papers. Dates: 1916-1963. Size: 2 linear feet. Accession #1979/02. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Simeon, one of the 16 teachers who organized Dunbar Trade School (now Dunbar Vocational High School) in 1948, later served as acting director of Dunbar and director of Vocational Education Centers for the Chicago Board of Education. His papers consist of scrapbooks of educational clippings, correspondence, photographs and college transcripts. [Partially processed]
Simmons, Herbert Papers. Dates: 1961-1962. Size: 1 linear foot. Accession #1961/02. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Born in St. Louis in 1931, Herbert Simmons was one of the earliest Black genre crime writers. His protagonists fought the restrictive nature of white society toward Black men. His papers include galleys of the author’s novel, Man Walking on Eggshells, with author’s marginalia. [Processed]
Skinner, Clementine Papers. Dates: 1930-2002. Size: 22 linear feet. Accession #1993/03. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Clementine Skinner was a Chicago Public Schools assistant principal, teacher and librarian. She was active during four decades in the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) and served as president of the Chicago branch. She was also active in the YWCA, the NAACP, and in genealogical organizations. Her papers include manuscripts, monographs, correspondence, organizational records, yearbooks, photographs and memorabilia. [Partially processed]
Smith, Carl E., Jr. Dates: 1959-1965. Size: 1 linear foot. Accession #2006/05. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Carl E. Smith was the general and managing editor for several Black magazines in Chicago during the 1950s and 1960s. The collection includes rare serial titles: Tone, Marque, and Musically Speaking. [Partially processed]
Smith, Frank W. Glass Plate Slide Collection. Dates: images reflect the years 1673-1903. Size: 784 glass plate slides. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection. Photographic collection covering a broad spectrum of Chicago history. [Finding Aid Online]Smith, Homer Papers. Dates: c.1964. Size: 1 linear foot. Accession #1994/06. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Homer Smith’s memoir, Black Man in Red Russia, was published and promoted by Johnson Publishing Company in 1964. His papers consist of his marginalia in this book and memorabilia. [Unprocessed]
Smith, Mary Ella Papers. Dates: 1981-1987. Size: 6 linear feet. Accession #2003/06. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Mary Ella Smith, fiancée to Mayor Harold Washington, took over as head of the Harold Washington Foundation after his untimely death in 1987. Her papers include programs, flyers, newspaper clippings, photographs and memorabilia. [Partially processed]
Smith, Rosella E. Papers. Dates: 1920-1956. Size: 1 linear foot. Accession #2005/01. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Smith’s papers include capital stock certificates from Binga State Bank and Supreme Liberty Life insurance, and receipts. Jesse Binga’s bank was a major Black-owned financial institution on Chicago’s South Side. It closed in 1933. [Processed]
South Chicago Community Collection. Dates: 1883-1970. Size: 2 linear feet; 209 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection, Part of the South Chicago Community Collections. [Finding Aid Online]
South Chicago Community Newspapers Collection. Dates: 1883-1961. Size: 2 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection, Part of the South Chicago Community Collections. [Finding Aid Online]
South Holland, see Calumet Region Community Collection.
South Lawndale Community Collection. Dates: 1911-1952. Size: 2 linear feet; 21 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection, Part of the Lawndale Community Collections. [Finding Aid Online]
South Shore Community Collection. Dates: 1839-1978. Size: 8 linear feet; 335 photographs; 87 glass plate slides. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection, Part of the South Shore Community Collections. [Finding Aid Online]
South Shore Historical Society Collection. Dates: 1935-1960. Size: .5 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection, Part of the South Shore Community Collections. [Finding Aid Online]
South Shore Newspapers Collection. Dates: 1894-1982. Size: 1 linear foot Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection, Part of the South Shore Community Collections. [Finding Aid Online]
Southern Africa Support Group Archives. Dates: 1963-1980. Size: 5 linear feet. Accession #1985/01. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. This Chicago-based organization aided the cause of African liberation movements in Mozambique, Angola, Namibia, and South Africa. The archive includes programs, flyers and a wide array of serials. [Processed]
Spanier, Mugsy Archives.Dates: 1920-2001. Size: 12 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Music Information Center. Mugsy Spanier was one of Chicago’s best-loved Dixie-land jazz musicians. The collection includes rare promotional material, 300 photographs and negatives, 800 newspaper and magazine clippings and various correspondence – 1,300 items in all. [Processed]
St. Edmund’s Episcopal Church Archives. Dates: 1930-2002. Size: 8 linear feet. Accession #2002/02. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. The Church of St. Edmund, King and Martyr was founded in 1909, and is one of the oldest predominantly African American Episcopalian churches in Chicago. The collection contains funeral programs, newspaper clippings, anniversary programs and brochures, sermons, serials and photographs. [Processed]
St. James, Michael Photograph Collection. Dates: 1890-1920. Size: 2 linear feet. Accession #2000/09. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Michael St. James, a photographer, collected early images produced by Chicago’s pioneering African American photographers. The collection includes photographs taken in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. [Processed]
St. Mark’s Camera Club Papers. Dates: 1987-1992. Size: 3 linear feet. Accession #1992/04. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. St. Mark’s Camera Club was founded by Willie Griffin in 1972. Mr. Griffin was also associated with the Washington Park and South Side Camera Clubs. This collection contains photographs from the camera club of St. Mark’s United Methodist Church. [Processed]
St. Nicholas Theatre Company Archives. Dates: 1972-1981. Size: 99 linear feet; photographs. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. [Partially processed]
Stage Left Theatre Collection. Dates: 1986-2001. Size: 2 linear feet; 107 photographs; 52 oversize files. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. Started as a charitable corporation in 1982 to provide a venue for Chicago theater artists to produce new work, Stage Left redefined its mission in 1988 to produce plays that raise the level of debate on political and social issues. Collection consists primarily of promotional material such as programs, press releases, reviews and clippings. The collection also includes over 100 photographs. [ Finding Aid Online]Starr, Victoria Papers. Dates: 1979-1992. Size: 2 linear feet. Accession #1997/06. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. A social worker and union organizer beginning in the 1930s, Victoria Kramer Starr was one of the three women present at the 1937 founding of the Packinghouse Workers Organizing Committee. Her papers include United Packinghouse Workers Union of America (UPWA) materials, oral history interviews and newspaper clippings. [Partially processed]
Steppenwolf Theatre Collection. Dates: 1974-present. Size: 36 linear feet; photographs and videotapes (see Chicago Theater Videotape Collection) and oversize materials. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. Ensemble theater company founded in 1974 by Gary Sinise, Terry Kinney and Jeff Perry. Company consists of theater artists who have attracted national attention and whose strengths include acting, directing, playwriting and textual adaptation. Extensive collection contains three series: audience development, artistic and management. Audience development materials include promotional material for productions and consist of programs, press releases, photographs, reviews and clippings. The artistic files contain production and prompt/production scripts as well as scripts and correspondence submitted for consideration to the ensemble. The management series includes Board of Directors meeting minutes (1980-1985) and the files and correspondence of the theater's Managing Directors during the early 1980s. [Processed]
Stewart, Eva Lee Papers. Dates: 1951-1995. Size: 5 linear feet. Accession #1995/04. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Stewart was a nurse during Word War II and later a teacher in Cleveland, Ohio. The collection contains correspondence, diplomas, nursing credentials, Seventh Day Adventist papers, newspaper clippings, diaries, audiotapes, photographs and memorabilia. [Partially processed]
Stone, Theodore Charles Papers. Dates: 1937-1996. Size: 36 linear feet. Accession #1998/04. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Theodore Charles Stone served as president of the Chicago Music Association (CMA) for more than 50 years and as president of the National Association of Negro Musicians (NANM). His papers include correspondence, programs, photographs, clippings and memorabilia documenting his career as a concert baritone, his work in the CMA and NANM, and as a music writer for several Black newspapers in Chicago. [Partially processed]
Stormfield Theatre Collection. Dates: 1983-1987. Size: 1 linear foot. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. In its five-season history, Stormfield produced nine world premieres and received numerous Joseph Jefferson Award citations. The collection consists of production files that include programs, promotional material, scripts and prompt scripts, reviews and clippings. [Finding Aid Online]Streeterville Collection. Dates: 1890-1931. Size: .5 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection. Collection consists of land and legal records concerning Streeterville acreage. [Finding Aid Online]
Stull, Ann Papers. Dates: 1955-1971. Size: 4 linear feet. Accession #1999/04. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Ann Stull was director of Friendship House in Chicago from 1951 to 1955. Friendship House was a Roman Catholic mission that preached and practiced racial tolerance in the pre-civil rights era. Her collection of rare serials and newspaper clippings documents racism, Catholicism’s involvement in interracial justice, labor relations, housing and educational discrimination on Chicago’s West Side. [Processed]
Suburbia Collection. Dates: 1871-1969. Size: .5 linear feet; 13 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection. Collection consists of unrelated material from many sources on several suburbs. [Finding Aid Online]
Summerower, Fanniemae and James Papers. Dates: 1960-1995. Size: 18 linear feet. Accession #1999/10. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Fanniemae Summerower was a schoolteacher, mathematics consultant, philanthropist and widow of real estate broker James Summerower. The couple was prominent in elite Chicago social organizations. The papers include files of social and fraternal organizations, correspondence, audiovisual materials, textbooks, photographs, awards and memorabilia. [Unprocessed]
Sylvia Campbell Photograph Collection. Dates: 1968. Size: 1 linear foot. Accession #2008/04. Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection, Woodson Regional Library. This small collection of photographs consists of snapshots taken by Ms. Campbell’s husband on Chicago’s Westside during the April, 1968 riot following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. [Fully processed]
Thatcher, Harold Papers. Dates: 1940-1996. Size: 3 linear feet. Accession #2002/01. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Harold Thatcher, M.D., was a dermatologist who trained with famed African American physician Dr. Theodore K. Lawless. Thatcher attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel during World War II, and was a leader in the National Medical Association. His papers include World War II photographs, programs, clippings and memorabilia. [Partially processed]
Temple, Willietta Jones Papers. Dates: 1972-2002. Size: 2 linear feet. Accession #2007/03. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Ms. Temple was a long-time member of Lilydale First Baptist Church, and activist in Lilydale community organizations. Her papers include church anniversary books, programs, correspondence, newsletters, funeral programs and photographs. Also included are materials from other churches, and documentation of Lilydale community organizations’ work. [Partially processed]
Theatre Building Collection. Dates: 1970-present. Size: 46.5 linear feet; photographs and videotapes (see Chicago Theater Videotape Collection). Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. Archive of a performing arts venue which also includes the records for the Theatre Building's resident companies: Dinglefest Theatre Company, Performance Community and the New Tuners Theatre. Administrative records include annual reports and financial statements, information on benefits, and promotional materials. Production history files document the work of Dinglefest, the Performance Community and New Tuners through promotional materials and scripts. [Partially processed]
Thompson, Era Bell Papers. Dates: 1930-1987. Size: 99 linear feet. Accession #1987/01. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Era Bell Thompson, author of American Daughter and Africa, Land of My Fathers, was a pioneering photo-journalist for Ebony and international editor for Johnson Publishing Company for over thirty years. She was also an important figure in the Chicago Renaissance; her ties to the Vivian G. Harsh Collection span nearly 50 years. Thompson’s papers include correspondence, diaries, financial records, audio and videotapes, monographs, journals, subject clipping files, photographs and memorabilia. [Processed]
Ton Family Collection. Dates: 1865-1974. Size: .5 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection, Part of the Calumet Region Community Collections. Materials include programs for annual family reunions, 1896-1955. [Finding Aid Online]
Trace, Al Collection. Dates: 1933-1985. Size: 1.5 linear feet, Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Music Information Center. Published and unpublished musical scores of the Chicago-born popular band leader and composer of Mairzy Doats. Newspaper clippings relating to his career.
Trade Catalog Collection. Dates: 1865-1954. Size: 14.5 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection. A growing archive of catalogs and advertisements for goods and services of Chicago's manufacturers, retail stores, wholesale houses and other businesses. [Finding Aid Online]
Turner, Glennette Tilley Papers. Dates: 1978-2001. Size: 45 linear feet. Accession #2003/11. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Glennette Tilley Turner is the leading authority on the Underground Railroad in Illinois. She is the author of African American history books and of books for children. Her papers document more than two decades of research on the Underground Railroad, including manuscripts, subject research files, programs, monographs, photographs and memorabilia. Also included are materials from Tilley Turner’s work for the National Park Service and for the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. A small group of materials documents the work of her father, Rev. John L. Tilley, a historian and leader in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). [Unprocessed]
Turner, Lawrence Papers. Dates: 1972-1988. Size: 2 linear feet. Accession #1992/02. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Lawrence Turner, an African American supporter of independent African nations, moved to Tanzania in the 1970s. He established his own business and trained local entrepreneurs. His papers document his life and work in Tanzania. [Processed]
United Woodlawn, Inc. Papers. Dates: 1949-1952. Size: 1 linear foot. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection, Part of the Woodlawn Community Collections. Collection documents efforts on behalf of neighborhood improvement projects. [Finding Aid Online]
University of Chicago Folk Festival Collection. Dates: 1961-1995. Size: 12 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Music Information Center. One hundred twenty-five of the 305 hours of tape recordings made during 35 years of the University of Chicago Folk Festival, converted into Wav files on CD. The original tapes were recorded with excellent quality by fine arts radio station WFMT, and feature performances such as Professor Longhair, Sippie Wallace, Bill Monroe, Odetta and the Beers family. A finding guide exists in the form of an MS Excel database. [Processed]
Uptown, see Ravenswood-Lake View Community Collection.
Victory Gardens Theater Collection. Dates: 1974-present. Size: 21 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. [Processed]
Viewpoint, Inc. Archives (Felix A. Burrows, Jr.) Dates: 1975-1992. Size: 116 linear feet. Accession #1994/04. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Viewpoint, Inc. was a Black-owned market and media research firm founded by Felix Burrows. Based in Chicago, Viewpoint was at one time the largest Black-owned market research firm in the nation. The corporate archives consist of chronologically arranged client/case files for each contract performed by the firm, as well as subject research files. Burrows closed Viewpoint, Inc. in 1992. [Partially processed]
Vivian G. Research Harsh Collection Archives, see Chicago Public Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection Archives.
Volland, P.F. Collection. Dates: 1917-1958. Size: 78 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Authors & Publishing Collection. Collection consists of the financial records and greeting cards of this Chicago publisher of cards and children's books. Materials include business ledgers, receipts and the salesmen's props (sample sets) for the greeting cards. The printed Finding Aid to the collection, available in the Special Collections Reading Room, includes an index of artists and writers who worked for Volland. The best known of these individuals include Johnny Gruelle, creator of Raggedy Ann and Andy, and illustrators Maginel Wright Enright and Frederick Richardson. [Processed]
Walker, Thomas Calhoun Papers. Dates: 1953. Size: 1 linear foot. Accession #1958/01. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Thomas Calhoun Walker was born at the end of slavery in Gloucester, Virginia, and educated at Hampton Institute. He later became a lawyer and community activist. His papers consist of his typescript of his autobiography, The Honey-Pod Tree. [Processed]
Wallace, Joan Papers. Dates: 1975-2000. Size: 28 linear feet. Accession #2005/06. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Joan Wallace, daughter of painter William Edouard Scott, and widow of anti-poverty federal official Maurice Dawkins, was an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture during the Carter administration. Her papers contain correspondence, speeches, scrapbooks, photographs and memorabilia. [Unprocessed]
Walton, Charles Papers. Dates: 1932- 2004. Size: 10 linear feet. Accession #1996/05. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Charles Walton became a jazz drummer immediately after World War II. He went on to direct the music education program at Malcolm X College. He also was an officer in the American Federation of Musicians. In his “retirement” he worked relentlessly to document Chicago’s Black music history, interviewing more than 200 people in the industry and collecting rare photographs. For many years he wrote a column, “Bronzeville Conversations,” for the Jazz Institute. His papers include many oral history interviews, essays, rare documents and photographs. Subjects include performers, venues, business relationships and the history of the American Federation of Musicians locals in Chicago. [Processed]
Ward, Val Gray Papers. Dates: 1967-1996. Size: 40 linear feet. Accession #2002/07. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Val Gray Ward is a celebrated actress, director, producer and founder of Chicago-based Kuumba Professional Theatre Company. Her plays have won numerous awards. Her papers include correspondence, programs, playbills, photographs, artwork, and memorabilia. [Unprocessed]
Wash, Leonard Papers. Dates: 1964-2006. Size: 44 linear feet. Accession #2000/03. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Leonard Wash, a writer and an educator in the City Colleges of Chicago, was active in the Black Arts, Black Consciousness and Black Power movements since the mid-1960s. He attended every annual Black Studies Conference at Olive-Harvey College, recording much of the proceedings. His papers document a wide range of movement activity and literature. They include correspondence, manuscripts, flyers, programs, playbills, serials, photographs and memorabilia. [Partially processed]
Washington, Harold Archives & Collections. Illinois State Representative Records. Dates: 1965-1976; bulk dates: 1970-1976. Size: 3.25 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections. [Processed] [ Collection Description ]
Washington, Harold Archives & Collections. Illinois State Senate Records. Dates: 1976-1980. Size: 9.25 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections. [Processed] [Collection Description]
Washington, Harold Archives & Collections. U.S. Congressional Records. Dates: 1981-1983. Size: 56.25 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections. [Processed] [Collection Description]
Washington, Harold Archives & Collections. Mayoral Campaign Records. Dates: 1980-1983; bulk dates: 1980-1982. Size: 28.5 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections. [Processed] [Collection Description]
Washington, Harold Archives & Collections. Mayoral Records. Asian American Advisory Committee Records. Dates: 1983-1987. Size: .5 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections. [Processed] [Collection Description]
Washington, Harold Archives & Collections. Mayoral Records. Chief of Staff Records. Dates: 1983-1987. Size: 54 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections. [Processed] [Collection Description]
Washington, Harold Archives & Collections. Mayoral Records. Central Files Records. Dates: 1983-1987. Size: 54 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections. [Processed] [Collection Description]
Washington, Harold Archives & Collections. Mayoral Records. Community Services Sub-Cabinet Records. Dates: 1983-1988. Size: 62 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections. [Processed] [Collection Description]
Washington, Harold Archives & Collections. Mayoral Records. City Council Proceedings Records. Dates: 1983-1987. Size: 15 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections. [Processed] [Collection Description]
Washington, Harold Archives & Collections. Mayoral Records. Development Sub-Cabinet Records. Dates: 1983-1987. Size: 24 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections. [Processed] [Collection Description]
Washington, Harold Archives & Collections. Mayoral Records. Finance and Administration Sub-Cabinet Records. Dates: 1979-1989; bulk dates: 1983-1987. Size: 27 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections. [Processed] [Collection Description]
Washington, Harold Archives & Collections. Mayoral Records. Infrastructure Sub-Cabinet Records. Dates: 1983-1987. Size: 18 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections. [Processed] [Collection Description]
Washington, Harold Archives & Collections. Mayoral Records. Intergovernmental Affairs Records. Dates: 1983-1987. Size: 15 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections. [Processed] [Collection Description]
Washington, Harold Archives & Collections. Mayoral Records. Office Manager / Supervisor of Clerical Staff Records. Dates: 1981-1987. Size: 13 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections. [Processed] [Collection Description]
Washington, Harold Archives & Collections. Mayoral Records. Press Office Records. Dates: 1979-1987. Size: 73 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections. [Processed] [Collection Description]
Washington, Harold Archives & Collections. Mayoral Records. Public Safety / Regulatory Sub-Cabinet Records. Dates: 1983-1987. Size: 12 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections. [Processed] [Collection Description]
Washington, Harold Archives & Collections. Mayoral Records. Real Estate Committee Records. Dates: 1981-1984. Size: 6 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections. [Processed] [Collection Description]
Washington, Harold Archives & Collections. Mayoral Records. Schedules and Evaluations Records. Dates: 1982-1988; bulk dates: 1983-1987. Size: 9 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections. [Processed] [Collection Description]
Washington, Harold Archives & Collections. Mayoral Records. Videotapes. Dates: 1969-1987; bulk dates: 1986-1987. Size: 342 tapes. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections. [Partially processed] [Collection Description]
Washington, Harold Commemorative Year Archives. Dates: 2007-2008. Size: .5 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Harold Washington Archives & Collections. The Harold Washington Commemorative Year sought to promote remembrance, encourage discussion and champion the legacy of Harold Washington. The Harold Washington Commemorative Year sponsored a six-month calendar of free public programming. [Unprocessed]
Washington, Harold, Foundation Collection. Dates: ca. 1963-1987. Size: 87 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Harold Washington Archives and Collections. [Partially processed]
Washington Heights Community Organization Archives. Dates: 1968-1980. Size: 2 linear feet. Accession #2003/01. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. WHCO, formed in 1967 for the upkeep and economic development and growth of the area, was initially composed of formal block clubs in the Washington Heights and Mt. Vernon communities. The organization also campaigned to name a neighborhood elementary school after Marcus Garvey. The archive includes correspondence, board minutes, agendas, newspaper clippings and organizational files. [Processed]
Wermich-North Center News Collection. Dates: 1913-1978. Size: 1 linear foot; 84 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Sulzer Regional Library, Neighborhood History Research Collection. The Wermich family published the North Center News, a neighborhood newspaper. Items in the collection include issues of the newspaper (1966-1967, with some earlier issues); minutes, correspondence and newspaper clippings about the North Center Commercial Association; and miscellaneous files about other neighborhood organizations. [Processed]
Wertz, Irma Cayton Papers. Dates: 1930-1985. Size: 3 linear feet. Accession #2004/10. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Irma Cayton Wertz, a graduate of Fisk University, married Chicago sociologist Horace Cayton and moved to Chicago in the late 1930s. During World War II, she served as an early African American WAC officer. Her papers include correspondence, news clippings, official documents and photographs on her experience in the military during World War II. Also included are some materials on her work at Chicago’s Parkway Community House. [Partially processed]
Wesleyan Bible Class Collection. Dates: 1905-1952. Size: 1.5 linear feet; 39 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection, Part of the Garfield Park Community Collections. Collection primarily consists of promotional materials for the class. See also the Frank L. Wood Scrapbooks. [Finding Aid Online]
Westbrook, Shelby Papers. Dates: 1943-2002. Size: 2 linear feet. Accession #2008/05. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. A Tuskegee Airman during World War II, and a historian of African Americans in the military services, Westbrook’s papers consist of press releases, photographs and audio-visual materials. [Fully processed]
West End Woman's Club Records. Dates: 1894-1929. Size: .5 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection, Part of the Garfield Park Community Collections. [Finding Aid Online]
West Englewood, see Englewood Community Collection.
West Garfield Park Community Collection. Dates: 1849-1964. Size: 4 linear feet; 335 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection, Part of the Garfield Park Community Collections. [Finding Aid Online]
West Pullman, see Calumet Region Community Collection.
West [Near West] Side Community Collection. Dates: 1857-1953. Size: 10.75 linear feet; 440 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection, Part of the West Side Community Collections. Collection documents Near West Side, an area from 16th Street (1600 S.) north to Kinzie (400 N.) and from the Chicago River west to Maplewood (2524 W.). [Finding Aid Online]
West Side Historical Society, Papers. Dates: 1930-1955. Size: 4.75 linear feet; 21 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection, Part of the West Side Community Collections. [Finding Aid Online]
West Side Newspaper Collection. Dates: 1880-1966. Size: 7 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection, Part of the West Side Community Collections. Collection includes single issues and bound titles. [Finding Aid Online]
West Town Community Collection. Dates: 1860-1946. Size: .5 linear feet; 71 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection, Part of the West Side Community Collections. [Finding Aid Online]
Whack, Rita Coburn Papers. Dates: 1994-2002. Size: 3 linear feet. Accession #2002/06. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Rita Coburn Whack, novelist, television and radio producer, and on-air radio contributor, won an Emmy for her writing in her documentary film, Curators of Culture: Chicago’s South Side Community Arts Center, in 2005. Her papers include 41 oral history interviews and other audiovisual materials from her public radio work and from documentaries she created for public television. [Partially processed]
Wheeler, Rose Papers. Dates: 1938-1995. Size: 15 linear feet. Accession #1995/01. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Rose Wheeler was a highly respected social worker, race relations activist and life-long organizer for world peace. Her papers include manuscripts, correspondence, extensive subject research files, professional and organization materials and newspaper clippings. [Processed]
White, Sarah Papers. Dates: 1985-2004. Size: 4 linear feet. Accession #2005/03. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Sarah White, born in poverty in the Mississippi Delta town of Inverness, became a leading organizer of unions for Black women working in the catfish processing plants of the region. She was a key figure in the 1990 strike at Delta Pride Catfish, the largest strike in the history of Mississippi. The catfish workers’ struggle became a celebrated cause in Chicago, as civil rights groups, unions and churches sent assistance. White’s papers include extensive oral history interviews, manuscripts, speeches, clipping files, serials and memorabilia. [Partially processed]
Williams, Kale Papers. Dates: 1965-1975. Size: 3 linear feet. Accession #2007/14. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Kale Williams was active in the Leadership Council for Metropolitan Open Communities beginning in the early 1970s. His papers include mounted photographs taken by John Tweedle during Dr. King’s 1966 Chicago campaign, along with texts by Dr. King and related news clippings. Also included is a photograph of Chicago public housing resident Dorothy Gautreaux, whose lawsuit led to some relocation of CHA residents to suburbs. [Unprocessed]
Williams, Melva Papers. Dates: 1940-1990. Size: 45 linear feet. Accession #1995/01. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Melva Williams toured with the Sallie Martin Singers, led church choirs in Chicago, and served as a high school principal and as a music educator. Her papers include a large sheet music collection of classical and sacred music, clippings, serials and memorabilia. [Partially processed]
Wilson, Edith Papers. Dates: 1935-1970. Size: 4 linear feet. Accession #1996/02. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Edith Wilson was the last person to perform the official portrayal of “Aunt Jemima” for the Quaker Oats Company. Her papers include programs, clipping files, photographs and memorabilia. [Processed]
Wilson, Muriel Papers. Dates: 1975-2000. Size: 8 linear feet. Accession #2002/04. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Muriel Wilson is a founding member of the African American Genealogical and Historical Society of Chicago, an activist in the Episcopal Church, and a prominent genealogical scholar. Her papers include research materials in African American history and genealogy, subject files, genealogical serials, workshop guide and event programs, photographs and memorabilia. [Partially processed]
Winslow, Eugene Papers. Dates: 1940-1990. Size: 24 linear feet. Accession #1993/07. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Architect, artist, and Black history author Eugene Winslow made his mark in a wide variety of fields. He was a Tuskegee airman during World War II, an architect influenced by the Bauhaus movement, and a Black History researcher in the 1970s. He wrote most of the articles and created all the illustrations for Great Negroes Past and Present. His papers include extensive subject research files created for his work on the book, rare serials, biographical information, photographs, and memorabilia. [Processed]
Wisdom Bridge Theatre Collection. Dates: 1974-present. Size: 77.5 linear feet; photographs and videotapes. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Chicago Theater Collection. [Partially processed]
Wood, Frank L. Scrapbook Collection Dates: 1885-1941. Size: 10 scrapbooks. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection. See also the Wesleyan Bible Class Collection. [Finding Aid Online]
Wood, Jearl Defense Committee Papers. Dates: 1965-1987. Size: 1 linear foot. Accession #1987/03. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Jearl Wood, an auto worker, Viet Nam veteran, UAW member and artist was accused of attempted murder, aggravated battery and armed violence. This collection contains the files of the defense fund for Wood, including correspondence, litigation documents, logbook, leaflets and political buttons. [Partially processed]
Woodlawn Block Club Council Papers. Dates: 1958-1959. Size: 1 linear foot. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection, Part of the Woodlawn Community Collections. [Finding Aid Online]
Woodlawn Community Collection. Dates: 1857-1970. Size: 4.5 linear feet; 247 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection, Part of the Woodlawn Community Collections. [Finding Aid Online]
Woodlawn Historical Society, see Historical Society of Woodlawn.
Woodlawn Woman's Club Papers. Dates: 1917-1954. Size: 1 linear foot; 2 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection, Part of the Woodlawn Community Collections. [Finding Aid Online]
Woods, Alfred Papers. Dates: 1966-2004. Size: 12 linear feet. Accession #2006/06. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Poet, librarian, and cultural projects activist Alfred Woods is best known as the author of Mannish. His papers include poetry and other manuscripts, correspondence, programs, grant materials, official reports, clipping files and memorabilia. [Unprocessed]
Woodson, Carter G. Regional Library Archives, see Chicago Public Library, Carter G. Woodson Regional Library Archives.
Woodson, Susan Cayton Papers. Dates: 1910-2004. Size: 24 linear feet. Accession #1999/09. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Art gallery owner Susan Cayton Woodson has been hailed for her work publicizing and preserving the art of the Chicago Renaissance period. Active with the Southside Community Art Center, she is a member of the famed Cayton family, and a descendent of Senator Hiram Revels. Her papers include family documents, correspondence, subject research files and photographs. Papers from her late husband, food chemist Harold Woodson, are also included. [Partially processed]
Works Progress Administration Collection. Dates: c. 1938-1943. Size: 166 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections. Collection consists of 166 photographs of individual art works produced for the Illinois Art Project. [Processed]
World's Columbian Exposition Ephemera Collection. Dates: 1893. Size: 2 linear feet. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, World's Columbian Exposition Collection. Collection consists of approximately 199 ephemeral items such as trade cards and other printed promotional items. [Processed]
WPA, see Works Progress Administration.
Wright, John S. Collection. Dates: 1848-1866. Size: .25 linear foot. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection. [Finding Aid Online]
Wright, Richard Papers. Dates: 1935-1936. Size: 1 linear foot. Accession #1942/01. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Richard Wright, author of Native Son and Black Boy, worked on the Federal Writers Project in Chicago. These papers contain manuscripts written while Wright worked on what became the “Negro in Illinois” study. They include typescript drafts of Ethnographical Aspects of Chicago’s Black Belt, Big Boy Leaves Home,and Bibliography on Negro in Chicago. [Processed]
Wyatt, Rev. Addie and Rev. Claude Papers. Dates: 1947-2005. Size: 309 linear feet. Accession #2007/04 Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Rev. Addie Wyatt and her husband, Rev. Claude Wyatt were co-pastors of Vernon Park Church of God for more than four decades. Addie Wyatt was a meatpacking worker and union activist in the 1940s. Her determination to fight for social justice led her to union leadership roles, culminating in her election as vice-president of the Amalgamated Meatcutters Union (later merged into the United Food and Commercial Workers Union). She was a founder of the Coalition of Labor Union Women and the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists. This collection includes correspondence, manuscripts, programs, proceedings, serials, clipping files, audio-visual materials and photographs from her work in labor, Black and women’s organizations. Also included is extensive documentation on the history of Vernon Park Church of God, including sermon texts by Rev. Claude Wyatt. [Partially processed]
Young, Marion C. Hull House Collection. Dates: 1929-1967. Size: .5 linear feet; 7 photographs. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection, Part of the West Side Community Collections. [Finding Aid Online]
Zeta Phi Beta, Roanoke, Va.Chapter Papers. Dates: 1950. Size: 2 linear feet. Accession #1994/10. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. The papers include a scrapbook dated 1949-1950 of the sorority founded at Howard University in 1920. [Processed]
Zimmerman, Mary Scrapbook. Dates: 1895-1935. Size: 1 scrapbook. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, Neighborhood History Research Collection, Part of the Garfield Park Community Collections. Scrapbook documenting Zimmerman's tenure at Marshall High School. [Finding Aid Online]