United Woodlawn, Inc. Records

Dates: 1949-1952
Size: 0.5 linear feet in 1 box
Repository: Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, 400 S. State St., Chicago, IL 60605
Collection Number: spe.uwi
Immediate Source of Acquisition: Transferred from the Woodlawn Branch of CPL, with funding from a Scholl Foundation grant, in October 1984.
Custodial History: The UWI’s records were donated to the Historical Society of Woodlawn and subsequently housed at the Woodlawn Branch of the Chicago Public Library.
Conditions Governing Access: Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use: Please consult staff to determine ability to reuse materials from collection.
Preferred Citation: When quoting material from this collection the preferred citation is: United Woodlawn, Inc. Records [Box #, Folder #], Special Collections, Chicago Public Library.
Finding Aid Author: Original author unknown. Processed, October 1984. Updated and ingested into ArchivesSpace by Johanna Russ, 2021.

Abstract

The collection documents efforts on behalf of neighborhood improvement projects undertaken by United Woodlawn, Inc.

Biographical/Historical

The stated objective of the United Woodlawn, Inc. (UWI) was, "the protection and improvement of the mutual interests of its members in that district of Chicago known as Woodlawn." On May 18, 1953, the UWI and the Woodlawn Neighborhood Conference merged to form a new organization, the United Woodlawn Conference.

Scope and Contents

The Papers of United Woodlawn Inc. (UWI), primarily from 1949 to 1952, document that organization’s efforts on behalf of neighborhood improvement projects. Included in the collection are administrative files papers concerning the UWI’s constitution and by-laws, membership rosters, minutes of meetings, letters to the UWI’s executive board, and reports. The UWI’s newsletter, Voice of Woodlawn, was how the UWI communicated with and mobilized its members. The collection includes a complete run of the Voice of Woodlawn. Other printed materials include handout and fliers publicizing the UWI’s sponsored events such as contests, campaigns and special meeting announcements.

Arrangement

Files are arranged alphabetically by type (administrative, newsletter, and printed materials) and either alphabetically or chronologically within.

Subjects

  • United Woodlawn Inc.
  • Woodlawn (Chicago, Ill.)

Related Materials

Collection Inventory

Box 1 Folder 1 Administrative - Constitution: Preamble and Objective, circa 1949
Box 1 Folder 2 Administrative - Membership Campaign: Handouts and Related Materials, 1949 November-1950 February
Box 1 Folder 3 Administrative - Membership Card and Application Form, undated
Box 1 Folder 4 Administrative - Minutes and Letters to the Board of Directors: 1950 February-December
Box 1 Folder 5 Administrative - Minutes and Letters to the Board of Directors, includes speech by David Rockefeller, 1951 January-June
Box 1 Folder 6 Administrative - Minutes and Letters to the Board of Directors: 1951 September-December
Box 1 Folder 7 Administrative - Minutes and Letters to the Board of Directors: Constitution and By-Laws of the Ellis Avenue Improvement Association; Questionnaire by the "Sixty Hundred Block of Woodlawn Avenue," (March); Statement - "Community Problems and Needs," (April), 1952 January-April
Box 1 Folder 8 Administrative - Minutes and Letters to the Board of Directors: "Report of Citizen’s Committee on Law Enforcement, 1952 May-June
Box 1 Folder 9 Administrative - Minutes and Letters to the Board of Directors: The Minerva - 6600 Block Club - Constitution and By-Laws, 1952 July-September
Box 1 Folder 10 Administrative - Minutes and Letters to the Board of Directors: 1952 October-December
Box 1 Folder 11 Administrative - Minutes and Letters to the Board of Directors: 1953 January
Box 1 Folder 12 Newsletter - Voice of Woodlawn, No. 1-10; 1950 February-December
Box 1 Folder 13 Newsletter - Voice of Woodlawn, No. 11-18: 1951 January-December
Box 1 Folder 14 Newsletter - Voice of Woodlawn, No. 19-27; 1952 January-September
Box 1 Folder 15 Newsletter - Voice of Woodlawn, No. 28: 1953 May
Box 1 Folder 16 Printed materials - Handouts, fliers and general materials: 1950-1952
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