Washington, Harold Archives & Collections. U.S. Congressional Records

Dates: 1970-1983, bulk 1980-1983. Size: 57 linear feet in 43 boxes. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections. Correspondence, speeches, press releases and reports from Washington’s tenure as Congressman for the First District and a member of the Congressional Black Caucus. Of note are his legislative files and those from his committee and caucus work. [Finding aid]