Southwest Parish and Neighborhood Federation Collection

Dates: 1935-2006, bulk 1966-1988. Size: .5 linear foot in 1 box. Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections. Southwest Parish and Neighborhood Federation (SPNF) was a Catholic community organization founded as an umbrella organization for several neighborhood groups in the Gage Park neighborhood of Chicago. The federation offered programs and initiatives on a variety of topics including fair housing, neighborhood development, senior citizens’ issues, transportation and crime. The collection includes documents created and collected by SPNF such as flyers, agendas and meeting minutes, serials, shopping guides; newspaper clippings; and records related to St. Gall Catholic Church. [Finding aid]