| Dates: | 1960-2019 |
| Size: | 9.5 linear feet in 10 boxes and 1 oversize folder |
| Repository: | Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, 400 S. State Street, Chicago, IL 60605 |
| Collection Number: | spe.h00126 |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition: | Donated by Loisteen Walker, 2019 |
| Custodial History: | The items related to Edwin C. “Bill” Berry were acquired from Walker’s personal files and items provided to her from the Berry family. |
| Conditions Governing Access: | Materials are open without restrictions. |
| Conditions Governing Use: | Please consult staff to determine ability to reuse materials from collection. |
| Physical Location: | Materials are stored offsite and advance notice is required for use. Please request materials at least 24-hours prior to your research visit to coordinate access. |
| Preferred Citation: | When quoting material from this collection the preferred citation is: Loisteen Walker Collection, [Box #, Folder #], Special Collections, Chicago Public Library |
| Finding Aid Author: | Rachel Esser, 2022. Updated and ingested into ArchivesSpace by Johanna Russ, 2025. |
Abstract
The Loisteen Walker collection contains materials acquired by Walker during her time working with, and for, Harold Washington’s mayoral campaigns and administration. Items relate primarily to two distinct subjects: the mayoral campaigns and legacy of Harold Washington, and the life and work of Edwin “Bill” Berry, a prominent civil rights activist who headed the Chicago Chapter of the Urban League, 1956-1970, and served on committees to elect Harold Washington as mayor of Chicago.
Biographical/Historical
Loisteen (Woods) Walker was a part of the Committee to Elect Harold Washington (1983) and the Committee to Re-Elect Mayor Washington (1987). She served as Assistant to Edwin C. “Bill” Berry during the Harold Washington for Mayor 1983 campaign. She was also part of the Women’s Network to elect Washington as Mayor. In 1987 she was appointed as Staff Assistant in the Department of Revenue during the Harold Washington mayoral administration. She went on to work in three other City of Chicago departments as Director of Human Resources: the Office of Emergency Management 911, the Department of Human Services and the Department of Family and Support Services. Walker was the last remaining appointee from the Washington administration when she retired from the City of Chicago in 2013. As of 2025, Walker remains active as the President of the Mayor Harold Washington Legacy Committee, whose mission is to perpetuate and honor the enduring legacy of Mayor Harold Lee Washington, through education, commemoration and annual voter education/registration events.
Edwin C. “Bill” Berry was the former Executive Director of the Portland Urban League before being sent to head the Chicago Chapter. Berry was heavily involved in issues of civil rights, community engagement, race relations, housing discrimination and more. He wrote speeches for Martin Luther King Jr., and he was the only Black member of the Chicago United organization.
After leaving his position at the Chicago Urban League, Berry worked as Special Assistant to George E. Johnson, CEO and President of Johnson Products Company (JPC), which at the time was the largest Black hair care manufacturer in the world. Berry was JPC’s face in the community and speechwriter to Mr. Johnson. It was at JPC that Loisteen Walker established her professional relationship with Berry. Walker worked for Berry from 1980 to 1984 at JPC on educational scholarships.
George E. Johnson donated $1 million of his personal money to start the GEJ Educational Foundation which assisted African American students to attend HBCUs (historically Black colleges and universities). Bill Berry became the Executive Director the GEJ Foundation, and Walker was the secretary to his assistant. Walker studied under both Berry and his assistant, where she learned how to screen, conduct interviews and work with the colleges to award students with scholarships based upon economic need. The untimely death of his assistant left only Berry and Walker to oversee the foundation. Berry promoted Walker to Executive Assistant to handle the tasks of the foundation.
In 1983, when Harold Washington was selected by an ad hoc political plebiscite group to run for mayor of Chicago, George Johnson loaned Berry, Walker and several other JPC staff members to the Washington for Mayor campaign, and Berry was chosen as the Campaign Chair. In 1987 when Mayor Washington committed to run for a second term, both Berry and Walker were no longer employed with JPC. Berry was selected by Mayor Washington as Campaign Chair, and Ken Glover was selected as the Campaign Manager for the Committee to Re-Elect Mayor Washington. Walker served as assistant to Ken Glover to run the daily operations of the campaign office. After the successful election of Mayor Washington, Walker was later hired to work with the City of Chicago. Bill Berry passed away shortly after Washington won re-election.
Scope and Contents
The Loisteen Walker collection contains materials acquired by Walker during her time working with, and for, Harold Washington’s mayoral campaigns and administration and Edwin C. “Bill” Berry at Johnson Products Company (JPC). Items relate primarily to two distinct subjects: the mayoral campaigns and legacy of Harold Washington, and the life and work of Edwin “Bill” Berry. The collection contains articles, clippings, programs, letters, photographs, scrapbooks, ephemera, clothing and buttons.
Arrangement
The Loisteen Walker Collection is arranged into the three series:
- Series 1: Mayor Harold Washington Administration
- Series 2: Bill Berry
- Series 3: Artifacts
Related Materials
- Harold Washington Archives and Collections, Mayoral Campaign Records
- Harold Washington Archives and Collections. Political Education Project Records
- Harold Washington Archives and Collections, Pre-Mayoral Photograph Collection
- Harold Washington Archives and Collections, Press Office Photographs
- Harold Washington Archives and Collections, Press Office Records
- Eugene Sawyer Mayoral Records
- Aurie A. Pennick Papers
- Steve Askin Papers
- Justice Graphics, Inc. Collection
- Jane Ramsey Papers
Subject Terms
- Berry, Edwin C., 1910-1987
- Chicago Urban League
- Elections--Illinois--Chicago
- Mayors--Illinois--Chicago--Election
- Washington, Harold, 1922-1987
Collection Inventory
Series 1: Mayor Harold Washington Administration, 1982-1988
Scope and Contents
This series contains documents, news clippings, and ephemera related to Harold Washington’s mayoral campaigns, inaugurations, administration, death, and legacy.
Arrangement
Series 1 is arranged into two subseries:
- Subseries A: Documents and Ephemera
- Subseries B: Newspaper Clippings
Series 1, Subseries A: Documents and Ephemera, 1982-1988
Arrangement
Subseries A is arranged alphabetically by topic or name.
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | All-Chicago Rally to Elect Harold Washington, programs and tickets, 1983 |
| Box 2 | Folder 1 | Black Power in Chicago: A documentary survey of the 1983 mayoral democratic primary, manuscript, circa 1983 |
| Box 1 | Folder 2 | Burroughs, Dr. Margaret Goss, “Our Own Self’s Mayor:” A Poetic Salute to Harold Washington of Chicago, 1988 |
| Box 1 | Folder 3 | Chicago, 150th birthday “Grand Wa Ba No Party” program, 1987 March 4 |
| Box 1 | Folder 4 | Chicago City Council, special meeting proceedings, 1987 December |
| Box 1 | Folder 5 | Chicago Reporter, 1982 September, 1984 February |
| Box 1 | Folder 6 | Coalition for United Community Action, awards banquet program, 1983 March 19 |
| Box 1 | Folder 7 | Committee to Elect Harold Washington, bumper stickers, circa 1983 |
| Box 1 | Folder 8 | Committee to Elect Harold Washington, campaign donation solicitation letter and acknowledgements, 1983, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 9 | Committee to Elect Harold Washington, campaign ephemera, circa 1983 |
| Box 1 | Folder 10 | Committee to Elect Harold Washington, contact lists, 1983 |
| Box 1 | Folder 11 | Committee to Elect Harold Washington, The Washington Papers: A Commitment to Chicago, A Commitment to You, proposal, 1983 |
| Box 1 | Folder 12 | Committee to Re-Elect Mayor Washington, 5th Annual Fundraiser Reception, planning documents, 1987 |
| Box 1 | Folder 13 | Committee to Re-Elect Mayor Washington, volunteer master file report, northwest side zip codes, 1987 January 16 |
| Box 1 | Folder 14 | Dollars & Sense: Annual Careers/Black History Issue, magazine, 1983 February-March |
| Box 1 | Folder 15 | Dollars & Sense: Mayor Harold Washington Commemorative Issue, magazine, 1983 |
| Box 1 | Folder 16 | Donell, Prince, the Local Black Talent of Chicago, campaign slogans, circa 1983 |
| Box 1 | Folder 17 | DuSable Hi-Jinx Revisited program, 1983 April 10 |
| Oversize Folder 1 | Harold Washington, campaign posters, 1983-1987 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 18 | Harold Washington for Mayor Benefit Cocktail Party, “A Galaxy of Stars,” program, 1983 April 8 |
| Box 1 | Folder 19 | Harold Washington, funeral and memorial service materials, 1987 |
| Box 1 | Folder 20 | Harold Washington, mayoral inauguration materials, 1983 |
| Box 1 | Folder 21 | Harold Washington, mayoral inauguration materials, 1987 |
| Box 1 | Folder 22 | Harold Washington Memorial High School Basketball Tournament, program, 1987-1988 |
| Box 1 | Folder 23 | Harold Washington, news clippings, 1982-1988, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 24 | Harold Washington, post-inaugural celebration and reception materials, 1983 |
| Box 1 | Folder 25 | Harold Washington, re-election campaign ephemera, circa 1987 |
| Box 1 | Folder 26 | Harold Washington, re-election campaign reception programs, 1987 |
| Box 1 | Folder 27 | Jackson, Rev. Jesse L., Harold Washington Mayoral Campaign Remarks and background information, 1983 |
| Box 1 | Folder 28 | New Chicago Committee for Harold Washington, correspondence, 1983 |
| Box 1 | Folder 29 | Newsweek [Harold Washington cover story], 1983 April 11 |
| Box 1 | Folder 30 | Note, Bill Berry to Loisteen Walker regarding Harold Washington, circa 1983-1987 |
| Box 1 | Folder 31 | Paul, Stanley and Annivar Salgado, “The Grand Wa Ba No” sheet music, 1987 |
| Box 1 | Folder 32 | Task Force for Black Political Empowerment and CBUC, pamphlets, 1983 |
| Box 1 | Folder 33 | Walker, Loisteen, Department of Revenue Staff Assistant, stationery and notebook, circa 1983-1987 |
| Box 2 | Folder 2 | Washington Transition Committee, “Toward a Prosperous, Compassionate and Efficient Chicago:” Policy Recommendations, 1983 September |
| Box 1 | Folder 34 | Women’s Network for Washington, election materials, 1983 |
Series 1, Subseries B: Newspaper Clippings, 1982-2013
Arrangement
Subseries B is arranged chronologically.
| Box 5 | Folder 1 | Chicago Tribune, 1982 April 16 |
| Box 5 | Folder 2 | Chicago Defender, 1983 January 18 |
| Box 5 | Folder 3 | Chicago Sun-Times, clippings, 1983 February 1, 2, 18, 20, 26 |
| Box 5 | Folder 4 | Chicago Tribune, 1983 February 13 |
| Box 5 | Folder 5 | Chicago Independent Bulletin, 1983 February 24 |
| Box 5 | Folder 6 | Chicago Defender, 1983 February 12, 26 |
| Box 5 | Folder 7 | People’s Tribune, 1983 March 14 |
| Box 5 | Folder 8 | Chicago Sun-Times, 1983 March 7, 16-18 |
| Box 5 | Folder 9 | Chicago Defender, 1983 March 17 |
| Box 5 | Folder 10 | Chicago Tribune, 1983 March 17, 18 |
| Box 5 | Folder 11 | Chicago Defender, 1983 March 19 |
| Box 5 | Folder 12 | Chicago Defender, 1983 March 23 |
| Box 5 | Folder 13 | Chicago Defender, 1983 March 24 |
| Box 5 | Folder 14 | Chicago Sun-Times, 1983 March 24 |
| Box 5 | Folder 15 | Chicago Tribune, 1983 March 24 |
| Box 5 | Folder 16 | Chicago Sun-Times, 1983 March 25, 28 |
| Box 5 | Folder 17 | Chicago Defender, 1983 March 26 |
| Box 5 | Folder 18 | Chicago Defender, 1983 March 29 |
| Box 5 | Folder 19 | Chicago Defender, 1983 April 2 |
| Box 5 | Folder 20 | Chicago Defender, 1983 April 6 |
| Box 5 | Folder 21 | Chicago Sun-Times, 1983 April 6, 10 |
| Box 5 | Folder 22 | Chicago Defender, 1983 April 7 |
| Box 5 | Folder 23 | Chicago Defender, 1983 April 9 |
| Box 5 | Folder 24 | Chicago Defender, 1983 April 13 |
| Box 5 | Folder 25 | Chicago Sun-Times, 1983 April 13, 14 |
| Box 5 | Folder 26 | Chicago Tribune, 1983 April 13 |
| Box 5 | Folder 27 | Chicago Defender, 1983 April 14 |
| Box 5 | Folder 28 | Chicago Defender, 1983 April 16 |
| Box 5 | Folder 29 | Chicago Sun-Times, 1983 April 29 |
| Box 5 | Folder 30 | Chicago Defender, 1983 April 30 |
| Box 5 | Folder 31 | Chicago Sun-Times, 1983 April 30 |
| Box 5 | Folder 32 | Chicago Sun-Times, 1983 May 3, 4, 6 |
| Box 5 | Folder 33 | Trinity Trumpet, 1983 June |
| Box 5 | Folder 34 | The National Leader, 1984 January 14 |
| Box 5 | Folder 35 | Chicago Tribune Magazine, 1986 November 16 |
| Box 5 | Folder 36 | Chicago Tribune, 1987 May 5 |
| Box 5 | Folder 37 | Chicago Westside Journal, 1987 November 12-19 |
| Box 6 | Folder 1 | Chicago Sun-Times, 1987 November 26 |
| Box 6 | Folder 2 | Chicago Tribune, 1987 November 26 |
| Box 6 | Folder 3 | Skyline: Chicago’s People Newspaper, 1987 November 26 |
| Box 6 | Folder 4 | Chicago Tribune, 1987 November 27 |
| Box 6 | Folder 5 | Chicago Sun-Times, 1987 November 28 |
| Box 6 | Folder 6 | Chicago Tribune, 1987 November 28 |
| Box 6 | Folder 7 | Chicago Sun-Times, 1987 November 29 |
| Box 6 | Folder 8 | Chicago Tribune, 1987 November 29 |
| Box 6 | Folder 9 | Chicago Sun-Times, 1987 November 30 |
| Box 6 | Folder 10 | Chicago Tribune, 1987 November 30 |
| Box 6 | Folder 11 | Chicago Defender, 1987 December 1 |
| Box 6 | Folder 12 | Chicago Sun-Times, 1987 December 1 |
| Box 6 | Folder 13 | Chicago Tribune, 1987 December 1 |
| Box 6 | Folder 14 | Chicago Defender, 1987 December 2, 3, 5 |
| Box 6 | Folder 15 | Chicago Sun-Times, 1987 December 3 |
| Box 6 | Folder 16 | Chicago Sun-Times, 1987 December 8 |
| Box 6 | Folder 17 | Chicago Tribune, 1987 December 8 |
| Box 6 | Folder 18 | Chicago Reader, 1988 March 11 |
| Box 6 | Folder 19 | News Scene: The Voice of South Shore and Chatham Communities, 1989 January 26-February 1 |
| Box 6 | Folder 20 | Chicago Tribune Magazine, 1989 February 19 |
| Box 6 | Folder 21 | Chicago Defender, 1992 November 28 |
| Box 6 | Folder 22 | N’Digo Profiles: An Ongoing Black Anthology, 2000 March |
| Box 6 | Folder 23 | Chicago Sun-Times, 2012 November 25 |
| Box 6 | Folder 24 | Chicago Defender, 2013 April 24-30 |
Series 2: Bill Berry, circa 1960-1987
Scope and Contents
Edwin “Bill” Berry was a prominent civil rights activist and was the head of the Chicago chapter of the Urban League from 1956 to 1970. Following his time at the Urban League, Berry served as a Special Assistant to George Johnson, the president of Johnson Products Co. He also moderated a weekend talk show on WGN-TV. Berry served as the chair of the Committee to Elect Harold Washington in 1983, was the co-chair of the 1983 Washington Transition Committee and served as the co-chair of the Committee to Re-Elect Harold Washington in 1987.
Arrangement
Series 2 is arranged into the following three subseries:
- Subseries A: Documents
- Subseries B: Scrapbooks
- Subseries C: Photographs
Series 2, Subseries A: Documents, 1964-1987
Scope and Contents
Of particular note in Subseries A are the documents, publications, and papers relating to Berry’s time at the Chicago Urban League.
Arrangement
Subseries A is arranged alphabetically by topic or name.
| Box 7 | Folder 1 | Chicago Courier, 1966 April 2 [lead story: “Bill Berry’s 10 Years in Chicago”] |
| Box 3 | Folder 1 | Chicago Urban League, Chicago Public Schools desegregation materials, 1965, undated |
| Box 3 | Folder 2 | Chicago Urban League, memorandum, Bennett Hymer to Bill Berry [as Edwin C. Berry], “Negro Youth and the Job Market,” 1965 July 9 |
| Box 3 | Folder 3 | Chicago Urban League, The Menace of Unemployment: Jobs, Poverty and Race, pamphlet, 1964 September |
| Box 3 | Folder 4 | Events, Coming Together for the Black Family, program, 1986 June 26 |
| Box 3 | Folder 5 | Events, Joint Negro Appeal 14th Annual Dinner, program, 1969 December 14 |
| Box 3 | Folder 6 | Letter, Bill Berry to Coretta Scott King, 1985 July 31 |
| Box 3 | Folder 7 | Letter, Randall, J. to Bill Berry, 1985 February [regarding the Abraham Lincoln Centre Humanitarian of the Year Award] |
| Box 3 | Folder 8 | National Advisory Council on Economic Opportunity, Focus on Community Action, report, 1968 March |
| Box 3 | Folder 9 | National Business League, certificate of membership and member card, 1971 September 7 |
| Box 3 | Folder 10 | News clippings, Bill Berry, 1971, 1974, undated |
| Box 3 | Folder 11 | Obituaries and memorial service program, Bill Berry, 1987 May |
Series 2, Subseries B: Scrapbooks, 1960-1980s
Scope and Contents
The three scrapbooks in Subseries B collect clippings, photographs, and letters related to Berry’s life and work. Scrapbook 1 consists primarily of materials related to the Chicago Urban League. Scrapbooks 2 and 3 were compiled to record two specific events honoring Berry: the 1980 Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), Chicago Chapter, Community Service Award (Scrapbook 2) and the 1970 Chicago Urban League Bill Berry Tribute Dinner (Scrapbook 3).
Arrangement
Due to condition issues, items have been removed from scrapbooks. Original order has been maintained as much as possible; loose items have been noted.
| Box 7 | Folder 2 | Scrapbook 1 | “North’s Hottest Fight for Integration: Bill Berry heads battle in Chicago,” Ebony, 1962 March (page 1) |
| Box 3 | Folder 12 | Scrapbook 1 | A Pledge of Action for Civil Rights, news clipping, 1964, undated (page 2) |
| Box 3 | Folder 13 | Scrapbook 1 | TV Prevue [Bill Berry cover], 1970 (page 3) |
| Box 3 | Folder 13 | Scrapbook 1 | Chicago Urban League postcard, “Which Way for the race relations revolution in Chicago?” circa 1965 (page 3) |
| Box 3 | Folder 14 | Scrapbook 1 | Photograph, Bill Berry addressing civic leaders, 1964 March 5 (page 4) |
| Box 7 | Folder 5 | Scrapbook 1 | Chicago Urban League, Wall Street Journal, news clipping, 1963 September 5 (page 5) |
| Box 3 | Folder 15 | Scrapbook 1 | Chicago Urban League, Bill Berry Tribute Dinner materials, 1970 June (pages 6-13) |
| Box 3 | Folder 16 | Scrapbook 1 | Chicago Urban League, Women’s Board, news clippings and photograph, 1964 (pages 14-17) |
| Box 3 | [Pages 18-19 blank] | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 17 | Scrapbook 1 | Chicago Urban League, Annual Luncheon, program, news clippings, H.B. Law photograph, 1964 March, undated (page 20-31) |
| Box 3 | Folder 18 | Scrapbook 1 | Chicago Urban League, race and employment, news clippings, 1963, undated (pages 32-40) |
| Box 3 | Folder 19 | Scrapbook 1 | Chicago Urban League, Back to School Week, news clippings, press releases and photograph, 1960, 1963 (pages 41-45) |
| Box 7 | Folder 3 | Scrapbook 1 | Chicago Urban League, 2nd Annual Golden Fellowship Dinner, news clippings, 1964 January (pages 46-47) |
| Box 3 | Folder 20 | Scrapbook 1 | Chicago Urban League, housing segregation, news clippings and photographs, 1962-1963, undated (pages 48-59) |
| Box 3 | Folder 21 | Scrapbook 1 | Chicago Urban League, civil rights (multiple subjects), news clippings, 1963, 1964 (pages 60-77) |
| Box 3 | Folder 22 | Scrapbook 1 | Chicago Urban League, voting rights, news clippings, photographs and pamphlet, 1962, 1964 (pages 78-80) |
| Box 3 | Folder 23 | Scrapbook 1 | Chicago Urban League, Ballots and Race: Chicago Voting Participation, report, 1964 March 16 (page 81) |
| Box 7 | Folder 4 | Scrapbook 1 | Chicago Urban League, welfare and poverty-related news clippings, 1963-1964 (pages, 82, 84-85) |
| Box 3 | Folder 24 | Scrapbook 1 | Chicago Urban League, press releases, “The Human Relations Beat…,” 1963 (page 83) |
| Box 3 | Folder 25 | Scrapbook 1 | Chicago Urban League, informational materials, circa 1963 (pages 84-86) |
| Box 3 | Folder 26 | Scrapbook 1 | Newspaper clippings (loose), circa 1960s |
| Box 3 | Folder 27 | Scrapbook 1 | Photographs, circa 1970s-1980s (loose) |
| Box 3 | Folder 28 | Scrapbook 1 | National Urban League, Leadership Awards Program, 1972 September 25 (loose) |
| Box 3 | Folder 29 | Scrapbook 1 | Chicago Urban League, An Accounting and a Challenge, annual report, 1966-1967 (loose) |
| Box 3 | Folder 30 | Scrapbook 1 | Black Illinois Legislative Lobby, “Let’s Hear it for Bill Berry” program and tributes, 1977 April 15 (loose) |
| Box 3 | Folder 31 | Scrapbook 2 | Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), Chicago Chapter, Community Service Award, program, 1980 March 18 |
| Box 3 | Folder 32 | Scrapbook 2 | Illinois State Senate, resolution of congratulations, 1980 March 18 |
| Box 3 | Folder 32 | Scrapbook 2 | City of Chicago, Bill Berry Day proclamation, 1980 March 18 |
| Box 3 | Folder 33 | Scrapbook 2 | Public Relations Society of America, Community Service Award, letters [congratulations and reflections on the career of Bill Berry], 1980 February-March |
| Box 3 | Folder 34 | Scrapbook 2 | PR/Chicago, Chicago Chapter, Public Relations Society of America, newsletter, 1980 March |
| Box 3 | Folder 35 | Scrapbook 2 | Public Relations Society of America, Community Service Award, newspaper clippings and tribute illustration |
| Box 3 | Folder 36 | Scrapbook 3 | Chicago Urban League, Bill Berry Tribute Dinner, remarks by Laplois Ashford, 1970 June |
| Box 3 | Folder 37 | Scrapbook 3 | Chicago Urban League, Bill Berry Tribute Dinner, telegrams [tributes and congratulations], 1970 June |
| Box 3 | Folder 38 | Scrapbook 3 | Chicago Urban League, Bill Berry Tribute Dinner, letters [tributes and congratulations], 1970 May-June |
| Box 3 | Folder 39 | Scrapbook 3 | Chicago Urban League, Bill Berry Tribute Dinner, photographs, 1970 June |
| Box 3 | Folder 40 | Scrapbook 3 | Chicago Urban League, Bill Berry Tribute Dinner, newspaper clippings, |
Series 2, Subseries C: Photographs, 1960-1985
Scope and Contents
Subseries C contains photographs of Bill Berry and his associates, primarily at events with other individuals and groups.
Arrangement
Photographs have been arranged alphabetically by subject as best as possible. Photographs originally found in albums have been rehoused, and their original order maintained. Loose photographs are largely without context and most of the individuals pictured are unidentified. The photograph prefix denotes in which housing the photograph originally appeared, either in an album (1.1, 1.2, etc.) or loose (2.1, 2.2, etc.).
| Box 8 | 1.93-1.247 | Abraham Lincoln Centre Humanitarian of the Year Award, banquet, 1985 | |
| Box 4 | Folder 1 | 2.1 | Anderson, Howard [Executive Director of the Sickle Cell Anemia Association of America] and Bill Berry, undated |
| Box 4 | Folder 2 | 2.2 | Ayers, Thomas G., undated |
| Box 4 | Folder 3 | 2.3-2.10 | Contact sheets, 1983, undated |
| Box 4 | Folder 4 | 2.18-2.32 | Event, Chicago Urban League, 1974 August 6 |
| Box 4 | Folder 5 | 2.33-2.38 | Event, Coalition for United Community Action, 1975 |
| Box 4 | Folder 6 | 2.11-2.12 | Event, unidentified, 1978 May 16 |
| Box 4 | Folder 7 | 2.13-2.17 | Event, unidentified, 1983 November 22 |
| Box 4 | Folder 8 | 2.39-2.43 | Events, unidentified, undated |
| Box 4 | Folder 9 | 2.44 | Gillespie, Dizzy and Bill Berry, circa 1960 |
| Box 4 | Folder 2 | 2.45 | Johnson, Al, undated |
| Box 4 | Folder 10 | 2.46 | Metcalf, Ralph, Bill Berry, and unidentified man, 1975 January 18 |
| Box 4 | Folder 12 | 2.49 | People to People talk show, Bill Berry and four unidentified men, undated |
| Box 4 | Folder 2 | 2.47 | Stern, G., undated |
| Box 10 | 1.1-1.92 | Southtown YMCA “Great Guys Doing Great Things” Awards Banquet, 1981 May 15 (Photographer: Cliff Burress) | |
| Box 4 | Folder 11 | 2.48 | Southtown YMCA “Great Guys Doing Great Things” cocktail reception, Bill Berry and Evonne E. Raglin, 1975 August 21 |
| Box 4 | Folder 2 | 2.50 | Unidentified man, undated |
| Box 4 | Folder 13 | 2.51-2.54 | Washington, Harold and Bill Berry, circa 1983-1985 |
| Box 4 | Folder 14 | 2.55-2.56 | The Woodlawn Organization Banquet, 1972 October 27 |
Series 3: Artifacts, 1983-2019
Scope and Contents
Series 3 contains artifacts that correspond to Loisteen Walker’s participation in various political campaigns, social movements, and related organizations.
Arrangement
Series 3 is arranged into five subseries:
- Subseries A: Buttons, Harold Washington
- Subseries B: Buttons, Political, non-Harold Washington
- Subseries C: Buttons, Topical, non-political
- Subseries D: Keychains
- Subseries E: Apparel
Series 3, Subseries A: Buttons, Harold Washington, 1983-2003
Arrangement
Subseries A is arranged alphabetically.
| Box 9 | 2022.26.10 | 16 More Years Mr. Washington, circa 1987 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.21 | Chicago Works Together, Re-Elect Harold Washington, circa 1987 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.34 | Come Alive Oct. 5 Remembering Harold Washington Vote Election Date Nov. 8, undated |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.27 | [Harold Washington Photograph], circa 1983 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.32 | Harold Washington: The Man and the Movement, Chicago Historical Society, Oct. 4 2003-May 31, 2004, circa 2003 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.22 | Hey Hey Harold’s OK, circa 1983 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.25 | I Am One Of A Million Voters for Washington, circa 1983 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.17 | “I Count” I’m a Registered Voter, circa 1983 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.11 | “I Have A Dream” Harold Washington, 1983 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.26 | I [heart] Harold Washington For Mayor, circa 1983 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.24 | I Punched 9 Harold Washington for Mayor, circa 1983 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.33 | I Support the Mayor Harold Washington U.S. Commemorative Postage Stamp 1922-1987, circa 2001 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.16 | Keep Moving – Keep Harold, circa 1987 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.19 | Let’s Do It Again Washington For Chicago, 1987 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.4 | Lois Is For Harold, circa 1983-1987 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.30 | Mayor Harold Washington Legacy Committee |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.12 | Mayor Washington Punch 10, circa 1987 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.15 | Nobody But Harold!! [block letters], circa 1983-1987 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.5 | Nobody But Harold!! [cursive letters], circa 1983-1987 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.7 | Nobody But Harold, One Mayor Fits All, Punch 10, circa 1983-1987 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.23 | Nobody But McHarold’87, 1987 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.28 | No Deals: Stand By Harold, Stand By Harold’s Program, circa 1983 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.9 | Promises Made, Promises Kept, 1987 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.14 | Punch 8 Before 8 AM, circa 1983 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.13 | Punch 8 Harold Washington for Mayor, circa 1983 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.18 | Re-Elect Harold Washington, Timothy C. Evans Alderman 4th Ward, 1987 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.31 | Remember Harold – Vote, circa 1987 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.2 | The Year of Washington, 1983 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.6 | This Time Punch 9, 1983 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.8; 2022.26.29 | Washington for Chicago, 1983 (2) |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.20 | Washington’s No. 1 Crew, circa 1983-1987 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.3 | Women’s Network for Washington, circa 1983 |
Series 3, Subseries B: Button, Political, non-Harold Washington, 1984-2019
Arrangement
Subseries B is arranged alphabetically by subject or organization.
| Box 9 | 2022.26.39 | 53rd Inauguration I Was There! January 20, 1997, circa 1997 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.35 | African Americans for Clinton Gore 96, circa 1996 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.38 | Builders for Clinton 1996, circa 1996 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.40 | Building America’s Bridge to the 21st Century Clinton – Gore, circa 1992-1996 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.60 | Can’t Stop Zopp, Andrea Zopp U.S. Senate, #yourvoicematters, circa 2016 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.45 | Carol Moseley Braun, Democrat U.S. Senate, circa 1992 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.53 | “Come Alive” Mike Stuttley for Judge Punch #265, circa 1988 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.1 | Come Alive Once More in 1984, Feb. 21st, Last day to register to vote, circa 1984 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.47 | Danny K. Davis One Chicago, circa 1990-1996 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.48 | Elect Ed Washington, II Judge, circa 2002 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.54 | Evolution of A “People,” circa 2008 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.42 | Gore President 2000, circa 2000 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.36 | Hillary RODMAN Clinton As Bas As She Wants To Be, circa 1996 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.77 | Illinois for Hillary President 2016, circa 2016 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.55 | I’m With Rahm, circa 2011 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.41 | Inauguration Day January 20, 1997, Vice President Al Gore President Bill Clinton, circa 1997 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.59 | JB For Governor, circa 2018 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.59 | [Jesse Jackson photographic portrait], circa 1988 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.80 | Jesse Jackson ’88, circa 1988 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.82 | Jesse Jackson President Bold Leadership New Direction, circa 1988 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.86 | Jesse Jackson, Win JESSE Win ’84, circa 1984 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.81 | Jesse Jackson, Win Jesse Jackson ’88 Win!, circa 1988 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.58 | Kim Foxx For State’s Attorney, circa 2016 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.87 | Lane 18th Ward – City of Chicago – Commitment to Community, circa 2011 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.52 | Obama Mama, circa 2008 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.57 | Re-Elect David Moore, Vision – Values – Voice, 17th Ward Alderman, February 26, 2019, circa 2019 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.49 | Re-Elect John Stroger, President – Cook County Board, circa 1998 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.61 | Say No To Drugs, Mayor Eugene Sawyer, circa 1987-1989 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.46 | Timothy C. Evans For Mayor, Harold Washington Party, circa 1989 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.44 | We Did It For Harold, We Can Do It For Carol Moseley-Braun, Vote Nov. 3, circa 1992 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.50 | We’re Sticking With Bobby Rush, circa 1994-2000 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.43 | Women for Gore Lieberman 2000, circa 2000 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.51 | Women for Jesse White Secretary of State, circa 1998 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.56 | Zopp Won’t Stop Working for YOU!, circa 2016 |
Series 3, Subseries C: Buttons, Topical, non-political, 1985-2019
Arrangement
Subseries C is arranged alphabetically by subject or organization.
| Box 9 | 2022.26.92 | 911 Team Chicago, undated |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.66 | 1985 World Champions Chicago Bears, 1985 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.64 | A Coalition of People for the Parks, undated |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.69 | Aretha Franklin 1942-2018, The Queen of Soul, 2018 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.65 | CeaseFire: Stop Killing People, circa 1999-2004 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.89 | Chicago 2015, undated |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.90 | Chicago WORKS Together, undated |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.74 | I Support NY – NYPD – FDNY and their families, circa 2001 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.68 | I was ENLIGHTENED on a Black History Tour, circa 2010-2019 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.72 | It’ll Be Sweet 2 Repeat [Michael Jordan], 1991 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.83 | Martin Luther King Jr. $0.33 Stamp, circa 1999 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.71 | Marvin Gaye Midnight Love, undated |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.70 | The Met Jubilee Peace Planter Awards, circa 2017 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.73 | Million Woman March – Who Am I? BLACK WOMAN!, 1997 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.75 | Mt. Hermon MBC Chicago presents A Black Heritage D.C. Experience, 2017 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.84 | Oak Forest Bowl 200, undated |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.91 | Okie From Muskogee, undated |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.85 | Rainbow PUSH Coalition Member, undated |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.78 | Rainbow PUSH Coalition, Save the Dream Leave No American Behind, 1999 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.76 | Service Employees Local 1, 1988 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.63 | Sharing It [Chicago skyline silhouette with heart illustration], circa 2000-2010 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.67 | Sleet Is Chicago, circa 2018 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.62 | Southwest Organizing Project, circa 1996 |
| Box 9 | 2022.26.88 | United States Census 2000 – This is your future. Don’t leave it blank, circa 2000 |
Series 3, Subseries D: Keychains, 1983-1988
Arrangement
Subseries D is arranged alphabetically by subject or organization.
| Box 9 | 2022.51.3 | Chicago Historical Society, History Rocks, undated |
| Box 9 | 2022.51.2 | Harold Washington [photograph], Harold Washington for Mayor – He’s My Candidate, circa 1983 |
| Box 9 | 2022.51.4 | Harold Washington [photograph], Mayor Harold Washington – April 15, 1986 – Navy Pier, 1986 |
| Box 9 | 2022.51.1 | Jesse Jackson [photograph], Jesse Jackson For President – Win Jesse Win, circa 1984-1988 |
Series 3, Subseries E: Apparel, 1983-1987
Arrangement
Subseries E is arranged alphabetically by type.
| Box 9 | 2022.52 | Armband, black, Harold Washington’s funeral, 1987 |
| Box 10 | 2022.53 | Jacket, Harold Washington re-election campaign, Front: “Let’s Do It Again;” Back: “Nobody But Harold, circa 1987 |
| Box 10 | 2022.54 | Sweatshirt, “Nobody But Harold Washington Mayor For All The People,” circa 1983-1987 |
| Box 10 | 2022.55 | T-shirt, “Congratulations Honorable Harold Washington, First Black Mayor, City of Chicago,” circa 1983 |