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Harold Washington Archives and Collections. Mayoral Records. Community Services Sub-Cabinet Series

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Identifier: spe-h00015
Abstract When Harold Washington took office in 1983 he formed five sub-cabinets that were responsible for the coordination, development and implementation of policies that cut across departmental boundaries. The Community Services Sub-Cabinet focused on the “people-oriented” departments of city government, including Human Services, Human Relations, Departments of Health and Aging and Disabilities and the Chicago Public Library. Records include reports, correspondence and minutes. Major topics...
Dates: 1975 - 1988; Majority of material found within 1983 - 1988

Harold Washington Archives and Collections. Mayoral Records. Development Sub-Cabinet Series

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Identifier: spe-h00016
Abstract

When Harold Washington took office 1983 he formed five sub-cabinets that were responsible for the coordination, development and implementation of policies that cut across departmental boundaries. The Development Sub-Cabinet worked with several city departments including Departments of Economic Development, Planning, Housing, Cultural Affairs, Chicago Housing Authority and the Mayor’s Office of Employment and Training. Documents include reports, memoranda, correspondence and minutes.

Dates: 1980 - 1987

Harold Washington Archives and Collections. Mayoral Records. Finance and Administration Sub-Cabinet Series.

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Identifier: spe-h00017
Abstract

When Harold Washington took office in 1983 he formed five sub-cabinets that were responsible for the coordination, development and implementation of policies that cut across departmental boundaries. Major topics in the collection include the renovation of the Chicago and Regal Theaters, the Chinatown Basin Project and the North Loop Development Project. Documents include reports, memoranda, correspondence and minutes.

Dates: 1980 - 1988; Majority of material found within 1983 - 1987

Harold Washington Archives and Collections. Mayoral Records. Infrastructure Sub-Cabinet Series

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Identifier: spe-h00018
Abstract When Harold Washington took office in 1983 he formed five sub-cabinets that were responsible for the coordination, development and implementation of policies that cut across departmental boundaries. Departments reporting to the Infrastructure Sub-Cabinet include Aviation, Public Works, Sewers, Streets and Sanitation and Water. Major topics in the collection include an expansion of O’Hare International Airport and the construction of a direct rail link to O’Hare International Airport by the...
Dates: 1981 - 1989; Majority of material found within 1983 - 1987

Harold Washington Archives and Collections. Mayoral Records. Legislative Liaison and Intergovernmental Affairs Records

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Identifier: spe-h00168
Abstract

Records created by the Harold Washington’s Office of Intergovernmental Affairs (IGA) and the Legislative Liaison. IGA was established to coordinate legislative and lobbying efforts for and with various city departments, boards and commissions and with state and federal governments. Major topics in the collection include transportation issues and Chicago’s anti-apartheid and divestment from South Africa efforts.

Dates: 1977 - 1988; Majority of material found within 1984 - 1987

Harold Washington Archives and Collections. Mayoral Records. Office Manager / Supervisor of Clerical Staff Records

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Identifier: spe-h00055
Abstract

In 1983 Harold Washington became Chicago’s first African American mayor. The Office Manager / Supervisor of Clerical Staff Records detail the day to day administrative work done within the Mayor’s Office.

Dates: 1975 - 1988; Majority of material found within 1983 - 1987

Harold Washington Archives and Collections. Mayoral Records. Press Office Photographs

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Identifier: spe-h00066
Abstract Harold Washington was the first African American mayor of Chicago, elected in 1983. The Press Office was part of the Office of the Mayor, and was responsible for the mayor’s scheduling and for ensuring he was prepared for each event by producing briefing notes with detailed background information. The photographs, contact sheets and negatives in this collection were mostly taken by Press Office photographers, Michelle V. Agins, Antonio B. Dickey and Peter J. Schulz, between 1983 and 1987....
Dates: 1983 - 1987

Harold Washington Archives and Collections. Mayoral Records. Press Office Records

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Identifier: spe-h00057
Abstract

The Press Office was responsible for the mayor’s scheduling and for ensuring he was prepared for each event by producing briefing notes with detailed background information about the organization or venue involved. They also drafted press releases and speeches for the mayor and gathered news clippings on all topics. Of particular note are a collection of news clippings gathered after Mayor Washington’s sudden death.

Dates: 1979 - 1991; Majority of material found within 1983 - 1987

Harold Washington Archives and Collections. Mayoral Records. Public Safety / Regulatory Sub-Cabinet Series

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Identifier: spe-h00019
Abstract

When Harold Washington took office in 1983 he formed five sub-cabinets that were responsible for the coordination, development and implementation of policies that cut across departmental boundaries. Departments reporting to this Sub-Committee include Police, Fire, Consumer Services, Cable Communications and Animal Care and Control. Records from the Police Department are particularly strong in the area of gangs and the Mayor’s Task Force on Youth Crime Prevention.

Dates: 1982 - 1988

Harold Washington Archives and Collections. Mayoral Records. Real Estate Review Committee Records

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Identifier: spe-h00165
Abstract

This Committee managed a wide range of city-owned properties. Documents include market value appraisals and reports, correspondence, site plans, leases and market data and from 1979-1984.

Dates: 1979 - 1984; Majority of material found within 1983 - 1984

Harold Washington Archives and Collections. Mayoral Records. Schedules and Evaluations Records

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Identifier: spe-h00167
Abstract

Files from Mayor Harold Washington’s Scheduling Department detailing events that the mayor was invited to. Records include reports of site-visits, seating plans, floor plans of the venue, the racial mix of the audience and follow-up reports about how the Mayor was received.

Dates: 1986 - 1987

Harold Washington Archives and Collections. Pre-Mayoral Photograph Collection

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Identifier: spe-h00068
Abstract

This collection begins with photographs of Harold Washington as a student, in the Army and as a member of the Illinois legislature, but the bulk of the collection dates from his time in Washington, D.C., as U.S. Congressman, and from his 1983 campaign for Mayor of Chicago.

Dates: 1938 - 1983; Majority of material found within 1969 - 1983

Harold Washington Archvies and Collections, Pre-Mayoral Records, U.S. Congressional Records

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Identifier: spe-h00159
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1970 - 1983; Majority of material found within 1980 - 1983

Washington Heights Community Organization Archives

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Identifier: Harsh-2003-01
Abstract

Washington Heights Civic Organization, formed in 1966 for the upkeep and economic development and growth of the area, was initially composed of formal block clubs in the Washington Heights and Mount 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.

Dates: 1968 - 2003

Hedy Weiss Press Kit Collection

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Identifier: spe-t00077
Abstract

Hedy Weiss served as the theater and dance critic for the Chicago Sun-Times 1984-2017. This collection is comprised of electronic files of theater and dance production photos Weiss received as part of press kits via CD from more than 85 theaters.

Dates: 2000 - 2017

Wermich-Northcenter News Collection

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Identifier: nnhc-wnn
Abstract

The Wermich-North Center News Collection contains records from the Clarence and Marie Wermich, who published the neighborhood newspaper the Northcenter News. Items in the collection include issues of the newspaper from the 1940s - 1960s; minutes, correspondence and newspaper clippings about the North Center Commercial Association; miscellaneous files about other neighborhood organizations, and photographs.

Dates: 1890-1983, undated

Wesleyan Bible Class Records

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Identifier: spe-wbc
Abstract The collection primarily consists of promotional materials for the class. The Wesleyan Bible Class was organized in 1880, but is best known for the years (1896-1945) it was led by Frank L. Wood. Under his leadership, the class numbered some 900, with an average attendance of 626 per meeting in 1940. The focus of the class was on Bible study. It was interdenominational and designed to serve all churches on the West Side. The collection contains newsletters, programs, invitations and...
Dates: 1903 - 1952

West End Woman’s Club Records

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Identifier: spe-nhrc-wew
Abstract

The collection consists of yearbooks which contain the club’s articles of incorporation, lists of officers and members, by-laws and program calendars.

Dates: 1894 - 1929

West Garfield Park Community Collection

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Identifier: spe-nhrc-wgp
Abstract

The collection contains correspondence, directories, historical narratives, meeting minutes, news clippings, newsletters and over 300 photographs related to businesses, clubs, organizations, religious organizations, persons, residences, schools and street scenes in the West Garfield Park community area.

Dates: 1831 - 1970

West [Near West] Side Community Collection

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Identifier: spe-nhrc-ws
Abstract The West [Near West] Side Community Collection contains manuscripts, printed material and photographs that document Chicago’s Near West Side, an area bounded by 16th Street on the south, Kinzie Street on the north, the Chicago River on the east and Maplewood Avenue on the west. It was originally called the West Side Community Collection. The collection contains biographical information on residents, as well as information on businesses, religious institutions, clubs and organizations,...
Dates: 1853 - 1994

West Side Council of Parents and Teachers Records

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Identifier: spe-nhrc-wsc
Abstract

The West Side Council of Parents and Teachers formed on April 4, 1923, as an umbrella group to support PTA units in individual elementary schools on Chicago’s West Side. This collection documents the West Side Council from its beginning in 1923 up through its division into West Side Council North and West Side Council South in 1949.

Dates: 1923 - 1950; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1949

West Side Historical Society Records

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Identifier: spe-nhrc-wshs
Abstract

The West Side Historical Society worked with staff at Legler Regional Library to collect information about Chicago's West Side. The collection includes the organization’s annual meeting proceedings, by-laws, constitution, collection development policy, correspondence, meeting minutes, photographs, programming, publicity, research indexes and transcripts from a weekly radio quiz show featuring questions about Chicago’s West Side.

Dates: 1930 - 1955

West Side Newspaper Collection

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Identifier: spe-nhrc-wsnc
Abstract

The West Side Newspaper Collection consists of partial runs of West Side newspapers including The Austinite, Garfield News, Garfieldian and the West Town News, among others.

Dates: 1880 - 1966

West Town Community Collection

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Identifier: spe-nhrc-wt
Abstract

The West Town Community Collection covers the history of Chicago's West Town neighborhood, its residents, and its institutions, including churches, businesses, organizations, settlement houses, schools and libraries. Of particular note are the photographs that document schools in the neighborhood.

Dates: 1860 - 2007

Shelby Westbrook Papers

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Identifier: harsh-2008-05
Abstract

A Tuskegee Airman during World War II and a historian of African Americans in the military services, Shelby Westbrook’s papers consist of press releases, photographs and audiovisual materials.

Dates: 1945-1992, undated

Wicker Park Collection of Mary Ann Johnson

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Identifier: nnhc-00095
Abstract

Wicker Park is a neighborhood in Chicago's West Town community area on the near northwest side of the city, about three miles from the Loop. This collection contains material gathered by Mary Ann Johnson as part of her research for the book Wicker Park: From 1673 thru 1929 and Walking Tour Guide. There is also a small amount of material from the 1970s-early 2000s.

Dates: 1879 - 2002

Mary Frances Willard Letters

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Identifier: spe-w00138
Abstract

This collection consists of 52 typed copies of her original letters (322 pages) that Mary Frances Willard (Aunt May) sent to her family members while serving as a YMCA canteen worker in France during World War I.

Dates: 1918 - 1919

Women and Girls Collective Action Network (WGCAN) Records

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Identifier: spe-c00049
Abstract The Women and Girls Collective Action Network (WGCAN) was established in Chicago, Illinois, in August 2004 as an organization dedicated to end violence and social injustices against women and girls. Through its two primary initiatives, the Community Accountability Institute and Females United for Action (FUFA), WGCAN provided trainings, resources and programs to develop youth and community leadership, challenge media representations and end domestic violence. The documentation includes...
Dates: 2001 - 2011

Woodlawn Block Club Council Records

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Identifier: spe-nhrc-wbcc
Abstract

The Woodlawn Block Club Council’s activities are chronicled in records containing its constitution and by-laws, correspondence, minutes of meetings, membership rosters and publicity materials dealing with its community betterment projects.

Dates: 1958 - 1960

Woodlawn Community Collection

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Identifier: spe-nhrc-wcc
Abstract The Woodlawn neighborhood is 8 miles south of the Loop. The neighborhood runs roughly from 60th Street south to 67th Street and from the Lake west to King Drive and in places to South Chicago Avenue. The area was annexed into Chicago in 1889. Woodlawn is number 42 of the 77 official communities that make up Chicago.Includes correspondence, biographical essays, memorabilia, newspaper clippings, advertisements, announcements, historical essays, printed materials, church...
Dates: 1857 - 1992

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