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Chicago Committee of Fifteen. Records, 1909-1927 Also known as Manuscript Codex 1028, these twenty-six volumes were gathered for an investigation of Chicago crime, focusing on prostitution and the illegal sale of alcohol. Notes are from on-scene investigations, summaries of court records and newspaper clippings. |
Formats Digital Archives & Manuscripts |
Subjects American History Chicago and Illinois |
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Chicago Jazz Archive The collections span more than eight decades of Chicago and general jazz history. The collections include recordings, publications, photographs, articles, posters, programs, ticket stubs, and other ephemera of musicians, clubs, record companies, and jazz organizations. |
Formats Archives & Manuscripts Audio Music Scores |
Subjects Music Chicago and Illinois |
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Hyde Park Center. Collection, 1910-1917 Established in 1908, the Hyde Park Center was an independent welfare organization providing services to children and youth in the neighborhood, such as a free kindergarten and playground, clubs and activities, and job training for youth. |
Formats Digital Archives & Manuscripts |
Subjects American History Chicago and Illinois |
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Lane, Ebenezer, Family. Papers, 1811-1866 The Ebenezer Lane Family Papers contain materials relating to Lane and his son, also named Ebenezer. The papers of the father (1793-1866) document his career as an attorney and judge, with materials including financial records, legal documents, letterbooks, notes on law cases, and a travel diary. |
Formats Digital Archives & Manuscripts |
Subjects American History Chicago and Illinois |
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Lee, Elon N. and Edson S. Bastin. Papers, 1864-1919 Elon N. Lee and Edson S. Bastin, early students. The Elon N. Lee and Edson S. Bastin Papers consist of Edson S. Bastin's correspondence (1866-1919), Elon Lee's diary (1864-1865), drafts of essays, and miscellaneous ephemera concerning the Old University of Chicago (1867-1881). |
Formats Digital Archives & Manuscripts |
Subjects Chicago and Illinois American History |
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Philip M. Klutznick: Community Builder, Jewish and Civic Leader, Diplomat Digital archive drawn from the Philip M. Klutznick Papers highlighting his multi-faceted life and career as a pioneering community developer, philanthropist, United Nations representative, U.S. Secretary of Commerce and leader of the American and international Jewish community. |
Formats Digital Archives & Manuscripts |
Subjects Chicago and Illinois American History |
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UNCAP: Uncovering New Chicago Archives Program Electronic finding aids to contemporary poetry collections and the Chicago Jazz Archive at the University of Chicago Library and to important archival collections that chronicle Black Chicago from Chicago Defender, The DuSable Museum, The Vivan Harsh Collection of the Chicago Public Library, and the South Side Community Art Center. |
Formats Archives & Manuscripts |
Subjects Chicago and Illinois American History African-American Studies |
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Wells, Ida B. Papers, 1884-1976 Ida B. Wells, (1862-1931) teacher, journalist and anti-lynching activist. Paper contain correspondence, manuscript of Crusade for Justice: the Autobiography of Ida B. Wells, diaries, copies of articles and speeches by Wells, articles and accounts about Wells, newspapers clippings, and photographs. |
Formats Digital Archives & Manuscripts |
Subjects Women's Studies Chicago and Illinois African-American Studies |
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World's Columbian Exposition. Records, 1891-1895 This collection includes documents and ephemera from the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. It includes photographs, newspaper clippings, reports, guides, and visitor memorabilia. |
Formats Digital Archives & Manuscripts Books & Journals Photographs |
Subjects Chicago and Illinois |