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Lea Demarest Taylor Papers

Lea Demarest Taylor (1883-1975) was active in Chicago's social settlement movement. The collection contains correspondence, memos, articles, speeches, annual reports, minutes of meetings, and photographs. pertaining to operation and activities of Chicago Commons settlement house, the Chicago Federation of Settlements and the National Federation of Settlements. The collection also includes writing and publications by Graham Taylor, founder of Chicago Commons.

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Chicago Commons - neighborhood statistics, 1940 (Folder 74)
3 Text
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1940-03-01
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City of Chicago - housing, urban renewal, race relations, 1936-1945 (Folder 200)
183 Text
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City of Chicago - housing, urban renewal, race relations, 1955-1957 (Folder 201)
156 Text
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City of Chicago - housing, urban renewal, race relations, 1960-1962 (Folder 202)
120 Text
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City of Chicago - housing, urban renewal, race relations, 1964-1965 (Folder 205)
141 Text
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1964-1965
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City of Chicago - housing, urban renewal, race relations, 1965 (Folder 206)
11 Text
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1965
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City of Chicago - housing, urban renewal, race relations, 1963 (Folder 203)
124 Text
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1963
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City of Chicago - housing, urban renewal, race relations, 1964 (Folder 204)
129 Text
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1964
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Depression Era - relief and unemployment, 1940-1941 (Folder 212)
123 Text
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Depression era - relief and unemployment, 1929 (Folder 207)
28 Text
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1929
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Depression era - relief and unemployment, 1938-1939 (Folder 211)
248 Text
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Depression era - relief and unemployment, 1932 (Folder 208)
103 Text
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1932
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Labor - Chicago Workers' Committee on Unemployment - leaflet, 1935 (Folder 18)
2 Text
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1935
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Labor - Republic Steel Memorial Day Riot - fliers, clippings, 1937 (Folder 22)
7 Text
Date:
June-August 1937
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Labor - marches and protests - broadsides, undated (Folder 21)
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n.d.
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Labor - women, 1921-1937 (Folder 23)
24 Text
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August 1937
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Labor - youth unemployment, 1932 (Folder 24)
2 Text
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1932
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Neighborhood Fires - racial unrest, 1945-1947 (Folder 71)
78 Text
Reports and eyewitness accounts of the housing fires in Chicago.
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1944-1947
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Neighborhood Fires - racial unrest, 1947 (Folder 72)
12 Text
Civil Liberties News reports on the housing fires in Chicago.
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1947
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Neighborhood Fires - racial unrest, 1947 (Folder 73)
39 Text
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1943-1950
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Neighborhood Fires, 1947-1955 (Folder 70)
74 Text
Newspaper articles on the housing fires in Chicago.
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1947-1955
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Race Relations - Chicago - South Central Association, 1945-1947 (Folder 30)
16 Text
Date:
1947
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Race Relations - School Strikes, 1947 (Folder 31)
5 Text
Date:
1947
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Race relations - Chicago - Race Riot of 1919, 1916-1920 (Folder 29)
95 Text
Date:
1916-1920
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Race relations - Chicago, 1944-1949 (Folder 27)
69 Text
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1944-1949
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Taylor, Graham - writings about, 1902-1966 (Folder 213)
113 Text
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1902-1966
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Taylor, Graham - writings by, 1893-1919 (Folder 214)
130 Text
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1893-1919
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Collection Details

Repository
University of Illinois Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library)
Collection Type
Manuscript Collections
Collection Location
Richard J. Daley Library
Theme
Social Services & Settlement Houses
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13 Health, Welfare and Housing 7 Government and Politics 5 Employment and Labour 4 Crime and Delinquency 4 Protest and Race Riots 4 urban planning, housing, public welfare, community development, finance, public housing projects 3 housing, crime, discrimination, poverty, public housing projects, public welfare, racial violence 2 Education and Training 2 Organisations, Associations and Societies 1 Faith and Religion 1 Legislation and Legal Cases 1 Police and Community Relations 1 community, racial tensions, grass roots community action 1 education, strike, racial tensions, desegregation, youth, punishment 1 finance, aid, community development, Great Depression, housing, living conditions, wages, public welfare, culture, food, family, education, entertainment 1 housing, crime, discrimination, poverty, public housing projects, public welfare, racial violence, government 1 housing, racial tensions, education, segregation, employment, health, legal cases, violence, World War II 1 legal cases, wages, industry, employment, government, womanhood, clothing, finance 1 protest march, unionism, fascism, unemployment, work relief, economy, New Deal 1 public welfare, finance, unemployment, wages, New Deal, Great Depression, work relief 1 religion, education, public welfare, housing, economy, politics, family, employment, industry, entertainment, crime, police, community development, Christianity, benevolent societies 1 religion, grass roots community action, housing, public welfare, family, youth, education, housing, entertainment, Christianity, benevolent societies 1 religion, riots, unemployment, government, police brutality, violence, legal cases 1 riots, racial tensions, womanhood, legal cases, unionism, religion, employment, segregation, racial violence, police brutality, housing, migration, corruption 1 statistics, immigration, housing, finance, public housing projects, public welfare, family 1 unemployment, unionism, radio, work relief, Great Depression 1 unemployment, youth, employment, Great Depression