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Richard J. Daley collection

The Richard J. Daley Collection documents the public offices, political career, and personal life of Daley and contains documents, publications, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and photographs dating from 1870-2010. The bulk of the collection dates from Richard J. Daley’s six terms as mayor of the city of Chicago, and as Chairman of the Cook County Democratic Central Committee.
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Adlai Stevenson with Richard J. Daley
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Adlai Stevenson II and Mayor Richard J. Daley at the Conrad Hilton Hotel.
Date:
November 15, 1955
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


Martin Kennelly, Paul Douglas, John Kennedy, Stephen Mitchell and Richard J. Daley at a Democratic Party fundraiser
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Chicago's Mayor Martin Kennelly, Sen. Paul Douglas (D-Ill.), Sen. John Kennedy (D-Mass.), Stephen Mitchell (Democratic National Committee Chairman), and Richard J. Daley (Chairman, Cook County Democratic Committee) at a $100-a-plate Democratic Party fundraising banquet. Douglas and Kennedy were the main speakers at the event.
Date:
April 20, 1954
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


Martin Kennelly, Paul Douglas, John Kennedy, Stephen Mitchell and Richard J. Daley at a Democratic Party fundraiser
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Chicago's Mayor Martin Kennelly, Sen. Paul Douglas (D-Ill.), Sen. John Kennedy (D-Mass.), Stephen Mitchell (Democratic National Committee Chairman), and Richard J. Daley (Chairman, Cook County Democratic Committee) at a $100-a-plate Democratic Party fundraising banquet. Douglas and Kennedy were the main speakers at the event.
Date:
April 20, 1954
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


Richard J. Daley at a party for Democratic Party leaders
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Richard J. Daley (second from right) greets Averell Harriman (left), Adlai Stevenson II, and Estes Kefauver at a party given by Daley for Democratic Party leaders. In the foreground is a Democratic Donkey wearing a blanket that says "Victory in '56".
Date:
November 18, 1955
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access