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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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"We Care" Daley re-election campaign event
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Four adults and a boy holding balloons at a "We Care" re-election campaign event for Mayor Richard J. Daley.
Date:
circa 1971
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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"We Care" Daley re-election campaign event
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Eleanor R. Daley (left) and Richard M. Daley (second from left) and with Neil Hartigan and Tom Hynes at a "We Care" re-election campaign event for Richard J. Daley.
Date:
circa 1971
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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"We Care" Daley re-election campaign event
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Audience and television cameramen at a "We Care" re-election campaign event for Mayor Richard J. Daley.
Date:
circa 1971
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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"We Care" Daley re-election campaign event
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Mayor Richard J. Daley speaking at a microphone at a "We Care" Daley re-election campaign event.
Date:
circa 1971
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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"We Care" Daley re-election campaign event
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Mayor Richard J. Daley speaking with a young girl in a crowd outside a "We Care" re-election campaign event for Richard J. Daley. John Daley is behind his father.
Date:
circa 1971
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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"We Care" campaign bags
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Scene at a "We Care" Daley campaign event, with "We Care" campaign bags in the foreground and a group of people in the background.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Band performing at a "We Care" campaign event
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Three members of a band perform on stage at a "We Care" campaign event; a wall of "We Care" posters is behind them.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Cameramen and audience at a City of Chicago "We Care" announcement
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Back view of cameramen and the audience attending a City of Chicago announcement given by a man at a podium at a "We Care" campaign event.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Clown band performing on stage at a "We Care" event
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A clown band performing on stage in front of an audience at a "We Care" campaign event.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Clowns with children at a "We Care" campaign event
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Clowns dressed as policemen shaking hands with children at an outdoor "We Care" campaign event.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Clowns with two young boys at a "We Care" campaign event
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Clowns interacting with two young boys at a "We Care" campaign event.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Couple at a "We Care" event
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A couple at a "We Care" campaign event.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Couple dancing at a "We Care" event
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A couple dancing at a "We Care" campaign event.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Daley supporter at a "We Care" campaign event
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A group of children gathered outside around a man holding a "We Care…So Does Mayor Daley" kite at a "We Care" campaign event.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Eleanor Daley dining at a "We Care" campaign luncheon
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Eleanor "Sis" Daley sitting at a banquet table with a group of women at a "We Care" campaign luncheon.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Eleanor Daley in a receiving line chatting with a woman at a "We Care" event
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Eleanor "Sis" Daley chatting with a woman while standing in a "We Care" campaign event receiving line, as a third woman looks on.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Eleanor Daley shaking hands in a receiving line at a "We Care" event
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Eleanor "Sis" Daley standing in a receiving line shaking hands with a young woman at a "We Care" campaign event.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Eleanor Daley shaking hands with a woman at a "We Care" event
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Eleanor "Sis" Daley shaking hands with an African American woman at a "We Care" campaign event as several people look on.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
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Eleanor Daley talking with a woman at a "We Care" campaign luncheon
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Eleanor "Sis" Daley talking with a woman with short hair and glasses at a "We Care" campaign luncheon.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Eleanor Daley, Eleanor R. Daley, and Richard M. Daley with others at a "We Care" event
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Eleanor "Sis" Daley, Eleanor R. Daley, and Richard M. Daley standing in a group with three other people at a "We Care" campaign event.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Public access
Eleanor Daley, Richard M. Daley, Eleanor R. Daley, with others at a "We Care" event
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Eleanor "Sis" Daley, Richard M. Daley, Eleanor R. Daley, and two other people standing together at a "We Care" campaign event.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Public access
Eleanor R. Daley modeling an outfit at a "We Care" event
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Eleanor R. Daley modeling a dark shirt with a white skirt at a "We Care" campaign women's luncheon.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Eleanor R. Daley modeling an outfit at a "We Care" event
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Eleanor R. Daley modeling a dark long-sleeved blouse with a long patterned skirt at a "We Care" campaign luncheon. A moderator at a microphone describes the outfit.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Public access
Family wearing Daley '71 campaign buttons at a "We Care" event
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A couple with three children at an outdoor "We Care" campaign event wearing "Daley in '71" shamrock buttons on their coats.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Public access
Five men standing outside at a "We Care" event
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Five men standing outside at a "We Care" campaign event. The man second from right wears a name tag identifying him as Joe Chico.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Four men setting up a room for a "We Care" election event
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A group of four men prepare a room for a "We Care" election event. Numerous "We Care" posters hang in the background.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Four women next to an "Ellen Gates Starr Hull House" sign at a "We Care" event
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Four women dressed in costumes standing outside next to a sign that says "Ellen Gates Starr Hull House" at a "We Care" campaign event.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Group carrying "We Care" campaign bags
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A group of people outside carrying "We Care" campaign bags.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
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Group of African Americans wearing Daley '71 campaign buttons
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A group of African American people standing outside. Most of them are wearing buttons in support of Mayor Richard J. Daley's 1971 "We Care" campaign.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Group of African Americans with Daley "We Care" support kites
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A group of African American people posing outside with two "We Care …So Does Mayor Daley" supporter kites.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Group of entertainers at a "We Care" event
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A group of six people are singing and playing guitar. A "We Care" campaign sign is on a curtain behind them.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Group of models on stage at a "We Care" event
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Group of models stand on stage clapping alongside a clown at a "We Care" campaign event.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Group of people attending a "We Care" election event
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A group of people attending a "We Care" election event.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Group of people dancing at a "We Care" event
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A group of people dance at a "We Care" campaign event. Several others stand in the background watching the dance floor.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
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Group of people socializing near a fireplace at a "We Care" event
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A group of people socializing in a room in front of an unlit fireplace at a "We Care" campaign event.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Group of smiling people during a "We Care" election event
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A group of smiling people stand in a large room; a photographer is in the middle of the crowd taking pictures during a "We Care" election event.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Group outside a drugstore before a "We Care" event
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A group of people standing outside an F. E. Pankau Rexall drug store before a "We Care" campaign event.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
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Group standing at a "We Care" campaign event
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A group of people standing together at a "We Care" campaign event.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Having fun at a "We Care" party
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A group of people having fun at a "We Care" campaign party.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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John Daley dressed as a clown at a "We Care" event
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John Daley (center) dressed as a clown with another man also dressed as a clown (with sunglasses) at a "We Care" campaign event. A third man is pointing them to another room.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
John Daley shaking hands with a man at a "We Care" campaign event
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John Daley shaking hands with a man at a ceremony during the "We Care" campaign; a beribboned paper is being exchanged.
Date:
circa 1970-1976
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
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John Daley shaking hands with a woman at a "We Care" event
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John Daley accepting a plaque honoring his father handed to him by a woman during the "We Care" campaign; a girl wearing a tiara is in the background.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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John Daley with a young girl at a "We Care" event
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John Daley helping a young girl with her bouquet of flowers at a "We Care" campaign event. She is wearing a crown and a cape.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
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John Daley with three men at a "We Care" event
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John Daley (on right) standing with three men at a "We Care" campaign event.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Joseph E. Bertrand speaking at a "We Care" election event
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Joseph E. Bertrand speaking at a podium in front of a blackboard of election tallies at a "We Care" election event held at the Pick-Congress Hotel. On stage standing behind the speaker are John Daley, Michael Daley, Mayor Richard J. Daley, Eleanor "Sis" Daley, Eleanor R. Daley, and others.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Man on the phone at a desk during the "We Care" campaign
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A left-handed man is sitting at at a desk talking on the phone during the "We Care" campaign. A typewriter sits on the desk behind him.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
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Man sitting at a desk under a "We Care" sign
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A campaign worker sitting at a desk on the phone with a "We Care" campaign sign on the wall behind him.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
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Man speaking at a "We Care" campaign event
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An African American man speaks at a podium at a "We Care" campaign event.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
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Man speaking at a "We Care" event
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A man standing at a podium speaks at a "We Care" campaign event.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Man speaking at a "We Care" event
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A man standing at a podium speaks at a "We Care" campaign event.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access

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
Politics & Civic Life
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