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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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11th Ward Dinner, Richard J. Daley and others
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Richard J. Daley (foreground) with others at an 11th Ward Dinner at the Trianon Ballroom, including: James Mitchell, Alderman Hugh B. Connelly, Maurice McDonough, Mary McDonough, Elizabeth Kilroy, Mrs. Joseph McDonough, Genevieve Lynn, and Ellen McDonough.
Date:
December 6, 1938
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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11th Ward dinner at Trianon Ballroom
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Pictured at an 11th Ward dinner at Trianon Ballroom are: Anne Novak, LaVerne Blaeser, Josephine O'Brien, Lillian Daley, Eleanor "Sis" Daley, Margaret Connelly, Tess Gorman, Michael J. Daley, Sr., Lorraine Doucet (?), and Richard J. Daley.
Date:
December 6, 1938
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Adlai Stevenson II dining with fellow Democrats
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Group of men at a banquet table including Al Horan (top left), Paul Powell (top, 2nd from right), Benjamin Adamowski (top right), Jacob Arvey (bottom row, second from left), Adlai Stevenson II (bottom center), and Richard J. Daley (bottom, second from right).
Date:
circa 1940s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen and Richard J. Daley at a banquet
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Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen seated with Mayor Richard J. Daley at a banquet.
Date:
circa 1960s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Astronaut John Swigert Jr. giving a speech
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Astronaut John Swigert Jr. giving a speech at a dining event honoring the Apollo 13 crew members. Astronaut Lowell stands behind him.
Date:
May 1, 1970
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Astronaut John Swigert Jr. giving a speech
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Astronaut John Swigert Jr. standing behind a microphone addressing the attendees at dining event given in honor of the Apollo 13 team. A large banner behind him reads "Chicago Welcomes Apollo XIII Crew & Mission Control".
Date:
May 1, 1970
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Astronaut luncheon at Sherman House
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View of the scene at Sherman House during a luncheon honoring astronauts McDivitt and White.
Date:
June 14, 1965
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Astronaut luncheon, choir performs
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A choir performs at a luncheon held at Sherman House in honor of astronauts McDivitt and White.
Date:
June 14, 1965
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Attendees at a state dinner for King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid of Denmark
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View of guests attending a state dinner for King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid of Denmark at the Conrad Hilton hotel.
Date:
October 1960
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Public access
Award ceremony and banquet for Samuel Lichtmann
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Mayor Richard J. Daley seated at an award ceremony and banquet for Chicago architect Samuel A. Lichtmann (standing, second from left).
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Award ceremony and banquet for Samuel Lichtmann
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Mr. Fitzgerald speaking at an award ceremony and banquet for Chicago architect Samuel A. Lichtmann. Lichtmann is seated at the speaker's right, and Mayor Richard J. Daley is at the speaker's left.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
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Award ceremony and banquet for Samuel Lichtmann
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Mayor Richard J. Daley and others at an award ceremony and banquet for Chicago architect Samuel A. Lichtmann.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Public access
Award ceremony and banquet for Samuel Lichtmann
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Samuel Lichtmann (left), Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mayor Richard J. Daley and others seated at an award ceremony and banquet for Chicago architect Samuel A. Lichtmann.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Award ceremony and banquet for Samuel Lichtmann
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Mr. Fitzgerald speaking at an award ceremony and banquet for Chicago architect Samuel A. Lichtmann. Lichtmann is seated at the speaker's right, and Mayor Richard J. Daley is at the speaker's left.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Award ceremony and banquet for Samuel Lichtmann
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Mr. Fitzgerald speaking at an award ceremony and banquet for Chicago architect Samuel A. Lichtmann. Lichtmann is seated at the speaker's right, and Mayor Richard J. Daley is at the speaker's left.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Banquet at a political event
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Group of unidentified men seated at the head table of a banquet at a political event. Some posters are visible behind the table, including one supporting the re-election of Robert Jerome Dunne as judge and Bernard J. Korzen as Clerk of the Appellate Court.
Date:
circa 1955
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Banquet during Chicago visit of President Anwar Sadat of Egypt
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Mayor Richard J. Daley seated next to Jihan El-Sadat, the wife of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, at a banquet in President Sadat's honor held at the Conrad Hilton Hotel.
Date:
1975
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Banquet for German President Walter Scheel
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President of the Federal Republic of Germany Walter Scheel speaking at a podium in the Grand Ballroom of the Conrad Hilton Hotel during a banquet in his honor. Mayor Richard J. Daley sits at left; Eleanor "Sis" Daley sits at right.
Date:
June 19, 1975
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Banquet for German President Walter Scheel
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Mayor Richard J. Daley giving a speech during a banquet in the Grand Ballroom of the Conrad Hilton Hotel. West German President Walter Scheel and Eleanor "Sis" Daley are seated on the dais at right.
Date:
June 19, 1975
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Banquet for German President Walter Scheel
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Mayor Richard J. Daley and an unidentified woman (at left) and Eleanor "Sis" Daley (at right) listen to a speech by West German President Walter Scheel during a banquet held in the Grand Ballroom of the Conrad Hilton Hotel.
Date:
June 19, 1975
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Public access
Banquet for John F. Kennedy and Richard J. Daley
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Scene at a large crowded banquet hall at an event for John F. Kennedy, Richard J. Daley, and another politician.
Date:
circa 1960s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Public access
Banquet for Richard J. Daley
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View of a large banquet for Mayor Richard J. Daley. Daley is seated at the head table below his portrait.
Date:
1963
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Banquet hall at Democratic Party dinner
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View of a seated audience during a Democratic Party banquet. Hanging on the curtained wall are large-scale photos of prominent politicians, including Mayor Richard J. Daley, President Lyndon Johnson, and President John F. Kennedy.
Date:
1966
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Banquet hall at Kennedy Democratic fundraising dinner
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View of the banquet hall and crowd at a Democratic Party fundraising dinner at McCormick Place, where President John F. Kennedy spoke.
Date:
April 28, 1961
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Banquet hall at Kennedy Democratic fundraising dinner
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View of the banquet hall and crowd at a Democratic Party fundraising dinner at McCormick Place, where President John F. Kennedy spoke.
Date:
circa 1961
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Banquet scene
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View of people seated at tables at a banquet. Part of the head table is visible at the far right.
Date:
circa 1950s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Banquet to honor Emperor Hirohito
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Overhead view of the head table at the Conrad Hilton Hotel banquet honoring Hirohito, Emperor of Japan.
Date:
October 1975
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Banquet to honor Emperor Hirohito
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Overhead view of an elaborate banquet held in the Grand Ballroom at the Conrad Hilton Hotel to honor the visit of Hirohito, Emperor of Japan and his wife, Empress Nagako.
Date:
October 1975
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Banquet welcoming Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Sato
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Flower arrangement on the head table at a banquet held at the Bismarck Hotel in honor of visiting Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Sato.
Date:
November 18, 1967
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
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Banquet welcoming Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Sato
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Prime Minister of Japan Eisaku Sato (second from left) with Mayor Richard J. Daley at a banquet held in Sato's honor at the Bismarck Hotel.
Date:
November 18, 1967
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Banquet welcoming Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Sato
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Prime Minister Eisaku Sato of Japan (third from left) seated next to Mayor Richard J. Daley at a banquet held in Sato's honor. An unidentified person (perhaps an interpreter) sits behind and between the two men. Eleanor "Sis" Daley is at the right.
Date:
November 18, 1967
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Banquet welcoming Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Sato
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Prime Minister Eisaku Sato of Japan (left) seated next to Mayor Richard J. Daley at a banquet held in Sato's honor. An unidentified person (perhaps an interpreter) sits behind and between the two men.
Date:
November 18, 1967
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Banquet welcoming Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Sato
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Mayor Richard J. Daley (center) chatting with Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Sato (next to Daley) at the head table of a banquet held in his honor at the Bismarck Hotel.
Date:
November 18, 1967
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Banquet welcoming Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Sato
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View of the banquet room set up at the Bismarck Hotel prior to the arrival of visiting Prime Minister Eisaku Sato of Japan and guests.
Date:
November 18, 1967
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Bloom Township Democratic Organization dining event
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View of a dining hall set up for a Bloom Township Democratic Organization event, with posters and photographs on display.
Date:
circa August 1966
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Bloom Township Democratic Organization dining event
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Bloom Township Democratic Organization event, group of people having a meal.
Date:
circa August 1966
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Bloom Township Democratic Organization event
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Group of men at a Bloom Township Democratic Organization dining event.
Date:
circa August 1966
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
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Boilermakers Banquet
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Scene at the Boilermakers Banquet. Richard J. Daley seated at the head table (back right).
Date:
circa 1950s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Breakfast at the Daley Home
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Breakfast at the Daley home with Richard J. Daley, Eleanor "Sis" Daley, and five Daley children.
Date:
circa 1950s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Cardinal John Cody and Richard J. Daley at a banquet
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Cardinal John Cody and Mayor Richard J. Daley (at left with their backs to the camera) seated at a banquet with a group of others including Eleanor "Sis" Daley (upper right, wearing glasses).
Date:
circa 1960
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Cardinal John Cody and Richard J. Daley at a banquet
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Mayor Richard J. Daley and Cardinal John Cody (center) seated with Eleanor "Sis" Daley (lower left, wearing glasses) and a group of others at a banquet.
Date:
circa 1960
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Cardinal John Cody and Richard J. Daley at a banquet
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Cardinal John Cody and Mayor Richard J. Daley seated at a banquet table. A St. Patrick's Day Parade magazine is visible in the corner.
Date:
1975
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Chevy Chase Country Club banquet
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Four men sit at the head table at a banquet held at the Chevy Chase Country Club. A poster supporting the election of Herbert C. Paschen for Illinois governor hangs behind the table.
Date:
circa 1955
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
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Chevy Chase Country Club banquet
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Richard J. Daley (center) shakes hands with an unidentified man behind the head table at a banquet held at the Chevy Chase Country Club. Herbert C. Paschen is seated at the left.
Date:
circa 1955
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Chevy Chase Country Club banquet
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Group of men seated at the head table at a banquet held at the Chevy Chase Country Club, including Senator Robert E. Cherry (second from left), Herbert C. Paschen (third from left), and Richard J. Daley (fifth from left).
Date:
circa 1955
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Chevy Chase Country Club banquet
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Group of men seated at the head table at a banquet held at the Chevy Chase Country Club, including Senator Robert E. Cherry (fourth from left), Herbert C. Paschen (fifth from left), and Richard J. Daley (seventh from left).
Date:
circa 1955
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry banquet
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Mayor Richard J. Daley (seated next to the podium) and others listen to a speaker at a Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry banquet, held at the Palmer House Hotel.
Date:
circa 1960
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
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Chicago Democratic Party dinner
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Bill Payes (Director of the Illinois Department of Public Works) seated second from left at the head table of a Chicago Democratic Party dinner.
Date:
circa 1960s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago visit of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin
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Leah Rabin and Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin with Mayor Richard J. Daley and Eleanor R. Daley (right) at a banquet held during the Rabin's visit to Chicago.
Date:
1976
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago visit of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin
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The group at the head table of a banquet for Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin during his visit to Chicago. Pictured from left to right are: Senator Charles Percy, Eleanor R. Daley, Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, Mayor Richard J. Daley, Leah Rabin, Illinois Governor Dan Walker, and an unidentified man. The banquet was held at the Conrad Hilton Hotel.
Date:
1976
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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