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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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Bagpipe band marching in the St. Patrick's Day parade
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A band of bagpipers marching in the St. Patrick's Day parade on State Street. They are followed by the Hamburg Athletic Association.
Date:
1974
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Bishop Fulton J. Sheen with Richard J. Daley
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Bishop Fulton J. Sheen (second from right) speaking with Mayor Richard J. Daley at a St. Patrick's Day dinner. Leo Sheridan is on the right.
Date:
circa 1960s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Bridgeport Women's Club float - St. Patrick's Day parade
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The Bridgeport Women's Club float on State Street in the 1974 St. Patrick's Day parade.
Date:
1974
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago Fire department members - St. Patrick's Day parade
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Members of the Chicago Fire Department marching on State Street behind a banner at the 1974 St. Patrick's Day parade.
Date:
1974
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago Fire department members - St. Patrick's Day parade
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Members of the Chicago Fire Department marching on State Street behind a banner at the 1974 St. Patrick's Day parade.
Date:
1974
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago Journeyman Plumbers Local Union 130 float - St. Patrick's Day parade
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The Chicago Journeyman Plumbers Local Union 130 float on State Street in the 1974 St. Patrick's Day parade.
Date:
1974
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago River dyed green for St. Patrick's Day
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Chicago River dyed green for St. Patrick's Day.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Public access
Chicago's 120th Anniversary Scrapbook, page 24 of 97
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Richard J. and Eleanor "Sis" Daley on a St. Patrick's Day parade reviewing stand on State Street. Eleanor "Sis" Daley holds a shillelagh. Their son Richard M. Daley is at the right.
Date:
circa 1959
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago's 120th Anniversary Scrapbook, page 28 of 97
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Richard J. Daley (left) with two unidentified men at a St. Patrick's Day parade on State Street. The parade reviewing stand is behind them at the right.
Date:
circa 1959
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago's 120th Anniversary Scrapbook, page 31 of 97
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Richard J. Daley and a group of others including Father Francis Byrne (right) march in a St. Patrick's Day Parade on State Street. All are wearing Legion of Honor sashes and holding shillelaghs.
Date:
circa 1959
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago's 120th Anniversary Scrapbook, page 57 of 97
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Richard J. Daley marches with a group of men in a St. Patrick's Day parade on State Street. All are wearing Legion of Honor sashes and carrying shillelaghs. The Chicago Federal Savings & Loan Association building (100 N. State Street) is behind them.
Date:
circa 1959
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago's 120th Anniversary Scrapbook, page 58 of 97
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Richard J. Daley and five other men including Father Francis Byrne (right) lead a group of marchers in a St. Patrick's Day parade downtown. All are wearing Legion of Honor sashes and carrying shillelaghs.
Date:
circa 1959
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago's 120th Anniversary Scrapbook, page 59 of 97
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Richard J. and Eleanor "Sis" Daley on a St. Patrick's Day parade reviewing stand on State Street. Their son Richard M. Daley is at the right.
Date:
circa 1959
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago's 120th Anniversary Scrapbook, page 60 of 97
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Richard J. and Eleanor "Sis" Daley on a St. Patrick's Day parade reviewing stand on State Street. Their son Richard M. Daley is at the right.
Date:
circa 1959
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago's 120th Anniversary Scrapbook, page 67 of 97
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Richard J. and Eleanor "Sis" Daley (right) on a St. Patrick's Day parade reviewing stand downtown. Eleanor "Sis" Daley holds a shillelagh and hat over the bunting at the front of the stand.
Date:
circa 1959
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago's 120th Anniversary Scrapbook, page 89 of 97
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Richard J. Daley and Eleanor "Sis" Daley (right) with others on a St. Patrick's Day parade reviewing stand on State Street. An unidentified man (center) holds a shillelagh.
Date:
1958
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago's 120th Anniversary Scrapbook, page 96 of 97
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Richard J. and Eleanor "Sis" Daley and two of their sons on a St. Patrick's Day parade reviewing stand on State Street. William A. Lee, President of the Chicago Federation of Labor, is standing second from left.
Date:
circa 1959
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago's 120th Anniversary Scrapbook, page 97 of 97
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Richard J. Daley and others on a reviewing stand at a St. Patrick's Day parade on State Street. Eleanor "Sis" Daley and some of their children are at the right. Ed McAvoy is on the far right. A group of men wearing Legion of Honor sashes are standing on the street in front of the reviewing stand.
Date:
circa 1959
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Clowns and fire truck - St. Patrick's Day parade
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Clowns and fire truck on State Street in the 1974 St. Patrick's Day parade.
Date:
1974
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Crowd at Irish Fellowship Club 57th Annual Banquet
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View of a crowd of attendees at the Irish Fellowship Club of Chicago's 57th annual St. Patrick's Day banquet. The event was held at the Palmer House Hotel.
Date:
March 17, 1958
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Daley family at the St. Patrick's Day Parade
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Eleanor "Sis" and Richard J. Daley downtown at the St. Patrick's Day Parade with their children Michael Daley, Richard M. Daley, Eleanor R. Daley, William Daley, and John Daley.
Date:
March 17, 1956
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Daley family on a St. Patrick's Day parade reviewing stand
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Richard J. Daley with his wife Eleanor "Sis", and children Richard M., Michael, and Eleanor R. Daley on a parade reviewing stand at a St. Patrick's Day parade on State Street. An unidentified woman is at the left.
Date:
1958
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Dan Ryan and others at Irish Fellowship Club 57th Annual Banquet
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Dan Ryan (right), a priest (left), and an unidentified man seated at the head table at the Irish Fellowship Club of Chicago's 57th annual St. Patrick's Day banquet. The event was held at the Palmer House Hotel.
Date:
March 17, 1958
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Dan Ryan and others at Irish Fellowship Club 57th Annual Banquet
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Dan Ryan (second from right) and three unidentified men seated at the head table at the Irish Fellowship Club of Chicago's 57th annual St. Patrick's Day banquet. The event was held at the Palmer House Hotel.
Date:
March 17, 1958
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Dundee Scots marchers -St. Patrick's Day parade
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The Dundee Scots (Dundee, Illinois) marching on State Street in the 1974 St. Patrick's Day parade.
Date:
1974
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Eleanor Daley at the St. Patrick's Day parade
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Eleanor "Sis" Daley in the reviewing stand with a bouquet of flowers at the 1974 St. Patrick's Day parade.
Date:
1974
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Eleanor Daley at the St. Patrick's Day parade
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Eleanor "Sis" Daley in the reviewing stand with a bouquet of flowers at the 1974 St. Patrick's Day parade.
Date:
1974
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Eleanor Daley in St. Patrick's' Day parade car
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Eleanor "Sis" Daley in a St. Patrick's' Day parade car.
Date:
1975
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Eleanor Daley in St. Patrick's' Day parade car
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Eleanor "Sis" Daley in a St. Patrick's' Day parade car.
Date:
1975
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Eleanor Daley waving - St. Patrick's Day parade
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Eleanor "Sis" Daley waving to the crowd from the reviewing stand at the 1974 St. Patrick's Day parade.
Date:
1974
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Eleanor and Richard J. Daley on St. Patrick's Day
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Eleanor "Sis" Daley and Mayor Richard J. Daley stand with clergy and a woman wearing a St. Patrick's Day sash on St. Patrick's Day.
Date:
circa 1975
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Eleanor and Richard J. Daley on St. Patrick's Day
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Eleanor "Sis" Daley and Mayor Richard J. Daley stand with a woman wearing a St. Patrick's Day sash on St. Patrick's Day. Clergy are standing behind them.
Date:
circa 1975
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Eleanor and Richard J. Daley on a St. Patrick's Day Parade reviewing stand
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Mayor Richard J. Daley and Eleanor "Sis" Daley on a St. Patrick's Day Parade reviewing stand along State Street. Their son Richard M. Daley is to the right of his mother.
Date:
circa 1959
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Eleanor and Richard J. Daley with Governor Lawrence at the St. Patrick's Day Parade
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Eleanor "Sis" Daley, Mayor Richard J. Daley, Governor David L. Lawrence of Pennsylvania (face obscured), the St. Patrick's Day Parade Queen (wearing a tiara) and others stand along the street at the St. Patrick's Day Parade.
Date:
circa 1960s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Eleanor and Richard J. Daley with Governor Lawrence at the St. Patrick's Day Parade
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Eleanor "Sis" Daley, Mayor Richard J. Daley, Governor David L. Lawrence of Pennsylvania, the St. Patrick's Day Parade Queen (wearing tiara) and others at the St. Patrick's Day Parade.
Date:
circa 1960s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Electrical Workers Union banner - St. Patrick's Day parade
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Marchers carrying Electrical Workers union banners on State Street in the 1974 St. Patrick's Day parade.
Date:
1974
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Fire department members - St. Patrick's Day parade
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Members of the Fire Department marching at the 1974 St. Patrick's Day parade.
Date:
1974
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Fire department members - St. Patrick's Day parade
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Members of the Fire Department marching on State Street in the 1974 St. Patrick's Day parade. The parade reviewing stand is at the right.
Date:
1974
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Fire department members - St. Patrick's Day parade
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Members of the Fire Department marching on State Street in the 1974 St. Patrick's Day parade.
Date:
1974
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Fire department members - St. Patrick's Day parade
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Members of the Fire Department marching on State Street in the 1974 St. Patrick's Day parade.
Date:
1974
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Fire department members - St. Patrick's Day parade
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Members of the Fire Department marching on State Street in the 1974 St. Patrick's Day parade.
Date:
1974
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Hamburg Athletic Association members marching in the St. Patrick's Day parade
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Hamburg Athletic Association members marching in the St. Patrick's Day parade on State Street on a rainy Chicago day.
Date:
circa 1960s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Hamburg Athletic Association members with "Top o' the Mornin'" parade sign
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Members of the Hamburg Athletic Association wearing suits, bowler hats, and sashes for the St. Patrick's Day Parade, pose in a gymnasium with their parade sign reading "Top O' the Mornin' Mr. Mayor. Hamburg A. A."
Date:
circa 1960s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Head table at Irish Fellowship Club 57th Annual Banquet
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Diners seated at the head table at the Irish Fellowship Club of Chicago's 57th annual St. Patrick's Day banquet, including Cardinal Samuel Stritch (fourth from right). The event was held at the Palmer House Hotel.
Date:
March 17, 1958
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Head table at Irish Fellowship Club 57th Annual Banquet
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View of the head table at the Irish Fellowship Club of Chicago's 57th annual St. Patrick's Day banquet. Dan Ryan Jr. is second from the right. The event was held at the Palmer House Hotel.
Date:
March 17, 1958
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Irish Fellowship Club 57th Annual Banquet
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Cardinal Samuel Stritch (right) converses with an unidentified member of the clergy at the Irish Fellowship Club of Chicago's 57th annual St. Patrick's Day banquet. The event was held at the Palmer House Hotel.
Date:
March 17, 1958
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Irish Fellowship Club 57th Annual Banquet
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Cardinal Samuel Stritch (left) shakes hands with an unidentified man at the Irish Fellowship Club of Chicago's 57th annual St. Patrick's Day banquet. The event was held at the Palmer House Hotel.
Date:
March 17, 1958
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Irish Fellowship Club 57th Annual Banquet
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Two men at the Irish Fellowship Club of Chicago's 57th annual St. Patrick's Day banquet. The event was held at the Palmer House Hotel.
Date:
March 17, 1958
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Irish Fellowship Club 57th Annual Banquet
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Cardinal Samuel Stritch speaks at a podium at the Irish Fellowship Club of Chicago's 57th annual St. Patrick's Day banquet. The event was held at the Palmer House Hotel.
Date:
March 17, 1958
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Irish Fellowship Club 57th Annual Banquet
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Former Chicago Mayor Martin Kennelly (right) seated at the head table with two priests and an unidentified man at the Irish Fellowship Club of Chicago's 57th annual St. Patrick's Day banquet. The event was held at the Palmer House Hotel.
Date:
March 17, 1958
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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