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Chicago Urban League Records

Founded in 1910, the National Urban League is one of the oldest African American social service, research, and advocacy organizations in the United States. This collection primarily contains materials generated or collected by the Chicago Urban League. It documents the history, leadership, activities, social services provided by and the mission of the Chicago Urban League.

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AFL-CIO position on the proposed State Constitution, 1970 (Folder I-3014)
39 Text
This collection primarily contains materials generated or collected by the Chicago Urban League. It documents the history, leadership, activities, social services provided by and the mission of the Chicago Urban League. Series 1, the Administrative Files series, pertains to the operations, organization, and decision making of the Chicago Urban League.
Date:
1970
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Black Jewish Relations, 1979-1984 (Folder III-1840)
171 Text
Date:
20 Aug 1979 - 21 May 1984
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Black Jewish relations, 1988 (Folder III-1844)
105 Text
Date:
29 May 1987 - 21 Dec 1988
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Black Mayor for Chicago, 1974 (Folder IV-781)
19 Text
Date:
1974-09-01
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Black Voters Research Report, 1973 (Folder II-2119)
25 Text
Date:
1973
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Board of Directors meeting minutes, 1972-1977 (Folder I-386)
122 Text
This collection primarily contains materials generated or collected by the Chicago Urban League. It documents the history, leadership, activities, social services provided by and the mission of the Chicago Urban League. Series 1, the Administrative Files series, pertains to the operations, organization, and decision making of the Chicago Urban League.
Date:
18 Apr 1972 - 1980
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
Access:
Public access
Building Illinois Legislative Lobby - Bill, 1978-1979 (Folder II-2144)
65 Text
Date:
1978-1979
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Bureau of Census Special Census, 1960-1975 (Folder III-278)
91 Text
Date:
5 Nov 1969 - 22 Jun 1971
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Census of Population, 1950 (Folder III-272)
198 Text
Date:
1952
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Chicago Affirmative Action Plan, 1981 (Folder III-2948)
41 Text
Date:
1981
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Chicago Network, 1980 (Folder III-1952)
56 Text
Date:
15 Jan - 9 Jun 1980
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Chicago Police Board, 1972-1973 (Folder III-1901)
52 Text
Date:
Apr 1972 - 9 Nov 1973
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Chicago's Future Law Enforcement Reports, 1975 (Folder III-1940)
39 Text
Date:
3 Apr 1973 - 1 Feb 1975
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
City of Chicago Community Improvement Program, 1967 (Folder III-1821)
27 Text
Date:
24593
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Committee for a Black Mayor, 1977 (Folder II-2143)
66 Text
Date:
1977
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Correspondence, 1975 (Folder II-2131)
76 Text
Date:
1975
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Correspondence, 1987 (Folder II-2150)
10 Text
Date:
1987
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Department of Commerce Brochure "We the Black People of the United States," (c. 1970) (Folder IV-772)
4 Text
Date:
1969
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Education Conference, 1972 (Folder II-2116)
59 Text
Date:
1972
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
Access:
Public access
Election Reform Law, 1978 (Folder II-2146)
13 Text
Date:
1978
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
Access:
Public access
Equal Opportunity, 1971-1973 (Folder III-2940)
76 Text
Date:
24 Sep 1965 - 4 Jun 1973
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
Access:
Public access
Fact Sheets and Correspondence, 1975 (Folder II-2133)
126 Text
Date:
1975
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Fact Sheets, 1976 (Folder II-2134)
27 Text
Date:
1976
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
Access:
Public access
HUD, 1981 (Folder IV-1131)
59 Text
Date:
15 Jul 1980 - 3 Jun 1981
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
Access:
Public access
Housing Task Force, 1988 (Folder II-1786)
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Date:
1988
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
Access:
Public access
Industrial Department - correspondence, 1954-1955 (Folder I-2782)
52 Text
This collection primarily contains materials generated or collected by the Chicago Urban League. It documents the history, leadership, activities, social services provided by and the mission of the Chicago Urban League. Series 1, the Administrative Files series, pertains to the operations, organization, and decision making of the Chicago Urban League.
Date:
11 May 1954 - 17 Jun 1955
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
Access:
Public access
Leadership Council on Civil Rights, 1973-1974 (Folder III-2941)
95 Text
Date:
15 Jan 1971 - 13 Feb 1975
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Lyndon B Johnson, 1965 (Folder III-2933)
19 Text
Date:
15 Mar - 6 Aug 1965
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Miscellaneous Documents, 1974-1975 (Folder II-2126)
266 Text
Date:
1974-1975
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Miscellaneous Documents, 1975-1976 (Folder II-2135)
59 Text
Date:
1975-1976
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Miscellaneous Documents, 1976 (Folder II-2137)
168 Text
Date:
1976
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Miscellaneous Documents, 1976 (Folder II-2138)
186 Text
Date:
1976
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Miscellaneous Reports and News Clippings, 1975-1976 (Folder II-2130)
134 Text
Date:
1975-1976
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
Access:
Public access
National Convention for New Politics - memoranda, 1967 (Folder I-2958)
19 Text
This collection primarily contains materials generated or collected by the Chicago Urban League. It documents the history, leadership, activities, social services provided by and the mission of the Chicago Urban League. Series 1, the Administrative Files series, pertains to the operations, organization, and decision making of the Chicago Urban League.
Date:
1967
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
Access:
Public access
Negro's in the United States, 1920-1932 (Folder III-267)
442 Text
Date:
1935
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
Access:
Public access
Objectives, Political Education and Workshops, 1974-1975 (Folder II-2129)
69 Text
Date:
1974-1975
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
Access:
Public access
Operation Big Vote, 1986 (Folder II-2149)
20 Text
Date:
1986
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
Access:
Public access
Overview, 1977 (Folder II-2142)
20 Text
Date:
1975-1977
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
Access:
Public access
People's Coalition Community Voter Registration, 1976-1977 (Folder II-2140)
187 Text
Date:
1976-1977
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
Access:
Public access
People's Coalition Community Voter Registration, 1976-1977 (Folder II-2141)
121 Text
Date:
1976-1977
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
Access:
Public access
People's Coalition for Voter Registration, 1977 (Folder I-3180)
24 Text
This collection primarily contains materials generated or collected by the Chicago Urban League. It documents the history, leadership, activities, social services provided by and the mission of the Chicago Urban League. Series 1, the Administrative Files series, pertains to the operations, organization, and decision making of the Chicago Urban League.
Date:
1977-06-23
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
Access:
Public access
Photographs, 1966 (Folder II-2114)
18 Text
Date:
1966
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Photographs, 1974-1976 (Folder II-2127)
31 Text
Date:
1974-1976
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Photographs, undated (Folder II-2139)
24 Text
Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Political Education Program, 1973 (Folder II-2118)
12 Text
Date:
1973
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
Access:
Public access
Publications, 1968-1973 (Folder III-2489)
133 Text
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Report of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, 1968 (Folder III-2487)
72 Text
Date:
29 Jul 1967 - 27 Sep 1968
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Report, 1975 (Folder II-2132)
18 Text
Date:
1975
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Reports and News clippings, 1964 (Folder II-2113)
9 Text
Date:
1964
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
Access:
Public access
Research and Publications on Race Relations, 1960 (III-1811)
176 Text
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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:
African American History
Social Services & Settlement Houses
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44 Chicago Urban League (CUL) 22 Compton, James W 5 Daley, Richard J 5 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) 5 National Urban League (NUL) 4 Washington, Harold L 3 Jackson, Jesse 2 American Jewish Congress 2 Berry, Edwin C 2 Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) 2 Johnson, Lyndon B 2 Nixon, Richard 2 United States Commission on Civil Rights 1 Abernathy, Ralph 1 Afro-American Patrolmen’s League 1 Allen, Louis 1 Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP) 1 Chaney, James 1 Chicago Commission on Human Relations (CCHR) 1 Chicago Economic Development Corporation (CEDCO) 1 Cokely, Steve 1 Community Fund of Chicago 1 Dahmer, Vernon 1 Evers, Medgar 1 Farrakhan, Louis 1 Hooks, Benjamin 1 Jackson, Jimmie Lee 1 Jarrett, Vernon 1 Jordan, Vernon 1 King, Coretta Scott 1 King, Martin Luther, Jr 1 Leadership Conference on Civil Rights 1 League of Women Voters of Chicago 1 Lee, George W 1 Lee, Herbert 1 Lowery, Joseph 1 Metcalfe, Ralph H 1 National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders 1 National Alliance of Businessmen 1 National Coalition on Black Civic Participation 1 People United to Save Humanity (PUSH) 1 Randolph, A Philip 1 Robinson, Renault 1 Small Business Administration 1 Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) 1 Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) 1 Tallchief, Maria 1 The American Jewish Committee 1 The Chicago Network 1 Tucker, Raymond 1 Wilder, Douglas 1 Wilkins, Roy 1 Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) 1 Young, Andrew

69 Government and Politics 40 education 35 voter registration 30 election 29 government 27 community organisations 24 employment 23 community development 22 politics 18 legislation 17 housing 15 Education and Training 15 voting rights 14 equality 13 Civil Rights and Black Power 13 civil rights 12 Employment and Labour 12 discrimination 11 finance 11 poverty 11 statistics 10 Legislation and Legal Cases 10 population 10 schools 10 wages 9 city politics 9 legal cases 8 business 8 demographics 8 family 8 racial tensions 7 Health, Welfare and Housing 7 crime 7 health 7 public welfare 7 social change 7 training 6 Family and Daily Life 6 Poverty and Discrimination 6 migration 6 research 6 unemployment 5 tax 5 university 4 benevolent societies 4 desegregation 4 police 4 rights 4 speeches 4 theory 4 violence 3 Business and Industry 3 Organisations, Associations and Societies 3 agriculture 3 anti-Semitism 3 church 3 community protest 3 economy 3 industry 3 integration 3 land 3 leadership 3 police brutality 3 reform 3 religion 3 segregation 3 social work 3 urban renewal 3 womanhood 3 youth 2 Judaism 2 Police and Community Relations 2 citizenship 2 culture 2 democracy 2 farming 2 human rights 2 labour 2 living conditions 2 media 2 music 2 presidency 2 property 2 public opinion 2 recruitment 2 rehabilitation 2 transport 1 Arts and Culture 1 Great Migration 1 Ku Klux Klan 1 Protest and Race Riots 1 advertisement 1 arts 1 ballot 1 black power 1 busing 1 charity 1 city development 1 civil unrest 1 community business groups 1 construction 1 corruption 1 elections 1 ghetto 1 hospitals 1 housing crisis 1 immigration 1 interracial 1 lobbying 1 military 1 public housing projects 1 racial violence 1 riots 1 slavery 1 students 1 tenant 1 unionism 1 urban decay 1 urban planning