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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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4801-4803 S, Indiana, 1985 (Folder II-1811)
65 Text
Date:
1985
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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641 E, 50th Place, 1985 (Folder II-1800)
28 Text
Date:
1985
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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641 E, 50th Street, 1985 (Folder II-1801)
42 Text
Date:
1985
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Administration of Justice Program, 1982 (Folder II-2168)
147 Text
Date:
1982
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Afro-American Patrolman's League, 1969 (Folder IV-1304)
40 Text
Date:
7-21 Sep 1969
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Afro-American Patrolmen's League, 1971-1973 (Folder III-1882)
187 Text
Date:
7 Jun 1969 - 18 May 1974
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Afro-American Police League, 1975-1981 (Folder III-1942)
232 Text
Date:
2 Oct 1972 - 17 Dec 1981
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Afro-American patrolman's League, 1976 (Folder III-1945)
2 Text
Date:
11-12 Feb 1976
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Alliance to End Repression, 1971 (Folder I-3045)
27 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:
5 May - 9 Sep 1971
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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An Inquest on the Cook County Corner, 1971 (Folder III-1885)
31 Text
Date:
26030
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Black Panther Grand Jury Report, 1970 (Folder III-1867)
58 Text
Date:
25 May 1970 - 8 Dec 1971
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Black Panther case, 1971 (Folder I-3046)
150 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:
Jan 1970 - May 1971
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Black Panthers Case, 1970 (Folder IV-1061)
58 Text
Date:
13 Mar - 29 May 1970
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Building Illinois Legislative Lobby - Bill, 1978-1979 (Folder II-2144)
65 Text
Date:
1978-1979
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Busing, 1971 (Folder IV-1128)
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Date:
c.1971
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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CF review Committee, 1961-1962 (Folder III-2467)
60 Text
Date:
9 Oct 1961 - 10 Aug 1962
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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CHA Legal Boundaries, 1966 (Folder III-341)
96 Text
Date:
9 May 1956 - 11 Jul 1966
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
CHA, 1976-1981 (Folder III-349)
174 Text
Date:
7 Dec 1966 - 20 Jan 1981
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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CUL Race Violence, 1958 (Folder III-1810)
62 Text
Date:
1958
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Charles Jones - Georgia State Prison 57984, 1973-1974 (Folder II-2163)
77 Text
Date:
1970-1974
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Chicago Crime Commission Annual report, 1971 (Folder III-1887)
31 Text
Date:
1969 - 7 Oct 1971
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Chicago Crime Commission report, 1957 (Folder I-2806)
31 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:
1957-05-20
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Circuit Court of Illinois Crime Committed During Raids, 1970 (Folder III-1875)
114 Text
Date:
c.1970
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Citizens for Police Reform, 1973 (Folder II-2159)
145 Text
Date:
1973
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Citizens for Police Reform, 1973-1974 (Folder II-2160)
158 Text
Date:
1973-1974
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Citizens for Police Reform, 1973-1974 (Folder II-2161)
172 Text
Date:
1973-1974
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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City of Chicago Contracts, 1985 (Folder II-1824)
19 Text
Date:
1985
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Civil Rights in the 1980's, 1984 (Folder III-2954)
334 Text
Date:
1982 - 15 Jun 1984
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Claude Lightfoot Defense Committee, undated (Folder I-2809)
14 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:
n.d.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Coalition to Combat Police Misconduct, 1972 (Folder II-2158)
19 Text
Date:
1972
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Coalition to Retain Lou's Notebook, 1971 (Folder II-2154)
11 Text
Date:
1971
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Commentary on Area of Negro Residence Map, 1950-1964 (Folder III-276)
302 Text
Date:
23863
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Committee on Urban Opportunity, 1974 (Folder II-1752)
19 Text
Date:
1974
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Community Control of Police (Folder IV-1308)
27 Text
Date:
Aug 1968 - 25 May 1970
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Community Legal Project Proposal, undated (Folder II-2152)
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Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Community Renewal - Models and Proposals, 1974 (Folder II-1751)
121 Text
Date:
1968-1974
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Complaints and Investigations, 1952-1956 (Folder III-2930)
61 Text
Date:
10 Jun 1952 - 15 Feb 1956
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Comprehensive Housing Contract, 1990-1991 (Folder II-1788)
11 Text
Date:
1990-1991
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Concerned Citizens for Police Reform, 1972 (Folder II-2157)
204 Text
Date:
1972
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Contacts - Grand Boulevard 76, 1986-1987 (Folder II-1845)
27 Text
Date:
1986-1987
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Contract - Correspondence - Report, 1972 (Folder II-926)
167 Text
Date:
1972-1974
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Contract Buyer League, 1969 (Folder III-2939a)
62 Text
Date:
1 Apr - 27 May 1970
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Correspondence - Cook County Board of Public Welfare, 1947-1949 (Folder II-2173)
27 Text
Date:
1947-1949
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Correspondence - Herman Mathews, 1981 (Folder II-1781)
41 Text
Date:
1981
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Correspondence and Reports, 1979 (Folder II-1760)
160 Text
Date:
1978-1979
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Correspondence, 1973-1977 (Folder II-958)
144 Text
Date:
1973-1977
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Correspondence, 1973-1977 (Folder II-959)
306 Text
Date:
1973-1977
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Court Cases Discrimination by Chicago Housing Authority, 1960 (Folder III-339)
93 Text
Date:
27 Oct 1966 - 18 Jan 1967
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Court of Appeals William A Waters Case, 1974 (Folder III-2945)
32 Text
Date:
1974
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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DOH Meetings, 1985 (Folder II-1814)
13 Text
Date:
1985
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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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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73 Chicago Urban League (CUL) 33 Compton, James W 10 Daley, Richard J 7 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) 6 Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) 6 Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago (LAFC) 6 National Urban League (NUL) 5 Afro-American Patrolmen’s League 5 Metcalfe, Ralph H 4 Black Panther Party 4 Washington, Harold L 3 Berry, Edwin C 3 Chicago Bar Association 3 Chicago Housing Consortium (CHC) 3 Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) 3 Leadership Council for Metropolitan Open Communities 3 Young, Whitney 2 American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) 2 Chicago Commission on Human Relations (CCHR) 2 Chicago Crime Commission 2 Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (CLC) 2 Chicago Metropolitan Housing Development Corporation (CMHDC) 2 Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Movement 2 Jackson, Jesse 2 King, Martin Luther, Jr 2 Lightfoot, Claude M 2 Peterson, Virgil W 2 Robinson, Renault 2 Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) 1 American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) 1 American Jewish Congress 1 Anti-Defamation League 1 Ashford, Laplois 1 Beverly Area Planning Association 1 Building Construction Employers' Association 1 Chicago Commission on Human Relations 1 Chicago Council Against Racial and Religious Discrimination 1 Contract Buyers League (CBL) 1 Du Sable, Jean Baptiste Pointe 1 Fair Employment Practice Committee (FEPC) 1 Federal Housing Administration (FHA) 1 Florence, Franklin 1 Franklin, John Hope 1 Freedom, Independence, God, Honor, Today (FIGHT) 1 Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) 1 Illinois Committee for Fair Housing Law 1 Jones, Nathaniel 1 Malcolm X 1 Muhammad, Elijah 1 National Association of Real Estate Brokers 1 National Black Police Association 1 National Negro Congress 1 Newton, Huey 1 Norton, Eleanor Holmes 1 Powell, Adam Clayton 1 Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) 1 St Clair Drake, John Gibbs 1 Taeuber, Karl 1 The Alliance to End Repression 1 United States Commission on Civil Rights 1 Welfare Council of Metropolitan Chicago

110 legal cases 46 Legislation and Legal Cases 44 Health, Welfare and Housing 40 finance 37 housing 35 discrimination 32 employment 30 crime 30 legislation 30 police 28 community organisations 25 education 22 community development 21 racial tensions 21 violence 20 Police and Community Relations 20 equality 18 government 17 police brutality 16 Crime and Delinquency 16 city politics 16 civil rights 15 Poverty and Discrimination 15 living conditions 14 poverty 14 public welfare 14 schools 14 tenant 13 community protest 13 health 13 research 13 statistics 12 Civil Rights and Black Power 12 Organisations, Associations and Societies 12 rehabilitation 11 racial violence 11 training 11 youth 10 judicial 10 tax 10 wages 9 Education and Training 9 Government and Politics 9 election 8 arrests 8 construction 8 politics 8 public housing projects 8 segregation 8 unemployment 8 voter registration 7 family 7 punishment 7 rights 7 urban renewal 6 Employment and Labour 6 recruitment 6 reform 6 riots 6 social change 5 business 5 charity 5 demographics 5 ghetto 5 housing segregation 5 human rights 5 membership 5 population 5 shootings 4 Protest and Race Riots 4 benevolent societies 4 black power 4 contract 4 desegregation 4 property 3 Hills v. Gautreaux 3 civil unrest 3 economy 3 juvenile 3 labour 3 land 3 media 3 protest march 3 real estate practices 3 social work 3 students 3 theory 3 university 3 urban decay 3 voting rights 2 Brown v. Board of Education 2 Neo-Nazism 2 Supreme Court 2 busing 2 church 2 communism 2 corruption 2 hospitals 2 housing crisis 2 industry 2 insurance 2 leadership 2 migration 2 petition 2 prisoner 2 public opinion 2 religion 2 sanitation 2 speeches 2 transport 2 urban planning 2 vandalism 1 Black Power and Civil Rights 1 Business and Industry 1 Christmas 1 Islam 1 Kraemer v. Shelley 1 Ku Klux Klan 1 Plessy v. Ferguson 1 blockbusting 1 children 1 city planning 1 civil liberties 1 community 1 delinquency 1 democracy 1 drugs 1 elderly 1 gangs 1 grass roots community action 1 household 1 housing demolition 1 imprisonment 1 integration 1 interracial 1 loan 1 lobbying 1 meetings 1 military 1 revenue 1 sit-in 1 slavery 1 social security 1 voting 1 white flight 1 white supremacy 1 women