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Lea Demarest Taylor Papers

Lea Demarest Taylor (1883-1975) was active in Chicago's social settlement movement. The collection contains correspondence, memos, articles, speeches, annual reports, minutes of meetings, and photographs. pertaining to operation and activities of Chicago Commons settlement house, the Chicago Federation of Settlements and the National Federation of Settlements. The collection also includes writing and publications by Graham Taylor, founder of Chicago Commons.

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Chicago Commons - neighborhood statistics, 1940 (Folder 74)
1940
City of Chicago - housing, urban renewal, race relations, 1964-1965 (Folder 205)
1964
City of Chicago - housing, urban renewal, race relations, 1965 (Folder 206)
1965
City of Chicago - housing, urban renewal, race relations, 1963 (Folder 203)
1963
City of Chicago - housing, urban renewal, race relations, 1964 (Folder 204)
1964
Depression era - relief and unemployment, 1929 (Folder 207)
1929
Depression era - relief and unemployment, 1932 (Folder 208)
1932
Labor - Chicago Workers' Committee on Unemployment - leaflet, 1935 (Folder 18)
1935
Labor - Republic Steel Memorial Day Riot - fliers, clippings, 1937 (Folder 22)
1937
Labor - women, 1921-1937 (Folder 23)
1937
Labor - youth unemployment, 1932 (Folder 24)
1932
Neighborhood Fires - racial unrest, 1945-1947 (Folder 71)
Reports and eyewitness accounts of the housing fires in Chicago.
1944
Neighborhood Fires - racial unrest, 1947 (Folder 72)
Civil Liberties News reports on the housing fires in Chicago.
1947
Neighborhood Fires - racial unrest, 1947 (Folder 73)
1943
Neighborhood Fires, 1947-1955 (Folder 70)
Newspaper articles on the housing fires in Chicago.
1947
Race Relations - Chicago - South Central Association, 1945-1947 (Folder 30)
1947
Race Relations - School Strikes, 1947 (Folder 31)
1947
Race relations - Chicago - Race Riot of 1919, 1916-1920 (Folder 29)
1916
Race relations - Chicago, 1944-1949 (Folder 27)
1944

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
Social Services & Settlement Houses
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12 Health, Welfare and Housing 7 Government and Politics 4 Crime and Delinquency 4 Employment and Labour 4 urban planning, housing, public welfare, community development, finance, public housing projects 3 Protest and Race Riots 3 housing, crime, discrimination, poverty, public housing projects, public welfare, racial violence 2 Organisations, Associations and Societies 1 Education and Training 1 Legislation and Legal Cases 1 Police and Community Relations 1 community, racial tensions, grass roots community action 1 education, strike, racial tensions, desegregation, youth, punishment 1 finance, aid, community development, Great Depression, housing, living conditions, wages, public welfare, culture, food, family, education, entertainment 1 housing, crime, discrimination, poverty, public housing projects, public welfare, racial violence, government 1 housing, racial tensions, education, segregation, employment, health, legal cases, violence, World War II 1 legal cases, wages, industry, employment, government, womanhood, clothing, finance 1 public welfare, finance, unemployment, wages, New Deal, Great Depression, work relief 1 religion, riots, unemployment, government, police brutality, violence, legal cases 1 riots, racial tensions, womanhood, legal cases, unionism, religion, employment, segregation, racial violence, police brutality, housing, migration, corruption 1 statistics, immigration, housing, finance, public housing projects, public welfare, family 1 unemployment, unionism, radio, work relief, Great Depression 1 unemployment, youth, employment, Great Depression