Search for:


Search for:

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.
Showing 1 - 8 of 8 Records
City of Chicago - housing, urban renewal, race relations, 1965 (Folder 206)
11 Text
Date:
1965
Collection:
Lea Demarest Taylor papers
Access:
Public access


Labor - Republic Steel Memorial Day Riot - fliers, clippings, 1937 (Folder 22)
7 Text
Date:
June-August 1937
Collection:
Lea Demarest Taylor papers
Access:
Public access


Labor - youth unemployment, 1932 (Folder 24)
2 Text
Date:
1932
Collection:
Lea Demarest Taylor papers
Access:
Public access


Neighborhood Fires - racial unrest, 1945-1947 (Folder 71)
78 Text
Reports and eyewitness accounts of the housing fires in Chicago.
Date:
1944-1947
Collection:
Lea Demarest Taylor papers
Access:
Public access


Neighborhood Fires - racial unrest, 1947 (Folder 73)
39 Text
Date:
1943-1950
Collection:
Lea Demarest Taylor papers
Access:
Public access


Neighborhood Fires, 1947-1955 (Folder 70)
74 Text
Newspaper articles on the housing fires in Chicago.
Date:
1947-1955
Collection:
Lea Demarest Taylor papers
Access:
Public access


Race Relations - Chicago - South Central Association, 1945-1947 (Folder 30)
16 Text
Date:
1947
Collection:
Lea Demarest Taylor papers
Access:
Public access


Race Relations - School Strikes, 1947 (Folder 31)
5 Text
Date:
1947
Collection:
Lea Demarest Taylor papers
Access:
Public access