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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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Adlai Stevenson III, Jimmy Carter, and Richard J. Daley in a torchlight parade
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Adlai Stevenson III, Presidential candidate Jimmy Carter, and Mayor Richard J. Daley ride in an open car during a night time campaign parade.
Date:
September 1976
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


Adlai Stevenson III, Jimmy Carter, and Richard J. Daley in a torchlight parade
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Adlai Stevenson III, Presidential candidate Jimmy Carter, and Mayor Richard J. Daley ride in an open car during a night time campaign parade.
Date:
September 1976
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


Adlai Stevenson III, Jimmy Carter, and Richard J. Daley in a torchlight parade
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Adlai Stevenson III, Presidential candidate Jimmy Carter, and Mayor Richard J. Daley ride in an open car during a night time campaign parade.
Date:
September 1976
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


Adlai Stevenson III, Jimmy Carter, and Richard J. Daley in a torchlight parade
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Adlai Stevenson III, Presidential candidate Jimmy Carter, and Mayor Richard J. Daley ride in an open car during a night time campaign parade.
Date:
1976-09-01
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Adlai Stevenson and Richard J. Daley at a luncheon
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Richard J. Daley speaking at a businessmen's luncheon at the Bismarck Hotel with Governor Adlai Stevenson II (at right) and another unidentified man listening.
Date:
circa 1950s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Adlai Stevenson and Richard J. Daley at a luncheon
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An unidentified speaker stands at a businessmen's luncheon at the Bismarck Hotel. At the right: Richard J. Daley and Governor Adlai Stevenson II. At the left: an unidentified man.
Date:
circa 1950s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Adlai Stevenson and others standing at a podium
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Adlai Stevenson and two young men standing at the podium at a Democratic campaign rally for Stevenson.
Date:
November 3, 1956
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Adlai Stevenson delivering a speech
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Adlai Stevenson II speaking into a microphone at the Sherman House Hotel.
Date:
circa 1950s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Adlai Stevenson speaking at a businessmen's luncheon
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Governor Adlai Stevenson II stands at a banquet table to speak during a businessmen's luncheon the Bismarck Hotel. Richard J. Daley is seated at left and George Schaller is at the right.
Date:
circa 1950s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
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Adlai Stevenson talking to Eleanor Daley and Richard J. Daley
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Adlai Stevenson talking to Eleanor "Sis" Daley and Mayor Richard J. Daley as they are seated in an audience.
Date:
circa 1960s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Adlai Stevenson with Illinois politicians
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Group portrait of Illinois and Chicago politicians. Pictured from the left are: Paul Douglas, Al Horan, Martin Kennelly, Joseph Gill, John Boyle, Jacob Arvey, and Adlai Stevenson II.
Date:
circa 1950s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
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Adlai Stevenson with Richard J. Daley
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Adlai Stevenson II and Mayor Richard J. Daley at the Conrad Hilton Hotel.
Date:
November 15, 1955
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
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Adlai Stevenson with Richard J. Daley and George Schaller
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Governor Adlai Stevenson II stands at a banquet table with Richard J. Daley seated on the left and George Schaller at the right. The businessmen's luncheon was held at the Bismarck Hotel.
Date:
circa 1950s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


Adlai Stevenson with Richard J. and Eleanor Daley and others
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Adlai Stevenson with Mayor Richard J. Daley, Eleanor "Sis" Daley, and two others.
Date:
1964-1965
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


Adlai Stevenson, John F. Kennedy, Richard J. Daley, and Eunice Kennedy Shriver
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Adlai Stevenson, President John F. Kennedy, Mayor Richard J. Daley, and Eunice Kennedy Shriver chatting at a formal dining event.
Date:
circa 1960
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


Admiral Albert M. Sackett (Great Lakes) shaking hands with Richard J. Daley
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Admiral Albert M. Sackett (Great Lakes) shaking hands with Mayor Richard J. Daley in Daley's City Hall office.
Date:
1976
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


Adults in a craft workshop
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Adults in a workshop create crafts projects with pieces of agate.
Date:
circa 1963
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


Adults in a craft workshop
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Adults in a workshop create crafts projects with pieces of agate.
Date:
circa 1963
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
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Alben Barkley shaking hands with Richard J. Daley
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Vice-President Alben Barkley shaking hands with Richard J. Daley while Governor Adlai Stevenson II stands to the side.
Date:
1August 6, 1951
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


Alderman P.J. Cullerton Golf Day
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Richard J. Daley seated at a table (second from right) with a group of men at Alderman P. J. Cullerton Golf Day.
Date:
September 18, 1951
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


Alderman P.J. Cullerton Golf Day
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Richard J. Daley with a group of men at Alderman P.J. Cullerton Golf Day. P.J. Cullerton is at the far left. Richard J. Daley is third from left, front row.
Date:
September 18, 1951
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Alfred Rattray (Ambassador to Jamaica) and Richard J. Daley
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Alfred Rattray (Ambassador to Jamaica) and Mayor Richard J. Daley in the Mayor's City Hall office. Daley is holding a book about Jamaican politics.
Date:
1976
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


Alice Daley
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Alice Daley (Mrs. Alice Steel), a cousin to Mayor Richard J. Daley who resides in England.
Date:
circa 1940s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


All Chicago Italian American Democratic Committee event, Richard J. Daley speaking
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Mayor Richard J. Daley speaking at a podium during an All Chicago Italian American Democratic Committee event.
Date:
1967
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


All Chicago Italian American Democratic Committee event, with Richard J. Daley
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Mayor Richard J. Daley observing a group handshake during an All Chicago Italian American Democratic Committee event. Louis P. Farina is at the far right.
Date:
1967
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


All Chicago Italian American Democratic Committee event, with Richard J. Daley
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Mayor Richard J. Daley takes the hand of an unidentified woman during an All Chicago Italian American Democratic Committee event.
Date:
1967
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


Altar at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City
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Altar at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City.
Date:
May 1964
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


Altar of Church of the Nativity of Our Lady, Old Parish, Ireland
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View of the altar in the Church of the Nativity of Our Lady in Old Parish, Ireland.
Date:
1971
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


Ambassador Taft, with Richard J. Daley and others
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Richard J. Daley (seated at right) with a group of men including Ambassador Taft.
Date:
circa 1950s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


Ambassador Takeshi Yasukawa - Honorary Luncheon
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Reception line at a luncheon for Japanese Ambassador Takeshi Yasukawa. Mayor Richard J. Daley is near the center with his hands behind his back.
Date:
May 21, 1975
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


Ambassador Takeshi Yasukawa - Honorary Luncheon
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Reception line at a luncheon for Japanese Ambassador Takeshi Yasukawa, including Mayor Richard J. Daley.
Date:
May 21, 1975
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


Ambassador Takeshi Yasukawa - Honorary Luncheon
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Japanese Ambassador Takeshi Yasukawa speaking at a luncheon held in his honor. An autographed baseball sits on the table in front of him.
Date:
May 21, 1975
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


Ambassador Takeshi Yasukawa - Honorary Luncheon
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Mayor Richard J. Daley shaking hands with Japanese Ambassador Takeshi Yasukawa at an honorary luncheon. Bob Abboud is behind them.
Date:
May 21, 1975
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


Ambassador Takeshi Yasukawa - Honorary Luncheon
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Studs Terkel shaking hands with Japanese Ambassador Takeshi Yasukawa at a luncheon held in Yasukawa's honor. Mayor Richard J. Daley is behind them.
Date:
May 21, 1975
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


Ambassador Takeshi Yasukawa - Honorary Luncheon
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Japanese Ambassador Takeshi Yasukawa holding Chicago Cubs memorabilia with Mayor Richard J. Daley.
Date:
May 21, 1975
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


Ambassador Takeshi Yasukawa - Honorary Luncheon
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Mayor Richard J. Daley speaking with Japanese Ambassador Takeshi Yasukawa at a luncheon held in his honor. Bob Abboud and Hiroji Yamaguchi are behind them.
Date:
May 21, 1975
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


Ambassador Takeshi Yasukawa - Honorary Luncheon
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Japanese Ambassador Takeshi Yasukawa speaking at a table during a luncheon held in his honor. A. Robert (Bob) Abboud is second from right, and Mayor Richard J. Daley is seated at the right.
Date:
May 21, 1975
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


Ambassador Takeshi Yasukawa - Honorary Luncheon
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An unidentified man shaking hands with a row of men including Mayor Richard J. Daley and Japanese Ambassador Takeshi Yasukawa.
Date:
May 21, 1975
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


Ambassador Takeshi Yasukawa shaking hands with Richard J. Daley
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Japanese Ambassador Takeshi Yasukawa shaking hands with Mayor Richard J. Daley in his City Hall office.
Date:
1976
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


American Cancer Society representative with Richard J. Daley
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Mayor Richard J. Daley greets a young girl, who is an American Cancer Society representative, in his City Hall office.
Date:
circa 1972-1976
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


Ann Daley and her husband Marty
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Ann Daley (paternal aunt of Richard J. Daley) and her husband Marty.
Date:
circa 1950s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


Annual Meeting General Session in Springfield, Illinois
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Richard J. Daley (seated at table, second from right) and others including Frank Annunzio, at the Annual Meeting General Session in Springfield, Illinois.
Date:
October 7, 1949
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


Anwar Sadat with his family
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Portrait of the Sadat family, from left: Abdel Khalik Abdel Ghaffar, Lobna El-Sadat Ghaffar, Jihan El-Sadat, President Sadat, Mrs. Sadat, Noha El-Sadat Marie, and Hassan Sayed Marie.
Date:
1975
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


Aon Center Plaza
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Architectural rendering of the Aon Center Plaza showing a square pool with fountains and flags of the fifty states.
Date:
circa 1975
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


Aon Center Plaza with Harry Bertoia sculpture
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Architectural rendering of the Aon Center Plaza on Randolph Street, showing the work "Sounding Sculpture" by Harry Bertoia with cascades of water around the ventilating elements.
Date:
circa 1975
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


Apollo 10 astronauts Eugene Cernan and Thomas Stafford at Chicago City Hall
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Mayor Richard J. Daley standing in a crowd with Apollo 10 astronauts Eugene Cernan and Thomas Stafford inside City Hall. Eleanor "Sis" Daley (second from right) is also in attendance.
Date:
June 30, 1969
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


Apollo 10 astronauts Eugene Cernan and Thomas Stafford at Chicago City Hall
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Astronaut Eugene Cernan with his wife and daughter entering Chicago City Hall. Astronaut Stafford and family follow behind. Signs welcoming them are posted on the wall and a crowd has gathered in the halls to greet the astronauts.
Date:
June 30, 1969
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


Apollo 10 astronauts Eugene Cernan and Thomas Stafford at Chicago City Hall
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Apollo 10 astronauts Eugene Cernan (left) and Thomas Stafford (right), along with their families, are greeted by a crowd gathered inside Chicago City Hall.
Date:
June 30, 1969
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


Apollo 10 astronauts Eugene Cernan and Thomas Stafford at Chicago City Hall
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Apollo 10 astronaut Eugene Cernan (right) presents Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley with a framed montage. The gift contains an American flag, an Illinois flag, and an Apollo 10 patch.
Date:
June 30, 1969
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


Apollo 10 astronauts Eugene Cernan and Thomas Stafford at Chicago City Hall
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Mayor Richard J. Daley presents silver bowls to the Apollo 10 astronauts Thomas Stafford (left) and Eugene Cernan (right). The astronauts' wives are sitting on the podium next to their husbands. Eleanor "Sis" Daley is also on the podium, standing and applauding with members of the audience.
Date:
June 30, 1969
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access