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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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Abraham Lincoln Marovitz swears in Richard J. Daley
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Judge Abraham Lincoln Marovitz swears in Mayor Richard J. Daley.
Date:
circa 1955-1967
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Abraham Lincoln Marovitz swears in Richard J. Daley at his sixth mayoral inauguration
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Judge Abraham Lincoln Marovitz swears in Mayor Richard J. Daley for his sixth term as mayor in City Council chambers.
Date:
1975
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
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Public access
Buckingham Fountain
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View of Buckingham Fountain with downtown skyscrapers visible behind it.
Date:
circa 1955-1976
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Public access
Calder sculpture, Chicago Federal Center plaza
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View of the sculpture "Flamingo" by artist Alexander Calder, installed on the Chicago Federal Center plaza.
Date:
circa 1974-1976
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Public access
Chicago River and Marina Towers
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View looking east along the main branch of the Chicago River. The Marina City towers are in the foreground at the left.
Date:
circa 1955-1976
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Public access
Chicago downtown at night
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View over downtown Chicago at night.
Date:
circa 1955-1976
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Courtney, Patrick, and Peter Thompson
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Courtney, Patrick, and Peter Thompson, grandchildren of Mayor Richard J. Daley. (Children of Patricia Daley).
Date:
circa 1969
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Public access
Daley family at mayoral Inauguration
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Mayor Richard J. Daley poses in City Hall with his wife Eleanor and their children, and his father Michael J. Daley, on his mayoral Inauguration day.
Date:
1955
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Public access
Eleanor and Richard J. Daley at a reception
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Eleanor "Sis" Daley and Mayor Richard J. Daley at a reception.
Date:
circa 1955-1976
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Public access
Eleanor and Richard J. Daley on St. Patrick's Day
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Eleanor "Sis" Daley and Mayor Richard J. Daley stand with clergy and a woman wearing a St. Patrick's Day sash on St. Patrick's Day.
Date:
circa 1975
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Eleanor and Richard J. Daley on St. Patrick's Day
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Eleanor "Sis" Daley and Mayor Richard J. Daley stand with a woman wearing a St. Patrick's Day sash on St. Patrick's Day. Clergy are standing behind them.
Date:
circa 1975
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Farm at Lincoln Park Zoo
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View of the Farm at Lincoln Park Zoo, and the adjacent South Pond (foreground).
Date:
circa 1960s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Public access
Four Seasons mosaic, First National Bank of Chicago plaza
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View of the Four Seasons mosaic by artist Marc Chagall, installed on the plaza of the First National Bank of Chicago (later Chase Tower Plaza).
Date:
circa 1974-1976
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Jimmy Carter and Richard J. Daley
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Mayor Richard J. Daley speaks at a podium while presidential candidate Jimmy Carter applauds.
Date:
circa 1970-1976
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Public access
Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson and Richard J. and Eleanor Daley
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President Lyndon B. Johnson, Lady Bird Johnson, Eleanor "Sis" Daley and Mayor Richard J. Daley going to a reception and dinner at McCormick Place.
Date:
1965
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
McCormick Place
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View looking north, showing McCormick Place with Burnham Harbor to the right, and downtown skyscrapers in the distance.
Date:
circa 1971-1976
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Monroe Harbor and Chicago Skyline
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View of boats anchored in Monroe Harbor and others sailing on Lake Michigan. The Chicago skyline is in the background.
Date:
circa 1955-1976
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Peter and Courtney Thompson
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Peter and Courtney Thompson, grandchildren of Mayor Richard J. Daley. (Children of Patricia Daley).
Date:
circa 1968
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Retail stores on North Michigan Avenue
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View outside the Saks Fifth Avenue store on North Michigan Avenue, showing pedestrians and streetside landscaping.
Date:
circa 1965-1976
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Richard J. Daley
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Portrait of Mayor Richard J. Daley.
Date:
circa 1972-1976
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Public access
Richard J. Daley
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Mayor Richard J. Daley watches an event with an unidentified man.
Date:
circa 1955-1976
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Richard J. Daley
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Portrait of Mayor Richard J. Daley.
Date:
circa 1972-1976
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Public access
Richard J. Daley
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Portrait of Mayor Richard J. Daley.
Date:
circa 1972-1976
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Public access
Richard J. Daley
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Portrait of Mayor Richard J. Daley.
Date:
circa 1972-1976
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Public access
Richard J. Daley
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Portrait of Mayor Richard J. Daley.
Date:
circa 1955-1976
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Public access
Richard J. Daley accepts a plaque
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Mayor Richard J. Daley accepts a plaque from an unidentified man in his City Hall office as two additional men look on.
Date:
circa 1955-1976
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Richard J. Daley accepts gift from a young performer
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Mayor Richard J. Daley accepts a gift from a boy who performed an Irish dance at City Hall.
Date:
circa 1972-1976
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Richard J. Daley accepts tea service from Ukrainian group
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Mayor Richard J. Daley accepts a gift of a tea service presented by a Ukrainian group in ethnic dress, in his City Hall office.
Date:
circa 1972-1976
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Richard J. Daley and Bobby Vinton
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Singer Bobby Vinton presents a t-shirt imprinted with the words "From the Polish Prince to the Irish King" to Mayor Richard J. Daley at a press conference.
Date:
circa 1972-1976
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Richard J. Daley and Christmas tree in Civic Center Plaza
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Mayor Richard J. Daley at a Christmas tree lighting event in Civic Center Plaza.
Date:
circa 1970-1976
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Richard J. Daley and Dwight Eisenhower
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Mayor Richard J. Daley presents a medal to President Dwight Eisenhower.
Date:
circa 1958-1959
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Richard J. Daley and Frank Sinatra
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Mayor Richard J. Daley and singer Frank Sinatra in the mayor's City Hall office.
Date:
1975
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Richard J. Daley and George McGovern
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Mayor Richard J. Daley with presidential candidate Senator George McGovern at a campaign event at the Sherman House Hotel.
Date:
1972
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Richard J. Daley and Henry Kissinger
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Mayor Richard J. Daley with Henry Kissinger in the mayor's City Hall office.
Date:
circa 1976
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Public access
Richard J. Daley and John F. Kennedy
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Mayor Richard J. Daley (center) stands with U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy and an unidentified man (left).
Date:
circa 1955-1961
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Public access
Richard J. Daley and Martin Luther King Jr.
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Mayor Richard J. Daley and Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Date:
1960s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Richard J. Daley and Michael Daley carrying packages
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Mayor Richard J. Daley and his son Michael walk along the sidewalk near their home, carrying packages.
Date:
circa 1950s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Richard J. Daley and Richard Nixon
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Mayor Richard J. Daley greets President Richard Nixon.
Date:
circa 1969-1974
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Richard J. Daley and William Stratton
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Mayor Richard J. Daley, Governor William Stratton and an unidentified man stand in front of a United States flag.
Date:
circa 1955-1961
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Richard J. Daley and a man laughing
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Mayor Richard J. Daley and an unidentified man laugh together. The man holds a small crystal globe.
Date:
circa 1955-1976
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Richard J. Daley and others at medical facility ribbon cutting ceremony
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Mayor Richard J. Daley, with others including Father Alex Kasper (Pastor of St. Pius V church) at a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Lower West Side medical center on Ashland Avenue.
Date:
circa 1972-1976
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Richard J. Daley at Democratic National Convention
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Mayor Richard J. Daley with the Illinois Delegation to the Democratic National Convention. William (Bill) Daley is visible at the lower right corner.
Date:
circa 1960 -1976
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Richard J. Daley at Eckhart Park swimming pool construction site
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Mayor Richard J. Daley handles a wheelbarrow and walks with two unidentified men carrying shovels, at the construction site for an indoor swimming pool (Ida Crown Natatorium) at Eckhart Park.
Date:
circa 1958-1961
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Richard J. Daley at a Holiday Folk Fair
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Mayor Richard J. Daley poses with participants at a Holiday Folk Fair. Colonel "Jack" Reilly stands at the right.
Date:
1973
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Richard J. Daley at a Holiday Folk Fair
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Mayor Richard J. Daley greets a man in Native American dress at the American Indian Center booth at a Holiday Folk Fair. Colonel "Jack" Reilly stands to the right.
Date:
1973
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Richard J. Daley at a Holiday Folk Fair
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Mayor Richard J. Daley shakes hands with a participant at a booth at a Holiday Folk Fair.
Date:
1973
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Richard J. Daley at a banquet
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Mayor Richard J. Daley at a banquet table with an unidentified man.
Date:
circa 1976
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Richard J. Daley at a construction site event
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Mayor Richard J. Daley holds his hand over his heart during a pause for the national anthem at an event at a construction site.
Date:
circa 1972-1976
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Richard J. Daley at a fish derby
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Mayor Richard J. Daley fishes from a boat on Lake Michigan during a fish derby event, while two children look on.
Date:
circa 1972-1976
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access

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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
Politics & Civic Life
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