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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
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Abraham Marovitz, Richard J. Daley, and William Lynch
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Abraham Marovitz shaking hands with Richard J. Daley, with William Lynch observing.
Date:
January 17, 1949
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
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Audience at Lyndon B. Johnson's presidential inauguration
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Back view of the audience sitting behind President Lyndon B. Johnson and Vice-President Hubert Humphrey (seated behind the podium) on Johnson's Inauguration Day. A massive crowd stands on the lawn in front of the podium.
Date:
January 1965
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
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Cardinal John Cody offers a prayer at Richard J. Daley's sixth mayoral inauguration
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Cardinal John Cody leading a prayer at Richard J. Daley's sixth mayoral inauguration. Judge Abraham Lincoln Marovitz, Neil Hartigan, an unidentified priest, Mayor Richard J. Daley, Eleanor "Sis" Daley, Eleanor R. Daley, and John Daley are present.
Date:
1975
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
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Chicago Fire Department marching band in parade for Lyndon B. Johnson's inauguration
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Chicago Fire Department marching band participating in a parade to honor President Johnson's inauguration as President.
Date:
January 1965
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


Chicago Fire Department marching band in parade for Lyndon B. Johnson's inauguration
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Chicago Fire Department marching band parading past the U.S. presidential pavilion (reviewing stand) at President Johnson's inauguration parade.
Date:
January 1965
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
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Chicago aldermen being sworn into office
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Chicago aldermen being sworn into office.
Date:
April 19, 1951
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


Chicago's 120th Anniversary Scrapbook, page 12 of 97
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RIchard J. Daley (right) in his office swearing in an unidentified man.
Date:
circa 1959
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


Chicago's 120th Anniversary Scrapbook, page 6 of 97
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RIchard J. Daley (right) in his office swearing in a group of five unidentified men.
Date:
circa 1959
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


County Clerk Induction Ceremony
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Richard J. Daley with his wife Eleanor "Sis" Daley, their seven children and his father (Michael J. Daley) at his induction ceremony as County Clerk. An unidentified woman and Father Murray are also pictured.
Date:
December 7, 1950
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


County Clerk Induction Ceremony
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Richard J. Daley with his wife Eleanor "Sis" Daley and their seven children, and his father (Michael J. Daley) at his induction ceremony as County Clerk. Father Murray, an unidentified man, Martin Kennelly, and Abraham Lincoln Marovitz are also pictured.
Date:
December 7, 1950
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


County Clerk Induction Ceremony
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Richard J. Daley with his wife Eleanor "Sis" Daley and their seven children, and his father (Michael J. Daley) at his induction ceremony as County Clerk.
Date:
December 7, 1950
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


County Clerk Induction Ceremony
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Richard J. Daley with his wife Eleanor "Sis" Daley and their seven children, and his father (Michael J. Daley) at his induction ceremony as County Clerk. Father Murray, Martin Kennelly, and Abraham Lincoln Marovitz are also pictured.
Date:
December 7, 1950
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


County Clerk Induction Ceremony
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Richard J. Daley, Eleanor "Sis" Daley, their seven children, and his father Michael J. Daley are photographed at his induction ceremony as County Clerk. A group of others including Martin Kennelly and Marty Hogan look on.
Date:
December 7, 1950
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


County Clerk Induction Ceremony
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Richard J. Daley with his wife Eleanor "Sis" Daley, their seven children, and his father Michael J. Daley at his induction ceremony as County Clerk. Father Murray, Martin Kennelly, Abraham Lincoln Marovitz, Marty Hogan, and others are present.
Date:
December 7, 1950
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


County Clerk Induction Ceremony
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Richard J. Daley with his wife Eleanor "Sis" Daley, their seven children, and his father Michael J. Daley at his induction ceremony as County Clerk. Father Murray, Martin Kennelly, and Abraham Lincoln Marovitz are also present.
Date:
December 7, 1950
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


County Clerk Induction Ceremony
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Richard J. Daley with his wife Eleanor "Sis" Daley and seven children and father (Michael J. Daley) at his induction ceremony as County Clerk. Father Murray, an unidentified man, and Martin Kennelly are also pictured.
Date:
December 7, 1950
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


County Clerk Installation, Richard J. Daley and family
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Richard J. Daley at his desk with family: Patricia, Eleanor "Sis", Michael, Richard M., Michael J., Eleanor R., and Mary Carol Daley.
Date:
March 20, 1950
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


County Clerk Installation, Richard J. Daley and family
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Richard J. Daley seated at a desk, surrounded by his wife, father, and five children, at his installation as County Clerk.
Date:
March 20, 1950
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


County Clerk Installation, Richard J. Daley and family
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Richard J. Daley seated at office desk surrounded by his wife Eleanor "Sis" Daley and five children, and his father Michael J. Daley, at his installation as County Clerk.
Date:
March 20, 1950
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


County Clerk Installation, Richard J. Daley and family
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Richard J. Daley at his desk with family: Patricia, Eleanor "Sis", Michael, Richard M., Michael J., Eleanor R., and Mary Carol Daley.
Date:
March 20, 1950
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


County Clerk Installation, Richard J. Daley shaking hands
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Richard J. Daley shakes hands with an unidentified man at his installation as County Clerk.
Date:
March 20, 1950
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
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County Clerk Installation, Richard J. Daley with family and others
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Richard J. Daley and others at his installation as County Clerk. Posing behind a desk are, back row, left to right: Sadie Sullivan (aunt of Richard J. Daley), Richard J. Daley, Kitty Smith (aunt of Richard J. Daley), May M. Ballenger (family friend), Eleanor "Sis" Daley, Josephine Dunkle (sister of Lillian Daley), Patricia Daley. Front row: Richard M., Mary Carol, Michael J., Michael, and Eleanor R. Daley.
Date:
March 20, 1950
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
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County Clerk Installation, Richard J. Daley with family and others
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Richard J. Daley, seated at a desk, with Eleanor "Sis" Daley and their five children at the left. At the right are an unidentified woman, Judge Edmund Jarecki, and Michael J. Daley.
Date:
March 20, 1950
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
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County Clerk Installation, Richard J. Daley with family and others
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Richard J. Daley at his desk with his wife Eleanor "Sis" Daley, father Michael J. Daley, the five oldest Daley children, Dan Ryan Jr., Abraham Lincoln Marovitz, and an unidentified man.
Date:
March 20, 1950
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
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County Clerk Installation, Richard J. Daley with family and others
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Richard J. Daley, seated at a desk, with Eleanor "Sis" Daley, their five children and an unidentified man at the left. At the right are an unidentified woman, Judge Edmund Jarecki, and Michael J. Daley.
Date:
March 20, 1950
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
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County Clerk Installation, Richard J. Daley with family and others
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Richard J. Daley, seated at a desk, with Eleanor "Sis" Daley, their five children and an unidentified man at the left. At the right are an unidentified woman, Judge Edmund Jarecki, and Michael J. Daley.
Date:
March 20, 1950
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
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County Clerk Installation, Richard J. Daley with others
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Pictured at Richard J. Daley's installation as Cook County Clerk are, left to right: Frank Chesrow, Richard J. Daley, unidentified man, Dan Ryan Jr., and unidentified woman.
Date:
December 6, 1954
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


County Clerk Installation, Richard J. Daley with others
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Richard J. Daley stands with two unidentified men in front of a flowered wreath, at his installation as Cook County Clerk.
Date:
March 20, 1950
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
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County Clerk Installation, Richard J. Daley with others
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Pictured at Richard J. Daley's installation as Cook County Clerk are, left to right: Frank Chesrow, Richard J. Daley, unidentified man, and Dan Ryan Jr.
Date:
December 6, 1954
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
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County Clerk installation, Mayor Martin Kennelly speaking
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Mayor Martin Kennelly speaks at a microphone at Richard J. Daley's installation as County Clerk. Richard J. Daley, the Daley family, and Adlai Stevenson II listen.
Date:
March 20, 1950
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


County Clerk installation, Richard J. Daley at microphone
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Richard J. Daley at a WCFL radio microphone during his installation as County Clerk. Left to right are: Sidney Olsen, Richard J. Daley, Eleanor "Sis" Daley, the Daley children, and Adlai Stevenson II.
Date:
March 20, 1950
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


County Clerk installation, Richard J. Daley in crowd
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Richard J. Daley near a press microphone in a crowd at his installation as County Clerk.
Date:
March 20, 1950
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
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County Clerk installation, man at microphone
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Michael J., Richard J., Eleanor "Sis", Michael, Richard M., Mary Carol, Eleanor R. Daley, and others listen to a man speaking at a WCFL radio microphone during Daley's installation as Cook County Clerk.
Date:
March 20, 1950
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


Crowd attending Lyndon B. Johnson's presidential inauguration
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A crowd looking back and waiting expectantly for President Lyndon B. Johnson to emerge on his Inauguration Day.
Date:
January 1965
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


Crowd attending Lyndon B. Johnson's presidential inauguration
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A crowd looking back and waiting expectantly for President Lyndon B. Johnson to emerge on his Inauguration Day.
Date:
January 1965
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


Crowd attending Lyndon B. Johnson's presidential inauguration
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View of the waiting crowd on the U.S. Capitol grounds on Lyndon B. Johnson's Inauguration Day.
Date:
January 1965
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
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Daley boys at mayoral inauguration
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The four sons of Richard J. and Eleanor "Sis" Daley wave at their father's first inauguration ceremony as mayor of Chicago. Mary Carol Daley is partly visible at the right.
Date:
1955
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
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Daley children at mayoral inauguration
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Mary Carol Daley (left) and Eleanor R. Daley (right) in attendance at their father Richard J. Daley's first inauguration as mayor of Chicago.
Date:
1955
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
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Daley children at mayoral inauguration
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John and Mary Carol Daley (center foreground) at their father Richard J. Daley's first inauguration as mayor of Chicago.
Date:
1955
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
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Daley children at mayoral inauguration
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John Daley (center) and Mary Carol Daley at their father Richard J. Daley's first inauguration as mayor of Chicago.
Date:
1955
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Daley children at mayoral inauguration
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Left to right: Richard M., John, and Mary Carol Daley at their father Richard J. Daley's first inauguration as mayor of Chicago.
Date:
1955
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
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Daley children at mayoral inauguration
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John Daley (left) and Mary Carol Daley (right) attend their father Richard J. Daley's first inauguration as mayor of Chicago.
Date:
1955
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access


Daley children at mayoral inauguration
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Mary Carol Daley (right) and John Daley (left, scratching forehead) in attendance at their father Richard J. Daley's first inauguration as mayor of Chicago.
Date:
1955
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
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Daley children at mayoral inauguration
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Mary Carol Daley and Eleanor R. Daley at their father Richard J. Daley's first inauguration as mayor of Chicago.
Date:
1955
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
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Daley children at mayoral inauguration
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Left to right: John Daley, Mary Carol Daley, and Eleanor R. Daley at their father Richard J. Daley's first inauguration as mayor of Chicago.
Date:
1955
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
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Daley children at mayoral inauguration
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The Daley children at their father Richard J. Daley's first inauguration as mayor of Chicago. John Daley and Mary Carol Daley are in the center foreground.
Date:
1955
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
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Daley children at mayoral inauguration
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In attendance at their father Richard J. Daley's first inauguration as mayor of Chicago are, left to right: Michael, Richard M., John, Mary Carol, and Eleanor R. Daley.
Date:
1955
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
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Daley children at mayoral inauguration
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John, Mary Carol, and Eleanor R. Daley at their father Richard J. Daley's first inauguration as mayor of Chicago.
Date:
1955
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access