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Bill Berry and Bill Veeck with others
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Bill Berry (left) and Bill Veeck (second from left) with an unidentified couple.
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Chicago Urban League records

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Woman with four men in an office
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An unidentified woman speaks with four unidentified men in an office.
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Chicago Urban League records

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Bill Berry and Whitney M. Young, Jr.
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Bill Berry (right) speaks with Whitney M. Young, Jr.
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Chicago Urban League records

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Dr. Charles Williams, Flossie Allen, Mrs. Fred Walker
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Left to right: Allen (1st President of the Women's Division), Walker, Williams
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Chicago Urban League records

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Bill Berry at Crispus Attucks Day commemoration
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Bill Berry (right) with others at a Crispus Attucks Day commemoration. The Victory Monument is visible behind him.
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Chicago Urban League records

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The Reverend Jesse L. Jackson with Connie Seals
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Jesse Jackson (center) with Costello O. "Connie" Seals (left) and an unidentified man (right).
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Chicago Urban League records

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Jim Tilmon interviewing the Reverend A. I. Dunlap and two others
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Seated together for a television interview are, left to right: The Reverend A. I. Dunlap, unidentified woman, unidentified man, and host Jim Tilmon.
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Chicago Urban League records

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Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking
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Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking outside at a podium.
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ca. 1966
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Chicago Urban League records

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Bill Berry speaking
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Bill Berry speaking at a microphone.
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Chicago Urban League records

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Thelma Hill
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Thelma Hill (center) clasps hands with two unidentified men. A poster on the wall behind her reads "Support Your Urban League - 1971 Membership Campaign".
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1971
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Chicago Urban League records

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Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., James Compton, and others
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Pictured left to right are: George E. Johnson, Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., Mrs. Clarence Woods, Clarence Woods, and James Compton.
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Chicago Urban League records

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Coretta Scott King speaking
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Coretta Scott King speaks outdoors at a podium with many microphones.
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Chicago Urban League records

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Three girls
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Three young girls seated together on the floor.
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Chicago Urban League records

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James Compton and two others
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James W. Compton (center) seated at a dining table with two unidentified men.
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Chicago Urban League records

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Church Day
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Seated at dining tables at Church Day are, left to right: The Reverend Chas. Webb, The Reverend Jesse W. Cotton, The Reverend John Jackson, and Johnny Walker. The Reverend John W. Clinkscales is standing at the right.
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Chicago Urban League records

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Fred Hampton
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Fred Hampton speaking.
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Chicago Urban League records

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James Compton and James Wright at a banquet
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Seated with others at a banquet are James Wright (left) and James W. Compton (right).
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Chicago Urban League records

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Dr. Kenneth B. Clark
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Dr. Kenneth B. Clark speaking at a podium.
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Chicago Urban League records

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Man wearing a tie
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Chicago Urban League records

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Bill Berry speaking at an event
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Bill Berry speaks at a podium during an event. Seated at the head table are Doris M. Zollar (third from right) and Louis Martin (second from right).
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Chicago Urban League records

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Group holding certificates
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Group of people in a computer lab holding Urban League certificates.
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Chicago Urban League records

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Laplois Ashford and Vernon Jarrett with two others
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Pictured left to right are: Laplois Ashford, unidentified man, Thomas Todd, and Vernon Jarrett.
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Chicago Urban League records

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Group in a store
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Three people are seated behind a table with pamphlets and other items.
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Chicago Urban League records

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Chicago Urban League headquarters (signpost with thermometer)
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View of the Chicago Urban League headquarters at 4500 S. Michigan Avenue (at Grand Boulevard).
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Chicago Urban League records

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Governor Jim Edgar and others
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Illinois Governor Jim Edgar is in the middle.
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Chicago Urban League records

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Eugene Sawyer, Johnathan Rodgers, James Compton, and Larry Bloom
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Pictured on a on a television news set are, left to right: Eugene Sawyer, Johnathan Rodgers, James Compton, and Larry Bloom.
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Chicago Urban League records

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Laplois Ashford and Vernon Jordan
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Laplois Ashford (left) and Veron Jordan (right) at an event.
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Chicago Urban League records

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James Compton and another man
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James W. Compton (left) shakes hands with an unidentified man.
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Chicago Urban League records

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Richard Linyard greets Essie Rowell and Kermit Lee
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Richard Linyard (left), chairman of the Chicago Urban League's 1975 Membership Campaign, greets Kermit Lee, vice president and director of Urban Affairs, Continental Bank, and Essie Rowell, past president, Urban League's Women's Division, during a planning meeting for Urban League volunteers involved in the Membership Campaign.
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1975-05-14 00:00:00
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Chicago Urban League records

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Midwest Community Council
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Group of four seated men.
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Chicago Urban League records

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Bill Berry at a conference table with others
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Seated at a conference table are, left to right: Dr. Frank McAllister, Director of the Labor Education Division of Roosevelt University; Etta Moten Barnett; Tom Mboya; Ralph D. Robinson, Assistant Director of United Auto Workers; Fletcher Martin, Chicago Sun-Times; and Bill Berry, Executive Director of the Chicago Urban League.
Date:
1959-04-29 00:00:00
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Chicago Urban League records

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James Compton, Ben Bekoe, and two others
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James Compton (second from left) shakes hands with an unidentified man. Ben Bekoe is on the far left.
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Chicago Urban League records

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H.B. Law at a microphone
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H. B. "Bob" Law speaks at a podium.
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Chicago Urban League records

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Children and young people at the Chicago Urban League headquarters (sidewalk)
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Group of children and young people outside the Chicago Urban League headquarters at 4500 S. Michigan Avenue.
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Chicago Urban League records

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Earl Strayhorn and Judge Sidney Jones, Jr.
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Judge Sidney Jones, Jr. (left) and U.S. Civil Service Commissioner, Earl Strayhorn, co-chairmen of the Lawyers Division of the Chicago Urban League 1962 membership campaign, review membership information.
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1962-05-08 00:00:00
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Chicago Urban League records

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Bill Berry and Monty Faye
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Bill Berry (left) shakes hands with Monty Faye (right).
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Chicago Urban League records

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Carrying schoolbooks
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A girl and a boy carry reading materials for school.
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Chicago Urban League records

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Mary Peter Clover, Robert Thomas, and Mel Hosch at a dining event
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Seated at a dining event are, in the foreground, left to right: Mary Peter Clover, Robert Thomas, and Mel Hosch.
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Chicago Urban League records

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Rally (man on stairs)
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View of a large crowd gathered outdoors for a rally. A raised platform is partially visible at the left.
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Chicago Urban League records

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Martin Luther King, Jr. at Chicago Freedom Movement Rally, Soldier Field (Freedom Sunday)
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Martin Luther King, Jr. waves to a large crowd from an open car at the Chicago Freedom Movement Rally at Soldier Field. Bill Berry is seated on his left.
Date:
1966-07-10 00:00:00
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Chicago Urban League records

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Bill Berry with a group of students
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Bill Berry (standing at right) with a group of students.
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Chicago Urban League records

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Alice Treaga and Al Raby
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Alice Treaga speaks at a podium at the Raby Dinner, held in the Palmer House Hotel. Treaga was a Coordinating Council of Community Organizations (CCCO) volunteer. Al Raby is at the left.
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Chicago Urban League records

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Whitney M. Young, Jr. and another man
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Whitney Young (left) seated beside an unidentified man.
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Chicago Urban League records

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Crispus Attucks Day commemoration
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Group of people bow their heads next to a wreath placed at the base of the Victory monument at E. 35th Street and S. Martin Luther King Drive during a Crispus Attucks Day commemoration.
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Chicago Urban League records

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Harry H. C. Gibson, Kathryn Dickerson, Louis Alexander, Mrs. Louis Alexander, and Mrs. Robert Taylor
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Group of people at an event. Pictured left to right are: Mr. Louis Alexander, Kathryn Dickerson, Harry H. C. Gibson, Mrs. Louis Alexander, and Mrs. Robert Taylor.
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Chicago Urban League records

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Three men having a discussion
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Three men in conversation.
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Group of women
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James Compton
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James W. Compton speaking.
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Police arrest a man
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Three police officers handcuff a young African American man.
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Chicago Urban League records

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Bill Berry, Connie Seals, George E. Johnson, and Harold Baron
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Seated at a dining event are, left to right: Bill Berry, Executive Director, Chicago Urban League; George E. Johnson, President, Johnson Products Co.; Connie Seals, Specialist, Com. Ed. Department, Chicago Urban League; and Harold Baron, Director of Research, Chicago Urban League. H. B. Law is in the background at the right.
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216 Chicago Urban League 32 Berry, Edwin C., 1910-1987 26 Compton, James, 1938- 7 Jackson, Jesse, 1941- 7 King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 6 Young, Whitney M. 4 Wyatt, Addie L., 1924-2012 3 Brazier, Arthur M. 3 Jarrett, Vernon, 1921-2004 3 Veeck, Bill 2 Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993 2 Jordan, Vernon E. (Vernon Eulion), 1935- 2 Julian, Percy Lavon, 1899-1975 2 Metcalfe, Ralph H. 1 AFL-CIO 1 Barnett, Etta Moten, 1901-2004 1 Bevel, James L. (James Luther), 1936-2008 1 Black Panther Party 1 Boy Scouts of America 1 Carroll, Diahann 1 Chicago Sun-Times 1 Clark, Kenneth Bancroft, 1914-2005 1 Daylie, Daddio 1 Dickerson, Earl B., 1891-1986 1 Edgar, Jim 1 Egan, Edward M., 1932-2015 1 Elijah Muhammad, 1897-1975 1 Evans, Joseph H. B. (Joseph Henry B.), 1915- 1 Forman, James, 1928-2005 1 Hampton, Fred, 1948-1969 1 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 1 International Union, United Automobile Workers of America (CIO) 1 Jewish Labor Committee (U.S.) 1 Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co. 1 Kim Sisters (Musical group) 1 King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006 1 Kitt, Eartha 1 Lane, Frayser T. (Frayser Titus), b. 1892 1 Lane, Richard, 1928- 1 Mboya, Tom 1 McCormick, Brooks, 1917-2006 1 McNair, Barbara 1 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 1 National Council of Jewish Women 1 Operation PUSH (U.S.) 1 Payne, Freda 1 Proctor, Barbara 1 Robinson, Renault 1 Roosevelt University 1 Ross, Diana, 1944- 1 Rustin, Bayard, 1912-1987 1 Saunders, Warner 1 Sawyer, Eugene 1 Smith, Abby 1 Smith, Kenneth B. 1 Strayhorn, Earl 1 Supremes (Musical group) 1 Tilmon, Jim 1 Travis, Dempsey J. (Dempsey Jerome), 1920-2009 1 Vivian, C. T. 1 Washington, Harold, 1922-1987 1 Western Electric Company 1 Wick, John W., 1935- 1 Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981