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Annual Installation Tea of Joanna Snowden Model Community Council
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At the Annual Installation Tea of Joanna Snowden Model Community Council, are, left to right: Frayser T. Lane, Director, Community Organization Department, Chicago Urban League; Installing officers: Roy Woods, President; Leroy Simpson, Vice President; Harold Wymbs, Recording Secretary; (Mrs.) Adele B. Wells, Corresponding Secretary; (Mrs.) Hermia Delaney, Treasurer; and (Mrs.) Lula Mullen, Assistant Treasurer.
Date:
1948-02-29 00:00:00
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
Access:
Public access
Elijah Muhammad
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Portrait of Elijah Muhammad, who became head of the Nation of Islam movement.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Ken Clark, Lester Grainger, and Sidney Williams
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Seated around a small table are, left to right: Sidney Williams, Lester Grainger, and Ken Clark.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Bill Berry before an audience
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Bill Berry (standing center, facing the camera) addresses a group of people.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Seated women
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Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Abby Smith questions Father Headley
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Abby Smith, Director of the Chicago Urban League's Apprenticeship program, questions Father Headley of the Cardinal's Committee on the Spanish Speaking, following his speech to the Chicago Urban League on problems of the Puerto Rican community.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Bertha Rigsby, Edith Readus, Josie Foster, and Ruth Wilson
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Pictured left to right are: Bertha Rigsby, Ruth Wilson, Josie Foster, and Edith Readus.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Lead contamination inspection and testing, 1611 S. Ridgeway
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Two men testing the interior of a home at 1611 S. Ridgeway Avenue for lead poison contaminants.
Date:
1971
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Public access
Paul Simon speaking with a couple at a "We Care" campaign event
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Illinois politician Paul Simon speaking with an African American couple seated at a table at a "We Care" campaign event. The men are shaking hands.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Public access
Raymond W. Ewell
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Portrait of Raymond W. Ewell.
Date:
1964
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Friendship Banquet photo album, head table guests
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View of guests seated at the head table at the Friendship Banquet.
Date:
July 24, 1963
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Public access
Otto Kerner, Richard J. Daley, and an African American man in an open car
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Illinois governor Otto Kerner, Mayor Richard J. Daley, and an unidentified African American man riding in an open car.
Date:
circa 1963
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Public access
Boys eating in camp dining hall
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Two African American boys eating in a dining hall, likely at summer camp. Other children and a man are visible behind them.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
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Public access
Richard J. Daley swearing in Joseph Bertrand as Treasurer of the City of Chicago
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Mayor Richard J. Daley swearing in Joseph Bertrand as Treasurer of the City of Chicago, during Daley's sixth mayoral inauguration ceremonies. Bertrand was the first African American elected to a major local office in the City of Chicago. Eleanor "Sis" Daley is seated at the left.
Date:
1975
Collection:
László Kondor photograph collection
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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.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Woman with four men in an office
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An unidentified woman speaks with four unidentified men in an office.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Bill Berry and Whitney M. Young, Jr.
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Bill Berry (right) speaks with Whitney M. Young, Jr.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
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
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
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.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
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).
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
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.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking
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Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking outside at a podium.
Date:
ca. 1966
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Bill Berry speaking
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Bill Berry speaking at a microphone.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
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".
Date:
1971
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
Access:
Public access
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.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Coretta Scott King speaking
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Coretta Scott King speaks outdoors at a podium with many microphones.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Three girls
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Three young girls seated together on the floor.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
James Compton and two others
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James W. Compton (center) seated at a dining table with two unidentified men.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
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.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Fred Hampton
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Fred Hampton speaking.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
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).
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Dr. Kenneth B. Clark
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Dr. Kenneth B. Clark speaking at a podium.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Man wearing a tie
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Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
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).
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Group holding certificates
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Group of people in a computer lab holding Urban League certificates.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
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.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Group in a store
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Three people are seated behind a table with pamphlets and other items.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
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).
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Governor Jim Edgar and others
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Illinois Governor Jim Edgar is in the middle.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
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.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Laplois Ashford and Vernon Jordan
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Laplois Ashford (left) and Veron Jordan (right) at an event.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
James Compton and another man
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James W. Compton (left) shakes hands with an unidentified man.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
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.
Date:
1975-05-14 00:00:00
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
Midwest Community Council
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Group of four seated men.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
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
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
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.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
H.B. Law at a microphone
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H. B. "Bob" Law speaks at a podium.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
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.
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access
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.
Date:
1962-05-08 00:00:00
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
Access:
Public access
Bill Berry and Monty Faye
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Bill Berry (left) shakes hands with Monty Faye (right).
Collection:
Chicago Urban League records
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Public access

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216 Chicago Urban League 57 Daley, Richard J., 1902-1976 33 Berry, Edwin C., 1910-1987 26 Compton, James, 1938- 8 Dawson, William L. (William Levi), 1899-1990 7 Jackson, Jesse, 1941- 7 King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 6 Daley, William M., 1948- 6 Young, Whitney M. 5 Daley, Eleanor, 1907-2003 4 Wyatt, Addie L., 1924-2012 3 Brazier, Arthur M. 3 Jarrett, Vernon, 1921-2004 3 Veeck, Bill 2 Bertrand, Joseph 2 Bilandic, Michael A. (Michael Anthony), 1923-2002 2 Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993 2 Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 2 Jordan, Vernon E. (Vernon Eulion), 1935- 2 Julian, Percy Lavon, 1899-1975 2 Kelly, Edward J. (Edward Joseph), 1876-1950 2 Metcalfe, Ralph H. 1 AFL-CIO 1 Arvey, Jacob M. (Jacob Meyer), 1895-1977 1 Barnett, Etta Moten, 1901-2004 1 Barrett, Edward J., 1900-1977 1 Bevel, James L. (James Luther), 1936-2008 1 Black Panther Party 1 Boy Scouts of America 1 Burris, Roland W. 1 Carroll, Diahann 1 Chicago Sun-Times 1 Clark, Kenneth Bancroft, 1914-2005 1 Cobbs, Clarence H. 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 Hamilton, Alice, 1869-1970 1 Hamilton, Norah 1 Hampton, Fred, 1948-1969 1 Hull-House (Chicago, Ill.) 1 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 1 International Union, United Automobile Workers of America (CIO) 1 Jackson, Mahalia, 1911-1972 1 Jewish Labor Committee (U.S.) 1 Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co. 1 Kennelly, Martin H., 1887-1961 1 Kerner, Otto, 1908-1976 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 Marcin, John C. 1 Mboya, Tom 1 McCormick, Brooks, 1917-2006 1 McNair, Barbara 1 Mitchell, Arthur Wergs, 1883-1968 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 Sampson, Edith S. (Edith Spurlock), 1901?-1979 1 Saunders, Warner 1 Sawyer, Eugene 1 Simon, Paul, 1928-2003 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 Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 1 Vivian, C. T. 1 Washington, Harold, 1922-1987 1 Western Electric Company 1 Wick, John W., 1935- 1 Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981

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