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Lavelle, Avis Interview. June 9, 2018.

 

Avis Lavelle was Mayor Richard M. Daley’s press secretary (1989-1992), vice president of the school reform board for the Chicago Public Schools (1997-2003), and campaign manager for Daley's successful 1999 bid for re-election. Interview includes discussion of the 1983-1987 Chicago City Council Wars, race relations, and segregation.

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Title:
Lavelle, Avis Interview. June 9, 2018.
Date of Original:
2018-06-09
Identifier:
RMDOH_01_lavelle_avis_20180709
Permalink:
https://digital.library.uic.edu/view/827409
Notes:
Interview conducted at the University of Illinois at Chicago Richard J. Daley Library.


Rights:
In copyright
Access:
Public access

Subject--Topic
Mayors
Airports--Planning
Race relations
Public relations and politics
Subject--Name
Daley, Richard M. (Richard Michael), 1942-
Daley, Richard J., 1902-1976

Interviewee:
LaVelle, Avis, 1954-
Interviewer:
Cunningham, Peter

Form:
Oral histories
Duration:
01:00:11

Exhibit:
Millennium City: Richard M. Daley & Global Chicago
Language:
English

Collection Information


Collection:
Richard M. Daley Oral History collection
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Repository:
University of Illinois at Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library)
Repository Collection Type:
Manuscript Collections
Repository Location:
Richard J. Daley Library

Geographic Information

Chicago (Ill.)
Peotone (Ill.)