Robert M. Buck papers

  • Creator Names Buck, Robert M.
  • Title Robert M. Buck papers [manuscript], 1914-1918.
  • Physical description 250 items (12 folders)
  • Collection summary Correspondence and other papers relating to the role of Alderman Buck, a journalist, in the Chicago City Council's investigation into the operation of the Chicago public schools. Includes material on the financial problems of the Chicago Board of Education, the legal authority of the City Council to manage school funds, the right of teachers as public employees to belong to labor unions, their dismissal from the schools and the responsibilities of the School Board members in these matters. Inclues correspondence with those invited to appear before the investigating body, 1915-16 items blaming Roman Catholics fo rthe school problems, and several items (filed 1918) on Margaret Haley's Chicago Tribune libel suit.
  • Acquisition information Gift of Robert L. Reid in 1970.
  • Names
    • Buck, Robert M. Archives.
    • Chicago (Ill.). City Council
    • Chicago (Ill.). Board of Education.
    • Chicago Public Schools.
    • Chicago (Ill.). City Council
  • Subjects
    • Public schools Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Teachers' unions Illinois Chicago 20th century.
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.