• Creator Names O'Toole, Donald, 1909-
  • Title Princeton Park Homes collection [manuscript], 1948-1986.
  • Physical description
    • 28 items (1 folder).
    • 1 oversize folder.
  • Collection summary Letters, promotional brochure, newspaper and journal articles on Princeton Park Homes (Chicago, Ill.) housing development built in the 1940s for African American defense workers, especially from the South. Later letters from O'Toole and Russell Higgins recall their roles in financing and construction of homes, support from Mayor Edward Kelly, and opposition from community. Also present is a 1965 report on Organization for the Southwest Community.
  • Names
    • Kelly, Edward J. (Edward Joseph), 1876-1950
    • Holsman, Holsman and Kelkamp (Architectural firm)
    • Organization for the Southwest Community (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Princeton Park Homes (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Higgins, Russell
  • Subjects
    • African Americans Housing Illinois Chicago.
    • Community organization Illinois Chicago.
    • Discrimination in housing Illinois Chicago.
  • Genre Brochures. aat
  • Geographic coverage
    • Roseland (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Pullman (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.