Citizens Committee on the Juvenile Court (Chicago, Ill.) records

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  • Creator Names Citizens Committee on the Juvenile Court (Cook County, Ill.)
  • Title Citizens Committee on the Juvenile Court (Chicago, Ill.) records [manuscript], 1948-1974, bulk 1960-1974.
  • Physical description 9.5 linear ft. (21 boxes)
  • Collection summary Meeting minutes, reports, printed material, correspondence, newspaper clippings, publications and newsletters, memorandums, proposals, and other papers of the Citizens Committee on the Juvenile Court (CCJC), formerly known as the Citizens Committee on the Family Court, an advisory board to the Circuit Court of Cook County, based in Chicago. Materials relate to the juvenile court, Illinois Youth Commission, Department of Children and Family Services, and the Illinois Committee of the National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD). Also present are research material and studies conducted by the CCJC and NCCD on the Cook County family court, juvenile detention, and decentralization of the juvenile court. Publications and newsletters address topics such as legal issues, juvenile courts, social workers, statistics, and detention centers, and include issues of The Court Reporter (1971-1974) published by the Juvenile Division, Circuit Court of Cook County. In addition, there is a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings from the Chicago Daily News and Chicago Sun Times about juvenile delinquency and the CCJC (1963-1968).
  • Acquisition information Gift of the Citizens Committee on the Juvenile Court (M1977.0069) and the Chicago Sun-Times (1989.0291).
  • Location of Other Archival Materials Note Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include publications by CCJC and its predecessor, the Citizens Committee on the Family Court (Cook County, Ill.), cataloged separately.
  • Finding Aids Note Descriptive inventory available online.
  • Names
    • Citizens Committee on the Juvenile Court (Cook County, Ill.) Archives.
    • Citizens Committee on the Family Court (Cook County, Ill.) Archives.
    • Arthur J. Audy Home (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Illinois. Circuit Court (Cook County)
    • Illinois. Juvenile Court (Cook County)
    • Kahlert, John.
    • Macey, Eleanor.
    • Ranney, George A.
    • Citizens Committee on the Family Court (Cook County, Ill.)
    • Illinois. Juvenile Court (Cook County)
    • Illinois. Circuit Court (Cook County)
  • Subjects
    • Child welfare Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Crime Illinois Cook County 20th century.
    • Juvenile courts Illinois Cook County 20th century.
    • Juvenile delinquency Illinois Cook County 20th century.
    • Juvenile justice, Administration of Illinois Chicago 20th century.
  • Geographic coverage Cook County (Ill.) Social conditions 20th century.
  • Genre
    • Correspondence. aat
    • Minutes. aat
    • Newsletters. aat
    • Newspaper clippings. aat
    • Reports. aat
    • Scrapbooks. aat
    • Statistics. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
  • Finding aid URL Finding aid available online http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/M-C/CCJC-inv.htm