Thelma Kirkpatrick Wheaton papers

  • Creator Names Wheaton, Thelma Kirkpatrick.
  • Title Thelma Kirkpatrick Wheaton papers [manuscript], ca. 1950s-1980s.
  • Physical description 16.5 linear ft. (16 boxes)
  • Collection summary Correspondence, scrapbooks, photo albums, newsletters, meeting minutes, flyers, brochures, and other papers of Thelma Kirkpatrick Wheaton, a Chicago (Ill.) social worker and civil right activist. Materials mostly relate to religious, educational, and civil rights organizations in which Wheaton participated, such as the NAACP Women's Auxiliary.
  • Acquisition information Gift of Thelma Kirkpatrick Wheaton (M1985.0029). Acquired through the collecting activity of the NEH Black Women in the Middle West Project.
  • Location of Other Archival Materials Note Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include the Black Women in the Middle West Project collection.
  • Biographical or Historical Note Thelma Kirkpatrick Wheaton was a co-founder of the South Side Community Art Center in Chicago (Ill.).
  • Names Wheaton, Thelma Kirkpatrick Archives.
  • Subjects
    • African American women Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Women social reformers Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Women social workers Illinois Chicago 20th century.
  • Geographic coverage Chicago (Ill.) Social conditions 20th century.
  • Genre
    • Announcements. aat
    • Brochures. aat
    • Correspondence. aat
    • Minutes. aat
    • Newsletters. aat
    • Photograph albums. gmgpc
    • Scrapbooks. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.