Albany Park Community Council records

  • Creator Names Albany Park Community Council (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Title Albany Park Community Council records [manuscript], 1948-1962.
  • Physical description 0.25 linear feet (1 box)
  • Collection summary Correspondence, minutes, by-laws, constitution revisions, newspaper clippings (1956), programs (1956), 39th Ward map, Teen-Parent Conference records (1956), contact list for presidents (1949-1956), invitation to May 1956 annual meeting, and other records of the Albany Park Community Council, a community organization located in the Albany Park neighborhood of Chicago (Ill.). The majority of the collection consists of meeting minutes, arranged chronologically (October 1948-January of 1962). Topics include education, health, recreation, and social welfare.
  • Acquisition information Gift of Milton Herst in 1998 (2010.0024).
  • Biographical or Historical Note The Albany Park Community Council was formed in November of 1946. The organization dedicated itself to change and improvement throughout the community, including planning and coordinating events for the education, health, recreation, and social welfare of neighborhood residents.
  • Names
    • Albany Park Community Council (Chicago, Ill.) Archives.
    • Herst, Milton.
  • Subjects
    • Community organization Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Social service Illinois Chicago 20th century.
  • Geographic coverage
    • Albany Park (Chicago, Ill)
    • Chicago (Ill.) Social conditions 20th century.
  • Genre
    • Correspondence. aat
    • Minutes. aat
    • Newspaper clippings. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.