Midwest Academy (Chicago, Ill.) records
- Creator Names Midwest Academy.
- Title Midwest Academy (Chicago, Ill.) records [manuscript], 1973-1989.
- Physical description
- 128.25 linear ft. (297 boxes)
- sound recordings.
- Access and usage restrictions
- Boxes 99-113 and 295-297 are closed to researchers.
- For listening purposes, it is necessary to use a copy, not the original (and to have a listening copy made if one is not available).
- Collection summary Board meeting minutes, correspondence, pamphlets and fliers, budgets, grant applications and reports, annual reports, news clippings, news releases, research data and topical files, student files, and training curricula of Midwest Academy, a training school for grass-roots organizers in political action campaigns and community organizing. The collection also includes office files of Citizen Action (U.S.); files of the Citizen/Labor Energy Coalition; and files on their affiliated groups and leaders in various states of the U.S.; and smaller amounts of personal files of Heather Booth, founder of the Midwest Academy, relating to her work with SNCC in 1964 in Mississippi, student activist role at the University of Chicago, and early political activist campaigns. Topics discussed in the collection include local and national aspects of environmental concerns, energy policy, community organization and fundraising, empowerment of voters, international affairs, political elections and leaders, labor unions, and women's issues.
- Acquisition information Gift of Midwest Academy (1987.0309) and of Heather Booth (1990.0784).
- Finding Aids Note Descriptive inventory available online does not include later additions to the collection (beyond box 297).
- Location of Other Archival Materials Note Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include the Action Committee for Decent Childcare records; and materials related to the Citizens Action Program (Chicago, Ill.) of the 1970s and the later organization known as Citizen Action.
- Names
- Midwest Academy Archives.
- Booth, Heather Archives.
- Hudek, Bob.
- Max, Steve.
- Washington, Harold, 1922-1987.
- Egan, John Joseph.
- Citizen Action (U.S.)
- Citizen/Labor Energy Coalition (U.S.)
- Citizen Leadership Foundation (U.S.)
- State and Local Leadership Project (U.S.)
- Illinois Public Action Council.
- Democratic National Convention (1988 : Atlanta, Ga.)
- Booth, Heather.
- Hudek, Bob.
- Max, Steve.
- Washington, Harold, 1922-1987.
- Egan, John Joseph.
- Citizen Action (U.S.)
- Citizen/Labor Energy Coalition (U.S.)
- Citizen Leadership Foundation (U.S.)
- State and Local Leadership Project (U.S.)
- Subjects
- Civil rights Illinois Chicago 20th century.
- Community organization United States.
- Education United States 20th century.
- Elections Illinois 20th century.
- Elections United States 20th century.
- Energy conservation United States 20th century.
- Environmental protection Citizen participation United States 20th century.
- Feminism Illinois 20th century.
- Feminism United States 20th century.
- Labor unions United States 20th century.
- Political activists Illinois Chicago 20th century.
- Political activists United States 20th century.
- Politics, Practical Illinois Chicago 20th century.
- Politics, Practical United States 20th century.
- Social service Illinois Chicago 20th century.
- Women in community organization Illinois Chicago 20th century.
- Women in community organization United States 20th century.
- Women Political activity Illinois Chicago 20th century.
- Women Political activity United States 20th century.
- Geographic coverage
- Chicago (Ill.) Race relations 20th century.
- Illinois Politics and government 20th century.
- United States Politics and government 20th century.
- Genre
- Audiotapes. aat
- Correspondence. aat
- Geographic name
- United States Illinois.
- United States District of Columbia Washington.
- Finding aid URL Finding aid available online http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/M-M/MidwestAcademy-inv.htm