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Minutes, reports, correspondence, membership rosters, newspaper clippings, and other records (1969-1985) of the American Association of University Women, Chicago Area Council, related primarily to the council's efforts to bring about job sharing legislation. Also includes materials relative to th...

These workers were the first African Americans allowed to work at Midway Airport's AMF postal facility. They later worked on trains, distributing mail throughout the Midwest. The AMF Midway Postal Retirement Organization was founded in 1991 to document the history of African Americans in the orga...

Constitutions, by-laws, meeting minutes, membership lists, correspondence, election material, grievances and other items concerning Andrew Placente's work with the Chicago Typographical Union, the International Typographical Union, and the Illinois Typographical Conference. Includes t...

Letters and legal papers, primarily by Charles Atkinson, Charles H. Atkinson, and Charles H. Deere about family news, Chicago real estate investments, land reclamation in Henry County and Rock Island County (Ill.), and the firm of Atkinson and Lord, Chicago suppliers of marble and soapstone-ware,...

This collection contains meeting minutes, annual reports, correspondence, news clippings, publications, memos, mailing lists, wage information, union contract and union label use negotiations, union election material, and grievances related to August Sallas and his positions within the C...

Primarily students, staff and facilities of Augustana Hospital School of Nursing.

Primarily group portraits taken at conferences and meetings of the BSCP labor union. Scenes from the Chicago Division offices show an Afro-American staff at work. Includes small formal identified portraits of key Chicago members, a few unidentified portraits, and informal photographs of unidentif...

Contains correspondence, minutes, reports, and clippings of a league formed in 1901 to secure observance of civil service laws in Chicago. The Records contain minutes, reports, correspondence and other documents regarding the foundation and activities of the League.

Visual materials from the office of the Federation News, owned and controlled by the CFL-IUC, the federation of unions in Chicago. Subjects include members and leaders, conventions and banquets, international events, interiors of their radio station WCFL, and their members participation in commun...

Minutes, reports, correspondence, financial records, and newsclippings of the Chicago Hearing Society, a service organization for adults and children who are deaf or have impaired hearing, founded in 1916 as the Chicago League for the Hard of Hearing, that sponsors educational, social, employment...

Includes visual materials related to the Chicago Manual training School, located at 1154 South Michigan Avenue in Chicago (Ill.) from 1884-1903. Includes a view of a plaque commemorating the school mounted on an exterior wall of the motel built on the site later and a view of a group of men, memb...

Primarily images of small businesses in Chicago neighborhoods taken by an unknown photographer, ca. 1895. Many of the photographs show the people who owned or were employed in these businesses. Included are views of grocery stores, barrooms, commercial laundries, barbershops, restaurants, pharmac...

The major images by photojournalist Declan Haun, including photographs made while working for the Charlotte Observer ,1958-1963; and as freelancer for the Black Star agency, 1963-1994, the bulk in 1963-1976 while he resided in Chicago, and a copy of a short motion-picture film: Real Self. The col...

Visual materials of the Fire Insurance Patrol (1871-1959) which was organized, supported and employees paid by the Chicago Board of Underwriters. Their purpose was to protect and save life and property in or next to burning buildings and to remove and take charge of such property. The patrol were...

Visual materials of the Chicago-based 1st Infantry, ING which was formed in 1874 and was called to help control riots (Stock Yards, miners, railroad) until activated into the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War (1st Infantry, Ill. Vol.) and WWI (131st Infantry). Subjects include portraits, ...

Correspondence and papers of Frederick W. Clark, Chicago building contractor and construction company president. Includes business and some personal correspondence, plus account books and trusteeship papers.

Receipts, invoices, canceled checks, and other financial records of Holmes, Pyott & Company, Washington Foundry and Machine Shop, an architectural and ornamental ironworks company. Principals in the business included Edward B. Holmes, David Pyott, and James M. Pyott. Also present are letters and ...

This collection documents the history of the Illinois Occupational Therapy Association (also known as IOTA or ILOTA) and occupational therapy in Illinois.

Correspondence, minutes, membership records, reports, legislative bills, legal briefs, contracts, and newsclippings of the Illinois Society of Architects (ISA) concerning its work for professionalization, licensing, and regulation of architects and for the establishment of standards for workmansh...

Mostly wood engravings for advertisements by Beale. Most are used by Baker Engraving Co. Also included are a political cartoon, some general views of cities, designs for machinery, illustration for a magazine story, and other designs.

Primarily includes images relating to medical treatments, such as physicians and nurses engaged in surgery. Many images relating to the Republic Steel Strike. A few images show police officers, politicians, children, and persons engaged in photograph development. Other images show office interior...

Two business account books, one tax receipt book, and one paper business card relating to the plastering business of Charles and Jonathan (or John) Luebke. The account books range from 1884-1886 and give addresses at which work was performed, clients' names, nature of the work, and amounts paid. ...

Black-and-white photographic print in mat depicting the August 18, 1920 retirement ceremony for Chicago Police officer, Martin French, at which time he was presented a Gold Star by the Members of the Police Musical and Benevolent Association.

Photographic materials relating to nursing and nurses training at Michael Reese Hospital.