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Richard Joseph Daley (May 15, 1902 — December 20, 1976) was a six-term mayor of the city of Chicago (1955-1976) and the influential chair of the Cook County Democratic Party from 1953 until his death in 1976. Daley served as an Illinois State representative and Senator (1936-1946), State Director of Revenue (1948—50), and Cook County Clerk (1950—55) before being elected mayor. As mayor, Daley focused on municipal services, the development of the city center, and the fiscal health of the city. As Chairman of the Cook County Democratic Central Committee, he wielded local and national political power.
This collection contains materials that relate to Daley's life and career and is meant to supplement the Richard J. Daley Collection. The materials include speeches, ephemera, photographs, audiovisual materials, other memorabilia, and sometimes documents. Some of these materials were donated by members of the Daley family, but most of the materials were donated by third parties unaffiliated with the family. For the official papers of Mayor Richard J. Daley, please see the Richard J. Daley collection.
This collection is mostly described at the folder level, but an item-level list is available for some of the materials in this collection, including the speeches from series . Please contact an archivist for more information.
Series 1: Speeches, 1954-1965
Series 2: Correspondence, 1953-2009 (bulk 1953-1975)
Series 3: Photographs, 1968-1975
Series 4: Audiovisual Media, 1995
Series 5: Ephemera, 1954-1962
Series 6: Documents, 1907-1936
None.
UIC Special Collections and University Archives may not have the equipment available for patrons to view or listen to the "other media" items listed in Series IV. Patrons should call before their visit for more information.
UIC Special Collections and University Archives may not have the equipment available for patrons to view or listen to some audio-visual items. Patrons should call before their visit for more information.
For some items, especially some audio-visual materials and photographs, reproductions may not be made because of copyright restrictions. Please ask an archivist for details.
Richard J. Daley Ephemera Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Illinois at Chicago
The materials in this collection were donated by various individuals to supplement the Richard J. Daley Collection.
Accession No. 1968.119.ms. Acquired 1968-11-08
This series contains about 600 speeches Mayor Richard J. Daley gave from 1955 to 1965. Some of the speeches in this collection are incomplete and some are drafts of speeches. This collection also has a small number of documents, such as invitations to speak at events or pamphlets. The speeches are organized chronologically. In this finding aid, they are listed in the order in which they appear in their folder. In some cases, the processing archivist supplied at title. Those are noted in brackets.
Released on 2021-05-26.
For some of these photographs, reproductions may not be made because of copyright restrictions. Please ask an archivist for details.
Released on 2021-05-26.
Released on 2021-05-26.
Released on 2021-05-26.
Released on 2021-05-26.
UIC Special Collections and University Archives may not have the equipment available for patrons to view or listen to these items. Patrons should call before their visit for more information.
For some of these items, reproductions may not be made because of copyright restrictions. Please ask an archivist for details.
Released on 2021-05-26.
Released on 2021-05-26.
Released on 2021-05-26.
Released on 2021-05-26.
This series contains ephemera that pertain to Richard J. Daley or to issues and concerns related to his political and mayoral career or family life.
Released on 2021-01-19.
Released on 2021-05-26.
Released on 2021-05-26.
Released on 2021-05-26.
Released on 2021-05-26.
Released on 2021-05-26.
This series contains documents pertaining to Mayor Richard J. Daley or his family. Additional documents are found in other series of the Richard J. Daley Ephemera collection.
Released on 2021-05-26.
Released on 2021-05-26.