Chicago American Indian oral history project records, 1982-1985.

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Chicago American Indian oral history project records, 1982-1985.

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Reel-to-reel and cassette tape recordings, and typed edited transcripts of twenty-three oral interviews with long-time American Indian residents of Chicago, conducted from late 1982 through 1984. Also a published index to the transcripts, an unpublished manuscript entitled "Native Voices in the City," and cassette tapes of the three public programs held to promote the project.

4 cubic ft. (13 boxes)

Newberry Library

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