Records, 1918-1960.

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Records, 1918-1960.

The collection contains bulletins, pamphlets, reports, and newspaper clippings dating from 1918 until 1960. The materials pertain to Chicago municipal government, salaries of government workers and to education.

2.25 linear ft.

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Civic Federation and Bureau of Public Efficiency (Chicago, Ill.)

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Civic Federation (Chicago, Ill.)

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The Civic Federation of Chicago was founded in 1894 in response to municipal political corruption and poor quality city services. Lyman Gage, the president of First National Bank of Chicago was named President, Bertha Palmer was Vice-President and Jane Addams, a trustee. The Civic Federation's goal was to make Chicago "the best governed, the healthiest and the cleanest city in the country." The Federation was originally organized into six committees: philanthropic, moral, industrial, educational...

Civic Federation of Chicago (Ill.)

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Chicago Bureau of Public Efficiency (Chicago, Ill.)

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