Records, 1931-

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Records, 1931-

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53062609

The collection includes minutes, agency files, service reports of member agencies, studies, budget reports of member agencies, correspondence, photographs, programs, newsletters, newspaper clippings, and annual reports from 1931 to the present. The materials pertain to such issues as welfare, public health, emergency relief housing, Chicago area social service organizations, and the administration of the United Way of Metropolitan Chicago.

550 linear ft.

University of Illinois at Chicago Library, UIC

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SNAC Resource ID: 7664269

University of Illinois at Chicago Library, UIC

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United Way of Metropolitan Chicago

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Council for Community Services in Metropolitan Chicago

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Community Fund of Chicago, inc.

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United Way of Chicago

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The United Way of Metropolitan Chicago was founded as the Community Fund of Chicago in June 1934. The organization sought to "raise and distribute money in an efficient and equitable manner to agencies helping people in need." In the early 1930's, emergency relief was one of the Community Fund's primary focuses. Over the next thirty years, the Community Fund of Chicago continued to grow and expand its focus. In 1977, the Council for Community Services and the Community Fund merged to become the ...