Citizens Schools Committee records, 1911-1983.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Citizens Schools Committee records, 1911-1983.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/712674981

Correspondence, minutes, financial and other reports, annual proceedings, speeches, scrapbooks, press releases, etc. relating to Citizens Schools Committee's (CSC) work promoting quality in Chicago public education and monitoring administration of the school system. Includes materials from parents' and teachers' organizations in 1920s and 1930s; Chicago Board of Education; Chicago Teachers Union; records of the annual Civic Assembly, sponsored by CSC (1949-1972), and personal papers of Mary J. Herrick, an officer of CSC and of the Chicago Teachers Union and a teacher at DuSable High School. Topics include school board budgets, policies, and nominations; racial desegregation, bilingual education; awards to teachers, principals, and students. Correspondents include John Lapp, a CSC leader.

14 sound recordings.

Chicago History Museum

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 8080466

Chicago History Museum

Related Entities

There are 6 Entities related to this resource.

Chicago, Ill. Board of Education

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6n05n48 (corporateBody)

Chicago Teachers Union

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w68967b2 (corporateBody)

Formed in 1897 as The Chicago Federation of Teachers. Later called the Archdiocesan Teachers Federation Local 1700 of the AFT. The local was comprised of grade and high school teachers in the Archdiocese of Chicago. From the description of American Federation of Teachers Local 1700 records, 1962-1977, (bulk 1967-1975). (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321264 ...

Lapp, John C., 1917-

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6cp50kn (person)

DuSable High School

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6935hxv (corporateBody)

Herrick, Mary J. 1895-1984.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6mq30zb (person)

Citizens Schools Committee (Chicago, Ill.)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6jq855c (corporateBody)