Deton Jackson Brooks, Jr., papers, 1945-1975.

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Brooks, Deton Jackson, 1909-1975. Deton Jackson Brooks, Jr., papers, 1945-1975.

Deton Jackson Brooks, Jr., papers, 1945-1975.

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Articles, biographical materials, correspondence, minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, reports, a scrapbook, speeches, studies, and other papers of Deton Jackson Brooks, Jr., an educator, journalist, administrator, and Chicago public servant. The collection contains reports and studies written by Brooks, related to the topics of welfare and literacy; administrative records from Brooks' tenure as executive director of the Chicago Committee on Urban Opportunity (CCUO) 1964-1969; and other papers, including articles written by Brooks for the Chicago Defender and other publications and the text of speeches. Also included are records complied by the City of Chicago Department of Human Services about the death of Brooks, including biographical records, final editorials, and the homily delivered at his funeral.

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