Robert J. Ahrens papers, 1958-1981.

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Robert J. Ahrens papers, 1958-1981.

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Correspondence and other papers of Robert J. Ahrens related to his work with the Adult Education Association of the U.S.A., the Adult Education Council of Greater Chicago, the Auditorium Theater Council, the Citizens Schools Committee, the Institute for Cultural Development, the Mayor's Commission for Senior Citizens, the Mayor's Committee on Economic and Cultural Development, and Roosevelt University; plus articles and texts of speeches by Ahrens. In the 1970s and 1980s, Mr. Ahrens was an official of Chicago's commission and department dealing with issues related to older people.

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Ahrens, Robert J., 1923-2003

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National education association of the United States. Department of adult education

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Adult Education Association of the United States (AEA-USA) The AEA-USA was founded in Columbus, Ohio, in May 1951 as the result of the joint efforts of the American Association for Adult Education (supported by the Carnegie Foundation) and the Department of Adult Education of the National Education Association. These two organizations dissolved in 1951 and their memberships joined to form the membership of the new organization with offices in Chicago, Illinois. The purpo...

Chicago (Ill.). Division for Senior Citizens

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Institute for Cultural Development.

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Citizens Schools Committee (Chicago, Ill.)

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Adult Education Council of Greater Chicago.

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Roosevelt University

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Chicago (Ill.). Mayor's Commission for Senior Citizens

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Auditorium Theater (Chicago, Ill.)

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Downtown Chicago theater and National Historic Landmark. Ferdinand Peck, Louis Sullivan and Dankmar Adler began plans for the Auditorium Building in 1886 and on October 5, 1887, the cornerstone was laid. The Auditorium Theater opened in 1889 and was immediately acclaimed as one of the most beautiful and functional theaters in the world. Its architectural integrity and perfect acoustics were internationally recognized. It was often referred to as the eighth wonder of the ...

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