Thales Kaster papers, 1939-1985 (bulk 1965-1980).

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Thales Kaster papers, 1939-1985 (bulk 1965-1980).

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Correspondence, insurance business files, legal documents, research files, newsletters, newspaper clippings, student compositions, photographs, and other papers of Thales Kaster, a Chicago insurance broker and public school teacher known for his prolific writing of "letters to the editor" of newspapers and other publications. Much of the collection consists of Kaster's letters to editors (1967-1985) on topics such as education and the Chicago Public Schools, violence and crime, the Watergate scandal, economics, race relations, and religion. Also present are materials relating to Kaster's teaching career at public schools in West Pullman, activities in the Chicago Greek American community, and work as an insurance broker.

1 oversize folder.

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