Roman C. Pucinski papers, 1958-1991.

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Roman C. Pucinski papers, 1958-1991.

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Correspondence with colleagues and constituents, reports, fliers, text of speeches, drafts of legislation, index cards, and other office files of Roman Pucinski, relating to his political career as U.S. Congressman (Illinois 11th District, Democrat), 1959-1973; a member of the National Advisory Council on Vocational Education, 1974-1981; and alderman of Chicago's 41st Ward on the Northwest side, 1973-1991. Mr. Pucinski was considered a national spokesman for Polish Americans as well as other residents of his legislative districts and corresponded widely with Polish and Polish American organizations. The collection also provides an overview of legislation introduced by Pucinski; materials on the work of the House Committee on Education and Labor, which Pucinski chaired after Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.; information on Medicare, minimum wage, labor unions, the National Labor Relations Board; Chicago politics and his neighborhood with some expressions of his constituents' attitudes on major issues, including racial militancy and civil rights; and Pucinski's unsuccessful campaign for the U.S. Senate in 1972 against Charles Percy.

133 linear ft. (107 boxes)

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