Mexican Community Committee of South Chicago records, 1956-1999 (bulk 1985-1998).

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Mexican Community Committee of South Chicago records, 1956-1999 (bulk 1985-1998).

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Administrative materials, financial and legal papers, correspondence, project and research files, newsletters, newspaper clippings, client and personnel files, and other records of the Mexican Community Committee of South Chicago, based on Chicago's southeast side. Materials relate to the MCC's social service projects, including delinquency prevention; homework assistance; individual, family, and work counseling; foster care; the Grove and Crystal Palace residential homes; cultural and recreational activities; literacy programs for adults; job development; and health advocacy. Also included are administrative materials and publications of allied organizations on topics pertaining to the Latino community. Personnel and client files (boxes 55-68) are closed for seventy-five years from date of creation (until 2069-2073).

33 linear ft. (79 boxes)

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Mexican Community Committee of South Chicago.

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The Mexican Community Committee of South Chicago (MCC) was founded in 1959 and served primarily Chicago's southeast side neighborhood of South Chicago. An outgrowth of the Russell Square Community Committee, which served the Bush neighborhood of the South Chicago, MCC offered social services to Mexican Americans and Mexican immigrants. MCC worked to reduce delinquency and provided activities such as Mexican Independence Day dances; homework assistance; individual, family, and work counseling; sp...

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Martinez, Henry H.

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