Bill Stamets papers, ca. 1980-1992.

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Bill Stamets papers, ca. 1980-1992.

Pamphlets, flyers, ephemera, correspondence, audio and video recordings, and other papers of Bill Stamets, a Chicago free-lance writer. Topics include, but are not limited to, anti-war, nuclear power, Vietnam War memorial, gang activity, the proposed 1992 Chicago World's Fair, Navy Pier, and politics. Also present are 2 beta videotapes labeled "Chicago Politics by Bill Stamets" and an audio reel recording of Harold Washington speaking on July 3, 1984.

1 sound recording.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8084411

Chicago History Museum

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Washington, Harold, 1922-1987

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Harold Lee Washington (April 15, 1922 – November 25, 1987) was an American lawyer and politician who was the 51st Mayor of Chicago. Washington became the first African American to be elected as the city's mayor in April 1983 after a multiracial coalition of progressives supported his election. He served as mayor from April 29, 1983 until his death on November 25, 1987. Born in Chicago and raised in the Bronzeville neighborhood, Washington became involved in local 3rd Ward politics under Chicago ...

Stamets, Bill

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World's Fair (1992 : Chicago, Ill.)

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