Oscar De Priest papers, 1916-1983.

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Oscar De Priest papers, 1916-1983.

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Correspondence, clippings, scrapbooks, bulletins, and other papers of Oscar De Priest relating to his political career and family. He was U.S. Congressman (Republican) from 1st District of Illinois (Chicago's near South Side), 1929-1935, and active in Chicago politics before and after that period. Materials include several dozen condolence letters received by De Priest and his wife in 1916 upon the death of their son Lawrence; a notebook listing names of those sending flowers to a De Priest family funeral; a copy of the application for National Register of Historic Places status for De Priest's home (1974); several typewritten sheets of De Priest family genealogical information; and various newsclippings about De Priest. De Priest held various posts in the Republican Party and was a Chicago alderman, 1915-1917 and 1943-1947. Also present are several bulletins/programs produced by the M.W. Prince Hall, Grand Lodge F. A. & F. M. (Masonic), of which De Priest's son Oscar Stanton De Priest was Grand Master, 1950s-1960s.

2.5 linear ft. (2 boxes; 3 scrapbooks)

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