Dempsey Travis papers, 1949-1977.

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Dempsey Travis papers, 1949-1977.

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Correspondence, newspaper clippings, meeting minutes, journals and magazines, legal documents, and other papers of Dempsey J. Travis, a African-American real estate developer, mortgage broker, author, and civil rights advocate. The collection largely consists of correspondence regarding the United Mortgage Brokers of America (UMBA), which Travis established and served as president (ca. 1961-1970). Also included are correspondence and administrative files of Sivart, Travis' mortgage company headquartered in Chicago's South Side, and materials on Travis' service on boards and commissions. Newspaper clippings, magazines, and other materials regarding real estate, urban development, economics, race relations and racial discrimination, civil rights, politics, and other topics are also present.

7.5 linear ft. (19 boxes)

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Urban Research Press (Chicago, Ill.)

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Travis, Dempsey J. (Dempsey Jerome), 1920-2009

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Dempsey Jerome Travis was born on February 25, 1920, in Chicago, Illinois. Travis attended Roosevelt University, where he received his bachelor's degree in 1949. That same year, he founded Travis Realty Corporation and became its president. In addition to his responsibilities at Travis Realty, Travis also served as president of Sivart Mortgage Company. At the helm of these two companies, Travis was able to establish himself firmly in the real estate development of Chicago's South Side throughout...

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Chicago Branch

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Sivart Mortgage Company (Chicago, Ill.)

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United Mortgage Brokers of America.

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Travis Realty Company (Chicago, Ill.)

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