Uptown Chicago Commission records, 1955-1977.

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Uptown Chicago Commission records, 1955-1977.

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Correspondence, memoranda, reports, minutes, financial records, press releases, and topical files of the Uptown Chicago Commission (UCC), a representative community organization, founded in 1955, in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago (Ill.) to serve as a forum for communication and as a catalyst for action for Uptown residents, community organizations, institutions, and businesses. Also present in the collection are reports, proposals, and memoranda from the local Model Cities Program, a cooperative program of federal, state, and local government that assisted neighborhood planning to organize block clubs, foster economic development plans, and promote projects to improve housing, education, transportation, and health and medical facilities in the community.

ca. 30 linear ft. (60 boxes)

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Chicago Model Cities Program

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Dobbeck, E. E.

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Freeman Allen, G.

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Arai, Joan F.

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Joan F. Arai (1908-1976) was a Chicago education activist and community leader. Arai served as the UCC liaison to the Model Cities Program. From the description of Joan Arai papers, ca. 1969-1977. (Chicago History Museum). WorldCat record id: 713342331 ...