Center on Halsted records, 1999-2007 (bulk 2000-2007).

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Center on Halsted records, 1999-2007 (bulk 2000-2007).

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Board minutes, fundraising and benefit materials, and administrative papers of the Center on Halsted, a social service organization for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community in Chicago, about planning, consolidating and extending social and health services in a new building to be constructed at 3656 North Halsted (opened in 2007). Includes timeline, budget, contracts, cost estimates, floor plans, space needs, and transition planning relating to the new building and newspaper clippings about the construction. The building adheres to green design standards and includes meeting and recreation areas, a coffee shop, a gallery, and a memorial garden, in addition to areas for services that the organization provided for many years under its previous name, Horizons Community Services. Planning involved review of services provided by other organizations and strategies to fund improved services at the new building.

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Horizons Community Services (Chicago, Ill.)

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Sheahan, Patrick

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3656 North Halsted Street (Chicago, Ill.)

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Center on Halsted (Chicago, Ill.)

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Founded in 1973 as Gay Horizons; later operated Horizons Clinic; then became known as Horizons Community Services; renamed Center on Halsted in 2003. Organization offers counseling, an information hotline, HIV/STD testing, social events for youth, etc. Donors to the building fund included Mayor Richard M. Daley and Billie Jean King. From the description of Center on Halsted records, 1999-2007 (bulk 2000-2007). (Chicago History Museum). WorldCat record id: 718738105 ...

King, Billie Jean, 1943-

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Billie Jean King (b. November 22, 1943, Long Beach, CA) is an American former World No. 1 professional tennis player. King won 39 Grand Slam titles: 12 in singles, 16 in women's doubles, and 11 in mixed doubles. King won the singles title at the inaugural WTA Tour Championships. King often represented the United States in the Federation Cup and the Wightman Cup. She was a member of the victorious United States team in seven Federation Cups and nine Wightman Cups. For three years, King was the Un...