Harry Golden Jr. papers

Harry Golden, Jr., papers, 1967-1987

Descriptive Inventory for the Collection at Chicago History Museum, Research Center

By Steve Szczeblowski; ed. by Sarah Dorpinghaus and Rachel Juris, 2010.

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Title: Harry Golden, Jr., papers [manuscript], 1967-1987

Main entry: Golden, Harry, d. 1988.

Inclusive dates: 1967-1987

Size:

6.75 linear ft. (13 boxes)

1 sound recording.

Restriction: For listening purposes, it is necessary to use a copy, not the original (and to have a listening copy made if one is not available).

Provenance statement: Gift of Beatrice Golden.

Terms governing use: Copyright may be retained by the creators of items, or their descendents, as stipulated by United States copyright law, unless otherwise noted.

Please cite this collection as: Harry Golden, Jr., papers (Chicago History Museum) plus a detailed description, date, and box/folder number of a specific item.

This descriptive inventory contains the following sections:

Biographical note,

Summary description of the collection,

List of online catalog headings about the collection,

Arrangement of the collection,

Detailed description of archival series in the collection,

List of contents of the collection.

Biographical note:

Journalist Harry Golden, Jr., began working for the Chicago Sun-Times in 1966 and became City Hall correspondent for the newspaper in 1967. Golden reported on city government under the administrations of five Chicago mayors: Richard J. Daley, Michael Bilandic, Jane Byrne, Harold Washington, and Eugene Sawyer. Before working in Chicago, Golden wrote for the Charlotte Observer and then the Detroit Free Press. Golden also compiled and edited the writings of his father, Harry Golden, an author and publisher of the Carolina Israelite. Harry Golden, Jr., died in 1988.

Summary description of the collection:

Newspaper clippings and other papers of Harry Golden, Jr., a Chicago journalist. Newspapers clippings consist mainly of articles Golden wrote as City Hall correspondent for the Chicago Sun-Times. Also present are materials relating to Chicago politics, including a 1/4" audio tape of Mayor Richard J. Daley, travel itineraries for Mayor Harold Washington's 1985 junkets to Asia and Israel, Mayor Washington's 1987 inaugural program, City of Chicago directories, magazine articles, and Chicago political campaign memorabilia, including pens, shopping bags, and posters.

List of online catalog headings about the collection:

The following index headings for this collection were entered in the online catalog.

Subjects:

Bilandic, Michael A. (Michael Anthony), 1923-2002.

Byrne, Jane, 1933-

Daley, Richard J., 1902-1976.

Golden, Harry, d. 1988--Archives.

Sawyer, Eugene.

Washington, Harold, 1922-1987.

Chicago (Ill.). City Council.

Chicago sun-times--Employees.

Chicago sun-times.

Mayors--Illinois--Chicago--20th century.

Municipal government--Illinois--Chicago--20th century.

Political campaigns--Illinois--Chicago--20th century.

Political conventions--Illinois--Chicago--20th century.

Reporters and reporting--Illinois--Chicago--20th century.

Chicago (Ill.)--Politics and government--20th century.

Form/genre:

Articles.

Audiotapes.

Directories.

Itineraries.

Memorabilia.

Newspaper clippings.

Programs.

Added entries:

Chicago sun-times.

Arrangement of the collection:

The collection is arranged in two series:

Series 1. Articles files, 1967-1987 (box 1-12)

Series 2. Other files, 1967-1987 (box 12-13)

Detailed description of archival series in the collection:

Series 1. Articles files, 1967-1987 (box 1-12)

Series 1 consists of newspaper clippings of articles by Harry Golden, Jr., for the Chicago Sun-Times. As City Hall correspondent, Golden covered topics including mayoral campaigns, city council meetings, budget proposals, the 1968 Democratic National Convention, the expansion of McCormick Place in the late 1960s, the death of Mayor Richard J. Daley in 1976, the administrations of Chicago's first female Mayor Jane Byrne and first African-American Mayor Harold Washington, and Mayor Washington's death in office in 1987 and its political aftermath. Also included are clippings from Golden's "Inside City Hall" column (1984-1985).

Series 2. Other files, 1967-1987 (box 12-13)

Series 2 contains a reel-to-reel audio tape of Mayor Richard J. Daley, travel itineraries for Mayor Harold Washington's 1985 junkets to Asia and Israel, Mayor Washington's 1987 inaugural program, City of Chicago directories, magazine articles, and Chicago political campaign memorabilia, including pens, shopping bags, and posters. Also included is a draft of an obituary for Mayor Richard J. Daley from 1976.

List of contents of the collection:

Box 1-12 Articles files, ca. 1967-1987

Box 12-13 Other files, ca. 1967-1987