Lois Rosen papers, 1963-1996
Descriptive
Inventory for the Collection at Chicago History Museum, Research Center
By
Sarah Schlee; ed. by Sarah Dorpinghaus, 2010
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Title: Lois Rosen papers, 1963-1995
Main entry: Rosen, Lois A.
Inclusive dates: 1963-1995
Size:
14 linear ft. (35 boxes)
Restriction: Research use of this collection is governed
by the standard rules and regulations of the Chicago History Museum Research
Center.
Accession number: 1999.0037
Provenance statement: Gift of Frank Rosen (1999.0037).
Terms governing use: All rights owned
by the donor, including copyright, were deeded to Chicago Historical Society.
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:
Lois Rosen 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,
Description
of some material related to 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:
Lois Anne Rosen was a Chicago political activist who promoted social justice, civil liberties, labor unionization, and the advancement of women. Rosen led several organizations in the 1960s-1990s, including the Chicago Newspaper Guild, Chicago Tourism Council, and the Southwest Community Congress (SCC). In 1984, Mayor Harold Washington appointed Rosen to the Mayor's Commission on Women's Affairs, which became the Chicago Commission on Women in 1987. Rosen was also active in the Labor Coalition on Public Utilities, Chicago Mural Group, Coalition of Labor Union Women, and the Illinois Committee on Health Security.
Summary description of the collection:
Correspondence,
meeting minutes, press releases, newsletters, committee reports, legal and
financial documents, newspaper clippings, fliers, and other papers of Lois
Rosen, a Chicago political activist and labor union advocate, who was a leader
in several civic and social service organizations from the 1960s-1990s. Most of
the collection relates to Rosen's work within the Mayor's Commission on Women's Affairs, which became the Chicago Commission
on Women; work with the Southwest Community Congress on neighborhood housing
and development issues; and Rosen's personal subject files. Also present are
materials on the Chicago Newspaper Guild and the Chicago Tourism Council. Collection includes text of a speech by
Mayor Washington about the Commission on Women and a few photographs
Description of some material related to the
collection:
Related
materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include the Chicago Mural
Group records and the Coalition of Labor Union Women records.
List of online catalog headings about the
collection:
The
following index headings for this collection were entered in the online
catalog.
Subjects:
Rosen, Lois A.--Archives.
Washington, Harold, 1922-1987
Rosen, Lois A.--Archives.
Washington, Harold, 1922-1987
Chicago Commission on Women.
Chicago (Ill.). Mayor's
Advisory Commission on Latino Affairs.
Chicago (Ill.). Mayor's
Advisory Commission on Women's Affairs.
Chicago (Ill.). Mayor’s
Commission on Latino Affairs.
Chicago Mural Group.
Chicago Newspaper Guild.
Chicago Public Art Group.
Chicago Tourism Council.
Coalition of Labor Union Women
(U.S.). Chicago Chapter.
Southwest Community Congress
(Chicago, Ill.)
Southwest Parish &
Neighborhood Federation (Chicago, Ill.)
Art and society--Illinois--Chicago--20th
century.
Community organization--Illinois--Chicago--20th
century.
Journalists--Labor unions--Illinois--Chicago--20th
century.
Mural painting and decoration--Illinois--Chicago--20th
century.
Social action--Illinois--Chicago--20th
century.
Street art--Illinois--Chicago--20th
century.
Women--Illinois--Chicago--Social
conditions--20th century.
Women in the labor movement--Illinois--Chicago--20th
century.
Chicago (Ill.)--Economic
conditions--20th century.
Chicago (Ill.)--Race relations--20th
century.
Southwest Side (Chicago, Ill.)
Form/genre:
Announcements.
Constitutions.
Correspondence.
Minutes.
Newsletters.
Newspaper
clippings.
Photographic
prints.
Press
releases.
Reports.
Added
entries:
Washington, Harold,$d1922-1987.
Chicago Commission on Human
Relations.
Chicago Commission on Women.
Chicago (Ill.). Mayor's
Advisory Commission on Latino Affairs.
Chicago (Ill.). Mayor's
Advisory Commission on Women's Affairs.
Chicago (Ill.). Mayor’s
Commission on Latino Affairs.
Chicago Mural Group.
Chicago Public Art Group.
Chicago Newspaper Guild.
Chicago Tourism Council.
Coalition of Labor Union Women
(U.S.). Chicago Chapter.
Southwest Community Congress
(Chicago, Ill.)
Southwest Parish &
Neighborhood Federation (Chicago, Ill.)
United States--Illinois--Cook
County--Chicago.
Arrangement of the collection:
The
collection is arranged in four series:
Series
1. Chicago Commission on Women files 1984-1990 (box 1-6)
Series
2. Chicago Newspaper Guild and Chicago Tourism Council files, 1984-1995 (Box
7-8)
Series
3. Southwest Community Congress files (Box 9-19)
Series
4. Subject files (Box 20-35)
Detailed description of archival series in
the collection:
Series 1. Chicago Commission on Women files,
1984-1990 (box 1-6)
Series
1 consists of meeting minutes, conference notes, committee reports, CCW newsletters,
newspaper clippings, correspondence, press releases, publications, legal
documents, and other records of the Chicago Commission on Women (CCW) of which
Lois Rosen was an Executive Board member and chairwoman of the Employment
Committee. Also included are brochures on women's history and the CCW, a transcript
of a 1984 speech given by Harold Washington regarding CCW, materials regarding
CCW events, and Rosen's resume. Publications and correspondence from the Latino
Affairs Commission are present also.
Series 2. Chicago Newspaper Guild and
Chicago Tourism Council files, 1984-1995 (box 7-8)
Series
2 contains meeting minutes, correspondence, publications, financial records,
and periodicals from the Chicago Newspaper Guild and the Chicago Tourism
Council, both of which Lois Rosen was a member. Also included are Health
Guides, a Human Rights update, and the Chicago Newspaper Guild's constitution.
Series 3. Southwest Community Congress
files, 1969-1990 (box 9-19)
Series
3 consists of meeting minutes, correspondence, committee reports, press
releases, newspaper clippings, and other materials regarding the Southwest
Community Congress (SCC) of which Rosen was an Executive Board member and chairwoman
of several committees. Also included is a history of SCC, membership listings,
the SCC constitution, financial records, and materials regarding SCC events.
Series 4. Subject files, 1963-1995 (box 20-35)
Series
4 contains newspaper clippings, correspondence, publications, and fliers compiled
by Rosen. Topics include housing, education, women's rights, labor
organizations, civil liberty organizations, health organizations, and art
groups. Also present are several black and white photographs, including several
from a trip to the Soviet Union and one of Rosen with Harold Washington.
List of contents of the collection:
Box 1-6 Chicago
Commission on Women's Affairs files, 1984-1990
Box
7-8 Chicago
Newspaper Guild and Chicago Tourism Council files, 1984-1995
Box
9-19 Southwest
Community Congress files, 1969-1990
Box
20-35 Subject files,
1963-1995