Dates: 1930-2003. Size: 10 linear feet. Accession #2010/10. Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature. Alva Maxey-Boyd was a community organizer active in civil rights, urban renewal and historic preservation. She taught at Roosevelt and Northeastern Illinois universities. Her papers include correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, subject research files and memorabilia. [Unprocessed]