Josie Brown Childs Papers

Dates: 1943-2005
Size: 9 linear feet
Repository: Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature, 9525 S. Halsted Street, Chicago, Illinois 60628

Collection

Number:

 2004/04
Provenance: Donated by Josie Brown Childs in 2004
Access: No restrictions
Citation:

When quoting material from this collection the preferred citation is:

Josie Brown Childs Papers, [Box #, Folder #], Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature
Processed by: Processed by CLIR funded Black Metropolis Research Consortium “Color Curtain Processing Project” interns Elizabeth Loch and Emily Minehart in November 2013. Updated by Elizabeth Loch, Archival Specialist, May 2021

Biographical Note

Josie Brown Childs was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi on October 13, 1926. When Josie Brown was 10 months old her mother, Julia Brown, moved the family to Memphis, Tennessee. In 1948 or 1949 Josie Brown moved to Chicago. She married James (Jack) Childs in 1968. The couple had four children: Jack Jr., Christopher, Kendall, and Patricia. From about 1953-2003, the Childs family, attended church at the Congregational Church of Park Manor (70th Street and Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive). Jack and Josie owned J.M. Childs and Associates, a Chicago accounting firm, for prominent musicians.

Josie Brown Childs was involved in local politics and community organizing to further African American involvement in the city. She worked with The Chicago Urban League, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the Board of the Friends of the Chicago Public Library, Planned Parenthood, T.R.U.S.T. Inc., the Board of Know Your Chicago, the Joint Negro Appeal, the National Board of Council on Lay Life and Work, and the South Shore Commission planning events. Childs also worked for the congressional campaigns of Abner Mikva, Ralph Metcalfe, and Harold Washington. She was an Illinois organizer for the presidential campaigns of Adlai Stevenson Sr., John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Jimmy Carter. She was also an Illinois Democratic delegate at the 1980 Democratic National Convention (DNC) in New York City. At the convention, she voted in favor of the Convention’s nomination of Presidential hopeful, Jimmy Carter.

In 1983, Childs ran for the 5th Ward aldermanic seat against seven men. She ran as an independent to protest the 5th Ward Democrats’ exclusion of Hyde Park residents from the campaign. Childs did not win the election. She then worked under Mayor Harold Washington in the Mayor’s Office of Special Events as Program Coordinator.

Childs continued planning events in Chicago after working for Mayor Washington. She planned the 1998 16th Annual Duke Ellington Conference, featuring the first staging of his musical “My People” since its premier in 1963. She also helped to organize the 2003 Great Lakes Experience Reunion Weekend at the Great Lakes Navy Base.

Scope and Content

The Josie Brown Childs Papers span the years 1943 to 2005. The bulk of the materials relate to her professional career in the 1980s and include correspondence, memorabilia, reports, guides to the delegates at the 1980 Democratic National Convention, and newspaper clippings. This collection will appeal to researchers interested in Chicago politics, especially Mayor Harold Washington and the Democratic Party, and African American cultural events.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged into twelve series, Biographical and Political Involvement, Correspondence, Event Programming, Annual Duke Ellington Conference, Great Lakes Training Center Events, Harold Washington, Congregational Church of Park Manor, Funeral Programs, Newspaper Clippings, Photographs, Memorabilia, and Oversized Materials. The series are organized by subject, and begin with the materials most directly related to Josie Brown Childs.

Series 1: Biographical and Political Involvement, 1951-2002, undated

This series relates to Josie Brown Childs’ professional life in politics in Chicago. The bulk of the series consists of materials from her 1983 5th ward aldermanic campaign, her role as a Democratic delegate at the 1980 Democratic National Convention in New York City, and as Program Coordinator of the Mayor’s Office of Special Events. Included in this series are numerous newspaper clippings about Mayor Washington, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Chicago politics. The series is arranged chronologically and includes oversized materials.

Series 2: Correspondence, 1958-2004, undated

Correspondence contains materials both from Childs’ professional and personal life. It includes letters, invitations, office memos, and personal cards. The series is arranged alphabetically with a folder of miscellaneous correspondence listed at the end.

Series 3: Event Programming, 1957-2004, undated

This series documents Josie Brown Childs’ work in event planning. It includes materials from political events from her time in the Mayor’s Office of Special Events, her involvement with the Congregational Church of Park Manor, and other community organizations. The bulk of the materials included are event programs and invitations. The series is arranged chronologically with a folder of miscellaneous event materials listed at the end.

Series 4: Annual Duke Ellington Conference, 1990-2004, undated

This series consists of materials from the planning and execution of the Annual Duke Ellington Conference hosted by the Congregational Church of Park Manor in 1998. The conference highlighted Ellington’s musical contributions and relationship to Chicago. Events included the re-creation of his musical My People and the presentation of scholarly papers, seminars, and workshops at the Ramada Congress Hotel. The series is comprised largely of programs and planning materials. The series is arranged alphabetically by folder title.

Series 5: Great Lakes Training Center Events, 1992-2003, undated

The papers, programs, and notes in this series relate to the Great Lakes Experience Reunion Weekend in 2003. The Great Lakes Experience was an African American Navy band specializing in jazz at the Great Lakes Training Center. The group performed abroad in areas of conflict during World War II. They also performed stateside for fundraising events. The reunion weekend in 2003 featured concerts held in their honor with the purpose of educating the public about their service. The series also contains one program from the World War II Black Navy Veterans of Great Lakes 50th Celebration in 1992. The series is arranged chronologically.

Series 6: Harold Washington, 1977-2003, undated

The Harold Washington series concerns the mayor’s activities, especially while Josie Childs worked in the Mayor’s Office of Special Events (1983-1987). The series includes administrative documents, event invitations, and materials from Mayor Washington’s re-election campaign, newspaper clippings, Mayor Harold Washington memorial materials and an official report. The series is arranged alphabetically by folder title.

Series 7: Congregational Church of Park Manor, 1953-2003, undated

This series reflects Childs’ membership at the Congressional Church of Park Manor. It includes information on Reverend William J. Faulkner, a yearbook, programs, and correspondence. The series is arranged alphabetically by folder title.

Series 8: Funeral Programs, 1956-2005, undated

This series consists of funeral programs collected by Childs. It is organized alphabetically by last name.

Series 9: Newspaper Clippings, 1961-2004, undated

The newspaper clippings in this series largely consist of articles pertaining to Childs’ interest in politics and in activism, also general events in Chicago. Folders are arranged alphabetically by title.

Series 10: Photographs, 1943-2002, undated

The 53 photographs in this series encompass Childs’ professional and family life. They consist largely of political events, including her aldermanic campaign and the Great Lakes Experience Reunion Weekend. The personal photographs include the wedding of Caledonia Green, family photos, and the Brown family at a funeral in Mississippi. Photographs are organized alphabetically by title.

Series 11: Memorabilia, 1967, 1980, undated

This series includes memorabilia from Josie Childs time as a delegate at the 1980 Democratic National Convention, artistic prints of the White House, and an official program of the 1967 World’s Heavyweight Title Fight. Items are organized alphabetically by folder title.

Series 12: Oversized Materials, 1959-2003, undated

This series includes physically oversized materials described intellectually in the preceding series in the collection. Materials are organized in their preceding series and folder orders.

Related Materials

Related materials at the Chicago Public Library include:

Container List

Series 1: Biographical and Political Involvement, 1951-2002, undated

Box 1 Folder 1 Certificates and awards, 1951-1995, undated
Box 16 oversize Pan-American Games certificate, 1959 September
Box 1 Folder 2 1980 DNC ledger, 1980
Box 16 oversize 1980 DNC newspaper clippings, 1980 August, undated
Box 16 oversize 1980 DNC official report, 1980
Box 16 oversize 1980 DNC personnel guides, 1980
Box 1 Folder 3 Aldermanic campaign materials, 1982-1983, undated
Box 1 Folder 4 Aldermanic campaign correspondence, 1982-1983, undated
Box 1 Folder 5 Aldermanic campaign newspaper clippings, 1982-1983, undated
Box 1 Folder 6 Sharing It materials, 1984-1985, undated
Box 1 Folder 7 Newspaper clippings about Childs, 1971-2002, undated

Series 2: Correspondence, 1958-2004, undated

Box 2 Folder 1 Ailey, Alvin, 1986
Box 2 Folder 2 Alter, Joanne H., 1983
Box 2 Folder 3 Amendoloa, Jim, 1987
Box 2 Folder 4 Amos, Wally, 1985
Box 2 Folder 5 Armstong, William Jr., 1998
Box 2 Folder 6 Bates, Daisy, 1960, 1990
Box 2 Folder 7 Betty [last name unkown], 1968
Box 2 Folder 8 Bichet, Reverend Willard A., 1967
Box 2 Folder 9 Bills, Delores, 1980
Box 2 Folder 10 Bishop, Gustava, 1958
Box 2 Folder 11 Blackman, Montie R., 1982
Box 2 Folder 12 Boutte, Alvin J., 1973
Box 2 Folder 13 Bowles, Yola G., undated
Box 2 Folder 14 Bridge, Gordon, 1959, undated
Box 2 Folder 15 Brookins, Howard B., 1982
Box 2 Folder 16 Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1980, 1996
Box 2 Folder 17 Burris, Roland W., 1979-1991, undated
Box 2 Folder 18 Burroughs, Margaret T., 2004
Box 2 Folder 19 Bynum, Bud and Mr. B. [?], 1968
Box 2 Folder 20 Carter, Jimmy and Rosalynn, 1980, undated
Box 2 Folder 21 Carter/Mondale Presidential Committee, Inc., 1980
Box 2 Folder 22 Cartright, Lenora T., 1980
Box 2 Folder 23 Carroll, George, 1965
Box 2 Folder 24 Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago [Ford, Jedonel? E.], 1980
Box 2 Folder 25 Chew, Charles Jr., 1967, 1980
Box 2 Folder 26 Childs, Josie, 1995-2000
Box 2 Folder 27 Clinton, Bill and Hilary, 1996, 2000
Box 2 Folder 28 ”Colonel” [?], 1980-1982, undated
Box 2 Folder 29 Conrad Hilton Chicago [Quain, Robert], 1959
Box 2 Folder 30 Consumers National Bank of Chicago [Thomas, Julius C. Jr.], 1959
Box 2 Folder 31 Cook, Samuel DuBois, 1991
Box 2 Folder 32 Cosentino, Jerome, 1980, undated
Box 2 Folder 33 Cosmopolitan Chamber of Commerce, 1972, 1983
Box 2 Folder 34 Cousins, William Jr., 1991
Box 2 Folder 35 Daley, Richard J., undated
Box 2 Folder 36 Daniel, Dora, 2002
Box 2 Folder 37 Davis, Corneal A., 1980
Box 2 Folder 38 DeBow, Russell R., 1965
Box 2 Folder 39 de Haas, Geraldine, 2004
Box 2 Folder 40 Denise [last name unknown], undated
Box 2 Folder 41 Duke, Robin Chandler, circa 1980
Box 2 Folder 42 Eugene [last name unknown], 1999
Box 2 Folder 43 Frankline, Doris E., 1984
Box 2 Folder 44 Franklin, John Hope, undated
Box 2 Folder 45 Freeman, Dede, 1973
Box 2 Folder 46 Freeman, Gaylord, 1973
Box 2 Folder 47 Freeman, Jane C., 1968
Box 2 Folder 48 Glover, Kenneth, 1990
Box 2 Folder 49 Hansen, Lawrence N., 1980
Box 2 Folder 50 Harris, Joan, 1989
Box 2 Folder 51 Havelka, George, 1960
Box 2 Folder 52 Hilton, Conrad N., 1959
Box 2 Folder 53 Hodes, Scott, 1980
Box 2 Folder 54 Humphrey, Muriel Black, 1968
Box 2 Folder 55 Irizarry, Antonio, 1981-1982
Box 2 Folder 56 Jackson, Jesse L., 1985
Box 2 Folder 57 Jenkins, Ernest R., 2003
Box 2 Folder 58 Jones, Carol, 1988
Box 2 Folder 59 Jones, Mildred A., undated
Box 2 Folder 60 Jordan, Barbara, 1975-1988
Box 2 Folder 61 Joyner, Marjorie Stewart, 1985
Box 2 Folder 62 Kearne, James, 1959
Box 2 Folder 63 Kerner, Otto and Helena, 1965-1973
Box 2 Folder 64 King, Thomas, 1979
Box 2 Folder 65 Kirbo, Charles H., 1980
Box 2 Folder 66 Kleinbard, Jonathan, 1987
Box 2 Folder 67 Lee, Alvin R., 1972
Box 2 Folder 68 Marshall, Charles, 1968
Box 2 Folder 69 Mays, Mary M., 1985
Box 2 Folder 70 Mitchell, Joanne, 1980-1982
Box 2 Folder 71 Mondale, Walter F., 1982
Box 2 Folder 72 Musso, Heather and Brian, 2000, 2003
Box 2 Folder 73 Newhouse, Kathie and Richard, 1980, 2002
Box 2 Folder 74 Newman, Ralph, 1974-1975
Box 2 Folder 75 Orr, David, 1990-1998
Box 2 Folder 76 Ragsdale, Lincoln Jr., 1982
Box 2 Folder 77 Ramirez, Edmond X., 1981
Box 2 Folder 78 Rayda Company, 1980
Box 2 Folder 79 Rice, Fred, 1984
Box 2 Folder 80 Ridley, Rachel, 1970
Box 2 Folder 81 Rodriguez, Ray O., 1981
Box 2 Folder 82 Ross, Norman, 2000
Box 3 Folder 1 Rubenstein, Ida, 1959
Box 3 Folder 2 Scott, William Lawrence, III, Julian H.S., and Scotty, undated
Box 3 Folder 3 Shapiro, Samuel, 1968
Box 3 Folder 4 Stratton, Madeline, 1963
Box 3 Folder 5 Sherer, Carroll, 1977
Box 3 Folder 6 Shufro, Milton, 1959
Box 3 Folder 7 Simon, John B., 1981
Box 3 Folder 8 Smith, Kenneth B., 1960
Box 3 Folder 9 Sneed, Edward, undated
Box 3 Folder 10 Stevenson, Adlai E. And Nancy, 1970-1982, undated
Box 3 Folder 11 Strayhorn, Lygia E., 1980
Box 3 Folder 12 Tillman, Dorothy, undated
Box 3 Folder 13 Wall, James M., 1980
Box 3 Folder 14 Walls, William, 1984
Box 3 Folder 15 Washington, Harold, 1982, 1985
Box 3 Folder 16 Weisberg, Lois, 1984-1989
Box 3 Folder 17 Weiss, Edward H., 1972, 1977
Box 3 Folder 18 Williams, Wayne, 1966
Box 3 Folder 19 Wilson, John, 1968
Box 3 Folder 20 Woods, Delores, 2001
Box 3 Folder 21 Yancey, Theresa, undated
Box 3 Folder 22 Miscellaneous correspondence, 1973-1983, undated

Series 3: Event Programming, 1957-2004, undated

Box 4 Folder 1 Through the Years with Bob Miller, 1957
Box 4 Folder 2 Salute to Wiley A. Branton, 1958
Box 4 Folder 3 Salute to Daisy Bates, 1960
Box 4 Folder 4 Distinguished Ladies attending the Inauguration of President John F. Kennedy, 1961
Box 4 Folder 5 ALIVE presents . . . A Grecian Classic, 1961
Box 4 Folder 6 Southside Community Committee presents its 22nd Annual Blue Ribbon Tea, 1963
Box 4 Folder 7 American Light Opera Company, 1964
Box 4 Folder 8 Citizen Committee for Congressman William L. Dawson, 1964
Box 4 Folder 9 White House invitations, 1964
Box 4 Folder 10 Inaugural Ball in honor of Governor and Mrs. Otto Kerner, 1965
Box 4 Folder 11 History of the Negro in Illinois, 1968
Box 4 Folder 12 Illinois Sesquicentennial Celebration, 1968
Box 4 Folder 13 Joint Negro Appeal 12th Annual Dinner, 1968
Box 4 Folder 14 Women’s Service Board, Chicago Area Council and Boy Scouts of America Benefit, 1970
Box 4 Folder 15 Chicago Bears versus South Shore Lambs, 1971
Box 4 Folder 16 Mayor Richard J. Daley Honors William R. Tolbert, 1973
Box 4 Folder 17 Delightful Days of Leon Despres, 1975
Box 4 Folder 18 Richard J. Daley Honors Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, 1975
Box 4 Folder 19 Chicago Branch NAACP Salute Governor Otto Kerner, 1976
Box 4 Folder 20 Under the Tiffany Dome, 1976-1977
Box 4 Folder 21 Tenth Anniversary Dinner of the Congressional Black Caucus, 1980
Box 4 Folder 22 NAACP Region Leadership Development Conference, 1980
Box 4 Folder 23 Commemorative Reception Honoring Whitney M. Young, Jr., 1981
Box 4 Folder 24 Contemporary Art of Senegal, 1981
Box 4 Folder 25 Salute to the USO, circa 1981
Box 4 Folder 26 South Side Community Art Center Salutes Etta Moten Barnett, 1981
Box 4 Folder 27 Committee to Re-elect Roland W. Burris, 1982
Box 4 Folder 28 An Evening of Elegance honoring Colleen Colby Kurtz, 1982
Box 4 Folder 29 Inaugural Ceremony of CTA [Chicago Transit Authority] Extension to O’Hare Airport, 1984
Box 4 Folder 30 Interfaith Breakfast in Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday, 1985
Box 4 Folder 31 Chicago Welcomes Bishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu, 1986
Box 4 Folder 32 Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson Reception, 1988
Box 4 Folder 33 Swedish American Museum Center, 1988
Box 4 Folder 34 AMANDLA: Mandela Detroit ’90, 1990
Box 4 Folder 35 Menhelco Presents its Open House and Dedication Ceremony, 1993
Box 4 Folder 36 Lincoln Academy of Illinois, 1994, undated
Box 4 Folder 37 Commemorative Tribute to the Honorable Harold Washington, 1997
Box 4 Folder 38 New Regal Theater Season, 1997
Box 4 Folder 39 Inauguration Ceremony of Dr. Elnora Daniel, 1999
Box 4 Folder 40 Dinner Honoring Maida Springer-Kemp, 2000
Box 4 Folder 41 Living Legends Banquet, 2001
Box 4 Folder 42 Oklahoma Landmark Conference Black Tie Gala, 2001
Box 4 Folder 43 T’Keyah Inc. Presents ‘Keyah Live! . . . Mostly, 2001
Box 4 Folder 44 An Evening for Milton Davis, circa 2002
Box 4 Folder 45 Chicago African American Business Coalition Congratulates Governor Rod Blagojevich, 2003
Box 4 Folder 46 A Century of Collecting African American Art, 2003
Box 4 Folder 47 Exotica’s 32nd Annual Fashion Show Luncheon and Scholarship Benefit, 2004
Box 4 Folder 48 50th Anniversary of Brown v. the Board of Education, 2004
Box 4 Folder 49 Miscellaneous programs, 1960-1987, undated

Series 4: Annual Duke Ellington Conference, 1990-2004, undated

Box 5 Folder 1 Beyond Category: An Evening of Sacred Music [Duke Ellington], 1994
Box 5 Folder 2 Correspondence, Duke Ellington Society, 1997-1998
Box 5 Folder 3 Duke Ellington Conference, conference materials, 1998, undated
Box 16 oversize Duke Ellington newspaper clippings, 1990-1998
Box 5 Folder 4 Event program: Know Your Chicago materials, 1997-2004, undated
Box 5 Folder 5 Royalty Comes to Chicago [Duke Ellington International Conference], 1998
Box 5 Folder 6 Serial, DEMS [Duke Ellington Music Society] Bulletin, 1998
Box 5 Folder 7 Serial, Jazz Gram, 2004

Series 5: Great Lakes Training Center Events, 1992-2003, undated

Box 6 Folder 1 Battle of Midway print, 1992 June
Box 6 Folder 2 Great Lakes programs [includes both events], 1992-2003
Box 6 Folder 3 Port Chicago Mutiny, 1996-1999
Box 6 Folder 4 Organizational papers, 1996-2000, undated
Box 6 Folder 5 Speaker: James S. Peters, 1996-2000, undated
Box 6 Folder 6 Newspaper clippings, 1998-1999, undated
Box 6 Folder 7 Great Lakes scrapbook, 2003 February-March
Box 14 oversize Great Lakes event photo album, 2003 February-March

Series 6: Harold Washington, 1977-2003, undated

Box 7 Folder 1 Administration publications, 1981-1995, undated
Box 7 Folder 2 Event invitations, 1977-2003
Box 7 Folder 3 Inaugural ceremony, 1987 May
Box 7 Folder 4 Memorial materials, 1988-1997, undated
Box 16 oversize Newspaper clippings [1 of 3], 1980-1983
Box 16 oversize Newspaper clippings [2 of 3], 1986-1987
Box 16 oversize Newspaper clippings [3 of 3], 1988-2002, undated
Box 7 Folder 5 Postcards, 1987, undated
Box 7 Folder 6 Re-election campaign materials, 1986, 1989, undated
Box 8 Folder 1 Report on Chicago Boards and Commission, 1983

Series 7: Congregational Church of Park Manor, 1953-2003, undated

Box 9 Folder 1 Invitations, letters, committee roster, 1953-2002, undated
Box 9 Folder 2 Programs, 1953-2003, undated
Box 9 Folder 3 Reverend William J. Faulkner, 1954- 1987, undated
Box 9 Folder 4 Yearbook, 1999-2000

Series 8: Funeral Programs, 1956-2005, undated

Box 10 Folder 1 Adams, Sr., Frank McClenton, 1993 July
Box 10 Folder 2 Adams, Harvey Eugene, 1994 October
Box 10 Folder 3 Alexander, Louis G., 1998 April
Box 10 Folder 4 Bacon, Jr., Frank C., 2003 September
Box 10 Folder 5 Barrow, Clyde Raymond, 1998 July
Box 10 Folder 6 Bates, Daisy Gatson, 2000 April
Box 10 Folder 7 Bell, Jewel Harrison, 1991 August
Box 10 Folder 8 Bell, Sr., Lucius B., 2004 September
Box 10 Folder 9 Bishop, Alfred Leroy, 1997 February
Box 10 Folder 10 Blakely, Gwendolyn Brooks, 2000 December
Box 10 Folder 11 Blakely, II, Henry Lowington, 1996 July
Box 10 Folder 12 Boswel, Arnita Young, 2002 July
Box 10 Folder 13 Bradley, Bernice West, 1996 March
Box 10 Folder 14 Bradshaw, Bernard J., 2000 December
Box 10 Folder 15 Brooks, Edmund A., 1997 April
Box 10 Folder 16 Brooks, Sr., Harold Sheffield, 2004 October
Box 10 Folder 17 Brown, Lillie A., 1956 March
Box 10 Folder 18 Bunton, Irving, 2004 September
Box 10 Folder 19 Bynom, Marshal F., 1969 November
Box 10 Folder 20 Cain, Carmella, 1998 August
Box 10 Folder 21 Caldwell, Lewis A.H., 1993 October
Box 10 Folder 22 Caldwell, Ruth Stimpson, 1982 June
Box 10 Folder 23 Campbell, Mary Lou, 1981 January
Box 10 Folder 24 Carter, Marguerite Houston, 2004 August
Box 10 Folder 25 Cheefus, Sr., John P., 1989 February
Box 10 Folder 26 Childs, Sr., James Merle, 1999 December
Box 10 Folder 27 Childs, Louise Dorothy, 2002 June
Box 10 Folder 28 Clark, Jaunice C., 1989 June
Box 10 Folder 29 Clark, Jr., William R., 1985 November
Box 10 Folder 30 Coleman, Mildred Lucile, 2000 September
Box 10 Folder 31 Collins, Ernest T., 1987 December
Box 10 Folder 32 Crowder, Eliza E., 1990 October
Box 10 Folder 33 Cullers, Sr., Vincent T., 2003 October
Box 10 Folder 34 Darby, Golden B., 1965 March
Box 10 Folder 35 Darby, Susie Louise, 1997 March
Box 10 Folder 36 Daugherty, James C., 1993 November
Box 10 Folder 37 Dunn, Archie, 1998 October
Box 10 Folder 38 Dunn, Inez Hardin, 1997 June
Box 10 Folder 39 Ellis, M.D., Effie O., 1994 July
Box 10 Folder 40 Everett, Bettie Jayne, 1963 July
Box 10 Folder 41 Faulkner, William John, 1987 November
Box 10 Folder 42 Ferdinand, Bessie Bringer, 1998 November
Box 10 Folder 43 Finney, III, Leon Dorsey, 1998 August
Box 10 Folder 44 France, Dr., Erwin A., 1995 February
Box 10 Folder 45 Franklin, Aurelia Elizabeth, 1999 June
Box 10 Folder 46 Freeman, Leonard E., 2000 October
Box 10 Folder 47 Gibbs, Jr., Anthony C., undated
Box 10 Folder 48 Gilbert, Herman Cromwell, 1997 March
Box 10 Folder 49 Gillespie, Annie Laura Downs, 2000 May
Box 10 Folder 50 Grant, Janet Johnson, 2003 October
Box 10 Folder 51 Gregg, Rachel Rose Jackson, 1981 January
Box 10 Folder 52 Griffin, Ernest A., 1995 December
Box 10 Folder 53 Geter, Rose L., 1988 April
Box 10 Folder 54 Gibbs, Jr., Anthony C., 2000 February
Box 10 Folder 55 Harris, William F., 1999 February
Box 10 Folder 56 Hartman, Herman, 1991 September
Box 10 Folder 57 Henderson, Celious, 1984 September
Box 10 Folder 58 Henderson, Dorothy Ruth, 1992 March
Box 10 Folder 59 Hervey, Jr., Henry, 2003 April
Box 10 Folder 60 Hicks, Lacy C., 1989 January
Box 10 Folder 61 Hibbler, Albert G., 2001 April
Box 10 Folder 62 Hunt, Lenora Catright, 1989 August
Box 10 Folder 63 Jackson, Viola Ozelle, 1991 April
Box 10 Folder 64 Jefferson, Nancy B., 1992 October
Box 10 Folder 65 Jenkins, Abia, 1994 June
Box 10 Folder 66 Johns, Harriette B., 2003 March
Box 10 Folder 67 Johnson, Anthony Said, 2002 September
Box 10 Folder 68 Johnson, Dorothy R., 2001 March
Box 10 Folder 69 Johnson, Julia Elaine Freeman, 2000 July
Box 10 Folder 70 Johnson, Jr., Dr. Robert Edward, 1995 December, undated
Box 10 Folder 71 Johnson, Wilbert Randolph, 1999 March
Box 10 Folder 72 Jones, Howard, 2002 November
Box 10 Folder 73 Kerner, Otto, 1976 May
Box 10 Folder 74 King, Betty Jackson, 1994 June
Box 10 Folder 75 King, Lettie, 1999 October
Box 10 Folder 76 Mack, Adeline, 1998 August
Box 11 Folder 1 Metcalfe, Madalynne Fay, 1999 January
Box 11 Folder 2 Miller, Ethel, 1995 October
Box 11 Folder 3 Miller Saunders-Cahin, Lois Y., 1998 March
Box 11 Folder 4 Moss, Frederick, 2004 August
Box 11 Folder 5 Murphy, Claude J., 1988 October
Box 11 Folder 6 Murphy, William L., 1993 June
Box 11 Folder 7 McConner, Dorothy, 2000 September
Box 11 Folder 8 McGowan, Ruth Smith, 1995 March
Box 11 Folder 9 McKinley, Ronald M., 1998 July, November
Box 11 Folder 10 McKinney, Violet Bringier, 1998 August
Box 11 Folder 11 Newhouse, Jr., Richard Homer, 2002 May
Box 11 Folder 12 Ordower, Sidney L., 2002 January
Box 11 Folder 13 Owens, Jesse, 1980 April
Box 11 Folder 14 Palmer, Julia Williams, 1999 April
Box 11 Folder 15 Palmer, Lu, 2004 September
Box 11 Folder 16 Parker, DeElla Montgomery, 2002 September
Box 11 Folder 17 Pates, Juanita Maxine, 1995 October
Box 11 Folder 18 Peterson, Judge William E., 1998 July
Box 11 Folder 19 Price, Jr., Arthur Garfield, 1995 October
Box 11 Folder 20 Price, Bertha Josephine, 1980 September
Box 11 Folder 21 Price, Ramon Bertell, 2000 October
Box 11 Folder 22 Rabb, Jr., Maurice F., 2005 June
Box 11 Folder 23 Raby, Albert Anderson, 1988 November
Box 11 Folder 24 Randall, Jr., William A., 1980 September
Box 11 Folder 25 Ross, Joseph Cleveland, 1997 November
Box 11 Folder 26 Ross, Rosie Lee, 2003 May
Box 11 Folder 27 Sengstacke, John H., 1997 June
Box 11 Folder 28 Sheares, II, Rev. Dr. Reuben, 1992 July
Box 11 Folder 29 Simmons, James O., 2001 October
Box 11 Folder 30 Sinclair, Carrie, 2003 October
Box 11 Folder 31 Spears, James, 1997 April
Box 11 Folder 32 Stanton, Marjorie, 2003 December
Box 11 Folder 33 Stuckey, Elma, undated
Box 11 Folder 34 Taylor, Gertrude Jackson, 1995 November
Box 11 Folder 35 Taylor, Omega Jane King, 1988 March
Box 11 Folder 36 Thomas, Louis, 1988 April
Box 11 Folder 37 Vaughn, Jacqueline B., 1994 January
Box 11 Folder 38 Vincent, Birt R., 2003 November
Box 11 Folder 39 Walker, Carrie Gholston, 2000 December
Box 11 Folder 40 Washington, Roy L., undated
Box 11 Folder 41 White, Ronald J., 2004 January
Box 11 Folder 42 Williams, Leonard Frank, 1991 June
Box 11 Folder 43 Williams, Jr., Marshall Turner, 1964 December
Box 11 Folder 44 Williams, Martin E., 1993
Box 11 Folder 45 Williams, Wayne, 1998 July
Box 11 Folder 46 Woodard, Erva Lee Cross, 2004 January
Box 11 Folder 47 Wooden, Eugene Paul, 1991 August
Box 11 Folder 48 Wright, James L., 1999 July

Series 9: Newspaper Clippings, 1961-2004, undated

Box 12 Folder 1 Chicago, 1980-2004, undated
Box 12 Folder 2 Martin Luther King Jr., 1988-1989, undated
Box 12 Folder 3 Political Interest [1 of 2], 1961-1987
Box 12 Folder 4 Political Interest [2 of 2], 1988-2001, undated

Series 10: Photographs, 1943-2002, undated

Box 13 Photo 001 Audience at a town hall meeting, undated
Box 13 Photo 002 Benson Haggard [swimmer], undated
Box 13 Photo 003 President and Mrs. Jimmy Carter with Josie Childs, signed “Best wishes to Josie Childs,” 1980
Box 13 Photo 004 Bob and Ethel Miller, Lois and Barbara Miller, Gabe Pressler, and Josie Childs at the Latin Quarter club in New York City, Photography by Planetary Photo, 1950s
Box 13 Photo 005 Brown family at a funeral in Vicksburg, Mississippi, Julia Brown [mother of Josie Childs] is behind Josie Childs, circa 1954
Box 13 Photo 006 Brown family at a funeral in Vicksburg, Mississippi, mother of Josie Childs is pictured fourth from right, circa 1954
Box 13 Photo 007 Colonel Frank Bacon, Mayor Eugene Sawyer, Josie Childs, and Jack Childs at a Tuskegee Airmen, DoDo Chapter, Mardis Gras party, 1989
Box 13 Photo 008 Commemorating three Black Chicago congressmen, dedicating bas-relief by Ramon Price at DuSable Museum; Harold Washington, Josie Childs, Byron Minor, and Warren Bacon, undated
Box 13 Photo 009 Corneal Davis, Jack Childs, and Josie Childs filing for aldermanic election, 1983
Box 13 Photo 010 Daisy Bates at a Little Rock ceremony, circa 1996
Box 13 Photo 011 Filing for alderman; Josie Childs, Jack Childs, Corneal Davis, and an unknown person, 1983
Box 13 Photo 012 George Dunn, Michael Scott, Jim Bidwell, Mayor Harold Washington, and Josie Childs, Photography by Eric Werner, undated
Box 13 Photo 013 Governor Blagoevich with a group in South Side campaign office, 2002
Box 13 Photo 014 Group photo of the Second Ranger Infantry, Airborne Division [Korean War veterans], undated
Box 13 Photo 015 Gwendolyn Brooks, Josie Childs, Geraldine de Haas, and Charlie Sherrill [WBEE] at Duke Ellington ’98, 1998
Box 13 Photo 016 Harold Washington holding a child in a crowd, undated
Box 13 Photo 017 Henri Woode and the Great Lakes band, 1945
Box 13 Photo 018 Howard Brookins, Sr. and Josie Childs, undated
Box 13 Photo 019 Inscribed photo of Harold Washington and Josie Childs [pictured far right], undated
Box 13 Photo 020 Josie and Jack Childs posing in front of a lake, undated
Box 13 Photo 021 Josie Childs and Mayor Harold Washington, undated
Box 13 Photo 022 Josie Childs aldermanic campaign announcement with Juanita Passmore, Oscar Williams, and Oneita Taylor, Rhoden Photo and Press Service, 1983
Box 13 Photo 023 Josie Childs aldermanic campaign fundraiser, 1983
Box 13 Photo 024 Josie Childs and two men at an outdoor event, undated
Box 13 Photo 025 Josie Childs campaign announcement with Oscar Williams, Herbert Barker, Jack Giles, Josie Giles, Ray Davis, and Clark Burris, Rhoden Photo and Press Service, 1983
Box 13 Photo 026 Josie Childs campaign fundraiser with Hermene Hartman, Howard Brookins, Sr., and Josie Childs, photography by Doyle Wicks, 1983
Box 13 Photo 027 Josie Childs campaign with Joan Cooper, Oneita Taylor, Juanita Passmore, Vergie Thompson Anderson, and Oscar Williams, Rhoden Photo and Press Service, 1983
Box 13 Photo 028 Josie Childs campaign office on East 71st Street, Rhoden Photo and Press Service, 1983
Box 13 Photo 029 Josie Childs, Howard Brookins, Sr., and Vivian King, undated
Box 13 Photo 030 Josie Childs, Jack Childs, John Duff, Jackie Grimshaw, and Roy Washington at Harold Washington Library Center, 1992
Box 13 Photo 031 Josie Childs, Julie Brown [her mother], and Estee Gilland at Club DeLisa, circa 1953
Box 13 Photo 032 Josie Childs posing with a man and woman, undated
Box 13 Photo 033 Josie Childs receiving the Spouses Unsung Hero award from two members of the Congressional Black Caucus in Washington D.C., photography by Louis Myrie, 2002
Box 13 Photo 034 Know Your Chicago committee meeting, 1993 April
Box 13 Photo 035 Lonnie Simmons, 1990s
Box 13 Photo 036 March on Washington with Etta Moten Barnett and Sid Ordower on the train to Washington, D.C., 1963 August
Box 13 Photo 037 Marion Barry at the Democratic National Convention, circa 2000
Box 13 Photo 038 Mayor Harold Washington and Jim Bidwell, photography by Eric Werner, undated
Box 13 Photo 039 Mayor Harold Washington, Benson Haggard, and Josie Childs, undated
Box 13 Photo 040 Musicians at “A Chicago Tribute to the Honorable Marion S. Barry” program, undated
Box 13 Photo 041 Newby [Jewel Foods], Josie Childs, and Jacoby Dickens [Seaway National Bank], undated
Box 13 Photo 042 Port Chicago Band in Great Lakes, Illinois, 1945 April
Box 13 Photo 043 Ron Robinson, Josie Childs, and Eugene Sawyer, circa 1989
Box 13 Photo 044 Rosalyn Carter and Josie Childs during a campaign rally in for the 1980 presidential election, circa 1980
Box 13 Photo 045 The Great Lake Experience Reunion group photo, undated
Box 13 Photo 046 U.S. Naval Air Station Swing Band, 1943 March
Box 13 Photo 047 U.S. Naval Training School of Indoctrination Band, U.S. Naval Air Station in Quonset Point, Rhode Island, 1943 March
Box 13 Photo 048 Veterans pictured on a parade float, undated
Box 13 Photo 049 Walter Mondale, Jack Childs, and Josie Childs, undated
Box 13 Photo 050 Walter Mondale, Jack Childs, Josie Childs, and Roland Burris, Rhoden Photo and Press Service, circa 1984
Box 13 Photo 051 Wedding of Caledonia Green, Josie Childs pictured to the right, undated
Box 13 Photo 052 Woman of the Year award given to Josie Childs at Congregational Church of Park Manor, undated
Box 13 Photo 053 Working session for Josie Childs aldermanic campaign, Rhoden Photo and Press Service, 1983

Series 11: Memorabilia, 1967, 1980, undated

Box 15 Folder 1 DNC American Airlines ledger, 1980
Box 15 Folder 2 DNC delegate badge, 1980
Box 15 Folder 3 DNC memorabilia [invitations, notes], 1980
Box 16 oversize White House prints, undated
Box 15 Folder 4 World’s Heavyweight Title Fight official program signed by Muhammad Ali, 1967 February

Series 12: Oversized Materials, 1959-202, undated

Box 16 Folder 1 Pan-American Games certificate, 1959 September
Box 16 Folder 2 1980 DNC newspaper clippings, 1980 August, undated
Box 16 Folder 3 1980 DNC personnel guides, 1980
Box 16 Folder 4 1980 DNC official report, 1980
Box 16 Folder 5 Duke Ellington Conference newspaper clippings, 1990-1998
Box 16 Folder 6 Newspaper clippings [1 of 3], 1980-1983
Box 16 Folder 7 Newspaper clippings [2 of 3], 1986-1987
Box 16 Folder 8 Newspaper clippings [3 of 3], 1988-2002, undated
Box 16 Folder 9 White House prints, undated
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