35/2/52 Guide to the Irene M. Gaines Papers Irene M. Gaines Papers

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Guide to the Irene M. Gaines Papers 1913/1970 University of Illinois Archives Overview of the Collection Irene M. Gaines Papers 1913-19, 1924-70 35/2/52 Gaines, Irene M. (Irene McCoy), 1896-1964 1.30 English University of Illinois Archives
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Access Terms

This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Genre/Form of Material: Papers Topical Term: Black Entertainers Black History Chicago Urban League Chicago, Illinois Illinois Politics National Association for the Advancement of Colored People National Association of Colored Women Racial Discrimination Republican Party
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7/25/86

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By type of materials & alphabetical or chronological thereunder

Scope and Contents

Papers of Irene McCoy Gaines (1896-1964) and Harris B. Gaines (1890-1964) including correspondence, publications (1938-73), programs, (1928-31, 1951-72), photographs (1938-70) and organizational records relating to social welfare, civil rights, African American history, entertainment, club work and the Republican Party in Chicago. Correspondents include Mary M. Bethune, Everett M. Dirksen, Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Nixon and Mary C. Terrell. Organizations include the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (1933, 1938, 1949-70), the National Association of Colored Women (1933, 1939-60), the Chicago Urban League (1940-70), American Negro Emancipation Centennial Authority (1960-62) and others.