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Descriptive inventory for the New World Resource Center (Chicago, Ill.) records, ca. 1965-1980, bulk 1971-1976 |
| Processed with funding provided by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. |
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| Chicago History Museum, Research Center |
| 1601 North Clark Street |
| Chicago, IL 60614-6038 |
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Collection Overview +/-
| Title: | New World Resource Center (Chicago, Ill.) records, 1965-1980 (inclusive), 1971-1976 (bulk) |
| Creator: | New World Resource Center |
| Dates: | 1965-1980 (inclusive), 1971-1976 (bulk) |
| Accession numbers: | M1983.0062 |
| 2010.0050 | |
| Bib number: | 00066595 |
| Call number: | MSS Lot N |
| Size: | 6 linear feet (14 boxes) |
| Language of material: | Collection is written in English, French, and Spanish. |
Provenance statement:
Materials were a gift of the New World Resource Center (accession #: M1983.0062, 2010.0050).
Terms governing use:
Copyright may be retained by the creators of items, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law, unless otherwise noted.
Restriction(s):
This collection is open for research use.
Please cite this collection as:
New World Resource Center records (Chicago History Museum) plus a detailed description, date, and box/folder number of a specific item.
Additional Materials +/-
Related material:
Related materials at the Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include publications of the New World Resource Center, cataloged separately.
Collection Summary +/-
Correspondence, financial records, mailing lists, newspaper clippings, newsletter, pamphlets, book lists for prisoners, and other administrative records of the New World Resource Center, a non-profit, left-wing bookstore and meeting space in Chicago. The majority of the collection consists of bulletins, newspapers, newsletters, journals, reports, fliers, and other printed material collected by the NWRC from organizations promoting minority and women’s rights, nuclear disarmament, anti-war sentiment, anti-Vietnam War movement, human rights in Latin America, and other humanitarian, social, racial, and political causes.
Biographical/Historical Note +/-
The New World Resource Center (NWRC) was established in 1972 as a non-profit organization to promote the collaboration and exchange of ideas among left-wing, labor, and progressive individuals and groups. NWRC was not associated with any single political party or ideology. NWRC operated a volunteer-run bookstore and meeting space, located originally at 2546 North Halsted Street and then at various locations in Chicago, and disseminated progressive information through publications and by hosting events such as lectures and performances. The Prisoner Support Group, affiliated with NWRC, distributed literature to prisoners. NWRC closed in 2008.
Catalog Subject Headings +/-
| Subjects: |
| Anti-imperialist movements--Illinois--Chicago |
| Bookstores--Illinois--Chicago--20th century |
| New Left |
| New Left--United States--20th century |
| Political participation |
| Prisoners--Education |
| Radicalism--United States |
| Radicalism--United States--20th century |
| Social action |
| Social movements--20th century |
| Social movements--Illinois--Chicago--20th century |
| Underground press publications |
| Organizations: |
| New World Resource Center (Chicago, Ill.)--Archives |
| Genre/Form: |
| Announcements |
| Bulletins |
| Correspondence |
| Financial records |
| French language items |
| Lists |
| Newsletters |
| Newspaper clippings |
| Pamphlets |
| Periodicals |
| Reports |
| Spanish language items |
| Geographic: |
| 2546 North Halstead Street (Chicago, Ill.) |
| Chicago (Ill.)--Politics and governments--1951 |
| Chicago (Ill.)--Social conditions--20th century |
| Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.: Community Area) |
Organization and Arrangement of Collection +/-
The collection is arranged physically into four series by subject
About This Finding Aid +/-
| Creation: | Finding aid encoded by James D. Beebe and revised by Dana Lamparello using Oxygen XML Editor, 2016. |
| Language: | Finding aid is written in English. |
| Other Finding Aids: | Finding aid also submitted to the Explore Chicago Collections portal. |