Ancient Order of Hibernians – Testimonial, (1958) & John F. Kennedy Memorial Medal
(1971)
Description
Richard J. Daley – Special Collection, (1870-2010). Richard Joseph Daley (May 15, 1902 – December 20, 1976) was a six-term mayor of the city of Chicago (1955-1976) and the influential chair of the Cook County Democratic Party from 1953 until his death in 1976. Daley served as an Illinois State representative and Senator (1936-1946), State Director of Revenue (1948-50), and Cook County Clerk (1950-55) before being elected mayor. As mayor, Daley focused on municipal services, the development of the city center, and the fiscal health of the city. As Chairman of the Cook County Democratic Central Committee, he wielded local and national political power. The Richard J. Daley Collection contains materials documenting the public offices, political career, and personal life of Daley and contains documents, publications, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and photographs dating from 1870-2010. The bulk of the collection dates from Daley’s terms as mayor of the city of Chicago and Chairman of the Cook County Democratic Central Committee.
Description adapted from the holding repository’s finding aid; it may describe the larger collection that contains the AOH/LAOH material.
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