About this Exhibit
Items in this exhibit are from the following collections in
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Illinois Chicago
American Friends Service Committee records
Chicago Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy records
Chicago Photographic collection
Richard J. Daley collection
Richard M. Daley papers
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Mary J. Herrick collection
Edgar Allan Jonas papers
League of Women Voters of Chicago records
Lenox Riley Lohr papers
Near West Side Community Committee records
Barratt O'Hara papers
Political and Social Activism Pamphlet Collection
Rare Books
United Service Employees Union records
University Archives
Credits
- David Greenstein, curator
- Peggy Glowacki, graphics
- Roberta Dupuis-Devlin, digital imaging
- Miguel Vazquez, digital imaging
This digital exhibit is based on Chicago Alert!: The City Plans for Atomic Attack, an exhibit created by Special Collections staff that was on display in the Richard J. Daley Library, University of Illinois Chicago from 2018 to 2019.