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Members of the Springfield Urban League discuss plans for a new ball diamond. Funded with the help of the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Comer Cox Park was established in 1976 and named after the former director of the league.

Portrait of Doctor Edwin Lee, a physician, active community member, and member of the Springfield Urban League, sitting at a desk.

Members attend a dinner given by the Springfield Urban League.

Two women visit a dentist's office.

Mr. Frank Frankovich of the Thomas Edison School, Mrs. Norman Anderson, teacher at George Washington Junior High School, and Reverend J. D. Hester, pastor at the Zion Baptist Church, meet with students to discuss college entrance requirements.

Mayor Lester B. Collins presents an official proclamation to Dr. D. E. Webster, League President, declaring August 28 through September 3 "Urban League Back-to-School-Stay-in-School Week". On verso: "Association of Commerce and Industry executive…

A group of board members gather at an open house. Leon Stewart, the 1980 First Citizen and twenty-eight year Urban League board member, is on the right.

Springfield Urban League board members meet over dinner.

Band members perform a monthly concert directed by Louis "Hoppy" Evans. The center, located in Champaign, was dedicated in 1945 after years of fundraising by the black community for an adequate recreational facility.

Members attend the annual tea, one of many events held to contribute to the Guild's primary focus, fundraising. On verso: "Mrs. James Smallwood, Mrs. E. A. Lee, Mrs. Eugene Woodson, Miss Lois Shelton, Mrs. G. B. Winston, Mrs. Allan Pryor, Mrs. Walter…

Board members participate in the annual meeting. The Springfield Urban League was founded in 1926 to help improve the lives of the black population.

Guests attend the Springfield Urban League Annual Dinner held at the St. Nicholas Hotel.