Thomas F. Paris, President of the Board of Directors for the Urban League of Springfield, addressing members of the league at the annual meeting held at the Illinois Baptist Church.
Etta Moten, the first African American woman to perform at the White House, performs a concert at Springfield High School.Etta Moten's papers are located at the Chicago Public…
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.
Portrait of Sterling Tucker, Field Secretary of the Industrial Department of the National Urban League, and Reverend G. B. Winston, Executive Secretary of the Springfield Urban League, meeting with Governor Adlai Stevenson II at the Executive…
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.
A group of women gather to help at a potluck. (L-r): Mrs. Eugene Woodson (far left), Mrs. Harvey Perkins (4th from right), Mrs. William Berry (3rd from right), and Mrs. Arnold Dixon (2nd from right).
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 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.
Participants in the Urban League Nursery School gather with their teacher. The nursery school was established in 1936 by the league through the Works Progress Administration.
Participants in the Urban League Nursery School gather outside. The nursery school was established in 1936 by the league through the Works Progress Administration.
Members of the Springfield Urban League Nursery School Mother's Club. The nursery school was established in 1936 by the league through the Works Progress Administration.
Ministers, mothers, and youth workers gather at the Urban League to discuss problems faced by youth. Among them are Dr. Ruth Walker, Guidance Director, Lanphier High and Dr. E. A. Lee, Vocational Guidance Committee chairman.
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…
A group of young adults gather. The Urban League sponsored the National Youth Administration from 1935 to 1941 which helped provide occupational and other training to young adults.
A group of young adults meet. The Urban League sponsored the National Youth Administration from 1935 to 1941 which helped provide occupational and other training to young adults.
A group of young adults listen to a speaker. The Urban League sponsored the National Youth Administration from 1935 to 1941 which helped provide occupational and other training to young adults.
Mothers of World War II veterans gather. Beginning in 1942, the Urban League encouraged blacks to contribute to the war effort both physically and financially.