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Jerome Singleton, the Director of the Douglass Community Center, sits with his secretary, Virginia Harris. The center, located in Champaign, was dedicated in 1945 after years of fundraising by the black community for an adequate recreational…

State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Vernon L. Nickell, introduces panel speakers for the film forum on "The High Wall".

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.

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.

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 gather. The Urban League sponsored the National Youth Administration from 1935 to 1941 which helped provide occupational and other training to young adults.

Members attend a dinner given by the Springfield Urban League.

Individuals attend the state conference.

Springfield Urban League board members meet over dinner.

Members of the Springfield Urban League attend the annual meeting.

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…

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.

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.

Members of the panel, sponsored by the Springfield Urban League, gather in a church.

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.

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.

Interested individuals gather at the Urban League for a luncheon to discuss problems faced by youth.

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.

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.

Participants in the Urban League Nursery School gather outside. The nursery school was established in 1936 by the league through the Works Progress Administration.

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.

The interior of a grand patio in Santiago de Cuba as viewed by a member of the U.S. Sanitary Department.

A military marching band performs on what looks like a baseball field. The band is parading in front of a formation of soldiers standing before rows of tents set up on the baseball field's outfield.

Soldiers of Company A, 1st Infantry, Illinois National Guard, stand in the back of transport trucks.