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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.