Illinois ACORN Records, 1983-2006

Container Title
M2010-080
Part 2 (M2010-080): Additions, 1992-2006
Physical Description: 10.8 c.f. (10 record center cartons and 2 archives boxes), 111 photographs (1 archives box), and 5 videorecordings 
Scope and Content Note: Additions, 1992-2006, consisting principally of the records of director Madeline Talbot including administrative files, records related to fundraising and grants, meeting minutes, year end and year beginning reports, and records related to numerous education programs, including the Grassroots School Improvement Campaign (GSIC) and the Grow Your Own Teacher campaign. Also included are various subject files consisting of records on issues such as housing, welfare, the living wage campaign, and predatory lending. Additionally, the subject file contains statistics related to the population primarily served by ACORN, and records related to conventions and rallies, and the Chicago New Party. The photographs include images of ACORN events and rallies, as well as images of Bobby Rush, Luis Gutierrez, Barack Obama, and Jesse Jackson Jr.
Series: Administrative File
General
Box   1
Folder   1-24
Miscellaneous
Box   1
Folder   25-34
Staff planning and meetings
Box   1
Folder   35-53
Year end/year beginning reports
Box   1
Folder   54-113
Board
Box   1
Folder   115-129
Budget
Box   2
Folder   1-27
Budget (continued)
Box   2
Folder   28-40
Correspondence
Fundraising
Box   2
Folder   41-46
Conventions
Box   2
Folder   47-72
General fundraising
Grants
Box   2
Folder   73-107
General
Box   2
Folder   108-140
Wisconsin grants
Box   2
Folder   141-163
Member lists
Box   3
Folder   1-10
Member lists (continued)
Box   3
Folder   11-107
Memorandum and agenda
Box   3
Folder   108-124
Organizing
Schools and Education
Box   3
Folder   125-167
General education
Box   4
Folder   1-112
General education (continued)
Box   5
Folder   1-67
General education (continued)
Box   5
Folder   68-137
Grassroots School Improvement Campaign (GSIC)
Box   6
Folder   1-23
GSIC file (continued)
Schools and Education
Box   6
Folder   24-69
Grow Your Own Teacher
Series: Subject Files
Box   6
Folder   70-97
Banks
Box   6
Folder   98-102
Book drafts
Box   6
Folder   103-118
News clippings
Box   6
Folder   119-126
Conventions / Rallies
Box   6
Folder   127-152
Housing
Box   7
Folder   1-37
Issues (Chicago)
Box   7
Folder   38-66
Living wage
Box   7
Folder   67-95
Miscellaneous
Box   7
Folder   96-161
Predatory lending
Box   8
Folder   1-25
State government (Illinois)
Box   8
Folder   26-184
Statistics
Box   9
Folder   1-103
Statistics (continued)
Box   9
Folder   104-108
Surveys
Box   9
Folder   109-156
W-2 welfare program
Box   9
Folder   157-160
Welfare
Box   10
Folder   1-8
Madeline Talbott notebooks
Box   10
Folder   9-125
New Party
Box   11
Folder   1-73
New Party (continued)
Box   12
Folder   1-30
New Party (continued)
Series: Photographs
Box   13
Folder   1-2
Rallies, conferences, and community activities
Box   13
Folder   3
Abandoned building victory rally, 1992 August
Box   13
Folder   4
ACORN/SEIU 880 25th anniversary and rally
Box   13
Folder   5
Flanagan School lunch cuts action, 1995 March
Box   13
Folder   6
Chicago New Party conference
Box   13
Folder   7
April Troope file
Box   13
Folder   8
Bankfair photos, 1993
Box   13
Folder   9
Insurance Summit, 1993 June
Box   13
Folder   10
Jesse Jackson Jr.
Box   13
Folder   11
Barack Obama
Series: Videorecordings
Video   1
Abandoned Building Campaign
Video   2
Board of Education, 2002 May 22
Video   3
Living Wage Campaign
Video   4
Mahaley Sommerville Tribute
Video   5
Presentation by ACORN