This merger was the result of the State of Illinois Urban Renewal Consolidation Act of 1961, which required municipalities to create departments of urban renewal to manage projects and funding related to land clearance and redevelopment. The Chicago Department of Urban Renewal (DUR) was created through the combination of the Chicago Land Clearance Commission and the Community Conservation Board in 1962. Additional processing by Johanna Russ, 2018. Processed by CLIR funded Black Metropolis Research Consortium "Color Curtain Processing Project." By Meghan Courtney and Dominique Fuqua, 2013. When quoting material from this collection the preferred citation is: Department of Urban Renewal Records,, Special Collections, Chicago Public Library No restrictions a portion of the collection is digitized and available here: Chicago Department of Urban Renewal Records: Photographic Negatives Digital Collection These records were transferred to Chicago Public Library in 1998. 37 linear feet, 1 oversize folder, 1 linear foot audiovisual materialĬhicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, 400 S.
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